vcczar Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 What did you watch when you were under 10 years old? For me: Hulk Hogan’s Rock n Wrestling Mr T (cartoon) He-Man GI Joe Transformers Thunder Cats Jetsons Smurfs Gummy Bears Snorks Garfield Ghostbusters cartoon (there were two separate ones) Muppet Babies Duck Tales Inspector gadget David the Gnome Alvin and the Chipmunks Scooby Doo Reading Rainbow There was also some Saturday morning thing that had different cartoon stories, generally with some sort of moral, and often from folklore, but I don’t remember what it was called. I’m sure I’m forgetting some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Patine said: I indeed liked Transformer, Masters of the Universe (the proper name of the cartoon called, "He-Man," collequealy), and tolerated some of the others (I don't remember Duck Tales and the other Disney Afternoon starting up until I was in high school), though I detested Thunder Cats, though for schoolyard reasons unrelated to content of the cartoon, itself). I also watched Jem, Care Bears Countdown, and She-Ra: Princess of Power, among others (everyone I grew up with watched all of them, regardless of the target gender market by '80's toy franchise reckoning, and no one thought any thing of it). Also, Teddy Ruxpin was a favourite. And, though not, "favourites," Astroboy and re-runs of the Mighty Hercules (the cheesy '60's "sword and sandal," cartoon, not the much later Hercules the Legendary Journeys with Kevin Szorba), were watched. I've never heard of David the Gnome. Michael Bay's utter butcheries of remakes of Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Jem were unforgivable atrocities in movie making. As a slightly altered version of the famous quote said twice in the episode of the Flintstones (which I also often watched reruns of at that time) where the Hatrocks first appear, that applies to my feelings on Bay's cinematic work on those IP's: "I don't know what Mr. Bay got for directing and producing those remakes, but whatever it was, it should have been life!" 😛 I remember Jem and watched some Care Bears. Neither were regular shows for me. what was the Thundercats schoolyard reason? That was a great show. I had almost all the toys for that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 My family did not have cable for a large number of those years, though we did near the end. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Johnny Test Star Wars: Clone Wars (the original creation before Revenge of the Sith) Johnny Quest Tom and Jerry Looney Tunes Phineas and Ferb Batman: The Brave and the Bold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConservativeElector2 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 3:28 AM, vcczar said: What did you watch when you were under 10 years old? Hm. Let me think a bit. Cartoons I can remember include: Spongebob Squarepants DuckTales (1987) Disney's recess Disney's Aladdin Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Doug Kim Possible Mr. Bean Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Smurfs Non-cartoon stuff: Gilmore Girls Malcolm in the Middle Dawson's Creek Smallville Magnum P.I. I've also watched a lot of Austrian and German stuff of course. The best Austrian series were one about a hotel and one about a small town judge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilight Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I'm an old, so my cartoons were stuff like Fat Albert or the Herculoids. I was much more a fan of the live action stuff from Sid & Marty Krofft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilight Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Patine said: I remember Fat Albert. Is the Herculoids similar to the Mighty Hercules I mentioned above? No. The Herculoids were aliens defending their planet from an apparently endless stream of invaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Earliest shows I can remember are Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers and Wonder Years. Actually, the very earliest show I can recall around age 4 was Married With Children, though of course I was too young for most of the references. In addition to Chip N Dale and Wonder Years (which was my favorite show -- I pretended I had a brother named Kevin until I was 5 or 6), I also remember being into the Ghostbusters around that 5/6 age. Those are easy to pin down age-wise because we moved a lot when I was younger, so I can pair the show with what house I was in and thus what age. But I lived in the same house from 6-14, so that's a little more challenging to remember specific years. From 1st to 5th grade, I'd say definitely Charles In Charge and Full House. I remember having a crush on Stephanie Tanner from like age 9-10. Double Dare. You Can't Do That On Television. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Dinosaurs. Roseanne. Doug. Clarissa Explains It All. It's possible some of these were more like 10-13, I can't really remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Oh! Winnie the Pooh was another early favorite I can remember, around age 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 And Animaniacs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Patine said: I had always assumed that, "You Can't Do Not on Television," only had very limited circulation outside Canada, where it was made and produced (probably because of the precedent of other Canadian-made TV shows). Though a teenage Alanis Morisette being a part of the regular cast - quite a few years before launching her music career is notable, and the fact she was also starting to show, at least in character, the caustic and aserbic wit she layered her song lyrics, comments on music shows, and interviews thickly with later on. Looks like it started as just Canada, after a few years it became a major show for Nickelodeon. YCDTOT originated the green slime that remains a running joke on Nickelodeon now, about 30 years later. Odds are, it was probably reruns by the time that I was old enough to notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, MrPotatoTed said: Earliest shows I can remember are Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers and Wonder Years. Actually, the very earliest show I can recall around age 4 was Married With Children, though of course I was too young for most of the references. In addition to Chip N Dale and Wonder Years (which was my favorite show -- I pretended I had a brother named Kevin until I was 5 or 6), I also remember being into the Ghostbusters around that 5/6 age. Those are easy to pin down age-wise because we moved a lot when I was younger, so I can pair the show with what house I was in and thus what age. But I lived in the same house from 6-14, so that's a little more challenging to remember specific years. From 1st to 5th grade, I'd say definitely Charles In Charge and Full House. I remember having a crush on Stephanie Tanner from like age 9-10. Double Dare. You Can't Do That On Television. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Dinosaurs. Roseanne. Doug. Clarissa Explains It All. It's possible some of these were more like 10-13, I can't really remember. I think I watched all of Married with Children 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, vcczar said: I think I watched all of Married with Children I remember being 3 or 4 and asking to stay up late enough to watch it. But I didn't know the name of the show, so I tried to explain the show as "There's a fountain and then it's scary" (the loud stamp at the end of the song). They never did understand what show that was. Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Patine said: It was pretty low-grade humour, though clever and cunning in places. It was notable for taking nasty jabs at every relevant demographic, and thus wasn't specifically bigoted humour, holistically-speaking. Looking back, I think of it as kind of a 1990's All In The Family. Different, absolutely, and not always with a moral at the end. But the vibe was similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Patine said: It was pretty low-grade humour, though clever and cunning in places. It was notable for taking nasty jabs at every relevant demographic, and thus wasn't specifically bigoted humour, holistically-speaking. 6 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: Looking back, I think of it as kind of a 1990's All In The Family. Different, absolutely, and not always with a moral at the end. But the vibe was similar. One of my favorite parts were the fat jokes, as cruel as that is. I remember Al Bundy at one point mentioned a customer that was so fat she had smaller fatter people orbiting around her. He also missed the entire movie Hondo because his obese mother in law had to pass in front of the TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timur Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Prime Minister's Questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean F Kennedy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Here’s a few shows I watched at age 10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teen Titans Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Ball Z Pokemon Spongebob Fairly Odd Parents Animaniacs Batman the animated series Spiderman animated series Drake and Josh House of Mouse Suite Life of Zach and Cody Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends Dexters Lab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean F Kennedy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, Patine said: If I may ask, which iteration of TMNT and the Spiderman and Batman Animated Series? For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I watched both the 1987 and 2003 series, Batman I watched the 1992 series and Spider-Man was the 1994 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean F Kennedy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Patine said: I grew up on the 1987 TMNT series and the delightfully cheesy, arbitrary, and repetitive (and badly animated) 1960's Spider-Man series with the iconic theme song re-runs. We had no real Batman animated series running when I was young, but the 1960's (repeat all qualities for the Spider-Man series above, but tacky costumes instead of bad animation) re-runs of the Adam West live-action series. Oh yeah the animation in the original TMNT was pretty bad, my dad would often make jokes that it was so bad you could see a coffee stain from one of the animators on Shedder’s lair. Like you said it was incredibly cheesy, The 2003 series that I am more commonly watched with much more serious and more violent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 SpongeBob Family Guy King of the Hill (my favorite anime) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cenzonico Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Adventure Time and Regular Show were the most memorable and it totally isn't because Cartoon Network is best. Edited June 27, 2021 by Cenzonico No bias here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Just now, Patine said: Yuck! Family Guy! That's among the lowest-grade humour to hit television anywhere at anytime - along with South Park. The early seasons were the best (just like every major tv series), but yeah, the other seasons are low grade shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I'm surprised I never saw this when we were doing it. My top 3 TV shows are as follows: 1. The Golden Girls (1985-1992) 2. The West Wing (1999-2006) 3. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-) Honorable Mention: Modern Family (2009-2020) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Dobs said: I'm surprised I never saw this when we were doing it. My top 3 TV shows are as follows: 1. The Golden Girls (1985-1992) 2. The West Wing (1999-2006) 3. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-) Honorable Mention: Modern Family (2009-2020) Modern Family being one of your favorite series is almost surprising as Charlie Daniels being one of @Patines favorite singers. Almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, DakotaHale said: Modern Family being one of your favorite series is almost surprising as Charlie Daniels being one of @Patines favorite singers. Almost But the other 3 suit me I imagine? 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Just now, Dobs said: But the other 3 suit me I imagine? 😉 Absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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