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openEpisode of a cartoon show with a volcano Western Animation
I remember part of seeing some episode of a tv show in The '90s that involved two groups of soldiers (or something) fighting near the mouth of a volcano. The good guys were afraid that the bad guys might throw a grenade or something in the volcano, which would set it off (?) I can't remember anything else but I assume they didn't succeed in setting off the volcano. I also remember the scene had some scary background music that I think sounded a little like this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6uP0wIQ9aY
but with no words.
openA McDonalds(?) Advertisement with fruit Western Animation
This Mc Donalds advertisement had animated fruits riding in the back of a truck and there were talking for a bit. About escaping. Then the watermelon has enough and jumps out the back yelling about freedom. Then he gets run over. One of the other fruits yells 'wait, we can still save him,' then multiple cars run over the remains of the watermelon. And the fruits are kind of there, stunned.
I saw this cartoon circa 2009-2012 in a Mc Donalds restaurant, which is why a remember this as a Mc Donalds cartoon. It might not be.
openDavy Crockett cartoon? Western Animation
I'm remembering from when I was a kid a cartoon featuring Davy Crockett as an Anthropomorphic Animal (not sure which one exactly, maybe a moose) with a coonskin hat that was actually a live raccoon... Did I dream that? Does it have an actual page?
openWhat SpongeBob episode is this clip from? Western Animation
A few years back, I was at a gas station, and these two kids were watching a SpongeBob SquarePants episode with this scene
on a drop-down TV. The problem is, I don't know which episode it's from...
openNo Title Western Animation
Has a scene where a girl named “Skye” or “Sky” has to get over test anxiety to save her brother from crashing into a rollercoaster that is going to hit him while he is in another roller coaster heading toward him (about to crash) Most of the movie takes place in a “Dia De Los Muertos” themed amusement park The brother and sister are transported there from their rooms The movie is also 2D animated (probably in flash) (similar to Wordgirl) (made in 2010s)
open"I'm coming after you!" Western Animation
There was this commercial for this show in The '90s I never actually watched but am curious about for some reason. It was either a cartoon or CGI and the characters were some kind of monsters or mutants or the like. I remember in the commercial one of the characters said something like "if you don't watch (show name) I'm coming after you!" That is all I can remember
Edited by BootlebatopenCGI cartoon, tiny beings emerge from computer to fight a war Western Animation
First, I know this is not Reboot. It was an all CGI cartoon but definitely before Reboot. The concept was more similar to Micronauts mixed with Transformers: It featured very small humanoids, that almost looked like robots, coming out of computers to fight. One side was good, one side was bad (obviously to sell toys). It was Transformers inspired because the humanoids looked like robots but I think they were wearing mech body suits. I remember they flew around on things that looked like mechanical paper airplanes or gliders. They would use electrical outlets (I think) to fast transport themselves and could also go into computers, where there main battles took place. Them entering the "real world" was a huge revelation for them.
openMuscular Bugs Bunny Western Animation
Just found this pic of a jacked Bugs Bunny. Can’t find a source anywhere for it. If anyone knows, that would be appreciated.
openBart Simpson electrocuted? Western Animation
Before I watched The Simpsons, I once saw a very brief snippet on my living room TV. It appeared to show Bart getting electrocuted while saying, "YOOOOOWWW!!!", and I thought I heard a Laugh Track during this. This made me think that the show actually used a laugh track.
Just to be clear, I am not talking about the "Bart v. Cupcakes" scene, which was all I could find from searching "Bart gets electrocuted" on YouTube.
open"SpongeBob SquarePants'' dubbed song Western Animation
Oh, they changed the name of You Know That Show.
Years ago, I found a dubbed version of the SpongeBob SquarePants song "This Grill is Not a Home" from the episode "Welcome to the Chum Bucket". This dubbed song is... unique in that instead of simply dubbing the song, it replaces it entirely with an incoherent collection of music and Stock Sound Effects, with the music being the stock music they use for the show. And yes, it's an official dub (or at least one that aired on television). They don't even change the visuals or anything, just the song into... whatever you call music and sounds cobbled together like that.
I don't even remember what dub it is. Can anybody find me that version of the song? Thanks.
Edited by SparkPlugTheTroperopenSeries of animated shorts that aired on Nickelodeon/Nick Jr Western Animation
All I remember about the characters is one of them is a white monkey with a red face, other is a blue lion. The intro had the monkey character with his eyes popped out I think.
open2000s or Earler Dental Cartoon Western Animation
I remember in kindergarten watching this animated movie (this would have been in the 2000s but it could have been made earlier) about dental hygiene, and there were these kids who went on an adventure and there was a villain named Sorcerer dePlaqueula or something. There might have been a Captain Planet Expy too.
At one point the villain trapped the kids in a cave via magic and it made their teeth rot or something. I also remember at the end the kids sang a song, where the few lyrics where part of the chorus was "Visit the dentist regularly!"
Does that sound familiar to anyone?
openShow with tribal animals Western Animation
Hello.
I am trying to remember some old show I remember seeing snippets of from Cartoon Network, mostly limited to scattered memories or from brief ads. Could perhaps be a Hanna-Barbera show given I seem to remember it being briefly shown in one ad for their other cartoons.
From what little I remember it was about some cartoon animals, maybe bears or some kind of dogs perhaps, that followed some kind of native American, tribal lifestyle.
Now I can't say for sure if this was a full show or just a minor part of another, but this is all I can really say that I know of it. It has bothered me for years and it would be nice to finally have it identified.
openShow about (Mexican?) bugs living in a desert. Western Animation
I vaguely remember there was an animated show in the 90's about bugs living in the desert with a Tex-Mex feel. It is NOT Santo Bugito, because the colors used in the show were more neutral and natural and it didn't have singing in it. Does anyone else remember it?
opendesert island, angry indigenous kid, and some kind of creature Western Animation
i was writing stuff and got reminded of this show i watched as a kid!
it was a short-form cartoon about a kid who lived with some kind of creature on a desert island. the kid might've looked like one of 'em Hollywood Natives and had dark skin and curly hair that went spiky whenever they got mad, while i don’t remember anything about the creature other than how the kid got mad at them often. characters were Speaking Simlish. i distinctly remember the kid yelling something that sounded like "hey! chobulay babulay!" at the creature in one episode bc it was a sort of inside joke among my family.
despite the similar theme of fantasy indigenous tribes, it isn't Qumi-Qumi
Edited by noodlesnookopenPuppet hero show? Western Animation
I’m sorry for doing this a second time in a row but… I also remember this show where a boy who was a fan of a hero that was now turned into a puppet.(through everyone [but the petty villain] before the events of the show) the boy found the puppet(I forgot when or where) and when he puts it on the puppet(/narcissistic hero) the puppet gains powers. The animation is 2d, no 3D asset(I’m pretty sure). I remember a lot more about the show than my first entry on here, I even remember what the boy, the puppet and the petty villain (which I’ve mentioned before) looks! I just need to remember the name of the show. (More about the petty villain, he wanted the here [who is now a puppet] sidekick but the hero didn’t want that so he turned the hero into a puppet).
Edited by Bugsnaxeater24openWeird alien-brain show Western Animation
The show starred a black boy and his crew, they were kids and they fought these brain aliens, (I think they were aliens) the children lived in a abandoned mall(I think). The story is that all the parents are gone so the children have to fend for themselves. The show was CGI. I also remember that the alien’s king was dumb.
openRed, Green, Blue Flying Disc Weapon Western Animation
I've been searching every where. I believe this show was Western Animation or maybe Anime from the 80s or 90s.
I don't really remember much about it, but one of the characters had a very unique weapon... I want to say it was a red/green/blue 3-colored disc, and I want to say he could fly or hover on it. Additionally, the red/green/blue parts could separate and basically become 3 different boomerang-shaped weapons, and I believe that each other might have had its own ability..
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'm starting to feel like I dreamed it up?
openA British narrated rhyming stop-motion fairytale series where the figures had monkey-like faces Western Animation
Back in the 80s, there were these shorts on TV Ontario's children's programming lineup that were from the UK (they were narrated in a British voice) and were short, rhymed interpretations of fair tales. That were stop-motion, but actually as I recall not much movement happened, they were mostly just screenshots of the characters. The funny thing was that all the figures had grotesque, somewhat monkey-like faces. I only clearly remember one of the fairytales, it was called "The Barber of Hairina (?)" and was a different take on the story about King Midas' donkey's ears. On the whole a rather odd series. What could this have been?

I'm trying to remember a short that aired before a full-length film, where a guy worries about taking risks in life (surfing, too much bacon, etc.) because he'll die, only to realize that dying after living his whole life as a White Collar Worker is much worse. The company/building was called Boring Boring (not the complete name).
Edited by Fruitzie