# What Cartoon Marathon Would You Sit Through In A Movie Theatre? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115 "2010-12-14T14:44:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/21 "2010-12-14T17:03:13Z")
Pinky and the Brain/Animaniacs Looney Tunes Futurama Fairly Oddparents Southpark King of the Hill Jetsons Flintstones Shrek 1,2,3 and 4 all back to back (probably not 8 hours worth though) Drawn Together Neighbors From Hell (not quite enough episodes yet to make an 8 hour marathon with, but give them time.) ---
**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 14, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/22 "2010-12-14T17:27:34Z")
I’ve sat through Bugs Bunny marathons. On the whole, I’d go with **Reality Chuck** ’s – our tastes in cartoons converge. 1940s-1950s Chuck Jones (earlier Chuck Jones is, IMHO, awful. Sniffles the Mouse - yuk) A Tex Avery retrospective For Fun, a Bob Clampett-Frank Tashlin marathon Rocky and Bullwinkle – seeing a couple of complete story arcs unbroken would be great. Betty Boop (I’ve sat through one of these) Maybe Popeye, although he might get repetitious after a while The old Fleischer/famous Studios Superman cartoons The Tick ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/23 "2010-12-14T17:37:51Z")
I watched Season 1 and 2 of Futurama straight through when I got them on DVD. I could also sit through the Simpsons ro King of the Hill. Mid 90’s Nicktoons like Hey Arnold, Real Monsters, or Rocko would work too. I haven’t seen it in forever, but I remember liking Life with Louie. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/24 "2010-12-14T17:56:08Z")
Boondocks, Archer, Futurama, Southpark. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/25 "2010-12-14T19:16:30Z")
Another vote for the Roadrunner. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/26 "2010-12-14T21:03:36Z")
Danger Mouse ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/27 "2010-12-14T21:26:39Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Archer Yup. After my friend kept badgering me about watching this show, and insisting it would “change [my] life,” I finally sat down one bored Saturday and streamed season one on Netflix. I watched 6 episodes in a row, and the only reason I stopped there is because I had to go out. I watched the rest the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/28 "2010-12-14T21:39:57Z")
I’ve done anime marathons at home before, but never in a theater. Back in the 90s, my brother had a friend who watched a lot of anime, and thanks to him I was able to do marathons of _Evangelion_, _El-Hazard_ (both series)and _Vision of Escaflowne_. I also attempted to watch _Fushigi Yuugi_ marathon-style, but had to go back to watching it one or two episodes at a time when one character death after another made the marathon approach unbearable. I can’t really do marathon viewings anymore, due to lack of time. However, now that I’m sick at home, I will attempt to watch season 1 of _Hetalia Axis Powers_, which should be simple since the episodes are about 5 minutes each. I might watch a cartoon marathon in a theater, if it was some rare vintage cartoon, or something like the old Sick and Twisted festivals. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/29 "2010-12-14T22:24:43Z")
Samurai Jack Super Chicken/George of the Jungle/Tom Slick ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/30 "2010-12-14T22:32:37Z")
_King of the Hill,_ which is less a cartoon than an animated sitcom with no laugh track. The old _Spawn_ cartoon that used to be shown on HBO. Those are the only two cartoons I could see myself sitting through hours of…as they are the only cartoons I ever actually have sat through hours of. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/31 "2010-12-14T22:43:30Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > A Chuck Jones retrospective, including his work for MGM. > > Same for Tex Avery. I came in to say this, too, and that I _have_ had the pleasure to sit through such a show, at the long-lost [Uniondale Mini Cinema](http://cinematreasures.org/theater/4703/). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/32 "2010-12-15T17:18:04Z")
I’m relieved to see no one wants a Jabberjaw marathon. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/33 "2010-12-15T17:41:21Z")
Seconding Gargoyles and the Simpsons, and adding Inspector Gadget. Okay, I would need frequent breaks for that, perhaps put them in between hours of the Gargoyles and the Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/34 "2010-12-15T22:22:10Z")
Beast Wars! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/35 "2010-12-15T23:10:15Z")
BUGS FRICKIN BUNNY! It would, of course, have to have What’s Opera, Doc. I’d pretty much watch any cartoon marathon in a theatre if it was with good company though. If I was forced to watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force, though, I would probably just kill myself 10 minutes into it. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/36 "2010-12-16T02:39:53Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner. > > Why is this even a question? Ditto. ---
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> [@RealityChuck](#): > > A Chuck Jones retrospective, including his work for MGM. > > Same for Tex Avery. This. I could go way beyond 8 hours. Even though I’m an atheist . . . if there were a god, he would be Chuck Jones. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/38 "2010-12-16T03:39:21Z")
Warner Bros. Jay Ward Matt Groening ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/39 "2010-12-16T03:45:27Z")
Probably Daria. Though I’m getting into Boondocks and really enjoying it. Not sure if I could do an eight hour-a-thon, but maybe… ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115/40 "2010-12-16T03:49:35Z")
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies Tom and Jerry (even the Deitch reels, which were bizarre, and the Filmation episodes, which were in some ways even more so) Beavis and Butt-Head, as long as the videos were included [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-marathon-would-you-sit-through-in-a-movie-theatre/564115.md?page=3)