Which makes me all the more embarrassed that I'm only halfway through after watching episode one two weeks ago.

As a child of the 80's, I must say that this cartoon is a hell of a context to hear the word "Bodacious" in.

It sucked, but it was also downright bizarre.  A short where Dennis plays in the backyard could be followed by a short where Dennis finds a magical pencil that brings drawings to life, meets an alien, hypnotizes Mr. Wilson to believe he's five years old, or travels to an island with dragons and wizards and sh*t.  Even…

Oh, jeez, yes I do.  I also remember a weird-as-hell episode of "Current Affair" that promised to explore the controversy and instead turned into a bizarre, almost surreal affair (RDRR) that ended with the reporter chasing a cardboard cutout of Bart "riding" a skateboard.

Have since found it on DVD at Big Lots.  Haven't had a chance to watch it yet.  Giddy with excitement.

And the best thing about that stereotype is that I don't think anyone has ever met anyone with that absurdly specific set of quirks like that in real life ever.  (Note: I didn't visit Venice Beach until 2002.)

"I remember putting on _Iron Giant_ for some very religious cousins of
my girlfriend and finding out there's swearing in it that I didn't
remember at all."

I've said this earlier in the thread but it bears repeating: kids these days with their DVRs and On-Demand will never know sorrow like this.

^^ Apes, that's one of my favorite aspects of the early days of "The Simpsons".  Especially since it seems as though everyone has forgotten about it.  Parents HATED Bart and I remember my mom being flabbergasted at a *cartoon character* saying "ass".

Yeah, I know teachers who wouldn't know what to do without the book/special.  It's a tearjerker to be sure, but it's very well-done.

A-ha-HEM.  http://www.x-entertainment….

That's actually true.  Adults have the weird tendency to forget that EVERYTHING is new to kids.

Funny, I was going to mention that the scene in "Here Comes Garfield" where Garfield and Odie are trapped in the pound and are implicitly doomed until Jon realizes what has happened by the next morning is right up there with "Poltergeist" and the Bluebird of Happiness scene in "Follow That Bird" on the list of Things…

My guess is because dinosaur fossils have f*ck all to do with fossil fuels.  (Blame Sinclair for this misconception.)

It appears as though the whole tradition of Saturday morning cartoons died off in the 1990's thanks largely to NBC having the single worst lineup of shows since the days of "Scrappy Doo", "Lavern and Shirley Join the Army", "Gilligan's Island - But They're in SPACE" and "Fozzie Has A Time Machine Now Because…?": http:/…

Thanks!  That makes me think that reading a chronological collection of "Robotman"/"Monty" would be fascinating.

You know, I'd like to hear the story behind that if anyone knows.  I know that as a kid I saw the "Robot Man" comic strip before the "Robot Man" cartoon and tie-in things and I just remember being so utterly confused at the two radically different designs/tones/etc.  (One silly and comic, the other cutesy and bland.)

Eh, I'll defend "Flashbeagle".  It's basically a straight-up musical and some of the songs ("Pigpen's Hoedown", "Lucy Says") are as good or better then the ones in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

"the special amped up the whimsy a little too far for my taste"

Hate to quote (or paraphrase really) one of those "I Love The Whatever's" VH1 shows, but I will always remember this one: