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Subject: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/02/07 at 11:49 pm
Some you agree, disagree, or cartoons you dislike that wasn't ranked...
50. Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon
49. Inuyasha
48. Cow & Chicken
47. Captain Caveman
46. King of the Hill
45. Sniffles the Mouse
44. Proud Family
43. Metalocolypse
42. Yo! Yogi
41. Mucha Lucha
40. The Brothers Grunt
39. Foofur
38. The Replacements
37. It's Punky Brewster
36. The Littles
35. Dave the Barbarian
34. Quack Pack
33. Baby Looney Tunes
32. Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm ('70's cartoon series)
31. Catdog
30. Herman & Katnip
29. Mel O Toons
28. Wish Kid
27. Rocket Power
26. Squidbillies
25. Poke'mon
24. Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics
23. Beverly Hills Teens
22. Stripperella
21. My Gym Partner Is A Monkey
20. Baby Huey
19. Rugrats: All Grown Up
18. 3 South
17. Strawberry Shortcake
16. Sealab 2020
15. Little Audrey
14. The Wonder Twins (from "Superfriends")
13. Camp Candy
12. My Life as a Teenage Robot
11. The Gary Coleman Show
10. 12 oz Mouse
...among the worst from Adult Swim, more inane than "Squidbillies" and features far worse animation than "Tom Goes To The Mayor"
9. Kid Notorious
Comedy Central flop about the adventures of a big shot Hollywood mogul featuring overdone Hollywood satire and bad jokes
8. Loonatics Unleashed
... a completely butchered version of classic Looney Tunes characters like Bugs & Daffy made into cheesy futuristic super heroes.
7. Care Bears
... too sickening and cloying
6. Fatherhood
... an animated version of "The Cosby Show" based on Cosby's books of the same name that aired on Nick at Nite. Also much blander than the popular '80's sitcom.
5. Tom & Jerry (Not the popular cat & mouse!)
http://www.boingboing.net/images/99centtj.jpg
Some years ago, I bought a cheap public domain DVD that featured an obscure cartoon duo called "Tom & Jerry" out of curiosity, but turned out to be extremely bland and unfunny.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy several cartoons from the 1930's like Looney Tunes (mostly Porky & Daffy), Disney, and a few Betty Boop & Popeye shorts, but "Tom & Jerry" just wan't anything special, which was probably the reason they're long forgotten. Only animation historians would enjoy these cartoons.
4. SpongeBob SquarePants
...one of the most overhyped cartoon of recent times
3. Casper the Friendly Ghost
... Far too bland and corny. Wouldn've been better if it's about a ghost that wants to scare people, but couldn't even scare a young child. Then again, it wouldn't be funny since Harvey Toons (Baby Huey, Little Audrey) are corny.
2. Hammerman/New Kids on the Block (tie)
...two awful cartoons based on a manufactured prototypical boy band and an overexposed rapper, which were everywhere during the peak of their fame when the cartoons were introduced. Besides from bad animation and corny storylines, they shouldn't have been made into a cartoon in the first place. I like a few songs from MC Hammer, but best to leave the cartoon forgotten.
1. Scrappy Doo (Of '80's "Scooby Doo" cartoons)
Though I never liked "Scooby Doo", but the introduction of the annoying Scrappy Doo made it worse.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: whistledog on 08/03/07 at 2:35 am
- It's Punky Brewster
- Camp Candy
- Foofur
- The Littles
- Captain Caveman
- The Gary Coleman Show
- Care Bears
All ones I grew up watching and loved to death. Camp Candy and Care Bears especially for it's Canadian Connections.
The rest in the list I don't know much about, though 'King of the Hill' is a cartoon that I don't care for at all. Most of the cartoons made today (that aren't on during prime time) are really crappy. To me, the last good time for cartoons regularly was maybe the mid 90s. After that, it all went down hill faster than an old person's breast
edit: I made a spelling mistake. I don't know what gartoons are
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: mach!ne_he@d on 08/03/07 at 1:08 pm
To me, the last good time for gartoons regularly was maybe the mid 90s. After that, it all went down hill faster than an old person's breast
Yeah, I would agree with that. Most cartoons that have come out after 1998 or so have been total crap. As far as the list goes, for the most part I agree with it. Even though there are maybe 5 or 6 on here that I did like when I was growing up.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Red Ant on 08/03/07 at 11:50 pm
I haven't seen most of the cartoons on that bottom 50 list, but I'll gladly add this one to it:
Lil' Bush
http://www.fahad.com/pics/lil_bush_cartoon.jpg
:P
Normally I like CC, but Lil' Bush sucks more than a Hoover vacuum cleaner running on 240V... IOW, spectacular suckage, right before it blows up and melts into a puddle of plastic on your new carpet.
Ant
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: coqueta83 on 08/04/07 at 4:14 am
2. Hammerman/New Kids on the Block (tie)
...two awful cartoons based on a manufactured prototypical boy band and an overexposed rapper, which were everywhere during the peak of their fame when the cartoons were introduced. Besides from bad animation and corny storylines, they shouldn't have been made into a cartoon in the first place. I like a few songs from MC Hammer, but best to leave the cartoon forgotten.
1. Scrappy Doo (Of '80's "Scooby Doo" cartoons)
Though I never liked "Scooby Doo", but the introduction of the annoying Scrappy Doo made it worse.
Aaaaack! I never understood why the NKOTB and MC Hammer cartoons were ever made (other than to capitalize on their popularity in the worst way possible). It didn't help I never really liked either act. Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy!!!!!
Back then I thought I was the only kid on this planet who hated Scrappy Doo with a deep passion. It's comforting to know that I wasn't alone. I like Scooby, though!
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/04/07 at 1:34 pm
Stripperella
Scrappy Doo (Of '80's "Scooby Doo" cartoons)
Though I never liked "Scooby Doo", but the introduction of the annoying Scrappy Doo made it worse.
I actually like Scooby Doo, but I do agree that Scrappy Doo made the show horrible when he was in it.
Stripperella, sounds familiar, I'll have to look that up.
As for cartoons I find horrible, in no particular order...
Mucha Lucha
Beverly Hills Teens
It's Punky Brewster
The Littles
Alvin & The Chipmunks
The Brothers Grunt
Catdog
The Gary Coleman Show(it took only a moment to know that this cartoon was very bad)
Squidbillies
Camp Lazlo(I think that's how it's spelled)
My Gym Partner Is A Monkey
Yu-Gi-Oh
The Smurfs
The Snorks(Smurf knock off)
There are some more that I don't like, this is just off the top of my head.
Edit: Stripperella, looked that up. I heard of it, but I know I've never seen it. Didn't sound like anything I'd want to watch(this coming from a perv).
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: zcrito on 08/04/07 at 2:39 pm
. SpongeBob SquarePants
...one of the most overhyped cartoon of recent times
I don't know. I remember some of the earlier ones being pretty funny and imaginative.
And 2004's "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" was on the tele a couple of weeks ago. Not bad actually.
It's just nice to see someone (a character) portrayed that likes his/her job.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/04/07 at 4:20 pm
Aaaaack! I never understood why the NKOTB and MC Hammer cartoons were ever made (other than to capitalize on their popularity in the worst way possible). It didn't help I never really liked either act. Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy!!!!!
I don't remember those, I guess I was too old. Back in the 70's they made cartoons about the Brady Bunch and the Jackson Five. They weren't very good.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/04/07 at 7:02 pm
"The Brady Kids" was dumb. "Lil' Bush"... doesn't really make sense since they grew up in the 1950's/1960's and George HW Bush was president in the early 1990's... ::)
I forgot "Captain Planet".
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: whistledog on 08/04/07 at 8:16 pm
I loved Captain Planet. If it ever comes to DVD, I will definately pick up a copy
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/06/07 at 5:09 pm
Aaaaack! I never understood why the NKOTB and MC Hammer cartoons were ever made (other than to capitalize on their popularity in the worst way possible). It didn't help I never really liked either act. Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy!!!!!
Back then I thought I was the only kid on this planet who hated Scrappy Doo with a deep passion. It's comforting to know that I wasn't alone. I like Scooby, though!
I remember the MC Hammer one(fortunately never watched it), but I don't remember the NKOTB one.
It's good to know, isn't it? My sister actually likes Scrappy Doo, which you would have to have a strong amount of will to even like. I liked how in the first live movie they actually made him a villian.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: JamieMcBain on 08/06/07 at 6:29 pm
My list of the worst cartoons..... ever......
50. Baby Looney Tunes
49. Herman & Katnip
48. The Ripping Friends
47. Tom and Jerry Kids
46. Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
45. Stripperella
44. Casper, The Friendly Ghost (original cartoons)
43. New Kids on The Block
42. Baby Huey
41. Little Audrey
40. Loonatics Unleashed
39. Dragonball Z
38. G Force (Battle of the Planets)
37. Fantastic Four (the crudtacular one with the most evilest robot ever..... H.E.R.B.I.E.)
36. Digimon
35. Care Bears Family
34. Pokemon
33. My Little Pony
32. Bey Blade
31. B Daman
30. Bratz
29. Yu Gi Oh
28. Winx Club
27. Dragonball
26. Rainbow Brite
25. The Mighty Hercules
24. Rubik: The Amazing Cube
23. 12 oz. Mouse
22. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
21. Archie's Weird Mysteries
20. Free Willy
19. Cramp Twins
18. Dink, the Little Dinosaur
17. Mona the Vampire
16. Lloyd in Space
15. The Mask: The Animated Series
14. Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
13. Stressed Eric
12. Project G.e.e.K.e.R.
11. Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
10. RoboCop: Alpha Commando
9. Ozzy & Drix
8. Rocket Robin Hood
7. Mighty Orbots
6. Police Academy
5. Hammerman
4. Ghostbusters (No.... not the one with Silmer, but the one with the gorilla.)
3. Teacher's Pet
2. Wish Kid
1. Little Rosie
And The Ulimately, the most worst animated series..... ever..... Naruto.
On Super Friends and any animated series with the spawn of Satan, Scappy Doo.
Tom and The Mayor are pretty bad too.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: JamieMcBain on 08/06/07 at 6:30 pm
Someone should post the top 50 best cartoons ever.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/06/07 at 7:05 pm
Someone should post the top 50 best cartoons ever.
Feel free to post a thread
Along with TV Guide, my #1 would be Bugs Bunny 8)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Haynsoul on 08/07/07 at 1:18 am
34. Pokemon
Pokemon fell fast but the first season was still awesome IMO. :D
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/09/07 at 12:42 pm
Pokemon fell fast but the first season was still awesome IMO. :D
I'm still disturbed that Pokemon promotes violence against women... see Bye Bye Butterfree
46. King of the Hill
36. The Littles
33. Baby Looney Tunes
32. Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm ('70's cartoon series)
27. Rocket Power
I love these shows.... especially King of the Hill... its in my top ten. I like Jaime McBains list better.
And as for Spongebiob I totally think its underrated. The show is truly meant for adults. I have found myself choking on the laughter because of all of the stuff written between the lines.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/09/07 at 1:08 pm
I'm still disturbed that Pokemon promotes violence against women... see Bye Bye Butterfree
I've seen that episode, but when did it happen?
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/09/07 at 1:43 pm
I've seen that episode, but when did it happen?
When the boy butterfree approaches the female (for mating season) she spurns him.
He goes back to the kids who tell him to:
use powers on her
take her while she's stunned
and
be assertive because that's what love is
Found this quote posted on TV.com
Misty: That's right, Butterfree! You've got to be assertive!
Butterfree: Free?
Misty: Love is all about attacking your opponent first! Get in a good punch and surprise them, then while they're still weak, take the lead and you'll beat ‘em hands down! Trust me! I know! That's the best way to win!
Brock: D'ya mean it?
Misty: Sure do! That's love!
Brock: Ah! I wish I'd known that sooner!
Take this ^ lesson and apply it to college campuses across the country.
Boy is at a party sees a girl he likes
Girl dismisses boy
Boy slips ruffies into girls drink
Boy takes girl...while she's stunned.... hmmm in California that is rape.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/09/07 at 2:56 pm
Daffy Duck/Speedy Gonzales... what were they thinking! ::)
Most Silly Symphonies cartoons I've seen are boring despite that they're well animated. Though I like a few like "Three Little Pigs" and "Elmer Elephant"
Most animation buffs dislike Chuck Jones "Tom & Jerry", but the worst would be the cartoons from the 1970's (not sure if they were theatrical or made for tv) with the pair as friends
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/10/07 at 12:24 pm
When the boy butterfree approaches the female (for mating season) she spurns him.
He goes back to the kids who tell him to:
use powers on her
take her while she's stunned
and
be assertive because that's what love is
Found this quote posted on TV.com
Misty: That's right, Butterfree! You've got to be assertive!
Butterfree: Free?
Misty: Love is all about attacking your opponent first! Get in a good punch and surprise them, then while they're still weak, take the lead and you'll beat ‘em hands down! Trust me! I know! That's the best way to win!
Brock: D'ya mean it?
Misty: Sure do! That's love!
Brock: Ah! I wish I'd known that sooner!
Take this ^ lesson and apply it to college campuses across the country.
Boy is at a party sees a girl he likes
Girl dismisses boy
Boy slips ruffies into girls drink
Boy takes girl...while she's stunned.... hmmm in California that is rape.
Thank you, it's been a long while since I've even seen the episode.
Of course, any guy that stoops to doing that shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Edit: I now remember something from a song intro: Now there difference between humans and animals that you should know about... (or something like that)
Extra edit: I want to see part of the episode, I'll have to look it up though. It's seems unusual that 4kids would let that line be used.(Bad time for me not to have my headphones)
Edit: How did you find that post on that site? I can't get it to come up on google... I've tried several word combinations and no success.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/10/07 at 7:13 pm
Thank you, it's been a long while since I've even seen the episode.
Of course, any guy that stoops to doing that shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Edit: I now remember something from a song intro: Now there difference between humans and animals that you should know about... (or something like that)
Extra edit: I want to see part of the episode, I'll have to look it up though. It's seems unusual that 4kids would let that line be used.(Bad time for me not to have my headphones)
Edit: How did you find that post on that site? I can't get it to come up on google... I've tried several word combinations and no success.
I googled "Bye Bye Butterfree" Quote I had to google it because I have the quote on my computer at home but I was at work at the time.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Haynsoul on 08/11/07 at 2:53 am
When the boy butterfree approaches the female (for mating season) she spurns him.
He goes back to the kids who tell him to:
use powers on her
take her while she's stunned
and
be assertive because that's what love is
Found this quote posted on TV.com
Misty: That's right, Butterfree! You've got to be assertive!
Butterfree: Free?
Misty: Love is all about attacking your opponent first! Get in a good punch and surprise them, then while they're still weak, take the lead and you'll beat ‘em hands down! Trust me! I know! That's the best way to win!
Brock: D'ya mean it?
Misty: Sure do! That's love!
Brock: Ah! I wish I'd known that sooner!
Take this ^ lesson and apply it to college campuses across the country.
Boy is at a party sees a girl he likes
Girl dismisses boy
Boy slips ruffies into girls drink
Boy takes girl...while she's stunned.... hmmm in California that is rape.
That sort of thing just flies over kids heads. It flew over mine. :o I thought Misty was just using her battle experiences as a metaphor to help Butterfree "hook up". After all, they are Pokemon and they're meant to fight each other. You're probably just looking too much into that episode.
If it actually convinced a person to use violence against women then that person must have been f'ed up to begin with.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/11/07 at 9:59 am
That sort of thing just flies over kids heads. It flew over mine. :o I thought Misty was just using her battle experiences as a metaphor to help Butterfree "hook up". After all, they are Pokemon and they're meant to fight each other. You're probably just looking too much into that episode.
If it actually convinced a person to use violence against women then that person must have been f'ed up to begin with.
It lays a foundation... not that the kids recognize at the time but still that information gets stored in the subconscious. We are a country steeped in pop culture. Everyday someone uses some pop culture reference to illustrate their point. We quote lines from favorite shows and have these images stuck in our heads. So it's not reaching to say that some boy somewhere saw this episode and will subconsciously refer to the subtext when trying to "woo" some girl.... it's a bad message to send- period.
All the religious "right" who were concerned about the "homosexual" subtext of Teletubbies (and now Spongebob) seem to overlook things like this. In 2000 I remember hearing on the radio that the Pope gave his seal of approval to Pokemon (Bye Bye Butterfree aired in 1998. Apparently he was talking about the video games but you have to already approve of the primary source if you are going to endorse the products that follow it.
The Vatican has announced that the trading-card and computer-game versions of Pokémon are "full of inventive imagination," have no "harmful moral side effects" and celebrate "ties of intense friendship." Whether that extends to the TV show, His Holiness didn't say.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/11/07 at 10:00 am
they also forgot Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go...
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/13/07 at 4:49 pm
I googled "Bye Bye Butterfree" Quote I had to google it because I have the quote on my computer at home but I was at work at the time.
That's what I did before(minus the word Quote)... and while it had the site that had the quote on there, it just led to the front. I went to serebii(a pokemon site I go to from time to time) and looked it up on the episode information. Assert is one of the words(although it didn't have a script, just a play by play of the episode).
;)
That sort of thing just flies over kids heads. It flew over mine. :o I thought Misty was just using her battle experiences as a metaphor to help Butterfree "hook up". After all, they are Pokemon and they're meant to fight each other. You're probably just looking too much into that episode.
If it actually convinced a person to use violence against women then that person must have been f'ed up to begin with.
In Misty's case, assert might actually be sort of in the direction of showing off it's moves, but not actually using them on the Butterfree it likes.
It lays a foundation... not that the kids recognize at the time but still that information gets stored in the subconscious. We are a country steeped in pop culture. Everyday someone uses some pop culture reference to illustrate their point. We quote lines from favorite shows and have these images stuck in our heads. So it's not reaching to say that some boy somewhere saw this episode and will subconsciously refer to the subtext when trying to "woo" some girl.... it's a bad message to send- period.
All the religious "right" who were concerned about the "homosexual" subtext of Teletubbies (and now Spongebob) seem to overlook things like this. In 2000 I remember hearing on the radio that the Pope gave his seal of approval to Pokemon (Bye Bye Butterfree aired in 1998. Apparently he was talking about the video games but you have to already approve of the primary source if you are going to endorse the products that follow it.
The Vatican has announced that the trading-card and computer-game versions of Pokémon are "full of inventive imagination," have no "harmful moral side effects" and celebrate "ties of intense friendship." Whether that extends to the TV show, His Holiness didn't say.
Hmm.. Kinda tricky to determine. But I kinda agree with Haynsoul. It's true that these things can have an affect, but it whether or not it really causes the problem to happen is unknown. This sort of debate also exists in video games as well, but there are many factors that make really difficult to pinpoint a single form of media(TV, video games, music, etc.).... There have been many studies on different forms of media and the affects on the human mind, but most haven't had a clear answer.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/13/07 at 6:40 pm
In Misty's case, assert might actually be sort of in the direction of showing off it's moves, but not actually using them on the Butterfree it likes.
Quotes: "be assertive", "use your powers" & "take her while she's stunned" nothing there implies using the powers just to show off. They are advising him to use the powers on her.
I under what you are saying about the video games but the difference is the video games are directed for a mature audience. This pokemon episode was intended for young children.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/13/07 at 8:17 pm
The new cat cartoon on ABC Family ::) :P
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/13/07 at 10:13 pm
. SpongeBob SquarePants
...one of the most overhyped cartoon of recent times
I don't know. I remember some of the earlier ones being pretty funny and imaginative.
And 2004's "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" was on the tele a couple of weeks ago. Not bad actually.
It's just nice to see someone (a character) portrayed that likes his/her job.
I can't stand SBSP, but it's not the worst.
I can't stand Rugrats, but it's not the worst.
I can't stand Ed, Edd, and Eddy, but it's not the worst.
I love "L'il Bush" but only because I can't stand the Bush administration.
The worst cartoons were in the '80s, pre-Simpsons. Deregulation allowed all kinds of toy and breakfast cereal tie-ins. It was the cartoon selling the plastic and sugar. You know which ones I'm talking about, and one is just about as awful as another. I would say the absolute nadir of the nadir of cartoons was Muppet Babies. It lasted six horrible years from 1984--1990. Unbelievable.
::)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Haynsoul on 08/14/07 at 7:22 am
Quotes: "be assertive", "use your powers" & "take her while she's stunned" nothing there implies using the powers just to show off. They are advising him to use the powers on her.
I under what you are saying about the video games but the difference is the video games are directed for a mature audience. This pokemon episode was intended for young children.
I finally remember what happened in that episode. All butterfree did was show off his moves to the female butterfree (which is what Misty actually meant). He didn't attack her at all. I'm assuming the "take her while she's stunned" is supposed to mean, "ask her out while she's still impressed".
There was also the scene where team rocket tries to steal the female butterfree but Ash's butterfree is able to rescue her all by himself. That's when she falls in love with him.
There's no way that could have sent a negative message.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/14/07 at 4:25 pm
I liked "Muppet Babies" :D
Though I was a a toddler/small child
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/14/07 at 10:13 pm
I liked "Muppet Babies" :D
Though I was a a toddler/small child
I used to call it "Muppet Rabies."
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/vuur1.gif
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 08/14/07 at 10:19 pm
American Dad
Freekazoid
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/14/07 at 10:43 pm
American Dad
The rhythm and delivery of that show reminds me of the old Firesign Theater records
EXCEPT
It's not funny.
:(
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 08/18/07 at 9:51 am
I love "L'il Bush" but only because I can't stand the Bush administration.
::)
;D
The worst cartoons were in the '80s, pre-Simpsons. Deregulation allowed all kinds of toy and breakfast cereal tie-ins. It was the cartoon selling the plastic and sugar. You know which ones I'm talking about, and one is just about as awful as another. I would say the absolute nadir of the nadir of cartoons was Muppet Babies. It lasted six horrible years from 1984--1990. Unbelievable.
::)
Sorry but I kinda liked the Muppet Babies.. Baby Fozzie was cute and baby animal lol
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/18/07 at 12:58 pm
The Flintstones wasn't the worst, but it was pretty rotten.
If only we could send Gary Larson back in time to be Hanna-Barbera's script consultant....
But I don't know if the TV-viewing public was ready for that in 1968!
;)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: xSiouXBoIx on 08/18/07 at 1:46 pm
http://www.80scartoons.net/images/b/barbievideo.jpg
awful Jem & The Holograms rip-off.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: xSiouXBoIx on 08/18/07 at 1:49 pm
i also can't stand sponge bob....
and i also hate bush with a passion, but lil' bush is awfully contrived.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/18/07 at 1:52 pm
http://www.80scartoons.net/images/b/barbievideo.jpg
awful Jem & The Holograms rip-off.
Yeah...that looks pretty awful!
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: xSiouXBoIx on 08/18/07 at 4:03 pm
and doesn't barbie look like elizabeth berkley (jessica spano on saved by the bell, and of showgirl fame)?
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/19/07 at 3:10 pm
"Naratu", anime and also the title character has the same hair style as Lisa Simpson ::)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/19/07 at 3:14 pm
"Naratu", anime and also the title character has the same hair style as Lisa Simpson ::)
Naruto?
I love Naruto, but that's also because of the fact that I love ninjas.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 08/19/07 at 3:59 pm
Yes, and sorry for the mispelling :-[
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: mach!ne_he@d on 08/19/07 at 4:31 pm
While I agree that the "Scrappy Doo" cartoons aren't all that great, there's got to be others worse than that. I mean, there were without a doubt some bad cartoons in the '80s, but the cartoons from this decade are way worse. IMO there should be way more post 2000 cartoons on here.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/21/07 at 5:19 pm
Yes, and sorry for the mispelling :-[
Don't worry about it. ;)
I only asked to make sure(for all I know there could have been a cartoon under spelled the way you asked it).
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Dukefan on 08/21/07 at 8:32 pm
46. King of the Hill
What? King of the Hill is great. Early on it had a very unique, subtle sense of humor. Now it's turning crappy like the Simpsons did about eight years ago, with more outrageous plots and slapstick stuff. Guess they are running out of ideas.
That said the first 4 or 5 seasons were genius. Lots of clever jokes, hidden gags, etc...classic Mike Judge. (I think that's actually the reason some people don't like the show - a lot of the humor isn't obvious)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Foo Bar on 08/21/07 at 9:17 pm
The rhythm and delivery of (( American Dad )) reminds me of the old Firesign Theater records
EXCEPT
It's not funny. :(
"Why do you hate America?!?!" :)
OK, it's not as funny as the 22-minutes-of-non-sequitur (oh, the huge Manatees) that made Family Guy wonderful, but I think American Dad is some of the best political satire to come down the pipe. (And before you ask, yes, I'm still laughing at Stan, not with him :) If you crossed Archie Bunker with Al Bundy, you'd get Stan Smith.
"But that'd never happen, because Al and Archie would know never to produce offspring out of marriage! And not to get married just because they wanted to produce offspring! Which they couldn't! And they'd also know not to get married just to adopt a child! Which they don't! Okay? Nine-eleven!"
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/21/07 at 11:00 pm
What? King of the Hill is great. Early on it had a very unique, subtle sense of humor. Now it's turning crappy like the Simpsons did about eight years ago, with more outrageous plots and slapstick stuff. Guess they are running out of ideas.
That said the first 4 or 5 seasons were genius. Lots of clever jokes, hidden gags, etc...classic Mike Judge. (I think that's actually the reason some people don't like the show - a lot of the humor isn't obvious)
"King of the Hill" is more like an animated sit-com than a "cartoon."
Too often sit-com dads are at the extremes: They're either preachy know-it-alls, such Ward Cleaver and Cliff Huxtable--
Or they're clueless buffoons, such as Archie Bunker and Al Bundy.
Hank Hill is more balanced. He's neither the father who knew best all along nor the last guy on the program to figure it out. Sometimes he's stubborn and rigid but other times he shows wisdom and sensibility.
The characters on Beavis and Butt-head were carictures, whereas King of the Hill allowed Mike Judge to develop his little Texas world.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 08/22/07 at 6:07 pm
"Why do you hate America?!?!" :)
OK, it's not as funny as the 22-minutes-of-non-sequitur (oh, the huge Manatees) that made Family Guy wonderful, but I think American Dad is some of the best political satire to come down the pipe. (And before you ask, yes, I'm still laughing at Stan, not with him :) If you crossed Archie Bunker with Al Bundy, you'd get Stan Smith.
"But that'd never happen, because Al and Archie would know never to produce offspring out of marriage! And not to get married just because they wanted to produce offspring! Which they couldn't! And they'd also know not to get married just to adopt a child! Which they don't! Okay? Nine-eleven!"
My favorite episode is the sex education. I thought that one was pretty funny.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Echo Nomad on 09/10/07 at 12:25 pm
1. Scrappy Doo (Of '80's "Scooby Doo" cartoons)
Though I never liked "Scooby Doo", but the introduction of the annoying Scrappy Doo made it worse.
That's why I laughed when they made Scrappy Doo the "arch-villian" in the first Scooby-Doo movies.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: JamieMcBain on 09/12/07 at 10:28 pm
Best film ending... ever. ;D
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 09/14/07 at 3:03 pm
Best film ending... ever. ;D
I remember watching it with my cousin, when it got to that part, he said: I bet you didn't see that coming.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: woops on 11/11/07 at 1:21 am
Maybe because I'm old, but "Chowder" is garbage 8-P
Oddly, the title character reminds me of Eek! the Cat by it's appearance (but with middle ages type clothes).
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: whistledog on 11/11/07 at 1:29 am
South Park. I just watched a bit of this, and I still can't understand how this cartoon has been on so long. It's sooooooooo stupid
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 11/11/07 at 3:43 pm
South Park. I just watched a bit of this, and I still can't understand how this cartoon has been on so long. It's sooooooooo stupid
I used to watch it, but haven't really seen it in awhile....
I agree that it's overrated abit, but I have enjoyed it.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/12/07 at 2:03 am
South Park. I just watched a bit of this, and I still can't understand how this cartoon has been on so long. It's sooooooooo stupid
***Caution: some or all of what you are about to read might be stone bullsh#t!"
Here's why I like it. In the three main characters you've got the three main components of the Freudian mind structure:
Stan is the Ego
Kyle is the Superego
Cartman is the Id
Sometimes Stan and Kyle reverse roles, but most importantly, it is Cartman the Id who is forever leading the Ego (Stan or Kyle) down the path of dissolution and destruction, and thus the Superego must intervene.
Just as Satan is the most fascinating figure in Milton's "Paradise Lost," Cartman is the reason we all tune into South Park. It's simple. Without the evil, we don't have a story.
In more peripheral characters we find other personalities we know. Kenny is the hard luck case. No matter what goes down, Kenny is f**ked. Like so many young men from the hardscrabble side of town, Kenny is razzed because his family is poor and dies young in a fight or a terrible accident.
Butters. Butters is the good guy. Butters is not the valiant hero so much as he is the good soul who faces intimidation from both his parents and his peers. He's kind of a nervous and frightened person, but in the end he musters up the courage to stand up for what's right.
It's all up to how you look at it really.
In my family, all the guys love South Park and all the women hate South Park. Some of the excessive vulgarity on South Park is indeed filler for weak scripting. However, some of it is handeled brilliantly. By rights, I shoul hate South Park because it's so primitive and scatological, and I would if it was not so well done.
The one I really hate is "Drawn Together."
Oh, and Casper. Casper really blows!
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 11/12/07 at 12:11 pm
***Caution: some or all of what you are about to read might be stone bullsh#t!"
Here's why I like it. In the three main characters you've got the three main components of the Freudian mind structure:
Stan is the Ego
Kyle is the Superego
Cartman is the Id
Sometimes Stan and Kyle reverse roles, but most importantly, it is Cartman the Id who is forever leading the Ego (Stan or Kyle) down the path of dissolution and destruction, and thus the Superego must intervene.
Just as Satan is the most fascinating figure in Milton's "Paradise Lost," Cartman is the reason we all tune into South Park. It's simple. Without the evil, we don't have a story.
In more peripheral characters we find other personalities we know. Kenny is the hard luck case. No matter what goes down, Kenny is f**ked. Like so many young men from the hardscrabble side of town, Kenny is razzed because his family is poor and dies young in a fight or a terrible accident.
Butters. Butters is the good guy. Butters is not the valiant hero so much as he is the good soul who faces intimidation from both his parents and his peers. He's kind of a nervous and frightened person, but in the end he musters up the courage to stand up for what's right.
It's all up to how you look at it really.
In my family, all the guys love South Park and all the women hate South Park. Some of the excessive vulgarity on South Park is indeed filler for weak scripting. However, some of it is handeled brilliantly. By rights, I shoul hate South Park because it's so primitive and scatological, and I would if it was not so well done.
The one I really hate is "Drawn Together."
Oh, and Casper. Casper really blows!
I used to like South Park for all the reasons you mentioned.
I also liked that it was edgy and controversial... I didn't mind the episode where Cartman dresses as Hitler and a Klansman in search of the perfect Halloween costume. I should have been offended (particularly by the Klansman in my case) but I wasn't because I understood that Cartman meant no malice in doing this he was just looking for the scariest costume he could find....
However, I turned off the episode where Mr Garrison cried because he believed his father didn't love him. What was his proof? His father never molested him! http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
I couldn't believe that someone (especially an educator) would complain about not being molested.... I found that highly offensive. I haven't watched an episode since!
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: MrCleveland on 11/12/07 at 10:39 pm
Here's my top-10 worse and why....
10-Simpsons. You had good seasons between 1990-2002, but since 2002 the jokes wore so thin that I didn't laugh at one episode. The Simpsons movie kicked-ass though.
9-Ren and Stimpy. I'm sorry, but I never grew up with this show and even if I did see it I would say "What the hell...?"
8-Earthworm Jim. It really wasn't funny.
7-Story of the Brothers Grunt. I saw it...and I don't want to see it again.
6-Dora the Explorer. Is she really learning our kids?
5-Scooby Doo. His shows are overused and they are basically doo-doo.
4-Spongebob Squarepants. 'Nuff Said.
3-Any Disney Reincarnate Show. Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse really sucked Disney dry.
2-Any Looney Tunes Reincarnate show. Duck Dodgers was okay, but it was ruined with Baby Looney Tunes and Loonatics Unleashed. Never desecrate with Looney Tunes!
1-Any Japanamation cartoon. It had to start with Pokemon!
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/13/07 at 1:35 am
I haven't watched an episode since!
South Park Episodes.
The deal with South Park is that you have to expect that even your particular ox will be gored from time to time, and to take it in stride.
You've been missing out. The three-part "Imaginationland", airing just a couple of weeks ago was epic. Seasons 10 and 11 are some of the best work that Matt and Trey have ever done.
If you watch nothing else, watch Season 9, Episode 12, "Trapped in the Closet", for which, ten years ago, people got sued for so much as talking about. (And it explains why Chef had to leave the series, since he was part of the cult whose secret teachings were exposed :)
For sheer laughs, Season 10, Episode 8, "Make Love, Not Warcraft" is probably the funniest episode they've ever done, especially if you (or someone you know) has ever played WoW.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: snozberries on 11/13/07 at 2:31 am
South Park Episodes.
If you watch nothing else, watch Season 9, Episode 12, "Trapped in the Closet", for which, ten years ago, people got sued for so much as talking about. (And it explains why Chef had to leave the series, since he was part of the cult whose secret teachings were exposed :)
For sheer laughs, Season 10, Episode 8, "Make Love, Not Warcraft" is probably the funniest episode they've ever done, especially if you (or someone you know) has ever played WoW.
That's the Tom Cruise one right? I remember hearing about it... Yeah okay I might with this strike and all the good tv shows are gonna dry up soon anyway so I'll need some filler.
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Step-chan on 11/13/07 at 9:01 pm
South Park Episodes.
The deal with South Park is that you have to expect that even your particular ox will be gored from time to time, and to take it in stride.
You've been missing out. The three-part "Imaginationland", airing just a couple of weeks ago was epic. Seasons 10 and 11 are some of the best work that Matt and Trey have ever done.
If you watch nothing else, watch Season 9, Episode 12, "Trapped in the Closet", for which, ten years ago, people got sued for so much as talking about. (And it explains why Chef had to leave the series, since he was part of the cult whose secret teachings were exposed :)
For sheer laughs, Season 10, Episode 8, "Make Love, Not Warcraft" is probably the funniest episode they've ever done, especially if you (or someone you know) has ever played WoW.
Isn't the "Trapped in the closet" episode the one where Issac Hayes quit? Mainly because of he's a Scientologist?
I hadn't seen that episode, but heard that he quit due to Scientology being lampooned.(for lack of a better word)
Subject: Re: Worst Cartoons of All Time
Written By: Dude111 on 11/13/07 at 9:26 pm
I agree with everything on the list!!!
4. SpongeBob SquarePants
...one of the most overhyped cartoon of recent timesThat should #1 ;D (Total trash)