A trip down childhood memory lane

[Ninahaza]

some of the posts i've read in this thread, man, talk about the grown ups being harsh on today's kid programs. Poppy was right when he said

i guess people's childhood memories are making them really abrasive in their opinions

cartoon elitism?_?

i wont lie, i also think compared to the glorious past that is my childhood, today's shows suck ass, terribly really and i bet most of you feel the same way. We must however admit that although it'll never stand up to our awesome past, the present does have its gems and i for one will give credit where credit is due.
Example of one of today's gems


On the bright side, i've loved reading the posts in this thread so far. almost every post has taken me back or at least made me go "ah yes, ~insert awesome show name here~, good times" or " wow, ~insert awesome show name here~, how could i forget that show". Waterbombs posts were the exception of course, his just made me realize how much of an old man he is.
haha, calm down Waterbomb i'm just kidding, don't break a hip overexerting yourself because of my comment.

no but seriously, i'm just joking around, i loved your post waterbomb. great shows

Wow. This is the first time in like 15 years that I even remembered this was a thing. So nostalgia.

x whole thread for me, idk when this feeling will end but i cant wait to read future posts and see what else i've forgotten over the years

 

[Firestorm]

Pft, Toonami. Where my Canadians at?

 

[Minwu]

Johnny Bravo, PPG, and Dexter for favorites.

Catdog needs a mention. How did they take shits?

 

[Vein]

ahhh..must include robots here: Gundam, Transformers and Power Rangers.. what a good way to relieve stress i'm feeling right now at work..

just wondering: i'm beginning to think that smogoners are 95% male. haven't seen anything like sailor moon, random disney fairy tales and any cutie cartoons such as pucca, kero(4x) pi yet

 

[Chou Toshio]

^dude, you're on a video game site. Plus you're on the internet. Think about that

 

[RODAN]

sugar??? and carlos???

 

[King Serperior]

"This hand of mine is burning red! It's loud roar tells me to grasp victory! Here I go! Erupting Burning FINGER!"

*After impalement, the opponent is hoisted into the air*

"And now...HEAT END!"

*Explosion and removal of extremities from opponent*


If you know exactly what this is describing without looking this up, you are officially my honorary brother/sister!!!

 

[Princess Emily]

How about the old 70s anime?
Like Hana No Ko Lunlun?

Though I never had seen it yet, it looks interesting

P.S. My avatar is my reaction to most of the crap today :p

 

[Ouro]

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ITT we discuss horrible cartoons we loved as children but have since grown to realize just how awful the dialogue and plots were.


Also, the Monster Rancher game for Playstation where you could get different monsters from scanning your own CDs was BAWSE.

 

[franky]

sugar??? and carlos???

forever!!!

carlos is still holding up the zone which is pretty fantastic

sugars high pitch voice is the best

 

[Nix_Hex]

Monster Rancher intro.

Oh my god. Thank you.

I'm with WaterBomb, there's so many young'ns itt. At least no one has said Fairly Odd Parents @_@

As for my favorites:
-Rocko's Modern Life - The pop culture references here get funnier and funnier as I get older and start realizing what they mean.
-Rugrats - needed more Boris and Minka
-Doug - kalukukuuuuu
-Digimon - Season 1 only (that's the only one I watched so...)
-Pokemon - Charizard v. Magmar.
-Tiny Toon Adventures - "and in the nineties, we have video games!"
-Monster Rancher
-Kenan and Kel
-Beavis and Butthead

 

[Midnight Show]

Pretty much all my favorites have been posted, but here's one I don't think has been mentioned:

 

[Firestorm]

I like how you can tell the age group of a Canadian by which set of PJs they like best. I had no idea Carlos was still around though. Damn. That's a long time. He picked up just around the time I stopped watching I think.

 

[CrazyBacon]

Pretty much all my favorites have been posted, but here's one I don't think has been mentioned:

I was about to post this, what up with this being posted so late? This show is the best cartoon EVER, a timeless classic, beats the hell out of most of todays shows.

 

[Birkal]

Man, Hey Arnold! was definitely one of my favorite shows. Also, gentlemen. We've missed Goof Troop >:|

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Ugh, I love that little scat solo at the end. Melts my heart every time <3

Also, since we're on the topic of Goofy...

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"YO STA-CEEEEY!"

 

[-Eddie-]

Not a show, but does anyone remember the Man of Popsicle commercials? I didn't realize how ridiculously funny they were until now, especially the monkey one. Would have embedded them, but it doesn't allow them embedded for some reason.

Man of Popsicle: Squid of Scariness

Man of Popsicle: Twister of Turmoil

Man of Popsicle: Un-fun Monkeys

Man of Popsicle: Giant Robot

If it's popsicle, it's possible!

 

[Ouro]

Holy shit! Street Sharks and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Real Monsters are on Netflix now. And here I was trying to cancel my subscription to it.

 

[The Wanderer]

Jesus Christ, this thread makes me feel like the Emprah after 10000 years on the Golden Portapotty.

Did anyone mention Bucky O'Hare yet? I remember loving that show as a lad.

Also, my first animu.

 

[waterwarrior]

I love how everyone in this thread is feeling so old, when I feel the opposite. Born in mid-90's.
Anyways, you're a liar if you didn't think this was one of the best game shows of all time when you were young:

 

[Grove]

Since we've sorta moved to game shows / non cartoons. Anyone remember this one?

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[Danmire]

jackjackjack
best intro ever???

 

[Cartoons!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayedFamZPGI&feature=related
I wish the same could be said of this show, Blue...

In a similar vein, Lamb Chop's Play Along would still be counted as GOOD entertainment, right?

Obviously we all suffer from nostalgia bias (though I can now freely admit the original TMNT wasn't that great) but the current selection of cartoons on tv really seem like they'd make terrible fond memories.

 

[MrIndigo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXML-9IzSDg&feature=related

Even money says none of you know this show.

 

[Cubed]

Fuck off, I loved a*mazing.

Also,

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[Shinryu]

I love how everyone in this thread is feeling so old, when I feel the opposite. Born in mid-90's.
Anyways, you're a liar if you didn't think this was one of the best game shows of all time when you were young:

I loved that show, always used to want to be on it since it looked so much fun back then.

Maybe someone can help me remember what one other game show Nickelodeon had around that time frame, my memories are vague on most of it but it was a competition and it eventually ended with someone doing a time rush on a videogame at the time (like Sonic) as like the last challenge of sorts? I think they also played like more videogames throughout it, anyways always liked that one too growing up, don't suppose anyone has a name to go with it?