Mordy - top 50 is getting the treatment.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:29 (four years ago) link
Rugrats Passover and Rugrats Chanukah are v important to me
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
75. Town Called Panic, A35 points, 2 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
the imago/tt bloc alone on that one I see
well, watch it. and watch the film. actually there might be two films. watch it all. it's so good. inventive madcap stop-motion has never been this wild, funny or uplifting
― imago, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
74. Astro Boy (1980-1981)35 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
72T. Willo the Wisp36 points, 2 votes, 1 firsts
72T. Justice League36 points, 2 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
In this lovely assistant's opinion TWO VOTES for Justice League is unconscionable. Where my nerds at??
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:23 (four years ago) link
i haven't seen any of the last 4 :(
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
Aw, who was the first-placer for Willo the Wisp? It was on my ballot but I didn't get around to re-watching so it was totally a vote from kid-me. But even the character designs totally rule:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/d8/6a/c9d86a8de1252ec7dbd43be66a141e4b.jpg
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
The Moog
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
My first place vote, huge part of my childhood and still stands up
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
need to see that yes
― imago, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
71. Death Note37 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
A bit of Willo for the unacquainted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnWhYSg3wwI
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:56 (four years ago) link
ok i would have absolutely voted for this
didn't quite reach 'w' in my alphabetical survey of the nominations :(
― imago, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
i saw all of death note and it's a great ride. can't imagine ever rewatching it though, sorta like breaking bad
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:02 (four years ago) link
70. Mr Benn38 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
I’m curious, did anyone not stick to the nomination list or just me?
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
i stayed away from death note for so long bc the premise sounded stupid i was like "how could this show about high schoolers writing names in a death book be any good and not just mopey unrealistic hs drama" but they do a very good job of exploring what such a scenario would actually look like and at least for the first half of the show the cat + mouse stuff is really engaging and interesting. the supernatural element never really gets satisfactorily explored and after the [SPOILER] original antagonist dies his replacement just feels like a knock-off and the whole plot sorta loses the thread at that point. but the first chunk of the show is v compelling. (don't think this was on my final ballot.)
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
death note kinda lives in that space of widely popular thing that no one i know is particularly evangelical about so i've never gotten the push to watch it
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
I voted for a fair amount of Ye Olde Englishe animation but Mr Benn didn't make my cut. Death Note did, though, and I'm kind of surprised it got so few votes.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:19 (four years ago) link
Not sure why I italicised one title and not the other there. ¯\ _(ツ)_/¯
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
HOOOLY SHIT! i didn't not realize what Willow the Wisp was until i saw that image. i watched it as a kid and kid entirely lost the memory of it!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:29 (four years ago) link
Voted for Mr Benn lower down on my ballot, basically just for the incidental music in this episode, especially about 7 minutes in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrSeSQ5rm4k
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
69. Hey Dugee39 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
sadly my daughter has abandoned hey duggee in favour of paw patrol or the even more unbearable pj masks.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
All my votes in the 60-77 bracket eh? guess that's better than not placing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=K05N2jqFHc8
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:49 (four years ago) link
never thought I'd see an apocalypse now homage in a pre-school animated tv show.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
are we doing a theme songs rollout?
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Yes, at some point! But in the meantime, enjoy some pizza!
68. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)40 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
Theme songs I haven't even tallied yet, I will probably put something together in one fell swoop after the main rollout goes through
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
unbearable pj masks
fuckin amen, how I hate that show
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
ledge, what are your feelings about the go jetters?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
i was gonna vote for tmnt, but i realize my main experience with them came through the snes video game, not the series, of which my memory is a lot foggier.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Think I voted for the TMNT (or TMHT) theme song but not the show
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
Kind of shocking to see that TMNT lasted 10 seasons!
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
i liked the first tmnt film but wasn't into the tv series as a kid
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
A Town Called Panic (or Panique au Village) really is worth seeing. I was shown it during an undergraduate lecture on stop-motion and everyone animated toys for their next project. It is surreal and ingenious.
I voted for Death Note too! It just looks unbelievably stylish and full of depth. Also I can always get behind a high school noir, and I agree with Mordy that the earlier part of the season is really compelling.
TMNT...I think that got a nostalgia vote from me too. It was more my older brother’s thing, but that made it seem even cooler, and I got all his old t-shirts and jumpers of the show. He told me the other week that he saw a recent iteration of it and they were like businessmen.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:25 (four years ago) link
ledge, what are your feelings about the go jetters?haven't come across it, is it dreadful or diverting?
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:46 (four years ago) link
67. Mysterious Cities of Gold, The40 points, 4 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
66. Doug (Nickelodeon and ABC)40 points, 5 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link
doug was my other favorite show as a kid--used to air in a block with rugrats.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
doug also missed my ballot but i did vote it in the theme song poll and it holds a warm place in my heart primarily on the strength of musical band The Beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7c3bQQmwVE
i have a The Beats fan poster on my wall at the office (may have posted it in the other thread). the problem w/ doug ultimately is that in hindsight it's such a slight show. coming of age about a day-dreamy shy boy. my fave char was the beatnik sister. the love interest (patty mayonnaise) from my memory had no personality at all.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
when disney got ahold of it, it lost the zany charm that made it special. flattened the characters and dulled the humor.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
tbc i loved doug + rugrats as a child a lot but i tried to make my ballot stuff i might actually want to watch again and there was so much other nostalgia fuel vying for attention.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
it still brings me a lot of joy to think about, and i haven't tried re-watching, but there was a lot of fun mythology (nema tode! quailman!) and the cast of characters was pretty vibrant (aside from patty mayonnaise, who is not much besides a great name).
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:24 (four years ago) link
killer tofu is, of course, all time for me
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
yeah i still get beets songs in my head from time to time.
i need my allowance! yo-de-lay-ee-hooo!
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
i remember there being a reoccurring character who was obsessed w/ yodeling. the principal maybe? the show def had an off-beat universe
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:30 (four years ago) link
dougrats
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
whenever i read the word "toons" i still get the homestar voice in my head saying "toons...games...downloads...characters" etc. the exact cadence is etched in my brain
A few months ago HSR's voice saying "downloads!" suddenly started popping up in my head anytime I open my "Downloads" folder.
― billstevejim, Friday, 20 September 2019 00:50 (four years ago) link
also (nearly in-)arguably the best soundtrack in television cartoon historyhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65E33789AA7052BC
tyvm for this, I am now on the 81st of 81 tracks
kept getting startled when it wld take a sidestep from an hour of jazz to dead-on pastiches of the Dust Brothers producing Money Mark
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Friday, 20 September 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
It's a sin and a shame that soundtrack isn't readily available on US streaming services.Green Bird FTWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJjnbhSTuqQ
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 20 September 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
I'm only catching up now, sorry for the blurting:
I was one of the two votes for the Critic, which I love for complicated cultural elite reasons - which the Orson Welles clips cover nicely.
I'd love to say my early and un-revisited love for the The Mysterious Cities of Gold was me as a woke child appreciating the non-European protagonists, but it was 50% ancient robots powered by molten gold and 50% the title tune.
Roughly the same for Ulysses 51: I was a huge Greek Mythology nerd as a kid and seeing them plus in space plus amazing theme tune was a big hit. Just rewatching the theme tune reminds me of the wacky robot though, which give me a lot of pause about rewatching actual episodes.
I was genuinely surprised by Samurai Jack down at #43, I thought Genndy Tartakovsky was generally considered one of the best western animators, and this is surely his signature show.
I should totally go back to Paranoia Agent - iirc I was weirded out by a lot of the first episode being gaslighting a woman about an assault?
Can someone recommend me something for Venture Bros? I had filed it away with Adult Swim, which I didn't get on with much.
I was the other #1 voter for Steven Universe: apart form being funny and sweet, it has a lot of unexpected character growth. I bought the first series for my girlfriend, a lot of which is fun one-offs (though I suspect if I went back now there'd be more shadows), but when the Tivo had recorded one of the ones from a later season, I advised her not to watch it, because she knows the characters, but there were there and now they're here, a 100 miles away.
Ulysses otm about the Animaniacs theme song as a thing of brilliance.
Spongebob Squarepants / Ren & Stimpy were heroes to most, but they never meant a thing to me.
I didn't actually know that Cowboy Bebop in the US is (as well as a lot of other things) an Adult Swim show!
Home Movies was the show that I was most surprised to see, because I have literally never heard of it before.
Bob's Burgers is classic for the kids - there must be an online test to see what percentage Tina, Gene and Louise you are.
Fuck, obviously, Rick & Morty.
I'm very pleasantly surprised that Futurama placed that high: I like the progression Simpsons -> Futurama -> Adventure Time -> Steven Universe.
Also very happy that Adventure Time got that high, considering that a lot of it is pretty impenetrable. It doesn't have quite the same "everything turns into the plot" as Steven Universe, so you can tune into a very late episode and it's about how Finn and Jake fall down separate holes and one ends up imprisoned by a mad king and the other ends up falling on a table supported by parachutes.
My taster playlist would be "Prisoners of Love" / "Evicted" / "I Remember You" / "Simon and Marcy"
One thing that's not maybe been mentioned about Adventure Time and Steven Universe is that they pack an awful lot in - "Sworn to the Sword" from SU can absolutely destroy me, but it's 10 minutes long like all the rest - turning over to Bob's Burgers afterwards can seem incredibly saggy. SU's special 20 minute long extravaganzas are still pretty zippy, unlike most of the 6-8 episode long specials in AT.
Also well done everyone for Family Guy not placing.
I really must see: Korra (Avatar first?), Gravity Falls, Daria
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 4 October 2019 21:32 (four years ago) link
later episodes of Venture Bros are pretty polished and you can figure out the lore on the fly. Maybe start with season three and explore?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 4 October 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
Korra (Avatar first?)
Yes, watch Avatar first.
― Doctor Hu (Leee), Friday, 4 October 2019 22:16 (four years ago) link
Any updates on the theme song poll?
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 21 October 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
No, sorry, I’ve been a combination of busy and apathetic, I will pull it together someday. But not today.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Monday, 21 October 2019 02:21 (four years ago) link
btw i finished avatar and i loved it. started korra but i’m taking a break bc i have so many horror movies to watch
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 21 October 2019 02:36 (four years ago) link
In the netflix special on Power Rangers, I found out that Haim Saban (the Saban of Saban Entertainment) wrote the theme song to The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Inspector Gadget and a bunch of others.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 25 November 2019 01:56 (four years ago) link
Lol, just saw the same thing
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 25 November 2019 05:44 (four years ago) link
On the same note, Chuck Lorre composed the very known theme song for TMNT
― Vinnie, Monday, 25 November 2019 06:14 (four years ago) link
The UK intro to TMNT isn't the same. Needless censoring of nunchucks and the word "ninja" combined with a different singer... I don't think they had the same
― brain dead operatus (FlopsyDuck), Tuesday, 26 November 2019 13:51 (four years ago) link
explosion of turtle fans
― brain dead operatus (FlopsyDuck), Tuesday, 26 November 2019 13:52 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjcUldWHNQThis is a Hungarian show that is suing x-men for stealing their theme song
― brain dead operatus (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 13:46 (four years ago) link
Haim Saban: Master Songwriter
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av8a-ByAH3M
― Mordy, Friday, 10 January 2020 04:14 (four years ago) link
sorry i should give a warning somewhat disturbing i thought v funny but maybe posted it in haste :/
― Mordy, Friday, 10 January 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
I'm watching Bob's Burgers for the first time. This is a great show! Take a Loren Bouchard pitch and give it a real budget -- why did it take so long to try that?
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 26 January 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
if i had seen Avatar when i voted it would've made my ballot easily
anyway this is a cool analysis of the psychoanalytic themes in the show:https://bgsp.edu/avatar-the-last-airbender/
― Mordy, Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
this was my theme song ballot
1Raccoons, the -- "Run With Us", Lisa Lougheed versionMysterious Cities of Gold, The -- english/french song The Adventures of Captain Harlock -- "Take to the Sky"DuckTales (1987-1990)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)Jem -- the "Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous" oneWonderful Wizard of Oz, The (1986-1987) -- english songCowboy BebopNeon Genesis EvangelionUlysses 31
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersThe New Adventures of Winnie the PoohA Pup Named Scooby-DooCroM.A.S.K.Alvin and the ChipmunksLucky LukeBruno the KidGummi Bears, Disney's Adventures of the Mega Man (1994)
Inspector GadgetBucky O'HareBump in the NightFreakazoidKipper25
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 23 July 2020 19:38 (three years ago) link
Fans of Over the Garden Wall may be excited to hear:https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/redwall-tv-series-netflix.html
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link