# What Was Your Favourite Cartoons As A Child? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107 "2011-04-12T16:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mlauzon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mlauzon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlauzon)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/1 "2011-04-12T16:37:55Z")
As the title says, what cartoons did you really enjoy as a child?! I have a tonne, but didn’t really know about Saturday morning cartoons until the fall of '83; the only cartoons I knew of previous to that – and happened to be my favourite at the – time were: The various holiday specials Rocket Robin Hood Hercules Spider-Man The Flintstones And then in '83 I was introduced to Saturday mornings, ah the '80s when toy commercials lasted 30 minutes. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/2 "2011-04-12T16:52:35Z")
Smurfs Scooby Doo Jetsons Mr. Magoo Flinstones ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/3 "2011-04-12T17:02:18Z")
We have to go to pre-TV years for my childhood, so just the movie cartoons are up for my ranking. Tom and Jerry was definitely #1 Others I liked: Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Droopy Chilly Willy Woody Woodpecker Foghorn Leghorn ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/4 "2011-04-12T17:41:23Z")
Rocky and Bullwinkle (and their friends) George of the Jungle Bugs Bunny/Warner Brothers Space Angel (terrible animation (though great art), but it was science fiction) Beanie and Cecil (the puppet show was before my time, but the animated version was great) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/5 "2011-04-12T17:53:36Z")
All of Jay Ward’s stuff: Crusader Rabbit (that one dates me!) Rocky and Bullwinkle George of the Jungle Dudley Do-Right Peabody’s Improbable History Fractured Fairy Tales ---
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/6 "2011-04-12T17:59:58Z")
Ren and Stimpy Rocko’s Modern Life Rugrats Garfield Grimmy Doug Flintstones Tom and Jerry Goof Troop Duck Tales I can’t go on, the nostalgia is kicking in… ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Xenos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Marc\_Xenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marc_Xenos)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/7 "2011-04-12T18:03:49Z")
I remember the Huckleberry Hound Show when it was prime time. Along with Pixie & Dixie and Jinx the cat. Yogi Bear was mildly amusing, but that’s the one that survived. Go figger. There was Mighty Mouse, but it was pretty much the same, so it got old. The Woody Woodpecker Show was fun, especially Chilly Willy, the penguin. But there was less imagination to it. The Disney characters never did much for me, the Mouse, Donald, Goofy, etc. Maybe because they were TOO G-rated, even for a 5-yr-old. Rocky & Bullwinkle were funny, but they were Cold War humor and you hadda be there to appreciate it. Fractured Fairy Tales was great, though. Like the couple who were turned into frogs. “If we have to stay this way, we’ll just DIE!” Well, they didn’t die, but rest assured, every night they CROAKED! But the ones I’ll spend money to buy are the Warner Bros Looney Tunes (Merry Melodies) cartoons. Those have adult nuances that I still find funny and I think I appreciated even as a kid. They also had common artists/writers/directors come and go with the Tom & Jerry cartoons, as well as Beany & Cecil. Which is probably why I enjoyed those, but not as much as Bugs Bunny & Co. “Bwunhilda, you’re so beautiful.” “Yes, I know, I can’t help it.” And thankfully I’ve got the Inky the Caveman episodes. Priceless, along with the fabulous Mendelssohn arrangement. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/8 "2011-04-12T18:16:47Z")
Looney Tunes He-Man G.I. Joe Transformers Robotech Duck Tales M.A.S.K. ---
**Author:** ![TheBori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@TheBori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBori)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/9 "2011-04-12T18:21:09Z")
Bugs Bunny, of course Ditto on the Jay Ward stuff… My last name is Boris, so you can imiagine the Natasha jokes. #1 has to be…Speed Racer. I recently received the DVD, a model Mach 5, a Speed action figure (which is posable in the “jumping out of the car” pose). While not a cartoon, I have to throw in Ultra-man. Thanks for the memories…ah Saturday mornings. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/10 "2011-04-12T18:24:13Z")
> [@Marc\_Xenos](#): > > And thankfully I’ve got the Inky the Caveman episodes. Priceless, along with the fabulous Mendelssohn arrangement. I salute you! The most memorable cartoon experience in my life and I had to have been no older than 10 when I saw it in the theater. [Inki and the Minah Bird](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djxnw090EeE) and others nearby. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/11 "2011-04-12T19:27:57Z")
Astro boy Speed Racer Tobor the 8th Man Johnny Quest My younger brother was into Ultraman but that was soooo juvenile and fake and not even a cartoon! In my weed-smoking phase it was hard to beat Road Runner or Foghorn Leghorn. Come to think of it, it still is. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/12 "2011-04-12T19:28:47Z")
I liked _the Flintstones_, _the Pink Panther_, _Tennessee Tuxedo_, and of course most of the Looney Tunes ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/13 "2011-04-12T19:32:27Z")
Scooby Doo Thundaar the Barbarian Droids Thundercats Captain Caveman Dungeons and Dragons The Real Ghostbusters And I have fond memories of some cartoon about teenage versions of Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolfman and a girl? I have no idea. Man - I need some cereal now. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/14 "2011-04-12T19:41:18Z")
I liked a lot of the action hero cartoons, like He-Man, She-ra, Batman, Sailor Moon (in the name of the moon, I will punish you!), etc. Does anyone remember the 80’s cartoon Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea? It was so atmospheric and mysterious, my mother actually enjoyed watching it too. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/15 "2011-04-12T19:47:11Z")
Speed Racer. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/16 "2011-04-12T19:53:30Z")
Crusader Rabbit! The rest of the Jay Ward Empire Classic Looney Tunes ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/17 "2011-04-12T19:53:45Z")
> [@Marc\_Xenos](#): > > “Bwunhilda, you’re so beautiful.” > “Yes, I know, I can’t help it.” That short was so special and awesome, it’s got its own Wikipedia entry: [What’s Opera, Doc?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Opera_Doc) > [@Wikipedia](#): > > Suddenly, Elmer is stopped in his tracks at the sight of the beautiful Valkyrie Brünnhilde (Bugs in an obvious disguise), riding in grandly on an enormously fat horse (in Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist, director Jones notes that the production team “gave the horse the operatic curves we couldn’t give Bugs”). “Siegfried” and “Brünnhilde” exchange endearments, set to the overture to Tannhäuser. > … > In 1992, it became the first cartoon short to be deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress, and thus was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Bugs and his Looney Tunes cohorts were it for me; everything else was a distant second. (for a point of reference, I’m 40 years old). ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/18 "2011-04-12T19:54:49Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/19 "2011-04-12T19:55:34Z")
Bugs Bunny The entire Rocky and Bullwinkle cast. Never saw George as a kid for some reason. Crusader Rabbit. Farmer Gray. This was a set of silent cartoons on in the very early morning, right after Modern Farmer and before my parents woke up. They are probably awful but I remember them fondly. I watched the whole set of Hanna Barbera cartoons but I can’t say I loved them. And Gerald McBoing Boing. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/20 "2011-04-12T19:57:46Z")
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