Sunday Morning Cartoons

I was voracious about reading as a child, and I absorbed whatever I could get my grubby little hands on - to the point that I got a turtle in fifth grade and named it Dribble because of Judy Blume.

In sixth grade I picked up my first mythology book, it was a very superficial explanation on Greek Mythology, but from that one book I was hooked. I went through our libraries collection of greek mythology and then tried to read and understand norse, and eventually egyptian. All of them were incredibly important in helping me to form my world view. These were all religions at one time, these were all part of their times collective conscious.

All of this is to say, that when Gargoyles came out, I was amazed at how they mixed medieval lore with Norse mythology and threw in some roman mythology for good measure. It was a wonderful concoction of all these different ideas and beliefs mixed together for yummy goodness.

I was also amazed that Disney took such a chance with this cartoon. I mean think about it, the mouse house is known for making pretty straight forward kiddy fare, and here was such an amazing, deeply serialized, thoughtful cartoon.

If you ever decide to pick the DVD's up get the later seasons - it becomes incredibly interesting after season 2.

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Clovis

Sunday Morning Cartoons

Love Pluto.

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Clovis

Sunday Morning Cartoons

One of the best openings to a cartoon - ever!

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Clovis

Sunday morning cartoons - Valentines day edition

From the Creator:

- When i was in third grade i got a valentine from the ugliest girl in the class. My friends told me to rip it up otherwise they would tease me by saying i wanted to be her boyfriend. I didnt actualy rip the valentine up, i crumpled it up and "michael jordaned" it into the trash can screaming "Fade Away"! So the girls of the class pressured her into a fight with me in the schoolyard during lunch. I wasn't gonna fight a girl but peer pressure is a mofo. I pushed her down and ran away. I was such a tool when i was little, easily pressured into doing things i knew were dum.
This animation is based on real events, enjoy! -


Happy Valentines day
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Clovis

Sunday Morning Cartoons

In my pursuit to keep childhood memories alive, and to showcase kickass cartoons, I bring you one of the great overlooked 80's imports. The Bionic Six

From the Bionic Six Wikipedia:

The main character, 'Bionic-1', was a machine-enhanced human being using bionic technology, much like The Six Million Dollar Man. On a vacation in the Himalayas, Bionic-1 and his family were testing out some new ski equipment. They were attacked by aliens and during the battle, in which Jack revealed his abilities to his children for the first time, there was an avalanche and the Bennetts were all buried alive under radioactive snow. All, but Jack (whose bionics made him immune to the radioactivity), were thrown into paralytic comas. Unsure how to save them, Bionic-1 brings the family to Professor Sharp's lab. Sharp deduces that giving everyone the bionic treatment would cure them of the radioactivity too. Each family member was given a specific bionic power, and they formed a team named Bionic Six.

... I just remember thinking how cool it would be to be a family of crime fighters.

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Clovis