# Old shows and Cartoons that no one remembers but you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873 "2008-11-29T02:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/281 "2008-12-10T22:56:41Z")
[Peter Potamus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3xfJG7a46E) ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/282 "2008-12-10T23:01:21Z")
Does anyone remember a cartoon in the early seventies about a group of people traveling in an airship of some kind pursed by an evil character for some reason I don’t remember? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/283 "2008-12-10T23:13:17Z")
[The Arabian Knights](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ti-9p8OOhk) “Size of an elephant” ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/284 "2008-12-11T03:35:06Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > [The Arabian Knights](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ti-9p8OOhk) > > “Size of an elephant” I loved that one! ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/285 "2008-12-11T04:55:58Z")
I don’t think many people remember the old MTV variety and game shows of the early 90s. (In fact the early 90s seems to be kind of a void in the cultural memory in general). Anybody remember _the original_ Ben Stiller show? How 'bout “Kevin Seale, Sporting Fool?” Or “Remote Control?” Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/286 "2008-12-11T05:00:41Z")
I remember **Exo-Squad**! I only saw one episode and I remember to this day how good it was. I never knew what the show was called. I was half-convinced that the [Hugga Bunch](http://www.crowncombo.com/articles/2006/017_hbmovie/huggabunch.html) were a long ago nightmare I had as a child, until I started describing this weird movie with dolls that go through the mirror to my roommate, and she knew exactly what I was talking about! So at least two people remember this strange phenomenon. One show that I thought was great was [Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYINsEZQUwQ) which aired on Nickolodeon in the 80’s. It was so atmospheric and mysterious. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/287 "2008-12-11T05:07:44Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Does anyone remember a cartoon in the early seventies about a group of people traveling in an airship of some kind pursed by an evil character for some reason I don’t remember? Was it . . . [Outerscope 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeh2PLffPQ)? ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/288 "2008-12-11T05:20:02Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > By the way, anyone remember Hattytown Tales? I have Nickelodeon’s _Pinwheel_ to thank for that one. Now I have a Hattytown Tales themesong earworm! **melodyharmonius** - guess who’s still [alive](http://www.rextrailer.tv/)? My mom has a cool story about him. She helped secure his participation in a Jaycees parade in Brattleboro VT back when I was maybe not even a babe in arms yet. As he rode by she shouted to get his attention and identified herself; he stopped the parade and reared up on his horse so she could get a shot or two of him in full action. Always thought he was cool because of that. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/289 "2008-12-11T05:48:21Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > Does anybody else remember “Throb”? It was a syndicated sitcom (I don’t think it ever aired on a network), and starred the actress who played Corrine on “Soap” (she had a baby that was possessed by the devil on that show.) Throb referred to a small-time record label, and “Corrine” (or whatever her name on that show was) was an A&R rep. I never really watched a full episode but I remember it. It also featured Jane Leeves (Daphne on “Frasier”) as a big-haired secretary. ---
**Author:** ![Deereman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Deereman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deereman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/290 "2008-12-11T07:58:36Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > I remember **Exo-Squad**! I only saw one episode and I remember to this day how good it was. I never knew what the show was called. You might find all the episodes on the web if you look around. I can’t remember the address, but it was a MySpace page. I downloaded them all over a year ago. And, actually it looks like Season 1 is on [http://www.hulu.com](http://www.hulu.com), in MUCH better quality. GREAT show. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/291 "2008-12-13T16:20:23Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I remember the cartoon too but it’s inaccurate to call it a ripoff of “Scooby Doo.” Both “Scooby Doo” and “Goober” were Hanna-Barbara shows. “Goober” would’ve been a ripoff only if somebody else made it. Instead, it was a blatant copy of “Scooby” crossed with “The Funky Phantom” which had hippie-type teens/young adults cruising around the country in a van with a cowardly _ghost_ solving mysteries. Wow, nothing ever went to waste over at Hanna. - “Jack” ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/292 "2008-12-13T17:06:56Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > **Peter Morris** : Are [these the two dogs](http://www.styltex.cz/data/z_54573_v.jpg) you’re thinking of? Possibly. It doesn’t look quite the way I remember, but maybe. Do you have any further information about that image? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/293 "2008-12-13T19:17:34Z")
> [@BurnMeUp](#): > > I seemed to remember a game show that was on in the 80’s where kids played arcade games to win prizes. They had to get a certain score or get to a certain level within a time limit. “This is [Starcade](http://www.starcade.tv)- TV’s first video gameshow! Starring your favorite video games…including some being introduced to the public for the very first time!” With your host, Geoff Edwards (always ready with a corny joke). From JM Productions. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/294 "2008-12-15T13:08:51Z")
[Rock ‘n’ Wrestling!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEH7jTdxP_8) I had a crush on Junkyard Dog, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/295 "2008-12-15T13:28:18Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > [Peter Potamus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3xfJG7a46E) Didja get that thing I sent ya? ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/296 "2008-12-15T13:51:48Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > I don’t think many people remember the old MTV variety and game shows of the early 90s. (In fact the early 90s seems to be kind of a void in the cultural memory in general). Anybody remember _the original_ Ben Stiller show? How 'bout “Kevin Seale, Sporting Fool?” Or “Remote Control?” Anyone? I remember these very well–a lot of people were on Remote Control, like Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler (he was the ‘Trivia Delinquent’) before they were famous. Whatever happened to Ken Ober though? And then there was the crappy movie review show “The Big Picture”. And the MTV Half Hour Comedy hour (I remember the ad for it with Gilbert Gottfried saying “If It’s half ours, who does the other half belong to?”) And Liquid Television. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/297 "2008-12-15T14:23:07Z")
**The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.** It was a live-action mid-season Saturday Morning replacement for something. Only about 12 episodes were made. It was “The Monkees” meet “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” with a dash of “The Archies” thrown in. Four 20-something guys, each with a low-grade super-power (one was really strong, one was really smart, one talked to animals and one was “a hunk”) fought “Get Smart”-esque battles against a bad-guy group who’s name I no longer remember. And usually sang a fairly good bubblegum song during the course of the episode. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/298 "2008-12-15T17:53:26Z")
I should have been too old to watch it, but I used to love to watch “California Dreams” ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/299 "2008-12-15T18:04:32Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > **The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.** > > It was a live-action mid-season Saturday Morning replacement for something. Only about 12 episodes were made. It was “The Monkees” meet “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” with a dash of “The Archies” thrown in Say, that reminds me, wasn’t there a short-lived spinoff called “the Girl from A.U.N.T.I.E.” starring the actress who played Jennifer on “Hart to Hart”? Aside: This thread makes me slightly ashamed. It’s appalling how much truly bad, awful TV that I remember watching. I mean, geez, “Bigfoot & Wildboy”??? Oh what bad taste I had as a kid… ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/300 "2008-12-15T18:13:52Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > **The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.** > > It was a live-action mid-season Saturday Morning replacement for something. Only about 12 episodes were made. It was “The Monkees” meet “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” with a dash of “The Archies” thrown in. Loved that show! For a kiddie show, it was brilliant. > [@Fenris](#): > > Four 20-something guys, each with a low-grade super-power (one was really strong, one was really smart, one talked to animals and one was “a hunk”)… Actually, the smart guy (Doc) was also the hunk. The fourth member (P.T.) was their _de facto_ leader and he had a supernaturally sensitive sniffer. The strong guy was Bugs and the animal whisperer (whose ability was only shown in one episode) was Doomsday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873.md?page=16)