History YMMV / AdventuresOfTheGummiBears

** There's also the fact that Igthorn keeps trying to confiscate the Gummi Bears' homemade [[SuperSerum Gummiberry juice]]. His {{Mooks}} are dim-witted and ineffectual, while the liquor the Gummi Bears drink makes them jump around like crazy, and the Gummi Bears themselves are friends to two children. If this had been made [[TheRoaringTwenties six decades earlier]], it would have been seen as an anti-Prohibition allegory.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Throughout the series, it is shown that the bears of Gummi Glen are remnants of a VestigialEmpire in a medieval setting, reminiscent of the real-life Roman Empire and the small groups of monks and intellectuals who kept its ancient knowledge alive after the fall of the western portion. As for Igthorn, with his conflict against a feudal king and the Gummi Bears' usage of ancient technology and knowledge, he can be seen as a Machiavellian upstart.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As mentioned above, when the show first premiered in 1985, its animation and writing were praised for being higher in quality than most other shows that existed at the time. But because many other shows with better animation and serialization have since been released over the years, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'' ([[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 and its reboot]]), ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', modern viewers likely won't be able to see why this show was so revolutionary in terms of animation and storytelling, and will likely dismiss it as being just another cartoon from the 80s.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Zummi really likes that fire-lighting spell -- does that make him a [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers Fire Gummi]]?
** In "Girl's Knight Out," Calla enters the competition (including, among other events, archery) to be her own bodyguard. 25 years later, Merida would try the exact same strategy in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. [[spoiler:Or maybe ''Franchise/StarWars'', where Calla faces her opponent, and at the end the enemy reveals himself to be her father, King Gregor, much like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader]].

* WhatAnIdiot: Gruffi in "Road to Ursalia" for leaving a lit candle on the Great Book of Gummi.

** Gruffi, given how he's hard on the younger Gummis.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Good God, the main theme with lead vocals by Joseph Williams of Music/{{Toto}}. It has no right to be as boundlessly energetic as it is. Listen for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYZH7B498gE

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The main theme with lead vocals by Joseph Williams of Music/{{Toto}}.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As mentioned above, when the show first premiered in 1985, its animation and writing were praised for being higher in quality than most other shows that existed at the time. But because many other shows with better animation and serialization have since been released over the years, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales}}'' ([[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 and its reboot]]), ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', modern viewers likely won't be able to see why this show was so revolutionary in terms of animation and storytelling, and will likely dismiss it as being just another cartoon from the 80s.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As mentioned above, when the show first premiered in 1985, its animation and writing were praised for being higher in quality than most other shows that existed at the time. But because many other shows with better animation and serialization have since been released over the years, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales}}'' ([[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 and it's reboot]]), ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', modern viewers likely won't be able to see why this show was so revolutionary in terms of animation and storytelling, and will likely dismiss it as being just another cartoon from the 80s.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The main theme.

* PopularWithFurries: Because it stars bears, it has its furry fans.

** In "Girl's Knight Out," Calla enters the competition (including, among other events, archery) to be her own bodyguard. 25 years later, Merida would try the exact same strategy in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. [[spoiler:Or maybe ''Franchise/Star Wars'', where Calla faces her opponent, and at the end the enemy reveals himself to be her father, King Gregor, much like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader]].

* GenreTurningPoint: This series with its superb writing and lavish production values changed the game for western television animation, helping to usher in UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation with Disney's competitors forced to similarly raise their own standards to compete.

** In "Girl's Knight Out," Calla enters the competition (including, among other events, archery) to be her own bodyguard. 25 years later, Merida would try the exact same strategy in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. Or maybe Star Wars: [[spoiler: Where Calla faces her opponent and at the end the enemy reveals as her Father, King Gregor. like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.]]

* AwesomeMusic: The main theme.

* EarWorm: The title theme, much like ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDaleRescueRangers''

** In "Girl's Knight Out," Calla enters the competition (including, among other events, archery) to be her own bodyguard. 25 years later, Merida would try the exact same strategy in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. or maybe Star Wars: Where Calla faces her opponent and at the end the enemy reveals as her Father, King Gregor. like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

** In "Girl's Knight Out," Calla enters the competition (including, among other events, archery) to be her own bodyguard. 25 years later, Merida would try the exact same strategy in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''.

* EarWorm: The title theme, much like ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' and ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDaleRescueRangers''