# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/81 "2012-03-31T00:24:43Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Looney Tunes > He-Man > G.I. Joe > Transformers > Robotech > Duck Tales > M.A.S.K. This pretty much sums mine up. I could expand the list probably into the hundreds, but I’ll leave it at this. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/82 "2012-03-31T00:26:26Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > No one’s going to recognize any of mine. > > . Not only do I recognize all of yours, I still watch all of them except science court (never heard of it), and Buzz Lightyear. (Don’t care for it.) ---
**Author:** ![CALIBURN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@CALIBURN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CALIBURN)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/83 "2012-03-31T00:43:49Z")
my faves has a child were: -popeye -superfriends -spiderman and his amazing friends -he-man -Thundercats (my all time fave has a child) -silverhawks -bravestarr -the real ghostbusters -C.O.P.S. -transformers -GO Bots -TMNT -X-men ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/84 "2012-03-31T00:46:55Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Frankenstein Junior and the Impossibles > The Herculoids > Birdman and the Galaxy Trio > The New Adventures of Superman > Spaaace Ghooost! Now we’re talking. You forgot Blue Falcon though. ---
**Author:** ![Kylede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/85 "2012-03-31T02:14:02Z")
> [@Mooch](#): > > 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. It was called “Groovy Ghoulies” [Groovie Goolies - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovie_Goolies) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/86 "2012-03-31T12:19:19Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > So I am the only one that liked _Star Blazers_? Say it isn’t so! That show sparked my interest in science fiction. I mentioned it earlier. Leiji Matsumoto’s characters are gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/87 "2012-03-31T14:10:58Z")
[Blue Racer](http://www.veoh.com/watch/v1608414M9jd58am?h1=Blue+Racer%3A+Hiss+and+Hers) [Batfink](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMiDOkzfEZ4) [Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZeNIAVWNck&feature=related) [Fractured Fairy Tales](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAAkauRR-y4) [George of the Jungle](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExuuycfXwF4) Not necessarily in that order; and I think that’s probably enough… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/88 "2012-03-31T14:48:34Z")
When I was three and four, my favourite cartoon was _ **Tetsujin** _, released in the U.S. as [_Gigantor_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor). I spoke Japanese as a child, and I remember I had an inflatable Tetsujin toy. I never watched the U.S. release. Cartoons seemed to change every year, so I can’t remember specific line-ups. I do remember watching _The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour_. Good times. Others were _The Groovy Goolies_, _Mighty Mightor_, _The Wacky Races_, _Speed Racer_, _Punkin Puss & Mushmouse_, _Hong Kong Phooey_, _King Kong_, _Jonny Quest_, and many others. Still, when I think of those times, I remember drawing runways on teletype paper dad brought home from work, and playing with a blue Matchbox jet while watching _Skyhawks_. Dad was a pilot and was a flight service specialist in the FAA, and mom was an aviation secretary. There were cartoons that lasted longer, and ones that were _ichiban_ when they were on. But I always remember the planes first. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/89 "2012-03-31T16:06:16Z")
When I was a kid, you saw cartoons at either the theater or on Disney (the program, not the channel). I grew up with Mel Blanc doing Bugs, Daffy, Foghorn, etc.; Woody Woodpecker, Roadrunner, Tom & Jerry, Popeye and the Disney stable of characters. Wonderful animation, unlike all the stop action cartoons that came later. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/90 "2012-03-31T16:15:51Z")
A shout-out for: _Johnny Socko And His Flying Robot_! ---
**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:** [March 31, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/91 "2012-03-31T16:35:43Z")
Gandy Goose. I’m still looking for “Mother Goose Nightmare”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/92 "2012-03-31T19:49:19Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > No one’s going to recognize any of mine. > > My faves were: > Recess > Pepper-Ann > The Weekenders > Buzz Lightyear of Star Command > Hercules: The Animated Series > Science Court > Bump in the Night > > and my absolute favorite, > > ReBoot. Well, I popped in to mention some of yours. They were part of the **“One Saturday Morning”** lineup that Disney did on ABC. A big part of my kids’ childhood: my daughter and her friends sing the PepperAnn theme in their college hallways. (Are you 19 or 20 now?) I can still get my kids and college students nostalgic by singing the (brilliant-written) theme song: _"Five hours of summer / once a week… "_ What a great way to sum up sitting in front of the TV with a bowl of sugary cereal, watching cartoons while the grownups are sleeping in. Heck, I even took my son to see the “Recess” movie, in a theater. Oh, found out he’s in a Facebook group: _ **“RECESS was the BEST show on TV ever!”** _ ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/93 "2012-03-31T20:05:20Z")
A lot of my favorites were already mentioned but I have a lot more. I was born in 1989 so cartoons became a way of life for me in the 90’s and 00’s. I’ll just point out the superhero shows that maybe weren’t mentioned yet: Batman: the Animated Series Batman Beyond Superman X-Men X-Men Evolution Static Shock Gargoyles Spiderman Powerpuff Girls Thank og for Netflix. My niece thinks the Rugrats are the best thing ever, never mind that Tommy is as old as her aunt. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/94 "2012-03-31T20:42:49Z")
Warner Brothers + Looney Tunes + Merry Melodies = #1 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/95 "2012-03-31T20:55:21Z")
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Roadrunner”? He wasn’t the star, he only made cameo appearances. Wile E Coyote was my favorite cartoon, if that wasn’t already obvious. The rest of the Looney Tunes and Rocky & Bullwinkle are my other favorites. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/96 "2012-03-31T21:01:49Z")
Transformers (original and Beast Wars) TMNT Ronin Warriors Rugrats Gargoyles X-Men: The Animated Series Batman the Animated Series King Arthur and the Knights of Justice (don’t judge me) Also, not cartoons, but lots of Power Rangers. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/97 "2012-03-31T21:29:53Z")
Jonny Quest The Herculoids Space Ghost Superman all these and more favorites. But hard to compete with The Three Stooges and The Little Rascals. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/98 "2012-04-01T18:24:54Z")
_Hong Kong Phooey_ (Loved his theme song: “Hong Kong Phooey! Number one super guy! Hong Kong Phooey! Quicker than the human eye!” Ah…) I also remember a show called _Mission: Magic_ way back when. And _Funky Phantom_. And _Wacky Racers_. And lots of the ones mentioned previously. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/99 "2012-04-01T20:14:18Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > 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) > > 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). The WWII Warner Brothers cartoon “Herr Meets Hare” had two firsts. It was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon to feature the gag of Bugs "taking the wrong turn at Albuquerqe. " And it also featured the fat horse and Bugs as Brundhilde, with Hermann Goering as the smitten one. So both gags got reused. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107/100 "2012-04-01T20:22:51Z")
I agree, Warner Bro. is first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-cartoons-as-a-child/578107.md?page=4)