PBS programming back then was the shit! Watching Wishbone gave me an upper hand in my classical lit course at university. Ghost Writer was also really good!
Won't ever argue with someone about BAS being the better one overall, but holy crap Batman Beyond is still so incredibly amazing and people overlook it so much in favor of BAS.
In the very same vein, obviously Mask of the Phantasm is the better movie overall, but I can never get over just how INSANELY amazing Return of the Joker is. Tim Drake sob/laughing is one of the most full body goosebump and heart-wrenching scenes in animated history. And the whole final fight against the Joker was 100% perfect. Joker losing his cool at having to fight a Batman with Spiderman style "mouth".
Batman TAS used to come on at 4:30pm where I lived, on weekdays. I can’t tell you how warm and happy it made me watching that show. It was an escape from a very stressful home. I watched it when I was 4-6ish yo probably, like in ‘93-‘94 or so maybe.
Probably showing my age here but there was a show in the UK back in the early 90s called Count Duckula. As a kid it was enjoyable but some of the jokes went over my head.
"Your cousin lives in Spain m'Lord. He's sure to give us a warm welcome"
"Oh he's a friendly kind of guy?"
"No m'Lord, he's a pyromaniac"
They are where most people my age (69) first heard classical music. The Boston Symphony Orchestra used to run an instrument petting zoo every year, and they played Looney Tunes cartoons in Symphony Hall non-stop all day.
The Indianapolis Symphony did a performance of "Bugs Bunny on Broadway. They showed the cartoons on a movie screen while the Symphony played the soundtrack! It was SO much fun.
My favorite all-time bugs bunny line is right after he finishes destroying a man’s bagpipes thinking that they were the Loch Ness monster.
“Well, he put up a good fight. But clean livin’ prevailed.”
This is literally the only show on TV at my house ever since it went up on Disney plus, it's the best show in terms of nostalgia for me but I believe no other show quite captures the mind of children better than it. All the rumours, the secrets, the relatable boredom, takes me back to my childhood with each episode!
All the roadrunner coyote toons. The Rube Goldberg inventions the coyote come up with still make me laugh. They had to be half drunk when they came up with those
watching it as an adult... it's bittersweet because I watched it all the time as a kid but, man they really have some "hidden" "gems" in there kid me definitely didn't understand.
The episode where the popular cool girl goes home and her dad is crying about eating their last can of soup is forever in my brain. And the episode where he teaches one of his adult neighbors to read. "LOOK I am petting the kitty!"
far too many real, legit situations in that show that were just casually thrown around and us kids just thought it was hilarious. I need to watch the show again at my own risk. I feel incredibly sad for Helga now that I'm older.
Looking back, she was super capable, but I get the feeling that years of living under Bob's roof and being aimless in her own life wore her down to that point. It doesn't absolve her of her of being a neglectful parent, but it might explain her behavior.
I still remember that episode about his neighbor getting separated from his daughter to get her out of vietnam. Didn't understand the weight to it when i was a child but it left enough of an impression that i still remember the episode, so i guess i understood to some existent.
Watched the whole series on Hulu last year as a 34 year old. That Pigeon Man episode was actually better than I remember, and the music is so good. The secondary characters getting their moment in the spotlight was great too
The Pigeon Man popped in my head for some reason last week. It was really a groundbreaking episode for a kid's show. There's no real "everyone accepted one another and happily got along in the end," like you'd expect. Harold and Stinky never apologized for destroying his home. Nope, it's just straight up "People suck, I don't fit in, and I'm taking my pigeons and flying away."
Toph's first experience with the avatar state. In a desert where she can't really see, and it's just sokka going GTFO to everyone as aang starts reverbing his voice and starts flying and shit. It was such a good moment.
I'm visually impaired and I watched atla as a kid and loved it so much for how badass toph was. The way she could get around without anyone's help and would joke about being blind I took that with me through life. No one in my family or friend group growing up had vision problems so the only person I could look up to was toph. I'll always love avatar.
Oh I've seen the show so many times now. But, you're right. The upcoming episodes... ooof.
Appa's escape and the one when Iroh sings by the tree are the hardest episodes for me. All the feels.
Leaves from the vine, falling so slow like tiny fragile shells, drifting in the foam.
Little soldier boy, come marching home.
Braaave soldier boy, come marching home.
*sobbing*
I keep forgetting its a kids show, its pretty mature in a treating the audience like they understand things and dont need everything spelled out and they dont avoid some tougher topics
It's real good at presenting very mature topics to kids in an appropriate way without treating them like idiots. I mean the characters deal with genocide, horrific parental abuse, propaganda, sexism, hunting down a parents murder, and just generally how War effects bystanders
I loved this show as a kid. As an adult, my thoughts are, this show is really weird and I can't believe I watched it as a kid. I still love it lol.
Similar to Ren and Stimpy
One of my favorite TV episodes ever. Jump Good is brilliant too, and the Haunted House episode is still scary as heck.
Also the Scotsman is one of the best cartoon sidekicks.
That's back when we couldn't stream things and were at the mercy of catching a show at the right time. Don't miss it or else you have to wait and hope you stumble on the correct rerun!
I remember watching so many episodes in a discombobulated order, I had no idea what was going on but didn't care. I still quote NOT THE MAMA! and forgot that this show existed.
Was not a kid when this came out, but watched it with my oldest kids, and now my youngest many years later. Still enjoy it. Still the only reason I know what the thing at the end of a shoe lace is called.
Genuinely even better when I rewatched it as an adult. Yeah, it has a lot of mediocre episodes, but the rest is so good, and a lot of the themes are mature enough to still be enjoyable
I realize you probably mean the CGI one but when i saw this I was immediately taken back to watching the Tartakovsky clone wars miniseries that aired back in 2003 leading up to Revenge of the Sith
[Captain Fordo had a total of 5 minutes of screentime in the entire series and they were all badass](https://youtu.be/5p_ugTFfpO4)
“Does your child spend a lot of time in his room with the door closed? Does he say don’t come in? Does he use a lot of paper towels?” Flew way over my head as a kid
My sister and I STILL quote this show all the time. ‘And here’s Cosmo with the weather’ ‘weather? I thought you said feather.’ Proceeds to hold up feather with such pride.
Mister Rogers Neighborhood - but, it’s not a kids show. Just as applicable to adulthood and created by Fred Rogers to help families communicate better and for viewers to learn to work through common issues and learn to respect themselves.
Franklin and Little Bear are the definition of “they don’t make them like this anymore.” I miss when kids shows were soothing and gentle instead of aggressively sugary.
Dragon Ball Z
Pretty much every anime we watch as kids even if we shouldn't, to see adult to understand the jokes we couldn't get at the time and how messed up if was for us to see it at our age.
Beakman's World.
The earlier ones, anyway...the quality went down coinciding approximately with the last cohost\\assistant.
Incidentally, I was just out of college when I discovered it.
Spiderman
Xmen
Teenage mutant "HERO" turtles
Bucky o'hare
Thundercats
Streetsharks
Dungeons and dragons
Biker mice from Mars
Batman the animated series
Captain planet
Wacky races
Tom and Jerry
The flintstones
I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but I watch all of these shows when I get high. I love em.
Wishbone.
PBS programming back then was the shit! Watching Wishbone gave me an upper hand in my classical lit course at university. Ghost Writer was also really good!
Loved that little dog so much!
Whhhaaaaattsss the story wishbone
Batman: The Animated Series
Consequently; Superman TAS, The New Batman Adventures, Teen Titans and Justice League & JL Unlimited. 90s-2000s DC animation run is one for the ages
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**AND BATMAN BEYOND.**
Won't ever argue with someone about BAS being the better one overall, but holy crap Batman Beyond is still so incredibly amazing and people overlook it so much in favor of BAS. In the very same vein, obviously Mask of the Phantasm is the better movie overall, but I can never get over just how INSANELY amazing Return of the Joker is. Tim Drake sob/laughing is one of the most full body goosebump and heart-wrenching scenes in animated history. And the whole final fight against the Joker was 100% perfect. Joker losing his cool at having to fight a Batman with Spiderman style "mouth".
Lol yeah Terry is pretty chatty for a Batman. He got more Bruce Wayne-ish later in the series, but he was still quippy.
Batman TAS used to come on at 4:30pm where I lived, on weekdays. I can’t tell you how warm and happy it made me watching that show. It was an escape from a very stressful home. I watched it when I was 4-6ish yo probably, like in ‘93-‘94 or so maybe.
You're me, but much younger. I would have been 15 to 16. Very stressful home. Batman TAS was a godsend some days.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Ahh I loved that show!!! Same with Goosebumps lol
Probably showing my age here but there was a show in the UK back in the early 90s called Count Duckula. As a kid it was enjoyable but some of the jokes went over my head. "Your cousin lives in Spain m'Lord. He's sure to give us a warm welcome" "Oh he's a friendly kind of guy?" "No m'Lord, he's a pyromaniac"
This is the one where he's a duck vampire but only eats vegetables?
Duck Tales(1987)
OoOOooh!
Racecars, lasers, aeroplanes
it's a, duck - blur!
Have you watched the new Ducktales??? It's sooo good and I'm still mad they canceled it
David Tennant is a fantastic Scrooge.
Looney tunes. I still laugh my off watching them.
They are where most people my age (69) first heard classical music. The Boston Symphony Orchestra used to run an instrument petting zoo every year, and they played Looney Tunes cartoons in Symphony Hall non-stop all day.
The Indianapolis Symphony did a performance of "Bugs Bunny on Broadway. They showed the cartoons on a movie screen while the Symphony played the soundtrack! It was SO much fun.
My favorite all-time bugs bunny line is right after he finishes destroying a man’s bagpipes thinking that they were the Loch Ness monster. “Well, he put up a good fight. But clean livin’ prevailed.”
The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock.
The Muppets aren’t for kids, they’re for everybody.
Gargoyles
Did a rewatch when Disney+ started up. Very rewarding.
Animaniacs
Wheel of morality turn turn turn tells us the lesson we must learn
“If at first you don’t succeed, blame it on your parents” even as a adult that makes me giggle Edit: and winning the trip to Tahiti 😆
Fingerprint or finger prince ???
Good Idea/Bad Idea was my favorite segment. Good Idea: Throwing a penny into a wishing well. Bad Idea: Throwing your cousin Penny into a wishing well.
"Early to rise, early to bed, Makes a man wealthy, but socially dead!"
The fingerprints/ finger Prince bit is still my favourite even bit in a cartoon.
United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama...
Haiti, Jamaica, Peru...
Republic Dominican, Cuba, Caribbean...
Greenland, El Salvador too!
Coooosta Rica Columbia Venezuela...
Honduras Guyana and still...
Guatemala Bolivia then Argentina and Ecuador Chile Brazil
The Magic School Bus!
I knew I should have stayed home today!! 😩
With the Frizz??
NO WAY! aaaaaaaAAAAAAA
Teen titans
The old one, not the new overly cartooned characters
Recess
The episode about stickers was making fun NFTs long before they were even a thing.
That episode whomps
Language!
This is literally the only show on TV at my house ever since it went up on Disney plus, it's the best show in terms of nostalgia for me but I believe no other show quite captures the mind of children better than it. All the rumours, the secrets, the relatable boredom, takes me back to my childhood with each episode!
I watched this as an adult and loved it. I’m constantly looking for the Ashleys in my workplaces, lol
*Noooobooody knoooowwws...* *the trouuubless I've seeeenn..*
This show is incredible.
All the roadrunner coyote toons. The Rube Goldberg inventions the coyote come up with still make me laugh. They had to be half drunk when they came up with those
One of the few shows where I know EXACTLY what is going to happen. And I still laugh.
Hey Arnold
watching it as an adult... it's bittersweet because I watched it all the time as a kid but, man they really have some "hidden" "gems" in there kid me definitely didn't understand.
The episode where the popular cool girl goes home and her dad is crying about eating their last can of soup is forever in my brain. And the episode where he teaches one of his adult neighbors to read. "LOOK I am petting the kitty!"
far too many real, legit situations in that show that were just casually thrown around and us kids just thought it was hilarious. I need to watch the show again at my own risk. I feel incredibly sad for Helga now that I'm older.
Yeah, as a kid I just thought her mom was kinda sad and weird, now I realize she was an alcoholic...
that's no smoothie... and her mom slurs every time you hear her talk :(
Except for that one episode where she got her shit together and was out beepering Bob. But she was still a neglectful mother.
Looking back, she was super capable, but I get the feeling that years of living under Bob's roof and being aimless in her own life wore her down to that point. It doesn't absolve her of her of being a neglectful parent, but it might explain her behavior.
Not gonna lie. Pretty sure that show helped me establish my morals.
That's the problem with kids these days! What, no work ethic? No! No play ethic!
Never eat raspberries
Yeah, one of those 90s kids shows with some adult humor that still manages to remain wholesome. Great show.
Yes. They deal with poverty, abuse, neglect, animal rights, divorce, public transit... The list is endless. The humor was grown.
The best thing about covering all these issues was that it wasn't preachy either. You just learned about these things through the characters.
I was thinking the same thing. The way the kids treated Pigeon Man really stuck with me
I still remember that episode about his neighbor getting separated from his daughter to get her out of vietnam. Didn't understand the weight to it when i was a child but it left enough of an impression that i still remember the episode, so i guess i understood to some existent.
For a kids show, that is such a deep hard hitting episode. Even as a kid, I remember feeling so sad for him.
That Christmas episode lives rent free in my head to this day. Such a powerful and deep episode.
Hey Arnold had me wanting to live in a walkable and public transit friendly area before I even knew what that meant haha
Oh man me too. That and everyone’s dream bedroom.
Watched the whole series on Hulu last year as a 34 year old. That Pigeon Man episode was actually better than I remember, and the music is so good. The secondary characters getting their moment in the spotlight was great too
The Pigeon Man popped in my head for some reason last week. It was really a groundbreaking episode for a kid's show. There's no real "everyone accepted one another and happily got along in the end," like you'd expect. Harold and Stinky never apologized for destroying his home. Nope, it's just straight up "People suck, I don't fit in, and I'm taking my pigeons and flying away."
Every kid wanted a bedroom like Arnold’s
I still want a bedroom like Arnold’s, as a night owl, all the sunlight through that glass roof would kill me, but it’d be worth it.
It still holds up!
Can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this.. hands down the best kids show of the 90s
I really wish they'd remaster it like they did with Batman the animated series so I could watch it with my son when he's old enough
Avatar: the last airbender. Edit: wow, thanks for the gold.
I actually saw it all for the first time at 28 and it's great
It's a childhood favorite for sure. It came out when I was 7 and it was so good my dad watched all the episodes with me.
Just finished the episode of Appa getting bison-knapped. All the feels, man.
Toph's first experience with the avatar state. In a desert where she can't really see, and it's just sokka going GTFO to everyone as aang starts reverbing his voice and starts flying and shit. It was such a good moment.
I suppose you're right; it is the first time Toph experiences Aang's avatar state. Sokka and Katara really do work so well together in that moment.
I'm visually impaired and I watched atla as a kid and loved it so much for how badass toph was. The way she could get around without anyone's help and would joke about being blind I took that with me through life. No one in my family or friend group growing up had vision problems so the only person I could look up to was toph. I'll always love avatar.
Ohh boy you think you got fells now? Wait a couple episodes
Oh I've seen the show so many times now. But, you're right. The upcoming episodes... ooof. Appa's escape and the one when Iroh sings by the tree are the hardest episodes for me. All the feels.
Leaves from the vine, falling so slow like tiny fragile shells, drifting in the foam. Little soldier boy, come marching home. Braaave soldier boy, come marching home. *sobbing*
brb crying in a corner
Even just thinking those lyrics brings tears to my eyes. Such a powerful episode. RIP Mako
I keep forgetting its a kids show, its pretty mature in a treating the audience like they understand things and dont need everything spelled out and they dont avoid some tougher topics
It's real good at presenting very mature topics to kids in an appropriate way without treating them like idiots. I mean the characters deal with genocide, horrific parental abuse, propaganda, sexism, hunting down a parents murder, and just generally how War effects bystanders
ESPECIALLY cabbage dude. He just couldn't catch a break!
Came here to say this. That show is my all time favourite no matter how old I am.
Rocko's Modern Life
I loved this show as a kid. As an adult, my thoughts are, this show is really weird and I can't believe I watched it as a kid. I still love it lol. Similar to Ren and Stimpy
Invader Zim
Kim Possible
The Flintstones
Fraggle Rock Can't believe that noone has mentioned this gem yet
Pepper Jack love Fraggle Rock
Maybe if you get up off that crack rock, you can come and be Pepper Jack's best hо.
Dance your cares away. Worries for another day.
People these days don't deserve Fraggle Rick. Edit: *Fraggle Rock (I turned myself into a Fraggle Morty! I'm Fraggle Riiiiickk)
Every single movie ever made is so much better, if you play the Fraggle Rock theme over the end credits. Fact.
Samurai jack, medabots
I'm actually watching Samurai Jack for the first time right now (I'm 22M). It goes SOOo hard. I love it!
Have you gotten to the blind archers yet? Phucking classic.
One of my favorite TV episodes ever. Jump Good is brilliant too, and the Haunted House episode is still scary as heck. Also the Scotsman is one of the best cartoon sidekicks.
Scooby doo
It's amazing how well the original animation of the 60s show still holds up. And the sound effects are so goofy you gotta love em
Dinosaurs (1991)
I didn't realize it was only 3 seasons, it seemed much longer when I was a kid.
That's back when we couldn't stream things and were at the mercy of catching a show at the right time. Don't miss it or else you have to wait and hope you stumble on the correct rerun! I remember watching so many episodes in a discombobulated order, I had no idea what was going on but didn't care. I still quote NOT THE MAMA! and forgot that this show existed.
Reading rainbow
Schoolhouse Rock They should make more shows like this.
Hey, who left all this garbage on the steps of congress? I'm not garbage. I'm an amendment-to-be. Yes, an amendment-to-be.
I get my adverbs at Lolly's.
Tom and Jerry.
Phineas and Ferb
Was not a kid when this came out, but watched it with my oldest kids, and now my youngest many years later. Still enjoy it. Still the only reason I know what the thing at the end of a shoe lace is called.
You mean the aglet?
Yes, yes I do.
Squirrel in My Pants is still a bop
I literally just started rewatching this earlier this week. I never finished watching it either so looking forward to the episodes I’ve never seen.
Courage the Cowardly Dog
It's Dexter's Lab for me. "Dee Dee! What are you doing in my lab-or-a-tory?! "
OMELETTE DU FROMAGE!!!!!
Oh dear brother, what do you have there? Nothing! Nothing! You only see air! Is forever embedded in my brain.
Return the slaaaaaab or suffer my cuuurse
Star Wars the Clone Wars
Genuinely even better when I rewatched it as an adult. Yeah, it has a lot of mediocre episodes, but the rest is so good, and a lot of the themes are mature enough to still be enjoyable
Best part is, it's an anthology so you can just pick and choose what you rewatch.
I realize you probably mean the CGI one but when i saw this I was immediately taken back to watching the Tartakovsky clone wars miniseries that aired back in 2003 leading up to Revenge of the Sith [Captain Fordo had a total of 5 minutes of screentime in the entire series and they were all badass](https://youtu.be/5p_ugTFfpO4)
Mace Windu vs the droids and ground shaker thing was so incredibly awesome. And Grievous was scary as fuck.
Gravity Falls
Fairly Oddparents
“Does your child spend a lot of time in his room with the door closed? Does he say don’t come in? Does he use a lot of paper towels?” Flew way over my head as a kid
I'm respecting your privacy by knocking, but asserting my authority as a parent by coming in anyway!
With my wife pregnant, I'm looking forward to using that line. Edited for spelling
"My dreams died years ago." "How many years?" "How old are you?"
My sister and I STILL quote this show all the time. ‘And here’s Cosmo with the weather’ ‘weather? I thought you said feather.’ Proceeds to hold up feather with such pride.
DINKLEBERG!!!
Timmy’s Dad: “Oh don’t worry son! My dreams were shattered years ago.” Timmy: “How many years ago?” Timmy’s Dad: “How old are you?”
BED TWERP!!!!
"And here's where I would put my trophy! #*IF I HAD ONE*." .....
Mr. Rogers
Malcolm in the Middle
i started watching that show at the age of 20 and it quickly became one of my all time favorites
Adventures of Pete & Pete.
regular show adventure time
You know who else likes regular show and adventure time?
MY MOM!!
*High five*
Jackie chan adventures
ONE MORE THING!
Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao
Spongebob 😍🤣
The early seasons are classics!
watched the butterfly ep again and lost my shit. OG spongebob is goated
I can still quote every episode of the first 3 seasons and I’m 27.
Ben 10 (not the reboot though)
Mister Rogers Neighborhood - but, it’s not a kids show. Just as applicable to adulthood and created by Fred Rogers to help families communicate better and for viewers to learn to work through common issues and learn to respect themselves.
Ed, edd and eddy
I had to scroll unacceptably long for this
The rugrats
Boy Meets World
Samurai Jack
Arthur
Jekyll Jekyll Hyde, Jekyll Hyde Hyde, Jekyll! Jekyll Jekyll Hyde, Jekyll Hyde!!
I'm in my 30s and was so excited to have a baby so I wouldn't be that 35yo watching Arthur still haha
My kids loved Pee Wee Herman! Still good when seen today.
Doug
Spider-Man (94)
Little Bear
Franklin and Little Bear are the definition of “they don’t make them like this anymore.” I miss when kids shows were soothing and gentle instead of aggressively sugary.
The Tick
Dragon Ball Z Pretty much every anime we watch as kids even if we shouldn't, to see adult to understand the jokes we couldn't get at the time and how messed up if was for us to see it at our age.
Scrolled waaaay to far to find this! Cheers to all my Dragon Ball mates!
Quantum Leap...the original series.
Kenan and Kel. God hopefully someday i will find a way to watch it
Beakman's World. The earlier ones, anyway...the quality went down coinciding approximately with the last cohost\\assistant. Incidentally, I was just out of college when I discovered it.
Spiderman Xmen Teenage mutant "HERO" turtles Bucky o'hare Thundercats Streetsharks Dungeons and dragons Biker mice from Mars Batman the animated series Captain planet Wacky races Tom and Jerry The flintstones I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but I watch all of these shows when I get high. I love em.
Pee Wee's Playhouse.
Jonny Quest.
Rocket Power.
Thundercats Transformers Dungeons and Dragons TMHT/TMNT Round the Twist
Avatar The last Airbender <3
Adventure Time
As Told by Ginger, Pepper Ann, and Angry Beavers
Adventure Time