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openDark adult cartoon Western Animation
I haven't seen it but someone described this as darker than Family Guy and quite disturbing. There was mention of plastic surgery, a sheriff and a mayor. I have ruled out: F is for Family, Mr. Pickles, King of the Hill, American Dad, South Park, the Simpsons, The Big Lez Show, Bordertown, Bojack Horseman, King Star King, Jason Steele cartoons and Beavis and Butthead.
openAnimated house fire told by mom or grandma? Western Animation
So like 2004-2006 I remember watching this animated kids show about animals and they were on a camping trip or something and the mom or grandma who took them told a story about how her house burnt down? I vividly remember seeing it but I can't place it in my head someone please help.
openStephie says so! Western Animation
I am trying to remember what show had an episode where a consistently incorrect weather girl ends up controlling the weather.
As far as I remember, the plot goes like this: The protagonist is fan of the weather girl "Stephie" (not sure of the spelling). She signs of her weather reports with the phrase "Stephie says so". However, the forecasts are consistently wrong.
The main cast goes out for a picnic in the pouring rain. The protagonist stays out in the rain on a picnic rug insisting the rain will clear, but the rest stay in the car/van/etc. There may be other similar instances.
When they go to visit Stephie, it turns out she gets her forecasts from an old man (her grandfather?) in a room who forecasts the weather based on his bunions, etc. Disillusioned, Stephie finds a way to create a weather machine (possibly in the shape of a giant blender) and starts maliciously deciding the weather calling out in a crazed voice her catch phrase of "Stephie says so!!!".
I thought it was Earthworm Jim or The Tick, but it's neither of those, but I think the show this appears on has a similar out-there style of comedy.
openI wanna be faamouuuuuss.....what show?!?? Western Animation
I thought it was either Beetlejuice the animated series or rockos modern Life, but there was a scene from a kids show from I thought Nickelodeon, where the shows main cast climbs a mountain to get wisdom from a guru.
At the top is this squeaky voice character saying, I wanna be faamouuuuuss, wanna be well known, don't wanna have troubles, etc.
Anyone know it???
openAngel Kid cartoons Western Animation
It was a show about angels who attended a human school, In the show the angels wore white and had halos and wings as well, however the other students would see them wearing normal clothes, the show pretty much revolved around helping the other students with some kind of problem while teaching the audience a lesson, at the end of every show the angels would go up to a house in the clouds and talk to (who i pressume is god) about the episode and what they learned. Idk if these helps a lil more but there was a baby angel who was brothers with another angel whose name i canr remember well but im somewhat certain it was Lucas
openKid's cartoon Western Animation
setting is vaguely post apocalypse or maybe during a war, main character rides a giant pig like creature, another character rides a bat, there are airships used by some faction. I probably watched this in the early to mid 2000s
openThe Donald Duck cartoon this image is from Western Animation
Webidolchiu94 sent me this image and neither of us can figure out the cartoon it's from, and Googling serves no help: http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/image-w-1050-h-1050-scale/public/cc_uk/galleries/large/2016/08/17/mornings.jpg?itok=WwGUmbPG
openOld cartoon Western Animation
For the life of me I can't remember the name of this old cartoon, it reminded me of cyberchase and I can remember a few episodes, there was one about the kids buildings little racecar type things (derby cars) then there was one about getting stuck in a virtual reality, I can also remember something about a clock tower and parrots or something? Also one of the side characters is a tall guy with a hat and big round glasses that don't show his eyes due to his hair? There was also a Christmas episode about one of the kids wanting a bike from a fancy store.
opena weird cartoon Western Animation
it's a show that used to air on the french teletoon, it talks about a group of 3 people, 2 sisters and 1 friend, that went on a vacation camp with the sisters' parents, then when they slept in their tent they got teleported into another world, the plot revolves around these 3 people trying to find their way back, they end up doing that when they find an old man who tells them how to go back, and it's the same way they got in; by sleeping in their tent again. the show sees many unnatural creatures such as dwarfs, flying pigs, genies in soda cans, a kingdom that values fashion above all else and a town that had it's main popular singer who gets outplayed by the sisters when they steal his spotlight by mistake when the older one tries to cheer up the young one by tickling her, making her giggles and laughter a music the people of this town apparently likes. and as i typed that last sentence i just realized how silly and weird that cartoon was.
Edited by mike555openWoman in long, blue dress with a robotic leg Western Animation
A woman in a long, dark blue, formal gown with a high slit leans to the side, dramatically revealing her robotic leg. Notice I say robotic - not prosthetic. I think she is a villain and is certainly a one-off character in a series.
Sadly, this is all I remember, but somehow this character made a mark, and I have long been trying to identify/remember where she comes from.
This would have been an animated TV show shown in the US at some point between, say, 1994 and 2008.
The character I am thinking of is most certainly NOT the red-headed woman who steals Clover's legs in the Totally Spies episode Model Citizens. She is also not one of the Bebe robots from Kim Possible. The woman herself is human, and the robotic leg was a huge, dramatic reveal.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
openA scared pink dog? Western Animation
When I was a child watching animation in the 2000s, I remember watching a cartoon that centered on a pink dog. I think he lived in the south with his owners, an old couple. I don't remember any other specific details about the show other than his male owner scaring the dog in the opening of each episode. I remember that the show had many scary elements but it was still on a children's network. Does anyone know the name of this cartoon?
open2000's show from cartoon netwok or nickelodeon Western Animation
I asked about this show before in January, so I'm going to try again and attempt to be more specific about the show - or rather episode.
Okay, so I'm pretty sure it was a kids show, but it could have been an anime. It also could have been one of those shows they broadcast only after a certain time (because it's only for "older kids", ya know?).
It's only a single episode I remember, but during the episode a character (boy) is stuck in this universe, different from the one the show is set in. In this universe, there are these giant spider-like monsters. But the spider-monsters have human (woman??) faces and are actually people stuck in the spider body. (or something like that). Also, the monsters can teleport??
I remember the color scheme of the universe being mostly white and black, but there might have been some color. Also, the style of the show was similar to the original Teen Titans. (I swear if this is just an episode of Teen Titans that I'm vaguely remembering I will weep)
Edited by sassytrenchcoatopenSome old anthology kid's show from the late 90's/early 2000's about a big top? Western Animation
Okay, I'll try my best to relay my memories of this childhood favorite of mine. I remember the opening really well: It showed a hilly, grassy area (all CGI'd very cheaply of course, I mean come on, it was the 90's,) and the intro song was sung to the same tune as the Howdy Doody theme. As the children began singing the song, a big top circus tent (I believe it was blue) began to inflate like it was hooked up to a bicycle pump, along with the appropriate sound. The song ends when the tent finishes inflating and the camera zooms through the door. I don't remember much of the program itself, but I DO remember a segment where two disembodied, gloved hands (think Master Hand and Crazy Hand from Smash Bros.) would show the steps to a simple task, like squeezing orange juice. I also think the show is where 64 Zoo Lane came from, but I can't confirm it.
openAnimated Short about a stuffed animal Western Animation
Okay so this probably would have been 80s or early 90s at the latest. Possibly on Nickelodeon before they started making their own content. In the short, there was a kid and his stuffed blue dog (may have been a different animal. Bear? Rabbit? Pretty sure it was blue, though). The toy came to life and they had some whimsical adventures. There was no dialog but there was music. At the end, I THINK one of the toy's button eyes falls off, and the kid abandons him to play with a new toy. The short closes on a shot of the stuffed toy, back in "toy mode," slumped on the ground with its button eye hanging off. This short DESTROYED ME as a child. (it was NOT the Velveteen Rabbit, which is acting as a red herring and throwing off all my searches)
Other info: It was definitely 2D animation and not puppets or stop motion (ruling out Old Bear and Friends and The Christmas Toy). I seem to recall it being rather minimalist, with a mostly white background, but that could be just gaps in my memory. I also recall that the animal (dog?) had floppy ears but no tail.
So far all the luck I've had is dredging up a bunch of other shows about abandoned toys that make me tear up while searching for this one (I'm lookin at you "The Mouse and His Child")
openLooking for an oldish animated short (I think) Western Animation
I'm looking for an old Tv show that ran late at nights on (I believe) Disney channel they were short and involved two girls (One had glasses I think one was blonde) investigating a bunch of monsters and mysteries. I distinctly remember two episodes one where they go into a sewer and find crocodiles and one where they meet the headless horseman. I'm 16 so it couldn't be older than 13 years old and it was definitely like gravity falls in the story idea. If anyone knows what this is called I would love to know I've been looking for this show for 10 years and have yet to find it. P.S. I saw this show in Australia 13-years ago so it could be older in its original air date.
openNo Title Western Animation
Around 2003, possibly 2002 on Playhouse Disney, the then name of the morning preschool block on Disney Channel, they were doing this thing that I assume involved an online contest to pick their next show. After the last show, Roly Poly Oly, they would are one of about half a dozen sneak peak, mini episodes for one of the two possible shows. And while Roly Poly Oly was still playing a character from one of the two shows would appear at the bottom of the screen, so you would know which show they would show a sneak peak of. One of the shows, which happened to be the one that won, was Higglytown Heros. The other show was either hand drawn or flash animated, and had cutesy, colorful cartoon animals. I remember the backgrounds were mostly white, and the characters had big black eyes. It might have possibly been anime. Does anyone know what it was called? Thanks.
openCartoon involving a boy and a cat Western Animation
Be warned, this one is going to be incredibly vague. When I was about four years old (that's twenty years ago) I saw this animated series about a young boy. It had no spoken text, just music. The intro sequence (but it may have been the outro) involved the boy stacking up crates and flying away in an airplane. There was also a cat around. One episode I remember involved the boy taking care of a baby bird and later helping it migrate. The aforementioned cat followed them all over the world because it wanted to eat the bird.
Edited by AlbertosaurusopenNo Title Western Animation
• A CGI show about civilized, anthropomorphic ducks who can no longer fly, who live in a city next to a lake. On the other end of the lake is a alligator city. The main character is interested in flight, and is friends with a alligator, who struggles to control his predatory instincts. There are also talking, flying, non-anthro crows. There was one episode where the alligator tries using duck horomone patches to control his behavior, but starts turning into a duck, and another where one of the hero's friends reverts to his primal instincts and possibly flies (as in, it's left ambiguous whether he flew or not: he's found on the roof of a building.)
openNo Title Western Animation
Okay, this is either a show or a movie. There was a blue serpent/worm that was being poisoned/turned evil. As it got turned evil, it started to turn red from the tail up. If the red got to it's head, it would be completely evil. The protagonists tried to save it by cutting off the red portion using a sword. They tried once and missed, but were able to do it on the second try. This all happened in an underground cavern made of blue stone.
There was a second part that was part of the same thing: The protagonists were still underground, but in a different area. This area had white spider like creatures that attacked them, and the spider-things webs (which covered the whole area) ended up being burnt.
Anyone have any ideas on what this is?
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I saw this cartoon over 10 years ago in spanish in Argentina. I don't know what channel it aired on or who worked on it or what the name of it was. It's a mystery that's plagued me ever since, and I'm hoping somebody hear can help me find it. From what I remember, the story was about the world's population being turned completely into stone except for some people. There was an overweight guy with a guy and an Asian woman who was blindfolded with a sword. The cause of all of humanity turning into stone were these singers who had Medusa like powers, where everything that looked in their eyes turned into stone. Even cameras and shit. For some reason, they even had vampire fangs. The cartoon ends with the guy and the Asian lady teaming up to kill the Medusa singer, but they ultimately failed. Even though she was blindfolded, the Asian girl is turned into stone and cracks after one of the Medusa singers screamed in her ear. The guy is also turned into stone, with the cartoon cutting to black after his head falls on the floor and breaks. The animation style was definitely anime-inspired, with of Western comics-style inking. Something like Aeon Flux. This is all I can remember. If anybody knows what I'm talking about, please tell me. I've tried for years to find it, and it's a mystery that occasionally pops up in my head every so often. Thanks.