Cartoons from your childhood

[blacksymbiote]

I have to admit, one of the things that makes me a geek is my obsession over cartoons. I've watched a lot of cartoons, as I'm sure many here have, and I have a special place in my heart for all of them, but especially those special cartoons that I grew up with. :D

So I guess I'll start this list off with the shows I remember from my extended childhood. I know there's a lot here, but I know for a fact that there's WAY more, cause I didn't bother to list all the shows that didn't REALLY stick with me, but I remember, like Popples for example. This list isn't in any real order, other than semi-chronological. That's how my memory places them, but I didn't actually do any research on them or anything. So here goes:

The Mighty Hercules
Spider-Man
He-Man
Voltron
Thundercats
Bravestar
Silverhawks
Saber Riders and the Star Sheriff
Transformers
GI Joe
Fraggle Rock
Go-bots
Bionic 6
M.A.S.K.
Gummi Bears
Captain Planet
Teddy Ruxpin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Cops
The Real Ghostbusters

If you've got a craving to see the intro and hear the theme song of times gone by, stop by http://www.retrojunk.com/ and give their search bar a whirl. They've got most of the intros, although not all. They even have a crazy german version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles intro! If they don't happen to have the right theme song for you, you can almost always find it on YouTube.

So what cartoons of the 80's and 90's defined you?

[iggystar]

I don't know if these from my childhood (ahem, 70's too) defined me but I loved them..

Scooby-Doo
Superfriends
The Flintsones & The Jettsons (I know these are pre-70's but they played them like they were brand new when I was a kid.)

80's
Spiderman and His Amazing Friends (I actually wanted to be Firestar, really. So I guess that was pretty defining).
Snorks
Smurfs
Strawberry Shortcake
Punky Brewster (Glomer)
Mr. T
Inhumanoids
Gem

Some of these were like one season, but still.

90's
Inspector Gadget
Aeon Flux
Ren and Stimpy

And now, Spongebob Squarepants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Invader Zim

[soundwave2.0]

Sunday night I turned on my Tv and I had the Boomerang network. I got really excited and had my tivo record a bunch of shit from the next day. I sit down to eat a poptart and watch Captain Planet and the recrding was blank. What happenend is the netword was free for the weekend, but I only caught it very late on Sunday. I was pissed I missed Snorks too.

"Captain N and the Game Master"

[blacksymbiote]

I don't know if these from my childhood (ahem, 70's too) defined me but I loved them..



Actually, I think those Mighty Hercules and Spider-Man shows are from the 60's :p so that's even further back.

[tokenuser]

I used to watch a lot of cartoons as a kid. Nothing really stands out, but I was a huge Marvin the Martian fan (rekindled at Uni by a prof with a voice like his - it cracked me up when he talked about the "Pee Dee Pee eight em-ULE-ator"). I also lked getting up early to watch Rocky and Bullwinkle.

[iggystar]

Actually, I think those Mighty Hercules and Spider-Man shows are from the 60's :p so that's even further back.

70's
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/421-superfriends

80's
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/106-spiderman-and-his-amazing-friends/

Dude, I know I'm old, but I think that The Flinstones/Jetsons are the only pre-70's cartoons...I won't get into me watching The Brady Bunch, The Monkees and Lost in Space thinking they were original runs when I was a kid.

[iggystar]

I used to watch a lot of cartoons as a kid. Nothing really stands out, but I was a huge Marvin the Martian fan (rekindled at Uni by a prof with a voice like his - it cracked me up when he talked about the "Pee Dee Pee eight em-ULE-ator"). I also lked getting up early to watch Rocky and Bullwinkle.

I loved Marvin the Martian, but never got into Rocky and Bullwinkle. :(

[dicknixon]

Moomins. Uh, yeah.

[bravestarr]

aside from the one’s already mentioned i’d add Mighty Max, Gargoyles, the Silver Surfer & X-Men. i was big on Pokemon Season 1, but that was in college.

there’s some good ones on Cartoon Network’s Saturday morning line-up that i’m getting into (Ben 10, Robot Boy, Teen Titans, and the new Fantastic Four).

[bcool]

scooby-doo, WB, dino-saucers, gargoyles, batman, samarai pizza cats, ghost busters, x-men

[iggystar]

Moomins. Uh, yeah.

Wait, are Moomins like trolls? I remember having a set of Moomin books that I loved when I was in 3rd or 4th grade. I didn't know it was a cartoon too.

[blacksymbiote]

aside from the one’s already mentioned i’d add Mighty Max, Gargoyles, the Silver Surfer & X-Men. i was big on Pokemon Season 1, but that was in college.

there’s some good ones on Cartoon Network’s Saturday morning line-up that i’m getting into (Ben 10, Robot Boy, Teen Titans, and the new Fantastic Four).

oh man, don't worry about repeating what's already been said. I want to know what were the shows that we all have in common? Obviously the Bravestar cartoon.

70's
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/421-superfriends

80's
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/106-spiderman-and-his-amazing-friends/

Dude, I know I'm old, but I think that The Flinstones/Jetsons are the only pre-70's cartoons...I won't get into me watching The Brady Bunch, The Monkees and Lost in Space thinking they were original runs when I was a kid.

Well I just meant from the shows I listed. I know I watched these in the 80's, but they must have re-released them or something.

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/1132-spider-man-1967/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Hercules

Man, I was so damn young at the time, I didn't care when they were made. All I knew is that Hercules had a power ring hidden behind his belt that gave him the stregth of the gods. That was important at the time. :p

And I totally miss Samurai Pizza Cats.

[smn88162]

The Amazing Spider-Man
Scooby Doo
Tail Spin
Duck Tales
Darkwing Duck!
Ninja Turtles
Batman and Robin
Transformers

more recent
Fox's Spider-Man
Batman
Batman and Superman Adventures
Batman Beyond
WildC.A.T.S.
Justice League Unlimited
Spongebob
Invader Zim!

Those are just what i can remember at the moment.

[bravestarr]

oh man, don't worry about repeating what's already been said. I want to know what were the shows that we all have in common? Obviously the Bravestar cartoon.

in that case ...

Tom & Jerry
Alvin & The Chimpmunks
Jetsons
Casper
Scooby Doo
Fat Albert
Beetlejuice
Bravestarr
C.O.P.S.
M.A.S.K.
that one with Jordan, Gretsky, & Bo Jackson
Dragon Ball Z
Real Ghostbusters
GI Joe
Transformers
He-Man
Gadget
The Littles
Mutha Phukin Muppet Babies
Smurfs
X-Men/Spider-Man/Silver Surfer/Batman/Fantastic Four
TMNT
Mario Bros show (w/ Lu Albano)
Anamaniacs
Tiny Toons
Bobby's World
Life wit Louie
Cow & Chicken
Gargoyles
Mighty Max

[disturbed]

G.I.Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K. all were great. Definitely Super Friends.

How bout Star Blazers and Dungeons and Dragons?

[sinclairtyler]

I used to love speed racer but i saw it more recently and it was much better as just a fond memory. Some others I liked were
Transformers
TMNT
Spider-man
x-men
pinky & the brain

I was also wondering why anime doesn't seem to get to much mention around the drome. I'm not a huge fan but I do enjoy to indulge on occasion.

[ViscountRadu]

Fritz the Cat... which explains why my childhood was so f*cked up.

[AriaStar]

Everything made before 1993 was good. Then, one magical day, it all sucked.

[ViscountRadu]

Everything made before 1993 was good. Then, one magical day, it all sucked.

The Tick (1994-1996)

I also liked Invader Zim and Megas XLR a lot.

Just because I got older doesn't mean I had to grow up.

[blacksymbiote]

I was also wondering why anime doesn't seem to get to much mention around the drome. I'm not a huge fan but I do enjoy to indulge on occasion.

I'm really not sure. I haven't been on the forums very long, and I just thought it was something not talked about. When Divadog's sister was on the show, she mentioned a few series, but other than that, I've never heard or seen of anime on the drome. Maybe JLo and Dan need to have the occational 3rd member who can pop in to let us know about some cool series we should see, or should have already seen, like some gem from the past. Personally, I like anime too, probably stems from the cartoon geek in me.

[masherscf]

Starblazers rocked!

[OfcGrl]

Let me introduce you to my T.V. nannies:

Rainbow Bright
My Little Pony
Smurfs
Snorks
Jem
Transformers
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
The Chimpmunks
Tale Spin
Duck Tales (Hell ya!)
Flintstones (So sexist now that I see it again!)
Pink Panther
Speed Racer
Felix the Cat
Looney Tunes
Animaniacs
Beetlejuice
The Littles
The Muppet Show (does this count? i saw Fraggle Rock)
Tom & Jerry (thank you cartoon violence Gods)
The Addams Family
Care Bears
Dennis the Menace
Heathcliff
Richie Rich
The Jetsons

And probably more that I can't think of right now. Phew!

[diela]

In my day (when I had to walk uphill both ways to school, barefoot through the snow) we didn't have Saturday morning cartoons... we had a lot of Sid and Marty Kroftt live-action shows. Like "Land of the Lost" "Electrowoman and Dynagirl" and "Nature Boy" which was a total tarzan ripoff.

However, a few cartoons I learned about later and enjoyed were the Ghostbusters animated series, Dangermouse, and probably a few more I can't remember. CAUSE I'm OLD

[inthraller]

GI Joe
Transformers
The Real Ghostbusters
Teen Wolf
Bravestarr
Thundarr the Barbarien
The Herculoids
Space Ghost
GoBots
C.O.P.S.
He-Man
M.A.S.K.
Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling (this was before I realized Wrestling was retarded)
Super Mario Brothers
Chip N Dales Resuce Rangers
Heathcliff
Tom & Jerry
Pole Position
Speed Buggy
Jabberjaw
Inch High Private Eye
Johnny Quest
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
WildC.A.T.S.
Ghostbusters (the other version with the Gorilla)
Captain Caveman
The Flinstones
Smurfs
Hair Bear Bunch
Hong Kong Phooey
Tale Spin
TMNT
Duck Tales
The Jetsons
X-Men


Wow... I think maybe I watched a little too much TV. Maybe I should also be giving my parent's old Tv a card on Mother's and Father's Day.

[PaulSaves]

Back when I was in the Philippines all I watched was that Super Mario Brothers shit. It went from live action to cartoon and shit, I loved that.

[soundwave2.0]

peter pan and the pirates

pirates of dark water

[Megaspam]

I'm really not sure. I haven't been on the forums very long, and I just thought it was something not talked about. When Divadog's sister was on the show, she mentioned a few series, but other than that, I've never heard or seen of anime on the drome. Maybe JLo and Dan need to have the occational 3rd member who can pop in to let us know about some cool series we should see, or should have already seen, like some gem from the past. Personally, I like anime too, probably stems from the cartoon geek in me.

I'm reminded of my favorite 80s cartoon, Robotech, which was a loose translation of the wildly popular anime, Macross.

[haggard457]

Two words.......Beast Wars.

[blacksymbiote]

Two words.......Beast Wars.

yeah, that was good back in the day. That along with Reboot. And does anyone remember Shadow Raiders? They turned they're whole damn PLANETS into ships!

[invaderzim]

Does anyone remeber Dinosaucers??

http://images.google.com/images?q=dinosaucers&hl=en&hs=X18&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title

[sloppybunny]

In Hungary we watched a lot of Czech, Russian, Hungarian and Polish cartoons. If anybody remembers Worker and Paracite from a very old Simpsons episode, the cartoons were exactly like that.

I got a couple of DVDs from my last visit. Those cartoons didn't age well. In 1987 I did live in Austria, and I did get hooked on Transformers, Mask, and Knight Rider (Which I know wasn't a cartoon) watched them all in German :). In 1991 my parents went to Australia for a year, and I learnt english and I loved the The ninja turtles, the dinosaurs (They were puppets) and the Simpsons.

We also had this one hour program called Sunday Disney in Hungary, and Ducktales was big, and the Gummy Bears :)

[dromeonyourchest]

This will bring you back guaranteed.

http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1163712003/Yakko_and_the_nations

[blacksymbiote]

This will bring you back guaranteed.

http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1163712003/Yakko_and_the_nations

Haha, I remember that. I remember watching a lot of that in my teens. Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Darkwing Duck, and the original Batman cartoon were high on my list at that time. I also seem to remember an odd show called Count Duckula... does anyone else remember this?

[OfcGrl]

[QUOTE=sloppybunny;33408]In Hungary we watched a lot of Czech, Russian, Hungarian and Polish cartoons. If anybody remembers Worker and Paracite from a very old Simpsons episode, the cartoons were exactly like that.

That episode was just on the other night!

I totally forgot about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We had the video tapes that you could buy from Burger King. We also had a lot of old Max Fleischer cartoons on tape.

[blacksymbiote]

I totally forgot about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We had the video tapes that you could buy from Burger King. We also had a lot of old Max Fleischer cartoons on tape.

How could you forget about Ninja Turtles??? I'm shocked... and the thought of even that possibility just brought a tiny tear to my eye. I'm glad you have now been saved from your bleak and meaningless turtle-less future. :D