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Pgm82 · 05-03-2003, 12:44 AM

Hey guys, I don't know about you, but I think that the 80s and early 90s had the best cartoons of any decade. Think about it: He-Man, Ducktales, Gummi Bears, Snorks, Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc. Maybe it was just because I was born in the 80s and grew up with these cartoons, but it just seems that the cartoons back then were so much cooler than the cartoons today. Today, it is all anime and they all look like the same cartoon.

trekkie · 05-06-2003, 07:48 PM

Oh definately! I loved Ducktales, Gummi Bears, the Wuzzles, Ninja Turtles, Alvin & the Chipmunks, etc!

I remember the first time I saw Ninja Turtles: my bro, mom & I were visiting my grandma & grandpa in Utah, and came upon the show while flipping through channels. We thought it was so wierd; a show about turtles who are ninjas!

Steve Carras · 05-15-2003, 06:08 PM

Tiny toons,Gummies,etc. made me sick.I loved the 60s,70s,50s, and earlier.Anytime I see Buster and Babs or Strawberry Shortcake or Baby Looney Tunes,..ugh,.

(I do like your Walt Disney quote..at least i;'ll give you credit for quality.

I loved the 40s Bugs Bunnys and Alvin, but from the 1960s.That was the time when the REAL Ross Bagdasarian?Dave Seville existed (died in 1972).

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TheLurkerKing · 05-22-2003, 02:43 PM

By Jove! I think he's got it. The decade we grew up in is the decade we prefer for cartoons. I won't say, when I was born, but, as I was around in the '60's, that's my favorite decade for cartoons. One had . . .

Beany and Cecil
Dudley Do-Rite
The Flintstones
Fractured Fairy Tales
George of the Jungle
Hoppity Hooper
The Jetsons
Jonny Quest
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Lone Ranger (Cartoon had the best villains)
The Pink Panther and the Inspector
Super Chicken

trekkie · 05-22-2003, 06:32 PM

The original ALVIN is terrible! Other cartoons work in that style of animation, but not ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS.

JDS84 · 05-25-2003, 09:27 PM

I have to agree with you on this. My all time favorites were The Smurfs, Alvin and The Chipmunks, Gummi Bears, Duck Tales, Ninja Turtles, and Freggle Rock. I would get early every Saturday morning just to watch these cartoons.

Evita Peron · 05-26-2003, 10:58 AM

I agree that the 80s/90s was the best time for cartoons. We had the Smurfs, TMNT, He-Man, She-Ra, Jem!, Flintstones Kids, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, Gummi Bears, Snorks, Captain 'N The Game Master, Super Mario World, Pirates Of Dark Water, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Saban's Adventures Of The Little Mermaid and Rainbow Brite.

The only cartoons that I like from today are He-Man 2002 From Cartoon Network, What's New Scooby Doo? and the Powerpuff Girls. The rest of the cartoons all look a like to me. They suck, except for the ones that I mentioned.

They have no moral values, except for the ones that I mentioned. The cartoons from the 60s/70s/80s/90s all had moral values for the children but the cartoons of today do NOT have any moral values.

Crystal

Evita Peron · 05-26-2003, 11:01 AM

The 60s/70s were also a good time for cartoons. There was The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Jonny Quest, Scooby Doo, Josie And The Pussycats, Speed Racer and Speed Buggy.

Crystal

Zoneboy · 07-13-2003, 08:43 AM

I have to go with 60's/70's on this one. We had Bullwinkle, Yogi Bear, Deputy Dawg, Flintstones, Jetsons, Fat Albert, Groovy Ghoulies, Josie & The Pussycats, Star Trek, Speed Racer, Jonny Quest, The Archies, Superfriends, The Amazing Spiderman, Wacky Races, Dastardly & Muttley, The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop, Scooby-Doo Where Are You?, Go Go Gophers, Speed Buggy, The Funky Phantom, Quickdraw McGraw, Snagglepuss & so many more. I turned 16 in 1980 and cartoons just didn't appeal to me after that. I never could watch Smurfs, Carebears, Snorks, Gummi Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man or any other animated series after 1980. That was when my passion for music videos began and was further influenced by the debut of Mtv back in 1981.

jaap russel · 07-28-2003, 06:39 PM

i'm looking for a name of a cartoon which i saw when i was a kid about the same time as the first he-man series. I think it was broadcast , im my country(holland), by superchannel.It is about a guy who fights a lord (bad guy) and they both have one half of a magical sword. The hero lived with some kind of dwarfs in a huge tree in a fantasy world. If someone could help me please.

j-pak · 08-11-2003, 10:48 PM

ive been recently reunited with my favorite 80's cartoons of all time!!! DAVID THE GNOME! i was only like 3, but i remember it well! and, CAPTAIN PLANET! now that i think about it, captian planet was nothing but a bunch of tree huggin hippies, but i loved it back then!
and i dunno if it was the late 80's, or early 90's, but did anyone hav the MISFORTUNE of seeing that Zelda series? that sucked! ganon...well, he wasnt the ganon ive come to kno and love to destroy! and zelda was an idiot! the fairy was too! and link was not the mute we all kno from the games! he was really getting on my nerves! and his sword! i mean, it wasnt even a sword! it was a dagger with beams!!! it disgusted me...i had to play the Orical od ages jus to get riida all my anger!

ClassicComedyFan2 · 08-12-2003, 02:52 PM

I know the 90s was a good time for toons: "Sonic the Hedgehog," "Batman: TAS," "Pokemon," "Super Mario World," "Animanaics," "The Tick," "The Simpsons," "Men in Black," "Superman," "Pinky and the Brain" and more!

Also, now's not so bad. You have, "Pokemon," "The Simpsons," "Tokyo Pig," "Totally Spies," "Futurama," "Digimon," "Beyblade," "Jackie Chan Adventures," "Yu-Gi-Oh," "Hamtaro," "Dexter's Lab," "Johnny Bravo," and even more.

barwars · 08-13-2003, 07:18 PM

Definately the 80s were the best.

The Jetsons however, were better in the 60s.

60s- early 90s were the best time to have free Saturday mornings.

I agree that newer shows are all too much Anime. Cartoons were made to be FUNNY.

Gilligan Jillian · 09-18-2003, 09:44 PM

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B&W fan · 09-20-2003, 02:58 PM

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Originally posted by redrocker22
I have to go with 60's/70's on this one. We had Bullwinkle, Yogi Bear, Deputy Dawg, Flintstones, Jetsons, Fat Albert, Groovy Ghoulies, Josie & The Pussycats, Star Trek, Speed Racer, Jonny Quest, The Archies, Superfriends, The Amazing Spiderman, Wacky Races, Dastardly & Muttley, The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop, Scooby-Doo Where Are You?, Go Go Gophers, Speed Buggy, The Funky Phantom, Quickdraw McGraw, Snagglepuss & so many more. I turned 16 in 1980 and cartoons just didn't appeal to me after that. I never could watch Smurfs, Carebears, Snorks, Gummi Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man or any other animated series after 1980. That was when my passion for music videos began and was further influenced by the debut of Mtv back in 1981.

Someone else mentioned this fact earlier, and this thread has pretty much borne it out: The decade you are born in is the one you consider the best for cartoons. I grew up on 60's and 70's cartoons, and I just can't see the 80's even coming close to all the classics that were mentioned above, plus the following ones:

Underdog
Space Ghost
The Herculoids
Shazzan
The Harlem Globetrotters
Abbott & Costello
Fantastic Four
Banana Splits (w/ 3 Musketeers, Arabian Knights, etc)
Dino Boy
Frankenstein Jr.
Amazing Chan & the Chan Clan
Godzilla
Woody Woodpecker
etc, etc, etc.

No comparison, IMHO. The 60's/70's wins hands down.

B&W "thank God for Boomerang - without it I'd be in serious trouble because I think Cartoon Network, WB Kids, Fox Kids, Nick, and all the others show garbage!" fan

05-03-2003, 12:44 AM	#1
Pgm82 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: May 03, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3	80s was the best decade of cartoons Hey guys, I don't know about you, but I think that the 80s and early 90s had the best cartoons of any decade. Think about it: He-Man, Ducktales, Gummi Bears, Snorks, Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc. Maybe it was just because I was born in the 80s and grew up with these cartoons, but it just seems that the cartoons back then were so much cooler than the cartoons today. Today, it is all anime and they all look like the same cartoon.

05-06-2003, 07:48 PM	#2
trekkie Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 224	Oh definately! I loved Ducktales, Gummi Bears, the Wuzzles, Ninja Turtles, Alvin & the Chipmunks, etc! I remember the first time I saw Ninja Turtles: my bro, mom & I were visiting my grandma & grandpa in Utah, and came upon the show while flipping through channels. We thought it was so wierd; a show about turtles who are ninjas!
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05-22-2003, 02:43 PM	#4
TheLurkerKing Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States Posts: 114	Re: 80s Was the Best Decade of Cartoons By Jove! I think he's got it. The decade we grew up in is the decade we prefer for cartoons. I won't say, when I was born, but, as I was around in the '60's, that's my favorite decade for cartoons. One had . . . Beany and Cecil Dudley Do-Rite The Flintstones Fractured Fairy Tales George of the Jungle Hoppity Hooper The Jetsons Jonny Quest Journey to the Center of the Earth The Lone Ranger (Cartoon had the best villains) The Pink Panther and the Inspector Super Chicken

05-25-2003, 09:27 PM	#6
JDS84 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 11, 2001 Location: My Old Kentucky Home Posts: 3,377	I have to agree with you on this. My all time favorites were The Smurfs, Alvin and The Chipmunks, Gummi Bears, Duck Tales, Ninja Turtles, and Freggle Rock. I would get early every Saturday morning just to watch these cartoons.
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05-26-2003, 10:58 AM	#7
Evita Peron Evita Perón Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 311	I agree that the 80s/90s was the best time for cartoons. We had the Smurfs, TMNT, He-Man, She-Ra, Jem!, Flintstones Kids, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, Gummi Bears, Snorks, Captain 'N The Game Master, Super Mario World, Pirates Of Dark Water, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Saban's Adventures Of The Little Mermaid and Rainbow Brite. The only cartoons that I like from today are He-Man 2002 From Cartoon Network, What's New Scooby Doo? and the Powerpuff Girls. The rest of the cartoons all look a like to me. They suck, except for the ones that I mentioned. They have no moral values, except for the ones that I mentioned. The cartoons from the 60s/70s/80s/90s all had moral values for the children but the cartoons of today do NOT have any moral values. Crystal
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05-15-2003, 06:08 PM	#3
Steve Carras Sandra Bullock RULES! Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 30, 2002 Location: Riverside County, CA Posts: 807	Tiny toons,Gummies,etc. made me sick.I loved the 60s,70s,50s, and earlier.Anytime I see Buster and Babs or Strawberry Shortcake or Baby Looney Tunes,..ugh,. (I do like your Walt Disney quote..at least i;'ll give you credit for quality. I loved the 40s Bugs Bunnys and Alvin, but from the 1960s.That was the time when the REAL Ross Bagdasarian?Dave Seville existed (died in 1972). See ya!!!

05-22-2003, 06:32 PM	#5
trekkie Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 224	The original ALVIN is terrible! Other cartoons work in that style of animation, but not ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS.

05-26-2003, 11:01 AM	#8
Evita Peron Evita Perón Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 311	The 60s/70s were also a good time for cartoons. There was The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Jonny Quest, Scooby Doo, Josie And The Pussycats, Speed Racer and Speed Buggy. Crystal

07-13-2003, 08:43 AM	#9
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,429	I have to go with 60's/70's on this one. We had Bullwinkle, Yogi Bear, Deputy Dawg, Flintstones, Jetsons, Fat Albert, Groovy Ghoulies, Josie & The Pussycats, Star Trek, Speed Racer, Jonny Quest, The Archies, Superfriends, The Amazing Spiderman, Wacky Races, Dastardly & Muttley, The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop, Scooby-Doo Where Are You?, Go Go Gophers, Speed Buggy, The Funky Phantom, Quickdraw McGraw, Snagglepuss & so many more. I turned 16 in 1980 and cartoons just didn't appeal to me after that. I never could watch Smurfs, Carebears, Snorks, Gummi Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man or any other animated series after 1980. That was when my passion for music videos began and was further influenced by the debut of Mtv back in 1981.
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07-28-2003, 06:39 PM	#10
jaap russel Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2003 Location: netherlands Posts: 1	looking for a cartoon i'm looking for a name of a cartoon which i saw when i was a kid about the same time as the first he-man series. I think it was broadcast , im my country(holland), by superchannel.It is about a guy who fights a lord (bad guy) and they both have one half of a magical sword. The hero lived with some kind of dwarfs in a huge tree in a fantasy world. If someone could help me please.

08-11-2003, 10:48 PM	#11
j-pak Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2003 Location: walkersville, md Posts: 7	hehehe... ive been recently reunited with my favorite 80's cartoons of all time!!! DAVID THE GNOME! i was only like 3, but i remember it well! and, CAPTAIN PLANET! now that i think about it, captian planet was nothing but a bunch of tree huggin hippies, but i loved it back then! and i dunno if it was the late 80's, or early 90's, but did anyone hav the MISFORTUNE of seeing that Zelda series? that sucked! ganon...well, he wasnt the ganon ive come to kno and love to destroy! and zelda was an idiot! the fairy was too! and link was not the mute we all kno from the games! he was really getting on my nerves! and his sword! i mean, it wasnt even a sword! it was a dagger with beams!!! it disgusted me...i had to play the Orical od ages jus to get riida all my anger!
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08-12-2003, 02:52 PM	#12
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08-13-2003, 07:18 PM	#13
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Definately the 80s were the best. The Jetsons however, were better in the 60s. 60s- early 90s were the best time to have free Saturday mornings. I agree that newer shows are all too much Anime. Cartoons were made to be FUNNY.

09-18-2003, 09:44 PM	#14
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