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The Best Cartoon Shows

posted 19 years ago by sdavid2fleming
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DuckTales - By far my favorite cartoon show of all time. It had great animation, likeable characters, and original fun storylines for each episode.

G.I. Joe - Had great action and great characters. The action figures and the toys were the best, though.

KissyFur - When I was A little kid, I used to watch this show on Saturday mornings really early. It was the first show for the cartoon lineup on Saturdays. It's wasn't the best show, but it does bring back alot of memories.

GoofTroop - I just like Goofy. I was around twelve when this show came on.

The Smurfs - On Saturdays, my brother and I used to watch this show religiously.

Alvin And The Chipmunks - My brother and I used to watch this show all the time too.

The Real Ghostbusters - Alot better than the other Ghostbuster show.

Punky Brewster And Friends - Don't laugh, it was a cool cartoon.

He-Man - In elementary school, He-Man was the coolest.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Same as He-Man.

"Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior"

[–] GQuagmire 19 years ago

I have many in no particular order, all from the 80s and 90s - the best era of cartoons ever.

Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Pinky and the Brain
TMNT
Bobbys World
Doug
Batman: TAS
Freakazoid
Spider-Man
Iron Man
Talespin
Rockos Modern Life
Gummi Bears
Darkwing Duck
DuckTales
Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
David the Gnome
Muppet Babies
Ren and Stimpy
GI Joe
Transformers
Thundercats
Taz-Mania
Beetlejuice
Alvin and Chipmunks
Biker Mice from Mars
Garfield and Friends
Eek the Cat
Heathcliff
Inspector Gadget
Original Rugrats
Aah! Real Monsters

It's a shame none of these cartoons are on TV anymore.

[–] sdavid2fleming 19 years ago

I loved Bobby's World. It was a cute show.

"Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior"

[–] sandrah1983 19 years ago

does anyone remember that weird cartoon with Roseanne Barr? i think it was called Little Rosie or something.

[–] sdavid2fleming 19 years ago

Yeah, I remember it. I never really watched it, though.

"Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior"

[–] Tocqueville 17 years ago

yeah, wasn't there an episode where she was warned to not eat some kind of gum or candy because she would turn into a blueberry (or some other fruit) if she did?

[–] Marx_Bros_Fan86 19 years ago

I liked DuckTales but it was never a favorite of mine. I was born in 1986 so most of my favorite cartoons are from the 90's

1. X-Men- probably my absolute favorite cartoon when I was a kid. Wolverine was the coolest! Whenever my friends and I played "superheroes," everybody was a power ranger, except me; I was always Wolverine.

the rest are not in order.

2. Batman the animated series
3. Spider-Man
4. RugRats
5. Doug
6. Ren & Stimpy
7. The Real Ghostbusters
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9. David the Gnome (I can't believe it only lasted a year!)
10.Sonic the Hedgehog (the first series with Jaleel White, the others were bad)
11.Rocko's Modern Life
12.AAAAHHH! Real Monsters
13.The Super Mario Bros. Super Show with Captain Lou Albano.
14.Gummi Bears
15.Darkwing Duck
16.Muppet Babies
17.Alvin and the Chipmunks
18.Tiny Toons

Now shows like The Simpsons (classic era), Futurama, and South Park are my favorite cartoons.

I can see you right now in the kitchen, bending over a hot stove. But I can't see the stove.

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[–] stormy_daze 19 years ago

When I was a kid, my brother and I used to scream at the bus driver for getting us home too late to hear the theme song to Gummi Bears. There was a little 4 pack: Gummi Bears, Ducktails, Chip and Dale, and Tail Spin. I don't remember the order they were on, tho.... they were the best!

[–] delusionist 19 years ago

Yes!! Those four were the cartoon milestones of my childhood, too. I bet we must be around the same age bracket.

[–] stormy_daze 19 years ago

I expect so, I was an 80's baby... my brother thinks I'm mad because I cried when I got Ducktails for christmas, I was so happy. I haven't seen them in around... what... eight or ten years? It was just so wonderful. You know the delightful thing? They were as good as I remember, which is really rare.

Now if I could only get the bloody Treasure of the Golden Suns on DVD and the rest of my little afternoon pack I would be so happy!

"Is man merely a mistake of God's? Or is God merely a mistake of man's?" --Nietzsche

[–] jsipe16 17 years ago

Geez, are you me?

[–] sopranosfan88 19 years ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tale Spin
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
DuckTales
G.I. Joe
Thundercats
The Transformers
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons
X-Men
Animaniacs
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

[–] Kamina85 19 years ago

ABC order

Aah! Real Monsters
Angry Beavers
Animaniacs
Batman TAS
Beast Wars
Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
David the Gnome
Doug
Dragonball/DBZ
DuckTales
Family Guy
Futurama
Garfield and Friends
Goof Troop
Gummi Bears
Inspector Gadget
Justice League/JLU
Pinky and the Brain
Ren and Stimpy
Rocko's Modern Life
Rugrats (original)
Samurai Jack
Simpsons
Sonic the Hedgehog
Spider-man
Super Mario Bros.
Tail Spin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Titans
X-men

Now human lives and histories are simply pawns in the great game of dominion.....DOOM'S GAME

[–] stormy_daze 19 years ago

Doctor Doom -- I think you win. I am not a cartoon person. I don't think I could have thought of all of those!! I didn't *and do not now* watch a lot of tv, even cartoons, but I suppose mine are really simple.

I expect if my life were on the line, I might be able to name 10 cartoons max -- and most of them would be shows my brothers watched, not I. But, my shows:

Gummi Bears,
Tale Spin
Chip and Dale,
Ducktails,

and for modern cartoons, add Invader Zim. The poor little inept alien, I want him to win. He's so adorable.

All of my favourite characters were always the bad guys! Don't know what that says about me, eh? I always wanted Oscar the Grouch to succeed in ruining the day, and I always cheered Don Karnage. I just love the baddies.

"Is man merely a mistake of God's? Or is God merely a mistake of man's?" --Nietzsche

[–] Kamina85 19 years ago

I like villians too (as my screen name suggests).

The reason my list is so huge is because I have a LOT of free time.

Ironically, I still find time for friends, reading, and video games.

Now human lives and histories are simply pawns in the great game of dominion.....DOOM'S GAME

[–] Philly22 19 years ago

He-man
Ducktales
Chip and Dale
Talespin
Defenders of earth
And ofcourse... Yogi's treasurehunt!

[–] herbie20032002 17 years ago

Not in order..

Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Duck Tales
Rescue Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spiderman (FOX)
Spiderman (early 80's)
X-men
Batman (FOX)
Inspector Gadget
Dennis the Menace
Garfield and Friends
Goof Troop
Rugrats
Simpsons
Super Mario Bros.
Gummi Bears

There is more but I cannot remember these cartoon shows back in 80's

[–] furienna 18 years ago

Ed, Edd & Eddy
Johnny Bravo (but only the episodes with Carl in them)
Aladdin
Hercules
Tarzan
Duck Tales (but only the episodes with Fenton in them)
Rugrats
Hey Arnold
The wild Thornberrys

Yes, it's true! IMDB has reached Sweden!

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[–] ExplorerDS6789 17 years ago

"DuckTales - By far my favorite cartoon show of all time. It had great animation, likeable characters, and original fun storylines for each episode."

Exactly, and plus, that show had cajones! I know of two episodes in which characters actually die. They weren't robots, they were living beings. "The Right Duck", that evil ruler actually feeds one of his henchmen to his monsters, and "Double-O Duck", Launchpad sends the villain to his doom. How many shows today would have the guts to show, or hint at, character being killed off? Very few.

[–] alexracer 17 years ago

here are some of my favorites

- Ducktakes (obvios)

- Transformers (G1)

- Samurai pizza cats (hilarios)

- Saber Rider and the Starsheriffs

- Mysterios citys of Gold

- Robotech

- Michel Vaillant

English is not my native

[–] wogglove 17 years ago

These are my favorite cartoons in no particular order. Most are from the 80's to early 90's which makes sense as I was born in the middle of the 80's

1. Care Bears (Dic/Nelvana)
2. Gummi Bears
3. Rainbow Brite
4. Popples
5. Punky Brewster
6. My Pet Monster
7. Strawberry Shortcake (original)
8. Winnie the Pooh
9. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (I love all Scooby-Doo series)
10. Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters
11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (original)
12. Teddy Ruxpin
13. Ducktales
14. Beetlejuice
15. Garfield and Friends
16. Dennis the Menace (FOX)
17. Underdog
18. Alvin and the Chipmunks
19. Muppet Babies
20. The Wizard of Oz
21. Madeline
22. My Little Pony Tales

Shows like these were needed then and they are needed now. I could never bear to watch the kind of stuff that is on nowadays. They all suffer in terms of animation, characterizations, and plotlines.

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy - Abhorrable!
Ed, Edd, and Eddy - Disgusting
Camp Lazlo - Detestable
My Gym Partner's a Monkey - Disgraceful
The Fairly Odd Parents - Just Plain Unlikable!

The only station that has remained dependable through the years is PBS.

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[–] oldschoolel 17 years ago

Well, I was born late 70's and watched afternoon cartoons until 1990. I was wondering if anyone remembers BraveStar? It was about the wild west set in the future.

Ducktales was great, liked GI joe, despised Talespin and Rescue Rangers.
And She-ra was such a let down after HE-Man. In retrospect, I guess the saddest thing is that we had to use 'real' to distinguish the Ghostbusters from the other generic cartooon that was nothing like the movie. Also wondering if anyone ever saw that 'gem' where the hunter ghosts? If you had Atlanta TV then, you might have caught it. I think Denny Moore would actually annouce it.

Some of the Cartoons mentioned above I recall coming on Saturday Mornings when I did not get to see them.

I guess Superfriends and Ducktales were my all time favorites, though.

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[–] Tocqueville 17 years ago

You are all forgetting the extreme awesomness that was and is "Gargoyles". What an indescribably awesome show.

The complete first season and Season 2 volume one are out on DVD, in case anyone is interested.

Thank you to whoever started this thread!

[–] profprimbud 16 years ago

In ranked order, my fave TV shows, not counting The Simpsons (# 2):

10. Ducktales
13. Chip N Dale's Rescue Rangers
14. Talespin
16. The Real Ghostbusters
22. Darkwing Duck
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
28. Thundersub
32. Captain Planet and the Planeteers
34. Batman - the Animated Series
36. The Transformers
37. G. I. Joe
38. Garfield & Friends
40. Thundercats
42. Tom & Jerry
43. Dennis the Menace
46. The Uncanny X-Men
47. Teen Wolf
48. Back to the Future
49. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
54. Arthur
56. The Muppet Babies
59. Dr. Katz
61. Capt. N
62. Spider-Man
64. Heathcliff
70. Voltron - defender of the universe

That's all I have at the moment.

I never think about the future, it comes soon enough

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