I used to love the Gummi Bears when I was a kid, but every time I’ve mentioned the show, no one sees to know what I’m talking about. 🤷♂️
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This one too. It was kinda like a mix of G.I. Joe & Transformers.
A just saw a YouTube video about this, David the gnome, and the wuzzles. The absolute raw voice talent they had on those shows is something we will likely be privy to again.
Aww man! I forgot about The Wuzzles!
I used to watch that one too.
I still have an Ele-roo stuffed toy in good condition.
Nice! I think I had that one as a kid. I’m pretty sure my brother had a bumblelion.
Same: Little brother got Bumblelion. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure it got destroyed by a dog at some point.
Both the Gummi Bears and MASK were famous in France for some reason. MASK was weird but fun, they also made a ton of money by selling toys.
Yeah, cartoons were all about selling toys, even back in the 80’s.
Here’s another obscure show:
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
I don’t remember much about the show, but I was all about the toys.
I remember having this one:
Drill Sergeant
baller theme song too! M-m-m-m-MASK!
I can still sing the Gummi Bears theme song lol
I used to love the Gummi Bears when I was a kid, but every time I’ve mentioned the show, no one sees to know what I’m talking about. 🤷♂️
My dad actually liked that show more than we did I think. When Rugrats had Stu Pickles obsessed with the Dummy Bears cartoon it reminded me of my dad. My dad wasn’t that crazy about it but that bit of characterization made the show more endearing to me.
I still randomly sing the theme song, but substitute my wife’s name in for “gummy”.
That Gummy bears theme song was like crack. I tried rewatching it now, and it doesn’t have thst same magic anymore. Around that time Voltron was on and Go Bots was around too.
Yeah, I tried rewatching it not too long ago and it definitely wasn’t as good as I remembered. Theme song was still dope though.
When we first saw Mask someone thought T-bob’s name was Cheeseball, so forever would it be amongst us kids.
This unlocked something
Underwater smurfs was your awakening? I mean more power to ya. Mines was Roger rabbit.
I preferred Jessica rabbit but you do you boo
Eek! The Cat
I still sometimes use the phrase “Let the archeologists sort 'em out!” from the Terrible Thunderlizards part of the show.
Thunderlizards Rule!
I loved that jolly little purple fuck!
I can still sing: We’re the squishy bears and we’re right over there. We’re the squishiest bears you know!
If my cat is in a bitey mood I call her Sharky. Pronounced the Eek way of course.
I still quote this show, and no one in my life outside of family remembers it.
The workings of the human body explained by animated characters.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284735/plotsummary?item=po2160513
The art on this looks cool
David the Gnome https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283721/
Eureeka’s Castle https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220895/
The big comfy couch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136634
And the more popular sesame street, mister Rodgers neighborhood, Thomas the tank engine, hey dude, guts, legends of the hidden temple, etc…
Eureeka’s Castle
“I meant to do that!”
Actually based off of RL Stein’s kid.
Also yeah he wrote that show.
Those first 2 were my JAM growing up! If we’re going with that era (and Eureka’s Castle being more puppets), what about Today’s Special https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198253/
Almost all of those are not cartoons.
Are you going to report me to the Lemmy authorities?
The fun police is on its way to arrest that other guy.
I don’t remember the couch one, but those first two were mandatory weekend morning watches!
Anyone else remember “The Pirates of Dark Water”?
I think someone else mentioned it already, but Swat Kats was also great
Yes! I loved that show and it was gone too soon for my liking.
I was opening the thread intending to say just this. I don’t remember either show very well, but I remember loving them.
2 Stupid Dogs
Well isn’t that cute…
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve had to explain this line I’d have like 10 nickels.
BUT IT’S WRONG!
Captain Caveman
I’ve actually done the “Captain Caaaavemaaaaaan!!!” yell around people in my age group and just got blank stares.
…And son?
And the whole Laugh Olympics crew!
I had a sick captain caveman shirt when I was in highschool
Catdog
It’s not the most obscure, but I remember loving it so much and as an adult (with friends that watch plenty of cartoons) it doesn’t ever come up.
Catdog was amazing, I loved that as a kid. The physics of that creature is wild though, how does it work?!
Ren & Stimpy!
Or even better: the Sam & Max cartoon!
I love that the first episode of Sam and Max starts with a “previously on”. 😆
Many I would mention are already here, so I’m throwing in Reboot!
Finally, a current discussion about Reboot to bring this up in.
Okay, so Matrix from the later seasons was absolutely just a parody of Cable from X-Men, right? With the gun, and the sleeveless armor, and the gold eye?
Yeah, it’s been a while so I looked up the character’s arc and it does seem that he is inspired from Cable and/or Solid Snake (who actually debuted in Metal Gear in 1987).
Ahh… Always felt like that was a parody or callback, and never figured it out!
Bucky OHare and the Toad Wars! Although, IT was called something completely different in German
Also: Samurai Pizza Cats!If your Righteous Indignation has suffered a hit.
And your photon accelerator’s broken a bit.
And you’re losing your mind, and you’re having a fit.
Who’s the funky fresh rabbit who can take care of it!I always seem to want to conflate Bucky O’Hare and Jazz Jackrabbit. Like, if I had a nickle for every gun-toting green animated space rabbit in the 90s, I’d have two nickles. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
I always accidentally conflate him with Usagi Yojimbo from TMNT
Samurai pizza cats :D. Now THAT’s an anime I wouldn’t mind watching again. I guess it was an early example of a gag dub, early for me anyway.
Samurai Pizza Cats <3
Loved that show
Bucky was great!
The Pirates of Darkwater!
Fuck yeah, I love this one too. Niddler was the best, and I had early crushes on Ren and Tula.
And they never finished the story. Are there maybe comic books or something?
There’s three that I consistently have people who grew up at the same time don’t remember:
Exosquad I watched religiously, and I don’t think they ever finished it. Mighty Max was on every day before I went to school, so it was my breakfast watch.
Mighty Max was pretty cool.
oh man, Exosquad was great! i actually had several toys.
I only have the vaguest recollection of the Mighty Max show, but I definitely had a couple of the mini-diorama toys. I distinctly remember a skull island one. They were like Polly Pockets but marketed to boys.
Denver the last dinosaur was my friend and a whole lot more…
Denver always reminds me of stephen baldwin ( young riders era)
I loved Exo-Squad. Had all the toys
KABLAM! Where cartoons and comics collide!
Oh Prometheus and Bob…
Meltman!
With the power to… MELT!
