Cartoons of Yesterday
I've always been a fan of old-school cartoons. When I was a kid, I would always be in front of the telly whenever there is a cartoon running. I can remember the theme songs, the characters, ... all the useless trivia that was tied with them. In retrospect, I can say that although some of the cartoons may seem lame and childish and even low-tech compared to the magnificent technology of today, I would still take old-school anytime.
The recent deluge of fugly and annoying cartoons like shaolin dragon, and eek seemed to have signal the reversion of cartoons to an era of simplicity. Having said that, I'm still a fan of modern cartoons like Kim Possible, Spiderman (the new one) and simply quite so many more. The new Disney cartoons such as Mulan, Hercules and Tarzan are simply rubbish compared to their earlier masterpieces such as Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin. Their short-skit cartoons featuring Mickey, Donald et al now incorporate too much computer-generated effects and animation that there is simply no soul to the cartoon anymore. I so much prefer the old-school brush, paint style where the background is really painted with hand.
Despite all the the shortcomings and criticisms, I am still at heart a fan of cartoons.
Here I've listed a few of my all time favourite old-school cartoons. The list is not comprehensive but these are the few that comes to mind at time of publishing. :P
Transformers
Autobots
Decepticons
Decepticons has always been cooler than the Autobots. The Autobots are mainly cars..whilst Decepticons are mainly aircrafts.. Unicron is awesome! so is Astro Train...and that Radio guy that I've forgotten the name.
Denver The Last Dinosaur
Simple cartoon, nothing spectacular except for the nice animation and sometimes the clap-happy songs.
Bravestarr
I used to have the books..
Care Bears
The ultimate cutesy cartoon of the 80s and early 90s. Same category of My Little Pony.. Hmm.. I don't have the pictures for My Little Pony.
Dungeons and Dragons
The cartoon that started it all... I'm a much bigger fan of the cartoon than the game or movie. :P
Fat Albert
Heheh...another weird cartoon of yesterday. I have a video of this one.
G.I. Joe
Most boys' favourites, I suppose. :P Cobra-la-la-la-la..
He-Man
I have the Power!!!!!
Jem
A rather feminine choice, but it's still a cartoon that I very much watch and listen. I love the theme song..and Hologram!
Mask
Yet another guy cartoon...with cars...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Another one of my all-time favourite! :P Teenage mutant ninja turtles...heroes in a half-shell...
The Real Ghostbusters
With its catchy tune and lots of ghosts...who could resist? I am also a fan of the new Ghostbusters...the one with the frenchy style drawing... The Extreme Ghostbusters if i'm not mistaken.
Robotech
The original Mech-warrior..
Saber-rider and the Star Sheriffs
I even have the opening theme in my harddisk.
She-Ra Princess of Power
A chick that can fight with powers....need I say more? :)
ThunderCats
Definitely on my top 5 list of all time favourite cartoons... I used to have Liono the figurine..i don't know where I kept it now. :(
Sword of Thundera...give me sight beyond sight..... (if only this works for exams)
Voltron
Another robot flick..
Silverhawks
Also on my top 5, I have a video but i think it's rotting now. I still LOVE it though.
Smurfs
The quintessential early 90s favourite.
That's all the cartoons for today. Tune in next time for more flower-picking down memory lane as we sip from the cup of nostalgia in the world of dreamy cartoons...
I'll prolly do another one on modern cartoons too but that's work for another day..
Till then,
Cheers!
The recent deluge of fugly and annoying cartoons like shaolin dragon, and eek seemed to have signal the reversion of cartoons to an era of simplicity. Having said that, I'm still a fan of modern cartoons like Kim Possible, Spiderman (the new one) and simply quite so many more. The new Disney cartoons such as Mulan, Hercules and Tarzan are simply rubbish compared to their earlier masterpieces such as Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin. Their short-skit cartoons featuring Mickey, Donald et al now incorporate too much computer-generated effects and animation that there is simply no soul to the cartoon anymore. I so much prefer the old-school brush, paint style where the background is really painted with hand.
Despite all the the shortcomings and criticisms, I am still at heart a fan of cartoons.
Here I've listed a few of my all time favourite old-school cartoons. The list is not comprehensive but these are the few that comes to mind at time of publishing. :P
Transformers
Autobots
Decepticons
Decepticons has always been cooler than the Autobots. The Autobots are mainly cars..whilst Decepticons are mainly aircrafts.. Unicron is awesome! so is Astro Train...and that Radio guy that I've forgotten the name.
Denver The Last Dinosaur
Simple cartoon, nothing spectacular except for the nice animation and sometimes the clap-happy songs.
Bravestarr
I used to have the books..
Care Bears
The ultimate cutesy cartoon of the 80s and early 90s. Same category of My Little Pony.. Hmm.. I don't have the pictures for My Little Pony.
Dungeons and Dragons
The cartoon that started it all... I'm a much bigger fan of the cartoon than the game or movie. :P
Fat Albert
Heheh...another weird cartoon of yesterday. I have a video of this one.
G.I. Joe
Most boys' favourites, I suppose. :P Cobra-la-la-la-la..
He-Man
I have the Power!!!!!
Jem
A rather feminine choice, but it's still a cartoon that I very much watch and listen. I love the theme song..and Hologram!
Mask
Yet another guy cartoon...with cars...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Another one of my all-time favourite! :P Teenage mutant ninja turtles...heroes in a half-shell...
The Real Ghostbusters
With its catchy tune and lots of ghosts...who could resist? I am also a fan of the new Ghostbusters...the one with the frenchy style drawing... The Extreme Ghostbusters if i'm not mistaken.
Robotech
The original Mech-warrior..
Saber-rider and the Star Sheriffs
I even have the opening theme in my harddisk.
She-Ra Princess of Power
A chick that can fight with powers....need I say more? :)
ThunderCats
Definitely on my top 5 list of all time favourite cartoons... I used to have Liono the figurine..i don't know where I kept it now. :(
Sword of Thundera...give me sight beyond sight..... (if only this works for exams)
Voltron
Another robot flick..
Silverhawks
Also on my top 5, I have a video but i think it's rotting now. I still LOVE it though.
Smurfs
The quintessential early 90s favourite.
That's all the cartoons for today. Tune in next time for more flower-picking down memory lane as we sip from the cup of nostalgia in the world of dreamy cartoons...
I'll prolly do another one on modern cartoons too but that's work for another day..
Till then,
Cheers!
