The Bugs Bunny Show, (aka Looney Tunes), CBSIMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia
Here I shall list cartoons that I watched a long time ago, and don't remember well. In some cases I barely even remember the title. So, obviously, these are basically shows from when I was a kid (in the 1980s, though some shows might extend into the 90s). Some of the shows may have even been made much earlier, like the 60s, but the point is not when they were made, but when I watched them. However, there have been some shows I once included here that I later gave their own pages, because I got a chance to see them again, and refresh my memory. There might even be some shows I put there instead of here to begin with, because of their being of particular importance to me (whether I remember them well enough to write a very good review or not). Maybe someday I'll move some more shows from this page to their own pages... but perhaps I should at least include links here, just so you know what sort of shows hold nostalgic value for me. Oh, I guess I could also put gold stars next to the shows that were most important to me, once upon a time (and which I'd therefore most like to see again someday). However... there are some shows I originally included here, and then later just deleted because I decided I really don't care enough to even mention them, anymore.
Alvin and the Chipmunks, NBC
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Welp, of course the Chipmunks are famous for a couple of songs. And later they had a black & white cartoon, which I suppose I saw a little bit in reruns, but don't remember well. And in the 80s, they had a new cartoon series. It seems to have lasted more years than I was aware of it, somehow. I don't actually remember when I became aware of it, but I'm sure I couldn't have seen like eight years of it. Come on! Still, I do remember it some. I dunno, I'm sure it wasn't great, but it was alright. I mainly remember there being three female chipmunk characters as well as the regular characters, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore (and their "father"/manager, Dave Seville). I'm sure I thought the Chipettes were cute. Especially Brittany. I always liked that name, too. Until Britney Spears came along and ruined it, but that's not relevant.... Oh, and starting in 2007, there have been (as of 2011) three live-action/CGI movies, none of which I intend to see.
The Biskitts, CBS
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Don't remember much about it, except that it was about these tiny doglike critters. I seem to recall it being a spin-off from The Smurfs, but I could be wrong.
Blackstar, CBS
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I'm afraid I barely even remember this existed, and I couldn't even think of the name before I did some searching for it on the Net, or whatever. Anyway... I think this is the show I'm thinking of. My one real memory is that I think everyone had to go to school on Saturday once when I was little, I don't remember why. And I was upset about missing this, or something.
The Bugs Bunny Show, (aka Looney Tunes), CBS
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Well, Wikipedia notes that this has gone by various names over the years (and aired on various networks). I don't even remember what it was called when I watched it. I don't even remember when I first watched it. It doesn't matter much, obviously the cartoons on this show were actually from before my time, anyway. But I'm sure I did watch it when I was a little kid. Everyone should, really. I don't even know what to say about it, except that it's obviously a classic. Bugs, Daffy, Tweety and Sylvester, Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Michigan J. Frog, the Tazmanian Devil, and, I dunno, a bunch of other characters... Honestly, what can I say? I mean, everyone already knows these cartoons. Lots of slapstick violence and whatnot... it's just... I dunno, it's all too much to try to describe... Over the years there have been several "Looney Tunes" movies, which I may review someday, and several attempts to reinvent the characters in more modern shows (such as Duck Dodgers in 2003, "Loonatics Unleashed" in 2005, "The Looney Tunes Show" in 2011, etc.) and various related projects with new characters (such as "Tiny Toon Adventures" in 1990, Animaniacs in 1993, Pinky and the Brain in 1995, etc.)
The Care Bears
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Don't remember it well. I know I used to watch it, though. And used to have some little plastic figures. And a couple stuffed animals, which must be in my closet still. My favorite character was probably Bright Heart Raccoon, which is one of the plush toys in my closet. He was purple, you know. I like purple. Um, the only thing I really remember about this show was that eventually the Care Bears met some other kinds of animals called the Care Bear Cousins, one of whom was Brave Heart Lion. And I remember Brave Heart once singing a song after the main cartoon... yes, after the cartoon I think they'd sometimes have some little unrelated... segments of some kind... and one time, Brave Heart was teaching kids how to make peanut butter balls. I have this one fragment of a verse in my head where he sang "...the PB balls," and that's all I can really remember, but it pops into my head now and then. So I just thought I'd share. Oh, also I'm sure there have been some Care Bears movies, which I may have seen.
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, CBS
What can I say? This was based on the Peanuts comic strip. I don't remember it that well, but... it was alright, I guess. Maybe. (See also special presentations).
The Drak Pack, CBS
Only really remember the title. Glad I'm not crazy to think it existed. I'd like to see it again someday, but I very much doubt there's any chance of that.
You know how sometimes you're on an amusement park ride with your friends, when suddenly you're transported into a fantasy realm, given new clothes and magic weapons, and forced to fight demons and dragons and put up with crazy little old sorcerers who talk in riddles all the time, while constantly searching for a way home? Yeah... man, someone ought to look into that, put up a warning sign on the rides, or something. I dunno.
Anyway, this was what happened to a group of friends in this cartoon from 1983. It was kinda based on the D&D RPG that was popular at the time, but... I dunno. I never played the game, but I always liked the cartoon. I think it kind of suffered in a couple ways... alot of D&D players I think didn't like it because it was too... I dunno, cartoony, I guess. Not really like the game so much. But it also caught flak from folks who were all up in arms against the RPG for being "occult" or whatever. You know the type. Don't even have to watch a show to know they hate it and it's evil and stuff. Feh.
Anyway... The characters were on this ride got sucked into a magical world where they met a sorcerer called Dungeon Master, who gave them each a magic weapon. Hank became a ranger, getting a magic bow; Diana, the acrobat (who we liked) got a magic javelin; Sheila, the thief (who we liked) got a cloak of invisibility; her little brother Bobby, the barbarian, got a club; Presto, the magician, got a magic hat, though the spells he cast generally came out wrong; and Eric, the cavalier with a cavalier attitude, got a shield. He was normally rather sarcastic and self-centered and cowardly, constantly complaining, rarely helping. He was also the funniest character, and the one most determined to find a way home. Kind of hard to understand why the others kept putting up with him, but perhaps that says something about their own character. The group also were befriended by a young unicorn called Uni (who didn't talk, btw). Bobby was especially close to Uni.
So, while they all traveled around searching for a way home, they'd sometimes help people or whatever. Dungeon Master would occasionally pop up unexpectedly, to give them advice they never really understood; Eric found him especially annoying. Anyway, they often had to fight Venger, who was like this evil, powerful wizard or whatever, who more or less seemed to rule the world, or most of it. He was an enemy of Dungeon Master, and he always wanted to get his hands on the kids' magic weapons. He had a servant called Shadow Demon, and hordes of orcs or whatever. And there was also a five-headed dragon named Tiamat, who was an enemy of both the heroes and Venger. And I suppose there were other random threats sometimes.
Not really sure what else to say. Watched some reruns on Toon Disney for awhile, though the show didn't really hold up that well. Hard to say how much I'd care about it if not for its nostalgic value, but whatever. It might seem kinda lame now, but it can still be kind of amusing or whatever. And I do hope new generations could appreciate it. Anyway, I'll probably get some DVDs sometime, and then I suppose I'd move this review to its own page.
Ewoks
Don't remember it well, probably didn't see much of it. But it's part of the Star Wars universe and as such it's important, okay? I think it might be roughly related to the live-action Ewoks movies, which I need to watch someday and write reviews. It's also in the same vein as the animated series "Droids," which I'm sure I saw less of than this, and don't really remember at all. I'd proably like to see both cartoons someday and write proper reviews of them, as well. But anyway... I'm sure I at least kind of liked this show, when it was on. It was, you know, about Ewoks. Them small bearlike guys from "Return of the Jedi" (of which I also need to write a review). A lot of fans of the original trilogy probably don't like the Ewoks that much, but I always did. Especially Wicket. Anyway, I dunno what else to say. Can't really describe the show except that it had nothing to do, as far as I recall, with anything else from the Star Wars movies. It was just the Ewoks, living their lives on their moon, and sometimes having conflicts with some other species that lived there, I guess....
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Based on stories by Bill Cosby about kids he knew growing up, or something. Bill hosted the show. Don't remember it too much, but I wouldn't mind seeing it again. Oh, yeah, the kids like sometimes watched this cartoon called the Brown Hornet, or whatever.
I have this on DVD, so... yay.
The Get-Along Gang, CBS
This bunch of animal kids had a caboose as a clubhouse, and uh... I don't really remember much else, but this was one of the shows I watched every Saturday, so... here's an entry for it. Wish I could think what to say.
Gilligan's Planet, CBS
Seriously. This was funny. The very notion of such a show is funny. That it actually got made is even funnier. Gosh, what a funny, funny show! I hardly remember it at all. Oh yeah, I should mention, in case you hadn't guessed, it was inspired by the live-action series Gilligan's Island, except instead of being stranded on an island, the castaways were... uh, lost in space....
Don't remember it that well, but it was good. Maybe someday I'll get the DVDs (and then I'd give the show its own page). Anyway, my favorite character was Orko. I also kinda liked Cringer, I guess. Anyway, so the backstory, as I recall, was that there was this female astronaut from Earth, named Marlena, who crash-landed on this weird planet called Eternia, that was sort of part medieval, maybe even earlier, and had plenty of magic but also a bit of high technology. And she married King Randor and became a queen. Their son, Prince Adam, had this sword that would turn him into this super-strong guy called He-Man who was like a superhero or whatever. It also turned his scaredy-cat Cringer into Battle Lion. And there was this evil guy called Skeletor who had a bunch of minions and they always made trouble and stuff. And there was a castle called Grayskull, which was rather important. I think like this Sorceress (who we liked) lived there or something, and I guess she's the one who gave Prince Adam his magic sword. And Skeletor was always trying to take the place over or whatever. I dunno.
Well, there were plenty of other characters, good and bad. On He-Man's side was Man-At-Arms (aka Duncan), and his daughter Teela (who we liked), the weird little wizard Orko, Ram-Man, Roboto, etc. Skeletor's minions included the witch Evil-Lyn (who we probably kinda liked), Tri-Klops, Beastman, Trap-Jaw, Mer-Man, etc. Oh, and Skeletor also had a cool purple panther named Panthor, sort of an evil counterpart to Battle Cat. Anyway, there were of course lots of toys based on the series (or maybe the series was based on the toys). I had some of them. Wish I still did, but I reckon some I sold at flea markets or yard sales, and some may have been lost or stolen. Shame. I remember the Kobra Khan toy would actually spit water when you pressed his head down. Um, I had battle-damage skeletor, whose chest plate could switch from damaged to undamaged. And Prince Adam/He-Man. And Panthor. And Roboto (he was cool). And maybe some others, I forget.
There was a related series called She-Ra: Princess of Power, which I think was set in another dimension or something, but I never got a chance to see any of it. I'd like to, someday (we like She-Ra). There was also a new He-Man series on Cartoon Network in 2002, but I didn't watch much of it. It was okay I guess, but I didn't think it seemed as good as the original, and I didn't really see the point. I'd really rather they had just aired reruns of the old series instead of wasting their time and money making the new show.
Another fun old 80's cartoon that I don't remember that well. In looking at some of the links, apparently it was originally on NBC, but reran on CBS. I didn't remember that, but of course, I wouldn't have been able to see it except on CBS. Anyway, there was this band that got transported into a cartoon world called the Flipside, by this evil guy called Master Blaster. And they all turned into cartoons, themselves. And so did like their van or whatever, I think. And um. There was this fairy named Glitter (who I'm sure I thought was hot), who joined them. And um, stuff happened. I don't really remember it, I just remember it was cool and I miss it. I think Glitter got really strong when she sneezed. And I have some image of a Salvador Dalí painting in my head for some reason. Anyway, I'd definitely like to see this show again sometime (and move the review to the animation page). Unfortunately, that seems pretty unlikely to happen.
The Kwicky Koala Show, CBS
Yet another show I don't remember much more about other than the title. There was a really fast koala, though, who may have even teleported. And... that's all I can tell you. I'm sure I liked it when I was little, though.
Okay, apparently the actual title of this show was "The Marvel Superheroes," but I remember it as "The Merry Marvel Marching Society." At least, that was the title of the closing theme for the show. I suppose that could be why I remember it as the show's title. (Oh, and apparently it's also the name of an old fan club for Marvel comics, but I know nothing about that.) Anyway, it seems the show was made in 1966, but I watched it... must have been in the very early 80s, I suppose. I don't remember it too well, and I dunno how good it was, but I'd certainly love to see it again. It holds great nostalgic value for me, and I like the theme song for this as well as some of the other shows.... The series actually was comprised of various smaller cartoon shows, each about a different Marvel superhero. You had Iron Man, Namor, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor (each with their own theme song). Um... I dunno what else to say, except that I'm giving it a goldstar more for my retroactive interest than for the level of interest I had at the time I watched it.
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, CBS
I remember this somewhat for Mighty Mouse, but more for another superhero, Bat-Bat, and a villain called The Cow. I always liked the idea of Bat-Bat... you know, like Bat-Man, except... he was actually a bat. So... y'know... a bat using being a bat as a secret superhero kind of... whatever... I dunno, I just always liked the idea, okay? I dunno what else to say about the show. I'd probably like to see it again sometime.
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Well, I guess this was made in 1960, though I must've watched it in the early 80s or something. But heck, it could even have been the mid or late 80s, or the early 90s, I dunno. Anyway, I don't remember this well at all. But um, it's apparently Rankin/Bass's first animation ever. Wow. And um, I just remember Pinocchio always being led astray by the fox and the cat. I think. And I think I must've seen this along with Tales of the Wizard of Oz. Oh, and each episode was about 5 minutes long.
Pac-Man
I dunno how much of this I saw, but I definitely saw some of it. Anyway, of course it's based on the classic video games. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man were married, and they had a Pac-Baby, and there were the ghosts, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde. And... I dunno what to say. But I kinda liked the show.
Yet another old 80's cartoon I don't remember well, but really miss. I'd love to see it again sometime, though I very much doubt that'll ever be possible. Um, there was this pyramid thing that this evil wizard was trying to steal from like some huge pedestal up in space or whatever. And it fell and pieces scattered all over the Earth. And there were some people who travelled around trying to find and collect the pieces before this evil wizard could get them. And there were these three talking pandas who could jump together to form this thing called "Papa Panda" which would like radiate this like wave of energy or whatever, that like pushed away badness or something. I dunno. Sounds kind of anime-ish or something, don't it? Anyway, funny and fun show. Like I say, I miss it.
Pole Position, CBS
I don't remember it well. But it was cool. I swear, it was. I remember the talking cars, Wheels and Roadie. Sort of. And they were driven by a brother and sister, who were like racecar drivers or whatever, though I don't remember them that well. I also remember liking the name of their uncle, Zachary. I dunno if this is the first place I ever heard that name, or what. But anyway, he'd like send them on secret missions to fight crime or whatever.
Saturday Supercade, CBS
This had a few shows based on video games like "Donkey Kong" and "Q-Bert." And other stuff, but those are mainly what I remember. Vaguely.
Barely remember it, but I was quite fond of it, back in the day. These little animals um... turned into super-heroes, or something. One of those deals where they don't really look different, as I recall, but nobody who knows them recognizes them, anyway.
Yes, I used to watch this when I was a kid. You couldn't avoid it. The show was huge. Anyway, the Smurfs were these little blue creatures who were three apples high, and there were like 100 of them who all lived in a little village together, in like the middle ages or something. And there was an evil wizard named Gargamel who had a cat named Azrael, and they always wanted to catch Smurfs for some reason. (I actually liked Gargamel and Azrael.) And there were maybe a few humans who were friends of the Smurfs, like Johan and Peewit (pronounced Pee-Wee). I dunno what else to say, it was a weird little show, but like I said, it was pretty popular for awhile. Oh, and I guess it was based on European comic books or something. I'm giving it a goldstar more for the show's unavoidableness than for how much I actually liked it; I mean it was okay, but.... Oh, and in 2011 there was a live-action/CGI Smurfs movie, which I have no plans to ever see... but who knows?
Snorks
I hardly remember this at all, and I'm not sure how much I ever even saw of it; but it's kinda like "The Smurfs" underwater. I'd probably like to see it again sometime just to refresh my memory.
Apparently made in the late 60's. Which is weird, cuz I watched it when I was a kid, must've been the early 80's. And at the time I thought it was a current show. I found out in 2002, in an article in TV Guide, that it was from the 60's. Which really blew my mind. Anyway, I remember some of the stories, sort of. I would so love to watch this again for the pure nostalgia of it. I definitely plan to get it on DVD, eventually (and move the review to its own page). Anyway, it's about the comic book superhero Spider-Man. I don't know what else to say, but if and when I do see it again, maybe I'll say more. Or not.
Tales of the Wizard of Oz
I think I must've seen this alongside The New Adventures of Pinocchio, and I don't remember it any better than I do that, really. Like that show, each episode was about 5 minutes long. This was like the second series from Rankin/Bass, but it used more traditional animation... although the animation style was really rather weird and childlike. And um, I dunno, the stories and everything were quite weird, and the characters had slightly different names than normal, and didn't act much like you'd expect. I dunno what else to say. It was just weird.
Teen Wolf, CBS
Based on the live-action movie. Um... so, it was about Scott Howard, a teenaged werewolf, and his family. I sorta remember his little sister, Lupe, and their grandmother. I don't remember any specific stories or anything.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, CBS
This show was okay. Could be funny and stuff. I suppose I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of it again someday. Yeah, totally... But I dunno what to say about it. You've probably at least heard of TMNT. Anyway... there was this rat who was the pet of a ninja master, and he watched him train, and thereby learned ninjitsu himself. Later the rat ended up in the sewers of New York city, where he and four turtles were mutated by nuclear waste, growing to roughly man-size, and becoming intelligent. The rat, whose name was Splinter, named the turtles Raphael, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, and Donatello, and began training them to be ninjas. Then the four of them at some point went out and started to fight crime and stuff, though they definitely have the personalities of teenagers, especially Mikey. They make some friends like a reporter named April O'Neil, and a vigilante named Casey Jones, etc. They also make enemies, such as Shredder and his Foot ninjas. And they have lots of wacky adventures. That's about all I can think to tell you. Except... I guess all this started out as comix or whatever. I think people say they were alot different and more serious and much better, and stuff. But I never got a chance to read them. There were also later some live-action movies. And at least one other animated series that I watched for a little while.
Thundercats
I don't really remember how well I liked the show, but it's not bad, I guess. It's something one should at least check out. Snarf was cool (or annoying, take your pick). Anyway there's a bunch of people who are humanoid but each are kind of like a different kind of wildcat, and they come from some planet that was destroyed or something, and settled on some other planet and have to fight some evil creatures ruled by this ancient magical mummy named Mumm-Ra. And stuff. I dunno, maybe someday I'll actually get the DVDs and say more (and move the review to its own page). Really, I'm sure it deserves a gold star.
Also, there was a remake of the series on Cartoon Network in 2011, but that was soon after I lost Cartoon Network, so I haven't had a chance to see it yet. But I'd really like to.
Tom & Jerry
I suppose I must've watched this in like the early 80s, but it consisted of theatrical shorts created over a period of at least a couple decades, starting in 1940. I don't remember anything specific about it. It's just... Tom, the cat, chasing Jerry, the mouse, who constantly outsmarted him, and often seemed like rather a jerk. I mean, I can understand a mouse not wanting to be caught and eaten by a cat. Fine. But in these cartoons, Jerry tended to overdo it. He didn't just elude the cat, he made his life miserable, and very painful. And of course, Tom and Jerry inspired lots of future stuff, like "Itchy and Scratchy" from The Simpsons. And in a way, probably Kevin vs. Harry and Marv from the "Home Alone" movies. And countless other stuff. But hey, it was alot like... lots of other cartoons of the era, including Looney Tunes (Sylvester & Tweety, most notably). I dunno, whatever... all those old cartoons from the mid-20th century, I think, were much more violent than the cartoons parents complain about their kids watching these days... even if it was slapstick and today's violence is often more realistic... today's cartoons are also often more intelligent. Not always, of course.... But shows like Tom & Jerry get pretty repetetive and pointless and boring, after awhile....
Wildfire, CBS
Don't remember it well, but it was okay. This girl named Sara rode this magical horse named Wildfire into another world, as I recall, and fought some evil or something. First place I ever heard the line "(She) who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day." (The villain said it once.)
The Wuzzles
A bunch of weird critters who were all half one animal and half some other animal. I don't really remember much about it, but it was okay. Oh yeah, there was a narrator, too.
CBS Storybreak
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