Rubbish Cartoons
Jim McNally
but how about the rubbish ones, here's my selection in no particular
order.
1) Title Unknown
Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
2) Dungeons & Dragons
Well, just one aspect of it really - Why didn't they just tie that
damned Unicorn up somewhere when the brattish one wasn't looking?
Everytime they could've got back he bloody moans about his irritating
'Uni'
3) Dogtanian
Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
4) Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Just too strange, plants with razor blades I seem to remember.
5) He-Man
Again, probably just bitter about one aspect - the preachy bit at the
end. Then again, I will condemn all its clones (Thundercats,
Visionaries et al.) as being rubbish.
Aaah, that's better, a good old fashioned bitter and twisted rant
always does one good.
Jim
Tony Mitchell
really quite good, though not on the same planet as the thundercats or
He-man. All of the cartoons you've put down were the best cartoons of the
80's, which ones did you like??
Tony Mitchell
Ps:- I will agree with you about Dogtanian, that was utterly useless!!
"Nooch"
Dave
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> We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
> but how about the rubbish ones, here's my selection in no particular
> order.
>
> 1) Title Unknown
> Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
> was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
Gonestar or Bravestar or some crap like that? I CALL UPON THE POWER OF TEN
BEARS!!! God it was awful.
>
> 2) Dungeons & Dragons
> Well, just one aspect of it really - Why didn't they just tie that
> damned Unicorn up somewhere when the brattish one wasn't looking?
> Everytime they could've got back he bloody moans about his irritating
> 'Uni'
"Uni" was the Jar Jar Binks of its day - something to keep the wee 'uns
interested while the older kids can concentrate on how seriously freaky the
dungeon master really is.
> 3) Dogtanian
> Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
NOO! Dogtanian was the shiz-nitty! Catchy music :-P Acid-fuelled
storyboards. What more do you want?
> 4) Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
> Just too strange, plants with razor blades I seem to remember.
Sounds familiar....
> 5) He-Man
> Again, probably just bitter about one aspect - the preachy bit at the
> end. Then again, I will condemn all its clones (Thundercats,
> Visionaries et al.) as being rubbish.
I never watched it much, probably because it was crap. Thundercats was
slightly better.
> Aaah, that's better, a good old fashioned bitter and twisted rant
> always does one good.
>
> Jim
I hear that :)
Dave
Orinoco
> We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
> but how about the rubbish ones, here's my selection in no particular
> order.
>
> 1) Title Unknown
> Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
> was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
Bravestarr, and it came out too late for me to be any more than slightly
interested in it. As I recall it wasn't all that bad though.
> 2) Dungeons & Dragons
> Well, just one aspect of it really - Why didn't they just tie that
> damned Unicorn up somewhere when the brattish one wasn't looking?
> Everytime they could've got back he bloody moans about his irritating
> 'Uni'
>
D&D rocked! Although I hear what you're saying about Uni. Bobby (the
barbarian brat) was irritating as hell too.
> 3) Dogtanian
> Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
I never "got" Dogtanian, so I'm with you on that one. Made no bloody sense
at all to me. Belle and Sebastian was equally incomprehensible, as were
the scores of other cartoons that came from France or Japan with incredibly
poorly dubbed voice tracks which the BBC attempted to fill the last kiddies
slot of the day with.
> 4) Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
> Just too strange, plants with razor blades I seem to remember.
I only vaguely remember this and, while it was undoubtedly surreal, for
some reason as a wee nipper I found it very easy to accept. I guess we just
don't care when we're that age.
> 5) He-Man
> Again, probably just bitter about one aspect - the preachy bit at the
> end. Then again, I will condemn all its clones (Thundercats,
> Visionaries et al.) as being rubbish.
Now this I have to disagree with. He-Man was the dog's twitcher! Quality
kiddie entertainment. I'd have him back in a second. I always loved the
preachy bit at the end too, mainly because it was so contrived. I seem to
remember one in particular where Ram-man cautioned kids not to run into
things with their heads. Sound advice there! Well done Ram-man! Saved me a
contusion or two, I can tell you!
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Expand your vocabulary:
SNITTER (n.)
One of the rather unfunny newspaper clippings pinned to an office wall, the
humour of which is supposed to derive from the fact that the headline
contains a name similar to that of one of the occupants to the office.
Lister
far, far away, james.mc_nally4@virgin**remove-to-reply**.net (Jim
McNally) slammed a pint glass on the table and said :
>We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
>but how about the rubbish ones, here's my selection in no particular
>order.
>
>1) Title Unknown
>Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
>was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
>
Bravestar, which was rather good
>2) Dungeons & Dragons
>Well, just one aspect of it really - Why didn't they just tie that
>damned Unicorn up somewhere when the brattish one wasn't looking?
>Everytime they could've got back he bloody moans about his irritating
>'Uni'
>
only know it by name, never watched it
>3) Dogtanian
>Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
>
it's not too bad, nice theme tune
>4) Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
>Just too strange, plants with razor blades I seem to remember.
>
SACRILAGE! this was one of the BEST cartoons around! (afairc)
>5) He-Man
now this WAS pants
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> "Jim McNally" <james.mc_nally4@virgin**remove-to-reply**.net> wrote in
> message news:3cce8ebd...@news.virgin.net...
[snippage]
> > 1) Title Unknown
> > Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
> > was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
>
> Gonestar
Is that pronounced "Gone" with a long O sound, as in "Gonad"? If so it
sounds less like a cartoon than a dodgy German pr0n film. Not that I'd
know about that sort of thing. Ahem.
[more snippage]
> > 3) Dogtanian
> > Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
>
> NOO! Dogtanian was the shiz-nitty! Catchy music :-P Acid-fuelled
> storyboards. What more do you want?
I used to hate Dogtanian when it first came on - the whole series seemed
to last for about three years. Then, when I was about 13 and they
repeated it, I got into it in a semi-ironic, "I shouldn't really be
watching this as it's just a kid's cartoon" kind of way. That talking
mouse thing got on my nerves though. Kind of spoilt the realism of it. I
mean, a load of talking dogs is one thing, but a talking mouse? I
suppose that's what you mean by acid-fuelled storyboards...
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Jim McNally
<snip>
>
> I used to hate Dogtanian when it first came on - the whole series seemed
> to last for about three years. Then, when I was about 13 and they
> repeated it, I got into it in a semi-ironic, "I shouldn't really be
> watching this as it's just a kid's cartoon" kind of way. That talking
> mouse thing got on my nerves though. Kind of spoilt the realism of it. I
> mean, a load of talking dogs is one thing, but a talking mouse? I
> suppose that's what you mean by acid-fuelled storyboards...
>
>
whine IIRC.
Jim McNally
Oooh, there were loads of good'uns - Ulysses 31, Dangermouse, Henry's Cat.
I'm on thin ice here given the ones I've moaned about, but I also used to
like 'Mysterious Cities of Gold', which was also one of those Euro-origin
mammoth serials a la Willy Fogg etc. In fact, I recently got them all in
DivX format.
Caroline
Erm, 'Gummi Bears' anyone? They happened a bit in reverse as I recall, was
eating the chewy little swines years before I ever saw 'em on the telly.
And then I hated them even more.... That's my rant over. Thank you for
listening.
Caroline
x
Caroline
flaming Pony. Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!
That's all folks!
Rob Chiverton
Cat, Stop the Pidgeon etc plus one eighties one Battle of the Planets.
Carl Campbell
The Mysterious Cities Of Gold
Ulysses 31
Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
Transformers
Dungeons & Dragons
Ox Tales
My most hated cartoons...
Thundercats
Tele Bots
He-Man / She-Ra
Dogtanian
Willy Fog (both of em)
And can anyone remember Sport Billy. I remember watching it, but can't
remember anything about it (characters etc).
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Dave
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> "Dave" <1@1.1> wrote in message
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>
> > "Jim McNally" <james.mc_nally4@virgin**remove-to-reply**.net> wrote in
> > message news:3cce8ebd...@news.virgin.net...
>
> [snippage]
>
> > > 1) Title Unknown
> > > Some dross about a futuristic cowboy with a a robotic horse (maybe it
> > > was called Northstar or something) - hated it, utterly pointless.
> >
> > Gonestar
>
> Is that pronounced "Gone" with a long O sound, as in "Gonad"? If so it
> sounds less like a cartoon than a dodgy German pr0n film. Not that I'd
> know about that sort of thing. Ahem.
I meant to write Lonestar - I'm as shocked as u are about the G :-P
Garfield
My little Pony
Skinny and Bony
Made out of Plastic
And looks like a spastic*
was my sisters favourite annoying thing while these were around
*No offence intended
G
Orinoco
Hmmm...I wonder how many schools that little ditty went around. It was
certainly familiar to the impressionable lasses of my primary school after
we used it to extoll the virtues of our, obviously far superior, blokes
toys.
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Expand your vocabulary:
SNITTERFIELD (n.)
Office noticeboard on which snitters (q.v.),cards saying 'You don't have to
be mad to work here, but if you are it helps !!!' and slightly smutty
postcards from ibiza get pinned up by snitterbies (q.v.)
Garfield
>Garfield's bullets cannot harm me, my wings are like a shield of steel
>
>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:05:35 +0000 (UTC), "Caroline"
>> <caro...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Oooh, and while we're about it, the bloody Care bloody Bears, and My
>>>Little flaming Pony. Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!
>>>
>>>That's all folks!
>>>
>> My little Pony
>> Skinny and Bony
>> Made out of Plastic
>> And looks like a spastic*
>>
>> was my sisters favourite annoying thing while these were around
>>
>> *No offence intended
>>
>> G
>>
>
>Hmmm...I wonder how many schools that little ditty went around. It was
>certainly familiar to the impressionable lasses of my primary school after
>we used it to extoll the virtues of our, obviously far superior, blokes
>toys.
All of them?
Orinoco
Nah, there must've been some backwards schools somewhere that were unaware
of the essential spazziness (I hereby reserve all rights to the word
spazziness, by the way) of My Little Ponies (y's? How the hell do you
pluralise that?).
Raise your hands if you've never heard it sung that My Little Pony's
(dyswidt?) were in some way deformed? There must be someone out there
living in ignorance of this fact.
Andreas Kohlbach
>
> Oooh, there were loads of good'uns - Ulysses 31, Dangermouse, Henry's Cat.
"Cat" reminds me of Heath Cliff. Must have been late 80s too. I think this
Cleo cat was pretty sexy. :-)
--
Andreas
Francisco De Freitas
>Jim McNally's bullets cannot harm me, my wings are like a shield of steel
[...]
>> 3) Dogtanian
>> Interminable and terminally boring - file with 'Belle and Sebastian'
>
>I never "got" Dogtanian, so I'm with you on that one. Made no bloody sense
>at all to me. Belle and Sebastian was equally incomprehensible, as were
>the scores of other cartoons that came from France or Japan with incredibly
>poorly dubbed voice tracks which the BBC attempted to fill the last kiddies
>slot of the day with.
Think of "The Three Musketeers" set to cartoon animal land. I kind of
liked it but that was because I was into "The Three Musketeers" at
that time. I used to compare it to film versions to see how closely
they matched.
Dogtanian -- Dartian....
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Francisco De Freitas
I know they were targetted at the girls but I used to like it a lot.
Francisco De Freitas
<caro...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Oooh, and while we're about it, the bloody Care bloody Bears, and My Little
>flaming Pony. Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!
Never watched them.
Chasey
used to drive a car that fell to pieces at the beginning of the show?#
That was pretty crap......
Jim McNally
<alexis...@deadspam.com> wrote:
<snip>
>
>What the hell was that one about an egg (well, ISTR it was blue, oval,
>and faceted) that occasionally played a violin?
>
>What on earth was that about?
>
>Or did I just get involved in drugs a decade before most of my age
>group? <g>
>
>-- A.
The cartoon is Ludwig - see http://tv.cream.org
Dave
> On Thu, 2 May 2002 08:02:23 +0100, Alexis Manning
> <alexis...@deadspam.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >
> >What the hell was that one about an egg (well, ISTR it was blue, oval,
> >and faceted) that occasionally played a violin?
> >
> >What on earth was that about?
> >
> >Or did I just get involved in drugs a decade before most of my age
> >group? <g>
What was the story about that guy who watches him? That's some scary stuff.
I don't remember seeing it as a kid (thank goodness), but I'm still
interested in finding out about it :)
Stud Muffin
I think the best cartoon of the 80's was Mysterious Cities Of Gold. Even by
today's standards the animation is beautiful and it's a great idea. And the
theme tune is pure 80's.
> but how about the rubbish ones>
Does anyone remember the Legend Of Zelda cartoons based on the games? Now
they were so POOOOR! Link was an absolute twat. I don't remember Bravestarr
being much good either, that talking horse used to piss me right off. And
was Bucky O'Hare an 80's or 90's cartoon? Either way, it was pants!
- Adam
Lister
far, far away, "Stud Muffin" <ap...@ukc.ac.uk> slammed a pint glass on
the table and said :
>> We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
>
>I think the best cartoon of the 80's was Mysterious Cities Of Gold. Even by
>today's standards the animation is beautiful and it's a great idea. And the
>theme tune is pure 80's.
I have all 39 episodes on CD, but I would really love a DVD, with
extras (such as the original french opening theme, subtitles, etc)
Lee Prince
news:Xns92019BFE365A8a...@130.133.1.4
> >>> My little Pony
> >>> Skinny and Bony
> >>> Made out of Plastic
> >>> And looks like a spastic*
[snip]
> Raise your hands if you've never heard it sung that My Little Pony's
> (dyswidt?) were in some way deformed? There must be someone out there
> living in ignorance of this fact.
Well, we used to sing the following:
My Little Pony,
Skinny and bony,
Looked in the mirror,
And saw a gorilla.
Crap, eh? Must have been the radio edit or something.
Mike Plant
"Francisco De Freitas" <hif...@whyme.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:05:35 +0000 (UTC), "Caroline"
> <caro...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> >Oooh, and while we're about it, the bloody Care bloody Bears, and My
Little
> >flaming Pony. Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!
>
> Never watched them.
I remember the Care Bear movies, cause my sister had them on video.... never
saw My Little Pony
Lister
far, far away, "Stud Muffin" <ap...@ukc.ac.uk> slammed a pint glass on
the table and said :
>> We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
>
>I think the best cartoon of the 80's was Mysterious Cities Of Gold. Even by
>today's standards the animation is beautiful and it's a great idea. And the
>theme tune is pure 80's.
>
>> but how about the rubbish ones>
>
>Does anyone remember the Legend Of Zelda cartoons based on the games?
>Nowthey were so POOOOR!
Yeah, they were a bit crap, weren't they? I much preferred Captain N
They should do a remake of that using the Gamecube or something
>I don't remember Bravestarr
>being much good either,
I can still remember bits of the theme tune
Eyes of a hawk
Ears of a wolf
Bravestaaaaaaar
Strength of a bear
Speed of a puma
Bravestaaaaaaar
Bravestaaaaaaar
bravestar
Or something like that anyway
>that talking horse used to piss me right off. And
>was Bucky O'Hare an 80's or 90's cartoon? Either way, it was pants!
90's, and crap it was too :P
The Machine
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> steve...@nospam.ntlworld.com says...
> and faceted) that occasionally played a violin?
>
> What on earth was that about?
>
> Or did I just get involved in drugs a decade before most of my age
> group? <g>
Are you sure it was an egg and not a sapphire?
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> Does anyone else remember 'Aubrey' - the orange chad with a large
> nose that used to drive a car that fell to pieces at the beginning of
> the show?#
I haven't thought about that for years, and now I can remember everything
about it, including the music. Quite catchy, actually. Dum da dum da DUM
da dum da DUM DUM dum da dum....
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Caroline
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> > We all know there were lots of good cartoons etc. about in the 80s,
>
> I think the best cartoon of the 80's was Mysterious Cities Of Gold.
Nope, sorry has to be Willo The Wisp.... bring back Evil Edna - all is
forgiven!
Barb
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>
> Nope, sorry has to be Willo The Wisp.... bring back Evil Edna - all is
> forgiven!
>
>
the moog was best, great music when he waddled on screen....
Barb
xxxx
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Lister
far, far away, "Barb" <Barba...@myhouse.com> slammed a pint glass on
the table and said :
>
>"Caroline" <caro...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>news:aas04f$281$1...@knossos.btinternet.com...
>>
>> Nope, sorry has to be Willo The Wisp.... bring back Evil Edna - all is
>> forgiven!
>>
>>
>
>the moog was best, great music when he waddled on screen....
How can a synthesizer waddle? :P
Scribbler
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> Nah, there must've been some backwards schools somewhere that were
> unaware of the essential spazziness (I hereby reserve all rights to
> the word spazziness, by the way) of My Little Ponies (y's? How the
> hell do you pluralise that?).
>
> Raise your hands if you've never heard it sung that My Little Pony's
> (dyswidt?) were in some way deformed? There must be someone out there
> living in ignorance of this fact.
I heard it when I went on holiday, but that was it. I had the honour of
starting the spread around our school when I returned.
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> Willy Fog (both of em)
I loved the first series. It had great music.
Never saw the second one though
Stevo
world) Bleargh!!
While I'm at it Muren Buchstansinger on Channel 4 was just cracked, a big
nose thing living in a crack in the wall. What? I think it was on after
Will-Quack-Quack.
Superted was pretty poor too.
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> My fave cartoons...
Carl Campbell
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JIC you didn't see my original post, I included Willy Fog in my most hated
list. Whether it was the talking mouse, or the villain with the shining eye,
or the annoying theme tune (which was only slightly improved when "Broom
Cupboard Guy" talked over it) it was just poor. My all time fave cartoon was
Ox Tales, which was just laugh-out loud funny. I wish they would repeat that
one.
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Ken Udut
excellent, as was
that one with the
spaceship that left
earth.
Soap operas for kids. Excellent stuff.
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David Reed
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Lister
far, far away, "David Reed" <da...@reed001.freeserve.co.uk> slammed a
pint glass on the table and said :
>Dangermouse (or was that in the 90's)
OI! DANGERMOUSE WAS CLASS!!
Orinoco
> A long time ago (Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:21:02 +0100, probably), in a pub
> far, far away, "David Reed" <da...@reed001.freeserve.co.uk> slammed a
> pint glass on the table and said :
>
>>Dangermouse (or was that in the 90's)
>
> OI! DANGERMOUSE WAS CLASS!!
>
I've a funny feeling DM might even have been 70's
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Expand your vocabulary:
BODMIN
The irrational and inevitable discrepancy between the amount pooled and the
amount needed when a large group of people try to pay a bill together after
a meal.
Paul Evans
1980 or 81. It was mentioned on one of those TV Years shows on Sky One.
Paul.
Lister
far, far away, "Paul Evans" <killthe...@spamfree.com> slammed a
pint glass on the table and said :
>
>"Orinoco" <ash...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns9234654E116B9a...@130.133.1.4...
>> Lister's bullets cannot harm me, my wings are like a shield of steel
>>
>> > A long time ago (Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:21:02 +0100, probably), in a pub
>> > far, far away, "David Reed" <da...@reed001.freeserve.co.uk> slammed a
>> > pint glass on the table and said :
>> >
>> >>Dangermouse (or was that in the 90's)
>> >
>> > OI! DANGERMOUSE WAS CLASS!!
>> >
>>
>> I've a funny feeling DM might even have been 70's
>>
>> --
>> Adam Short
>> ash...@idealnet.co.uk
>>
>> Expand your vocabulary:
>>
>> BODMIN
>>
>> The irrational and inevitable discrepancy between the amount pooled and
>the
>> amount needed when a large group of people try to pay a bill together
>after
>> a meal.
>
>1980 or 81. It was mentioned on one of those TV Years shows on Sky One.
>
>Paul.
>
And it was in I Love 198x, FWIW
Paul Evans
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plots!
Paul.
Martin Young
[Dangermouse]
> Classic cartoon despite the dodgy animation, duff sound and unbelievable
> plots!
A mouse and a gerbil solve international crime from their London
pillar box HQ, and you want believable plots? Hrm.
Colonal Mustard: described in the sticker album as "gone to seed". Ho
ho ho.