I enjoyed so many cartoons early in my life

[Bretrick]

Some of my favourites were
Lippy the Lion and Boo Boo
Woody Woodpecker and Ha di ha ha
Yogi Bear and Tom
Jerry and Pepe (Le Pew)
Mickey and Porky
Roadrunner and Daffy
Felix and Oswald
Which ones were your favourites?

 

[jujube]

I loved Popeye, Heckle & Jeckel (sp?), and of course Mickey Mouse.

With all the uproar about kids being exposed to violence today, you have to wonder how we survived being inundated with all our favorite characters being smashed to smithereens every week, thrown off cliffs, run over by steamrollers, shot out of cannons, heads blown off, fur blazed off, beaten to a pulp.

So, how did kids of the 50's react to violence on TV? With glee, extreme glee. Cheering for more. I guess we turned out OK.

 

[Bretrick]

I loved Popeye, Heckle & Jeckel (sp?), and of course Mickey Mouse.

With all the uproar about kids being exposed to violence today, you have to wonder how we survived being inundated with all our favorite characters being smashed to smithereens every week, thrown off cliffs, run over by steamrollers, shot out of cannons, heads blown off, fur blazed off, beaten to a pulp.

So, how did kids of the 50's react to violence on TV? With glee, extreme glee. Cheering for more. I guess we turned out OK.

Yes, those cartoon were brutal and we all laughed. But we never went out and smashed someone over the head with a lump of wood.

 

[hollydolly]

Yogi Bear.. and Boo Boo
Flintstones
Casper the friendly Ghost
Top Cat
Fearless Fly

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Flintstones
Yogi Bear
The Jetsons
Underdog
Jonny Quest
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Marmaduke
The Lone Ranger
Abbott & Costello
Superman
Spider-Man

 

[Della]

Yes, those cartoon were brutal and we all laughed. But we never went out and smashed someone over the head with a lump of wood.

Idiot child that I was I did once slam a cute little boy on the head with a text book, thinking it would be funny and would get his attention. It did get his attention, but not in the way I wanted. I worry to this day that I might have seriously hurt him.

Still, I don't blame the cartoons or the Three Stooges. I was just dumb.

On topic:
I loved everything in cartoon form. Every Sunday night when "The Wonderful World of Disney" would start up we'd all pray for some kind of animated thing. It's weird how much we loved that.

 

[Gardenlover]

Felix the Cat

 

[RadishRose]

Spongebob Squarepants
Disney
Looney Tunes
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Hoppity Hooper
The Jetsons
The Flintsones
Astro Boy
Felix the Cat

 

[Pepper]

Nowadays, cartoons give the excuses of helping & teamwork to explain away the violence. It's called justice.

 

[Bretrick]

Yogi Bear.. and Boo Boo
Flintstones
Casper the friendly Ghost
Top Cat
Fearless Fly

I have never heard of Fearless Fly

 

[Bretrick]

Idiot child that I was I did once slam a cute little boy on the head with a text book, thinking it would be funny and would get his attention. It did get his attention, but not in the way I wanted. I worry to this day that I might have seriously hurt him.

Still, I don't blame the cartoons or the Three Stooges. I was just dumb.

On topic:
I loved everything in cartoon form. Every Sunday night when "The Wonderful World of Disney" would start up we'd all pray for some kind of animated thing. It's weird how much we loved that.

Wow, that could have had a nasty outcome indeed.

 

[Bretrick]

Spongebob Squarepants
Disney
Looney Tunes
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Hoppity Hooper
The Jetsons
The Flintsones
Astro Boy
Felix the Cat

New one to me, Hoopity Hooper, a Rabbit?

 

[hollydolly]

I have never heard of Fearless Fly

 

[hollydolly]

@RadishRose ...spongebob Squarepants?.. that wasn't aired until the late 90's...

 

[Packerjohn]

I liked almost all the old cartoon; especially Elmer Fudd with this double-barrel shotgun chasing that Bugs Bunny. I dislike all the new ones because they all tend to be so lovely dovey politically correct which is not the way life really is.

 

[Bretrick]

Hirem the fly, sweet and sour Yak, almost the same style as the Flintstones. Especially his girlfriend - Flora.

 

[hollydolly]

I liked almost all the old cartoon; especially Elmer Fudd with this double-barrel shotgun chasing that Bugs Bunny. I dislike all the new ones because they all tend to be so lovely dovey politically correct which is not the way life really is.

Agree !

 

[CallMeKate]

I liked The Jetsons, Spongebob in later years watching with my daughter, Flintstones, Casper.
Not Pepe LePew... I considered him a creepy perv the way he stalked, cornered, and forced girls to be near him.

 

[debodun]

Looney Tunes are seldom aired anymore due to what modern society sees as containing too much violence and stereotypes. However, the MeTV channel does weekday mornings (7 - 8 am) which is hosted, and Saturdays 7 - 10 am (not hosted). A mix of Looney Tunes, Popeye and Tom and Jerry.

 

[Dustbunny]

I like all of the above. Some of my favorites (that I don't think have been mention) is the Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
Especially the ones with Mutley and Droopy.

 

[hollydolly]

I like all of the above. Some of my favorites (that I don't think have been mention) is the Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
Especially the ones with Mutley and Droopy.

we loved Wacky races too, I'd forgotten about it.. and even to this day when someone has a funny laugh, we'll say they're just like Mutley

Oh...I forgot about Scooby Doo

 

[MarkinPhx]

I liked most that have been mentioned but my favorite was Rocky and Bullwinkle along with the other cartoons on their "show" (Mr. Peabody, Dudley Do-Right, etc).

I had a major crush on Natasha of Boris and Natasha fame. I was a strange kid. I do think she still looks rather hot though.

 

[debodun]

Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw were in their heyday when I was around 8 years old. One Christmas I received miniature figurines of some of the HB characters. Originally they were in a cardboard display box, but being a kid, I wanted to play with them, so removed them. Sadly, I'm missing a few.

 

[Packerjohn]

I really loved Yogi Bear because he was always stealing picnic baskets from tourists. This is politically incorrect today. The new generation would say that this is not allowed because it could teach little kids to steal picnic baskets and other things.

I watched all the Yogi Bear cartoons for years as a kid and I never stole 1 picnic basket. Maybe I was different?