Best cartoons
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I don't know about best from the 80's and 70's. I remember what I liked, but in looking back on them (Visionaries, Silverhawks, Thundercats and He-man I used to love) don't really stand the test of time. Don't know too much about the 70's stuff.
But 90's? No question.
That's Gargoyles. Nothing else compares to me.
Pinky and the Brain was also funny.
But 90's? No question.
That's Gargoyles. Nothing else compares to me.
Pinky and the Brain was also funny.
Duck Tales, The Real Ghostbusters, ReBoot, Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, Freakazoid, The Tick, Starship Troopers Roughnecks, the '80s Mighty Mouse Adventures, Ren & Stimpy and to a lesser degree (A for effort anyway) Tiny Toon Adventures... I'm sure there are more, those are just the first that come to mind.
I'm currently watching lots of Ranma 1/2 - wonderfully playful unashamedly childish cartoon fun.
"Best"? Well, admittedly, probably not...
But I'm enjoying it a lot for its pure fun-loving silliness and equally daft/perverted caricatures of characters. Anyone wanting a funny cartoon to watch could do a lot worse.
"Best"? Well, admittedly, probably not...
But I'm enjoying it a lot for its pure fun-loving silliness and equally daft/perverted caricatures of characters. Anyone wanting a funny cartoon to watch could do a lot worse.
Some of my favorites
Animainiacs
Hystaria!
Tiny Toon Adventures (Hey, I liked it)
The Original Disney Afternoon Line-up (Ducktales, Tale Spin, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, and to a lesser extent, Gummie Bears)
Darkwing Duck
Batman, the Animated Series
Batman Beyond
There's probably so many more I'm forgetting but this is a good list.
Animainiacs
Hystaria!
Tiny Toon Adventures (Hey, I liked it)
The Original Disney Afternoon Line-up (Ducktales, Tale Spin, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, and to a lesser extent, Gummie Bears)
Darkwing Duck
Batman, the Animated Series
Batman Beyond
There's probably so many more I'm forgetting but this is a good list.
I have to say "Flash Gordon". The first season is hands down some of the best writing for a cartoon I have ever seen.
The only other cartoons that comes to mind is "Thundarr the Barbarian" and "Invader Zim".
The only other cartoons that comes to mind is "Thundarr the Barbarian" and "Invader Zim".
"The Tick"
"Batman: The Animated Series"
"The Real Ghostbusters"
"Ducktales" (even when it was a little cheesey, it was still miles better than today's scoring)
Original early episodes of "Ren & Stimpy"
"Batman: The Animated Series"
"The Real Ghostbusters"
"Ducktales" (even when it was a little cheesey, it was still miles better than today's scoring)
Original early episodes of "Ren & Stimpy"
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1980s:
Gummi Bears
The Real Ghostbusters
Robotech
1990s:
Animaniacs
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Darkwing Duck
Gargoyles
Pinky and the Brain
Superman: The Animated Series
TaleSpin
Gummi Bears
The Real Ghostbusters
Robotech
1990s:
Animaniacs
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Darkwing Duck
Gargoyles
Pinky and the Brain
Superman: The Animated Series
TaleSpin
During the late 80s/early 90s, I quite enjoyed the Disney cartoons that were popular at the time: Ducktales, Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Tailspin, and Darkwing Duck. I'm sure I'd still reasonably enjoy them, but I haven't felt any particular urge to rewatch them as an adult.
I also liked the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon of the same period, although I stopped watching it before it ended. I think, as I grew up, I started to prefer the more serious takes on the Turtles mythology, such as were found in some of the comics and the first live-action movie (not that there still wasn't some humour, but it was definitely less goofy and cheesy than the animated series).
The mid-90s is when some of my favourite cartoons came out. Gargoyles is, bar none, my favourite. It was much darker than the average Disney toon, and it got me interested in a wide variety of subjects, including Shakespeare, ancient mythology, and medieval history. It was such a great show -- I'm so pissed that Disney never released the second half of Season 2 on DVD! Yeah, you can find the episodes on Youtube, but it's not quite the same.
If there's room for CG animation shows, I also love ReBoot, from the same era. It was so much fun, and there's a ton of references that I never caught as a kid. I especially liked it after ABC decided not to air any more episodes after Season 2, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The show continued here in Canada, where the producers were free of ABC's uptight censors and took the show in a darker, more adult direction. I'm still annoyed, however, that the fourth season was cut short for whatever reason, and the show ended on a major cliffhanger. I hear there might be some sort of revival in the form of a trilogy of movies, though, so I hope they can provide some closure (even though they will have to get a new voice for Megabyte, since the great Tony Jay has passed on since then). If anyone's curious, all of the episodes of this series are on Youtube as well.
I also liked the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon of the same period, although I stopped watching it before it ended. I think, as I grew up, I started to prefer the more serious takes on the Turtles mythology, such as were found in some of the comics and the first live-action movie (not that there still wasn't some humour, but it was definitely less goofy and cheesy than the animated series).
The mid-90s is when some of my favourite cartoons came out. Gargoyles is, bar none, my favourite. It was much darker than the average Disney toon, and it got me interested in a wide variety of subjects, including Shakespeare, ancient mythology, and medieval history. It was such a great show -- I'm so pissed that Disney never released the second half of Season 2 on DVD! Yeah, you can find the episodes on Youtube, but it's not quite the same.
If there's room for CG animation shows, I also love ReBoot, from the same era. It was so much fun, and there's a ton of references that I never caught as a kid. I especially liked it after ABC decided not to air any more episodes after Season 2, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The show continued here in Canada, where the producers were free of ABC's uptight censors and took the show in a darker, more adult direction. I'm still annoyed, however, that the fourth season was cut short for whatever reason, and the show ended on a major cliffhanger. I hear there might be some sort of revival in the form of a trilogy of movies, though, so I hope they can provide some closure (even though they will have to get a new voice for Megabyte, since the great Tony Jay has passed on since then). If anyone's curious, all of the episodes of this series are on Youtube as well.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
the 90s Spider-Man cartoon and X-Men
Real Ghostbusters
Visionaries
Thundercats
the 90s Spider-Man cartoon and X-Men
Real Ghostbusters
Visionaries
Thundercats
scooby doo
thundercats
ulysses 31
dungeons and dragons
wacky races
stop the pigeon
thundercats
ulysses 31
dungeons and dragons
wacky races
stop the pigeon
I was born in the mid 80s, so a lot of the shows I watched were probably repeats but that I got into thanks to my older brother who watched them when he was my age and had all the toys for, thus the likes of-
Transformers
Real Ghostbusters
Thundercats
MASK
Then the shows that were "new" when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s that I loved-
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles*
Jayce and Wheeled Warriors
Reboot
Bucky O'Hare
X-Men
Spider-Man
* In Britian it was called Hero Turtles when it first started, some Thatcher-era bullshit to do with "Ninja" being too violent or something. Gods
Transformers
Real Ghostbusters
Thundercats
MASK
Then the shows that were "new" when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s that I loved-
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles*
Jayce and Wheeled Warriors
Reboot
Bucky O'Hare
X-Men
Spider-Man
* In Britian it was called Hero Turtles when it first started, some Thatcher-era bullshit to do with "Ninja" being too violent or something. Gods
I was an 80s kid so I'll do that first:
G*I*JOE
Transformers
Mighty Orbots
Best of the 70s
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Godzilla (hanna-barbera version)
Best of the 90s
Spider-Man
Reboot
Too bad you didn't include the 60s. That's when most of my real favorites were made.
G*I*JOE
Transformers
Mighty Orbots
Best of the 70s
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Godzilla (hanna-barbera version)
Best of the 90s
Spider-Man
Reboot
Too bad you didn't include the 60s. That's when most of my real favorites were made.
Super Friends. 
Specifically, Challenge Of The Superfriends (the ones with the Legion of Doom) and World's Greatest Superfriends (contains the greatest cartoon I have ever seen, the 'Universe Of Evil' episode)
Specifically, Challenge Of The Superfriends (the ones with the Legion of Doom) and World's Greatest Superfriends (contains the greatest cartoon I have ever seen, the 'Universe Of Evil' episode)
Good ones so far! I liked Thundarr and Jayce. The Thundercats and GI Joe. I loved the Spiral Zone, but that was alittle trippy.
The Visionaries and the Inhumanoids.
Of course the Transformers! Dungeons and Dragons was a great one as well.
Don't forget about G-Force and Battle of the Planets. I want to see the Wave Motion Gun get fired again. These are two of my all time favorites.
Newer toons, were DragonBall Z, the X-men, Gundam Wing.
Dang, I know I am forgetting some, but I cannot recall them right now...
The Visionaries and the Inhumanoids.
Of course the Transformers! Dungeons and Dragons was a great one as well.
Don't forget about G-Force and Battle of the Planets. I want to see the Wave Motion Gun get fired again. These are two of my all time favorites.
Newer toons, were DragonBall Z, the X-men, Gundam Wing.
Dang, I know I am forgetting some, but I cannot recall them right now...
70's:
Candy Candy
The Pink Panther Show
80's:
The Mysterious Cities Of Gold
The Real Ghostbusters
M.A.S.K.
Ulysses 31
Blackstar
Dungeons & Dragons
Jem
Muppet Babies
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
Pink Panther And Sons
90's:
ReBoot
Babar
Eek! The Cat
Samurai Pizza Cats
The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest
The Legend Of Prince Valiant
Rude Dog And The Dweebs
The Animals Of Farthing Wood
MTV's Oddities (The Head / The Maxx)
Æon Flux
Candy Candy
The Pink Panther Show
80's:
The Mysterious Cities Of Gold
The Real Ghostbusters
M.A.S.K.
Ulysses 31
Blackstar
Dungeons & Dragons
Jem
Muppet Babies
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
Pink Panther And Sons
90's:
ReBoot
Babar
Eek! The Cat
Samurai Pizza Cats
The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest
The Legend Of Prince Valiant
Rude Dog And The Dweebs
The Animals Of Farthing Wood
MTV's Oddities (The Head / The Maxx)
Æon Flux
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