Katie Ka-boom: Psychological - Animaniacs (1993) Discussion

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[–] Flyer_1983 17 years ago

It's actually spelled "Asperger". Honest mistake, though.

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[–] Flyer_1983 17 years ago

Oh, sorry! I thought I'd seen your post spelling it with a "b" instead of a "p".

My fault, I apologize.

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[–] Flyer_1983 17 years ago

I've been in a class with people with Asperger, so I know that some of them can be easily pissed off (That made me think of Katie!).

I actually had a friend with Asperger's Syndrome, and I'd noticed that the slightest thing set him off and it seemed almost impossible to calm him down, so yeah, that's a very interesting comparison to Katie's "condition".

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[–] Flyer_1983 17 years ago

Definitely not just you!

As a kid (back in 1993-1994), I never would've gotten the comparison (since I didn't meet him until at least 1998...), but after watching these cartoons recently, I've caught the similarity.

Interestingly, as I type this message, I'm watching a "Katie Ka-Boom" cartoon right now. Call Waiting, to be precise.

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[–] Flyer_1983 17 years ago

I never saw those shorts when I was younger.. not until when I saw the re-runs in '06...!

Wow, I didn't know they re-ran the show in 2006! What network?

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[–] StartingAllOver14 17 years ago

I've have a family member that has asperger and yeah, some of them can be easily angry, but that, like you say, Madde, very individually. Some of them who have asperger are shy, but also very, very nice people.

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[–] StartingAllOver14 17 years ago

Are you Swedish?? Then we're neighbours, cause I'm Norwegian!

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[–] TimmyAnn 17 years ago

>>I DID spell it that way

No, you didn't.

I do not have attention deficit disor...Ooh, look at the bunny!

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[–] TimmyAnn 17 years ago

Hey, stuff happens! At least you're a good sport about it. I just thought it was kind of funny, but I was half expecting a really angry reply. Some people flip out over nothing, you know? So, thanks for having a sense of humor!

I do not have attention deficit disor...Ooh, look at the bunny!

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[–] lagrammairienne 17 years ago

I don't think Katie Ka-boom had any kind of "mental disorder" at all; I think her overblown reactions were just hyperbolic representations of teenage mood swings. A person doesn't have to have a "disorder" to be tempermental.

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[–] Baravelli_the_ice_lady 17 years ago

I don't think Katie Ka-boom had any kind of "mental disorder" at all; I think her overblown reactions were just hyperbolic representations of teenage mood swings. A person doesn't have to have a "disorder" to be tempermental.

Yes, I agree. My father used to say one of his sisters was precisely like Katie as a teenager, always blowing up (not literally) over the smallest things, and she didn't have any disorders; she was just being a high-strung teenage girl. I think a lot of teenagers' parents could relate to the Katie cartoons.

"You left out a Hungadunga! You left out the main one, too!"

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[–] Lorenclay 17 years ago

Man, I love the Katie Ka-Boom, I liked the way how she gets ticked off, I would say she has some kind of rare-form of explosive PMS.

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[–] TimmyAnn 17 years ago

I agree completely with lagrammairienne and Baravelli_the_ice_lady . I think it would actually be wrong to laugh at the cartoons if she were in fact mentally ill. They would be sad, actually! The whole point is that she is just a teenage drama queen who over reacts to everything because she is a mess of teenage angst and raging adolescent hormones.

I do not have attention deficit disor...Ooh, look at the bunny!

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[–] MetFanMac 13 years ago

According to the DVD extras it was Nicholas Hollander who came with her and he indeed based her on his own daughter.

Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.

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[–] MetFanMac 13 years ago

Always glad to help out a fellow Animaniacmaniac!

Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.

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[–] joshwinkler87 13 years ago

She was just a typical/stereotypical? teenager.

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[–] dan-willi84 12 years ago

I am beginning to think it's possible, The Incredible Hulk may had been part influence behind Katie Ka-Boom.

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[–] bondservantjesuschrist 13 years ago

I use to think it was hilarious, when she explode. I actually personally when I had PMS would get real angry and sometimes I throw things. People would say I was PMS's and I would say like No I'm not and then like whithin 2 or 3 days, I'd have my period. Ha! You can get real moody as a teenager, it is the hormones.

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[–] bondservantjesuschrist 13 years ago

I do have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Schizo-effective disorder, a form of Schizophrenia, that I take meds for. If I encountered some one who really was that angry easy, I would be scared.

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[–] bondservantjesuschrist 13 years ago

I think the one with Chicken Boo as her boyfriend was one of the best ones!

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[–] SenaShetani 15 years ago

I never really got into her stuff as a kid.

I like her skits now that I'm older.

Naveen: Yeah you've done it! For me!
Dr. Facilier: Oh I've done it!

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[–] MetFanMac 15 years ago

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Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.

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[–] StarskyandChinaHutch 12 years ago

She is not bi-polar; SHE IS A TEENAGER!

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