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Yup.
I'm home sick today. I was eating a bagel dog watching Pinky and the Brain. It was an episode where Brain dreams he's a big movie star. Suddenly, Steve Urkel comes out and yells, "Wacka wacka do!!" and Pinky gives him pamento loaf. I choked while I was laughing and eatting. They should stop making cartoons so funny.
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Actually, I think they have, at least at Warner Bros.Originally posted by LD1984
They should stop making cartoons so funny.On a lighter note, I'm glad you didn't die!
No telling how many times I've laughed at a Pinky and the Brain cartoon enough to spray Mountain Dew out my nose. (ewww)
"Pinky, my parents...they're driving me insane!"
"Egad Brain, really? Ooh, well that kinda leaves me without much to do..."
Jason Fox tech support
What Stray Cat said (re: not making 'em anymore at WB)....
Maybe the old shows can be brought back someday in some cheesy spinoff a la the old Flintstones/Scooby Doo pantheon of different shows back in the 70's/80's....a few possibilities:
THE ROMEY AND SKIPPY SHOW: Starring the offspring of both PatB *and* Slappy Squirrel's nephew, we see the two as groovy, hip youngsters carting around Burbank in a dune buggy, with an assortment of equally groovy friends and occasional appearances by PatB/Slappy (who haven't aged a day despite their relations aging by years). First Episode: Will the two's new rock band win the big contest against Sasha's now-teenaged pigeon-rocker offspring? Guest stars: Metallica, the judges from the "Napster" trials, Maurice the carrot (as our heroes' drummer), and Puff Daddy.
THE BIG CARTOONIE MOVIES: Featuring a mishmash of our favorite characters, we see the gang go on various repetitive mysteries exposing monsters in fake rubber masks, with special guest stars appearing each week. First Episode's Guest Stars: Batman and Robin.
WARNERS COMEDY SHOW: A big 90-minute long mishmash of crudely animated new adventures with our favorite characters (sort of). Segments include such cartoons such as: Dr. Phrankenstein and her until-now-unseen family of ghoulish monsters move in next door to the WB Studio lot, causing lots of wacky hijinks for the A! gang; teenaged-Skippy, Romey, and Runt go on various mysteries around Burbank in "Scooby Doo" tradition; the Warners become cops and team up with a reject from the "Lil' Abner" comic strip; Billie and Dot become reporters for a newspaper run by Ed Asner and don't know one of their coworkers is secretly the Caped Opossum; and finally, a segment featuring the usual A! adventures, only much more crudely animated (spot the # of scenes with recycled stock footage kids! )
And of course, last but not least:
THE WARNER KIDS: In the tradition of such continuity-ignoring shows as "The Flintstone Kids" and "Yo! Yogi!", we see the adventures of the A!/PatB gang when they were all children (or in the Warners' case, younger children) and all knew each other from the get-go and go to the same grade school, natch. They engage in various childhood related hijinks, as we'll see such things as: "Brainy" wanting to engage in plans to take over their school; Pesto, Squit, and Bobby trying to run a schoolyard lunch money racket; and Pinky wondering what they'll be doing once they all grow up. All are watched over/taught at school by a not-changed-in-age Slappy Squirrel. Muddling continuity even further, the show will take place in the present, and in the first episode we'll also see an appearance by juvenile versions of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, who're running from Elmer's pop cork gun,while Brainy tries to figure out how to use the school's dance to raise funds for his latest school domination scheme...
Well, I'd *hope* none of these would be the case, anyway ;-)
-B.
Shouldn't I Be Melting Now...?
Wow, I'm glad LD1984 didn't die! Although he'd probably be the first to die in that catagory if he did. The honors...And don't worry, the state of cartoons today will make this death case exeedingly rare.
...And I'd like to see these shows in a show ala "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase." That'd be a good fanfic...
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Why not "The Jetson Kids"?
I tried to think of three Hanna Barbara shows that I could put the word "kids" at the end. I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY!
A Pup Named Scooby Doo
Flintstone Kids
Yo Yogi
Tom and Jerry Kids
GAH!!!!
What age are we in now? The stupid pile of crap age? I MISS ANIMANIACS!
Shouldn't I Be Melting Now...?
You can still catch them on Nick....just beware of the new opening they've given it...SAID BY LD1984: What age are we in now? The stupid pile of crap age? I MISS ANIMANIACS!
....at least SOME Silver Age shows are still around. That's always a good sign.
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>>>Why not "The Jetson Kids"?
Probably because the Flintstones is Hanna-Barbara's biggest hit, while the "Jetsons" never rose to that level of prominence (on the air originally for one or two seasons, then stayed in reruns until those new ones were made in the 80's/that early 90's movie). Plus, more supporting characters in the "Flintstones"...factoring in the spinoffs, they seem to have a pretty sizeable range of characters/situations for the characters (everything from Fred, Barney, Betty & Wilma as kids to Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm getting married and having kids). Plus, IMO, the Flintstones are funnier (maybe from liking the "Honeymooners" [the Flintstone's inspiration] more than "Blondie" [the Jetsons' inspiration, and a comic strip I hate]). Still liked the "Jetsons Meet the Flintstones" movie though...
>>>I tried to think of three Hanna Barbara shows that I could put the word "kids" at the end. I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY!
A Pup Named Scooby Doo
Flintstone Kids
Yo Yogi
Tom and Jerry Kids
GAH!!!!
What age are we in now? The stupid pile of crap age? I MISS ANIMANIACS!
Well, we could take other shows and stick "Kids"/"Babies" on the end of 'em....say, "Superman Kids" (not just "Superboy", but the whole freakin' JLA as kids/teens, fightin' rival classmates like Lex and the Joker while they all go to two seperate schools at once and are hearded over by a guy in a souped-up wheelchair...oh, and of course, everyone's living on a diet of rice cakes [incl. Darkseid]. ;-)
Seriously, I think you named most of the major "kiddified" cartoons that were made; the others would be "Muppet Babies" (the one that started it all, and the best one of course), "The New Archies" (Archie, Jughead, and co. as junior high students...animated by DIC in the 80's), and "Tiny Toon Adventures" (though unlike the others, Buster & co. aren't Bugs & co.'s childhood selves, but seperate characters of course).
Re: the "Flintstone Kids": When I first heard of this as a kid, I was wondering/hoping it'd be about Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm as grade-schoolers (or the *kids* of Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm); was slightly disappointed to see it was Fred as kids. Watched the show regularly/semi-regularly (enjoying the Capt. Caveman bits the most), including the "just say no to drugs" special they made. Of course, this whole series kind of went against the tone of the original show's run---Mr. Slate the same age as Fred? I figured he'd be older than Fred. Plus, the thought of kid-Fred (or "Freddy" as he was called in this series)/Barney & co. having cable-TV/satellite dishes, personal computers, and Walkmen (80's-equivalent-technology) as kids seemed a bit weird [whereas seeing a 10-year-old Pebbles/Bamm-Bamm with said stuff wouldn't have seemed as much of a stretch to me, I guess]. Also recall noting how weird it was when Freddy's voice changed part-way through the series' run---probably the first time I noticed animated character's voicing (still wonder why the change took place...the actor demanded too much money? Died? Just wanted to leave the show?).
And of course, there's the big thing I"ve seen mentioned by others, the original series ep where they show the boys meeting the girls for the first time as teeangers/young adults while working at a hotel (which that lame movie "Viva Rock Vegas" based itself loosely off of). Wonder what the "official" answer would be to the trivia question "when/where did Fred and Barney meet Betty and Wilma?". If it were a comic book, the comic-book-writer (I know, "writer"? ;-) would probably claim that they met as kids (with comic writers valuing a whole series of stories about one concept over a one-shot story from ages ago that's contradictory) and either ignore the hotel thing or come up with some convoluted reason to make the original show and "Flintstone Kids" coincide (like, say, Wilma and Betty moved away as 10-year-olds and they didn't meet up again until they were older, having forgotten about their childhood romps somehow...). Either that, or they'd write off "Kids" as some alternate universe (like Mr. LaMarche did for PEatB :-) or treat it like the status of "Star Trek: The Animated Series" has (non-canonical, save for information about the characters [like their parents' names/siblings/etc.]).
I know, I know, "it's just a cartoon"/"continuity isn't important here"/"get a life"/etc., I'm just stating my two cents on all this....
-B.
Other possibilities:
"Batman Even Further Beyond"
An aging Terry McGinnis, no longer able to fight crime due to heart complications caused by his run-in with the supervillain Cholestero, decides to throw in the cowl. He attempts to spend his latter years in isolated brooding and self-pity, locked up alone in his house, but quickly realizes that this isn't possible, since he's still living with his perky mother and brother Matt, as well as Matt's wife and nine children. So, he takes on a protegee--young Floyd Q. Roxen. Floyd's dog was maliciously run over by the Joker (he's baaack! --again), and Floyd wants revenge! But will the experienced, stoic Terry be able to tame this wild youth? Tune in, and find out!
"Where the Hell is Hello Nurse?"
Hello Nurse gone bad?! Oh, my! Everyone's favorite curvaceous medical assistant has actually been running an underground artifact-stealing ring all these years, and is now traveling around the world to avoid capture! The only ones who can stop her are the dimension-altering, laws-of-time-and-space-ignoring Warner Brothers (and their sister Dot!). They are sent after her by Plotz, equipped with all the latest detectiving technology. But can the Brothers bring themselves to turn Hello Nurse in? Will they just drool over her exceedingly for thirteen episodes straight? Will Dot quickly get sick of the whole thing and leave to get a low-cal shake? Will she get chocolate or strawberry? How much will she pay for the shake? Could the money possibly be better-spent? What type of straw should she use? Might the shake be too thick to fit through certain types of straws? To find the answers to these questions, and possibly one or two others, you'll have to watch the show!
"Lord Bravery's Place"
Lord Bravery's mother-in-law finally took his advice and died. In addition, his wife is dead. And everyone else who ever appeared in a Lord Bravery segment is dead too--the guy who was stuck in the sewer, Mr. Snarzetti, Helen, Rudy, Hank, Bill, the kid who was stuck in a tree, the kid's mother, and the guy who asks for a scone. All dead. So, Lord Bravery sells his apartment and opens a bar. This provides a whole new atmosphere in which he can show off his delightfully condescending manner and charmingly spiteful attitude. Other cast members include Lord Bravery's hispanic niece Maria, his black housemaid Mammie, his Irish live-in cook T. J. O'Malley, his Polish landlord Wjhpgflwgd, and the Italian-Hebrew co-owner of the bar, Menachem LiGatta.
"Colin"
After years of observing the trials and tribulations of his friend Randy Beaman, Colin moves to Seattle and gets his own radio show. There, he exercises his lifelong love of listening to tales of other people's miserable lives, and then exposing their stories to a mass audience. He also has a father, a brother, four sisters, eight dogs and two cats, three goldfish, and a host of wacky cousins thrown in for good measure.
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My thanks, Craig, for giving me a good laugh just when I really needed it!
Welcome. =)My thanks, Craig, for giving me a good laugh just when I really needed it!
You stay, I go
I am glad that LD1984 made it...Just wanted to add my name to the list of those that miss Pinky and the Brain...Some great eps, and wonderful laughts.
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it...Returning violence for violence multiples violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...... Peace, Faith, Love, and Hope.
Whyyyyy'sis heead so biiiiiig?
This is the funniest thread I've seen in a while...
Robert Evatt
You read it... you can't un-read it!
You stay, I go
I miss Animaniacs too. I am not sure we will see the likes of them again.....Well, I don't know? Are they still being played on the cartoon channel? I really don't know, since I don't have it...Originally posted by BourgeoisBuffoon
You can still catch them on Nick....just beware of the new opening they've given it...
....at least SOME Silver Age shows are still around. That's always a good sign.
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it...Returning violence for violence multiples violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...... Peace, Faith, Love, and Hope.
Rabbit of Tomorrow!
I think the hotel episode of "The Flinstones" should be the official "how they met" story. Then again, I'm sort of biased since I thought "The Flintstone Kids" stank like old watermellon rotting in a limburger cheese factory... Not that I don't think it's okay, I just never found anything really enjoyable in the series. It lacks the personalty, charm, and appeal of the original Flinstone series.
Anybody ever think of making a TV show go the other way? Instead of the "Flinstone Kids," you have the "Flinstone Seniors." Yes! laugh your you-know-what off to the antics of Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty as they become senile at the Bedrock nursing home, which is run the Mr. Slate (who hasn't aged a day)! They get regular visits from Bamm Bamm and Pebbles, who are now middle-aged with grandkids of their own!
Jack
G.A.C. is coming! And it will destroy us all....or not, you'll have to wait and see.
Shouldn't I Be Melting Now...?
No...which is sucky, since they never (to my knowledge) slandered it there.SAID BY OLDTOONGUY: Are they still being played on the cartoon channel?
Hoo Boy....the Flintstone Seinors. Another good fanfic idea:
...
Fred: WILMA! GET ME MY VITAMINS! And here, Barn, take my fruity pebbles. My stomach can't handle 'em anymore.
Barney: Neither can mine! Get them away! (wheeze)
...
Then again, maybe it's not such a hot idea...
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LD1984 I glad you're okay. You had Plank worried there, too! What's that Plank? You have laugh at that part when Lucky Bob said that he got a chewing gum that look like Yoda? And you choke on the splinter? I glad you ok too!
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Comedians, comedians everywhere! Geesh, you'd think Craig and BourgeoisBuffoon and G.I. D'oh and so on so on would WANT us to end up like LD1984 almost was.....
.....or, is that their intention?
BUM BUM BUM!!!
I know! They want to make us laugh so hard we shoot milk out of our noses! The milk will short-circuit the computers, leaving our little comedians the only people with access to the web, leaving them to TAKE OVER TOONZONE! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.I also agree, though I don't know why you're complaining about them being too funny, LD. (Can I call you LD?) With all the cartoons they're making today (YuGioh? What the...), I'd be begging for even just one episode of A! and PatB a week!
O/T (not so much, but...): On Nick.com, there's a section, 'Write to Nick', where the questions are posted online & answered. Who wants to ask why the heck they're hacking Animaniacs? And Pinky and the Brain, while you're at it. If you do, I'll..........uh........do your homework for a week! (or write your term paper. Or hand in a report for the office. Whatever.)
And besides, most people look at this type of topic unrealistically. They are all under the apparent misconception tha--oh, wait. Is my post over? Ah, okay.
-&&^
Shouldn't I Be Melting Now...?
Are you SURE you wanna tackle on MY homework, Danielle? I have too much, and it could make you go CRAZY doing it for a week...
....and I'll write and complain about A! Complaining's what I do best!
And how did you guess our plan on taking over Toon Zone? (realizes he gave out the plan) Oops...
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You do *not* know my school...Originally posted by BourgeoisBuffoon
Are you SURE you wanna tackle on MY homework, Danielle? I have too much, and it could make you go CRAZY doing it for a week...
I'll vouch for that!....and I'll write and complain about A! Complaining's what I do best!
And how did you guess our plan on taking over Toon Zone? (realizes he gave out the plan) Oops...
AHA!!!! Someone call the FBI......or the LAPD......or better yet, the MIB...
And besides, most people look at this type of topic unrealistically. They are all under the apparent misconception tha--oh, wait. Is my post over? Ah, okay.
-&&^
Shouldn't I Be Melting Now...?
[QUOTESAID BY DANIELLE: You do *not* know my school...
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Sigh...it can't be as bad as mine...and I'm stupid enough to say that!
I dunno....to me, it'd be more effective to do many signatures...Maybe we should all joint-write it and sign it Toonzone...
Heh heh heh....(B.B. holds up a broken phone cord) Try a call now!AHA!!!! Someone call the FBI......or the LAPD......or better yet, the MIB...
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