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openEarly 2000's Animated show that was either on 4 kids or nickelodeon Western Animation
-The title was two words both started with an S The main character (or multiple characters) wore blue gi's (they were kinda chibi looking) - an Episode involved the main character trying to deliver some Japanese rice cakes.
openOlder claymation or puppet show. Western Animation
So for a long time I've been wrecking my brain trying to remember the name of an old show from my childhood. I believe it was eastern European in origin but can't be sure. It only ever showed two characters who were almost identical except for wearing different colour sweaters. Each episode was fairly short and centred around the characters encountering some minor problem and in their attempt to solve it would go about doing so in the worst way possible. It almost always ended with the two standing in the mess they made but with the initial problem solved and then they excitedly shook hands. The two characters had these oval heads with a round nose and very simple dot eyes as well as some kind of beanie hat.
openAn old US cartoon with a giant blue gorilla robot Western Animation
I've searched a number of times for this cartoon and haven't seen anything about it. It was late 90's, early 00's. All I really remember were the toys because I only saw the show a couple times. The main protagonist was a kid who was friends with /controlled a giant blue robot that had the general appearance of a gorilla, instead of huminoid. There was also another good guy that had a big tracked tank, like the size of a house. I remember it was set in a desert world. This may be wrong, but I remember the main stumbling across the giant blue robot like it was an ancient artifact. No memory of an antagonist. Also the name was very unusual... And it might have been the name of the robot.
openTrying to remember a show that was on Hulu Western Animation
The show was about this guy, i cant remember his name and his name was in the title of the show, he was a very angry guy with black hair, and every episode was about him getting upset with something or someone, for example one episode was him vs Goodwill because he parked his car in the donation lot and Goodwill took it, and he spends the whole episode trying to get revenge for him being wronged. Other details I remember, he has a black and white cat, his best friend is always hungry, and his best friends wife is a secret agent and no one knows. Thanks in advance for any help.
Edit: I am pretty sure the title of the show is "<name of main character> VS" or something similar
Edit 2: I figured it out! It is "Dan VS"
Edited by zeldatp151openTrying to remember this show Western Animation
A orphan kid with a light yellow ball. And he escapes from that place and talks with a lamp lights. And one shadow monster who has been hunting them/street lamp lights or any other lights/ for a long time. And helps them aaand i can't remember more... Fat yellow lamp guys. And hide in there/street lamp and makes light/ etc
openOld Childhood show Western Animation
I'm trying to find the name of a cartoon. It has 3 main characters (children) that make use of dagger like devices to bring Dinosaur skeletons to life and transform them into robotic versions of them selves. The dagger like devices had orbs in the hilt where the power came from. I know its not much but thank you for any and all help.
openDetective cartoon? Western Animation
Does anyone remember a cartoon where an African American kid with a pet parrot goes and solves mysteries? I can only remember one episode. It starts with the kid in his room/attic/HQ eating pizza with his parrot and then they have to find a missing cat. They go to the pet store and the pet store employee comments on the parrot having pizza sauce on its beak, and I think he tries to buy the parrot? The cat isn’t there, and eventually they end up at a shipyard or a pier. They hear a weird “meow” sound (if you can call it that) and find the cat’s owner in a ship that’s about to sink or in the water and the detective has to save him. The kid says that he thought he heard the cat and that’s why he was in the water. The cat ends up at a fish store/market and all is well. I can’t remember the name of this show or anything else about it. When I google details I can only find Ace Ventura. Gah, please help
openFuturistic Children's Show Western Animation
So...I remember watching this one kid's show in the late 2000's/early 2010's-ish. It was in cgi and was a bit futuristic. There was a boy that I think had superpowers (?) and he had a dog. He would have to get the girl out of these orange cells. (That I think were underground, but I'm not sure) I remember one episode where the boy was put in a wrestling match to test his powers... I think the villain was the girl's dad, and she didn't want to be on the bad side, so she helped the boy out a lot and that's why she was trapped all the time. It used to be on Netflix. Sorry my memory's so vague on the show....I just can't seem to find any info on this show anywhere, please help!!
Edited by lilli_bellopenObscure claymation short Western Animation
I've been trying to think of the name of this claymation short for so long. It was about a man who is following the instructions of another man. He enters a room and sits down in a chair in the middle of the room facing a tv. He starts to fade into an alternate dimension with strange monsters and entities floating past him. Then he sees a huge tower form and it shoots and kills both men.
openCooking for a date Western Animation
An old kid's cartoon that shows a man trying to cook dinner in preparation for a woman coming to his house for a date. The wind keeps changing the pages on the cookbook though, and the man throws in a bunch of ingredients and ends up making a hideous meal. He cries because he thinks the date is ruined, but to his surprise the woman actually starts eating the dish and likes it. The cartoon ends with the two enjoying the hideous but delicious meal.
openAction Rabbit Show?? Western Animation
I am trying to remember the name of this one cartoon. I have tried searching for it online, however, I have found nothing. I will describe it based on memory, can you please help me find it?
It was an action starring 5(?) Anthropomorphic animals - I believe that they were rabbits - as vigilantes, or heroes, in a cyberpunk world, if I remember correctly.
openTwo episodes of well-know cartoons Western Animation
1. An episode of Animaniacs which ends with the Warners apologizing to someone at a party.
2. An episode of SpongeBob SquarePants where SpongeBob sits in a chair and it inflates.
Edited by mimitchi33openCartoon? Help Western Animation
I can’t seem to remember the name of a cartoon where the main character is a little boy and he’s friends with a sciencey man and an old grandpa-type guy. One of the episodes involves the grandpa getting accused of theft but the kid finds a rubber grandpa mask and the real thief is arrested. In another one, the kid goes into a computer simulation about ants and the sciencey man thinks that he got a deadly sickness from it and thinks he’s going to die. In another one, the kid goes into a video game and it’s dino themed I think and he eventually learns that if he keeps playing the video game he’ll have his life sucked away through a helmet thing. I think tha grandpa and the science man just do this to prank him though. It’s a bit blurry, but I can’t find anything about this show on the Internet
opencartoon show i'm trying to remember the name of Western Animation
i watched this on okto in singapore around 2012-13 i think, and the main characters were these 2 siblings, a boy and a girl (twins?) and their cousin, a boy, and they all would skate home from school. the girl had red hair i think and she would tie it up in 3 pigtails. their grandpa would pick them up every afternoon and on the way home they would ask him a question. the 2 siblings are very obedient but their cousin is mischievous. they also have a pet cat at home. later, they will teleport to another location to find the answer to their questions by spinning a globe while singing a song. i remember in one episode they learnt about turtles and swam in the sea. they ended up with red, teary eyes because of the salt in the ocean. in another episode, their cousin was warned not to disturb the animals at the zoo or safari but he didn't listened and angered a gorilla. at the end of every trip, they would play a slideshow of the pictures they took for their grandpa. i remember all the details but i just can't remember the name, please help me!
openDucktales special about an old trophy? Western Animation
I swear I remember seeing what I thought was a Duck Tales TV special when I was little, but now I can't find anything indicating this movie or special exists. I saw it on cable TV I think around 1989 or 90. It had Huey Dewey and Louie go to Scrooge's money bin to get him to donate them a trophy for some kind of game or contest. He gives them one that's really old and beat up because he's so cheap. Later I remember it turning out that the trophy he gave them was really valuable for some reason, and he tries to get it back from the kids but they won't do it because Scrooge cheaped out on them before.
openTrying to figure out some old sci fi show about a castle Western Animation
It was about these anthropomorphic characters, on a spaceship headed to some magical castle place at the apparent center of the universe. Along the way they would end up going off on adventures or something, as the villain, some weird purple magical man thing that looked a bit like a bird, attempted to hinder them for some reason. There was also a pirate villain in some episodes who was a pig or boar or something. The only character I remember anything about was a character called Roger, who was the ship's mechanic. He had yellow fur and a long-ish snout. Can't quite pinpoint what animal he was supposed to be though.
As for the animation style, I think it was 3D, but definitely not cgi, since I had it on vhs, and it was far to real looking for it's timeframe. It might've been claymation, but that'd be some damn realistic claymation.
Anybody who finds these things familiar, please tell me anything else you know.
openCooking for a date Western Animation
An old kid's cartoon that shows a man trying to cook dinner in preparation for a woman coming to his house for a date. The wind keeps changing the pages on the cookbook though, and the man throws in a bunch of ingredients and ends up making a hideous meal. He cries because he thinks the date is ruined, but to his surprise the woman actually starts eating the dish and likes it. The cartoon ends with the two enjoying the hideous but delicious meal.
openPrincess Kids Show Western Animation
So bear with me here, my memory sucks... I remember this kids show I watched in the early 2000s on an obscure Saturday morning cartoon channel. It was the same channel that played the show “Wimzie’s House” if that helps at all. All I remember was that it was an animated british princess who said “I love strawberries” but she said strawberries like: “strawbries”... I don’t know if she always said this or if it was just one episode so it may be impossible to find. Now onto what I might remember. I’m not sure if I am remembering correctly or if my brain is mushing stuff together but I think she had red hair and possibly some sort of flying creature with her. As for the animation I think it was that kind of old 3D type kind of like old barbie movies. That’s honestly all I can remember and it’s driving me crazy!! If you have any idea what this show is please help me out! :)
Edited by Terrible-memoryopen90s-00s (?) cartoon show Western Animation
There's a cartoon I remember watching sometimes as a kid that I can't remember the name of at all. Google can't find anything, but maybe someone here can help me out?
It was about a girl and her family. All of them were sort of 'non-conforming' and quirky, much to the dismay of their neighbors (? or classmate's parents) who were up-tight and boring. They also had a daughter around the same age as the other girl, who went to the same class as her and played the violin, I think (? or at least one of the girls did play some sort of instrument, I'm pretty sure.). The quirky family also owned a cat, which was usually off doing it's own thing but having it's plans often foiled in the end, which was played for laughs iirc. One of the episodes had a plot that had the girls switch families for a while as part of a school project, or something like that.
I'm leaning strongly towards saying it was a '00s show, though '90s could also be possible. Doubt it's older and I'm sure it didn't came out during the '10s (as I wasn't a kid by then anymore, and I remember watching this as a child and not as a teenager/adult).
EDIT: Found it! It's 'Gloria's House'. Was right about my intuition of late 90s to early 00s show, it's from 2001 apparently.
Edited by Sheep9

It was a CGI show the setting was futuristic it was kinda like mass effect, they were space ships and jet packs and mech like suits, i remember one episode i think it was on mars or something and it had a horror vibe also an episode where the bad guy was gonna snipe the good guy but instead shoots someone else and another episode involving a spy and a bomb Help
Edited by FeebleSloth