eg. I was obsessed with Teenage mutant ninja turtles as a kid
Batman the animates series.
Batman, the animated series. Sometimes I’d get home in time to watch it and I was always really excited when I realized that it was on. From my younger years then it’s definitely Thundercats. Thundercats. Thundercats! HOOOO!!!
The old Tom & Jerry Cartoons. Even my kids are disappointed when they start watching Tom & Jerry and then notice that it’s the new stuff. Same with Looney Tunes.
I miss Gargoyles. I loved having Diana Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes back together again.
Marina. And, I feel you on the Gargoyles.
My favourite trope is the Xanatos Gambit.
Hahahah. You’re correct! Perhaps she will always be Diana to me!
Old Warner cartoons, notably road runner.
World Premiere toons on cartoon network.
Just end nineties cartoon network, that was the best.
Road Runner, Tom & Jerry, Wacky Races… I’ll still watch them if I stumble upon them.
Meep meep beats Acme Inc every time.
That bird probably owns stock in acme lol
Where in the world is Carman Sandiego
Courage the cowardly dog
The flintstones
Courage still haunts my nightmares to this day. Excellent show.
Futurama
Good news everyone!
Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes. Hands down.
Samurai Jack
Who dares to summon the Master of Masters, the Deliverer of Darkness, the Shogun of Sorrow, Aku?
Ulysses 31 was a space travel cartoon with Greek theming.
It was a International-Japanese production and had one of the most kick-ass theme songs ever.
Invader Zim. Haven’t watched it in years but I still quote it.
Thundercats
Be 10 original - ultimate alien
I have nostalgia for my late-teens early 20s cartoon consumption. I was still watching Batman:TAS and the 90s Spider-Man series. There were flashes of high-intensity (if not well told) brilliance from the 90s Real Adventures of Jonny Quest series. I have to admit, the CGI they used was not as well executed as Reboot. Darkwing Duck, Peter Pan and the Pirates, and Gargoyles were shows what I looked back on fondly.
Daria, Clone High, and Ren and Stimpy all made an impact on me as a young adult. Daria, for its sardonic, anti-establishment stance. Clone High for its mockery of sitcoms and rom-coms and teen angst. Ren and Stimpy for pushing everything past its limit.
In the end, though, it was Samurai Jack and 90s X-Men that stood head and shoulders above them all. X-Men because it was what I collected and knew the best. Samurai Jack because it was cinematic, well- paced, and offered me something that no other TV show, movie, cartoon series, or comic book did or could: “… [a] fool [who] seeks to return to the past to undo the future that is Aku!”
If you aren’t watching the new X-Men 97 show you should give it a shot. It picks up at the end of the original run and has been pretty entertaining so far.
I’m not sure how I’ve managed to have never heard of this before but now I feel like I have to watch every episode lol
All 52 episodes are definitely worth it, you might say it’s an anime hybrid between Spongebob, TMNT, and MMPR that predates them all.
Found it streaming on Peacock! I’m enjoying it on my retro entertainment center now lol
That’s amazing. Makes me want to be there.
I’m constantly amazed that that old TV continues to work lol
