Time For Some Feedback
So lately among my various social groups (that's right, I said various social groups) there has been much reminiscing about TV shows of our bygone youth. Such classics such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (my favorite), The Elephant Show, Pete & Pete, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, and of course, Fred Penner's Place (holla back Hagan) all have a special place in my heart, as they are the shows I grew up with. Some classics I was not allowed to watch for various good reason that I now understand (i.e. Ren and Stimpy). Some I was not allowed to watch for reasons I will never understand ( I was forbidden to watch Doug, the cleanest, most harmless, wholesome, thought-provoking, lesson-teaching, character-building show on TV at the time. Swing and a miss on that one, Jerry and Mindy).Well there was this show years ago called Animaniacs that in my youth I would watch religiously. I'm sure many of you may recall as I know I wasn't the only one who enjoyed the wild antics of Yako, Wacko, and Dot. Well I was thinking about that show today, and how incredibly awesome of a show it was. There was this one part of the show called "Good Idea, Bad Idea". It is a pretty self-explanatory concept. At any rate, I have decided to adapt this idea to the blog. It will most likely resemble "What I Know/Think", so watch for it in the future.
What other shows did you enjoy as a young lad or lass? I have thought of about all that I can remember, as I had a lengthy conversation with some friends about this subject a couple Sundays ago. I am interested to hear about what you watched in your youth, especially if you are older than me.
This is the point where I stop talking and eagerly await your feedback.
Just a sec, I got one more thing to say: this is my interesting fact for the evening.
So I was just watching the tail end of Leno (waiting for Conan to come on of course) where I happened to catch Sinead O'Connor preform her new single. I noticed something funny: if you add a k and an h to Sinead, you get Skinhead. Skinhead O'Connor. I thought that was pretty funny. Cause she shaves here head.
posted by Wes @ 12:16 AM
7 Comments:
As a wee lad I enjoyed He-Man, M.A.S.K., Transformers, and G.I. Joe. Later, TMNT, and cartoons like DuckTales and Tailspin.
Live-action stuff, I don't remember the names of. Have to go way back to the preschool & kindergarten years for those.
Fraggle Rock and the Muppets were there though.
Thanks for taking me back in time to brighter days of fond memories. Tapp, I think you hit all the classics there. As for Animaniacs, "Good Idea, Bad Idea" is great. You should also try to incorporate the "Wheel of Morality" somewhere.
Definitely Ducktales baby. I also enjoyed Batman: The animated Series quite a bit.
John, I forgot about the "Whell of Moraility"! That was hilarious. Dude, we need to find some old Animaniacs episodes and watch them.
REALLY OLD GUY says...
1. "Happy Hour" on Channel 62 (which is now Channel 36) that featured a clown named Happy and a frog puppet named Froggie that poked out of the wall (imagine Crusty the Clown with a puppet friend). Instead of Itchy & Scratchy cartoons, Happy and Froggie showed Tom & Jerry, Three Stooges, and Flash Gordon.
2. Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, Smurfs, and Peanuts on Saturday morning.
3. Captain Kangaroo on weekday mornings.
In college, I liked Tiny Toons, TMNT, and Darkwing Duck. The Animaniacs were a little too hyperactive for me.
whats TMNT?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
So I feel the need to represent my gender once again...but reading some of your favorites makes me feel old.
Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, The Get-along Gang, Smurfs, and..i'm sad to say...Captain Planet.
Yep to Care Bears and Smurfs. I also remember watching Justice League cartoons and the Bozo Show on WGN. Robotech was another of my favorite childhood (although it was adult Japanime) cartoons.
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