Kallisto's Old Cartoons Review

We get back in the 90s, guys! The best decade of cartoons of all time (in my opinion!!). And after Animaniacs, it is another Spielberg classic: The Tiny Toon Adventures! With the main characters of the series, Buster and Babs Bunny, each episodes are almost divided into two or three own tales with toons of their own. And as a cartoon meant to be in this period of time, it made use of cartoon violence and slapstick. But the unique feature of this cartoon were the parodies to the Hollywood films at that time and sometimes delve into ethical and moral conflicts (ecomony and crime for instance).


Once again, I am back in my nostalgic memories: in those ones, a cute child existed and stood early up in the morning to turn the television on just to see the Tiny Toons. Sure, I didn't only wake up for it, but for cartoon series in which malarky and nonsense exist in particular. And Tiny Toons had a lot of this kind of humor. Falling from a precipice? You can bet on! an anvil falling on someone's head? Of course! That must not be missed. And be honest, who did not like it when toons were involved in a brawl or got cross with antagonists? That gave us a smile everytime. All the more when the good guys (Buster Bunny) turn the table to their advantage and outsmart the bad guys (Montana Max). Simple, but hilarious. For people who grown up with both Tiny Toons and the Looney Tunes, they told that this cartoon is another Looney generation. Indeed, the characters from the Looneys behave like adults and as such they even teach the Tinys at the ACME University to become funny. But I disagree: although the slapstick is what they have in common, the Tinys have their subtle moments in the episodes whenever social issues are shown in cartoon's view.


Tiny Toon Adventures is a cartoon series that had never lost the charme. I still like it as an adult and don't think it's silly humor at all. And no adult would lose the maturity to take a look at this brilliant Spielberg production. Therefore it goes the same for the Tiny Toons: just because it is a kids TV show, it does not mean that adults are excluded, but are welcome to watch.

Anybody remember Johnny Bravo?

We all know this familiar moment when blanking the reality around us out begins: we are daydreaming a while, forget who we really are and where we are – and a fantasy world with a fictional scenario gets real in our mind, even if it is just for a short seconds of time. And hey, who still remembers that we were written a diary when we went to school just to sum up our day in a review? Okay, to be fair, hardly no one of us did it, but Doug Funny did! I am sure that you already guessed it: this time I am talking about Disney's Doug!


Can a young and ordinary student like Doug Funny, who is Quail Man, Smash Adams and Race Canyon in his daydreams, a boring boy? I don't think so. He is a teenager who has to cope with issues in everyday and school life everyone of us did. Doug is like us, in a way. That he is falling in love with Patti reminisces our first love; the trouble Doug is in because he always gets cross with Roger, the antagonist, is a reminder for our unpleasant, bad and sometimes embarrassing moments. And best friends like Skeeter show us that there are people we can count on. Is all this not good enough for a cartoon? It is even better. All the issues he is confronted and anxious of – almost because of his bad imaginations in his mind – goes well at the end. How tough the fuss seems to be, Doug always find a solution or it comes to this to get along, as if his daydreams summon a miracle for clearance. The happy end is perfect. Binged to the episodes gives me a smile, maybe because I had a tough time now and then and sympathise with Doug, who knows? In any case it is a good cartoon series and I am glad that I didn't miss this one as teenager.


Doug is different in comparison to another cartoons I am used to watch. It has no eccentric and exaggerated humor; there is no superhero plot and no characters with superpowers around. He is like us: a merely character in a real world with real problems. Despite these things I still appreciate this Disney production. It is Doug himself – and of course his adventurous daydreams – I like. A matter of taste, I know, but especially for Disney lovers it is worth to give a try. Have fun with Funny!

I do! is it the muscular guy in a black shirt with a cool and tough behaviour and blonde gelled hair? who wears sun glasses? how can I forget!

Seems this one didn't leave much of an impression on me; I remember watching it, and especially the catchy opening theme, but I wouldn't have a clue what happened in it all these years later if I hadn't read your description. I guess weirder, exaggerated plots and characters stick in my memory more!

Lol, that's him. I used to watch the Cramp Twins, as well as Arthur, Dexter's Laboratory, Power Puff Girls, Cat and Mouse and of course, Tom and Jerry. My childhood was full of wonderful cartoons.

That is why this review exist to remember people like you. And as I said Doug is a matter of taste. By the way do you know Shnookums and Meat?


If I am right, Johnny Bravo is a prodcution of Hannah Barbera that stands for good oldies (Flint Stones, Yogi Bear, Top Cat and Jetsons to name a few). Cartoons were definetely better at that time.

You can certainly say that again. Most TV shows were better back in the day, especially EastEnders. Yes, the HB team wrote quite a few cartoons, which enlightened my childhood.

I do! is it the muscular guy in a black shirt with a cool and tough behaviour and blonde gelled hair? who wears sun glasses? how can I forget!

What do you make of the live-action Powerpuff Girls TV show coming to The CW channel? It will follow the girls as adults and Donald Faison (Dr Turk in Scrubs) will be playing Professor Utonium.

https://screencrush.com/new-powerpuff-girls-first-photo/

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-pilot-cw-donald-faison-professor-utonium-1234940894/

Would you agree with me that animated series with CGI graphics are dull, because they all look the same? it is horrible in any case for me.

I liked yhe sonic series' growing up abd eartgworm jim. Re mario, not as much of a fan as sonic but remember this from the mario cartoon

You are talking about The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, huh? there are some animated series with the blue hedgehog, even an anime (Sonic X).

The next cartoon about a videogame mascot: Sonic. More exactly: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog! and as in the video games – and another animted Sonic series – the blue and super fast hedgehog thwarts the evil plans of Robotnik (note: Eggman) who intends to rule about the planet Mobius. Tails, Sonic's best friend and a fox who can fly with his two tails, supports him, while Robotnik has his robotic, but silly subordinates Scratch and Grounder to stop the two.


Among all the Sonic cartoons, this is the one I liked most of all! the secret? that can be said in three words: slapstick, slapstick and slapstick! Not really the thing that matches to Sonic, but I don't care! The rivalry between Sonic and Robotnik is like a cats-and-mouse-game: Robotnik invents a trap to catch Sonic or prepares a big project to conquer the world; Robotnik gets the upperhand first to lose against the hedgehog after all. As a rule the henchmen Scratch and Grounder botch the plans – in a way that can't be bested in terms of incompetence and stupidity. Funny as hell! that is the only reason why a series to Sonic coined in my mind. I was a big fan of hilarious cartoons and couldn't bear the serious productions. At the end of an episode, a clip with Sonic's 'good' advices – called Sonic Says – finished the adventures of Sonic and Tails in order to teach the young people a lesson how to behave correctly. Although I think that the majority of the advices weren't helpful and just rubbish.


Although I already like the serious Sonic cartoons and even prefer them, I get a smile when I just see the clips to the episodes. For everyone who like silly gags, there is nothing wrong with this blue hedgehog for the fanboys and fangirls, however I think that this not for adult's taste of entertainment.



@quasa maybe you have your memories to this special Sonic cartoon too.

Absolutely loved this. Whilst i maintain sonic x is the best sonic cartoon (despite my disdain for the human characters) (...)

Also theme song was good, likewise the intro music for sonic sez.

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