Cartoons you liked that no one seems to remember?

[cjefferys]

Okay...you all will get this, but in "real life" no one remembers "Battle of the Planets"! Not even when I use the name "G-Force". I loved that show and no one seems to remember it existed. Oh yeah, they remember "The Snorks" and "Trollkins" (which doesn't even rate a Wikipedia entry), but I must be delusional to believe "Battle of the Planets" was an ACTUAL cartoon!

Oh, I watched Battle of the Planets all the time as a kid (perhaps the first anime I ever saw, without knowing what "anime" was at the time of course). On the other hand, I don't remember Snorks or Trollkins at all. We only remember the cool stuff.

[HardyGirl]

Okay...you all will get this, but in "real life" no one remembers "Battle of the Planets"! Not even when I use the name "G-Force". I loved that show and no one seems to remember it existed. Oh yeah, they remember "The Snorks" and "Trollkins" (which doesn't even rate a Wikipedia entry), but I must be delusional to believe "Battle of the Planets" was an ACTUAL cartoon!

Nope you're not delusional. I used to occasionally watch BOTP after school.

[saildog]

Okay...you all will get this, but in "real life" no one remembers "Battle of the Planets"! Not even when I use the name "G-Force". I loved that show and no one seems to remember it existed. Oh yeah, they remember "The Snorks" and "Trollkins" (which doesn't even rate a Wikipedia entry), but I must be delusional to believe "Battle of the Planets" was an ACTUAL cartoon!

[Dave Mc]

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch! I never hear anyone talk about this one.

YouTube - Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch cartoon opening
YouTube - Wheelie the Chopper Bunch - 01 - Get A Doctor

[Megospidey]

Every morning I watched Kimba the White Lion as I ate my breakfast:

YouTube - Kimba the white Lion 1966 Episode 1 Part 1 of 3

And one that wasn't a cartoon, but I watched it every afternoon when I got home from school: Johnny Sakko and his flying robot

YouTube - Johnny Sokko and his flying robot

[Drain]

For those old enough to have watched Captain Kangaroo, he showed two cartoons that I remember. Tom Terrific and Lariat Sam. Wish they'd put those out on DVD - it would great to see them again.

I think, Tom Terrific is out on DVD, released by the same company the released DVDs sets of Clutch Cargo and Diver Dan.

[filmation batman fan]

The Super 7. The four cartoons that ran alongside Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle, the New Adventures of Batman, and the live action Jason of Star Command.

With the exception of the Freedom Force, which is now on DVD with the Space Sentinels, I loved watching WebWoman, Super Stretch and Micro Woman, and Manta and Moray. Especially the latter one. I heard somewhere that the last three I mentioned were the subject of a legal mess that Filmation had with both DC and Marvel, henceforth, these shows will never see the light of day again, except for the ones I found on youtube.

I also enjoyed Mighty Man and Yukk, and as horrible as it was, I recall a cartoon called Rickety Rocket, both were part of the Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show.

And for those who saw Captain Kangaroo in the 70's, does anyone remember the cartoons of the Toothbrush Family, Slim Goodbody (Ugh!) Picture Pages with Bill Cosby, and the action looking, but mostly educational cartoon, The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo?

Cheers.

[shyndman]

Anyone remember Wheres Huddles? It was a short-lived series about two football players. I recall everything was football-themed and that the show somewhat Flintstone-like. You can see the intro with Spanish subtitles (?) here . . .

YouTube - WHERE'S HUDDLES?

[MegomanJess]

Mighty Orbots

[HardyGirl]

Here Cjeffreys:

YouTube - the oddball couple-intro

YouTube - baggy pants and the nitwits-title

And here are some more that I remember, but few others do:

YouTube - rickety rocket-intro

YouTube - Intro to the Jackson 5's cartoon show


YouTube - The Osmonds (1972) - OPENING

(I have the J5 and Osmonds on tape)

Some others I couldn't find on YouTube are:

My Favorite Martian (cartoon)

Kid Power (Wee Pals)

[cjefferys]

I used to watch that one as well. The Nitwits were based on characters played by Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson on "Laugh-In". They were supposed to be the world's oldest super-heroes. Go figure
George

Ah, "worlds oldest super heroes" rings a bell, thanks. I would have been completely oblivious about the Laugh-in reference at the time though.

I just remembered another cartoon I watched as a kid: "The Odd-ball Couple". Another one season wonder, that was a version of "The Odd Couple" except with a dog and cat. I even remember their names, Fleabag and Spiffy, and some of the themesong. I don't know why.

Also, not really a cartoon, but rather a cartoon ad, I've often had to convince friends and co-workers about the existance of "Fruit Brute". Sure everyone knows Count Chocula, Frankenberry and Boo Berry, but many don't remember their short lived werewolf buddy, and some thought I was making him up. This was some years ago when I couldn't just go on the internet and get some proof. I remember watching Pulp Fiction in the theatre with a friend and when the scene came up with Eric Stoltz's character eating cereal with a big box of Fruit Brute beside him, I elbowed my friend and loudly whispered "See, I told you!!"

[toys2cool]

I also loved the Tales from the crypt cartoons in the 90's

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Where to begin? Howzabout:

-SWATKats
-Galaxy High
-Thundarr the Barbarian. (Greatest. Cartoon. EVER!)
-Ulysses 31
-Bubblegum Crisis 2040
-Time Fighters (which I've only seen in Spanish)

Don C.

[HardyGirl]

I used to watch that one as well. The Nitwits were based on characters played by Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson on "Laugh-In". They were supposed to be the world's oldest super-heroes. Go figure
George

I used to watch Baggy Pants and the Nitwits!

[shyndman]

For those old enough to have watched Captain Kangaroo, he showed two cartoons that I remember. Tom Terrific and Lariat Sam. Wish they'd put those out on DVD - it would great to see them again.