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80’s Cartoon Meme

1. One ‘80s Cartoon that changed your life:
None of them really changed my life, sorry. If someone put a gun to my head I’d say “Dungeons & Dragons” (links to my movie adaptation) because of its cool factor but that’s about it. I liked Sci Fi before D&D.

2. One ‘80s Cartoon that you have watched more than once:
I watched Thundercats every time it was on and repeats. Same with G.I.Joe. But, what I’ve repeated to see well into an age where I shouldn’t have been watching them is Duck Tales. Woo Hoo.

3. One ‘80s Cartoon you’d want on a desert island:
I would want only cartoons that would help me out of my hopeless situation. Something with an incredible imagination that allows me to think outside of the (sand) box. The Muppet Babies.

4. One ‘80s Cartoon that made you laugh:
Can’t say Muppet Babies, Duck Tales (though I’m tempted to say Inspector Gadget) but what jumps to my mind is The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, I must say.

5. One ‘80s Cartoon that made you cry:
Because it was bad? The Ewoks. Because of the power of love conquering evil? Well, that would be the Care Bears. Quiet.

6. One ‘80s Cartoon you wish would have been made:
Highlander—without going through the 80s cheese factory.

7. One ‘80s Cartoon you wish had never been made:
The Gary Coleman Show. What were they thinking

8. One ‘80s Cartoon you are currently watching:
I’m not. Though I have recently watched Dungeons & Dragons but that breaks my self-imposed rule so that’s that.

9. One ‘80s Cartoon you have been meaning to watch:
M.A.S.K. I’ve only watched a few and those few were good. I wish I got a chance to watch it in its entirety.

10. Tag some others:
MCF tagged me and I will tag no one. i would say “The Line is duh-rawn hee-yah.” but MCF did (sort of) start this Meme so I’ll tag people who will never respond: Jeremy, Hugh, Joe, and David (sure man, you can do it in video form).

Oh Darrell, yoo hoo: I just deleted some 120 spam comments and at the last second one didn’t look like spam with a generated name but had about 2 paragraphs and your name. I am very very sorry.

Rey

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6 responses to “80’s Cartoon Meme”

  1. You’re right that I won’t respond, but it’s not that I don’t respond in principle to such things. I’m just too busy right now to do some research reminding myself of what cartoons I used to watch in the 80s that were actually made in the 80s. If I remember once my summer class’s grades are in, I might do it, but I can’t make any promises.

  3. Yeah, M.A.S.K. was a good series. Decent comic book too. Watching the opening credits does remind me how 80s the 80s theme songs were though, and I vaguely remember being annoyed by Trakker’s son and his little robot. I checked and there were some rights issues but I think DiC has the show under their control again so who knows, maybe we’ll see a release if not on DVD, then on one of the newer formats.
    Duck Tales ran for so long and spawned so many Disney cartoons that I tend to think of it as a 90s show. Hard to believe it was 1987; maybe that should have been my desert island pick. Muppet Babies is a great choice though. And Gary Coleman? Really? I remember Mr. T and the T Force. I guess a lot of 80s stars got animated though. Even some 70s stars–remember Gilligan’s Planet? :)

  4. I was never into cartoons much but when I did watch, I was a Jem girl myself. Ahh, that Jem. She was truly, truly outrageous.:)

  5. Holy flashback! I totally remember the Gary Coleman show! Andy LeBeau! I just looked it up and saw a pic of him as an angel, and the memories came flooding back! I even remember the tv movie it was based on. This is scary…..