What were your favorite Saturday morning cartoons?

The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show and The Pink Panther Show

here he comes to save the day

that means that Mighty Mouse

is on the way.

and roy rogers/dale evans movies...….Clarabelle!

I loved Top Cat. Even then, I knew.

George of the Jungle (and I still know all the words to the lead-in song)

The Jetsons

Sylvester and Tweety

Addendum R4

I don't know when cartoons left Saturday morning. Was it when computers turned into gaming devices? Or cellphones? Or, was it before then? I miss Captain Kangaroo and Dancing Bear.

[quote] I loved Top Cat. Even then, I knew.

Oh, yes! Top Cat had the sexiest voice. How could I be in lust with a cartoon cat. Oh, but I was.

Bugs.

The weird thing about my childhood is how little of it I remember. I know I got up Saturday mornings and watched cartoons. I just don’t remember what they were.

As a kid in the early 90’s I loved watching Fox Saturday morning kids programming. Spider-Man, X-men, Power Rangers, Gargoyles, Bobby’s World, Life with Louie and probably many more. It was a good time to be a kid.

"Johnny Quest" (and his hunky father, Dr. Quest)

Yes, those were the days. I don't know what kids do these days. Certainly not kids things. Ah me.

Jonny Quest was a baby gay’s paradise.

Mine was a live action show called The Kids from C.A.P.E.R. I had a huge crush on the soulful blonde one called Doomsday played by Biff Warren. Although married to a woman, he died of AIDS in the early 90s.

Pokémon, Dora the Explorer

r14 Biff Warren? A pseudo-gay name if I ever heard one.

I really liked the Pebbles and Bam Bam show. I still call unlucky people Schleprock. I also like Josey and the Pussycats.

[quote] What happened?

You got old.

Muppet Babies!

This is almost out of scope, but I liked "The Banana Splits." However, I liked the live-action shenanigans segments much more than the Hanna-Barbera cartoons that governed most of the episode. And I still love the theme song.

D & D

Muppet Babies, Smurfs

Road Runner

I loved Super Friends. That was probably my favorite. Especially the late addition of the Wonder Twins

X-Men. I still think that carton is the definitive version of the X-Men. Anna Paquin was all wrong for Rogue who was this tall, strong, Southern belle. And Jubilee played such a central role that it made no sense she’s excluded from being a main character in the movies.

Hong Kong Phooey

Did they ever say what happened to Jonny Quest's mother, Mrs. Quest??

She ran away with her girlfriend.

Johnny and Higi we’re lovers.

It wasn't a cartoon, but "H.R. Puf'nstuff"; I mean, come on, Witchie Poo was the template for most DLers! And Jack Wild from "Oliver!" was really cute, and there was all this talk about a magic flute -- what could be gayer?

Also couldn't wait for my "Banana Splits" membership kit (or whatever was called) arrived after sending in box-tops and whatnot from some tie-in cereal. Probably got back some crappy stuff (which my Mom eventually threw out when I was at school), but it was fun get a nice package of decoders, membership card, photos of the Splits, etc.

Other shows:

The Jetsons - still love, and the opening/theme music is classic

Perils of Penelope Pittstop - with its villainous dog laughing

Tom and Jerry - we'd get up at like 7:00 a.m. to watch

Davey and Goliath -- got up early for that too -- not into the religious bent, but otherwise kind of fun, though low-budget stop-motion animation

Loved "Rocky and Bullwinkle" - though don't recall it being on Saturday morning

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester and Tweeter, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn and all the rest of Mel Blanc's voice creations - they were well-written and funny -- much better than the non-feature length Disney movies featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck for the most part

Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show

Garfield & Friends

Bobby’s World

Captain Planet

I also watched X-Men and Batman: The Animated Series with my older brother

Btw does anyone else remember ABC’s One Saturday Morning? I watched that block of programming, too.

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

It was syndicated, I think, but my favorites were Star Blazers and Battle of the Planets.

Haji of "Johnny Quest" was my exotic fantasy, like a cartoon version of Sabu. He could keep on telling turban on, as long as everything else was removed.

Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy.

I liked the original "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" show. I didn't understand why opening themes for cartoon shows had to be altered from their first season's, which were already great. The Scooby-Doo series with the celebrity guests was fun too (Jonathan Winters! Sonny and Cher!), except I wondered how the "already dead" guests like The Three Stooges were not identified as ghosts.

Now there are multiple cartoon channels on cable TV, OP, so the kiddies still watch cartoons on Saturday morning, while their parents watch This Old House or America's Test Kitchen on PBS

I blame that stupid fucking [italic]Saved by the goddamn Bell[/italic], not just because it coincided with the rise of cable TV cartoons.

I was crazy over Jonny Quest and that awesome big band jazz intro. We also liked Speed Racer, and whatever the hell the Shmoo was.

I didn't realize until college that it was common for people to call a gay friend or sidekick "Haji". That made me look at Jonny Quest in a whole new light.

What happened to Boris and Natasha, OP?

They're fine. They just don't have time to plot and scheme on Saturday mornings any more, because Uncle Vlad's been keeping them extra busy at their day job at the troll farm for the last couple of years!

"Bugs Bunny in Outer Space"!

Haji and Johnny Quest were lovers.

[quote] Davey and Goliath -- got up early for that too -- not into the religious bent, but otherwise kind of fun, though low-budget stop-motion animation

R31 You must be about 70 yrs old by now. Right?

All Warner Bros. cartoons, Top Cat, Felix the Cat, and Hercules. Oh my God, Hercules.

R45, so what if he is?! What difference does it make? You’re still an asshole.

HR Pudnstuf, Lidsville, land of the lost

Top Cat had the ballin'-est theme song.

Bugs Bunny, Super Friends, Scooby Doo, Josie and the Pussycats

Pinky and the Brain. I also loved the Goosebumps television show (though technically it wasn't a cartoon ).

Bugs Bunny - with the all-time favorite being "What's opera, Doc?"

Jonny Quest

The original Scooby Doo, Where Are You?

Wacky Races/Penelope Pitstop/Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines

Yogi's Ark

Space Ghost, Herculoids, Frankenstein Jr.

Land of the Lost

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

The Lost Saucer/Far Out Space Nuts

The Bugs Bunny-Road Runner Hour

Space Academy

Korg 70,000 BC

Ark II

The Krofft Supershow (included Electra Woman & Dynagirl, Dr Shrinker, etc)

And no Saturday morning was complete without Schoolhouse Rock shorts airing between the shows.

Beany and Cecil!

Tom Terrific

Tennessee Tuxedo

All great!!

Another vote for Scooby Doo, - also liked Josey & the Pussycats and Fat Albert

Schoolhouse Rock

Mine:

Bugs. (Your selection is fab R52. Truly a voice masterpiece) Also the Bugs/Daffy "Rabbit Season/Duck Season" cartoons still make me laugh.

Tom Terrific!!! Yay R55. Never missed Captain Kangaroo. My parents even took me to see Capt. Kangaroo live in San Antonio, TX. Dont forget Bunny Rabbit and Mister Moose. And Mr. Green Jeans was a closet case . JK

I also like MIGHTY MOUSE - they had musical episodes, even opera, at times!

Jem!

Oh, yes. Mighty Mouse

And Boris and Natasha were only sidekicks to Rocky and Bullwinkle

A co-worker has many of the original cells from the original Warner Bros. cartoons.

I drool.

Underdog. Once his arch-enemy Overcat was on.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman; Fractured Fairy Tales

Aesop's Tales

Scooby Doo, Super Friends, and Thundarr the Barbarian.

Hoppity Hooper. It was hilarious. The great Hans Conrad provided one of the voices.

Milton the Monster. It was good, but never quite lived up to its memorable theme song.

SpongeBob SquarePants.

The BackYardigans.

Josey and the Pussycats was the shit. Especially the shitty little cat.

R45 Ever hear of reruns? Quel jerk!

I can't believe no one mentioned Tom & Jerry! I loved those guys.

Hercules...and his sidekick, Newton.

In the 1950 and '60s:

Saturday morning:

Crusader Rabbit and sidekick Rags the Tiger

Underdog

Deputy Dawg (was that Saturday)

Howdy Doody w/Uncle Bob Smith, Clarabelle, and Farfel

Mighty Mouse

not on Saturday:

Rocky and His Friends (every weekday at 4:30 or 5:00)

The Bullwinkle Show (Sunday primetime)

the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the night, sometime after dinner (6:30?). Yogi Bear on Monday; Quick Draw McGraw on Tuesday; Huckleberry Hound on Wednesday

The Flintstones (Friday primetime)

The Jetsons (Sunday primetime)

Top Cat (Tuesday or Wednesday primetime)

Does Saved By the Bell count? It WAS cartoon acting!

No, r76. It the opposite of counts. It killed the Saturday morning cartoon and foisted Loser Lopez on us.

The Smurfs (though watching nowadays they come off like prissy little bitches), Bugs Bunny, Superfriends, Tintin

OP and [R6], it was the Children's Television Act of 1990 that ruined Saturday mornings.

Adding to the love for...

The Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner Hour

Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Jetsons

Top Cat

Underdog

Jonny Quest

Shazzan! Surely a gay drew this hot genie.

Not cartoon but loved Isis.

Galaxy High. It didn't run for long. Anyone else remember it?

Precious pup with his granny was the dog with funny laugh.

There was also Snuffles who basically had a dog's orgasm when he got a dog biscuit. I think he was on Quick Draw McGraw.

Here Comes the Grump. Anyone remember?

[quote]The great Hans Conrad provided one of the voices.

CONRIED.

Warner Bros. cartoons, Fractured Fairy Tales and Co., J. Quest, Jetsons, Top Cat, and Hercules.

Yes on the Jetsons. The Jetsons were in a league of their own. Very well done cartoon. I'm surprised there's never been a movie.

The original Scooby Doo. Also loved Super Friends. My brother was a big Bugs Bunny fan.

Laff Olympics.

The Beatles

King Kong

Clutch Cargo

I remember at one point there was talk of a live action with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn as George and Jane Jetson. That could have been a lot of fun, and I bet a lot of folks would have gone to see it if it had a good script and special effects.

Gigantor

Felix the Cat

Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy and Brutus

Krazy Kat

These weren't usually on Saturday morning though.

OMG I forgot all about it but I lived for the Laff Olympics. Did the really rottens ever win? Mumbly was my favorite.

Bugs Bunny & Road Runner. Smurfs, Shirt Tales (the crime fighting cute animals).

DRAKE & JOSH.

It’s live-action technically, sure; but looking back I’d say the relentless slapstick violence, wacky schemes, quick-cuts and the spit-takes at nigh-impossible real-world plots render it basically a cartoon (or at least a hyperreal sitcom on Dexat rim).

Gertie the Dinosaur

R93, me too! I think they won one time...when they didn't cheat lol

Lancelot Link

Cool McCool

Flame away but I liked that Rugrats sequel series which caught up with the original babies when they hit around 14 years old.

It was deadpan in tone compared to the OG but it worked, and the updated older character designs were lit. I loved that Lil & KImi became best girlfriends and that Dil got to have his own personality develop. Seeing Angelica in Junior High was a wild trip, too. I secretly wanted Angelica & Chuckie to date.

The only part that sucked was that the parents and the adult supporting cast rarely featured anymore, and there was too much angst from Tommy (and his dog got diabetic and old which was really depressing).

the ones that dint have cigs in em….

I guess I knew I was a gayling even back in the day.

One of my favorite shows was "Lidsville" because of Charles Nelson Reilly's "Hoodoo" character. or maybe it was sexy, young Butch ("Eddie Munster") Patrick.

I bought the DVD set back when it was originally released (2005) and now it goes for a fortune on eBay.

Does Thunderbirds count? The plots were boring as shit but I had a crush on Jeff. And Lady Penelope was such an icon.

[quote]Galaxy High. It didn't run for long. Anyone else remember it?

I remember Galaxy High. It taught me what going steady means.

Magilla Gorilla

[quote] This is almost out of scope, but I liked "The Banana Splits." However, I liked the live-action shenanigans segments much more than the Hanna-Barbera cartoons that governed most of the episode. And I still love the theme song.

Was the cannibal island a regular feature?

I felt Magilla Gorilla was very sad, as no one wanted him.

Shame on you for missing this one, R75!

Pac-Man of course!

Every weekend we went to the Cape.

Friday nights we would go to the "cottage", turn the heat on and leave to go to dinner.

If we were good, we'd get honey dipped doughnuts for Saturday morning . Dunkins'.

On Saturday morning my brother and I were up early and planted in the den.

I think this is when my parents had sex.

My first crush was Race Banon. I loved Scooby Doo. Bugs and Tom and Jerry were great.

We would get in trouble for eating Chef Boyardee ravioli cold out of the can.

Anthony, it's Prince Spaghetti Day!