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 Hatrack River Writers Workshop
 Grist for the Mill
 Random musings. (Page 10)
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shimiqua Member |
posted April 22, 2009 10:11 AM
  
Cartoon wise there are a lot of shows I miss. Histeria, and Animaniacs, and Eek the cat (Thundersaurs rule!) being the top three. Nowadays cartoons are just not quite as cool, though it could be just I'm not as cool as I was when I was younger. Man, I feel like an old person. IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted April 22, 2009 12:51 PM
Mmm... does anyone remember Seabert or Belle & Sebastian? (If you're looking them up on www.imdb.com, btw, they're not under their English titles - look for bibifoc and meiken jolie) I don't think the cartoons are ever - quite - as cool as we remember them. I spent last summer transferring all my old VHS tapes to DVD and there were some cringe-worthy episodes! That said, I miss (the original) My Little Ponies, because the characters were always bursting into song. THAT was awesome. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 23, 2009 09:50 AM
When I explored the Warner Bros. cartoon oevre after some twenty years (and now over ten years ago---they don't seem to be on any channels I get, and I've only picked up a couple of DVD collections), I found them even better than they were before. Somewhere in the process of what they euphemistically call "growing up," I picked up a lot of info...and got a lot of things that had sailed over my head before. (In a couple of cases, I got something that sailed over the heads of some people compiling reference books on them.) On the other hand, sampling "The Flinstones" around the same time...they seemed to have lessened. I found the drawing and writing couldn't match either the Warner cartoons, or most of the new TV stuff that was starting to come out. IP: Logged |
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InarticulateBabbler Member |
posted April 23, 2009 11:08 AM
quote: I hear you:
How many do you remember? IP: Logged |
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Unwritten Member |
posted April 23, 2009 11:22 AM
Of that particular list? 3 Just as an aside, IB, very few things on your lists ever ring a bell with me. Are you sure we grew up on the same planet? Melanie IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted April 23, 2009 11:51 AM
God, Ren & Stimpy. I think I was okay having forgotten that one... and Thundarr the Barbarian... who knew how much junk was floating around in my brain? Other than that, the ones I remember off your list are Scooby Doo, The Jetsons, Johny Quest, The Superfriends, Pinky and the Brain, and Mighty Mouse. Hmm, and I can think of loads of other programs you didn't list. Maybe I rotted my brain with too much TV when I was a kid... IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 23, 2009 12:19 PM
A couple of my primary sources for new (and old) cartoons seem to have dried up...Disney doesn't run much anymore (even Toon Disney switched to running those lame and awful kid sitcoms), and Nickelodeon did more-or-less the same. Of late I've been drawn to three on "Discovery Kids"..."Tutenstein," "Growing Up Creepie," and "The Future is Wild"...though it's been a long time since any of 'em ran a new episode, despite claiming they will practically every day. ***** How long between new episodes of a cartoon? There are several steps: [STEP 1] Run the first two episodes as a special. [STEP 2] Repeat both episodes at least twice within a week. [STEP 3] Run the third new episode. [STEP 4] Repeat all three episodes. [STEP 4] Run the fourth new episode. [STEP 5 AND BEYOND] Repeat this cycle until at least thirteen new episodes have been used up. IP: Logged |
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Owasm Member |
posted April 23, 2009 01:53 PM
Crusader Rabbit, Beany & Cecil, Howdy Doody. Rocky & Bullwinkle Do these date me? IP: Logged |
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satate Member |
posted April 23, 2009 04:00 PM
My favorites growing up (that I can remember right now) were Scooby Doo, Vultron, Thundercats, Smurfs, Rainbow Bright, My little Pony, Talespin, Ducktales, and Tom and Jerry. My favorite cartoons that are on right now are Little Bear and Phineas and Ferb. I like Spongebob on some days. Edited to add: I forgot X-men and Batman. [This message has been edited by satate (edited April 23, 2009).] IP: Logged |
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shimiqua Member |
posted April 23, 2009 08:44 PM
Thundercats Ho!!!! IP: Logged |
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philocinemas Member |
posted April 23, 2009 10:21 PM
I remember 15 of those, IB. You've inspired me to make my own Saturday morning and week-day 3PM list: 1.Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies (Chuck Jones, especially) (These are partially in order of preference and partially chronological - there's your "randomness", shimiqua. [This message has been edited by philocinemas (edited April 23, 2009).] IP: Logged |
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satate Member |
posted April 23, 2009 11:34 PM
Phineas and Ferb is the only cartoon I'd be willing to watch without the kids around. I love it, makes me laugh every time. IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted April 24, 2009 05:13 AM
Anyone remember the Snorks? IP: Logged |
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satate Member |
posted April 24, 2009 10:40 AM
Oh ya I remember the snorks. I liked them. IP: Logged |
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InarticulateBabbler Member |
posted April 24, 2009 10:41 AM
Captain Caveman was a Flintstones spin-off, he was the Superman of the Flintstones. Hong Kong Phooey was a karate-dog and an accidental hero. What's the matter with the wonder twins? Except one always a form water. Boy what trouble I could get into with those powers: Form of a g-string... *Blaskstar was a cross between Planet of the Apes's crashed spaceman and He-man's "Sword of Power" (before He-Man). IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 24, 2009 12:06 PM
I remember "Thundercats." Not 'cause I watched it...at the time, I worked at a Burger King. They had a tie-in promotion with the show. If kids came in, we were to greet them with the rallying cry of "THUNDERCATS, HO!" This failed to catch on, on the utter refusal of everybody then working in the place to actually say it... IP: Logged |
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satate Member |
posted April 24, 2009 06:57 PM
He-man, oh ya, I used to like the female version of that. She-ra Princess of Power. I even had her as an action figure with her horse and friend. I think it was my favorite cartoon for a while. IP: Logged |
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philocinemas Member |
posted April 24, 2009 08:31 PM
Actually, IB, Hong Kong Phooey was a Kung-Fu dog, but my point was that he wore a mask and had a secret identity. He even had a secret lair underneath the police station and had a "super-car" called the Phooeymobile. His "good cat, Spot" always nabbed the bad guys, and Phooey got full credit and thought it was all his own doing. HKP was a personal favorite of mine. Captain Caveman had actually been out a few years before he appeared on an updated and inferior version of The Flintstones. IP: Logged |
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philocinemas Member |
posted April 24, 2009 09:40 PM
I actually liked Superfriends even after the Wonder Twins, but I didn't like the Wonder Twins themselves. They were there for comic relief, and instead annoyed the guano out of me. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 25, 2009 09:42 AM
I have a certain like for the early "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoons. IP: Logged |
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snapper Member |
posted April 26, 2009 10:00 PM
Missing three classics that deserve to be mentioned. 1930's and 40's Popeye Excessively violent and racist to the point of you won't see it on TV anymore but to listen to the mumbling dialog is the best. Some of the funniest things you could ever hear. Johnny Quest A family life that would be highly suspicious in today's world but the intro music and storylines were the funnest to watch in the 70's. The Venture brothers on Adult swim is a pretty good spoof on it (they even showed a 50 year old Raji with Johnny in the background on one episode). For an old cartoon, it was kicka**. Underdog Okay, it was a very lame take off on Superman. The superdrug/pep pill is definitely not the message you want youngsters to hear these days but it had the greatest intro song ever.
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satate Member |
posted April 26, 2009 10:59 PM
This discussion is getting much to focused for the random musing thread. So... I just ate some good pork today. IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted April 27, 2009 03:44 AM
Oh good. I was just thinking the same thing. I broke a tooth. And it's raining. Today is not off to a very good start. IP: Logged |
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Unwritten Member |
posted April 27, 2009 07:27 AM
You know, whenever I go to Boston lately, someone in my family gets run over. IP: Logged |
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CABaize Member |
posted April 27, 2009 09:49 AM
I had a thought once... but it died of loneliness. IP: Logged |
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tnwilz Member |
posted April 27, 2009 11:16 AM
I miss Jackanory Blue Peter Dougal and the magic roundabout The Clangers The Wombles Bill and Ben Andy Pandy Ken Dod and the Diddy men Trumpton Joe Ninety Thunderbirds Bassell Brush Rolf Harris Later I missed BTW many of these shows were watched in 'Gasp' Black and White because Mum couldn't afford the colour TV or the colour TV license. And my Grandpa had the biggest Meccano collection I've ever seen. More will come to me all day [This message has been edited by tnwilz (edited April 27, 2009).] IP: Logged |
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InarticulateBabbler Member |
posted April 27, 2009 12:03 PM
quote: snapper... you did read my list, right? Not only did I have Johnny Quest, I mentioned the "real lips" that they dubbed over the cartoon ones in the original show! LoL Go-Go Gophers was part of the Underdog show--I figured those who recognized it would know. Kind of like Wally Gator being a part of the (unmentioned) Woody Woodpecker show. But, you're right, the original Popeye, Looney Tunes, and Flintstones I didn't think needed mentioning, since they're so well known.<shrug> There are a lot I didn't mention:
I still love the cartoon movies (some of these are NOT for children):
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tnwilz Member |
posted April 27, 2009 12:22 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_by_Enid_Blyton Will you ever write that many books? IP: Logged |
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snapper Member |
posted April 27, 2009 12:22 PM
I sure did miss it. I could start a whole new thread on Quest. What was that quartet about anyway. Two guys traveling the world together (never remembered seeing or hearing about Johnny's mom) and they somehow got a third world young boy to travel with them. Funny they were never in the states. You think Dr. Quest was avoiding the law? IP: Logged |
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Crank Member |
posted April 27, 2009 02:11 PM
Let's go Capitals! How's that for randomness? Nobody's mentioned hockey yet! S! IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 27, 2009 02:54 PM
The happiest day of my life was when the Mets won Game Six of the 1986 World Series. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 27, 2009 03:00 PM
Back on cartoons...the Popeye cartoons are out on DVD through 1943...the last of which contained "Happy Birthdaze," my all-time favorite Popeye cartoon. Even when someone shows them on TV, it's almost always the color ones...or these absolutely dreadful so-called "colorized" versions...but they're not colorized, they've actually been redrawn in color...and extremely poorly drawn as well... ***** I remembered another cartoon series from the early 1990s (I think) that I liked but that has disappeared without a trace. "Taz-Mania," another chronicling of the adventures of a Warner Bros. player. IP: Logged |
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philocinemas Member |
posted April 27, 2009 08:28 PM
Here's a riddle - can anyone tell me the only (as far as I know) Disney (partially) animated movie that has never been released on VHS or DVD? IP: Logged |
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snapper Member |
posted April 28, 2009 01:07 AM
Song of the South, staring Brair Rabbit. I agree Robert. Those later Popeyes were awful. IP: Logged |
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satate Member |
posted April 28, 2009 01:40 AM
Isn't Song of the South the one that has zipadee do dah in it? IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted April 28, 2009 05:11 AM
It does have zipideedodah (or however you spell it). I think it's actually been released in Europe, but it was prevented from being released in the US because of concerns about racism. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 28, 2009 05:20 AM
Well, the later theatrical Popeye cartoons, through sometime in the 1950s, kept the standards pretty high, even if they didn't reach the zany heights of the Fleischer cartoons of the 1930s...then Paramount closed the studio and hired a succession of people to put out some absolutely awful cartoons. The "colorized" remakes, sometime in the 1980s I think, amounted to debasing good cartoons. "Song of the South" was released on tape and laserdisc (but not DVD) in Japan at some point, maybe Europe, too...but never in the USA. Another variety of problem with "colorization," actually. (I gather some editing was done to later releases of "Fantasia" (and the home version) for this same reason.) Has "The Reluctant Dragon" ever been released to the home market? IP: Logged |
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Jeff M Member |
posted April 28, 2009 07:00 AM
As I was channel surfing a couple of nights ago, I caught an episode of Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All The World. Never heard of it before, but OMG was it hilarious. I love a good satire, and the writers absolutely nailed it. Love the animated Lego figures too. A bit over the top at times, but I think the beauty of animation is it allows one to indulge in hyperbole. Random Thought:
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 28, 2009 03:59 PM
What channel is it on? ***** I'm having cable television trouble, where I seem to get the channels on my digital tier only at certain times of the day. I've replaced the cable box. I think it might be a problem somewhere between the wall and the box...but today I tried to get some three-foot cable at two different places, neither of which had what I needed. IP: Logged |
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snapper Member |
posted April 28, 2009 07:40 PM
That reminds me. Did you ever hear of the FCC commisioner that commented on the quality of Television in the late 50's early 60's? He said Americans that turn on their TV's view a vast wasteland. He received a letter from a viewer wanting to know what time "Vast Wasteland" was on. IP: Logged |
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Jeff M Member |
posted April 28, 2009 10:47 PM
Robert, Teletoon here in Canada. I don't know where it airs in the States. You can probably download episodes from somewhere. In fact, I'm considering cancelling my cable altogether and downloading (legally) shows I want to watch. However, it seems trying to do it legally is a lot more difficult than illegally. Itunes has a relatively limited selection, and at $1.99/ep, it might not end up being any cheaper than paying for cable. IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted April 29, 2009 03:56 AM
I Googled it...seems to have been on Logo...Logo is on my digital tier and I get it...when I get it (see above). ***** The "vast wasteland" FCC chairman was named Newton Minnow...and the "Minnow," the wrecked ship on "Gilligan's Island," was named after him 'cause the producer / creator Sherwood Schwartz blamed Minnow for ruining the quality of TV of its day. IP: Logged |
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philocinemas Member |
posted April 29, 2009 08:55 PM
Here's something random: I remember when, during the third season of Lost, Heroes came out and everyone was writing Lost off and were annointing Heroes as the new "king" of sci-fi (sorry Battlestar fans, but that was the "word"). Now look at them all. The third season of Heroes, including the finale, completely blew chunks, and Lost is having one of its best seasons ever (actually two good seasons in a row). Oh, and Battlestar ended by saying "God did it", which I found to be a bit of a cop-out. Not that God couldn't have done it, but it was definitely a "soap-operahish" conclusion. IP: Logged |
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shimiqua Member |
posted May 01, 2009 09:14 AM
I enjoy singing with the radio in my car, but I pretend I don't when people look over. That's gonna change. I love to watch people singing along alone in their cars, it makes my day. Why should I deny the world the pleasure of watching someone make a fool of themselves? Even if that fool is me. ~Sheena IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted May 01, 2009 11:40 AM
I'll singalong, in the car, in the shower, maybe when it's just me alone in my house and the radio playing. (Actually I pump my iPod through a dinky transmitter thing into my old Grundig Satellit 400.) IP: Logged |
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Crank Member |
posted May 01, 2009 12:52 PM
Beware the day I pull up next to you at an intersection, playing air bass guitar. S! IP: Logged |
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Unwritten Member |
posted May 01, 2009 01:05 PM
That's why I moved to the middle of nowhere--I don't think I could drive unless I was singing. Here's my brilliant solution: If I happen to be stuck at a light, and I'm feeling self-conscious, I'll put my mp3 player next to my ear and pretend like I'm talking on the phone. If I'm not feeling self-conscious, I'll start dancing in my seat too. Either way, I'm sure I'm entertaining someone! IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted May 02, 2009 09:01 AM
I've been dubbing some old LPs and 45s onto CDs, then putting the resulting tracks in my iTunes. Partly it's to avoid some of the expense of buying CDs or downloading tracks (though the time spent doing it instead of, say, writing, must be worth something)...but, then, I've got some stuff that's never been out on CD or available for download on iTunes. (I also took my old copy of "Abbey Road" and made Side Two into one big track---something I never could figure out how to do with "Abbey Road" on CD...) IP: Logged |
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Kitti Member |
posted May 04, 2009 11:12 AM
almost to 500... Can anyone explain to me why, when you ask for "just a little bit" of sauce on something, the people serving you are just as likely to dump gobs and gobs of sauce on as to listen to you? IP: Logged |
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Robert Nowall Member |
posted May 04, 2009 02:51 PM
I'm reminded of "Beverly Hillbillies Mountain Measurements." Herein: “A smidgen is just a teeeenie, little bit…
***** Yes, I copied it off some website. IP: Logged |
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