Your favourite kids TV shows (with references)

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:43 pm

Okay. Spongebob is good. I also liked Rocko's Modern Life and Angry Beavers. Ah! Real Monsters has always been a favorite. Oh, and how could I forget?

FRAGGLE ROCK.

chas · Post by **chas** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:17 pm

Bugs Bunny. Either there are a lot of weirdos on the Chiffboard or many think Bugs is so obvious that he needn't be mentioned.

Here's a factoid: in 1998 or 1999 the Washington Post ran an article on the ____ of the millenium, naming the greatest musicians, writers, etc. They chose Bugs as the actor of the millenium (Greta Garbo was the actress). I thought it was a great choice -- one minute a mild-mannered rabbit, the next a female Tasmanian devil or a preacher marrying two devils.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:15 pm

I loved Howdy Doody, Kukla,Fran and Ollie, and of course Capt. Kangaroo. Yes, Bugs was, and still is the greatest of the cartoons. However, a lot of my favorites were not particularly for kids- but they were shown on Sat. morning for us.

The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Amos and Andy, and Fury.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:18 pm

The Brady Bunch

All the "old" cartoons (old because I only saw them in reruns) like Flintstones, Jetsons, and Scooby Doo.

The Electric Company

tuaz · Post by **tuaz** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:13 pm

chrisoff wrote: ...

transformers
(do I need to link this one? really?)

various tony hart programmes:
http://www.tonyhart.co.uk/

gummi bears!
http://www.classickidstv.co.uk/gummibears/

.....

Yes to the above!

By Transformers, I am referring to the old series (with Optimus Prime, Megatron and Starscream) all the way up to the Movie (the one where Optimus Prime dies - that was really sad! - and Hot Rod becomes Rodimus Prime).

Tony Hart's stuff is tops! I loved everything he did.

I also like: Sesame Street with the original cast and muppets (I can't get into the newer episodes), Muppet Show, Galaxy Rangers, Thundercats, Voltron, all the old Looney Tunes/Warner Bros cartoons, Count Duckula, Batman the Animated Series, Gargoyles (all those voices from Star Trek!), X-Men (the cartoon), Shmoo, Captain Caveman, Bananas in Pyjamas (not sure why, though, I was an adult when I caught my first episode! I think I just found them cute)

Was never that impressed with the Hanna-Barbera cartoons in general, though I did watch lots of them. There was a sort of sameness to most of them.

Chrisoff, looking thru the programmes in the link you provided, I remember being fascinated by Button Moon (again, I was an adult by the time I saw my first ep)

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:51 pm

Grange Hill
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/childrens/c-bb ... ill1980.rm

Animal Magic
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/childrens/c-bb ... gic1982.rm

Rupert the Bear
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/childrens/c-it ... ar1970a.rm

Rainbow
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/childrens/c-itv/rainbow1976.rm

Mukade

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:29 pm

gonzo914 wrote:Beany and Cecil

and

Top Cat

and of course

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

DUH! How could I forget those?

Yogi Bear.

And of course Bugs Bunny! And the Road Runner - although I always felt sorry for the coyote.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu May 18, 2006 1:42 am

chas wrote:Bugs Bunny. Either there are a lot of weirdos on the Chiffboard or many think Bugs is so obvious that he needn't be mentioned.

Here's a factoid: in 1998 or 1999 the Washington Post ran an article on the ____ of the millenium, naming the greatest musicians, writers, etc. They chose Bugs as the actor of the millenium (Greta Garbo was the actress). I thought it was a great choice -- one minute a mild-mannered rabbit, the next a female Tasmanian devil or a preacher marrying two devils.

I agree on the brilliance of Bugs Bunny. It's just that the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies were so extensively shown that I (and probably others) have sometimes tended to overlook it as ubiquitous.

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:54 am

Lambchop wrote:Well . . . erm . . . <ahem!> . . . mine, of course.

I remember Lambchop and Shari Lewis in black and white --

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:00 am

I hate Scooby Doo. What a horrible cartoon.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:02 am

Congratulations wrote:I hate Scooby Doo. What a horrible cartoon.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:43 am

How could I have forgotten Top Cat or Bullwinkle or Mr. Wizard.

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:22 am

Congratulations wrote:I hate Scooby Doo. What a horrible cartoon.

Heathen! Sinner! Blasphemous rogue!

I demand this thread be moved to the Controversial forum so we can have a proper argument.

Mukade

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:26 am

Walden wrote:
chas wrote:Bugs Bunny. Either there are a lot of weirdos on the Chiffboard or many think Bugs is so obvious that he needn't be mentioned.

Here's a factoid: in 1998 or 1999 the Washington Post ran an article on the ____ of the millenium, naming the greatest musicians, writers, etc. They chose Bugs as the actor of the millenium (Greta Garbo was the actress). I thought it was a great choice -- one minute a mild-mannered rabbit, the next a female Tasmanian devil or a preacher marrying two devils.
I agree on the brilliance of Bugs Bunny. It's just that the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies were so extensively shown that I (and probably others) have sometimes tended to overlook it as ubiquitous.

Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies are definitely at the top of my list. Though Daffy is my C&F avatar, I don't really have a favorite Looney Tunes character. It would be impossible to choose among all the wonderful oddballs in those cartoons.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:45 am

mukade wrote:
Congratulations wrote:I hate Scooby Doo. What a horrible cartoon.
Heathen! Sinner! Blasphemous rogue!

I demand this thread be moved to the Controversial forum so we can have a proper argument.

Mukade

Scooby Doo falls into the category of shows I loved as a kid, but can't stand as an adult. Some kids' shows, however, have held up quite well to my aging tastes; Looney Tunes and Bullwinkle spring to mind. There are also a few I like that I didn't discover until already an adult, the TV cartoon adaptation of The Tick being a prime example.