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Since we have a thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=477362) for the awful kiddy shows, how about the good ones? (Please post the bad ones to the other thread.)

I don't think anybody really has any doubt.

I like the Sesame Street sketches with Cookie Monster.

Also, I love Fairly Odd Parents, and other such kid's shows that keep bringing in lines that kids won't get, but adults certainly will. ;)

Also, for some reason I quite enjoy "Madeline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline)", a classic French cartoon.

Spongebob Squarepants can be entertaining.

Carebears. I have a bit of an obsession. I collect the stuffies, and have colouring books, regular books, a purse, stickers, cards... yeah.

Come on now, everybody! "It's the Carebear Countdown... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

Carebears. I have a bit of an obsession. I collect the stuffies, and have colouring books, regular books, a purse, stickers, cards... yeah.

Come on now, everybody! "It's the Carebear Countdown... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

Beeeeeasssstlyyyyyy!

Beeeeeasssstlyyyyyy!

Okay, did anyone ever watch the musical? It was this episode where some guy with a guitar showed up in Care-a-Lot, and everyone just sat around singing. Beastly sang a wicked solo. :D Preeeeetty random.

I felt so sorry for that guy, though. He was so abused.

Edit: Way to finish my thought before posting, jeez.

Dbz.... :o

Okay, did anyone ever watch the musical? It was this episode where some guy with a guitar showed up in Care-a-Lot, and everyone just sat around singing. Beastly sang a wicked solo. :D Preeeeetty random.

I felt so sorry for that guy, though. He was so abused.

Edit: Way to finish my thought before posting, jeez.

All I really remember is that Beastly's laugh was very similar to Mad Cat's, from Inspector Gadget.

The Magic Roundabout.

That's some good stuff.

All I really remember is that Beastly's laugh was very similar to Mad Cat's, from Inspector Gadget.

I remember that.....O.O

All I really remember is that Beastly's laugh was very similar to Mad Cat's, from Inspector Gadget.

It was...

Lazy Town! You just gotta love that mustache.

Reboot was my favourite as a kid.

Lazy Town! You just gotta love that mustache.

Reboot was my favourite as a kid.

NOOOOOO!

Lazy Town... That was created by pure EVIL! EVIL, I SAY!!!

All I really remember is that Beastly's laugh was very similar to Mad Cat's, from Inspector Gadget.

Actually, I like Inspector Gadget, too. *starts singing the theme song to that one*

No, wait... that's ghostbusters. Damn. I know the tune's around here somewhere.... there we go.

And, Sailor Moon. :p Brings back memories.

Since we have a thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=477362) for the awful kiddy shows, how about the good ones? (Please post the bad ones to the other thread.)

i love square bob sponge pants!

or is it sponge bob square pants?

all i know me and my nephew use to curl up on the couch when i babysat him...and chuckle all thru the show..plus i taught him how to curse like a sailor..lol

i love square bob sponge pants!

or is it sponge bob square pants?

all i know me and my nephew use to curl up on the couch when i babysat him...and chuckle all thru the show..plus i taught him how to curse like a sailor..lol

Now THAT's a good show.

I actually like the Rug Rats..the older episodes not the newer ones.
And the old tv show, "Hey Dude!!!!" I wish the tv network Nick would put that back on the air..that show was awesome!
"Are you afraid of the dark," "Salute your shorts," "What would you do," "Double dare.."
Can you tell I grew up on Nick in the early 90's?
Haha!
I still watch, "Step by step," and "Boy meets world."

Some of my Faves:


old school
Sesame Street (the new ones suck)
the Electric Company
Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood
The original Muppet Show

newer
PB and J Otter
Stanley
Charlie and Lola
and an excellently funny one on Disney Channel Japan called "Planet English" - it's three Japanese "alien" kids doing a homestay in the US - and billed as "Uchujin no Eigo" (Alien's English).

Invader Zim!

I like the Sesame Street sketches with Cookie Monster.

Also, I love Fairly Odd Parents, and other such kid's shows that keep bringing in lines that kids won't get, but adults certainly will. ;)

Also, for some reason I quite enjoy "Madeline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline)", a classic French cartoon.
Madeline, *nods*

And spongebob is good at the references.

Some of my Faves:


old school
Sesame Street (the new ones suck)
the Electric Company
Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood
The original Muppet Show

newer
PB and J Otter
Stanley
Charlie and Lola
and an excellently funny one on Disney Channel Japan called "Planet English" - it's three Japanese "alien" kids doing a homestay in the US - and billed as "Uchujin no Eigo" (Alien's English).

I'd like to see that Japanese show..
Most of the Disney channel shows in the U.S. suck!
If I hear the theme song for that's so raven I'm going to fucking scream!
I think she's a fake nice girl who I've read is a real bitch.

A while ago I was looking through wikipedia articles on children's television shows I used to watch. This was before the "Nickelodeon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_%28TV_channel%29)" network became MTV Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV) (damn you, Viacom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom)). Ah, how one longs for the days when most of the best American television actually came from Canada, Spain, Japan, and Korea. :D


Adventures of the Little Koala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_the_Little_Koala)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_%28TV_series%29)
Count Duckula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Duckula)
David the Gnome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_the_Gnome)
Inspector Gadget (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Gadget)
Noozles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noozles)
The Ren and Stimpy Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show)
Rocko's Modern Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life)
3-2-1 Contact (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-2-1_Contact)
Mr. Wizard's World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Wizard%27s_World)
Today's Special (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today%27s_Special)
You Can't Do That On Television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television)
The Elephant Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elephant_Show)


And, of course, the classics:


Loony Toons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loony_Toons)
Tex Avery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Avery)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loony_Toons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Avery

YES!

Oh, how I miss them...:(

I've always liked Sesame Street, Burt & Ernie still make me laugh. Fairly Odd Parents is good & so is Angry Beavers. I loved Degrassi (Street, High, etc) when I was younger.

Rocko's Modern Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life)
You Can't Do That On Television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television)


These two are excellent too.

Gumby! I used to love that when I was a kid. :)

http://www.toonopedia.com/gumby.htm

(Yay! 100th post)

Danger Mouse

also
Cat-Dog
Angry Beavers
Rockos Moddern Life
Rug-Rats
and others I cant think of right now...

Sesame Street, of course. Heck, I still watch it nowadays from time to time, and I'm not exactly a kid anymore. :)

Ren And Stimpy
The Tick
Earthworm Jim

I used to enjoy watching Ant and Dec on SM:TV... I'm so embarrassed...

Danger Mouse absolutely rocks. Viewing it as an adult, there's so many more levels at which you can interpret it. I enjoy Tom and Jerry much more now that when I did when I was a kid - however, instead of watching children's TV when I was a child, I was listening to Bach, reading Gray's Anatomy or watching the news. So I've grown down a bit.

Samurai Jack.
Definitely

Oh and, to my great shame, Winx. I don't know why, I just like it

Thundercats, MASK, Transformers, Trap Door, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. They were the best from my childhood. What we've got now is a bunch of crap, with the exception of My Parent's Are Aliens, and Potatoes & Dragons.

Defenders Of The Earth
Cities Of Gold
Thundercats
Inspector Gadget
Gummy Bears
Reboot
Ghostbusters cartoon

all classics of the late 80s/early 90's :)


nowadays i'd say Megas XLR and leave it at that :p

I enjoy Tom and Jerry much more now that when I did when I was a kid...

The funny thing is that I enjoy Road Runner vastly more now than when I was a kid. I seem to recall identifying with the bird when I was younger, but my sympathies now lie firmly with the coyote... keep on rolling that rock up that mountain.

A few of mine:

Thundercats(the king of 80's cartoons)
Dangermouse
Alvin and the chipmunks
Inspector Gadget
Transformers
Trapdoor
Rainbow
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
Rockos Modern Life
Saved by the Bell
Ducktales
Banana Man

.........*remembers childhood fondly*.....no worries back then.

Ooooh, I forgot...

Chip N' Dale: Rescue Rangers! That was class!

Kids' shows that I like:

Spongebob Squarepants

Fairly Odd Parents

Danny Phantom (Actually, Danny Phantom isn't that funny. I guess It's main appeal is cartoon action. I'm usually not a big fan of cartoons like that *Dragon Ball Z* but I guess this one has just enough comic relief to make it a pretty good cartoon. Or it's the fact that it airs in the middle of all those other great Nicktoons.)

My Life as a Teenage Robot (Not quite as popular as some of the others, but still a pretty good show. Interestingly this show, as well as both Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom, was created by a guy named Butch Hartman. Man, is he a genius.

Rugrats (Not the stupid melodramatic tween soap opera they call "All Grown Up" Nickalodeon has effectively replaced the original Rugrats with that piece of crap.)

Sesame Street

Dora the Explorer

Veggie Tales

The funny thing is that I enjoy Road Runner vastly more now than when I was a kid. I seem to recall identifying with the bird when I was younger, but my sympathies now lie firmly with the coyote... keep on rolling that rock up that mountain.
I have nothing but hatred for that damn road runner! I mean, Wile E Coyote should sue Acme! He'd win and then he could bye all the poultry he wants.

Ooooh, I forgot...

Chip N' Dale: Rescue Rangers! That was class!
awesome! :D

Thundercats
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers
The Raccoons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raccoons)
Inspector Gadget

You know those are the really good ones.

it has to be rainbow with bungle,zippy and george,
Although thundercats was also cool

I love Pokemon! I'm sure there's more but I can't think of any right now.

Oh! And Rocko's Modern Life! That was the best...is it even still on? I don't think so. *sigh* And Adventures of Pete and Pete, that was great too. I hear it's big in Germany.

I almost forgot, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends! The artwork on that is crazy.

I like this show called one piece, some anime about pirates. Thats about it.

since I am a parent I probably have different criteria than non-parents since I am looking for not only what's entertaining, but what's not a waste of time for my kids.

I really like Between the Lions (http://pbskids.org/lions/), it's educational, and very funny. We watch Veggie Tales (http://www.bigidea.com/), and Jakers! (http://pbskids.org/jakers/)

Pretty much that's all they watch that can be classified as "kid shows", well, except on Saturdays when they watch Spiderman with my husband, but I don't watch it because I am doing other things.

Invader Zim.

since I am a parent I probably have different criteria than non-parents since I am looking for not only what's entertaining, but what's not a waste of time for my kids.

I really like Between the Lions (http://pbskids.org/lions/), it's educational, and very funny. We watch Veggie Tales (http://www.bigidea.com/), and Jakers! (http://pbskids.org/jakers/)

Pretty much that's all they watch that can be classified as "kid shows", well, except on Saturdays when they watch Spiderman with my husband, but I don't watch it because I am doing other things.
If you want stuff that's not a waste of time for your kids, you can't go wrong with 80s cartoons. They all had clear moral messages in them - Thundercats, Captain Planet, etc.

If you want stuff that's not a waste of time for your kids, you can't go wrong with 80s cartoons. They all had clear moral messages in them - Thundercats, Captain Planet, etc.
I don't think those still come on. (or I would be watching them endlessly)

when I was a kid...

He-Man
Thundercats
Captain Planet
Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Tiny Toons

man, I could go on for hours. I used to sit literally in front of the TV for 8 hours a day, it was pathetic. My kids get 1 hour a day...if they earn it.

I don't think those still come on. (or I would be watching them endlessly)

when I was a kid...

He-Man
Thundercats
Captain Planet
Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Tiny Toons

man, I could go on for hours. I used to sit literally in front of the TV for 8 hours a day, it was pathetic. My kids get 1 hour a day...if they earn it.
Thundercats is out on DVD in America...though I just remembered you talking about money problems yesterday...
Could always download them...

Oh, and Animaniacs. That was brilliant.

The first 3/4 series of Dexter's Laboratory were awesome. I'd still watch them if I could.

I also enjoyed Earthworm Jim.

Thundercats is out on DVD in America...though I just remembered you talking about money problems yesterday...
Could always download them...
money problems will only get worse if I am jailed for stealing.

money problems will only get worse if I am jailed for stealing.

I think it's extremely unlikely that you'll be jailed for downloading Thundercats episodes.

I think it's extremely unlikely that you'll be jailed for downloading Thundercats episodes.
extremely unlikely, but still possible. I always try to think of the worst case senario before I take any action and if I can't deal with that, I don't do said action.

(well, that's not always true, I do drive my car twice a week)

(well, that's not always true, I do drive my car twice a week)

And you still choose to eat, even though there is a remote chance that you may choke on a morsel and die.

And you still choose to eat, even though there is a remote chance that you may choke on a morsel and die.
true. I modify my postition.

I suppose it depends on risk v. reward, the reward of having Thundercats, isn't worth the risk of getting arrested, nor is it worth being a bad example for my children.

In no particular order:

The Transformers
Thundercats
Count Duckula
DangerMouse
Darkwing Duck
The Racoons
The Real Ghostbusters
Tailspin
Mysterious Cities of Gold
M.A.S.K
Challenge of the Gobots
The Muppet Show
Inspector Gadget
Duck Tales
Care Bears (yes, I watched it but not those shitty newer ones with Beastly etc, only good bad guy (oxymoron?) was Professor Cold Heart!)
Dinosaurs
Super Gran
Doctor Who (yes, it is a kids show!)
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

and a hell of a lot more!!!

Samurai Jack
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Justice League of America
etc

Between the Lions
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Dora the Explorer
Blue's Clues
Reading Rainbow, except for their book suggestions, which are sometimes really stupid.

Reading Rainbow, except for their book suggestions, which are sometimes really stupid.
yeah, my girls think that portion of the show is stupid

"hey, my name is Billy and I just finished reading "Under My Bed" by <insert authors name> and illustrated by <some weird guy>, it's about a boy who thinks there is a monster under his bed, and a lot of fun stuff happens so I don't want to spoil the story, but in the end we see that there isn't a monster under his bed, it has good pictures, check it out"

:rolleyes:

btw, once we wrote down all the books, and couldn't find any of them at the local library anyway.

Best kids show ever shown on British TV was Rainbow. I always had my suspicions about George the Hippo.......

The Muppet Show.

Best Show Ever.

There haven't been any good ones since the 80's. In the 1980's we had


G.I. Joe
Transformers
Knight Rider
A-Team
Airwolf
You Can't Do That On Television
as well as reruns of Looney Tunes, Popeye, and Woody Woodpecker

I definately left some important ones off my earlier list!

Loony Toons (gotta love the brain)
Samuri Pizza Cats
The Muppet Show (of course)
Gargoyls
Flintstones
The Shmoo

Pinky and the brain
Madjack the pirate
The tick

Ducktales

GI JOE

Transformers

Zorro (The opening song is great)

Histeria!

Pinky and the Brain

Animaniacs

Got to be Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Earthworm Jim. I like smart arse cartoons, and these hit the spot!

Oooh, oooh, almost forgot! Looney toons, Tom and Jerry and of course the Pink Panther (cartoons), and not the new PC cartoons, the ones where the mouse beats the holy crap out of the cat and no words are spoken, other than the YAWEEEEEEEE!!!!! when the huge hammer falls on his tail, yet again, and Pink Panher is a smart arse mute who always gets the better of Clouseau. And, well, Looney Toons are supposed to talk, that's part of their charm!