razazteca Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 Its too hard to pick the greatest of all time since there are so many to choose from so many different areas. TV, feature film, prime time sitcom, anime. TV Saturday or afterschool WB - Batman Cartoon Network - Power Puff Girls Nickledeon - Rugrats (early seasons) Feature Film Pixar - Toy Story Prime Time/Late Night Comedy Central - South Park Anime Lupin the III
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 Trigun Cowboy Bebop Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brak Show Family Guy South Park Simpsons
Ted the Poster Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 In no particular order... Aqua Teen Hunger Force(duh) South Park Futurama Family Guy Thundercats Coyote/Roadrunner cartoons Tex Avery cartoons(Screwy Squirrel > you) Batman/Superman TAS Justice League Yu Yu Hakusho Trigun Lupin the Third Transformers(Soundwave rules them all) Oh, and Home Movies is the shit. Here's my favorite line from this season: "Your dog's pooping like a racehorse." "The expression is 'peeing like a racehorse'." "Well, your dog's pooping like a racehorse pees."
Vyce Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 There's just no comp from cheesy 80's and 90's "action" cartoons like Tranformers, Turtles, and GI Joe. B:TAS, Gargoyles, and the like are more dramas than anything else, and I suppose thats another subgenre, but neither are remembered today the way the Simpsons are. Which is a shame, because Batman:TAS and Gargoyles have the best writing and dramatic storytelling of any American animated series ever made. Still. To this day. Samurai Jack is cool and all, and certainly a great show, but it doesn't even compare to those two.
Guest wildpegasus Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 There's just no comp from cheesy 80's and 90's "action" cartoons like Tranformers, Turtles, and GI Joe. B:TAS, Gargoyles, and the like are more dramas than anything else, and I suppose thats another subgenre, but neither are remembered today the way the Simpsons are. Which is a shame, because Batman:TAS and Gargoyles have the best writing and dramatic storytelling of any American animated series ever made. Still. To this day. Samurai Jack is cool and all, and certainly a great show, but it doesn't even compare to those two. I'll be the first one to applaud the merits of Batman TAS (Better in some ways) and Gargoyles but as a show Samurai Jack I think is better. It's one of the best shows I've ever seen from anywhere. I think it depends on what you think makes a great TV show. Samurai Jack took the "cool ball" and just ran with it. The tributes they've done to everything that's ever been cool, the influence of Kurosawa, the action sequences which rule all, the long periods of time without dialogue, the camera style (don't know how to describe that) at times the art itself, the music and most off all it's "unique" imagination. One of the guidelines I have for how a good show is the amount of times it makes me mark out. Samurai Jack although not at the top for me in that regard is up there.
AlwaysPissedOff Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 Hmmm... I'm just going to throw all my choices into one. Transformers, Season 1 only The Simpsons The Critic Batman: TAS Trigun Teen Titans(this show get NO LOVE) Samurai Jack Gundam 0083 Mobile Suit Gundam Digimon: Tamers(love the ending) Justice League Looney Tunes(even though I despise Bugs "HHH" Bunny)
Guest JumpinJackFlash Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 The Great Piggy Bank Robbery(Looney Tunes) and The Cat Concerto(Tom and Jerry) are two of my favorite cartoon shorts.
starvenger Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 Princess Mononoke Kiki's Delivery Service Just curious, but you didn't think Spirited Away was as good as these two? Anyways, for the non-pure anime stuff: - Transformers G1 and Beast Wars - Robotech - Batman TAS and spinoffs - The Simpsons - The Flintstones - Spider-Man (90's) - Looney Tunes - Pinky and the Brain - Gundam 0083
Highland Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 Gargoyles Justice League Batman: TAS Teen Titans Yu-Gi-Oh Samurai Jack Transformers
Guest Adrian 3:16 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 I'd say Simpsons and South Park, but I'm not sure they really count with the other stuff being named. For more traditional cartoons, its all about Transformers (peep the avatar) Batman: The Animated Series Gargoyles Samurai Jack was pretty cool from what I've seen, but I only caught 2 episodes, not enough to include it on my elite list.
starvenger Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 No Animaniacs love? The show ran hot and cold. Pinky and the Brain was brilliant, the Warners were generally pretty good, but Goodfeathers was only "eh", and stuff like Slappy and the dog and baby were just bad.
Mr. S£im Citrus Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Only action cartoons here! Battle of the Planets Voltron Thundercats Silverhawks Comic Strip (only for Tigersharks) Justice League Superman: TAS Batman: TAS
razazteca Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 No Animaniacs love? The show ran hot and cold. Pinky and the Brain was brilliant, the Warners were generally pretty good, but Goodfeathers was only "eh", and stuff like Slappy and the dog and baby were just bad. Which cartoon from WB tried to "teach" history lessons in the wacky Animaniacs style? I think it was historia or something like it?
Guest KingofHarts Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 OLD SCHOOL Danger Mouse G.I. Joe Transformers Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles Voltron Battle of the Planets X-O Squad Darkwing Duck NEW SCHOOL Simpsons Family Guy Duckman Capitol Critters South Park God the devil and Bob
Ced Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry for the shorts. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke for the feature lengths. And I'm not even going to try to whittle down the episodic cartoons to a greatest titles list.
Zack Malibu Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 I love the Marvel cartoons. The Incredible Hulk (80's) and Spider Man and His Amazing Friends stand out as my two favorite ones. No He-Man love? I love the older series, and thought the new show was pretty cool as well. Clerks:TAS is frickin' hysterical. You can actually pick it up on the cheap these days, and I'd recommend it to everyone. Looney Tunes wise, I was always a fan of Daffy Duck more than the others.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted June 18, 2004 Report Posted June 18, 2004 There's just no comp from cheesy 80's and 90's "action" cartoons like Tranformers, Turtles, and GI Joe. B:TAS, Gargoyles, and the like are more dramas than anything else, and I suppose thats another subgenre, but neither are remembered today the way the Simpsons are. Which is a shame, because Batman:TAS and Gargoyles have the best writing and dramatic storytelling of any American animated series ever made. Still. To this day. Samurai Jack is cool and all, and certainly a great show, but it doesn't even compare to those two. I'll be the first one to applaud the merits of Batman TAS (Better in some ways) and Gargoyles but as a show Samurai Jack I think is better. It's one of the best shows I've ever seen from anywhere. I think it depends on what you think makes a great TV show. Samurai Jack took the "cool ball" and just ran with it. The tributes they've done to everything that's ever been cool, the influence of Kurosawa, the action sequences which rule all, the long periods of time without dialogue, the camera style (don't know how to describe that) at times the art itself, the music and most off all it's "unique" imagination. One of the guidelines I have for how a good show is the amount of times it makes me mark out. Samurai Jack although not at the top for me in that regard is up there. Samurai Jack seems like a once-a-week tribute to something really cool: Mad Max, Kurosawa, Star Wars, etc. I don't think it touches the DC Animated stuff as far as taking beloved characters, stories, etc. and actually improving on them.
Guest Astro Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 No Animaniacs love? The show ran hot and cold. Pinky and the Brain was brilliant, the Warners were generally pretty good, but Goodfeathers was only "eh", and stuff like Slappy and the dog and baby were just bad. You wear a disguise to look like other guys, but your not a man, your a chicken Boo
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