NationStates Jolt Archive

There have been a number of threads about anime and manga, but very few about animated television programs and movies from North America and Europe. Time to change that. Here's a short list to start things off:

Futurama
Duck Tales
Tail Spin
Darkwing Duck
The Tick
Animaniacs
Tom & Jerry
Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies

Some of the above are just fond memories, others are shows that deserve re-watching if I can find them on DVD. What say you, NSG?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


the old ones.

Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers. Right on!

Fairly Odd Parents.

"We can mean so many things: We three; we the people; or my favorite, WEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Thundercats
Sonic the hedgehog (both versions)
Dinoriders
The littles
Gummy bears

Tom and Jerry, mos def. New series surprisingly good, all things considered.

The Tick is likely my favourite. I have a fondness for Chaotic, Supernormal and Three Delivery too, but they're all recent (and all shows I worked on).

Thundercats
Sonic the hedgehog (both versions)
Dinoriders
The littles
Gummy bears

Oh yes! I loved the Gummy Bears. And the Berry Gummy Juice!!! Makes you bouncy.:D

Let's not forget other styles of animation as well:
Pingu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu)
Teddy Floppy-ears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miś_Uszatek)
etc..

Especially Pingu (http://www.youtube.com/user/pingu?blend=1) is made of teh win.

edit:
As a kid Once Upon a Time...Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time..._Life) was great also.

Then, I s'pose teh Moomin and Taotao should be mentioned here also...even though they're probably animated in Japan?

hmm... tricky.

Do you realize that the actual animation for most 'Disney' projects are done in Asia?

some of the ones I would re-watch...
Mysterious Lost Cities of Gold
Dangermouse
Looney Tunes (Absolutely my Fav)
Freakazoid
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Star Trek
Dilbert
and the others mentioned here.

Joint ventures with the Asian companies - Technically, an american concept using an Asian company.

Mighty Orbots
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers
Galaxy High

Japanese Series reworked so that they are NOTHING like their Asian originals.
Robotech
Thunderbirds 2086
Voltron

Beast Wars was great. CGI was by a Korean company but it was written and developed for a western audience, with great voice acting and a good story line.
Beast Machines was a bit more fruity but still excellent.

The DCAU
Batman: The Animated Series - very film noire, very dark, very cool
Batman Beyond - not actually managed to watch it but I hear good things
and my favorite western animated series:
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited - good storylines, great voice acting, dealing with complex issues. The best of animated series designed for a younger audience but still objectively good whatever age you watch it (and some of the sotrylines are not always what you'd call kid-friendly).

And nostalgia from my childhood:
- Transformers
- Thudercats
- He-man
They were awful, awful series, but I love them. I also remember watching a lot of fruity french animation as a kid, but the names escape me.

Are we including non-drawn animation? The first thing I thought of was The Magic Roundabout. Absolutely captivating for the 5-and-under crowd.

I can recommend Renaissance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylo1RTR9xg8
for a European take on anime/cyberpunk

In order of must watch:

1) Avatar the Last Airbender
2) Gargoyles (Seasons 1&2 only)
3) Transformers Beast Wars
4) Batman Beyond

hmm... tricky.

Do you realize that the actual animation for most 'Disney' projects are done in Asia?
Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated in Korea.

Spongebob Squarepants!

Animated in Korea.

errk.. thanks for the correction.

Rocko's Modern Life and Ahhh! Real Monsters.

Phineas and Ferb.

granted not old, but I can see myself watching this years from now.

Invader Zim!

All ya'll need to start going old school...

I love almost all the Disney animated feature films before Little Meremaid, as well as most of the Pixar films. In particular, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Fantasia.

Ralph Bakshi's done a lot of cool stuff... Fritz the Cat's a classic, as well as Wizards...

Anyone serious about manga/graphic novels should read Heavy Metal regularly, as well as catching the films...

For non US, Tin-Tin and Astérix (I haven't seen any of the films, so I can't say how good they are...)

All ya'll need to start going old school...

I love almost all the Disney animated feature films before Little Meremaid, as well as most of the Pixar films. In particular, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Fantasia.

Ralph Bakshi's done a lot of cool stuff... Fritz the Cat's a classic, as well as Wizards...

Anyone serious about manga/graphic novels should read Heavy Metal regularly, as well as catching the films...

For non US, Tin-Tin and Astérix (I haven't seen any of the films, so I can't say how good they are...)

Astérix le Galloise. :D I loved watching the Christmas movies.

Spongebob Squarepants!

:D At least you didn't curse the thread with the purple menace...

In no particular order:

Gargoyles
Beast Wars
Fairly Odd Parents

Astérix le Galloise. :D I loved watching the Christmas movies.

Haven't seen any of them...

Other's:

The Smurfs
Elfquest
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Samurai Jack
Titan A.E.
The Secret of NIMH
The Rankin/Bass TV specials
The Peanuts TV specials
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
King of the Hill
South Park

Bump in the Night!

Haven't seen any of them...

Other's:

The Smurfs
Elfquest
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Samurai Jack
Titan A.E.
The Secret of NIMH
The Rankin/Bass TV specials
The Peanuts TV specials
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
King of the Hill
South Park

Oh, you're my new best buddy!! The Secret of NIMH is one of my all time favorites!

Southpark.

Haven't seen any of them...

Other's:

The Smurfs
Elfquest
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Samurai Jack
Titan A.E.
The Secret of NIMH
The Rankin/Bass TV specials
The Peanuts TV specials
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
King of the Hill
South Park

they MADE Elfquest animated?!?! WTF!?!?! :eek:

Oh, you're my new best buddy!! The Secret of NIMH is one of my all time favorites!

:)

The book was soooo much better though.

Oh, and that reminds me.

Watership Down and The Plague Dogs are WELL worth watching. The TV series WD wasn't so good, but still watchable...


they MADE Elfquest animated?!?! WTF!?!?! :eek:

Heh. Yeah, they did. I was thinking in line with comics/graphic novels since the OP mentioned both anime and manga. But there was a limited edition Elfquest animated video that basically consisted of stills from the comic w/ a voice over. (I haven't seen it.) Supposedly the Pini's are working on a feature film (http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=J%2FJ3UAjKm9AOCPVQIca8efNZZYGqlrrvMMKZ4qLrFjM6dlia%2FVB4wb3wjtHsjOOhF%2FU6zpt %2FQLl8%0A%2BerBvZPJ%2FnVKkF6G73amBVNiYWCWjJsgtHCcENQzdcN%2FlvRUFZe9w7Uyrv1iXVccJUAYq33UOI6q%0A6hBtj nFHKJaxE6TaRXEje06C5YpbOo12PKEFQGtE7frPZjho1lrpQZLdL5sPIRQssTZ4zHXlSDFu%0A6XuKSYleBd%2BVdh0VhM44Y0Tm ABquTs3GKxIVU48FEQLjXFS8%2BrcldyGyYkyn77%2FghRtO%2BvX%2BEFAz%0AOct%2Bzo7wI2Rn49FMcUwtkl95qYhbL1ypzt1 3Wizzg0Mb56M%2BtZWCYhCBkR8%3D)...

Oh, and nobody'[s mentioned Pinky and the Brain yet....

:)

The book was soooo much better though.

Oh, and that reminds me.

Watership Down and The Plague Dogs are WELL worth watching. The TV series WD wasn't so good, but still watchable...

I read Watership Down. I even made a Sociology paper using that book. I have to say I liked the book better than the movie. Oh, and if you ever have the time, read Tales from Watership Down. I loved it too.

:)

The book was soooo much better though.

Oh, and that reminds me.

Watership Down and The Plague Dogs are WELL worth watching. The TV series WD wasn't so good, but still watchable...and the fools at most Video Rentals still put WD in the KIDS section. :mad:

I tell them, do you think a dog tearing up bunnies is appropriate to children? and their reply is a stunned look that said 'that's in there?'

Heh. Yeah, they did. I was thinking in line with comics/graphic novels since the OP mentioned both anime and manga. But there was a limited edition Elfquest animated video that basically consisted of stills from the comic w/ a voice over. (I haven't seen it.) Supposedly the Pini's are working on a feature film (http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=J%2FJ3UAjKm9AOCPVQIca8efNZZYGqlrrvMMKZ4qLrFjM6dlia%2FVB4wb3wjtHsjOOhF%2FU6zpt %2FQLl8%0A%2BerBvZPJ%2FnVKkF6G73amBVNiYWCWjJsgtHCcENQzdcN%2FlvRUFZe9w7Uyrv1iXVccJUAYq33UOI6q%0A6hBtj nFHKJaxE6TaRXEje06C5YpbOo12PKEFQGtE7frPZjho1lrpQZLdL5sPIRQssTZ4zHXlSDFu%0A6XuKSYleBd%2BVdh0VhM44Y0Tm ABquTs3GKxIVU48FEQLjXFS8%2BrcldyGyYkyn77%2FghRtO%2BvX%2BEFAz%0AOct%2Bzo7wI2Rn49FMcUwtkl95qYhbL1ypzt1 3Wizzg0Mb56M%2BtZWCYhCBkR8%3D)...

Oooohhh I hope they cast it properly!

:)

The book was soooo much better though.

Seconded. The Secret of NIMH is OK until you read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and realize the plot works so much better without the amulet thingy.

Pigeon Street,
Bananaman
Jamie and His Magic Torch
The Little Green Man
King Rollo
Super Ted
Ivor the Engine
Dangermouse
Count Duckula

Has animeniacs been mentioned yet (including the already mentioned Pinky and the Brain)? And Dexter's lab. Powerpuff girls. Ooh, and of course the awesome Kim Possible.

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Batman, Spiderman and X-Men Animated Series from the 90s
The Tick
Gargoyles

and many more...

Also, The Lion King is the greatest animated movie of all time.

Noggin the Nog
Animal Farm (most useful thing the CIA ever funded)

Noggin the Nog
Animal Farm (most useful thing the CIA ever funded)

I think the book was better than the movie. But still, a landmark.

I think the book was better than the movie. But still, a landmark.

Agreed. I like the largely unsentimental approach it takes, an antidote to the sickly sweet nonsense Disney pump out.

Bagpuss
Bod
Powerpuff Girls
Dexter's Lab

There have been a number of threads about anime and manga, but very few about animated television programs and movies from North America and Europe. Time to change that. Here's a short list to start things off:

Futurama
Duck Tales
Tail Spin
Darkwing Duck
The Tick
Animaniacs
Tom & Jerry
Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies

Some of the above are just fond memories, others are shows that deserve re-watching if I can find them on DVD. What say you, NSG?

You mention futurama, but not the Simpsons? Not even their old stuff?

Agreed. I like the largely unsentimental approach it takes, an antidote to the sickly sweet nonsense Disney pump out.

Agreed. Disney can produce cool movies, but lately, it's been too sweet for even my taste.

Agreed. Disney can produce cool movies, but lately, it's been too sweet for even my taste.

I generally have no time for Disney. I dislike their 'revisionist history' approach, and I've always hated Mickey Mouse.

They have theoretical 'responsibility' for "The Nightmare Before Christmas", though, and some nominal claim to Pixar products. And they introduced Miyazaki to American audiences... so there are a couple of things I appreciate them for.

Futurama, The Simpsons, The Boondocks for sure.

Thundar the Barbarian. because how cool was the sun sword and the moon being shattered.

The Herculoids. The monsters were crazy even if it was essentially Swiss Family Robinson.

Space Ghost.

and of course Looney Tunes.

You mention futurama, but not the Simpsons? Not even their old stuff?

The Simpsons is (are? :p) OK, but Futurama pwns. I know Goening's shows are animated in Korea, but the scriptwriting and voicework are American. Same idea with Disney.

All CGI movies from Pixar are distilled awesomeness.

Since this is my thread, I declare machinima a form of animation and nominate Red vs. Blue as a worthy member of The List.

Thundar the Barbarian. because how cool was the sun sword and the moon being shattered.

The Herculoids. The monsters were crazy even if it was essentially Swiss Family Robinson.

I don't remember why I quoted you, so I'm just going to agree.
and Fantasia.
I love Fantasia. It's one of the few Disney movies I've actually seen.

Ralph Bakshi's done a lot of cool stuff... Fritz the Cat's a classic, as well as Wizards...
I'm a pretty big Bakshi fan, as well. I was more familiar with his Lord of the Rings than I was the books. I also loved his Mighty Mouse (which also gave us John K. which lead to Ren & Stimpy, awesome) I dig Streetfight and American Pop. Something I didn't know, he directed episodes of the 1970 Spiderman...I love the cut out style animation of those old Marvel cartoons.


:)

Watership Down and The Plague Dogs are WELL worth watching. The TV series WD wasn't so good, but still watchable...
I was actually far more taken with the Plague Dogs film than I was with the book. The stripped down narrative, sparse and desperate, worked well for me.
I can recommend Renaissance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylo1RTR9xg8
for a European take on anime/cyberpunk
This looks pretty cool. I'm an increasing fan of this hybrid animation style. I'm gonna have to see if there is a subtitled version or start boning up on my French. (actually, my French is fucking hopeless, so here's hoping for subtitles)

My favorite animated movie right now (the answer changes moment to moment) is Triplets of Bellville. Just fucking awesome and beautiful. No dialog, either.

Batman: The Animated Series - very film noire, very dark, very cool
Batman Beyond - not actually managed to watch it but I hear good things
and my favorite western animated series:
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited - good storylines, great voice acting, dealing with complex issues. The best of animated series designed for a younger audience but still objectively good whatever age you watch it (and some of the sotrylines are not always what you'd call kid-friendly).

Those were incredibly well done and very watchable. I was impressed with Justice League even when they expanded it and I thought it was going to play a bit like a toy commercial. I really wish they were still doing it because Batman cartoons that have followed have fallen short.

I've watched Justice League A New Frontier (I think that's the title) and was really impressed with the first 2/3rds of it. Admittedly a bit of a watered down Watchmen, it still tells its own story with DC cannon characters. It's the formation of the JLA in 1961 after the dissolution of the JSA due to things like the HUAC. It's that death of innocence through the eyes of a superhero world. It sort of hurries through its conclusion to become a 'standard' superhero story at the end with an unearned "We're all good" resolution, but an interesting animated film still. And everyone is in Silver and Golden age costumes.

Gonna drop three names I forgot to mention:

Chuck Jones
Tex Avery
Bob Clampet

EDIT: My god, I forgot Bill Plympton

Tom and Jerry was always good. Bugs Bunny, of course, and the rest of the loony toons.

This looks pretty cool. I'm an increasing fan of this hybrid animation style. I'm gonna have to see if there is a subtitled version or start boning up on my French. (actually, my French is fucking hopeless, so here's hoping for subtitles)


The DVD I watched definitely had subtitles, my French is non-existent.

The DVD I watched definitely had subtitles, my French is non-existent.

I can tell people that I don't know and I can ask what time it is, but only have a marginal chance of understanding the answer...

I'll have to check it out.

I also liked When the Wind Blows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EbsrJuAoQo)

Fractured Fairy Tales
Leonardo Lion (especially Booooorris and Natasha)
Heckle and Jeckle - unrelentlingly violent
Herculoids - I've been trying to remember the name of that one, thanks.

They have theoretical 'responsibility' for "The Nightmare Before Christmas", though, and some nominal claim to Pixar products. And they introduced Miyazaki to American audiences... so there are a couple of things I appreciate them for.

That's basically Disney's only redeeming feature. Introducing the US to Hayao Miyazaki and dealing with Pixar.

The Angry Beavers!

That's basically Disney's only redeeming feature. Introducing the US to Hayao Miyazaki and dealing with Pixar.

the thing I'll give Disney in reguards to Hayao Miyazaki, is that they can get quality voice actors for the dubbings.

If a cartoon is designed, storyboarded and written in the West, but sent to Korean sweatshop animators for completion, it's still a Western cartoon. So I'd consider the Simpsons and Futurama, for example, to be Western cartoons.

More recently: Squidbillies.

the thing I'll give Disney in reguards to Hayao Miyazaki, is that they can get quality voice actors for the dubbings.

They had little choice. Their distribution contract with Studio Ghibli goes beyond anal retentive.

For me - the Roadrunner/Coyote cartoons are simply the best comedy ever drawn.

Are you guys really sure that many of those "Western" animations weren't actually, well, animated in the East nonetheless?

The Simpsons is (are? :p) OK, but Futurama pwns. I know Goening's shows are animated in Korea, but the scriptwriting and voicework are American. Same idea with Disney.

All CGI movies from Pixar are distilled awesomeness.

Since this is my thread, I declare machinima a form of animation and nominate Red vs. Blue as a worthy member of The List.

Eh, RvB seasons 1-4 and Reconstruction. Season 5 of the original was... meh.

Reconstruction was probably the most kickass out of them all, so redemption earned + 100.

Dilllllllllbert.

It's a damned shame they canceled it after two seasons. :(

invader zim!
Yay! :D

Western animation I like (more or less synonmous with animation I like, since I don't like anime as a whole):

In Film:

Shrek 1.
Shrek 2.
The South Park movie
The Simpsons movie

On Television:

Futurama (sometimes)
South Park (less and less)
The Simpsons (as above)
King of the Hill (as above)
The Clone Wars (some of it)

Note that the best and most succesful western animation seems to be in the field of comedy. The only one that is not explicitely a comedy on my list is The Clone Wars (Jar-Jar and the battledroids notwithstanding), which I would say is probably the lowest quality of the lot. This may be because animation lends itsself to charicature, exaggeration, and the generally impossible. Note also that four are explicitely sci-fi and/or fantasy, two heavilly parody those genres (South Park especially), and only one chooses a comparatively "realistic" setting (King of the Hill).

I read Watership Down. I even made a Sociology paper using that book. I have to say I liked the book better than the movie. Oh, and if you ever have the time, read Tales from Watership Down. I loved it too.

Yep, it was good too.

and the fools at most Video Rentals still put WD in the KIDS section. :mad:

I tell them, do you think a dog tearing up bunnies is appropriate to children? and their reply is a stunned look that said 'that's in there?'

Heheheh. :)

I just remembered the Blockbuster that used to be up the road here, which divided the kids anime into "children's hero" and "children's heroin". I always wondered about the possibilities of that one...

Doraemon as smack?
Doraemon on smack, maybe?
These video boxes are actually full of half strength smack...

Oooohhh I hope they cast it properly!

Let's hope.


Seconded. The Secret of NIMH is OK until you read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and realize the plot works so much better without the amulet thingy.

Indeed!

I also liked When the Wind Blows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EbsrJuAoQo)

One of the branches of the company I teach for had that graphic novel stuck in among the other children's picture books.... Fortunately, most of the kids are low enough that it was just a book with slightly creepy pictures and a story they couldn't follow.

The same place had another similarly hilariously age inappropriate one, Not Mines, But Flowers (http://www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english/sunny/index.html), in whch Sunny the bunny discovers the existance of landmines.

They had little choice. Their distribution contract with Studio Ghibli goes beyond anal retentive.

And with very good reason - New World Pictures' Warriors of the Wind was an utterly horrific butchery of Nausicaä.

For me - the Roadrunner/Coyote cartoons are simply the best comedy ever drawn.

Very good indeed, if you can find the uncut versions.

Are you guys really sure that many of those "Western" animations weren't actually, well, animated in the East nonetheless?

It's a question of what you consider 'western animation,' then. Is Chevy still an American car if it's manufactured in Mexico?

Is authorship design and conceptualization or is it simply the actual manufacture that determine if it's 'western' or 'asian'? These animations are designed and conceptualized, directed and cast, by 'westerners,' while the actual frame by frame is often done in Korea. It depends on whether or not you consider that Malibu to be an American car or a Mexican one.

Daria
Aeon Flux

The original John Kricfalusi Ren & Stimpy half-season.
Animaniacs
The Simpsons
Futurama
The Warner Brothers animation studio under Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, or Chuck Jones including Jones' post-Bugs work like the Dr. Seuss oeuvre and The Phantom Tollbooth).
The MGM animation studio under Fred Quimby or Tex Avery.
The Iron Giant and the early Don Bluth studio's work.
The non-commercial golden-age Disney work (think Fantasia, and include Fantasia 2000).

Futurama: wonderful, can't get enough
The Simpsons: great
Family Guy: great
Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck: poor
Animaniacs: generally poor, except for Pink and The Brain (superlative)
Tom & Jerry: possibily the most classical ever
Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies: some are very good
Wile E. Coyote: stuff of legend, bordering perfection
The Smurfs: very good the early series, then gone downhill
Felix the Cat and Betty Boop: sadly outdated
Popeye: lousy (the comics were much better)
Disney movies: great - I'd say up to the Aristocats. After that, nothing but total shit.
Pixar: well, some are very good.

the thing I'll give Disney in reguards to Hayao Miyazaki, is that they can get quality voice actors for the dubbings.

Blasphemer!!!! One never sees a Miyazaki film dubbed. Japanese with subtitles! Say it!!:mad:


You know I :fluffle: you!

Dilllllllllbert.

It's a damned shame they canceled it after two seasons. :(

Omg there is a Dilbert cartoon? Gotta have it.

Blasphemer!!!! One never sees a Miyazaki film dubbed. Japanese with subtitles! Say it!!:mad:


You know I :fluffle: you!

you really don't know me well. ;)

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

I HATE DUBBED!!!

at least Disney can find voice actors that can do a little justice to the characters.

not like some of those other companies (shudder)

Omg there is a Dilbert cartoon? Gotta have it.

the complete series is out on DVD. :D

My favorites:

Animaniacs
Invader Zim
Futurama
Chip and Dale
Time Squad

you really don't know me well. ;)

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

I HATE DUBBED!!!

at least Disney can find voice actors that can do a little justice to the characters.

not like some of those other companies (shudder)

Well, I sometimes miss those subtle things.:tongue:

Well, I sometimes miss those subtle things.:tongue:

:p

no problem.

I remember one 'dubbed' version of Galaxy Express 999 where the main character's name was...

I shit you not...

Joey Hanna Kanana Bubba Cananda Smith.

and he would always introduce himself with his full name. :p

I have never seen this "Invader Zim." After this post, I'll see what Youtube has to offer.

I have never seen this "Invader Zim." After this post, I'll see what Youtube has to offer.

Zim is awesome, in a rather horrifyingly over the top way.

the complete series is out on DVD. :D

Not here. :( And it will never be, I fear.

By the way: I forgot La freccia azzurra by Enzo D'Alò. (Nobel prize for literature Dario Fo gives the original voice to the baddie).

Damn, I remeber lots of the ones already listed. So... Some unlisted ones:

David the Gnome- (originally from Germany I believe)
Birdman
Johnny Quest
SwatCats
...oh and...
The Simpsons (although I believe much of the animation is now produced by children in some Korean sweat shop.)

Omg there is a Dilbert cartoon? Gotta have it.

On the former UPN Network. Daniel Stern as Dilbert, Chris Elliot as Dogbert, Larry Miller in a frightening fit as The Boss. While it did go into some of the strip's gags the episodes were usually full out original (mis)adventures.

I have never seen this "Invader Zim." After this post, I'll see what Youtube has to offer.
You have to!

It's disgustingly awesome.

Batman: The Animated Series...one of my favorite cartoons, we managed to find the series on DVD at Barnes&Noble and we've been watching a few episodes every weekend, we've dubbed it the "Bat-Club: Same Bat-Time, same Bat-Channel" lol..

I forgot Rex the Runt and Duckman.

Hmm. I grew up as a deprived child - no cable or satellite TV :p Looks like Invader Zim was on Nickelodeon. *awaits pity*

As a side note, one of my cousins once seemed to exist only to watch Rugrats. I thought that show sucked when I first saw it at his place many, many years ago. Haven't bothered to try watching it again.

Zim is awesome, in a rather horrifyingly over the top way.

I've seen Invader Zim exactly three times - every time it was the same god damn episode. Something about giant mutant lice.

Gotta love the DCAU.

Batman, the Animated Series,
Superman, the Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
Static Shock (stopped watching that one before it ended, too kiddish).

Those animations were great. I was an avid fan of the Justice League series, and was extremely upset when they were canceled. Now I'm waiting around for Marvel to churn out the movies necessary to debut The Avengers.

I remember seeing re-runs of the classic cartoons like Rocky & Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, the Jetsons, The Flintstones, and Yogi Bear. I really need to see what's available on DVD.

Nobody mentioned "Kim Possible" yet?

"You think you're all that, Kim Possible, BUT YOU ARE NOT!"

I just watched Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder. I was disappointed. Bender's Big Score and Bender's Game were hilarious, but The Beast with a Billion Backs fell a little flat and this new one was mostly lame.

I've seen Invader Zim exactly three times - every time it was the same god damn episode. Something about giant mutant lice.

The best one is probably the one where he's stealing organs to try to fool the skool nurse.

The best one is probably the one where he's stealing organs to try to fool the skool nurse.

I would say the one where GIR "revolts". ,)

I would say the one where GIR "revolts". ,)

That's pretty awesome too. Also piloting Mars around.