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openCGI Cartoon, probably European, with robots, time travel etc Western Animation
So, there was this CGI show that I saw on German television, specifically the channel "Super RTL", which, as far as I remember, was about a society either in the far future, or another world entirely, in which the government worked together with this AI robot thingy. But then the AI robot thingy kidnapped the main character's father, the king, and the main character had to travel back in time (for some reason) to save him. And traveling back in time also made her physically regress from a young woman in her late teens or early twenties to a little girl, no older than 12 (for some reason). She also had help from a big red robot. That's all I really remember.
EDIT: Oh yeah, I also think it might have been from Italy or France, but I'm not sure about that.
Edited by Walter44openCode Lyoko Fan Fiction Western Animation
Okay, so this has been years, but I remember the concept of the Fanfiction. Aelita made it into Heaven (literally, I'm afraid). Then Jeremie (having taken a sleep pill) falls asleep, heartbroken that she died. Suddenly he sees her there. It more or less ends with Jeremie entering Heaven as well (only one chapter) and Odd discovering the death of the genius the next morning. (In that fan fic, XANA was already dead.) Problem is, I am having difficulty finding which one it was. All I remember from the ending is that Odd ran down the hallway screaming Jim's name in a Say My Name fashion.
Anyone want to help me out with this?
openThat cartoon where everything was powered by crystals Western Animation
Kind of anime style. Everything was powered by blue crystals and there were a lot of flying machines. It followed a group of teens(?) searching for rare crystals which did different things depending on there shape and colour. One of them was called Finn and they had a sort of gian squirrle as a pet/companion called Radar. It was on a few years ago on a channel similar to Cartoon Network.
openNeed help with a Show's name I can't recall Western Animation
I used to watch children's show around 2003-4-5 something and I can't figure out what it's called! I was about these shapes that lived in a kid's bedroom and those shapes were character with arms and legs. There also was a magic mirror with an old guy that all the shapes went to for help and stuff. One shape I remember is James...a green triangle with braided red hair and a star that wore disco pants. I know the descriptions are a bit absurd, but that's the best I can describe them.
openEdutainment cartoon Western Animation
There was this cartoon that i watched on TV when I was a kid. it was called "The What Now Family" or "The how-now family" or something like that, and the show was always about some family member explaining how something works. There was one guy called Max who explained mechanics and technology, and there was a baby...
Edited by MichaelKatsuroopenNo Title Western Animation
I watched this cartoon in the nineties; it might have been something Harvey Comics based, but I am not sure. A dinosaur egg hatches in modern times, and the dinosaur (Brontosaurus like) considers a hen his mother. When people are trying to show him to the public, the dinosaur is just lying there crying, missing his mom, so the crowd thinks the dinosaur is a fake and demands the money back. It ends with the family reunited, and the dinosaur giving a proper show by being a living slide for his mom and "siblings".
openThis is a show possibly from Nickelodeon Western Animation
This is going to be a really bad description but there was this show about a boy who found this green amulet that belonged to his dad and decided to go on a huge adventure while to find his dad. The amulet was magic and he could summon different monsters from it I think? (like Ben Ten but fantasy) and he joined this organization where other people had similar amulet things and he met a girl and a professor who decided to help him find his dad. It was such a good show and the title might have had the word "treasure" in it. The opening was just instrumental, and when it got to the title it had golden text and it kinda turned into the frame like the box animation on Google slides. It's funny that I remember all this and NOT the title... If it sounds familiar PLEASE let me now I need to remember this show
openCartoon / animated series with a green old (female?) dragon shown in the 90s Western Animation
I'm looking for a show about a protagonist who is trying to rescue his/her friends (children) from an old green dragon who was probably missing a tooth. The dragon seemed to have kidnapped the children and keeps them in her city/castle. What I think I remember is something about the protagonist riding on a small locomotive or train.. Does anybody have an idea what I'm talking about?
I'm sorry if it's a bit vague
Edited by martbovopenBlue hippo Kids Cartoon Western Animation
I've been trying to remember a children's cartoon show for years, but I remember very few details. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it
From what I remember the theme song had lyrics that went, "It's a 'mumbo jumbo' (not entirely sure about those two words) day and anything can happen!" The animation shown during the theme song consisted of a blue (possibly light blue) hippopotamus and his daily adventures with his friends ( a duck is all I remember). During the theme song the blue hippo attempts to inflate a balloon and in the process his face gets all red. And at the end of the theme song, where the lyrics I remember come into play, they watch the sunset.
In an episode I remember, the hippo was showing his friends a magic trick where he rips a napkin, but the trick was that he had wet his hands before attempting to rip the napkin.
That is all I can remember. This is the first time using this site so if anyone has any idea of what the show may be, I will definitely remember if i could find the title and search for a picture or a scene, scouring the internet for a blue hippo hasn't proved fruitful at all.
If any results are found, please email me at noahbarto@hotmail.com
Edited by NebartoopenNetflix show about kids with gems? Western Animation
I remember seeing it on Netflix a few years ago. It was about some kids who got different powers depending on what gemstone they used. Like there was one who had super strength and I think his stone was embedded in his skin, so it made his powers unstable. As well as a girl who won a ton of quiz shows because of a piece of jewelry that was also one of those special stones. I also remember that it began when the villain of the show recruited the main characters before the "good guy" came to recruit them instead. The last thing I remember is that the finale took place in a large house in the middle of the snow, where the villain was doing something with time travel. (making himself immortal?) If any of you know what this is, I'd appreciate it.
openAnimated.tv show from the 90s about secret government facility inside a mountain Western Animation
It's an old TV show.i can't remember the name or what it was about but it was about an secret government facility inside a mountain which dealt with aliens.
openGreen dragon show that was on Tv in Australia(sometime between 1994 and early 2000's) Western Animation
Ok, so I am pretty certain the name of the show was the name of the main character, but I could be wrong.
The main character was a young green dragon with wings and a medallion around his neck that was an orphan. He lived with these small creatures, and was the last of his kind.
I remember two distinct places, one being a cave overlooking a cliff that his father lived in? Or the bad guy? The second is this forbidden(maybe) place that had humans in it. The main character interacted with either one or two human kids.(I believe they found him in snow?)
There was....two henchmen that were trying to capture him, or it might have been the creatures that raised him. One thing I know for certain: It was DEFINITELY 2d animation.
The only show I've found is Dragon tales. But that doesn't fit. The green dragon was a LOT smaller than them, about the size of the two kids. If I had to give an example design, it would be similar to the design of Jake Long from American Dragoon season 1, but the size of his little sister.
Edited by WareisthatshowopenKids Cartoon Western Animation
Kids Cartoon about a red headed girl with a magical amulet that could let her travel through time (or teleport I dont remember which) when she spun it around and she had a tiny dinosaur (or possibly dragon?) friend who she took with her and the little reptile thing could talk? It was from the early 2000's
openadult cartoon Western Animation
adult cartoon, modern in the past five years, an episode is about a science experament gone wrong, the only safe place from the virus is a tube there is a female and male character
openCat show on PBS? Western Animation
A few days ago my mom asked me if I knew the name of a show that was on PBS years ago. She said that all she can remember is cats and something to do with Asia. If you know the name can you please tell me?
openNo Title Western Animation
In 2001/2002/2003 and certainly not 2004, there was a Nickelodeon bumper or short animation that used to give me creeps. The short was probably made in CGI, and looked a lot like Jim Henson's Nobody. There was a face in the dark, with some blue lines, as if there was a light below his face. I don't remember anything he says, but I remember that, in the end, there was a Nickelodeon logo, CGI, in the shape of two clapping hands and it had sound of applauses in the background.
I was wondering if any of you remember this. It was pretty scary, most of the people I talked to remember this, but I couldn't find it on the Internet. I've watched it at Nickelodeon Latin America.
openAnimated series with mystery and detective animals Western Animation
Hi everyone!
I can't remember too much but this series was on Fox Kids or maybe on Jetix. It had a pretty evil and mysterious villain hiding in an underground cave and I remember something about ravens. The good guys were detectives, I think animals maybe. The main conflict was between the detectives and the villain. It was slightly creepy at least for me when I was young, the plots of the episodes had always something mysterious or supernatural in them. The intro had a very catchy but a little wierd music.
If any of you remembers this I would be extremely grateful! I've been looking for this series for a year now.
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")
openDisney cartoon about a dog and a bunny Western Animation
I'll just cut to the chase: it was a show about this golden retriever(?) named Bianca or Becky and she's a trendy, I think rich dog who gets trapped in a jungle with this rabbit that is her complete opposite. I remember watching it before and I don't know what it's called. It was on Disney, I don't think XD. 2008-10ish I think.

I remember as a kid I used to watch Wow Wow Wubbzy, but when I watched it for too long these zombie-like characters popped up and spooked me. I believe the zombies spoke in Creepy Monotone or something like it. Does anyone know what episodes they were in or what characters they were, for that matter?