What is it with the 80's cartoons?

[Gnurb]

Why do people like looking back on them, why have they become such a pop-culture thing now?

I really liked a lot of them--
Inspector Gadget, Fllintstones, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Just wondering what other folks think of these or others, and why they are so loved--compared to the current crop of toons.


edit: oops, my fault on the flintstones--my buddy pointed that out to me when I was talking to him about that minutes after I posted this. He Man and transformers are indeed classics.

 

[MajesticMoose]

because the generation that grew up with them is reaching the point where they want to go back and relive their childhood.

m00se

 

[GasX]

Call me old and senile, but the Flinstones is not an 80's cartoon. It's from the 60's

 

[peto]

Rafael is the best ninja turtle.

 

[Rudee]

<< because the generation that grew up with them is reaching the point where they want to go back and relive their childhood.

m00se >>



*sound of hammer hitting nail on the head*

 

[freebee]

How about he-man, his sister she-ra, thundercats, gi joe, transformers, etc. Those were the classics. Watching them now, I'm amazed how crudely they were drawn compared to some of the new high tech stuff. I still have most of the toys..though many are missing limbs after being crushed underneath the garage door.

 

[xero940]

<< because the generation that grew up with them is reaching the point where they want to go back and relive their childhood.

m00se >>



Wow...that's exactly right...wanna psychoanalyze me?

BTW, gave ya a 10 rating for that...you can reciprocate, if you want

 

[GasX]

xero940 - you're number 1 in my book

 

[xero940]

<< xero940 - you're number 1 in my book >>



As are you, friend. Do unto others, I always say...

 

[Kenazo]

i was going to nail you on the flintstones thing too.. oh well too many ppl beat me to it. At least u didn't say astro boy was an 80's cartoon.

 

[dakata24]

what was up with the 80's anyways?? they showed a heck of a lot of old shows..

leave it to beaver, the dick van *** show.. mary tyler moore show, i love lucy... etc... was there not any original programming that they had to resort to old programmnig..

oh well, i lived off the dick vandyke show.. it was always funny to me in the opening credits when he trips over the furniture.

i mean, this was all on broadcast tv.. they still show i dream of jeannie and bewitched,. but i think they only show those on cable only now..

star blazers was cool.. flinestones was also good back then.. cant stand it now for some reason.. i dont like watching dated stuff.. im just weird like that.

 

[Theslowone]

People like them because they were good, not because of graphics or special effects but becuase of overall enjoyment. I don' t watch them anymore, but still catch myself pausing for a few minutes if I turn on the tv and vultron, heman, or transformers are on. Just a little bit of nostalgia for me.

 

[dakata24]

forgot all about "little rascals" on saturday morning.. plus i seem to recall watching alot of shirley temple movies...

voltron was cool.. ok.. someone tell me, was there ever a 3rd series of that anywhere.. japan or us? there was the 5 lions, and then the other series with the voltron that consisted of a whole bunch of space flying cars or somethiung.. but i remember in the commercials that there was one that had a lion in the middle of his chest...

 

[Theslowone]

I think there were like 4 of them, one with cars, bug looking things, the lions, and then voltron 4.

 

[yakko]

<< star blazers was cool.. >>

It is still one of my favorites. It actually started in '79 though.

 

[gopunk]

have we forgotten about ghostbusters?

 

[kamiam]

how about scooby doo??

 

[HappyFace]

Out of all the cartoons you mentioned, Flinstones is my all-time favorite. Of course, as it's already been pointed out, Flinstones was a 60's cartoon. I like the older loony tunes and flinstones much more then the 80s, 90s and 00s stuff.

Cartoons Rule!!!

 

[Nemesis77]

Related to the subject... Is there a website which tells how the stories of the comics develope? I mean, GI Joe for example had the main story that advanced in each issue. I used to read GI Joe when I was a kid, and I have been thinking lately that what happened in the later issues.

 

[chibchakan]

I miss watching Super Friends & He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I wish I could see them again.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Quality of cartoon animation and story line.

 

[JediHacker]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers ROCK!

 

[Pepsei]

there are FIVE lions.. not four.... voltron...(silver age japanses animation)

also, she-ra is not he-man's sister.... she's prince adam's whore.....something like that....



my favorites are 1) doraemon ... use it watch it (imports) and read the comics... in fact i have a stack....
2) blackjack ... use to be just the comics, animation just recently released...
3) old master q... comics and full length feature

 

[monk3y]

God I miss watching those cartoons

 

[randomlinh]

ah, good ol cartoons... has anyone seen what's on saturday's these days? A sad excuse for transformers and a bunch of other CRAP. there's nothin on tv no more.