That old Plastic man cartoon

[broberfett]

I have vague memories of a Plastic man cartoon from when I was a really young kid. I noticed they have it on Netflix. The ratings people gave it are extremely low. Has anyone seen it? It would have been network tv, so I'm expecting it to suck pretty badly.

 

[cylkoth]

It was produced by (Joe)Ruby-(Ken)Spears for ABC, after leaving Hanna Barbera to form their own studio. Their early shows so closely resembled H-B's it wa often difficult to tell them apart at first glance. This was a comedy, and yes, they recycled every plot they used on their H-B shows a zillion times over.
Here's the intro...brace yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIoHDB1FUOM

 

[Dusty Ayres]

I have vague memories of a Plastic man cartoon from when I was a really young kid. I noticed they have it on Netflix. The ratings people gave it are extremely low. Has anyone seen it? It would have been network tv, so I'm expecting it to suck pretty badly.

I did when I was a kid, and yes, I can say that it does suck shit and then some.

Here's something even better than the crappy '80's Plastic Man show; a pilot for a new Plastic Man show that Cartoon Network didn't bother to air because it's now a shitty channel: [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn74McRwEg0&feature=related"]Plastic Man TV Pilot[/yt]

 

[Chess Piece Face]

I loved that show when I was a kid. His girlfriend is hot.

 

[Ruaidhri]

Damn it, I had successfully repressed my memory of that show.

 

[melancholymecha]

I always thought Plastic man was creepy. Not b/c of his stretching power, just that greasy hair & those huge shades. And that outfit. And that huge grin. Eew.

 

[A beaker full of death]

This was a comedy

When was Plastic Man ever serious? The Elongated Man was the serious one.

 

[exodus]

I remember Hula-Hula.

A Samoan named Hula-Hula, how racist.

 

[Gryffindorian]

I have vague memories of a Plastic man cartoon from when I was a really young kid. I noticed they have it on Netflix. The ratings people gave it are extremely low. Has anyone seen it? It would have been network tv, so I'm expecting it to suck pretty badly.

OMG! I remember that show. It was back in the '80s when I watched it. The opening theme, his girlfriend Penny, his Asian-Pacific friend Hula ... As I recall, later on they added a Baby Plas character, son of Plastic Man. I didn't start reading DC comics until 2004, and only then did I realize Plastic Man was even a DC character.

 

[Dusty Ayres]

I remember Hula-Hula.

A Samoan named Hula-Hula, how racist.

That's why the old cartoon is crap, and this new one would have so much better.

 

[Nerys Myk]

This was a comedy

When was Plastic Man ever serious? The Elongated Man was the serious one.

I think the earliest stories were somewhat serious. (For the 1940s)

 

[Nardpuncher]

I always thought Plastic man was creepy. Not b/c of his stretching power, just that greasy hair & those huge shades. And that outfit. And that huge grin. Eew.

I hear you.
His sunglasses make it look like his eyes are too close together. Ick.

 

[exodus]

I remember Hula-Hula.

A Samoan named Hula-Hula, how racist.

That's why the old cartoon is crap, and this new one would have so much better.

It's just a cartoon.
Our parents probably called them "instant babysitter" so we all could shut up for a few hours and give them a break when we were young.

 

[Luckyflux]

I can still hear the girlfriend say "Oh Plas" in her somewhat southern accent