Get ready to be scared...

[Daniel P]

Baby Looney Tunes is a bad idea. What would have if there was ever a "Popeye Kids" series? :eek:

Fortunately no one's making that yet, but still... Scary isn't it?

[absolutpaul]

There is a Baby Popeye line of merchadise (or at least there was - briefly) - what's next - baby Jetsons???

[Matthew Hunter]

Don't give them IDEAS! Remember Tom and Jerry Kids and Flintstones Kids?!?! Pup named Scooby Doo?! Muppet Babies?! The line of baby Mickey merchandise? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
-Matthew

[Sogturtle]

Actually Dacp...

There was a 1987 CBS series "Popeye And Son" which featured Popeye and Olive married (yuck) and their offspring, one Popeye Jr. Likewise, Bluto is married to Lizzie (?) and they have a son... One program I avoided...

[Cartman]

I believe there was a series called "Yo Yogi", which featured Yogi and the rest of the gang as teenagers.

[Matthew Hunter]

Yes there was. They dressed in late 80's/early 90's style and they hung out at "Jellystone Mall".
-Matthew

[Pietro]

I think the WORST baby-spin-off is BABY FELIX THE CAT. With all those horrible last-minute created characters! UGH!

-Pietro:cool:

[frogboxer]

Originally posted by Matthew Hunter
Don't give them IDEAS! Remember Tom and Jerry Kids and Flintstones Kids?!?! Pup named Scooby Doo?! Muppet Babies?! The line of baby Mickey merchandise? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
-Matthew

I always thought that Muppet Babies was all right. The rest, of course, were nothing but Rabbit Rubbish--I agree.

[Argus Sventon]

It had a catchy theme song though.


Originally posted by dacp3

Eww... I remember that series...

But, "Popeye Kids" would be worse if it was made -- Popeye and Bluto as 8-year-olds. :eek: Imagine that!

[Thad Komorowski]

Originally posted by frogboxer
I always thought that Muppet Babies was all right. The rest, of course, were nothing but Rabbit Rubbish--I agree.

Yes, I agree with that too, I never really had a problem with Muppet Babies, maybe because it was actually more DECENT than the rest of the baby crap...


Thad K

[Daffyfan2002]

Come on, guys. "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" was cool. I still watch it whenever I get a chance. But I do agree with you on "Muppet Babies" and things like that. I think most of those shows we're meant to be aimed at a younger audience, which is why most older people aren't that interested.

[TServo2049]

Well, on one hand, Muppet Babies is much better than any of the other "kid-sized" spinoffs. However, it was also the first, and is responsible for all the others being made...

[Joe Tully]

Originally posted by TServo2049
Well, on one hand, Muppet Babies is much better than any of the other "kid-sized" spinoffs. However, it was also the first, and is responsible for all the others being made...

Eh, I hold the creators of the other Baby shows responsible more than Muppet Babies. It's not Henson's fault that everyone else was so unimaginative.

Pup Named Scooby Doo is good. Not great, but good. I give it a little credit for satirizing the Scooby formula.

[J Lee]

Well, here's one area where Famous Studios' decisions 50 years ago probably saved countless viewers from hours of being annoyed by crappy new made-for-TV cartoons today.

Aside from Popeye, the only recurring characters Famous did that could be turned into "babies" are Herman, Katnip and Buzzy. "Baby Baby Huey?" "Baby Casper?" "Baby Little Lulu?" or "Baby Little Audrey?" Can't happen and thank God for that (of course, someone could come up with the idea for an "Adult Baby Huey" cartoon, which at least would have to spotlight the character's stupidity over cuteness, which is the idea behind all the "Baby -------" series).

[J. J. Hunsecker]

I think the next profitable step in this baby trend would be to have famous cartoon characters as fetuses: Kermit the Tadpole, Embryonic Fudd, Yo-seminal Sam, Germinal McBoing-Boing, Underdeveloped Dog, etc.

Several famous cartoon chickens, ducks, geese, turtles, and aligators would be drawn as eggs, thus making the artists' job much easier.

Popeye would get his first taste of spinach through the umbilical cord while in the womb. Imagine the kicks his mother would have to endure after that!

Another money making spin-off of this fad could be premature births or Premies! Steven Spielberg presents Really Tiny Toons! I see a weak and anemic Popeye fighting for life while on support systems; until, that is, he is fed strained spinach through a tube -- then look out!

Tweety would fit in this category without having to change his design much. He should be closer to the original Clampett design and color.

Prehaps we could go even earlier than the fetus concept, to before conception even takes place! Cartoon characters would still be swimming in their fathers' you-know-what, so to speak. Steven Spielberg presents Spermatozoids, this time. We could have characters like Speedy Cajones, Teste Le Pew, Betty Goop, Mr. Ma-Goo and Heckle & Ejeckelate.

That reminds me of cartoon characters whose names sound like something to do with sex: Ruff & Reddy, Roger Ramjet, Screwy Squirrlel, Dick Tracy, Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties, Dinky Duck, Hot Stuff, Wee Willie Winkie, Josie and the Pussy cats, Woody Woodpecker. And, of course, post sex: Droopy.

[TedCHoward]

Originally posted by J. J. Hunsecker
I think the next profitable step in this baby trend would be to have famous cartoon characters as fetuses: Kermit the Tadpole, Embryonic Fudd, Yo-seminal Sam, Germinal McBoing-Boing, Underdeveloped Dog, etc.

Several famous cartoon chickens, ducks, geese, turtles, and aligators would be drawn as eggs, thus making the artists' job much easier.

Popeye would get his first taste of spinach through the umbilical cord while in the womb. Imagine the kicks his mother would have to endure after that!

Another money making spin-off of this fad could be premature births or Premies! Steven Spielberg presents Really Tiny Toons! I see a weak and anemic Popeye fighting for life while on support systems; until, that is, he is fed strained spinach through a tube -- then look out!

Tweety would fit in this category without having to change his design much. He should be closer to the original Clampett design and color.

Prehaps we could go even earlier than the fetus concept, to before conception even takes place! Cartoon characters would still be swimming in their fathers' you-know-what, so to speak. Steven Spielberg presents Spermatozoids, this time. We could have characters like Speedy Cajones, Teste Le Pew, Betty Goop, Mr. Ma-Goo and Heckle & Ejeckelate.

That reminds me of cartoon characters whose names sound like something to do with sex: Ruff & Reddy, Roger Ramjet, Screwy Squirrlel, Dick Tracy, Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties, Dinky Duck, Hot Stuff, Wee Willie Winkie, Josie and the Pussy cats, Woody Woodpecker. And, of course, post sex: Droopy.

Thanks for that. I needed a good laugh this morning. That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

[J. J. Hunsecker]

Originally posted by TedCHoward


Thanks for that. I needed a good laugh this morning. That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

You're welcome.

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by Sogturtle

Actually Dacp...

There was a 1987 CBS series "Popeye And Son" which featured Popeye and Olive married (yuck) and their offspring, one Popeye Jr. Likewise, Bluto is married to Lizzie (?) and they have a son... One program I avoided...



And it was directed by Arthur Davis...

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by J Lee
Well, here's one area where Famous Studios' decisions 50 years ago probably saved countless viewers from hours of being annoyed by crappy new made-for-TV cartoons today.

Aside from Popeye, the only recurring characters Famous did that could be turned into "babies" are Herman, Katnip and Buzzy. "Baby Baby Huey?" "Baby Casper?" "Baby Little Lulu?" or "Baby Little Audrey?" Can't happen and thank God for that



Actually, there was a "Baby Little Lulu" (briefly) in "Bored of Education".

[Sogturtle]

Originally posted by Bobby B
And it was directed by Arthur Davis...

I avoided watching it but actually DID tape a few way back when. Siiiiiiiigh what a way for one of the all time greats to have to spend his last opportunity at directing. Buuuuuut at least he'd gotten to direct a fair number of theatricals for DePatie-Freleng in the '70's.