Non-edge, non-cringe thread relating to 90s cartoons.

OBJECTIVELY list shows from the 90s/early nauties that were good.

Ren and Stimpy   (LITERALLY the inspiration for spongebob and the finest cerebral based cartoon of all time)

Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy

Dexter's Lab

Powerpuff Girls

Foster's Home for Imaginery Friends

The one with the robot teenage girl, I forge the name.

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Why? There are so many better cartoons in this day and age. Why dwell on the past?

Why? There are so many better cartoons in this day and age. Why dwell on the past?

Sorry should have said non-meme too.

Hear that guys? Desty already claimed the first meme, but there's to be no more memes after this thanks. Well standard memes like tbqh imho familá are still alright of course, just no topic-targeted memes.

these two shows didn't fuck around

feel the ending of this

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someone dies within about 5 minutes of the first episode of tailspin

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Why? There are so many better cartoons in this day and age. Why dwell on the past?

Sorry should have said non-meme too.

Hear that guys? Desty already claimed the first meme, but there's to be no more memes after this thanks. Well standard memes like tbqh imho familá are still alright of course, just no topic-targeted memes.

not even gonna bother reading that seeing how shitty it looks.

Not sure what your argument is, but judging by the first line you're being an idiot.

these two shows didn't fuck around

feel the ending of this

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someone dies within about 5 minutes of the first episode of tailspin

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The bear looks like Baloo from the Júngle Book. But you're right, from the trailers these look pretty fucking intense, not for your average, run-of-the-mill kid that's for sure!

Why? There are so many better cartoons in this day and age. Why dwell on the past?

Sorry should have said non-meme too.

Hear that guys? Desty already claimed the first meme, but there's to be no more memes after this thanks. Well standard memes like tbqh imho familá are still alright of course, just no topic-targeted memes.

not even gonna bother reading that seeing how shitty it looks.

Not sure what your argument is, but judging by the first line you're being an idiot.

likewise familá

Courage the Cowardly Dog
KaBlam!
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Rugrats
Samurai Jack
Johnny Bravo
Ed, Edd, & Eddy
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Megas XLR
Hey Arnold!
Catdog
Doug
Gargoyles
Recess

Captain Planet was edgy as fuck when it wanted to be.

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I could also post the AIDS episode, the episode where a guy overdoses and dies, the puppy mill episode, the episode where Captain Planet gets arrested, the one where Captain Planet gets eaten by a woodchipper, the George HW Bush episode, the episode where they lose at the end, the genetically modified steroid bulls episode, the gang violence episode, the capitalism episode, the homeless episode, the landmine episode, the politics episode, the race war episode, the illuminati symbolism episode, the 2 population control episodes and the Hitler episode. Not to mention the episodes that ditched the usual format and went with smaller character driven narratives.

these two shows didn't fuck around

feel the ending of this

YouTube

someone dies within about 5 minutes of the first episode of tailspin

YouTube

The bear looks like Baloo from the Júngle Book. But you're right, from the trailers these look pretty fucking intense, not for your average, run-of-the-mill kid that's for sure!

The average 90's cartoon was very high quality with plenty of scope for deep thought and action, and as such something that todays cartoons sadly don't compare well with. Adventure Time is just sitcom-teeny-bopper-fuckboy culture with a tacky veneer of 'psychedelia' dropped over it like a cheap, itchy blanket.

I agree with you. But I think the move from hand-drawn animation to digital has played a big part in this. Not to sound like a nostalgic new-world hippie or anything, but digital animation saps the 'life' out of cartoons I think. Just look at the new simpsons ffs, they all look like lifeless robots.

And the scope thing you mentioned is all but lost too, you had cartoons that weren't afraid to tackle the big questions, like growing up. (Kids Next Door, Hey Arnold, etc.) But yeah, adventure time is the physical manifestation of reddit and tumblr. Looking at it is like staring at a 40 year old's MLP collection, I feel naught but sadness and quaint curiosity.

I agree with you. But I think the move from hand-drawn animation to digital has played a big part in this. Not to sound like a nostalgic new-world hippie or anything, but digital animation saps the 'life' out of cartoons I think. Just look at the new simpsons ffs, they all look like lifeless robots.

And the scope thing you mentioned is all but lost too, you had cartoons that weren't afraid to tackle the big questions, like growing up. (Kids Next Door, Hey Arnold, etc.) But yeah, adventure time is the physical manifestation of reddit and tumblr. Looking at it is like staring at a 40 year old's MLP collection, I feel naught but sadness and quaint curiosity.

Well said.

Pinky and the Brain
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Johnny Bravo
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Xiaolin Showdown
Powerpuff Girls
Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
Dexters Lab
Samurai Jack
Teen Titans
CatDog
Dragonball Z
etc

no one mentioned animaniacs so im going to

I remember the episode of the teenage robot girl one were she wanted to feel things (tickling was the biggest one) and she activated it and when she got into a fight all the villians got pissed because she was laughing all the time.


Also courage the cowardly dog and fosters home are the best

DBZ

literally tempted to go listen to that song from Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure but I feel like it won't be as good as I remember