# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/101 "2008-12-01T17:14:12Z")
Quark, a sci-fi spoof starring Richard Benjamin ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/102 "2008-12-01T17:16:56Z")
I reme,mber quite a few of the above, including: **Colonel Bleep** (I have him on DVD!) **Mighty Hercules** **Clutch Cargo Space Angel Linus the Lion-Hearted Roger Ramjet Crusader Rabbit** (have some of him on VHS) \*\*Dodo, the Kide from Outer Space Hashimoto Mouse Tom Terrific Hector Heathcote (the Minute and a Half Man) \*\* I don’t recall the **Captain Sailorbird** cartoon intros, but I DO recall the cartoons they introduced – odd translated European (and maybe some pre-AstroBoy Japanese) cartoons. I haven’t seen them since. But one that I do recall well enough to identify is the French cartoon **Jeannot l’Intrepide**. Anyone else remember that one? > **[Capt'n Sailorbird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Sailorbird)** > > Capt'n Sailorbird is an American syndicated animated television series which debuted in 1959. An anthology series of sorts, the Sailorbird character introduced (via newly animated wraparound segments) foreign language cartoons which were reedited and dubbed into English for the series by Paul Killiam. 190 five-minute episodes were produced, which were inserted into individual stations' children's shows. Longer cartoons were serialized over the course of multiple episodes. > The series was distri... > **[toontracker.com](http://ww38.toontracker.com/sailorbird/captnsb.htm)** > > This domain may be for sale! [http://www.kiddiematinee.com/j-johnny.html](http://www.kiddiematinee.com/j-johnny.html) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145853/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145853/) ---
**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 1, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/103 "2008-12-01T17:36:13Z")
> [@greatshakes](#): > > Crusader Rabbit Does no one remember Droop-a-Long and his more famous [partner](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricochet_Rabbit)? * * * Ah, what fond memories. I’d love to be able to finish crossword puzzles in seconds, as in the opening scene of _Champions_. And \*My World \* with William Windom rates a thread all by itself. - “PING-PING-PING! Jack!” ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/104 "2008-12-01T17:36:47Z")
There was also a show (non-network, I think) about a teenage superhero – kind of like Superboy. I can’t remember the name. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/105 "2008-12-01T18:31:59Z")
I guess you had to be born before 1960 to have any love for the kids’ puppet shows like [“Diver Dan”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCPa4Rci7ec) and [“Supercar”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQnO2h-ATaQ). ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/106 "2008-12-01T19:29:01Z")
> [@Hi\_Neighbor](#): > > There was a show on Nickelodeon that featured two koalas that traveled through space and time to Koala Land or something. Along for the adventure was a human girl. This show was on around the time when David the Gnome was huge. > > Fuck, I can’t even remember the name of it. The Foozles? I have to look this up now. Hang on a sec. > > EDIT: [Noozles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noozles). God this brings back memories. I must have been out of my damn mind to have found this entertaining. It will always have a spot in my heart, though. God bless the makers of Noozles. I [i[loved\* The Noozles. There were, like, two or three Koala-themed shows on Nickelodeon back around that time. It was weird. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/107 "2008-12-01T20:12:05Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > There was also a show (non-network, I think) about a teenage superhero – kind of like Superboy. I can’t remember the name. Was it [_My Secret Identity_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094516/) with Jerry O’Connell? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/108 "2008-12-01T20:17:37Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Was it [_My Secret Identity_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094516/) with Jerry O’Connell? Yes! That’s it. I remember it being better than the Superboy series that was on at about the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/109 "2008-12-01T20:31:28Z")
Has _Misfits of Science_ been mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/110 "2008-12-01T20:38:00Z")
Anybody else remember “Funny Company”? > **[toontracker.com](http://ww38.toontracker.com/funnyco/funnyco.htm)** > > This domain may be for sale! ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/111 "2008-12-01T20:58:59Z")
Anybody else remember [Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlo_and_the_Magic_Movie_Machine)? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/112 "2008-12-01T21:10:41Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > I was an 8 year old Nickelodeon junky in 1984. Remember _ **the Third Eye** _?, a creepy live action show, that was British I think. _ **Powerhouse** _ was another one. And of course _ **Belle and Sebastian** _, _ **The Mysterious Cities of Gold** _, _ **Mr. Wizard’s World** _. And then at 7:00 Nickelodeon finished its broadcasting for the day, and the most anti-kid network, A&E took over until the next morning. I was in high school when we finally got cable and started tuning in Nickelodeon right before the switchover so I wouldn’t miss any of “An Evening at the Improv” on A&E. That’s how I was introduced to “You Can’t Do That on Television”. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/113 "2008-12-01T21:44:54Z")
Am I the only one who remembers [Zoobilee Zoo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090553/)? ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/114 "2008-12-01T21:53:51Z")
> [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](#): > > Anybody else remember “Funny Company”? > > [toontracker.com](http://www.toontracker.com/funnyco/funnyco.htm) Oooh, just barely. There are whispers of their theme song in my head and I remember have some toy or sticker or something relating to Shrinking Violet. I was born in 1961. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/115 "2008-12-01T22:01:06Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > Am I the only one who remembers [Zoobilee Zoo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090553/)? Oh wow. Nope. They used to air that on PBS in the early 90’s after Barney. My little sister was three or four years old and _loved_ Zoobilee Zoo. People in animal suits always creeped me out, though. ---
**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/116 "2008-12-01T22:01:54Z")
[Wonderbug!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnnZOJSlh0) When I was, like, 7 I had a total, unironic love of this show. I think it was the state-of-the-art special effects 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/117 "2008-12-01T22:03:08Z")
> [@shy\_guy](#): > > Back in high school, all of my friends thought I was totally making up [The Adventures of T-Rex](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_T-Rex), which I watched when I was about seven. They only showed it at like 6am on Saturday mornings. > > Even in the late 90’s when I tried to convince people that it had existed, there was virtually no information whatsoever about the show on the internet. > > Almost nobody I talk to remembers Pinwheel, which I used to watch _obsessively_ when I was like 5. I remember my mom absolutely hated it, particularly the green puppet Ebeneezer, though I’m not sure why. > > The Ladybug Song was still in rotation on Sesame Street when I was watching in the late 80’s. I hadn’t seen it in a hundred years, and as soon as I clicked on the video just now I sang to myself, “1 2 3…4 5 6…7 8 9…10 11 12.” > > \*\*My favorite Sesame Street segment was always Tiny Little Super Guy, which absolutely nobody remembers. \*\* **Tiny Little Super Guy!** Wow. Lived on a shot glass and traveled around the kitchen! Occasionally to go down the drain! I can even remember the tune to the theme song, the words escape me however \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/118 "2008-12-01T22:32:38Z")
My own TV watching goes back to [Ding Dong School](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211798/)and [Kukla, Fran and Ollie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159886/) so I’ve forgotten more shows than I can remember. One of my favorites from childhood was [Topper](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045447/), a rather lame sitcom version of [the movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029682/). To this day I still watch anything with [Anne Jeffreys](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420331/) or [Robert Sterling](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827577/). Oddly enough, two shows I have absolutely no memory of are [Winky Dink and You](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045456/) and the “Learn to Draw” segments with John Gnagy on [Wonderama](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290994/fullcredits#cast), which ALL my friends remember. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873/119 "2008-12-01T22:42:50Z")
Thought of another one… I probably only remember this show because I had an LP from it; unless they aired reruns, it stopped production before I turned 3 :eek: [Birthday House](http://www.tvparty.com/lostny2birthday.html) hosted by Paul Tripp. ---
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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > One of the weirder ones that no-one talks about these days is [Clutch Cargo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBzkNchB0p0). The only animation was the mouths, everything else was just still drawings. But the mouths were really realistic. Creepy. > > Going back much further was the Andy Devine kid’s show called Andy’s Gang. The sponsor was Buster Brown Shoes, and the one part I remember most clearly is his sort of catchphrase: > > Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy! > > Never did understand quite what that meant. I also remember that Andy Devine was a very comfortable, avuncular presence. This would have been in the mid-50’s so you’d have to be over 55 to remember it. > Roddy Clutch Cargo had maximum creep factor, bleah! However, having invoked Andy Devine and Froggy, now you are compelled to go find a forgotten book entitled [“The Armageddon Rag”](http://www.powells.com/biblio?PID=29700&cgi=product&isbn=0553383078) by George R. R. Martin, because A) it’s pertinent, and B) it fucking RAWKS! Literally, as well as figuratively. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-and-cartoons-that-no-one-remembers-but-you/474873.md?page=7)