# Bad cartoons -worst of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 18, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294 "2001-10-18T20:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![The\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tim)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/81 "2001-10-22T04:48:06Z")
Dude don’t be talking shit about the care bears. Not because it was that good of a show but because those little bastards will mess you up. In one of their movies they turned Satan into a normal kid. I was totally freaked out by that. I always loved how one of the care bears was gloom (or something to that effect). As a kid I thought, “Making people depressed isn’t caring for them.” When I got older this silly naive belief was disproven. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/82 "2001-10-22T08:49:17Z")
I always hated with a passion anything girlie. Probably because my sister loved them. But what I really decided to add at last were these shows that if I were to picture their makers they would be 1880s Victorian Brits. Who were in their 80s. While Captain McBragg was almost ok the Diaper Boy super hero with Ropeman et. al just was mind numbing. Even brand new they felt absolutely archaic. As if unearthed from thousand of years ago. There was also a penguin who was bad even though he had Maxwell Smart’s voice. It was cardboard for your mind. Makes me glad we didn’t have electricity till I was 5. Dragonball Z is the art of waiting and waiting for things to happen. The unedited stuff is much more interesting what with all the panties and cursing though. But I still wouldn’t want to watch it if I hadn’t read all the books when I was a kid. Anyhoo here’s something to put a nice taste in your mouth. Remember Kidd Video? Wasn’t that good and fun? ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/83 "2001-10-22T11:12:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osiris \* > **…While Captain McBragg was almost ok the Diaper Boy super hero with Ropeman et. al just was mind numbing. Even brand new they felt absolutely archaic. As if unearthed from thousand of years ago. There was also a penguin who was bad even though he had Maxwell Smart’s voice. It was cardboard for your mind…** I’m not sure, but I think you are speaking of “The World of Commander McBragg”, part of the [“Tennessee Tuxedo”](http://www.toontracker.com/totaltv/tennesse.htm) show (voiced by Don Knotts). (Ick - that pages brings up “Klondike Kat” - the cat I could deal with, but “Savoire Faire” (the mouse) ick-ick-ick, just creepy.) Not sure who you are referring to with Diaper Boy and Roperman. Any more of a clue there? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/84 "2001-10-22T19:55:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by screech-owl \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Osiris \* > > …While Captain McBragg was almost ok the Diaper Boy super hero with Ropeman et. al just was mind numbing. Even brand new they felt absolutely archaic. > > Not sure who you are referring to with Diaper Boy and Roperman. He’s referring to _The Mighty Heroes,_ a cartoon parody of super-heroics. In their civilian disguises, Diaperman was a toddler in a crib, Ropeman was a sailor, Strongman was an auto mechanic, Tornadoman was a weatherman, and… shoot, I’m drawing a blank here. Only saw it briefly in the '80s, but I thought it was a nice parody. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/85 "2001-10-22T22:02:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by psychogumby \* > **Any Klasky-Csupo/Nickelodeon Sausage Machine stuff (Hey Arnold, AAhh Real Monsters etc).** Agreed, but don’t let Nicktoon hatred prevent you from catching _Invader Zim_. I caught an ep this weekend whild flipping. Kind of a slapstick alien technogoth feel. The best way I can describe it is Powerpuff Girls meets Aeon Flux, if you can picture that. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/86 "2001-10-22T23:41:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > **…He’s referring to _The Mighty Heroes,_ a cartoon parody of super-heroics…** Thank you. I was a wee bit confused, as I did not remember them being part of the “Tennessee Tuxedo” stable of characters. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/87 "2001-10-23T00:17:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by screech-owl \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > > **…He’s referring to _The Mighty Heroes,_ a cartoon parody of super-heroics…** > > Thank you. I was a wee bit confused, as I did not remember them being part of the “Tennessee Tuxedo” stable of characters. \*\* It might have been part of Underdog. I always thought it was a neat concept that never delivered, just like Underdog. I’ll reiterate my original critique. It was like cardboard for the mind. ---
**Author:** ![NoSubstitute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@NoSubstitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoSubstitute)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/88 "2001-10-23T04:00:52Z")
Charlie Brown or Rocky & Bullwinkle almost cause me to have seizures like Krammer in Seinfeld when he heard Mary Hart’s voice. With the V-chip thing is it possible to put a ratings floor on your channel selection to block bad stuff from being viewable? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/89 "2001-10-23T04:18:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoSubstitute \* > **Charlie Brown or Rocky & Bullwinkle almost cause me to have seizures like Krammer in Seinfeld when he heard Mary Hart’s voice.** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/90 "2001-10-24T01:54:24Z")
> [@](#): > > The heart ring turned people into Pinkos. > > Really. It softened your heart so you’d succumb to the planeteers requests. In one episode that I saw Matee (I think that was the kid) used it to make this business man give a beggar spare change. He also used it once to invest a statue with the ability to inspire people. IIRC, it also let him communicate telepathically. And did anyone see the episode with the big nano-fabricator called the Dream Machine? Apparently, the writers realized that when you’re assembling things atom by atom, there’s no reason why you would end up with the same kind of toxic filth that results from conventional manufacturing. As for Histeria, the only redeeming value I remember seeing was the “What’s In My Pants” sketch. I can’t believe they got away with that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bourbonstew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@bourbonstew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bourbonstew)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/91 "2001-10-24T02:26:23Z")
Newer worst cartoons : **Ed, Edd, and Eddy** **Catdog** **Cow/Chicken** basically all the crappy bad animation/every character _mind-numbingly-stupid-and-hard-to-look-at_ cartoons. I like a cartoon where you can root for SOMEONE in the conflicts that arise. Most of these look like a cross between lame **Beavis and Butthead** , **Dumb and Dumber** , and the **Garbage Pail Kids** - with none of the insight and charm which may have been barely present in the influences. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/92 "2001-10-24T11:27:01Z")
_Definitely_ **Cow and Chicken** and **Catdog** are complete tripe. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/93 "2001-10-24T15:26:55Z")
OK, I haven’t seen anyone mention this turkey yet: Frankenstein Junior. :shudder: Remember? The scientist father with the annoying son (Buzz, I think), and the giant robot Frankenstein’s monster? Holy crap, was that bad. Why does the kid have to tell Frankie (swear to God, he actually called him that) which of his powers to use in any given situation? Can’t he figure it out for himself? I seem to also remember that something was very annoying about the way Frankenstein Jr. flew. Something he did with his arms that was just wrong; can’t remember it right now. And I’ve gotta second Biiiiirrddmaan! In fact, it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. In his little battle cry, why does the “Bird” part drag out so long, and then the “man” part is clipped off? Sort of like this: Biiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrdddddddddman! That always bothered me. Haven’t seen “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law”, but I love it when he’s on “Space Ghost Coast to Coast”. Funny stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/94 "2001-10-24T22:03:10Z")
I have to agree with Clutch Cargo. This barely made it into the animation genre. [http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1377.php](http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1377.php) "Synopsis Clutch Cargo was a writer and pilot, handsome and charming, who flew his airplane into dangerous situations with his young apprentice Spinner, pal Swampy, and dog Paddlefoot. Using the patented Synchro-Vox™ system, Clutch Cargo gained popularity for its not-exactly describable type of not-exactly animation. Each character was drawn as a still picture, and where the mouth was supposed to be, a real, human mouth was superimposed. The mouth would move, and suddenly, the cartoon character was speaking. In order to accommodate this style, both women and men had to wear bright red lipstick to match the cartoon color. If characters were supposed to run, or even move, the drawing would be shown from the waist up. If additional motion was required, the camera, or even the drawing itself, would shake. Real smoke was used for explosions and cigarettes, and real balloons for chewing gum. It may sound utterly bizarre on paper, but much of it was actually quite impressive for the time, and the show enjoyed a successful run. More recently, Late Night host Conan O’Brien used a similar process to animate likenesses of Bill Clinton, Elvis, Mike Tyson, and other celebrities." ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/95 "2001-10-24T22:32:20Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by rjung \* \*\* > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by screech-owl \* > In their civilian disguises, Diaperman was a toddler in a crib, Ropeman was a sailor, Strongman was an auto mechanic, Tornadoman was a weatherman, and… shoot, I’m drawing a blank here._\* Cuckooman, who ran a pet shop. And I thought Tennessee Tuxedo (who was voiced by Don Adams, IIRC, not Don Knotts) was cool! Especialy the professor and his 3-DBB. –sublight, who, had he spent as much time on schoolwork as he did on cartoons, would have at least 2 PhD’s by now. ---
**Author:** ![RichLather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@RichLather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichLather)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/96 "2001-10-24T23:52:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MGibson \* > **I remember watching an episode where some Native Americans on a reservation managed to tap into some water and started a rice farm. Of course the water ended up being bad for bald headed eagles and after defeating the villain they replaced everything with windmills in order to generate clean cheap electricity. Problem solved!!** Urrrrr? You can’t grow rice with wind power! God, what a stupid show… I guess the Native Americans just starved. but at least hey could run their clapped-out window-hung air conditioners, and get drunk of their cheap (but _refrigerated!_). Yes, fuckyouverymuch Planeteers! Wasn’t Tom Cruise the original voice of Captain Planet? Patrick Swayze? Some other washed-up actor or the 80s? ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/97 "2001-10-25T00:09:18Z")
Yes, YDRC that Tennessee Tuxedo was voiced by Don Adams. I do a passable Tennessee, and a killer Chumley. (Yogi and Boo-Boo too.) ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/98 "2001-10-25T23:14:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by detop \* > \*\*In the 60s there was a Marvel super-heroes show. 1 story per show split into three episodes. They were featuring only Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk and the Sub-Mariner. The animation, to be polite, was ultra-lame. It looked like they took the comic book, made photocopies of every panel, did a little bit of clipping for the parts that needed to move and voilà !! An instant cartoon. \*\* Funny about that… that’s exactly what they did! I noticed when I read a reprint of an old Captain America and recognized not only the story, but the exact artwork from the Captain America cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/99 "2001-10-26T03:28:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Urrrrr? You can’t grow rice with wind power! God, what a stupid show… I guess the Native Americans just starved. but at least hey could run their clapped-out window-hung air conditioners, and get drunk of their cheap (but refrigerated!). Yes, fuckyouverymuch Planeteers! Perhaps they used the electricity to power casinos with which they earned money to buy rice? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294/100 "2001-10-26T04:47:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LindyHopper \* > \*\*OK, I haven’t seen anyone mention this turkey yet: > > Frankenstein Junior. > > :shudder: > > Remember? The scientist father with the annoying son (Buzz, I think), and the giant robot Frankenstein’s monster? Holy crap, was that bad. Why does the kid have to tell Frankie (swear to God, he actually called him that) which of his powers to use in any given situation? Can’t he figure it out for himself? > > I seem to also remember that something was very annoying about the way Frankenstein Jr. flew. Something he did with his arms that was just wrong; can’t remember it right now.\*\* IIRC, he was holding his arm sideways, like a kid playing airplane. And what about the Impossibles ? Super-heroes with a secret I.D. as a rock band ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294.md?page=6)