Worst Cartoons of All Time (1930's to the present)

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Most of the "filler cartoons" that air on Boomerang after shows...that should be left in the vault,(ie "Robotic Stooges", "Wonder Wheels"). Also "Wedgies", which were interstitial shorts for Cartoon Network several years ago.

"Crazy Legs Crane" isn't looked fondly by most  (from several forums I've read) and is forgotten by most, though I find it more tolerable than most of the current slop on Cartoon Network, IMHO.

Though once in a while, an MGM Tex Avery cartoon appears.  

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Watched a few minutes of the new "Mad" cartoon show for curiosity...

Pretty much a groan fest...

Sketches:

Another overdone "Avatar" parody
A commercial for the "Beiber Bowl" hairdo, which anybody can have the same hair style as a certain current pop act
"Zombi", which Bambi's mom turns into a zombie
a recreation of the moon landing where Niel Armstrong breaks wind
a quick board game segment where the mother gets arrested after the husband reads something in the lines of "You're under arrest" on the card

start of another bit, but changed the channel

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Watched "Tales of Despereaux" (pronouced "Desper Row" or a desperate attempt of cashing in the CGI trend with Pixar & Dream Works) on television out of boredom...

Forgettable characters, a confusing storyline, and that it doesn't make any sense...


Still consider "Shark Tale" as the #1 worst CG1 animated movie...

As for traditional animated films, either "Tom & Jerry: The Movie" or "Troll In Central Park"

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Obscure Cartoon Showcase: Eek! the Cat

Ironically, I first thought about "Eek! the Cat" when I first heard of "Chowder", which both featured main characters being purple cats. Used to watch "Eek!" in the early '90's on Fox Kids Saturday Morning line-up, though stopped when I discovered cable.

Wasn't into it like "Tiny Toon Adventures" or "Power Rangers" around the same time, though recalled that the dog  character that resembled a shark.

No littie kid will ever understand us nostalgic cartoon fans.
The only funny toons these new kids are watching these days include SpongeBob, Adventure Time, MAD, Fish Hooks, Regular Show, among other recent and popular cartoons today.

...in 10 years they'll be waxing nostalgia for those shows while questioning tv shows from 2020.


Ironically, I've always favored most media (ie film, tv shows, music) before my time. Most cartoons from my youth were either toy commercials or rehashes of  classic characters. Only a small handul I still find entertaining... Plus, most people's perspectives were much different from when they were a kid or teenager.

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As for Flintstone spin-offs:

"Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm"... Not as bad though more mediocre since it's nothing good either. (from watching a few episodes on Boomerang several months ago).

Pebbles & Bamm Bamm are now teenagers and for some reason their parents haven't aged at all.  Not to mention that Bamm-Bamm, who was a strong toddler, has become bland and Pebbles generic (though comes up with schemes like her father and even a cheesy variation of his catch phrase: "Yabba Dabba Doozie"). Also some of the new characters, mainly their friends, have grating voice-overs.
 
One positive aspect: Atleast they weren't solving mysteries like countless other Hanna Barbera cartoons from the '70's. Well, teenage Bamm Bamm would be close to Fred from "Scooby Doo" & Alan from "Josie & The Pussycats".

"The Flintstone Kids"... With the success of "Muppet Babies", it started a new trend of haveing kiddie versions of well known characters that lasted until the early 1990's. Not to mention morals shoved in, which was also omnipresent on Saturday Morning at the time. Used to watch it as a kid, though now find it cringe worthy.

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One positive aspect: Atleast they weren't solving mysteries like countless other Hanna Barbera cartoons from the '70's. Well, teenage Bamm Bamm would be close to Fred from "Scooby Doo" & Alan from "Josie & The Pussycats".

The ironic thing about "Scooby Doo" was that it was at least somewhat entertaining while being awful at the same time if that makes any sense.  The story lines were always the same and the endings were always predictable ("and it would have worked too if it hadn't been for those meddling kids") but it did have it's own charm to it.  I just can't say that for things made in the last ten years.  Hollywood has jumped the shark and cartoons have followed.  All we see now are bland remakes and terrible sequels.

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Never liked "Scooby Doo" as a kid, though have watched "Scooby Doo Where Are You" out of boredom in the past few years. Only can tolerate it in small doses. 

Agree that it's in the "So Bad It's Good" or guilty pleasure category. As for it's popularity, It's probably due to the nostalgia and camp factor from the  catchprases, the datedness  (ie the fashion, Mystery Machine), and childhood toon crushes on Daphne & Velma.


For some reason there's still new Scooby Doo cartoons &  made-for-DVD movies (plus a few live action/CGI) being churned out every few years and was actually given lots of overexposure on Cartoon Network in the past decade (probably due to the live action/CGI movie), which caused many rants on the Toon Zone forum & the Jump the Shark site (before it was sold to TV Guide)..

I actually favor "Josie & The Pussycats", which I recently got into the comics which were far different (and Dan DeCarlo's artwork is more pleasing) than the cartoon since Alexander as a controlling manager who had a thing for Josie rather than a Shaggy clone (along with voice-over from Casey Kasem) and Melody spoke in song (with notes with the quotes, hence her name)and had all the guys going gaga over her. I'll admit I had a crush on the characters, though not so much on the movie (which fortunately flopped).

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It’s one thing to destroy Yogi Bear. It’s quite another to violate Pepe LePew. New York Magazine is reporting that Warner Bros. is developing a live action feature film with a CGI Pepe, like the Garfield movies. If that’s not enough to make you ill, they are passing over former Pepe thespians Joe Alaskey and Maurice LaMarche to let Mike Myers (The Cat In the Hat, Shrek) voice the skunk. Confidentially, this stinks!

If Warner Bros. want to introduce the characters to this generation, how about having the original cartoons back on television...

Also have a feeling they'll try to make the character  "politically correct" now..

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And we all know how funny politically correct things are.

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Another Tom & Jerry compilation DVD with the same double dipping


Wouldn't be suprised if the picture is cropped to appear "wisescreen"  like the recent Looney Tunes DVDs (or the Cinemascope cartoons compressed to appear "full screen") 

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"Scared Shrekless", was mostly boring and forgettable

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Though "Regular Show" is mediocre, I find it somewhat addicting. It's about the misadventures of Mordecai  (tall blue-jay) & Rigby (raccoon) going through random adventures with few laughs and some content I'm suprised have passed the censors.



Recently watched a few episodes and one on the official site. 

It's slightly better than other mind tripping Cartoon Network/Adult Swim shows  and the overrated "Phineas & Ferb", though isn't really saying much.

It's basically a tone downed version of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", which is also hit or miss and actually watched it as a teenager.

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Watched several cartoons from This TV's "This Is For Kids" morning block...
"Heathcliff"...used to watch it as a kid, though now it's rather mediocre. Same for "Catillac Cats".

Would watch if nothing's on though wouldn't buy it on DVD. The them song is catchy though...


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Wacky World of Tex Avery"...more of an insult than a tribute of the influential animator/director and fortunately non of the characters Avery created were used. Unfortunately there's a character who was named after him, who's a cowboy. Unlike Avery's MGM cartoons, they're poorly animated, boring, bland, and doesn't even feature attractive cartoon women. I wonder if the company that produced the show got sued  by his estate? (Wiki doesn't have any answers that stated that it aired in the mid 1990's)



"Inspector Gadget", boring though would admit it's more tolerable than "Adventure Time". Atleast has a catchy theme song, which Doug E. Fresh sampled for "The Show" in the mid 1980's.

 


"Gadget Boy" is also on reruns, though fortunately "Pink Panther Show" airs in it's place two times a week.

It's one of those cartoon spin-offs that shouldn't been made in the first place. The title is self explanatory, which the kid version (don't ask) of Gadget is  paired with  a robotic dog and a female secret agent (Not an adult Penny, though that would've been more jarring).

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I remember "Inspector Gadget" when it was on in the mid 80s.  It was pretty clever.  The character seemed to be based on Inspector Clouseau from those Pink Panter movies.

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Inspector Gadget was voiced by Don Adams of the '60's  espionage themed sitcom "Get Smart".


There was a series of theatrical shorts based on the animated title sequence of "Shot In The Dark"  from DePatie-Freleng called simply 'The Inspector'.