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chreen from In Your Mind Since: Nov, 2010
#1: Aug 14th 2011 at 7:23:23 AM

Diccuss.

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eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
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#2: Aug 14th 2011 at 8:20:46 AM

How about starting your thread with a story of your own?

chreen from In Your Mind Since: Nov, 2010
#3: Aug 14th 2011 at 9:32:32 AM

Sorry, but I don't have the best memory.

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#4: Aug 14th 2011 at 1:20:55 PM

Why start a topic when you can't even add to it? :(

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Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
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#5: Aug 14th 2011 at 3:21:20 PM

Yeah, if you're gonna start something at least contribute to it.

I'd say Jimmy Neutron. Kind of random I know but I loved this show as a kid so watching it now not only causes a ton of nostalgia, but a lot of the jokes actually make sense now.

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MoeDantes cuter, cuddlier Edmond from the Land of Classics Since: Nov, 2010
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#6: Aug 14th 2011 at 4:05:17 PM

For me this is just about any cartoon really. I didn't really like sitting down and watching TV as a kid—I only did it at night, when it was too dark to play outside. I was vaguely aware of He-Man and Thundercats but it wasn't until I was nearly an adult that I really explored them in any great capacity.

One that definitely comes to mind though is Lucky Luke, of which I had the Daisy Town movie as a kid, and I was like "Man, this shit is stupid." As an adult, I dug up my VHS tape and my impression became "Wow, this thing is actually awesome!"

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KlarkKentThe3rd Since: May, 2010
#7: Aug 14th 2011 at 5:18:34 PM

Hey Arnold, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Land Before Time, Japanese Peter Pan (World Masterpiece Theater), most of Di$ney Afternoon, excluding Gummi Bears and Bonkers (and everything that came after that).

I have a strange relationship with Di$ney's The Sword In The Stone. I like pretty much all of it, but THAT scene with the squirrel... I just don't get it.just bugs me What were they trying to say?? Cause the more I analyze it with my adult mind, the more I see the "official" interpretation as a load.

edited 14th Aug '11 5:50:49 PM by KlarkKentThe3rd

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#8: Aug 14th 2011 at 5:38:19 PM

Old Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry cartoons. When I was kid I didn't like to old style animation and I didn't get half the jokes, and I thought slapstick was "immature." Nowadays I see it and I'm just cracking up, especially since I have such an appreciation for animation now.

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terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#9: Aug 14th 2011 at 8:56:44 PM

Invader Zim,Ren And Stimpy,The Golden Age Simpsons episodes (Which weren't as wacky and had an elite kind of humor an 8 year old would not get. All the seasons after 10 had simpler humor and zanier plots), and ironically Codename:Kids Next Door

The last one mostly because of the hidden references I'd never have guessed way back when,which made a good series all the better.

theoneguy theoneguy Since: Sep, 2010
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#10: Aug 15th 2011 at 8:07:53 AM

I find most cartoons more enjoyable as an adult, probably because I can finally get the various ParentalBonuses and Getting Crap Past the Radar moments.

But, if I had to choose some specific cases, I'd have to say the Disney Animated Canon, Spong Bob Square Pants, and Rocko'sModernLife.

edited 15th Aug '11 8:13:14 AM by theoneguy

HidingGames Awesomebender Since: Apr, 2011
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#11: Aug 15th 2011 at 10:19:19 AM

Well, I'm still a teenager (I'm 16...)

But I recently rewatched Avatar: The Last Airbender. I was nine when the original show came out and I believe twelve when it finished. I didn't really think it was absolutely amazing back then, but then I watch it now and then I really admire the effort in it, the story, the characterization, the humor that I never laughed at back then since I was still a young kid, art, animation, writing. It really was something and I never really appreciated the things behind it as a 12 year old. It was quite the deep show but I just never knew until I saw it again recently.

edited 15th Aug '11 10:25:52 AM by HidingGames

harkko Since: Apr, 2010
#12: Aug 15th 2011 at 10:33:07 AM

Many Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes shorts. I did watch them as child also but many of the jokes work better as a grown up.

BaronofBarons Perpetual Noob Since: Oct, 2009
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#13: Aug 15th 2011 at 10:59:11 AM

Out of all the shows that I was able to watch during that time, nearly all of the cartoons I liked were comedic in nature. The only exception that comes to mind is Code Lyoko. I was not all that into more action-y shows like Justice League, I just watched for the laughs.

Naturally, I never enjoyed Samurai Jack all that much until I watched an episode as a part of a test in my freshman animation class. I still don't consider myself much of a fan, but definitely see the appeal now.

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#14: Sep 2nd 2011 at 4:27:37 PM

Invader Zim is the big one for me. I was maybe 14 and I tuned into this cartoon with this weird, jagged, creepy green/purple/black art, and some character is shrieking "THE MEAT! THE MEAT!". I turned it off maybe two minutes in. Then I find out the creepy goth kid in my creative writing class is a big Jhonen Vasquez fan, and get squicked out for years. Finally I realize about 90% of my friends remember it fondly, so I go back, give it a second chance, and say "oh, NOW I get it."

I also didn't like Tiny Toon Adventures when I first saw it around age 5 or 6, because I thought they were just ripping off the Looney Tunes (they even had Bugs Bunny in the intro, for crying out loud!). A couple years ago, I saw that the local f.y.e. has the DVD about $10 cheaper than anyone else, so I pick it up on a whim and enjoy what I see.

And I hated Ren And Stimpy as a kid because everyone annoyed me well into fifth grade with the "happy happy joy joy" song. Still haven't remedied that, but I don't really see anything that would make me not like the show now. I mean, I watch Happy Tree Friends. While I'm eating.

edited 2nd Sep '11 4:39:00 PM by Twentington

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#15: Sep 2nd 2011 at 9:13:23 PM

I used to hate Tale Spin, but now I really like it.

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Surenity Since: Aug, 2009
#16: Sep 3rd 2011 at 1:39:33 AM

Batman The Animated Series. It was on when I was a kid, but back then I thought serious cartoons were boring. Now I'm kicking myself for not watching more of it. The same exact thing goes for Sonic Sat Am too, actually.

And strangely, I think I like cartoons in general more as an adult than I did as a kid.

edited 3rd Sep '11 1:40:56 AM by Surenity

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#17: Sep 3rd 2011 at 9:21:46 AM

I'm not sure if this counts, but when I saw parts and bits of the Power Puff Girls as a kid, I was unimpressed. Now that I've seen entire episodes as a young adult, it's become my favorite Cartoon Cartoon.

And what about inversions? I kind of liked Ren And Stimpy and the Fairly Odd Parents as a kid (despite being grossed out by their humour), but now I completely despise them.

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#19: Sep 3rd 2011 at 2:34:08 PM

Heh,all of them. I was a right snob as a child,only watching the live-action things on CBBC - Aquila,Round The Twist,that strange SF thing where an AI was buried under a school. I didn't even know what cable or satellite TV was,then.

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#22: Sep 3rd 2011 at 8:51:19 PM

Rocko is also one to an extent. I didn't watch it much because mom hated it.

Also, I hated Animaniacs right out of the gate because I thought it was stupid when I was 7. Now, I hate the Warners themselves for being annoying jerkasses, and I hate some other aspects of the show still, but I do like Slappy/Skippy, Minerva Mink (overdone as she is) and Pinky & the Brain.

terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#23: Sep 3rd 2011 at 8:53:42 PM

I actually preferred Hey Arnold as a kid than as an adult. Now with the exception of Rhonda,all the characters come off as stupid,creepy,boring,or JerkAss-ish.

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#24: Sep 3rd 2011 at 11:53:37 PM

Jimmy Neutron's an inversion for me.

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HappyComputerist Wananana~ from Doublecross Since: Dec, 2012
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#25: Sep 4th 2011 at 1:01:44 AM

[up] Same here. I still enjoy Jimmy Neutron though when it airs in reruns on Nicktoons.

I'm not an adult yet, but I guess I'll contribute anyways.

One for me definitely has to be the PowerPuff Girls. When I was younger, when ever it came on on Cartoon Network, I would always avoid it because I thought it was going to be a typical girly cartoon but now, I usually always watch it when it's on because I know that it actually has some pretty good writing and has good humor.

edited 4th Sep '11 1:23:37 AM by HappyComputerist

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