Okay, a huge discussion blossomed from Koto's drawing thread about old cartoons we used to watch as kids.
So, I'd figured I'd move it over here:
Mmm, I watched a lot of Cartoons as a kid. Ironically, my parents watched them with me. My dad's a huge fan of animation so I grew up watching:
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (I can still sing the theme song.)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Again, another theme song I can proudly sing.)
Jonny Quest (60's version natch.)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (the 90's update, and first real cartoon crush.)
Batman: The Animated Series - Dear god this series still holds up today and I consider it the definitive version of Bats. Plus, Mark Hammil as the Joker? Come on now, how awesome was that.
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Freakazoid- Even though I didn't get to watch it as much as the other Steven Spielburg cartoons.
Big Guy and Rusty- Holy shit this cartoon was the bomb. My mom even watched it with me.
Godzilla- Ironically, the cartoon based off of that horrid Godzilla movie of the 90's was really awesome. A thousand times better than that suck fest of a movie.
X-Men
Spider-Man
Superman
Gargoyles- I remember being blown away by this show as a kid. Even though it was Disney, it handled a lot of adult themes, pushed a lot of boundaries (one of the main characters ended up being the bastard daughter of the main protagonist and the female antagonist not to mention the heroine was African American/Native American) and had one of the coolest characters ever: David Xanatos. It dealt with Shakespearean themes to the point where Puck and Macbeth were two of the series antagonists. It was just so well written and so well done. Except the last season where the series creator went away and then appeared the animated version of the KKK.
The Real Ghostbusters - Ironically, another cartoon that still holds up really well today. Excellent animation and stories.
G.I. Joe
Transformers- However I wasn't as much of a Transformers fan as I was G.I. Joe. I loved me some G.I. Joe.
She-Ra: Princess of Power- I was thrilled when this showed up on Netflix.
Rainbow Bright
Jem- Holy fuck Jem was awesome. Or should I say Truly Outrageous?
Thundercats - Fun fact, Ma-Mutt terrified me as a kid. Panthr-o was my favorite.
And there was this Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman cartoon that was like on early in the morning in the 80's. It had really strong production values and awesome artwork. I have not been able to see it sense. I know it exists, my dad got Screen Caps of it on his Amega back in the day and Roadbuster remembers it. I'd like to see it again.
Plus there was this Tomb of Dracula cartoon movie made years ago, like years ago. I vaguely remember it because Dracula's Dhampire son ends up killing him in the end. And Dhamp boy was fucked up. Something else I'd like to see again.
Also, I made sure I didn't list any anime on this list. Even though Thundercats was animated primarily in Japan, same with Transformers but . . yeah.