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waichingliu81 · 05-01-2010, 08:47 PM

The 20 Worst Saturday Morning Cartoons
March 9, 2010 | Author: K. Thor Jensen | Tags: 20 Worst, Comedy, Fail

You know, it’s easy to look back at the past through rose-colored glasses and claim that everything was better when we were kids, but guess what: it wasn’t. In fact, things were objectively worse in a lot of ways (are you really going to tell me that a broken-down Nintendo Entertainment System is better than an Xbox 360?). But one thing will always be true: Saturday morning cartoons suck.

For every masterpiece like a Ren & Stimpy, there’s 20 completely abysmal abortions that kids watch because kids are stupid. In fact, here’s the 20 worst Saturday morning cartoons now!

http://www.heavy.com/comedy/2010/03/...ning-cartoons/

steevo · 05-01-2010, 08:52 PM

I have seen Johnny Test - completely atrocious. Not funny or charming at all.

Retro4Life · 05-01-2010, 09:46 PM

I'd say this article sucks a lot more than Saturday morning cartoons ever did.

Classics like Ren and Stimpy? Blech. Ugly, gross and distorted pets with annoying voices and disgusting habits. I'll take Scooby and the gang any day. Hell, I'll take Jabberjaw!

Love live Saturday morning cartoons!

waichingliu81 · 05-02-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I'd say this article sucks a lot more than Saturday morning cartoons ever did.

Classics like Ren and Stimpy? Blech. Ugly, gross and distorted pets with annoying voices and disgusting habits. I'll take Scooby and the gang any day. Hell, I'll take Jabberjaw!

Love live Saturday morning cartoons!

i agree with you on ren and stimpy. actually, i liked it somewhat, but it was not by any means a classic.

captain planet would be on my list of worst cartoons. pure communist, hippie-loving claptrap. i've never even seen most of the ones featured on here.

saturday morning cartoons don't suck. well not the ones from 60s- late 90s.

dakert · 05-03-2010, 12:16 AM

I was probably too old (thank God) but I have never seen any of these cartoons

TJL · 05-03-2010, 10:08 AM

Admit it guys, the Roseanne Barr cartoons were just awful.

MickeyMac · 05-03-2010, 10:18 AM

I remember seeing that Gary Coleman cartoon and it was quite bad. Another cartoon that should be on that list is Kid Video. Man was that show stupid.

MrCleveland · 05-03-2010, 04:36 PM

My brother LOVED "ProStars" and I watched "Hammerman" which probably ruined his career.

And I've seen some of "Yo Yogi" and one of the recurring characters was Loopy de Loop (I'm sorry, I'm a die-hard fan of Loopy) and he would play the chef that gets to Yogi's nerves when there's an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Loopy doesn't sound right in that cartoon and that was the only thing Hanna-Barbera would put him in!

Torgo · 05-03-2010, 06:31 PM

I loved Turbo Teen, that was one of my favorites as a kid.

I wonder if whoever made the list actually watched these shows when they were on? Or are going by what they've read and heard?

waichingliu81 · 05-04-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

Admit it guys, the Roseanne Barr cartoons were just awful.

especially little rosie- talk about cheese!

TVFactFan · 05-05-2010, 10:10 PM

I don't remember the Gary Coleman cartoon because I didn't discover Different Strokes until after his cartoon was cancelled-lol

TJL · 05-06-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

especially little rosie- talk about cheese!

Terrible. Just terrible.

waichingliu81 · 05-08-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

Terrible. Just terrible.

and that fat blond kid, i thought was like a younger version of john goodman but he wasn't.

Steve Carras · 06-04-2010, 12:57 AM

Jabberjaw sucked as did Scooby. Both ripoffs of Ruff and Reddy and Nancy Drew. The designs on the 70s cartoons were terrible. If I had a list of the worst cartoons it would be a laundry list and be hard to load on a weak browser

! [It includes to boot ALL 80s cartoons, sorry.]

Retro4Life · 06-04-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Carras

Jabberjaw sucked as did Scooby. Both ripoffs of Ruff and Reddy and Nancy Drew. The designs on the 70s cartoons were terrible. If I had a list of the worst cartoons it would be a laundry list and be hard to load on a weak browser

! [It includes to boot ALL 80s cartoons, sorry.]

Beauty, my friend, is as always, in the eye of the beholder. I'd say your assertion about Scooby ripping off Ruff and Reddy and Nancy Drew is QUITE a stretch, but even if I agreed, it wouldn't matter, since nearly everything created by 20th century pop culture is a ripoff of something else. I also totally disagree with your assessment of 70's cartoons in general.

But to each his own!

05-01-2010, 08:47 PM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	the 20 worst Saturday morning cartoons The 20 Worst Saturday Morning Cartoons March 9, 2010 \| Author: K. Thor Jensen \| Tags: 20 Worst, Comedy, Fail You know, it’s easy to look back at the past through rose-colored glasses and claim that everything was better when we were kids, but guess what: it wasn’t. In fact, things were objectively worse in a lot of ways (are you really going to tell me that a broken-down Nintendo Entertainment System is better than an Xbox 360?). But one thing will always be true: Saturday morning cartoons suck. For every masterpiece like a Ren & Stimpy, there’s 20 completely abysmal abortions that kids watch because kids are stupid. In fact, here’s the 20 worst Saturday morning cartoons now! http://www.heavy.com/comedy/2010/03/...ning-cartoons/

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I'd say this article sucks a lot more than Saturday morning cartoons ever did. Classics like Ren and Stimpy? Blech. Ugly, gross and distorted pets with annoying voices and disgusting habits. I'll take Scooby and the gang any day. Hell, I'll take Jabberjaw! Love live Saturday morning cartoons!
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05-03-2010, 12:16 AM	#5
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I was probably too old (thank God) but I have never seen any of these cartoons

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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	I remember seeing that Gary Coleman cartoon and it was quite bad. Another cartoon that should be on that list is Kid Video. Man was that show stupid.

05-03-2010, 06:31 PM	#9
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,032	I loved Turbo Teen, that was one of my favorites as a kid. I wonder if whoever made the list actually watched these shows when they were on? Or are going by what they've read and heard?
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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,039	I don't remember the Gary Coleman cartoon because I didn't discover Different Strokes until after his cartoon was cancelled-lol

06-04-2010, 12:57 AM	#14
Steve Carras Sandra Bullock RULES! Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 30, 2002 Location: Riverside County, CA Posts: 807	Jabberjaw sucked as did Scooby. Both ripoffs of Ruff and Reddy and Nancy Drew. The designs on the 70s cartoons were terrible. If I had a list of the worst cartoons it would be a laundry list and be hard to load on a weak browser ! [It includes to boot ALL 80s cartoons, sorry.]
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