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Message from ziggy72

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:52:18 GMT

@ Woztoons - They're still animated - okay, not tecnically a cartoon as such, but... Clangers rule. As does Bagpuss.

@Dreeko - thanks for the mental scarring! So, if you make promises to giant duck-faced goldfish then you'll get a complete makeover and bears will fancy you... Got it! Instructional lot, these Germans

Message from WozToons

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:02:37 GMT

Wow, never seen that one, scared the **** out of me
Great imagination. Thanks for something new/old and original to watch.
They don't make 'em like they used to.

Message from Dylly

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:25:35 GMT

Dylly the beagle has just sat entranced by that episode of the Clangers...I must hunt out some more for him as he's fed up with one man and his dog reruns.

I loved the Clangers as a kid...yet there was always something a little disturbing about it...a little dark...& that Soup Dragon always scared the crap out of me...good practice for sofa hiding when I got into DrWho.

But for sheer weirdness and really frightening the bejesus out of a kid you couldn't beat the Germans. This kids film was cut into three parts and shown as a mini series by the BBC. Now this really had me frightened! I present The Singing Ringing Tree!

edited by Dylly on 23/04/2012

Message from WozToons

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:32:37 GMT

Not really a cartoon but a great animation nostalgia trip for the older Muvizuers amongst us.

Message from ziggy72

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:26:07 GMT

Quorthon wrote:

I remember another Saturday morning masterpiece - Ulysses31 which was very stylish - and the lead character had a heroic beard! A cute/annoying (they do go together) robot Nono, and a decent spaceship. Never saw the last episode to see how it all turned out though

Having watched Ulysses31 as a kid too, I can tell you it ends happily enough and they do escape Hades and get back to the solar system. Nono remains steadfastly annoying all the way to the end!

Message from Quorthon

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:45:57 GMT

Dylly wrote:

I remember another Saturday morning masterpiece - Ulysses31

which was very stylish - and the lead character had a heroic beard! A cute/annoying (they do go together) robot Nono, and a decent spaceship. Never saw the last episode to see how it all turned out though

Dylly wrote:

Now for British animation...I'm a Postgate fan ...Noggin the Nog being my favourite...

Me too, What a great firm Smallfilms was.

Message from wizplace

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:50:06 GMT

My favorite cartoon is: The Winx Club. It's a very popular tv show in Italy and is currently running season 5 in the fall.
My favorite characters: (In Order)
Aisha
Flora
Roxy
Bloom
Musa
Techna
Stella
Favorite Guy Characters:
Helia
Nabu
Sky
Riven
Brandon
Timmy
Favorite Villians:
The Trix: (i.e Icy, Darcy, and Stormy)
The Wizards of the Black Circle
Lord Darkar
About the show: Winx is about Bloom a lost princess from the magical planet Domino (Sparks in other versions). Throughout the seasons she tries to find out who she really is but also has to battle various villians along the way.
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW. (Next to Pretty Little Liars.)

Message from skylike

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:19:40 GMT

dragonball, dragonball z and dragonball gt ... what can i say im an addict , love anime

Message from fullmetall

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:42:35 GMT

epic scenes combination between negative movie and cartoon

Message from fullmetall

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:37:23 GMT

I recommeded this

8 parts

Message from HayManMarc

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:02:25 GMT

HAHA! Looks like he forgot to texture it! :P

Message from Luscan

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:05:20 GMT

Weird story: the director of most of the star trek cartoons was colour blind to pink and grey so the fearsome Romulan Warbird all of a sudden looks like this:

Message from HayManMarc

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:26:29 GMT

I was always a big fan of Looney Tunes. The ones mentioned earlier, and how about the two drunk mexican mice talking about Speedy Gonzales and Slowpoke Rodriguez? Later, Tiny Toons were pretty funny.

Fat Albert was (and is still) great. Loved the drunk bum on the park bench! HAHA!! And the Brown Hornet!

Anyone remember The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers?

I also liked early Voltron and Robotech.

All you sci-fi fans look up Star Trek - The Animated Series. It was a bit before my time, but I'm having fun watching the episodes with my kids now (on Netflix).

All the new Pixar cartoons are excellent.

Others include: Watership Down, Secret of NIMH, Heavy Metal, The Simpsons, Moral Orel (gulp), Ren and Stimpy, original Pink Panther and Tom and Jerry...

EDIT: I just remembered my all-time favorite. It was a Tiny Toons episode where Daffy Duck was trying to get his script to the big Hollywood director.
edited by HayManMarc on 22/03/2012

Message from ziggy72

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:24:57 GMT

@ Woztoons - The Inventor? Never heard of it... That is a brilliant video! Love the music too.

@ Quorthon - I remember Battle of The Planets (who doesn't?), although Marine Boy is a bit before my time... I didn't think I remembered Space Sentinels until I played it - OMG!! I had a mad flashback to being 10 and watching this crap! Really, it was appalling - the sound effects alone... Thanks for that!

Message from Dylly

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:20:04 GMT

Ah Quorthon you have made my evening! MARINE BOY! My favorite ever animation! Piper & Boltan...I suppose I put up with Clee Clee but...Marine Boy what a guy, Saturday mornings sat in front of the TV watching static waiting for transmissions to begin...the Yorkshire TV fanfare...then joy of joys waiting for that kid to pop some gum and jump in the water! . I learned to swim under water before it ever dawned on me to stay on the top. I have to admit that even today, every time I go to the swimming baths I pride myself on the ability to swim a length under water without the aid of chewing gum...just a drag on a roll up when I get back outside!

Now for British animation...I'm a Postgate fan ...Noggin the Nog being my favourite...but I am also a huge fan of Trumpton, Chigley, Camberwick Green...hang on we could do a Muvizu remake Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and DREEKO!

Another of my favorites was Mary, Mungo & Midge. Now I was wondering the other week about doing a little 'where are they now' remake of this classic for the kids...but after research I found that Midge had been sold for medical experiments, Mungo was involved in a dog fighting scandal and Mary was still living in the, now run down, block of flats dependent on various substances after getting into Amway in the early 80's.
edited by Dylly on 22/03/2012

Message from WozToons

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:46:28 GMT

Who Framed Roger Rabbit.....

The Original Pink Panther.....

Tir Nan Og......

The Inventor......

Message from Quorthon

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:06:09 GMT

my favourite was probably Battle of the Planets

but I also dimly remember Marine Boy (1966) as being amazing, oxygum to breath under water, a reliable ultrasonic boomarang and an albino dolphin (how do you make a dolphin cooler than he already is? -make him an albino!)

last one from me - The Space Sentinels - pretty cheesy but the animation was a lot clearer (though repetitive) compared to the japanese stuff on tv.

Message from dannybuffygeek

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:26:21 GMT

Oh, so many choices!!! Love the simpsons and futurama, always have and always will!! No one an obsessive pokemon and digimon fan- they had great intro's and theme songs! Thanks you Japan! Also developed my memory span massiviely learning every one of the pokemon, and digimon.Was very dedicated also to all the cartoons from the comic books- x-men, batman, but spiderman is the only one that stands out now, might have repressed the memory of the x-men one, because storm was played by some 80-year old with a chain smoking habit, and the voice actor's tones changed basically everything about a great character.

Message from Luscan

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:35:20 GMT

The Centurions.

It was basically a 23 minute toy commercial but goddamn it there was a guy with a brilliant porno 'tache who's superpower was he could transform his jumpsuit into a pair of ski's and a jetpack, a combination that (upon reflection) makes absolutely no sense.
edited by Luscan on 18/07/2011

Message from ziggy72

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:54:41 GMT

KerryK wrote:

DUDE! i can't believe no one's mentioned this yet!

I totally don't remember this, and for that I'm truly grateful. That is hideous. And so, so pink and girly - Thundercats in spandex...

Message from Danimal

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:44:47 GMT

KerryK wrote:

they're awesome http://ev-rev.blogspot.com/2010/05/reebok-voltron-pack.html

Must... get... Reeboks... Got.. to go... to ebay... immediately...

Message from KerryK

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:36:19 GMT

Danimal wrote:

KerryK wrote:

her boyfriend whatshisface

Rio?

Yeesh, I remember more about that show than I thought.
.

hahah! yeah that's him! what a jerk - going out with jem the alter ego and her normal persona at the same time and thinking it was ok. ps: i think you're my new favourite muvizu user.

Voltron RULED! my bf has a pair of sneakers reebok released (the voltron pack) that came with actual action figures. they're awesome http://ev-rev.blogspot.com/2010/05/reebok-voltron-pack.html

*edited bc i wrote jem and her alter ego. i get confused. it's the alcohol abuse
edited by KerryK on 16/06/2011

Message from Danimal

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:46:51 GMT

KerryK wrote:

her boyfriend whatshisface

Rio?

Yeesh, I remember more about that show than I thought.

And I've never seen The Raggydolls, and at work YouTube videos are blocked so I can only see the static picture, but it reminds me of the classic School House Rock cartoons. I've forgotten the bulk of what I watched on Saturday mornings, but still catch myself singing "The Interjection Song" every so often, or even "Hanker for a Hunka Cheese."

And speaking of "Hunk," how about Voltron? I always preferred the vehicle stories to the lion ones.

Message from Emily

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:39:58 GMT

What about those lovable misfits, the RAGGYDOLLS!!

Message from KerryK

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:36:59 GMT

@Danimal ridiculous but AWESOME! my little sister and i both had jem/hologram dolls that came with a TAPE with all their rockin' tunes on it! it was the best thing ever. although i have to admit i always preferred the misfits and wanted them to win (jem et al were whiney & don't even get me started on her boyfriend whatshisface). they had better outfits, hair and music.

le sigh - i miss that show

Message from Danimal

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:33:40 GMT

KerryK wrote:

DUDE! i can't believe no one's mentioned this yet!

I very nearly did, but that was a girl's cartoon, so I laid off. But I surely watched it as I had a sister and honestly, it was so ridiculous a premise I couldn't stop watching it. It's right up there with Saved by the Bell in "this is so awful yet I love it" enjoyment factor.

And I loved the Thundercats too, until Snarf started saying his own name 4904903490 times per episode. I did not, however, like the obvious ripoff Silverhawks.

Message from KerryK

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:35:04 GMT

DUDE! i can't believe no one's mentioned this yet!

Message from Emily

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:26:32 GMT

Danimal wrote:

I was never fan of either Warner Brothers or Disney cartoons. There. I said it and I'm glad I did.

However, pick a cartoon from the '80s and there's a good chance I liked it. Except maybe The Smurfs. And Turbo Teen: the Human Car. However, give me The Transformers or G.I. Joe or even He-Man and the Masters of the Universe any day. Spiderman and His Amazing Friends or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were way up there too.

I also loved the older Droopys and Popeyes, not the awful new versions made in the '80s. The Flintstones were great, never liked The Jetsons though. Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, and of course the Super Friends.

And this isn't even mentioning Saber Rider, Scooby Doo, Rocky & Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, Top Cat, and... hmmm, I'd better stop now, I could go on for days.

You forgot this one:

Message from Emily

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:24:05 GMT

I have an important question:

Message from mcmillan-ra

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:04:49 GMT

RightURKen wrote:

Put me down as a Bugs Bunny fan.
Nothing beats the Square dance scene from "HillBilly Hare"

Me too, but I prefered "What's Opera Doc" - still find myself when hearing a certain tune singing to myself "kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit". Not to mention "Bwunehilde you are so wovewy".

Message from Danimal

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:55:15 GMT

Message from freakmoomin

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:30:16 GMT

Emily wrote:

Haha - sounds like The Levee Strollers!

YEAH!!! yyyeeeehhhhaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww!!!!

Message from Emily

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:52:09 GMT

Haha - sounds like The Levee Strollers!

Message from RightURKen

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:31:57 GMT

Put me down as a Bugs Bunny fan.

Nothing beats the Square dance scene from "HillBilly Hare"

edited by RightURKen on 16/06/2011

Message from bigwally

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:45:05 GMT

My all time favorite short cartoon... (Tex Avery)

edited by bigwally on 22/03/2012

Message from ziggy72

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:16:58 GMT

Emily wrote:

ziggy72 wrote:

Dangermouse!!! How could I forget the little fella, and how could I have forgotten Penfold?! One of the best theme tunes ever, too.

Did you ever see in in Gaelic?

Donnie Murdo!!

Wierd! And funny though - wonder how languages DM has been translated into? I'm sure I once saw Top Cat dubbed into japanese once...or was I dreaming it?

Message from glasgowjim

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:30:08 GMT

Sylvesters Son was also awesome in the Kangaroo episodes "I'm soooo ashamed!"

Hmm, can't find the best one but this is ok:

Message from Marco_D

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:36:13 GMT

Sylvester the cat gets my vote An "evil" character can be cute too

Message from Emily

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:33:42 GMT

ziggy72 wrote:

Dangermouse!!! How could I forget the little fella, and how could I have forgotten Penfold?! One of the best theme tunes ever, too.

Did you ever see in in Gaelic?

Donnie Murdo!!

Message from ziggy72

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:26:28 GMT

Dangermouse!!! How could I forget the little fella, and how could I have forgotten Penfold?! One of the best theme tunes ever, too.

@GlasgowJim I had completely forgotten about those toons until I read your post. Good memory!
edited by ziggy72 on 10/13/2010

Message from artpen

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:38:56 GMT

when I was a kid, I would laugh at the little man on the pink panther show, in a way I think he was like WE Cayote ha
ha ha

Message from glasgowjim

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:30:17 GMT

I had every type of cartoon in mind, but let's face it - the cartoons we see as children are the ones that stay with us.

Ooh, just remembered - the Sylvester/Hoppity cartoons where Sylvesters son keeps putting a bag over his head as he is ashamed that his dad keeps on getting beaten up by mice!

Message from ziggy72

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:57:41 GMT

Anything made by Tex Avery, but particularly Droopy. Also the Tom & Jerry cartoons made before the mid sixties - wonderfully gratuitous violence back then, when you could slam a hot iron into a cat's face, or drop an anvil on it's head, drug him, shoot him, stab him...ahh, the good old days! Back then cartoons were made to be shown in cinemas, for a mixed adult/kid audience. Not like now, with all this politically correct junk...

Having said that, the Fairly Odd Parents impressed me. And are we not counting the Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, etc? Are we just talking kids cartoons here, TV stuff? GlasgowJim, it's your topic, any guidelines?

Message from mysto

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:41:54 GMT

The Flintstones...

Yogi Bear...

Daffy Duck...

Sylvester the cat and Tweety bird...

Marvin the Martian...

Bugs Bunny...

The list goes on and on...

Message from Dreeko

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:20:01 GMT

There was a brillianl cartoon on the bbc website years ago which was also shown on the paramount comedy channel called" birds on a wire"

basically it was two birds sitting on a telephone wire and the conversations that were going through the wire, were spoken through the birds. there was a great one where a guy was phoning a pet shop to buy an octopus so that he could shoot it from a cannon.

sound bizarre ,I know but it was really funny ..

cheers

D

Message from Stonehead

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:10:28 GMT

Wow I cant believe no one has mentioned the incredible "Earthworm Jim" ...Just so good

edited by Stonehead on 10/12/2010

Message from claireq

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:58:43 GMT

1. Gummi Bears with a doubt!

2. Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

3. Duck Tales

4. Tale Spin

5. Ren and Stimpy

6. Rocko's Modern Life

7. Dark Wing Duck

8. Cow and Chicken

9. Samurai Pizza Cats

10. Mighty Max

11. Dungeons and Dragons

12. Care Bears

13. Super Mario Bros

14. Count Duckula

15. Doug

Message from mysto

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:49:47 GMT

I have to agree with artpen, W.E. Coyote has got to be one of my all time favs. When the camera looked over the edge of the cliff and you could see him falling that tiny puff of smoke and the "wap" sound when he hit always cracked me up and still does.

I have a LOT of "favs" but W.E.Coyote is up at the top of the list.
edited by mysto on 10/12/2010

Message from toonarama

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:02:21 GMT

The Cat Came Back

and Roger ramjet!

Message from pyrrho

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:44:29 GMT

The Big Snit - http://www.nfb.ca/film/big_snit/

Message from Neil

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:11:47 GMT

I don't know if I could pick a favourite, but the theme tune from Mr Rossi has stuck with me for decades.

Message from artpen

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:07:32 GMT

WE Coyote cracks me up every time. I loved that one when he was falling, looking up at the camera and waving, then lands ok, looks up, looks at the camera front shot, then produces a little broken umbrella.,then a massive rock lands on him! , and the quality sound of that classic " pofff"" when he lands in the distance..
Ha ha ha quality...
edited by artpen on 10/12/2010
edited by artpen on 10/12/2010

Message from freakmoomin

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:52:31 GMT

oooohhhhhhhhhhh so hard............in no particular order......from the top of my head.....

jace and the wheeled warriors

foghorn leghorn

the moomins

garfield and friends

captain simion and the space monkeys

thundercats

doug

rupert

the racoons

TMHT

paw paw bears

muppet babies

dungeons and dragons

chip and dale rescue rangers

and many many more.......
edited by freakmoomin on 10/12/2010

Message from glasgowjim

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:33:07 GMT

Just wondering what everyone's favourite cartoon is?

Personally I love the Duck Season/Wabbit Season/Elmer Season Looney Toons short, but in terms of the one that made me laugh the most it has to be Pixar's "For the Birds"

http://vimeo.com/8243280