![]() ![]() Porky Pig's Feat / Rock-A-Bye-Bear / Smitten Kitten / Rabbit's Feat / Popeye Meets William Tell / Hoppy-Go-LuckyĪ Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste Part 2 Poet's Storybook / The Fastest Wizard in the World Hound of the Scoobyvilles / The Dinosaur DeceptionĬourage the Cowardly Dog in The Chicken From Outer Space / Mike, Lu & Og: Crash Lancelot / Yoink of the Yukon Sister's Got a Brand New Bag / Shoo, Shoe Gnomes / Lab of the LostĬhickens Don't Fly / Boneless Kite / Cow Fly The Huckleberry Hound Show: A Bully Dog / Pixie and Dixie: Magician Jinks / Yakky Doodle: Oh, Duck-Ter / Yogi Bear: Brainy Bear / The Kwicky Koala Show: Double Troubleĭoom Manor / Barbecue Bust-Up / The Fabulous Droopy & Dripple Iron Hand Jones / Paws for Applause / Duck Hunting My Pop, My Pop / Pip-Eye, Pup-Eye, Poop-Eye An' Peep-Eye So I've recently started to rewatch these shorts, and as someone who grew up during the 90s watching Cartoon Network, these rewatches really brought back several childhood memories.The Astrobots / Educational TV / Denali's House / Humbug Some of these shorts aren't as good as I remembered them, but others are still great cartoons, and I'm still disappointed some of these didn't become full series. Then again, I also wonder if some of these shorts would have had material for a full series, as good as the pilots were. I don't think I can name one favorite, but if pressed I could narrow a list to "Help!", "The Fat Cats", "O. Ratz", "Awfully Lucky", and several others I think are great. "Help!" in particular is one of the most gorgeously animated cartoons I've seen to date, but I'll get to detail when I review it on my blog (shameless plug). So, I figure we could talk about these shorts a bit. Favorites? Least favorites? Some of which should have never been made? Remember not to simply post lists, but let's try to encourage some good discussion. I literally have not watched most of these since they first aired waaaay back, so a lot of these will be off the top of my head. I'm frankly surprised I remember as much as I do. Let's see, I love both Powerful Girls and Dexter's Laboratory shorts. I remember these quite vividly and I'm pleased that they age really well and are still a joy to watch. Bubbles' fight scene with Fuzzy Lumpkins is still inspired as is the last act of "Changes" when Dexter and DeeDee goes crazy with the remote control. They're both frantic and intense, keeping me on the edge of my toes. Oh, also "Big Sister" I love purely because of Dexter's robot and that fancy suit he wears to pilot it. I remember enjoying Shake & Flick: Raw Deal in Rome just because it was a cat and mouse (er, well, dog and flea) spending ten minutes one-upping each other and increasingly getting bigger and bigger (that I remember.) I think I only liked O. Fly: Rat in a Hot Tin Can because I felt sorry for the poor rat. LOVED the Pfish and Chip shorts because Little Me loved stupid bomb jokes, especially the one near the end of the first short ("Fat Bomb!' "Ugly Bomb!") Fat Cats: Drip Dry Drips is just mad hilarious as it's one massive failure after another and the sheer frustration on the little guy is hilarious. I'm not sure I would love Yoink! of the Yukon if I watched it now, but I liked it a lot as a kid because Yoink's design really fascinated me. Mina and the Count because I adore the visual style and it's super cute. Podunk Possum: One Step Beyond because I like the spooky, almost macabre tone of it. Same reason for the Courage the Cowardly Dog short. Gramps because I enjoy elaborate and exaggerated tall tales told by others. And yes, Larry And Steve got a huge chuckle out of me. I mentioned this before, but my favorites: I should consider a rewatch of the What A Cartoon! shorts, especially now that I'm old enough to appreciate certain nuances I likely missed as a child. Sledgehammer O'Possum: "What's Going on Back There?" and "Out and About", two wacky throwbacks to the fast-paced surreal humor that Tex Avery excelled at. There are some creative gags in these cartoons, too. Fat Cats in Dry Dry Drips: It's StarToons. Strange Things: Mainly for being the only CGI short, thus standing out a lot. Larry and Steve: Prototype Family Guy, mixed with goofy cartoony humor. What more needs to be said? "Hi, uh, I'm a dog, in case you're. Malcolm & Melvin, Babe, He Calls Me: These two Ralph Bakshi shorts are just plain fun to look at. Help!: Probably my favorite WAC short, gorgeously animated by Bruno Bozzetto and his team, and with some memorable set pieces and a scene-specific soundtrack. Tales of Worm Paranoia: Kinda reminds me of Ren & Stimpy. No surprise, since Eddie Fitzgerald directed it. ![]() ![]() Buy One, Get One Free: Also reminds me of R&S, naturally because it used some of that show's former crew.
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