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Mine has to be Tom and Jerry but only when Fred Quimby was involved, it would probably all be banned now covering love, heartbreaking, suicidal thoughts, maybe a wee bit of cat and mouse fun but it never made me want to be violent
Pc brigade will find so much wrong in their eyes
Has the potential to be a great light hearted thread, without this culture war bollox imo
Pc brigade will find so much wrong in their eyes
Wile E Coyote for the win. Though I knew in my heart he'd never catch that irritating bird, I desperately wanted to see him tucking into roast roadrunner whilst saying "meep meep that you f****r"!!
Battle of the Planets - awesome
Tom and Jerry was class. Not sure how the racial stereotypes would go down now.
Loved Road Runner too.
Danger Mouse is still funny.
Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny
Arabian Knights from the Banana Splits.
Scooby Doo
I introduced my daughter to Scooby Doo when she was about 10. It took her about three episodes to spot that the ghost was never real and she went back to whatever it was she actually liked watching.
I don't remember very well what I liked as a kid, but Roadrunner was definitely up there, always praying that he would escape the coyote, some of those escapes were pretty nail biting.
A bit obscure but I loved this as a child.
Great themetune but I could never make head or tail of what was actually going on in any given episode.
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they're the modern stone aged family !!!
The Real Ghostbusters
I forgot about Top Cat based on Sergeant Bilko so good , does anyone remember Calamero it's an injustice it is ? Can't remember liking it
A bit obscure but I loved this as a child.
Came here to say Cities of Gold - it was proper complicated...
but also,
https://thundercats-ho.fandom.com/wiki/Cheetara
Dogtanyan
Classic. I'm a long-form cartoon fan clearly...
Tin tin during the summer holidays
Ulysses
honestly sometimes think I must have imagined that as a kid as I'm the only person I know who remembers it. Bet it was rubbish so won't go and find it on YT but remember it being brilliant. Even remember the theme tune 😀
Otherwise, Thundercats.
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
+1!
And Thundercats of course.
Fred Quimby's Tom & Jerry. Particularly Cant Stop Conducting.
Bugs Bunny - What's Opera Doc
Roadrunner.
Tom and Jerry and Battle of the Planets.
Although it was only a few years ago that I found out that Battle of the Planets was actually hyperviolent Japanese Manga, and they just cut all the violence out which is why the plotlines never made much sense.
Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
We had joy, we had fun...
Ulysses
I remember that there was a cartoon series called Ulysses but not what it was about. I suspect it was as long-running and wildly over complicated as that Eldorado - City of Gold thing that seemed to go on forever.
Tom & Jerry and also Wile E Coyote were always great.
And does anyone remember a plasticine / claymation thing called The Trapdoor? I suspect it's not strictly a "cartoon" but that was brilliant.
And does anyone remember a plasticine / claymation thing called The Trapdoor? I suspect it’s not strictly a “cartoon” but that was brilliant.
I've got that on DVD.
BERK!!!!!
Superted
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
The Simpsons
I desperately wanted to see him tucking into roast roadrunner whilst saying “meep meep that you f****r”!!
Scooby Doo
Ralph Bakshi Spiderman
Some I don't think mentioned yet...
Jason and the wheeled warriors
MASK
HE-MAN and SHE-RA
Hong Kong Phuey.
Roger Ramjet.
Anyone remember Smhoo a white bowling pin looking creature, iirc it could shape shift?
Also liked Woody Woodpecker. Couldn't stand Batfink or Mr Magoo
Tom and Jerry definitely.
Would have said Danger Mouse, but not sure it's aged as well when showing the kids when they were younger.
Im sure there was a cartoon like Lost Cities of Gold that had a line in the opening credits that said
"...and we search for our destiny..." something something something
Can't for the life of me remember
Yea has to be Scooby Doo. Never really trusted caretakers again.
Plenty have been said which I'd consider, but the first one to cross my mind was Muppet Babies. Used to make a point of getting up early on a Saturday morning to watch it and I can't remember why other than hoping that cookie monster features in it.
Roobarb and Custard.
Henry's Cat
Transformers (G1)
Mask
Robotix
Centurions
Our Cat will watch full episodes of TrapDoor
Battle of the Planets.(What was the name of the villain??)
Zoltar. In the Japanese original he/she was a hermaphrodite, handwaved as Zoltar's sister in the sanitised UK outing.
it was only a few years ago that I found out that Battle of the Planets was actually hyperviolent Japanese Manga, and they just cut all the violence out which is why the plotlines never made much sense.
I wouldn't say it was "hyper violent," but the original Anime dealt with some dark themes. 7-Zark-7 was added to paper over the cracks (which is why the animation is clearly different and ropey as hell). Like, Jason was quietly dying from a brain aneurism and increasingly losing the plot, then it'd cut to Centre Neptune and Poundland R2D2 would go "but it's OK kids, he took a couple of paracetamol and everything was fine."
Fun fact, Mark was voiced by Casey Kasem, the same chap who voiced Shaggy and presented America's Top 40 on Saturdays. Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
I remember that there was a cartoon series called Ulysses but not what it was about.
You're both thinking of Ulysses 31.
Ulyesses 31 was from the absolute peak of "this children's TV show was created by sleep deprived people on drugs"
TrapDoor
I'd forgotten about that... pure brilliance!
Also, Stop it and tidy up!
Does anyone remember one where the main character was a beach buggy? (Pretty certain I'm not getting mixed up with the hair bear bunch)
Does anyone else remember this....the most trippy weird cartoon
Loved most cartoons. Ulysses was great. Trap door was amazing. Even gummie bears! We still listen to cartoon theme songs when tidying the house. Pole position is a great one. But now get to watch stuff like Teen Titans with the kids…The light begins to shine.
I grew up watching Tom and Jerry with my Dad so that's always going to be special for me. As an adult with a young child of my own we both loved The Simpsons, Family Guy, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain (Narf!) and of course Phineas and Ferb. IMO, a cartoon is only any good if it's written for both audiences; the kids and the adults who inevitably have to sit through it with them.
Loved most cartoons. Ulysses was great. Trap door was amazing. Even gummie bears! We still listen to cartoon theme songs when tidying the house. Pole position is a great one. But now get to watch stuff like Teen Titans with the kids…The light begins to shine.
Bat Fink man..my wings are like a shield of steel!
Thunderbirds and Stingray.
Transformers,
Ulysses.
Scooby Doo
Tom & Jerry
Wile E Coyote
Captain Caveman
Hong Kong Phooey
Top Cat
Was just so many ..
Lots already mentioned but some of my favourites.
Jamie and the magic torch
Ivor the Engine
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Rhubarb and Custard
Hong Kong Phooey
Dangermouse
Ulysses
Battle of the Planets
Terrahawks
Wile E Coyote
Batfink
Mr Men
Ludwig
When my kids were growing up I enjoyed Space Pirates and Boo!
Tom and Jerry for me.
Devlin anyone? It was about a stunt guy who rode motor cycles. Great theme tune. Riding the Evil Knievel bandwagon.
Transformers
Some quality Hanna Barbara and Fred Quimby stuff out there.
Tom & Jerry the gold standard.
But definitely Road Runner (feat. Wyle E Coyote) is a fave. Some many ACME special devices I still want to this day.
Danger Mouse was quality, with David Jason + Terry Scott vying for comic supremacy on each line.
Can't believe (or see) any love for Whacky Races or Stop the Pigeon. Dastardly and Mutley have GOT to be up their with Greenback as arch villians of the universe.
Pinky and the Brain was excellent too.
Yogi + BooBoo outsmarting Ranger Smith in Jellowstone too (smarter than the average bear ?)
One thing I'm sure we can all agree on though was that Scrappy Doo needed taking to Battersea and putting down.
The Flintstones
Top Cat
Tom and Jerry
Bugs Bunny
Deputy Dawg
and of course ROADRUNNER.
Honourable mentions to
Woody Woodpecker
Daffy Duck
Sylvester
They could do a remake of Hong Kong Phoey. This time set in HK, jumping into the filing cabinet to change from mild mannered janitor into democratic liberalist freedom fighter subverting Ping's attempts to subdue the masses whilst still keeping the school clean.
The Trap Door is hands down some of the best TV ever in any genre. Not sure it's a cartoon though...
My 'growing up' list would probably be something like...
Tom And Jerry
Road Runner / Wile E Coyote
Bugs Bunny
Scooby Doo (pre-Scrappy Poo)
Jamie And His Magic Torch
Arabian Knights
Roobarb And Custard
Mr Men
Mr Benn
Hong Kong Phooey
If The Trap Door counts though, then Chorlton And The Wheelies and The Magic Roundabout get somewhere near the top of the list too.
As a kid I always found Ludwig pretty perturbing.
And, Ralph Bakshi did Spiderman?!? Had no idea. Need to dig that out...
Honorable mention to banana man..
Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
They were made by the same people surely...
MCoG is one of the few kid's shows both my wife and I remember and my kids have watched every episode.
No love for Morph or Mighty Mouse?
"Mighty Mouse"
Good call. More Bakshi oddness masquerading as mainstream entertainment.
G-Force - Battle of the Planets.
Had me gripped for every episode.
Absolutely loved watching all the above growing up ! In fact if I was on mastermind (which I wouldn’t due to me being thicker than a piece of 3x2) it’d be my specialist subject. Another to throw into the mix would be Bravestar. He had the ability to call on certain animals powers to help him. Eyes of the hawk, speed of the puma, strength of the bear etc. As kids we used to take great pleasure to call out : Dick of a donkey ?