A! review in WCK
nri...@uoft02.utoledo.edu
who requested it. Please note don't flame me, as I don't believe a word of
this and I'm just passing it on.
Here we go.....
Animaniacs (not worth even one crown)
Although we at Wild Cartoon Kingdom have not actually seen this
cartoon, we felt that it was important to review it anyway.
This is a godawful piece of trach. Don't watch this.
In true moron fashion, this cartton is obviously written be
scriptwriters who can't draw. More old jokes done badly...pies in the
face...seltzer bottles...long outdated bits of vaudeville-this is the absolute
worst use of animation. It just makes you sick.
I did accidentally hear the voices in a promo one saturday morning.
More from the "Babs Bunny" school of disgusting, wretched voices. You know the
kind-obnoxious, grating...the kind of voices that make your neck-skin crawl
crawl and shiver. They're so bad you actually feel embarrassed for the actors.
it's the same feeling you get watching your dad beat up by a neighbor. If you
have to watch it, turn the sound off.
Where does this stuff come from? Who else?...Steven Spielberg. The
guy thinks he is doing a homage to old cartoons, but he's just ruining our
memories of the good stuff. we've got to get this guy out of cartoons. like
Bob Camp says, "Spielberg is not a funny guy...he wants to be Walt Disney, but
he doesn't know how to make cartoons."
And why does this guy put his name on everything? Have you seen the
billboards for the dinosaur cartoon? Aaaaaargh!!! Gimme a break! Pretty soon
we'll be seeing billboards that say "Coming soon...a bucket of puke from Steven
Spielberg!" or, "Don't miss the latest dried-out bloody-nose boogers from the
man who gave you ET!" Better hide your dog's butt before "Steven" signs his
name on it.
So we've heard that Warner Brothers is starting their own TV
network...rumor has it that they might be taking their cartoons away from Fox
to run on their own network...big loss.
Actually, we've a confession to make. after writing this review, we
broke down and actually watched these cartoons to see if we were accurate. We
were.
-Tom Paine, animator and film historian
Pretty fair review wouldn't you say? Is this the same show I know and love?
And when did you last see a pies in the face or a seltzer bottle?
If you want the address to write to these guys e-mail me and I'll let you have
it.
Nick R.
Proud owner of Hello Nurse cel
Any spelling errors are mine and mine alone.
Michael McAvoy
<nri...@uoft02.utoledo.edu> wrote:
>Here's the review that A! got from Wild Cartoon Kingdom (#3) for those of you
>who requested it. Please note don't flame me, as I don't believe a word of
>this and I'm just passing it on.
>
>Here we go.....
>
>Animaniacs (not worth even one crown)
{snip!} [worthless bandwidth-eating crap deleted for the pure joy of it]
> -Tom Paine, animator and film historian
[silent flames intended for those not present]
>If you want the address to write to these guys e-mail me and I'll let you have
>it.
Yesuhuhplease!?
>Nick R.
- Mike McAvoy
Brian Eirik Coe
> Although we at Wild Cartoon Kingdom have not actually seen this
>cartoon, we felt that it was important to review it anyway.
> This is a godawful piece of trach. Don't watch this.
(Sarcastic mode on)
Gosh, that sounds like a fair review.
I think that we can all reciporcate:
Review of Wild Cartoon Kingdom (Not worth a pice of $%#%#)
Althpough I havn't ever even heard of Wild Cartoon Kindgdom before a two
or three days ago, I feel capable of giving it a perfectly valid review.
It sucks, don't read it...
[Sarcastic Mode Off]
Well, I think that the theory that the reviewer had an ax to grind is
certainly valid. I have never heard of a reviewer who would admit to not
haveing seen an episode, and then be so absolutely disgusting in a
review. I can't BELIVE that the editors of the rag would allow that kind
of "Journalism" (If critics can be called journalists) to occur.
I guess I'll be able to save my money and not subscriber to that magazine
in the future.
By the way, how did this rag rate Tiny-Toon Adventures? The quality of
TTA and A! is so similar (IMHO) that WCK must have givin it a similar
rateing. Anyone know for sure?
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"Are you pondering what I'm pondering?" The Brain, Animaniacs
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Juan F. Lara
Brian Eirik Coe <bc...@harp.aix.calpoly.edu> wrote:
>
>By the way, how did this rag rate Tiny-Toon Adventures? The quality of
>TTA and A! is so similar (IMHO) that WCK must have givin it a similar
>rateing. Anyone know for sure?
>
there with negative remarks of TTA. Issue #1 once described TTA as "juvenile
infant versions of classic Warner characters" and issue #2's review of the
Sick and Twisted Animation Festival started with the line "Does the thought of
watching Tiny Toon Adventures make you wanna puke?".
Issue #1 contained a very long article on "Ren and Stimpy" and particu-
larly John Kricfalusci getting sacked from R&S. Rumor has it that John K.
ghost-wrote the article himself. Issue #2 profiled "Batman: Mask of the
Phantasm".
WCK is published by the same people who make "Film Threat". But I noticed
that the issues give a lot of attention to Spumco projects, and I think some of
the WCK staff members are Spumco workers, like Richard Pursell. So I often
wonder if Wild Cartoon Kingdom is like an official voice of Spumco. Bob Camp
and Eddie Fitzgerald worked on TTA before working on R&S, and the #1 article
implied that they hated working there.
Still I can't believe they'd stoop to trashing "Animaniacs" without act-
ually seeing an episode.
See ya around.
Sincerely -
Juan F. Lara
"It's over. Go Away!"
Curt Schimmel
In <1994Mar29.0...@exu.ericsson.se> ebu...@EBU.Ericsson.SE (Cuyler Buckwalter) writes:
>Wow! They at Wild Cartoon Kingdom are certain they dislike
>Animanics don't they? ...
>Exactly what is "Wild Cartoon Kingdom".? Is it some sort
>of fan magazine? Are there any cartoons they like?..
They *love* Ren & Stimpy. Apparently, R&S is the highest form of art
possible. They also love Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm (you know,
the movie that died immediately upon opening in theaters). Can't say
as I think very much of their editorial opinion.
Curt
Michael McAvoy
The Dixie Flatline <rh...@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu> wrote:
>The only place where I saw pies in faces was in "Taming of the Screwy". And
>seltzer (cola?) bottles were used in the Wakkorotti shorts. I don't think
>usage of either of these comedy devices was inappropriate in those episodes.
I haven't seen any pies, or seltzer/cola in the traditional manner, for that
matter. Perhaps I am wrong, but weren't seltzer bottles usually used in
comedy to soak someone? Since the pop was "fuel" for Wakkorotti, it had
to be shaken, and be under pressure. What is funny here is not that it
gets sprayed, but the effect that we all know comes with this.
{Bleeeaaaaoochhhh} "Excuse me!".
I never really though the seltzer gag was very funny anyway...
- Mike McAvoy
Michael McAvoy
Juan F. Lara <j...@huey.cc.utexas.edu> wrote:
> {snip!} Bob Camp
>and Eddie Fitzgerald worked on TTA before working on R&S, and the #1 article
>implied that they hated working there.
"All I ever did was draw pictures. When I was done with one, I had to
draw another picture almost like the one before it, and then another
one. I hate it! All I ever do is draw, draw, draw, draw! There's
always another picture to be drawn! And then when you're all done and
have a nice stack of pictures, someone takes it away, and you never see
them again, and there is a new load of pictures to be drawn!"
- fictional quote by BC or EF.
Lucky! I move bar codes over a laser scanner...
- Mike McAvoy
Timothy Fay
> Still I can't believe they'd stoop to trashing "Animaniacs" without act-
>ually seeing an episode.
At the end of the review they wrote that they broke down and watched an
episode to see if it was as bad as they thought it was. Their conclusion
was "we were right."
While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
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Peter J. Tampas
> While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
> bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
I think we've just met today's special friend.
Although if I was really, really bored, I supposed I could liven up my
inbox by picking a flamewar with an entire newsgroup.
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Eric E. Katz
In a previous article, rdip...@qualcomm.com (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold) says:
>mpta...@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (Peter J. Tampas) writes:
>>In article <CnHF2...@news.cis.umn.edu>, ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay) writes:
>>> While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>>> bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
>>I think we've just met today's special friend.
>
>Animaniacs fans shouldn't get too much in an uproar. He likes to go
>on fan groups and rag on the "fan" subject. They're currently giving
>him the silent treatment on alt.fan.furry, so he could be looking for
>attention elsewhere.
Fay was capable of making an intelligent point 6 months back when
Animaniacs started when he claimed the Animaniacs characters weren't of the
same stature as the classic Warner Bros. That's a debatable point, whereas
claiming that an article that begins with the equivalent of "while we
haven't actually seen the subject of a review" is accurate is not a
debatable point, but more or less a reason to flame. Its interesting that
the WCK review which is believed to be by a R&S production team member
makes a point of insulting Animaniacs for its vaudeville style humor (which
is a small part of Animaniacs humor) whereas Ren & Stimpy can't get a laugh
without also turning the audience's stomach or insulting its intelligence.
Aaron Thomas
>Juan F. Lara (j...@huey.cc.utexas.edu) wrote:
>> Still I can't believe they'd stoop to trashing "Animaniacs" without act-
>>ually seeing an episode.
>At the end of the review they wrote that they broke down and watched an
>episode to see if it was as bad as they thought it was. Their conclusion
>was "we were right."
>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
I'm sorry, I forgot what I was going to write about.
Aaron (Three hours and twenty-three minutes until my birthday!) Thomas
Don't send a clown. :(
LAZARUS Project
Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
>
show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
out in the last 5 years. This rules out the classic Warner Brothers,
Tom and Jerry, etc. Just what would you consider "good" then.
IMO:
TTA I've seen far too much and am going through my burnout phrase of it.
I still occasionally watch it. It has its ups and downs, but seems geared
towards a younger audience, and uses 'standard' cartoon humor (i.e. not
too many jokes/etc geared towards an higher-aged audience than 10 or so.)
(Don't get me wrong, it's still one of the top 5 things out there in
recent animation.)
BTAS is mediocre to great, and I'd toss that into the top 5 too. (depending
on episode and script, primarily)
Mighty Stupid Power Rejects isn't a cartoon. And it rips off old Japanese
movie-style "monster" effects and usually has a mediocre, at best, storyline.
Bonkers: well...*shudder*
TaleSpin: well, it's Disney! and a little too hackneyed. What more need be
said?
Darkwing Duck: It's a few steps up from TaleSpin, but still...
Animaniacs, again, IMO, is the funniest, *generally* best animated,
*generally* best storylines, best rainbow spectrum of characters,
best "adult humor oriented while still being innocent enough for
everyone" cartoon there is out on the market today.
If you say it's "Tom and Jerry Kids" or something nauseating like that,
I'm going to mail you a box of my hurl material..
nuff ranting, this was mild. (chuckle)
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Matthew Kurth
>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
Would you care to expand on that? I saw the show only TWICE before I couldn't
get it off my mind! And that was after a month of actively avoiding it and
regarding it as a TTA usurper.
Matthew Kurth
>it was also cross-posted to alt.tv.animaniacs. So, yes, any negative
>comment on the show is bound to draw flames in that group
Not necessarily, just unsubstantiated opinions stated in an aggressive manner.
> (especially a group that devotes so much bandwith to drooling over Minerva
>Mink).
A great deal of that bandwidth is devoted NOT to drooling over MM (or Dot for
that manner) - but to ongoing humor derived from the discussion. Your facts
are inaccurate. Now, a.t.t-t.f on the other hand...
Ron Bauerle
>Juan F. Lara (j...@huey.cc.utexas.edu) wrote:
>> Still I can't believe they'd stoop to trashing "Animaniacs" without act-
>>ually seeing an episode.
>
>At the end of the review they wrote that they broke down and watched an
>episode to see if it was as bad as they thought it was. Their conclusion
>was "we were right."
>
>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
Agreed - I'll take a good TTA rerun anyday. Too bad the A! writing
style is spreading - it contaminated the TTA Spring Break Special :^(
RDB
Brian Eirik Coe
Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>I responded to this post from rec.arts.animation, but I now notice that
>it was also cross-posted to alt.tv.animaniacs. So, yes, any negative
>group that devotes so much bandwith to drooling over Minerva Mink). And
>while I don't agree with the approach WCK took in writing their review,
>I still agree with their conclusions, and I have watched almost every
>single A! episode broadcast so far.
There is no way that I can say this without it coming out like a flame,
but this is a bizarre phenomonom (sp) that I discovered over on a Star
Trek group a few months back. The fact that somebody will continue to
watch a television show for a long period of time after they have
decided that it is drivle. I mean, if you agree with WCK that the show
is basically a wate of you time, then why on earth have you spent more
than a day of your life parked on your sofa watching it?? Am I the only
person out there with enough self control to *cllck* turn the channel
when a show I dislike comes on? Jeezz...
(Okay, I guess that WAS a flame. Or at least a pilot light. :)
Brendan Dunn
I find this whole discussion very interesting. It's made me wonder if
there is something about the show that comes off very poorly in short
bits and advertising.
Basically, if around last September someone had told me to write up
a review of Animaniacs, and I had been stupid enough to agree to write
a review of something I hadn't seen, my review probably would have
ended up sounding a lot like the WCK review.
My first exposure to the show came over the summer when I saw the promos
they were running on Fox. From what I saw, I decided that it looked
like absolute trash, and a cheap rip-off that was going to try to ride
the reputation of earlier Warner Bros. animation, and fail miserably
in the process. I also got the impression that it would rely on
badly-done Vaudevillian humor, have characters that would seem utterly
contrived and just wouldn't "work" as intended, and that it would basically
just suck. I had no doubts that it would be gone within a few weeks, and
would be remembered down the road as a complete fiasco.
Because of this impression, I didn't even consider watching it. The
first time I saw it was entirely accidental. I passed through the
TV lounge during "Citizen Max" (the TTA episode). Being a Citizen
Kane fan, I stuck around and watched it. While watching it, the job
of using the remote to mute the commercials fell upon me, and thus
I was forced to stay for Animaniacs. It only took me that viewing
to reverse my opinion of the show.
--Brendan
Ron Bauerle
>There is no way that I can say this without it coming out like a flame,
>but this is a bizarre phenomonom (sp) that I discovered over on a Star
>Trek group a few months back. The fact that somebody will continue to
>watch a television show for a long period of time after they have
>decided that it is drivle. I mean, if you agree with WCK that the show
>is basically a wate of you time, then why on earth have you spent more
>than a day of your life parked on your sofa watching it??
I wouldn't call it drivel, but I'm disappointed in it as a successor to
TTA. But it's entertaining enough to watch (once :^)). And I'll also
admit that I also watch it so as to be able to keep up with what people
are saying on a.t.a (likewise the main reason I kept watching Bonkers
was to keep up with what the DA mailing list was saying; when I got
bounced from the list, there was no reason to watch Bonkers anymore :^))
RDB
Scott D Bradburn
I felt much the same way. The trailers didn't at all impress me. I decided
to try it out a couple times though, and was instantly addicted. Even the
opening song impressed me. It just made a good first impression.
My sister, on the other hand, got her first impression by catching the end
of two episodes. Two of The Great Wakkarotti episodes, and she got a very
bad first impression. I mean, if that's all you see of it, you think the
show's a Fox version of Beavis and Butthead.
Robert A. Jung
>In article <mkurth.3...@interaccess.com>, Matthew Kurth <mku...@interaccess.com> wrote:
>>In article <CnHF2...@news.cis.umn.edu> ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay) writes:
>>>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>>>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
>>
>>Would you care to expand on that? I saw the show only TWICE before I
>>couldn't get it off my mind! And that was after a month of actively
>>avoiding it and regarding it as a TTA usurper.
>
>I find this whole discussion very interesting. It's made me wonder if
>there is something about the show that comes off very poorly in short
>bits and advertising.
I think it's more a matter of personal tastes, actually.
>My first exposure to the show came over the summer when I saw the promos
>they were running on Fox. From what I saw, I decided that it looked
>like absolute trash, and a cheap rip-off that was going to try to ride
>the reputation of earlier Warner Bros. animation, and fail miserably
>in the process. I also got the impression that it would rely on
>badly-done Vaudevillian humor, have characters that would seem utterly
>contrived and just wouldn't "work" as intended, and that it would basically
>just suck. I had no doubts that it would be gone within a few weeks, and
>would be remembered down the road as a complete fiasco.
>
>Because of this impression, I didn't even consider watching it. The
>first time I saw it was entirely accidental. I passed through the
>TV lounge during "Citizen Max" (the TTA episode). Being a Citizen
>Kane fan, I stuck around and watched it. While watching it, the job
>of using the remote to mute the commercials fell upon me, and thus
>I was forced to stay for Animaniacs. It only took me that viewing
>to reverse my opinion of the show.
Well, just for the archives, I made a bigger effort to watch ANIMANIACS
when it first premiered that I ever did for TINY TOONS, in that I actually
found out when it was airing and set up the VCR for it. The first episode
didn't move me, but I knew that wasn't a fair sample. So I watched another.
And another. And another. Even after an entire week, I still didn't "get
it", and neither did most of the TTA-watching-viewers I knew. I give up.
What is the cause for this difference? Beats me. I just get the sense
that most of ANIMANIACS humor is out-of-the-blue non sequitur stuff. It's
like the writers will give Dot or Wakko or Yakko something _completely_
irreverant to the situation, just in hopes that the sheer incongruity will
make you laugh. Maybe it works for some people, but it doesn't work for me.
(Or maybe it's the obligatory educational bits masked as poor entertainment.
I'm sorry, but "Wakko's World" was simply dull. Tom Lehrer's "The Elements"
was infinitely better, but that's because Tom was throwing out quips between
the verses)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "They stopped working on TINY
TOONS for _this?_" TTA has witty banter, one-liners, situations and
characters that make me laugh. ANIMANIACS has a neon-pink trout.
--R.J.
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Brendan Dunn
Robert A. Jung <rj...@netcom.com> wrote:
> I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "They stopped working on TINY
>TOONS for _this?_" TTA has witty banter, one-liners, situations and
>characters that make me laugh. ANIMANIACS has a neon-pink trout.
I'd say you've hit the nail on the head. I just happen to be a sucker for
fluorescent fish. (Although there is also some great character interaction
if you watch closely.)
> --R.J.
> B-)
--Brendan
Jim Dawson
23:19:
B> There is no way that I can say this without it coming out like a
B> flame, but this is a bizarre phenomonom (sp) that I discovered over on
a
B> Star Trek group a few months back. The fact that somebody will
continue
B> to watch a television show for a long period of time after they have
B> decided that it is drivle.
I've come to the conclusion that those who do this generaly _do_ like the
show, they just like complaining about it even more.
Getting back on topic, Animaniacs is so bad that I've managed to get about
half a dozen adults religously watching it. (I am an adult also, at least
physicaly...)
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Bill Bereza
>I wouldn't call it drivel, but I'm disappointed in it as a successor to
>TTA. But it's entertaining enough to watch (once :^)). And I'll also
It seems that quite a few people here watch Animaniacs becuase they
watched and liked TTA. I never watched TTA until *after* I had watched
Animaniacs. I thought TTA was more a 'rip-off' of the old WB characters
and Animaniacs was something more original (all the characters are).
But after watching Animaniacs I began to watch TTA. I now like TTA,
but I still think Animaniacs is better in all categories.
--
"Watta forru burry minna colla, colla gonna?" -- Tazza Devvi
Bill Bereza ber...@beech.csis.gvsu.edu ac...@leo.nmc.edu
Brian D. Larson
No way! Animainiacs may not be quite like TTA.But to me at least it is very
funny, and to be perfectly honest TTA was getting old and Spielberg and Co.
were running out of things to do.Let's face it any episode that solely stars
Montana Max with Elmira as back-up and the Cameo appearance of
Plucky Duck is VERRRRRY weak.Animaniacs IS weird,it is strange and can at times
be Campy.However it is very funny and puts new twists on things.Slappy Squirrel
for example.When was the last time you saw a funny Elderly toon?They also mix
it up so Dot,yacko,and Wacko don't make or break the whole show.Which is
basically all tiny tunes is.The plots are terrific-See the anvilania episode
and then tell me its not a classic.Bye the way,if I had a choice between TTA
and a neon pink fish, i'd take the fish.
Brian -no addetives or preservatives needed
Mike Morrey
>characters that make me laugh. ANIMANIACS has a neon-pink trout.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Uh, as an avid Animaniacs viewer (and you did bring up a good point in yours
messages.) But, sorry to blow your bubble, but there is NO NEON-PINK trout in
the show. :)
Later, DW.
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Michael McAvoy
Bill Bereza <ber...@elm.csis.gvsu.edu> wrote:
>
>It seems that quite a few people here watch Animaniacs becuase they
>watched and liked TTA. I never watched TTA until *after* I had watched
>Animaniacs. I thought TTA was more a 'rip-off' of the old WB characters
>and Animaniacs was something more original (all the characters are).
>But after watching Animaniacs I began to watch TTA. I now like TTA,
>but I still think Animaniacs is better in all categories.
I agree. I had watched TTA a few times befire A!, and although I though
it was clever, and much better than a lot of other stuff, Transformers,
and uh, I forget, see! :) I was a little disappointed that all the
characters were based on an old character. Babs seems to be the only one
out, but even she is a little derivative. Well, I guess there is MM and
Elmyra, but everybody else is recycled. I guess there is even an old B&W
with a dodo bird! I now record TTA along with A!, and I am starting to
like it more, but I find A! much more original and fresh.
- Michael McAvoy
Ron Asbestos Dippold
>and uh, I forget, see! :) I was a little disappointed that all the
>characters were based on an old character. Babs seems to be the only one
>out, but even she is a little derivative. Well, I guess there is MM and
>Elmyra, but everybody else is recycled. I guess there is even an old B&W
Montana Max -> Yosemite Sam
Elmyra Duff -> Elmer Fudd
--
Rats live on no evil star.
Robert A. Jung
Florescent fish can be fun; just ask Gogo Dodo. The problem is that too
much Wackyland can be a bad thing. Perhaps THAT's the problem I have with
ANIMANIACS, it goes too far off the deep end...
(Flying fish can be fun, too. Check out THE MUPPET SHOW B-)
--R.J.
B-)
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I stand corrected!
- Michael McAvoy
Ben Gamble
|>In article <CnHF2...@news.cis.umn.edu> ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay) writes:
|>>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
|>>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
|
[I'm reading this in a.t.animaniacs.]
The main thought that discussions like this one provoke in me is
whether it's time to haul out this old standby:
/^Newsgroups.*,/h:j
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| I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "They stopped working on TINY
|TOONS for _this?_" TTA has witty banter, one-liners, situations and
|characters that make me laugh. ANIMANIACS has a neon-pink trout.
Matter of perspective, I guess. TTA has kid characters, in
kid-specific plots, in kid-specific settings, frequently telling
kid-specific gags. A! has Jackie Gleason gags, Alfred Hitchcock gags,
_Apocalypse Now_ gags (how much of TTA's target market has seen
_Apocalypse Now_?), _Duck Soup_ gags, sly adult humor (sexual and
otherwise), a geriatric embittered cartoon squirrel, meta-cartoon
humor, and Squeezie Cheeze. I think I stopped laughing when TTA did
Prom Night, but we're certainly both entitled to our respective
opinions. Hello Nurse!
Timothy Fay
>In article <CnHF2...@news.cis.umn.edu>,
>Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>>While a bit harsh, their review was fairly accurate. ANIMANIACS has a few
>>bright spots but, for the most part, it is a very forgettable show.
>>
>Tell me what you *would* consider unforgettable as far as an animation
>show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
>out in the last 5 years. This rules out the classic Warner Brothers,
>Tom and Jerry, etc. Just what would you consider "good" then.
Suffice to say, there have been several 'good' shows over the last
five years. Unfortunately, ANIMANIACS isn't one of them...
Timothy Fay
>
>I mean, if you agree with WCK that the show
>is basically a wate of you time, then why on earth have you spent more
>than a day of your life parked on your sofa watching it??
It's a Catch-22: If you don't watch the show and criticize it, you'll
get slammed like the the WCK writers have been slammed. But if you watch
the show (in order to provide a fair and balanced opinion) and criticize
it, people start questioning your sanity... :-)
Well, for my part, I enjoyed some of the earlier episodes, _especially_
the first episodes of Slappy Squirrel and Pinky and the Brain. Sadly,
the writers have not produced consistenty funny or entertaining material.
I watched for a while, hoping the show might improve, but I've since
given up on it. I have not watched the show since January (when the
last batch of new episodes aired), and probably won't bother watching
it again. And I think that's a pity, since the show certainly had
potential.
Michael McAvoy
Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>LAZARUS Project (skr...@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>>Tell me what you *would* consider unforgettable as far as an animation
>>show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
>>out in the last 5 years. This rules out the classic Warner Brothers,
>>Tom and Jerry, etc. Just what would you consider "good" then.
>
>Suffice to say, there have been several 'good' shows over the last
>five years. Unfortunately, ANIMANIACS isn't one of them...
He must have Proof! :)
> "My mental facilities are TWICE what yours are -- you pea brain!"
Oh yeah, grape-noggin?? :)
What about Beavis and Butt-head? Heh hehe heheh! NOT!!!
- Michael McAvoy
Tom Johnston
>It's a Catch-22: If you don't watch the show and criticize it, you'll
>get slammed like the the WCK writers have been slammed. But if you watch
>the show (in order to provide a fair and balanced opinion) and criticize
>it, people start questioning your sanity... :-)
The WCK writers made it clear that they had already formed their
opinion without having watched the show. From your comments, it sounds
like you took the more reasonable approach of watching the show in
order to form an opinion. Further, your opinion is that
there were things you liked about the show and you felt the show had
potential, so it's reasonable that you watched it a few more times to
give the show a chance.
>Well, for my part, I enjoyed some of the earlier episodes, _especially_
>the first episodes of Slappy Squirrel and Pinky and the Brain. Sadly,
>the writers have not produced consistenty funny or entertaining material.
>I watched for a while, hoping the show might improve, but I've since
>given up on it. I have not watched the show since January (when the
>last batch of new episodes aired), and probably won't bother watching
>it again. And I think that's a pity, since the show certainly had
>potential.
I enjoy the show for the most part. My favorite skit is Pinky and the
Brain, though I didn't like the one I most recently saw (Brain as a
voice actor refusing to take direction.) But several of the other
PatB episodes struck me as the most entertaining episodes I've seen
since The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse was on the air.
It seems like the Warners, Slappy, and PatB are consistently worth
watching. Rita and Runt and Goodfeathers have their moments. Mindy
and Buttons and the Hip Hippos are poor. And the Chicken Boo bits have
a certain hard-to-define appeal, but thankfully aren't done often.
It would be interesting to see whether a different approach to some of
the charcters could make them more entertaining. For example, I really
enjoyed the Mindy and the Brain episode. The Brain took a far more active
role than Buttons ever does, and Mindy played a secondary role. A good
line or two from a supporting character ("I'm going to a meeting on better
parenting, Brain. You take care of Mindy while I'm gone.") also helped
the episode quite a bit.
Matthew Kurth
>LAZARUS Project (skr...@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>>Tell me what you *would* consider unforgettable as far as an animation
>>show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
>>out in the last 5 years.
>Suffice to say, there have been several 'good' shows over the last
>five years. Unfortunately, ANIMANIACS isn't one of them...
No. That does NOT suffice, sir. Put up or shut up - list me 5-8 "quality"
animated shows produced within the last five years.
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Michael McAvoy
Tom Johnston <tpjg...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>It would be interesting to see whether a different approach to some of
>the charcters could make them more entertaining. For example, I really
>enjoyed the Mindy and the Brain episode. The Brain took a far more active
>role than Buttons ever does, and Mindy played a secondary role. A good
>line or two from a supporting character ("I'm going to a meeting on better
>parenting, Brain. You take care of Mindy while I'm gone.") also helped
>the episode quite a bit.
I agree wuth this. The show would be better if it did more interaction
between the groups. Cameos are funny, but they rarely even have a
speaking line. This episode was not funny just because the people were
"wrong", but also because of the way they reacted to each other, or the
jokes of the other groups.
Imagine, The Warners against Cicken Boo:
{D:} "Hiya, Mister man, sir!" {Y:} "Can I borrow your hat? Huh, Cani
cani?" {W:} [ Eyes hungrily ] :P
- Michael McAvoy
the Warner Sister Slappy:
"Hello. Nurse... I don't get it." Perfectly in character!!
Dan Rosenbaum
: I enjoy the show for the most part. My favorite skit is Pinky and the
: Brain, though I didn't like the one I most recently saw (Brain as a
: voice actor refusing to take direction.)
Then you don't know any actors. Man oh man, I thought it was hilarious.
: It seems like the Warners, Slappy, and PatB are consistently worth
: watching. Rita and Runt and Goodfeathers have their moments. Mindy
: and Buttons and the Hip Hippos are poor. And the Chicken Boo bits have
: a certain hard-to-define appeal, but thankfully aren't done often.
Slappy gets a little tired (but what the hell -- look how old she is). I
don't much care for Rita and Goodfeathers is a one-note thrill (aside
from the idea of a turf war over a Scorcese statue). I like Mindy and
Buttons -- mostly for Mindy's voice.
FWIW, I first stumbled on A! whilst surfing; it was the Potty Break
episode, and I was hooked when Wakko pulled an anvil and Elvis out of his
bag. This was plainly not kid stuff...
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(for the sake of saving space, I'll not quote the entire, message, just say
that I'm disagreeing with Michael McAvoy et al who think that characters from
other "groups" should interact more often)
One of the things that I like about Animaniacs much more than Tiny Toons is
that the characters DO NOT interact (except for the occasional cameo, of
course). They just don't belong together. That's what makes it so funny when
you have Mindy and The Brain. Because you know that they don't belong, it's
so absurd when they're stuck together! I think this episode sorta was using
as its premise the fact that the characters should NOT intermix...
Just my two shekckels...
-David
Brian D. Larson
I at least like animaniacs to a great extent.Slappy is wonderfull and there
are more in jokes in Animainiacs than TTA.I do find some parts get old.
There is only so much you can do with the goodfeathers.To those mindy
haters out there,it is much the same as the road runner-it's pretty funny
]for some,awefull for others.I think that Animainiacs has more original films
not films-characters than any we have seen in a loooooong time.My responce to
the man that said animaniacs isn't in the top ten-what have you been watching
lately,Darkwing Duck?
IMHO
Paul Hendry
Ben Gambling is illegal in California <gam...@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> wrote:
>
>/^Newsgroups.*,/h:j
>
>[For the non-propeller-heads, that line in the KILL file will junk any
>article with a comma in the Newsgroups: line; that is, all crossposted
>articles. You wouldn't want to use it everywhere, but some newsgroups
>benefit immensely by it.]
I can't see how that would help either rec.arts.animation or alt.tv.animaniacs.
It would be like setting your KILL file to remove anything interesting.
PPLPpttpltptpplptplp! HA! I gave you a raspberry! :-P
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john flynn
> Elmyra Duff -> Elmer Fudd
>
in common... elmyra "loves" her pets (yeah right).. elmer kills
wabbits... big difference...
let's all bow our heads in a moment of silence to furball cat, and all
the torture he has received...
le sob. le really big sob. le boo hoo hoo hoo hoo. -- fifi le fume
john flynn
> get slammed like the the WCK writers have been slammed. But if you watch
> the show (in order to provide a fair and balanced opinion) and criticize
> it, people start questioning your sanity... :-)
yeah, and if you criticize the show before me, your life ends... :)
by the way, they should make another big batch... i'm getting sick of
just seeing tiny bursts of new episodes here and there...
Timothy Fay
>
>What about Beavis and Butt-head? Heh hehe heheh! NOT!!!
Huh. Uh-huh. Huh. I don't like cartoons that suck! Huh-huh. Huh. :-)
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LAZARUS Project
Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>LAZARUS Project (skr...@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>>Tell me what you *would* consider unforgettable as far as an animation
>>show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
>>out in the last 5 years. This rules out the classic Warner Brothers,
>>Tom and Jerry, etc. Just what would you consider "good" then.
>
>Suffice to say, there have been several 'good' shows over the last
>five years. Unfortunately, ANIMANIACS isn't one of them...
Doesn't answer my question; nor everyone else's burning curiosity; but it's
...still a semi-weak attempt to duck out of a straightforward question. >=)
What *would* you consider a "good", regularly-aired animation show over the
last 5 years. [I also went over, in the previous post, TTA, a few l0zer
shows, and the creepy crawly Bonkers.]
Note: Liquid TV does count, I suppose - that has some of the best variety
in animation styles I see outside of "Best of X Animation" films...and
it is quite excellent to watch, at times. Speed Racer, onthe other hand,
does NOT count, because a) it's YEARS old (the episodes they show), and
b) lamer than Bonkers. >=)
I'll be waiting.
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Michael Yount
> Agreed - I'll take a good TTA rerun anyday. Too bad the A! writing
> style is spreading - it contaminated the TTA Spring Break Special :^(
Gee, I didn't notice that. But then, I didn't pay any attention to it,
either. I did see a little of it, though. I'd rather watch a 24-hour
marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
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I do believe you mean 'noodle-noggin.'
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Ron Asbestos Dippold
>> Montana Max -> Yosemite Sam
>> Elmyra Duff -> Elmer Fudd
>>
>i must disagree with elmyra -> elmer.... their personalities have nothing
>in common... elmyra "loves" her pets (yeah right).. elmer kills
>wabbits... big difference...
Hamton isn't much like Porky, but I think everyone agrees he's
"descended" from him. The only character I can think of that's almost
a direct takeoff of the original is Plucky.
First name Elmyra Elmer
Last name Duff Fudd
Hair Bald+wig Bald
Nose Pug Pug
Head Bulb Bulb
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Hunts aminals? Yes Yes
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Michael McAvoy
LAZARUS Project <skr...@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
>Note: Liquid TV does count, I suppose - that has some of the best variety
>in animation styles I see outside of "Best of X Animation" films...and
>it is quite excellent to watch, at times. Speed Racer, onthe other hand,
>does NOT count, because a) it's YEARS old (the episodes they show), and
>b) lamer than Bonkers. >=)
I don't know... There are not many really good regular features, and the
gems are one-offs... I do like "Stick Figure Theater". Does that count
as "quality" animation? But it led to "Beavis and Butt-head", so we have
to knock off a few points for that. Did anyone see "Grinning Evil
Death"? That one blew my socks off! I loved it! I highly suggest it to
those who don't mind a little gore... :)
To get on Topic, A quote from Slappy today: "I'll race ya!"
- Michael McAvoy
peter john tampas
>>> Montana Max -> Yosemite Sam
>>> Elmyra Duff -> Elmer Fudd
>>>
>>i must disagree with elmyra -> elmer.... their personalities have nothing
>>in common... elmyra "loves" her pets (yeah right).. elmer kills
>>wabbits... big difference...
>
I would contend that Elmyra does in fact wish to kill little animals, but
knows that as a child she is not supposed to randomly smite furry creatures.
Therefore, she pretends to love them so much that she accidentally hurts
them in her overzealousness to care for them. I'm sure this has been
in the TTA group, but she does wear a little skullhead in her hair (and has
been seen on other headpieces, like when she was Plucky's Nurse), kind of
a symbol for death, no? Just my 0.025
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Michael McAvoy
Michael Yount <craz...@lakes.trenton.sc.us> wrote:
>Gee, I didn't notice that. But then, I didn't pay any attention to it,
>either. I did see a little of it, though. I'd rather watch a 24-hour
>marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
I will kindly pretend I didn't hear that. This time... NEVER mention
B'harni or any Sponge-Minion friendly terms again here! Or you DIE!! I
mean that.
- Michael McAvoy
( B'harni hater; Animaniacs are the anti-B'harnies! )
Joe A Grassel
: In article <CnKEr...@crdnns.crd.ge.com>, Ron Bauerle wrote:
: > Agreed - I'll take a good TTA rerun anyday. Too bad the A! writing
: > style is spreading - it contaminated the TTA Spring Break Special :^(
: Gee, I didn't notice that. But then, I didn't pay any attention to it,
: either. I did see a little of it, though. I'd rather watch a 24-hour
: marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's blasmephy!
The Mystic Mongoose
> Ron Bauerle wrote:
>> Agreed - I'll take a good TTA rerun anyday. Too bad the A! writing
>> style is spreading - it contaminated the TTA Spring Break Special :^(
>
>Gee, I didn't notice that. But then, I didn't pay any attention to it,
>either. I did see a little of it, though. I'd rather watch a 24-hour
>marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
Die, Sponge-Minion, DIE! B*rney is the greatest evil ever perpetrated on
this land! Even the lamest of TTA episodes so far outstrips the Lavender
Lard Lord in quality and entertainment it is UNTHINKABLE that there could be
even the tiniest of comparison between the two. Clear the chaff from your
mind, and the Purple from your heart, and Follow the Anti-Barney as he leads
us to glorious victory over the Purple Pedophile!
JIHAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Mystic Mongoose, aka Robert W. Armstrong
Leader of the Baylor Jihad, Patron Saint of Sarcasm
Ultimate Prophet of The Church of the Anti-Barney Incarnate
B*rney must die. As soon and as painfully as possible.
Daniel Damian Yungk
>I'd rather watch a 24-hour
>marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
I'm not sure what would be worse. Wanting to watch 24 hours of...it...
Or the condition you'd be in after you did.
You youngsters out there, just say no to purple.
I've posted before about how I have my niece (7 years) and nephew (10) hooked
on Animaniacs. They also have the good taste to change the channel when
Bonkers comes on. However, my other niece (1 1/2)...well, the first word
she spoke is the name that I've been trying to avoid typing this whole post.
Deprogramming is scheduled for when I come home from school. :->
Seriously, I suppose it's fine for a 1 1/2 year old. It allows them to see
a character less mature than themselves. :->
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LAZARUS Project
Michael McAvoy <mca...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>In article <1994Apr6.1...@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
>LAZARUS Project <skr...@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
>
>>Note: Liquid TV does count, I suppose - that has some of the best variety
>>in animation styles I see outside of "Best of X Animation" films...and
>>it is quite excellent to watch, at times. Speed Racer, onthe other hand,
>>does NOT count, because a) it's YEARS old (the episodes they show), and
>>b) lamer than Bonkers. >=)
>
>I don't know... There are not many really good regular features, and the
>gems are one-offs... I do like "Stick Figure Theater". Does that count
It does count in my op. I don't like the artsy ones much...and I want to
burn down Nardo and...well, whatever that stupid one with the shrinking
house is. But they've had QUITE a few wonderful computer animated ones
there...and of course there was (for a while) Aeon Flux (?). I thought
that was quite excellent. The Specialists were pretty funny too, for crude
animation and weird plotlines. (killer poodles? puh-LEASE...)...I agree
that the usual *real* gems are 1-offs...which makes it all the more
likely I will turn it on if not doing anything, if only to catch them.
One day, I'll start taping again. [My favorite I can recall off hand
dealt with this racing guy in the future with TK, eventually he raced
against ghost drivers and cars (very anime-ish, IMO - the serious style),
and he had some kind of embolism and croaked..>=)..that one freaked me
for a long time. (but I've felt like that sometimes. ;)]
*enough* babbling.
>as "quality" animation? But it led to "Beavis and Butt-head", so we have
>to knock off a few points for that. Did anyone see "Grinning Evil
Huh huh huhuhuh...you suck, dude. huh huhhuhuh..=) (you can take a few points
off me, too. about 2/3 of the time, I like it. Not love it, but like it,
and like it enough to smile and laugh at points.)
> - Michael McAvoy
oh well. another friday, another paycheck, another bill, another week
eating old cornflakes with sour milk. have a nice weekend, y'all.
(just kidding about the cornflakes and sour milk =)
Steve Kramer
skr...@nyx.cs.du.edu
Annoying Things To Do #7: When someone tells you "Have a nice day", tell
them you've made other plans.
john flynn
>
hey! fifi lafume is purple! say no to barney!! not purple!!! hahaha
le sob. le really big sob. le boo hoo hoo hoo hoo. -- fifi la fume
BILL FORTIER
>Michael Yount (craz...@lakes.trenton.sc.us) wrote:
>: In article <CnKEr...@crdnns.crd.ge.com>, Ron Bauerle wrote:
>: ... I'd rather watch a 24-hour marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>That's blasmephy!
No, that's someone driven to suicide by too much Elmyra.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tequila
>on Animaniacs. They also have the good taste to change the channel when
>Bonkers comes on. However, my other niece (1 1/2)...well, the first word
>she spoke is the name that I've been trying to avoid typing this whole post.
>Deprogramming is scheduled for when I come home from school. :->
>
>Seriously, I suppose it's fine for a 1 1/2 year old. It allows them to see
>a character less mature than themselves. :->
>
very own show. ok, i'll stop chastising now.....
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(Damian wrote:)
>> You youngsters out there, just say no to purple.
>hey! fifi lafume is purple! say no to [expletive deleted]!! not purple!!!
>hahaha
Oh, gosh, you're right! I didn't mean it! I was blinded by contempt for
the purple perversion known as....well, we know who the dino in question is.
I promised myself I wouldn't mention his name on these newsgroups, tho'.
That's why I had to delete his name from your quote above. :->
>le sob. le really big sob. le boo hoo hoo hoo hoo. -- fifi la fume
Sorry Fifi! I take it back, really I do. I meant...it. Not you!!!
Besides, who could just say no to Fifi? :->
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Michael McAvoy
Daniel Lane <lan...@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
>In article <2nsj4p$6...@news.u.washington.edu> mca...@u.washington.edu (Michael McAvoy) writes:
>>In article <CnswH...@news.cis.umn.edu>,
>>Timothy Fay <ava...@wings.micro.umn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
MM>Oh yeah, grape-noggin?? :)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
DL> I do believe you mean 'noodle-noggin.'
:)
Nope. He ain't no Brain... Actually, I think this may be a
co-ink-ee-dink, as I don't think I had seen the episode when I wrote
this... Maybe my subconsious was just trying to work something in...?
- Michael McAvoy
Michael McAvoy
>In article <Cnwwq...@ns1.nodak.edu>, gra...@badlands.NoDak.edu (Joe A Grassel) writes:
>>Michael Yount (craz...@lakes.trenton.sc.us) wrote:
>>: In article <CnKEr...@crdnns.crd.ge.com>, Ron Bauerle wrote:
>....
>>: ... I'd rather watch a 24-hour marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>That's blasmephy!
>
>No, that's someone driven to suicide by too much Elmyra.
Inspiration! I think the Jihad should just sit Elmyra down to an episode
of Ba(R)F! She is already halfway to being a Sponge-Minion, so there
will be no great loss to humanity. After just a few minutes of looking
at the Purple Whatsit, she will decide she cannot be happy until she has
had many huggy-wuggies from the cutesy-wutesy purple-pet {etc...} ! She
will become the most accurate and deadly weapon created by mankind. She
will spend all her time seeking and searching for B'harni, and then when
she finds him (it?), she will love him and cuddle him and take him home,
but first! she will give him a hug. When she discovers that her tiny
arms will not fit around his neck, she will *make* them. As he is not a
toon, his bone, (and whatever muscle he may have) will not be able to
handle the compression stresses! {SNAP!} "Oh, no! My poor, cuddly
wuddly went bye-bye! {snif!} {pause} Oh, you are a *cute* baby Bobby
woppy, aren't you! {CRACK!} Hi, Mikie Wikie! You look *adorable* in
your pajamas! Can I have a hug?..."
< To be continued in a.b.d4... >
Michael McAvoy
* Note: To those who might not already know, "Mikie Wikie" does NOT
refer to me!
J.J Nicholson
>Bonkers comes on. However, my other niece (1 1/2)...well, the first word
I have only seen 2 episodes of Bonkers - the first one I felt compelled
to watch 'cos the title was "Do Toons dream of Animated Sheep" - that was
particularly sureal. The only part one I caught it seemed that they were
having a bit of a go at Warner Bros - They had various characters running
into tunnels that had just been painted and other characters getting hit
by the train that then came out of it.... (Reminds me of Thirteen Something)
>she spoke is the name that I've been trying to avoid typing this whole post.
>Deprogramming is scheduled for when I come home from school. :->
The purple thing hits the UK tomorrow :-(
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Robert J. Repas, Jr.
In a previous article, J.J.Ni...@durham.ac.uk ("J.J Nicholson") says:
>The purple thing hits the UK tomorrow :-(
You have our sympathy. Maybe we should get a UN resolution passed.
Definitely unfair practices here.
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Matthew Kurth
>In a previous article, J.J.Ni...@durham.ac.uk ("J.J Nicholson") says:
>>The purple thing hits the UK tomorrow :-(
>You have our sympathy. Maybe we should get a UN resolution passed.
>Definitely unfair practices here.
Yeah... Just remember to keep your Mr. Blobby to yourselves over there, OK?
:)
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Geena Phillips
>>>Tell me what you *would* consider unforgettable as far as an animation
>>>show goes, Mr. Fay. And let's qualify it as being an animated show put
>>>out in the last 5 years. This rules out the classic Warner Brothers,
>>>Tom and Jerry, etc. Just what would you consider "good" then.
The Simpsons (duh!)
Batman: The Animated Series
I like Duckman so far, but I'm going to withold judgment till I've had
the chance to see it a few more times...
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what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be
replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another
which states that this has already happened."
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Timothy Fay
Ah, you've obviously never met me... :)
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Michael McAvoy <mca...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>In article <1994Apr4.1...@beech.csis.gvsu.edu>,
>Bill Bereza <ber...@elm.csis.gvsu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>It seems that quite a few people here watch Animaniacs becuase they
>>watched and liked TTA. I never watched TTA until *after* I had watched
>>Animaniacs. I thought TTA was more a 'rip-off' of the old WB characters
>>and Animaniacs was something more original (all the characters are).
>>But after watching Animaniacs I began to watch TTA. I now like TTA,
>>but I still think Animaniacs is better in all categories.
>
>I agree. I had watched TTA a few times befire A!, and although I though
>it was clever, and much better than a lot of other stuff, Transformers,
>and uh, I forget, see! :) I was a little disappointed that all the
>characters were based on an old character. Babs seems to be the only one
>out, but even she is a little derivative. Well, I guess there is MM and
>Elmyra, but everybody else is recycled. I guess there is even an old B&W
>with a dodo bird! I now record TTA along with A!, and I am starting to
>like it more, but I find A! much more original and fresh.
>
>- Michael McAvoy
LAZARUS Project
Daniel "Damian" Yungk <yu...@fulcrum.me.rochester.edu> wrote:
>craz...@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Michael Yount) writes:
>
>>I'd rather watch a 24-hour
>>marathon of... BARNEY than the TTASBS (TTA Spring Break Special).
>
>I'm not sure what would be worse. Wanting to watch 24 hours of...it...
>Or the condition you'd be in after you did.
>
>You youngsters out there, just say no to purple.
I just had a wonderful fantasy (Hello, N...no, not that type...=)...it's
got *Barney* in it! Now before y'all go flaming me...just imagine...
Barney pulling his minions close around him, and singing:
I lov...rrrk...rrrghhh....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHGHGHGGHHHH!!
(B'harne's guts burst open and splatter the camera and surroundings in
purple goo, and inthe middle running around is a happy little queen
Alien...scattering purple slime and styrofoam everywhere...and screeching
its cute little exoskull off)
[optional: Baby whistles for mom, who proceeds to ginsu Baby Blob to death
and beyond, and serve them up to her children on crackers, like pate'..]
Weeelllllllllll...it's a start. Isn't it? >=)
[And yes, I am around. I'm housesitting for my parents and bro and cat
this week, so postings may be semi-sporadic, but I'm here.]
[I'm also fond of the burned B'harne spoof on Beavis n Butthead, when he
reaches inside the oven for the cake and gets horribly burned...] heh..
anyhoo, I only have 250 articles to catch up, so see you. all. =)
Steve Kramer
skr...@nyx.cs.du.edu
handy monster guide to the dangers of B'harne available by fingering
the above account's plan...carefully.
Bill Marcum
What if Fifi met that purple ^&*%}{;? What if a computer dating service
matched the two of them together?
Robert J. Repas, Jr.
In a previous article, bma...@iglou.iglou.com (Bill Marcum) says:
>What if Fifi met that purple ^&*%}{;? What if a computer dating service
>matched the two of them together?
What are you trying to do? Start a riot in the newsgroups? We'll
have none of that talk around here! :-)
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Alex J Bernardin
For those interested, I've heard that there's a patch for DOOM that replaces
certain of the villains with B**ney! He comes at you chanting "I love you,
you love me", and you get to blow him away with your submachine gun!!!! Then,
as purple goo oozes out of his dying body, you hear "Won't you say you love me
too?" HAHA HAHA HA HA AHHAHA HA HA HA AH AHA A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !
--Alex-I've-been-here-waaaaaaay-too-long-JB
Joe A Grassel
: got *Barney* in it! Now before y'all go flaming me...just imagine...
: Barney pulling his minions close around him, and singing:
: I lov...rrrk...rrrghhh....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHGHGHGGHHHH!!
: (B'harne's guts burst open and splatter the camera and surroundings in
: purple goo, and inthe middle running around is a happy little queen
: Alien...scattering purple slime and styrofoam everywhere...and screeching
: its cute little exoskull off)
I think you have a bit too much sugar in your diet.
Joe A Grassel
: What if Fifi met that purple ^&*%}{;? What if a computer dating service
: matched the two of them together?
That is a horrible thought. We'd have to deprogram the corruption out of
Fifi even if she'd go through with it.
tequila
>
>For those interested, I've heard that there's a patch for DOOM that replaces
>certain of the villains with B**ney! He comes at you chanting "I love you,
>you love me", and you get to blow him away with your submachine gun!!!! Then,
>as purple goo oozes out of his dying body, you hear "Won't you say you love me
>too?" HAHA HAHA HA HA AHHAHA HA HA HA AH AHA A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!
i'll stick to the b**ney hate song. i hate you, you hate me, let's get
together and kill b**ney, with an m-16 that'll knock him on the floor, no
more purple dinosaur!!
--tequila
john flynn
>
> What if Fifi met that purple ^&*%}{;? What if a computer dating service
> matched the two of them together?
>
don't even think of such a disaster. besides, i'm sure fifi would be
happy to use her chemical defense on the big purple thing... but me? feel
sorry for that big purple thing? no... he deserves to get it for messing
with fifi...
Jennifer Tinkle
>In article <rjungCn...@netcom.com>,
>Robert A. Jung <rj...@netcom.com> wrote:
>> I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "They stopped working on TINY
>>TOONS for _this?_" TTA has witty banter, one-liners, situations and
>>characters that make me laugh. ANIMANIACS has a neon-pink trout.
>I'd say you've hit the nail on the head. I just happen to be a sucker for
>fluorescent fish. (Although there is also some great character interaction
>if you watch closely.)
>> --R.J.
>> B-)
>
>--Brendan
I have to disagree, R.J. I also find witty banter, one-liners, situations,
and characters that make me laugh. And what's this about flourescent fish?
And now, on the only group that will understand it, we bring you MY .SIG!!
Jennifer
>>->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->
Fifi: "Quel Strange."
Babs: "This looks like a job for the ACME L'il Wonder Make-up Kit."
Shirlee: "Guys don't connect vibrationally with immature girls that
get all giggly and stupid around them."
- _The Amazing Three_
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John Kropewnicki
>: I lov...rrrk...rrrghhh....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHGHGHGGHHHH!!
>: (B'harne's guts burst open and splatter the camera and surroundings in
>: purple goo, and inthe middle running around is a happy little queen
>: Alien...scattering purple slime and styrofoam everywhere...and screeching
>: its cute little exoskull off)
Why don't you take this anti-barney crap to alt.barney.dinosaur.dieX4
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john flynn
>
> Babs: "This looks like a job for the ACME L'il Wonder Make-up Kit."
>
> Shirlee: "Guys don't connect vibrationally with immature girls that
> get all giggly and stupid around them."
> - _The Amazing Three_
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yup! that's one of my favorite tta segments... 'specially when shirley
has a "mood swing" in the party.. that was hilarious....
btw.... it's shirley.. not shirlee...
Jarod Reinhard
>
> What if Fifi met that purple ^&*%}{;? What if a computer dating service
> matched the two of them together?
No computer in this world could possibly be that flawed.
Well, maybe a Mac IIe...
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