Retro Rebellion: 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011

The Cartoon Historian Lesson 31: Spongebob Squarepants

Welcome to The Cartoon Historian. It's been a while since I did one of these,huh?.

Mina: Yup. Hope you're not rusty.

I hope not either. Anyway,today we will be taking a look at Spongebob Squarepants.

*The Cartoon Historian Theme Plays*

SpongeBob SquarePants (often referred to simply as SpongeBob) was created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the Lovable Guy and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

Mina: The series' popularity has prompted the release of a media franchise, contributing to its position as Nickelodeon's highest rated show. As of 2011, SpongeBob SquarePants is the only Nicktoon from the 1990s that hasn't ended yet. It's also known for being one of Nickelodeon's longest running TV shows.

Much of the series' events take place in Bikini Bottom, an underwater city located in the Pacific Ocean beneath the real life tropical isle of Bikini Atoll. Stephen Hillenburg has stated that much of Bikini Bottom was based on the city of Seattle.

Much of this seems to be true,however,despite implications of the city's location as well as analogies to real life, Hillenburg has stated that he wishes to leave the city isolated from the real world, explaining the Baywatch parody scene from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as simply a reference to his favorite show of all time.

Mina: So..he's a Baywatch fan.

The citizens of Bikini Bottom live in mostly aquatic-themed buildings, and use "boatmobiles" as a mode of transportation.

Each episode of SpongeBob SquarePants is self-contained, with references to previous episodes being rare. Episodes have ended with the entire town being destroyed, the entire cast being harmed, or other catastrophic events, only for everything to return to normal the next episode without any mention of what happened before.

Mina: The Magic Reset Button,ladies and gentlemen.

SpongeBob SquarePants is an energetic and optimistic young sea sponge (although his appearance more closely resembles a household sponge) who lives in a pineapple under the sea with his pet snail, Gary, who meows like a cat. Although,the characters have shown an ability to understand him.

Mina: Fun fact: Apparently,In the Show,Snails are the equivelent to Cats. This seems to be the case in the episodes where other snails are present.

Anyway,Living two houses down from SpongeBob is his best friend, Patrick Star, a dim-witted yet friendly pink seastar who lives under a rock. Even despite his "Mental Setbacks",Patrick still sees himself as intelligent.

SpongeBob's next-door neighbor and co-worker is Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered squid who lives in an Easter Island moai. He dislikes his neighbors (especially SpongeBob) for their child-like behavior. He enjoys playing the clarinet and painting self-portraits, but hates his job working at the Krusty Krab.

Another close friend of SpongeBob's is Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas. Sandy is an expert at karate and lives in an underwater tree dome. When not inside her tree dome, she wears an astronaut-like suit because she cannot breathe underwater.

Eugene Krabs is SpongeBob and Squidward's employer and is a former officer cadet for the Bikini Bottom Navy force. He's a miserly crab obsessed with money and the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant. Mr. Krabs has a whale daughter, Pearl, who is a teenage cheerleader.

Mina: The reason why Mr. Krabs' daughter is a whale is unknown. And it's best left untold.

Mr. Krabs’ archenemy is Sheldon Plankton, a small green copepod who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab.

Plankton spends most of his time planning to steal the recipe for Mr. Krabs's popular Krabby Patty burgers to obtain success (occasionally with the assistance of his computer wife, Karen),though his schemes always end in failure.

Mina: I like Plankton,he's entertaining. And he kinda sounds like a cartoony verion of Perfect Cell from DBZ.

And Now,The show's backstory.

Creator Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived SpongeBob SquarePants in 1984, while he was teaching and studying marine biology at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute.

During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation,and created a comic book entitled "The Intertidal Zone" starring various anthropomorphic forms of sea life. Many of these characters would evolve into the various SpongeBob SquarePants characters. "Bob the Sponge",who was the co-host of the comic,would become Spongebob himself. However,Bob resembled an actual sea sponge,as opposed to SpongeBob who resembles a household one.

In 1987, Hillenburg left the institute to pursue his dream of becoming an animator, and began to envision the possible concept of a project involving anthropomorphic sea life,drawing several rough sketches.

In 1992, Hillenburg attended the California Institute of the Arts to study animation,having been accepted into the institute by Jules Engel,who was impressed with Hillenburg's previous work.

While attending the animation school,Hillenburg received a job on the children's TV series 'Mother Goose & Grimm',and worked on the series from 1991 to 1993. When attending the California Institute of the Arts, he made a thesis film entitled 'Wormholes',which was funded by the Princess Grace Foundation and was later displayed at various animation festivals.

In 1993, Hillenburg graduated from the institute,earning a Master degree in Fine Arts in experimental animation. In 1995,Joe Murray,creator of Rocko's Modern Life, met Hillenburg at an animation festival,and offered him a job as a director of the series.

Mina: Coolio,so he was involved in onother Nicktoon,not just Spongebob.

Apparently so,Anyway Hillenburg joined the Nickelodeon animated series as a writer, producer,and storyboard artist during the series' third season. He continued his positions for most of the fourth season.

The third season episode "Fish-N-Chumps" (November 12, 1995) was directed by Hillenburg,and involved Rocko,Heffer,and Filburt going on a fishing trip, oblivious to the fact that a pair anthropomorphic fish are attempting to catch them from underwater.

While working on Rocko's Modern Life,Hillenburg became friends with Tom Kenny. He also became friends with Mr. Lawrence and Paul Tibbitt,who would later be involved with the Show.

Rocko's Modern Life ended in 1996. Shortly following this,Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob SquarePants,teaming up with several Nickelodeon veterans and Rocko crew members. To voice the character of SpongeBob,Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny,who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.

Mina: Originally, SpongeBob was to be named SpongeBoy,but this name was already in use. This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven minute pilot was recorded in 1997. The Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name was already in use for a mop product. Never heard of it.

Mina: Upon finding this out,Hillenburg decided that the character's name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers wouldn't mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." *laugh* "Cheese Man". He does kinda resemble a block of chese doesn't he?

Anyway,Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and "had a nice ring to it". I think so too.

While pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives,Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an “underwater terrarium with models of the characters”,and some Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nick executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing".

When given money and two weeks to write the pilot episode (“Help Wanted”),Derek Drymon,Stephen Hillenberg,and Nick Jennings returned with something described as “a performance he wished he had on tape” by Nickelodeon official,Albie Hecht.

Although described as stressful by executive producer Derek Drymon,the pitch went “very well”; Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were “exhausted from laughing”,making the cartoonists worried.

Mina:well that was strange *shrugs*

Now we'll talk about the Series itself. Starting with the Hillenburg era (1999–2004).

SpongeBob's first season was only a modest success during its initial run after the series' debut in 1999,but the show still garnered enough popularity that Nickelodeon quietly renewed it for a second season. Beginning with this season, production of the series switched from traditional cel animation to digital ink and paint.

Mina: Interesting.

During the second season's run,the show slowly achieved big and world wide popularity,leading to an eventual third season pick-up. The show's continued success soon led to the creation of a feature film called 'The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'

Mina: Here's an interesting tidbit for ya: The Movie itself was originally intended to serve as the Series Finale. However,shortly after the film's release,Nickelodeon renewed the series for a fourth season,due to the shows popularity.

Thast is interesting. Anyway,Following the film's release,Stephen Hillenburg resigned as the show runner,causing a shift in the series' production crew,as well as several of the series' writers. Following the end of the Hillenburg era,the animation style changed to 3D computer animation (although it would still use digital ink and paint).

Mina:Now for the Post-movie era (2005–present).

The series' fourth season began in May 2005.A fifth season was ordered months later on December 2005. This brought the show’s total episode count to 100.

In December 2006,SpongeBob was approved for a sixth season. During Season 5,Nickelodeon began airing a special event called the "SpongeBob New–New–New–New–New–Week". In this event,a new episode would airfrom Monday to Friday. This continued until the end of the second week.

Later on November 12,2007,a TV movie aired titled Atlantis SquarePantis, guest starring David Bowie as the voice of Lord Royal Highness. In March 2008,it was announced that SpongeBob would have an additional 39 episodes and a seventh season. These new episodes included the remaining episodes of the 6th season.

Mina:On July 14, 2009,a primetime SpongeBob tenth anniversary documentary titled Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants,aired on VH1,discussing the history of the show,and its impact on popular culture. Of course,that was back before the Cartoon Historian,so you had no choice if you wanted to get informed about the history of Spongebob.

Right,Mina. Starting on July 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM EST, Nickelodeon aired a 2-day marathon titled "The Ultimate SpongeBob Sponge Bash." The marathon included the premiere of 11 new episodes,countdowns of celebrities' and viewer-chosen top 10 episodes,and more.

On November 6, 2009,a second TV movie debuted on Nickelodeon, titled 'Truth or Square',in which SpongeBob,Patrick,Squidward,and Mr. Krabs are accidentally locked inside the Krusty Krab freezer on the night of the restaurant's eleventy-seventh anniversary celebration. While trapped inside,the friends look back on their shared memories with "shocking" reveals.

Mina: In otherwords,it was a Clip-Show.

Several celebrities made live-action cameo appearances on Truth or Square. I'll let you find out whjo was in this thing for yourselves. Also Victoria Beckham lent her voice as Queen Amphitrite,in the episode "The Clash of Triton,"..Which aired on July 5,2010.

Mina: SpongeBob SquarePants is currently slated to surpass Rugrats as the longest running Nicktoon in number of episodes. Rugrats aired 172 episodes in its run; SpongeBob, when the eighth season completes.will have 178.

The series was further extended to a ninth season this past January 2011,bringing its total to 204 episodes. It will become the first Nicktoon to reach 200 episodes. It will also be the second Nicktoon to have made it to its ninth season. The eighth season started this past March.

Mina: It's also worth noting that most episodes contain a French Narrator,done by Tom Kenny. He speaks at the start of some episodes and during intertitles with a French accent. He is shown in the series as a scuba diver with a TV camera.

Mina: On the November 16,2004 episode of the NPR program 'Fresh Air with Terry Gross', Kenny admitted that Jacques Cousteau was the inspiration for the French narrator,as series creator Stephen Hillenburg considered him an icon.

Mina: Now we discuss the Music.

The theme music was composed by Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg and Blaise Smith as part of Hank Smith Music,and is primarily based on the sea shanty, "Blow the Man Down". The song is sung by Painty the Pirate,voiced by Patrick Pinney,and can be found on the soundtrack 'SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights'. A cover of the song by Avril Lavigne can be found on the 'SpongeBob SquarePants Movie' soundtrack.

Another cover by the Violent Femmes,which aired as a commercial on Nickelodeon to promote season two,can be viewed in a special feature of the 'Nautical Nonsense/Sponge Buddies' DVD. A choral version was recorded for the SpongeBob Christmas special where the last repetition of "SpongeBob SquarePants" was replaced by, "It's the SpongeBob Christmas special."

The theme song is occasionally used in marching ads. An instrumental version of the opening theme is used in Italy. The series' music editor and main composer is Nicolas Carr.

Most of the background music used in the series comes from the Associated Production Music (APM) Library, some of which have also been used in shows such as The Simpsons,The Ren & Stimpy Show,Rocko's Modern Life,The X Factor,Bill Nye the Science Guy,and The Adventures of Pete & Pete.

For competition-based episodes,some of Sam Spence's NFL Films music is used (such as "A Golden Boy Again" used in episodes such as The Fry Cook Games and "Ramblin' Man from Gramblin" is used in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V.

"The Lineman" is also used extensively in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episodes). Ironically,one of Spence's more famous NFL songs is an orchestral version of "Drunken Sailor" called "Up She Rises",first suggested by Steven Sabol to his father Ed because he liked the song at summer camp.

Hawaiian steel guitar music is used for comedic and dramatic effect in the show. Various compositions featuring the Hawaiian steel convey happy,sad,or goofy emotions and situations.

Many are traditional Hawaiian melodies such as "Aloha 'Oe" and are usually sampled from the above-mentioned APM music library.From time to time,these songs are performed by classic steel guitar artists...including The Woodies,The Langhorns,and The MelTones.

Creator Hillenburg states that much of the music in the series was inspired by 1950s Hawaiian steel guitar tunes. Another aspect of the series' musical score is traditional sea shanties, which are used for the musical themes in the show. The most commonly used song in the series is "Drunken Sailor," though a ukulele version of the "Twelfth Street Rag" is often heard in the background as well. Unlike other Nickelodeon shows,SpongeBob features well-known independent musicians who contribute to its soundtrack.

Mina: Alternative rock bands,as well as metal bands have made appearances on the show and movies soundtracks. Which bands? You'll have to find out for yourself,because ,I ain't tellin'.

Like We mentioned,SB had a movie.On November 19,2004, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies produced The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,a film adaption of the SpongeBob SquarePants animated series.

The film was directed by series creator Stephen Hillenburg,and was written by long-time series writers Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, and Paul Tibbitt. Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht, Drymon, Hillenburg, Julia Pistor, and Gina Shay produced the film, while much of the film's music was composed by Gregor Narholz.

The film follows SpongeBob,who expects to gwt promoted to manager of Mr. Krabs' new restaurant,The Krusty Krab 2 (although this restaurant is never seen or mentioned for the rest of the series). However,the position is given to Squidward instead,causing our favorite child-like sponge to go into a state of depression.

Jealous of Mr. Krabs' success,Plankton initiates his ultimate plan,Plan Z,which involves framing Mr. Krabs for the theft of King Neptune's crown. SpongeBob and Patrick then go on a quest to retrieve Neptune's crown and save the lives of both Mr. Krabs and the rest of Bikini Bottom from Plankton's scheme.

The film received a largely positive critical reception and grossed over $140 million worldwide.

Mina: My favorite part was with the Pirates at the begining and ending. That was funny.

Sure was. SpongeBob SquarePants was the first "low budget" Nickelodeon cartoon to become extremely popular. Low-budget cartoons had not garnered as much esteem as higher-rated,higher-budgeted shows,although when SpongeBob SquarePants aired in 1999,it had gained a significant enough number of viewers in the ratings to be considered popular,eventually reaching worldwide popularity by 2001.

SpongeBob follows other Nickelodeon shows that have attracted "older" followers. In fact,The Fairly OddParents won a similar fan base when it premiered in 2001,and is now second only to SpongeBob in popularity.

Though the show debuted in 1999, SpongeBob did not become hugely popular until around 2000,and it has remained popular since then. Since 2004,IGN made SpongeBob SquarePants 15th in its 'top 100 animated series of all time' list.

Mina: Wow. Oh,before we go I'd like to talk more about another special Spongebob Character..Patchy the Pirate. Patchy the Pirate,played by Tom Kenny,is a live-action character who is a pirate and the president of the SpongeBob fan club who lives in the city of Encino, California.

Mina: He's the host of the various Spongebob specials. Although sometimes it is just a title sequence of him saying "this is a spongebob special". He has a puppet parrot called,Potty. Potty likes to pull pranks on Patchy and shuns him at almost every episode they appear on.

Spongebob is the only show on nick nowadays that is worth watching. It's a damn fine show and I recommend watching it.

Mina: Amen,Stefan.

Well I hope you enjoyed this Final (atleast for now) New Episode of the Cartoon Historian. Because Starting Next Year,I'll be Redoing most of my Earlier Lessons.

Mina: Well,they Are kinda slopily done.

This Is The Cartoon Historian,saying until next time,Stay Gold.

Mina: Laters.

*fade to black. credits roll as the Spongebob Squarepants closing theme plays*

The Ultimate Boss: 4Kids Entertainment.

Welcome to another instalment of 'The Ultimate Boss'. Today,I'll be focusing on 4Kids Entertainment. As you know,4Kids Entertainment is on it's last legs,but it still refuses to die.

4Kids Entertainment is the #1 Bastardizers of Saturday Morning TV and Here is a list of reason's why:

- They favor crappy shows almost 100% of the time.
- They don't do a very good job editing anime. In fact Anime has No business on Saturday Mornings Period.
- They make incredibly stupid decisions. Decisions that put them on life support(ratings wise).
- Only 2% of shows that air on Toonzai are good.
- Like most Media Companies,all 4Kids Entertainment cares about is themselves.

Bad Huh? But don't worry,I have a plan. Here's a list of things that I would do to save 4Kids Entertainment:

- For starters,I'd change the name. To what? I don't know yet.
- I'll get rid of shows all Anime Shows on Saturday Morning and replace them with American Ones (as it should be).
- I'll establish a TV Network.
- I'll make sure that the company doesn't go overboard with the anime edits.
- I'll reject any show that I feel is unworthy to be on Saturday Morning TV as well as My New Network.
- I'll re-air some of the old Fox Kids shows(once I buy them from disney).
- I'll make smart decisions and listen to the fans often.

Not bad,huh? I really hope you enjoyed this edition of 'The Ultimate Boss'. Next episode will be all about Disney.

Stay Gold,
Stefan

Saturday, December 24, 2011

The Ultimate Boss: Line Ups for Nickelodeon and Retro Nic

It's now time to Give you my Begining Line-Up for Nickelodeon and My Retro Nick(the network that will replace Teen Nick). Here's my Nickelodeon Line-Up.

Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays:
12:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
12:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
1:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Roseanne)
1:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Roseanne)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - As Told By Ginger
5:30 am - As Told by Ginger
6:00 am - All Grown Up
6:30 am - All Grown Up
7:00 am - You Can't Do That on Television
7:30 am - You Can't Do That on Television
8:00 am - The Wild Thornberrys
8:30 am - The Wild Thornberrys
9:00 am - Nick Jr. (Eureka's Castle)
9:30 am - Nick Jr. (David the Gnome)
10:00 am - Nick Jr. (Ni Hao,Kai-Lan)
10:30 am - Nick Jr. (Little Bill)
11:00 am - Nick Jr. (Go,Diego,Go)
11:30 am - Nick Jr. (Dora the Explorer)
12:00 pm - Mighty B
12:30 pm - Tak and the Power of JuJu
1:00 pm - Back to the Barnyard
1:30 pm - El Tigre
2:00 pm - Welcome Freshmen
2:30 pm - Welcome Freshmen
3:00 pm - Spongebob Squarepants
3:30 pm - Spongebob Squarepants
4:00 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
4:30 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
5:00 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
5:30 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
6:00 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
6:30 pm - Slime Time Live (random show)
7:00 pm - The Amanda Show
7:30 pm - The Amanda Show
8:00 pm - Weinerville
8:30 pm - Weinerville
9:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
9:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
10:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
10:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
11:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Family Matters)
11:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Family Matters)

Here's what I plan to air on the Saturdays:
12:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Full House)
12:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Full House)
1:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (George Lopez)
1:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (George Lopez)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - All Grown Up
7:30 am - All Grown Up
8:00 am - Nick SatAM (Voltron Force)
8:30 am - Nick SatAM (Wolverine and the X-Men)
9:00 am - Nick SatAM (Avatar)
9:30 am - Nick SatAM (Danny Phantom)
10:00 am - Nick SatAM (Speed Racer: The Next Generation)
10:30 am - Nick SatAM (Dragon Ball Z Kai)
11:00 am - Nick SatAM (Power Rangers)
11:30 am - Nick SatAM (Animorphs)
12:00 pm - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
12:30 pm - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1:00 pm - Sister Sister
1:30 pm - Sister Sister
2:00 pm - Smart Guy
2:30 pm - Smart Guy
3:00 pm - Boy Meets World
3:30 pm - Boy Meets World
4:00 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
4:30 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
5:00 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
5:30 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
6:00 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
6:30 pm - NickAnime (American Anime shows)
7:00 pm - TeenNick (True Jackson VP)
7:30 pm - TeenNick (iCarly)
8:00 pm - TeenNick (Drake and Josh)
8:30 pm - TeenNick (The Nick Cannon Show)
9:00 pm - TeenNick (All That)
9:30 pm - TeenNick (The Amanda Show)
10:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
10:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
11:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
11:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)

Here's what I plan to air on the Sundays:
12:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Family Matters)
12:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Familly Matters)
1:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Hangin' With Mr.Cooper)
1:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Hangin' With Mr.Cooper)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - All Grown Up
7:30 am - All Grown Up
8:00 am - Doug
8:30 am - Doug
9:00 am - Rugrats
9:30 am - Rugrats
10:00 am - The Ren and Stimpy Show
10:30 am - The Ren and Stimpy Show
11:00 am - Hey Arnold
11:30 am - Hey Arnold
12:00 pm - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
12:30 pm - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1:00 pm - Sister Sister
1:30 pm - Sister Sister
2:00 pm - Smart Guy
2:30 pm - Smart Guy
3:00 pm - Boy Meets World
3:30 pm - Boy Meets World
4:00 pm - Clarissa Explains it all
4:30 pm - Keenan and Kel
5:00 pm - Cousin Skeeter
5:30 pm - The Adventures of Pete and Pete
6:00 pm - Roundhouse
6:30 pm - All That
7:00 pm - Figure it Out
7:30 pm - Nick Arcade
8:00 pm - The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
8:30 pm - The Secret World of Alex Mack
9:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
9:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
10:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
10:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Steve Harvey Show)
11:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Full House)
11:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Full House)
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And Now For Retro Nick.

Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays:
12:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Roseanne)
12:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
1:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Step-by-Step)
1:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Taxi)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Mr.Wizard's World
5:30 am - Mr.Wizard's World
6:00 am - David the Gnome
6:30 am - David the Gnome
7:00 am - Count Duckula
7:30 am - Count Duckula
8:00 am - Danger Mouse
8:30 am - Danger Mouse
9:00 am - Inspector Gadget
9:30 am - Inspector Gadget
10:00 am - My Brother and Me
10:30 am - My Brother and Me
11:00 am - Hey! Arnold
11:30 am - Hey! Arnold
12:00 pm - Doug
12:30 pm - Doug
1:00 pm - Rugrats
1:30 pm - Rugrats
2:00 pm - Rocko's Modern Life
2:30 pm - Rocko's Modern Life
3:00 pm - Angry Beavers
3:30 pm - Angry Beavers
4:00 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (The Adventures of Pete and Pete)
4:30 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (Clarrissa Explain's It All)
5:00 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (Salute Your Shorts)
5:30 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (Cousin Skeeter)
6:00 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (Keenan and Kel)
6:30 pm - Nick in the Afternoon (Brothers Garcia)
7:00 pm - Spongebob Squarepants
7:30 pm - Spongebob Squarepants
8:00 pm - Invader Zim
8:30 pm - Invader Zim
9:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
9:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Family Matters)
10:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Perfect Strangers)
10:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (The Jeffersons)
11:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Sanford and Son)
11:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Full House)

And Now,here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (Good Times)
12:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper)
1:00 am - Nick-at-Nite (The Cosby Show)
1:30 am - Nick-at-Nite (The Cosby Show)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - The Wild Thornberrys
5:30 am - The Wild Thornberrys
6:00 am - All Grown Up
6:30 am - All Grown Up
7:00 am - Rocket Power
7:30 am - Rocket Power
8:00 am - Rocky and Bullwinkle
8:30 am - Martin Mystery
9:00 am - Heathcliff
9:30 am - Inspector Gadget
10:00 am - Inspector Gadget
10:30 am - Animaniacs
11:00 am - Kappa Mikey
11:30 am - Speed Racer X
12:00 pm - Danny Phantom
12:30 pm - Danny Phantom
1:00 pm - Oh,Yeah! Cartoons
1:30 pm - Oh,Yeah! Cartoons
2:00 pm - Salute Your Shorts
2:30 pm - Salute Your Shorts
3:00 pm - Hey Dude
3:30 pm - Hey Dude
4:00 pm - Nick GaS (Nick Guts)
4:30 pm - Nick GaS (Get the Picture)
5:00 pm - Nick GaS (Double Dare)
5:30 pm - Nick GaS (Figure it Out)
6:00 pm - Nick GaS (Legends of the Hidden Temple)
6:30 pm - Nick GaS (Nick Arcade)
7:00 pm - Doug
7:30 pm - Doug
8:00 pm - Rugrats
8:30 pm - Rugrats
9:00 pm - SNICK (Clarrissa Explain's It All)
9:30 pm - SNICK (Weinerville)
10:00 pm - SNICK (Ah! Real Monsters)
10:30 pm - SNICK (Kablam!)
11:00 pm - SNICK (Ren and Stimpy)
11:30 pm - SNICK (Invader Zim)

And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - SNICK (Action League Now!)
12:30 am - SNICK (Round House)
1:00 am - SNICK (All That)
1:30 am - SNICK (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
2:00 am - Paid Programming
2:30 am - Paid Programming
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - The Wild Thornberrys
5:30 am - The Wild Thornberrys
6:00 am - Rocket Power
6:30 am - Rocket Power
7:00 am - The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
7:30 am - The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
8:00 am - Fairly Oddparents
8:30 am - Fairly Oddparents
9:00 am - Jimmy Neutron
9:30 am - Jimmy Neutron
10:00 am - My Life As A Teenage Robot
10:30 am - My Life As A Teenage Robot
11:00 am - Danny Phantom
11:30 am - Danny Phantom
12:00 pm - Oh,Yeah! Cartoons
12:30 pm - Oh,Yeah! Cartoons
1:00 pm - Salute Your Shorts
1:30 pm - Salute Your Shorts
2:00 pm - Cousin Skeeter
2:30 pm - Cousin Skeeter
3:00 pm - Keenan and Kel
3:30 pm - Keenan and Kel
4:00 pm - Nick GaS (Nick Guts)
4:30 pm - Nick GaS (Double Dare)
5:00 pm - Nick GaS (Figure it Out)
5:30 pm - Nick GaS (Get the Picture)
6:00 pm - Nick GaS (Nick Arcade)
6:30 pm - Nick GaS (Legends of the Hidden Temple)
7:00 pm - Power Rangers
7:30 pm - Power Rangers
8:00 pm - Avatar
8:30 pm - Avatar
9:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Saved By The Bell)
9:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Growing Pains)
10:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Family Matters)
10:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Home Improvement)
11:00 pm - Nick-at-Nite (All in the Family)
11:30 pm - Nick-at-Nite (Different Strokes)
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Not bad for starting line-ups,huh. I know most people would favor My Nick line-up a lot more than Viacrap's.

The Ultimate Boss: Viacom

Welcome to another edition of 'The Ultimate Boss'. Today,I'll be focusing on Viacom.

As you know,Viacom is the most vile Media organization that ever existed.

Viacom is the #1 ruiners of American TV (not to mention young lives). Here is a list of reason's why I think Viacrap is a total disgrace:

- They love to decimate the purpose of their Networks.
- They seem to favor crappy reality shows.
- They favor shitty shows,over the good ones.
- They make incredibly stupid decisions. (including putting live action shows and music vids on nicktoons network)
- They mess with Youtubers in more ways than one.
- All they care about is Money and Power,and they'll do anything to get it...including brainwash the youth of the world.

And That's Just for starters. the list of Viacrap's atrocities goes on and on. But have no fear,because I've got a plan to "Reform" this Evil Organization. Here's just some of the things I'd do if I were running Viacom:

- For starters I would re-fuse The Teen Nick and Nick Jr. Once that's done,I'll air the teen shows from 7pm to 7-am. 7am-7pm is when the baby shows will air.
- I'll turn the network that used to be Teen Nick into Retro Nick,a network dedicated to Nickelodeon's classic shows and program blocks.
- I'll turn MTV2 into MTV classics,a Network dedicated to music from the 70's,80's,and 90's. I'm Sorry,but MTV2 was totally unneeded.
- I'll turn MTV into a music dominated network again,annihilating most of it's retarded reality shows...including that terrible 'Jersey Shore'
- I'll turn VH1 into an all Music-related network. No reality shows allowed.
- For TV Land,I'll get rid of both the reality shows and the shows of the modern era. In their place,I'll air lots of shows from the 70's,80's,and early 90's. with me in control,TV Land will get it's true purpose back.
- I'll save Nicktoons Network by: Scrapping the shitty shows completely and airing the Mediocre shows less.
- Also,for Nicktoons Network,I'll air Only Good American Cartoons and ditch the retarded Music Videos. Also No Live Action Crap Allowed!
For Nickelodeon,I'll stop airing those Pathetic Music Videos. Then,I'll put the teen shows in their own special block on saturday evening...and keep 'em there. And From there,I'll just copy my "Nicktoons Network" plans...except for the no live action part,of course.
- I'll replace that pathetic excuse for a Network,Spike TV,with Comedy Central Old School. CSOS will be a network that airs Comedy from the 70's to the Mid 90's.
- As for the other Viacom Networks(such as comedy central and b.e.t.),I'll either leave them alone or change them for the better.
- I won't be greedy for your money.
- And Finally,I'll Leave YouTube The Hell Alone.

Coming up Next,My Line-ups for Nickelodeon and Retro Nick.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Ultimate Boss: Cartoon Network and Boomerang

Welcome to the Ressurection of 'Stefan In Charge',Now Known As 'The Ultimate Boss'. The Segment's Concept is Simple: Tells you what I would do if I was the boss of,well....anything.

Today we'll focus on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. And trust me when I say I can do A lot better than that Retard Stuart Snyder. Here are Cartoon Network's biggest problems....problems that totally destroyed The Network.

- Adult Swim.(the original shows on that block are only funny because they're so retarded. it needs to go. this block has outlived its purpose anyway. )
- Live Action Series and Reality Shows (on a Network Meant for Cartoons. Stupid!!)
- Live Action Movies (same as above)
- Canadian Craptoons (canadian cartoons suck. period)
- American Abominations (these cartoons are just pathetic)
- Ben 10 Hyper Fetish (milking a mediocre show is wrong..even if it is american)

Most of these are Stuart Snyders Handywork.Thanks to Him Cartoon Network is now in ruins. Anyway,here's a list of things that I would do If I ran The Network:

- First,I'll get rid of Adult Swim.
- I'll get rid of all Live Action and Reality Crap.
- I'll throw ouit all of the Bumpers and Network ID's.(and replace them with better ones)
- I'll Resurrected Toonami
- I might make a Block dedicated to Subbed Anime.
- Have an Omega strong 'No Live-Action' policy.
- Ditch and Ban All Canadian Cartoons.
- I'll reject any show that I feel is unworthy to be on My Networks.

And Now For Boomerang's Flaws and what I'd do about them.

- Constant receptiveness.
- The Line-ups haven't had a decent change in over 4 years.
- Despite being a classic animation Network,Boomerang airs the crappy '00's stuff too.
- The shitty preschool stuff is alive and well on that Network.
- In a way,Boomerang has become disorganised.
- Air commercials of Cartoon Network's crappy Shows.(i don't need a reminder on how shitty cartoon network is)

Stupid huh?,Luckily,unlike Cartoon Network,Boomerang isn't dead and can be fixed. Here's a list of things that I would do to improve that network:

- For starters I would Replace those stupid preschool shows.
- Remove the shitty and mediocre shows from the 00's.
- Replace some of the crappy classics with the good ones.
- Create "Toonami Retro",a block that plays all of Toonami's classic shows. No Shows Beyond 2003 Allowed!
- Place "Toonami Retro" on the weekday afternoons from 4pm-6pm.
- Revive "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays".
- Add more 80's and 90's shows. There just isn't enough of those on Boomerang.
- Bring back Looney Tunes. Looney Toons have been absent from Boomerang for over 3 years.

As you can see,I'd do Much Better than that Asshole Stuart Snyder. But strap yourselves in,'cuz I ain't done yet. Here is My beginning line-ups for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Starting with Cartoon Network.
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Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays (cartoon network):
12:00 am - Young Justice
12:30 am - Teen Titans
1:00 am - Justice League Unlimited
1:30 am - Generator Rex
2:00 am - Sym-Bionic Titan
2:30 am - Legion of Super Heroes
3:00 am - Ben 10
3:30 am - Ben 10: Alien Force
4:00 am - Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
4:30 am - Super Hero Squad
5:00 am - Johnny Test
5:30 am - Eon Kid
6:00 am - Voltron: The 3rd Dimension
6:30 am - Voltron: The 3rd Dimention
7:00 am - Pokemon
7:30 am - Pokemon
8:00 am - Tiny Toon Adventures
8:30 am - Tiny Toon Adventures
9:00 am - What Ever Happened To Robot Jones?
9:30 am - What Ever Happened To Robot Jones?
10:00 am - Baby Looney Toons
10:30 am - Baby Looney Toons
11:00 am - Hamtaro
11:30 am - Hamtaro
12:00 pm - The What-A-Cartoon Show
12:30 pm - The What-A-Cartoon Show
1:00 pm - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
1:30 pm - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
2:00 pm - Sheep in the Big City
2:30 pm - Sheep in the Big City
3:00 pm - Mike,Lu,and Ogg
3:30 pm - Mike,Lu,and Ogg
4:00 pm - The PowerPuff Girls
4:30 pm - The PowerPuff Girls
5:00 pm - Swat Kats
5:30 pm - Swat Kats
6:00 pm - The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
6:30 pm - The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
7:00 pm - Ed,Edd,and Eddy
7:30 pm - Ed,Edd,and Eddy
8:00 pm - Codename: Kids Next Door
8:30 pm - Codename: Kids Next Door
9:00 pm - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
9:30 pm - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
10:00 pm - Batman: The Brave and The Bold
10:30 pm - Transformers:Animated
11:00 pm - Megas XLR
11:30 pm - Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Young Justice
12:30 am - Teen Titans
1:00 am - Justice League Unlimited
1:30 am - Legion of Super Heroes
2:00 am - Generator Rex
2:30 am - Sym-Bionic Titan
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - What's New Scooby-Doo
4:30 am - Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get A Clue
5:00 am - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
5:30 am - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
6:00 am - My Gym Partners a Monkey
6:30 am - Camp Lazlo
7:00 am - The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
7:30 am - Chowder
8:00 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Loonatics Unleashed)
8:30 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Pokemon Black and White)
9:00 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Freakazoid)
9:30 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
10:00 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
10:30 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)
11:00 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (Thundercats 2011)
11:30 am - Saturday Morning Superstars (The Batman)
12:00 pm - Masters of the Universe (modern)
12:30 pm - What's New Scooby-Doo
1:00 pm - Tom and Jerry
1:30 pm - Tom and Jerry
2:00 pm - Looney Tunes
2:30 pm - Looney Tunes
3:00 pm - Captain Planet
3:30 pm - Captain Planet
4:00 pm - Saturday Matinee (Classic Animated Movie)
4:30 pm - Saturday Matinee (Classic Animated Movie)
5:00 pm - Saturday Matinee (Classic Animated Movie)
5:30 pm - Saturday Matinee (Classic Animated Movie)
6:00 pm - Swat Kats
6:30 pm - Swat Kats
7:00 pm - Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends
7:30 pm - Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends
8:00 pm - Sheep in the Big City
8:30 pm - Sheep in the Big City
9:00 pm - I.M. Weasel
9:30 pm - I.M. Weasel
10:00 pm - Samurai Jack
10:30 pm - Samurai Jack
11:00 pm - Toonami at Night (Sailor Moon:Sailor Stars [subbed])
11:30 pm - Toonami at Night (Sailor Moon:Sailor Stars [subbed])

And now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Toonami at Night (Rurouni Kenshin)
12:30 am - Toonami at Night (Outlaw Star)
1:00 am - Toonami at Night (G-Gundam)
1:30 am - Toonami at Night (Gundam Seed)
2:00 am - Toonami at Night (Voltron)
2:30 am - Toonami at Night (Robotech)
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - What's New Scooby-Doo
4:30 am - Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get A Clue
5:00 am - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
5:30 am - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
6:00 am - My Gym Partners a Monkey
6:30 am - Camp Lazlo
7:00 am - Pokemon
7:30 am - Pokemon
8:00 am - Sonic X
8:30 am - Sonic X
9:00 am - Kirby:Right Back At Ya!
9:30 am - Kirby:Right Back At Ya!
10:00 am - F-Zero:GP Legends
10:30 am - F-Zero:GP Legends
11:00 am - Gi-Joe: Sigma 6
11:30 am - Gi-Joe: Sigma 6
12:00 pm - Masters of the Universe (modern)
12:30 pm - What's New Scooby-Doo
1:00 pm - Tom and Jerry
1:30 pm - Tom and Jerry
2:00 pm - Looney Tunes
2:30 pm - Looney Tunes
3:00 pm - Captain Planet
3:30 pm - Captain Planet
4:00 pm - Toonami (Rave Master)
4:30 pm - Toonami (Ronin Warriors)
5:00 pm - Toonami (Sailor Moon)
5:30 pm - Toonami (Zoids)
6:00 pm - Toonami (Gundam Wing)
6:30 pm - Toonami (Dragon Ball GT)
7:00 pm - Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends
7:30 pm - Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends
8:00 pm - Sheep in the Big City
8:30 pm - Sheep in the Big City
9:00 pm - I.M. Weasel
9:30 pm - I.M. Weasel
10:00 pm - Samurai Jack
10:30 pm - Samurai Jack
11:00 pm - Mucha Lucha
11:30 pm - Mucha Lucha Gigante

And Now it's Boomerangs Turn.
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Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays:
12:00 am - Animaniacs
12:30 am - G.I. Joe
1:00 am - Samurai Jack
1:30 am - Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
2:00 am - Cartoon Planet
2:30 am - Batman Beyond
3:00 am - Loony Toons
3:30 am - Loony Toons
4:00 am - Tom and Jerry
4:30 am - Hong Kong Phooey
5:00 am - Huckleberry Hound
5:30 am - Quickdraw McGraw
6:00 am - The Jetsons
6:30 am - The Flintstones
7:00 am - Captain Planet
7:30 am - Yogi Bear
8:00 am - 2 Stupid Dogs
8:30 am - Scooby-Doo
9:00 am - Smurfs
9:30 am - Smurfs
10:00 am - Hamtaro
10:30 am - Hamtaro
11:00 am - Tom and Jerry's Kids
11:30 am - A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
12:00 pm - Looney Toons
12:30 pm - Looney Toons
1:00 pm - The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
1:30 pm - Tom and Jerry
2:00 pm - Johnny Quest
2:30 pm - Thundarr
3:00 pm - Superfriends
3:30 pm - Swat Kats
4:00 pm - Toonami Retro (Thundercats)
4:30 pm - Toonami Retro (Voltron)
5:00 pm - Toonami Retro (Sailor Moon)
5:30 pm - Toonami Retro (Tenchi)
6:00 pm - Toonami Retro (Dragon Ball Z)
6:30 pm - Toonami Retro (The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest)
7:00 pm - Rocky and Bullwinkle
7:30 pm - Garfield and Friends
8:00 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (The Powerpuff Girls )
8:30 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (Dexters Laboratory)
9:00 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (Johnny Bravo)
9:30 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (Cow and Chicken)
10:00 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (Ed,Edd,and Eddy)
10:30 pm - Cartoon Cartoon Weekdays (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
11:00 pm - Voltron
11:30 pm - The Powerpuff Girls

Here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Cartoon Planet
12:30 am - Space Goast Coast to Coast
1:00 am - Duck Dodgers
1:30 am - Centurions
2:00 am - Swat Kats
2:30 am - Captain Planet
3:00 am - The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
3:30 am - Batman Beyond
4:00 am - Looney Toons
4:30 am - Looney Toons
5:00 am - Speed Racer
5:30 am - Battle of the Planets
6:00 am - Chuck Norris
6:30 am - Mr.T
7:00 am - Alvin and the Chipmunks
7:30 am - Silverhawks
8:00 am - Mucha Lucha
8:30 am - Tiny Toon Adventures
9:00 am - Pinky and the Brain
9:30 am - Freakazoid
10:00 am - Taz-Mania
10:30 am - Men in Black: The Series
11:00 am - Max Steele
11:30 am - Static Shock
12:00 pm - Hysteria
12:30 pm - The Batman
1:00 pm - 2 Stupid Dogs
1:30 pm - The What-A-Cartoon Show
2:00 pm - Garfield and Friends
2:30 pm - Beetlejuice
3:00 pm - Thundarr
3:30 pm - Thundercats
4:00 pm - Boomeraction (The Herculoids)
4:30 pm - Boomeraction (Space Ghost)
5:00 pm - Boomeraction (Birdman)
5:30 pm - Boomeraction (Galaxy Trio)
6:00 pm - Boomeraction (Superfriends)
6:30 pm - Boomeraction (Johnny Quest)
7:00 pm - Rocky and Bullwinkle
7:30 pm - Ed Grimley
8:00 pm - The Flinstones
8:30 pm - The Jetsons
9:00 pm - Top Cat
9:30 pm - Dynomutt
10:00 pm - Looney Toons
10:30 pm - Looney Toons
11:00 pm - Teen Titans
11:30 pm - Justice League

And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Cartoon Planet
12:30 am - Space Goast Coast to Coast
1:00 am - Duck Dodgers
1:30 am - Centurions
2:00 am - Swat Kats
2:30 am - Captain Planet
3:00 am - The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
3:30 am - Batman Beyond
4:00 am - Looney Toons
4:30 am - Looney Toons
5:00 am - Speed Racer
5:30 am - Battle of the Planets
6:00 am - Chuck Norris
6:30 am - Mr.T
7:00 am - Alvin and the Chipmunks
7:30 am - Silverhawks
8:00 am - Huckleberry Hound
8:30 am - Snagglepuss
9:00 am - Quickdraw McGraw
9:30 am - Yogi Bear
10:00 am - The Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel Show (a half hour show that consists of atom ant and secret squirrel cartoons)
10:30 am - The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
11:00 am - Birdman
11:30 am - Birdman
12:00 pm - Space Ghost
12:30 pm - Space Ghost
1:00 pm - The Jetsons (80's)
1:30 pm - The What-A-Cartoon Show
2:00 pm - Garfield and Friends
2:30 pm - Beetlejuice
3:00 pm - Thundarr
3:30 pm - Thundercats
4:00 pm - Sunday Afternoon Movie (classic animated movie)
4:30 pm - Sunday Afternoon Movie (classic animated movie)
5:00 pm - Sunday Afternoon Movie (classic animated movie)
5:30 pm - Sunday Afternoon Movie (classic animated movie)
6:00 pm - The Adventures of Batman (aka the 70's cartoon)
6:30 pm - Superman (the 2nd cartoon)
7:00 pm - Rocky and Bullwinkle
7:30 pm - Hong Kong Phooey
8:00 pm - The Flinstones
8:30 pm - The Jetsons
9:00 pm - Top Cat
9:30 pm - Dynomutt
10:00 pm - Looney Toons
10:30 pm - Looney Toons
11:00 pm - Teen Titans
11:30 pm - Justice League

Awesome,huh? now This is what a line-up for these Networks Should look like. Hope you all enjoyed this Segment. More to come very soon.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Sailor Moon Links

Facets of the Silver Crystal:
http://www.sailorenergy.net/TheRealm.html .This is Jeffery Anderson's Sailor Moon Site. This site has lots of cool things like: Anime Kawaii Gifs,Humorus Fanarts,Online Webcomics,and much more. Let me tell you guy's something,Jeffery Anderson is a great artist,you should definitly check out his stuff.

The Oracle - BSSM Encyclopedia:
http://soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/ .The Ultimate Sailor Moon encyclopedia.It contains info on all things Sailor Moon. An alternative to Hitoshi Doi's SM encyclopedia.

Castle in the Sky - Sailor Moon Home Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5976/ .A good SM site with lots of basic information(mostly about the dub),illustrated episode guides,and more. check it out.

Sailor Moon Encyclopedia by Hitoshi Doi:
http://www.usagi.org/doi/smoon/ .An encyclopedia focusing on the Japanese Version of Sailor Moon. It includes info on characters,episodes,products,music,and more. There's also no info on the Dub. This is one of my favorite Sailor Moon websites. The only problem with this site is that Hitoshi's encyclopedia is incomplete.

Eternal-Moon.com - Illustrated Episode Guide:
http://www.eternal-moon.com/illustrated/ .Another cool place with summaries of all five Sailor Moon seasons. Each summery comes with pictures.

Sailor Senshi Page:
http://www.eternalsailormoon.org/ .This page is an excellent source of info. This site has info on the anime,mangas,dubs (any dubs over the world),Japanese myths,and more. It also has list of humorus rumors that were proven to be false.

Bunny's Tour Through the Silver Millenium:
http://thetour.animehunters.com/.Plenty of interesting information on all things Sailor Moon. A must see.

Dies Guada:
http://diesgaudii.genvid.com/ .An excellent website with some very Interesting information.Another must see SM website.

SM Dub Wiki
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Pretty Soldier Sailormoon: Memorial Music Box: http://vorbis.sailormusic.net/sm/musicbox/

Sailor Music.net: http://www.sailormusic.net/

Note: Both of these sites have downloadable tunes. And here's the best part,most of these downloadable tunes are 100% Free. All you need is a Winamp and your good to go.
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http://mangastyle.net/genga1.htm

For the most part,this site is dedicated to Naoko Takeuchi's Sailormoon artwork.For those who haven't seen this cool site please do so.
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And Now A Present For The Sailor Moon Dub Fans. Dub Scripts

I give you Sailor Moon Transcripts. It contains all of the scripts from the Sailor Moon dub. Not a bad gift,huh? I must warn you though,each of the scripts found on that page are in PDF format and can only be viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader.

But don't fret none,you can download the reader for free at the Adobe Website.

Stay Gold,Moonies!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tom Z and Mina

Here is some sprite art of Mina and Tom Z. Now you know what they look like. Many thanks to Jeffery "Sailor Energy" Anderson (J.A.) for use of the Sprite bases. I truly appreciate it,dude.

Stay Gold Everyone,
Stefan

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Defending The Defenders: A Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm Defense

This Is a Cartoon Historian Special Presentation

Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm,was a Sunday Morning cartoon series that aired on the USA Network. Unfortunatly,the show was heavely critisized and dispised by the fantards,dispite having darker storylines that Almost rival that of Batman:The Animated series. Though,the show is great it's not without its faults.

Now the Fantards problem with the show is that it lacks blood,fatalities,and great fight scenes. The blood and gore aren't that big of a deal.Infact,in reality,it's a very very minor complant. Though the fantards make a big deal out of it.

However,I Will agree with them about the fight scenes and,somewhat,on the fatalities. I will now list all of the flaws of the Show.

Flaw # 1: No Deaths! There are no deaths in this series...which was annoying. The deaths don't have to be gorey(i mean look at the retro disney movies),but it was disappointing that no one died. Death Was mentioned and most villains came close to dying,but sadly no deaths.

Flaw # 2: The Not-So-Impressive Fight Scenes! If there was one thing Mortal Kombat is known for it's it awesome fight scenes. Sadly,the fight scenes in this show are slopely done. And I think there are scenes missing. Anyway,the Fantards have a right to complain about this one.

Flaw # 3: The Artwork and Animation. It's mediocre....very mediocre. Plus,it has errors. But,that's to be expected for a low budget cartoon of the early to mid 90's.

Ok,now that I've given you all of the Flawa,it's time to list the show's good aspects.

Good Aspect # 1: The Storylines. The plots of the series were good and serious,Unlike some of the other Game-based cartoons of the 90's,which were random and often times very lighthearted. Each episode is very well writen and had some emotion to them.

Another nice aspect about the Series is that The Main Bad Guy,Shao Khan,wasn't involved in all of the plots. In fact,he wes Only in a small amount of eps. There were multiple villian factions who were unrealated to Khan. This is was a huge and positive thing for action cartoons at the time.

Good Aspect # 2: The Voice Acting. The voice acting is excellent..then again,It's done by professionals. And I'm talking about the common group of VA's you hear in American Cartoons. I'll let you find out who plays who on your own.

Good Aspect # 3: The Music. The Music is well writen and goes wirth the scenes almost perfectly. In fact most of the music would fit rather well in the MK Universe.

I have said all than needs to be said about this show. It's not like what the MK Fantards say it is. It's very enjoyable..Ya just gotta give it a chance and Not compare it to the games. Here's a very very nice little tidbit for you,to help you watch the show: Don't Think Of It As A Game-Based Cartoon,But A Normal One.

Sound Advice from the Cartoon Historian to You.

Stay Gold!

*fades to black,CH Theme plays,credits roll*

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Stefan 5-on-1 With The Dorkstalkers

This Is A Cartoon Historian Special Presentation

*cartoon historian theme plays*

*Stefan and All 5 members of the dorkstalkers are sitting at a round table*

Welcome to another totally awesome Cartoon Historian Special. Now this special is special,Why? because for the first time ever,I'm joined by the Dorkstalkers. This is their very first interview in over 18 years. Now some may not care about them,other may. But one things forsure,this is gonna be an interesting Interview. Welcome guys.

American Pyron: Thank you for having us.

American Raptor: Oh yeah,mate. It's great to finally be back.

American Dimitri: Yes. And Don't call us Dorkstalker. We are Not Dorks.

American Morrigan: Speak for yourself.

Dimitri: Silence,you flat-chested demon.

Morrigan: Why You!

Pyron: Enough!

American Anakaris: I am Happy to say that the Pharaoh's quest for Pudding has come to an end. And a very delicious one at that.

Riiiight. Ok. let's begin. So what have you've guys been doing for all this time?

Pyron: Well,after the Cancelation of Darkstalkers. We all decided to persue entertainment careers,despite the knowlage that once the'r show is canned,Animated characters have trouble getting work.

Raptor: We never let something like stop us from tryin'. Dig it!

Anakaris: To them,cartoon characters are like locusts in the Pharaoh's Kingdom.

Pyron: Anyway,we all auditioned for different roles...but got shot down every time. They said that we weren't the "Ideal" characters for their shows.

Morrigan: Hollywood really sucks.

Dimitri: *under breath* not as much as you *out loud* So,after many failiers,it was decided that we try other forms of work. It was a slow and painful prosses.but we each managed to get jobs.

Raptor: Unfortunatly,mate. We all were fired from them. We contacted our Agent to see if he had any roles for us? Sadly he had nothin'.

Anakaris: Good Agent,Bad Luck.

Pyron: So we decided to wait for anything from him. We spent decades living out daily life. Luckily,I had extra money.

Morrigan: Just enough to keep us goin'

Dimiti: We did do some odd jobs. But each was a 1 time deal.

Morrigan: Just like your dates.

Dimitri: Don't make me Bite you.

Morrigan: Oh,like you can.

Pyron: I said Enough!

Raptor: My latest gig was the opening act for the Misfits reunion tour. Gig didn't pay too well,but hey,a gigs a gig.

Pyron: We all pool our earnings to keep us going. We are living on my ship in space. Lucily,I have a great cloaking device,so no one can see or detect us.

Anakaris: I had a cloak once. I wonder what happened to it?

Pyron: We were thrilled when our agent called and told us that you managed to get in touch with him and were willing to help find us work.

Dimitri: At first we were hesitant,after all,could we really trust you. But after thinking it over,We've decided to take it.

Morrigan: My only gripe about this is that I might have to work with *points to dimitri* him again. It's bad enough that we live together,but do we have to work together again too. Work was my only salvation away from him.

Dimiti: You're no prize house-mate yourself. Shockingly,you're not the worst. Raptor is. He play's his loud obnoxious music every night for hours.

Raptor: Hey,I can't help it if I love playing my Ax. Besides,I gotta be prepared for any future gig that comes my way.

Pyron: *sigh* I deal with this kinda crap everyday.

Raptor: So,Mr. Cartoon Historian,what are we gonna do for this job?

Morrigan: And more importantly,how much does it pay?

It's a comedy show gig....

Dimitri *interupting and takin' offence*: We are Not Comedians. I don't do funny.

Morrigan: Then how come you dress like a clown?

Dimitri *angry*: You are Really starting to work my last nerve,you flat chested reject from a pros..*gets smacked with morrigans projectile*

Morrigan: You're Voice is getting on my last nerves,

Dimitri *gets up very angry*: That Does it *tackles morrigan out of her chair and the 2 fight*

Pyron *shouting*: Stop this at once,you Infants.

Anakaris: The Vampire and The Demon. Always fighting like Terriers and Callicos...or was that Eagles and Tigers?

Raptor: Yahoo! This fight needs some music*pulls out his guitar and starts wailing on it,playing music* Rock On,Dudes!

Pyron: *sighs and facepalm* Why did I get stuck with these idiots. Does the Universe hate me,or something?

*chuckles* Now this is great. See you guys are funny. And that's what you're gonna do..bring the funny.

Anakaris: Funny is like funny does! So says The Great Demi-God,Forrest Gump.

*Morrigan and Dimitri continue fighting*

Ok,guys that enough. *screams* Enough!

*the 2 stop fighting and return to their seats. Raptor stops playing his guitar*

Pyron: Thank you!

Now...I totally forgot the question.

Raptor: Maybe some tunes will jog your memory.

No that's fine. I just remembered another question. You can put on a concert later.

Raptor:*a bit upset* Fine.

Ok,do you guys attend any conventions?

Pyron: Not at all.

Dimitri: Not our thing.

Morrigan: Aye,those things get really crouded and ya have to wait in line for hours to get anything.

Raptor: Besides,we never get invited to any as special guests. whick kinda sucks. I mean,I have awesome musical talent.

Anakaris: Conventions are like the Great Laberynths of Nefertiti. You get lost real easily. It's very confusing.

Pyron: as are you my bandaged friend,as are you.

Ok,next question? Hows the rest of the cast doing? Do you talk with them anymore?

Morrigan: Not really.We don't seem to cross paths.

Dimitri: They are possibly avoiding you. Because you scare them so much.

Morrigan: Shut up. Atleast I'm not totally homely.

Dimitri: Oh,you're way beyond homely..you're downright gastly.

Morrigan *angry*: You want a foot in your face?

Dimitri: Forget it,you're feet smell so bad,not even I could stand it.

Morrigan *pissed*: I'm gonna...

Pyron*pissed,yelling*: Knock it Off You two or do I have to whoop both your asses..again. *sighs* Honestly,you 2 are nothing more than children. To answer your Question,Historian. No. We don't see or Here from any of them.

Raptor: Though,I heard Harry and Felicia are married. At least,so I've heard.

Anakaris: Ah,Human/Catgirl love! Very Sick! Smelly Succubus feet! Even sicker!

Dimitri: You and your scatter-brained proverbs. Do you Ever make any sence?

Anakaris: Of course I do...I think.

*Dimitri and Pyron groan*

Ok. So you guys haven't heard anything from you're former castmates?

Pyron: Nope,sorry. We haven't seen them in years.

Raptor: They never call,they never write. It's like they totally forgot about us. How rude!

So,what was it like off the set of your old show?

Pyron: Eh,pretty hum-drum. We usually talk for a while and then go our seperate ways until the filming of the next episode.

Raptor: Bishamon was kinda cool. I dig those Samurai-guys. And Hsien-Ko was kinda attractive for a Ghost Girl.

Dimitri: That Donovan was annoying,though. He and his Hindu mannerisms. He's a traveling Hindu monk in real life.

Anakaris: Hindu-Smindu,Rudabega is True Truth.

Morrigan: Would ya knock it off,with that. There Is no Great God,Rudabega.

Anakaris *grows offended*: You dare deny the existance of Rudabega,Great God of The Pharaohs! *quickly gets up* Infidel!

Pryron: Anakaris,knock it off!

Anakaris *sits back down*: Fine. But The Prophet,Mustafa will get you back for your insult,BatWoman.

Morrigan: Whatever.

Raptor: Another cutie was Felicia.

Dimitri: Yeah,she wasn't to bad looking. But Harry Grimore was another anoying one.

Morrigan: Y'know,normaly,I would say "You think everyones annoying",but this time I'm gonna agree. Grimore was a teenage wizard version of Oogtar,the Cave Kid. I never liked having him around. He was so annoying in so many ways. I also question why he was added to the show,since he wasn't even part of the games.

Raptor: Right,Luv. He also had this,'I'm Better Than You,Because I'm a Fresh Face', attitude. Little,Sot!

Pyron: Felecia was the only friend he had on the set. I trully have no clue what Felecia sees or saw in him?

Have you ever met your Real Counterparts,Y'know the Darkstalkers from the games?

Pyron: No. But they definatly heard of us. And they weren't too thrilled at the show. I read along time ago in a magazine,that they really though that the show gave them a bad name.

Dimitri: I remember that too. In that interview they said that America has turned them into jokes. I also remember,in that same interview,that my Counterpart thought that the show contributed to the falling popularity of their game series in the U.S.

Raptor: Those blokes got no sence of humor,I tell ya.

Anakaris: No Humor,No Victory!

Morrigan: I thought we did them a favor by showing them in a humorous light.

Right. Ok. Speaking of your old show.Do you wish your show got another season?

Pyron: Sometimes,late at night,I look out the window of my chamber and wonder what might have been,if the show continued beyond the 1st season. I wonder if the show would've improved or gotten worse.

Raptor *upset*: I'll tell ya what's worse,Fire dude,We didn't even get an action figure deal. That totally blows!

Anakaris: Just like the Desert Storm Winds.

Dimitri: I,for one,was glad when the show got canned. I was happy that I didn't have to work with Morrigan anymore. But unfortunatly,years later,I found out we were gonna live together. Time Sharing really bites...no pun intended.

Morrigan: Yeah well,You were no Mr. Happy Hour either,Bat-Breath. And I was triple upset that I was sharing a home with you.

Pyron *warning them*: Don't you two Dare start up again. I think you'd better move on to the next Question,Historian.

Right.Do you think you'd guys have better luck if you split up and lead seperate lives?

Pyron: I ask myself that same question almost daily. To be honest,I don't have a clue. Though,I do know that without these 4,I would have more room on my ship and less headaches.

Dimitri: I,for one,would've prefered it. Living without Morriganm would be a plesent dream. But the reality is,we can't afford to live seperatly...literaly. Our finances are limited.

Morrigan: I share the same sentement as,Dumb-Mitri here. As much as I'd love to live far away from him,I can't because of my finances. So infortunatly,I'm stuck with him.

Anakaris: We are one Big Sticky-Icky Family.

Pyron: Maybe you 4 should've time shared,and left me alone.

Raptor: C'mon dude,admit it,you can't live without us.

Pyron: Financially yes. emotionally,No way in hell.

Morrigan: Ya love us,admit it!

Pyron: I certainly will not.

Dimitri: He doesn't like to share his personal feelings. He most likely does.

Pyron *defencive*: Enough! Next Question,Please!

Do you think people often misunderstand you?

Dimitri: Yes. and it's all because of those damn Youtube poops.

Raptor: We may be goofy at times,but we're not stupid. Those videos make us look like brainless losers.

Anakaris: Youtube Poop needs to be flushed down the toilet. It's starting to smell worse than Cleopatra's sandals after a walk through the Sahara.

Morrigan: Well,the show's content didn't help matters for our popularity either. Ya gotta admit that. There were times where we acted downright dumb. I mean sure,the show was a funny parody of the Game series,but along with the funny stuff,came the Derpy stuff.

Pyron: Of course,people have different sences of humor. What's funny to some,is offencive to others. In our case,the Darkstalkers fantards. I just wish people would just treat us more seriously. We are not as stupid as these videos make us out to be.

Here's a fun one for ya. What are your opinions on todays cartoons?

Raptor: I don't mind them. In fact,I don't watch much Cartoons. Though,I do love Anime.

Dimitri: I don't watch much TV. I usually sleep during the day and go out at night.

Morrigan: I don't watch much TV either.

Anakaris: The great box of entertainment is both a blessing and a curse.

Pyron: I usually read. But from time to time,I watch TV to see whats on. Not very big on cartoons,but I must say that America's Sitcoms are getting really bad.

Ok,this ones for Dimitri. Is there anything that you and Morrigan Do agree about?

Dimitri: I hate to admit this,but yes. Sometimes we Do agree on things. Things that I will not disclose in public.

Morrigan: Not that we agree on much.

Raptor: I like it when you 2 fight. It's very entertaining.

Pyron: I wish they would get along most of the time and spare me some headaches. Too bad it won't happen.

Anakaris: 'Tis better to get along sometimes,then to have never gotten along at all.

Pyron: For a moment,Anakaris,you were starting to make sence.

Anakaris: I prefer rupies than cents.

*Pyron groans*

Ok.What do you see yourselves doing many many years from now?

Pyron *sighs*: Same old,same old,I'm afraid. I'm just cursed like that.

Raptor: With some luck,I hope to get a music contract. After all,I still rock and will always rock. I'm a much better artist than that repulsive little sot,Justin Bieber.

Morrigan: I really don't know. With so many failed jobs,things might just stay the way they are,like Pyron said.

Dimitri: God,I hope not. Spending the rest of eternity with Morrigan is a scenario would be too scary even for me.

Morrigan: Well,I'm not too thrilled about that realistic scenario either.

Anakaris: The Future is something you make yourself,like a sandwich.

Pyron: I'm impressed Anakaris. You managed to say 2 intellegent things in a row.

Anakaris: Holy Donuts!

Pyron: And now you have broken your streak.

Ok,final question. Hope you don't mind me asking,but what's your home life like?

Pyron: I,of course,am the owner of the ship. So I'm the Master.

Dimitri: Besides my forced bouts with Morrigan,I..

Morrigan *interups*: Just wait a bloody minute! What do you mean 'Forced Bouts'. You're the one who starts up. So if anythin I have forced bouts with you.

Dimitri: You're the one who starts things. I can list a million things that I can't stand about you.

Morrigan: Well I can list a trillion things I can't stand about you.

Pryon *yelling*: Shut The Hell Up! *sighs* You see now what I have to deal with. Between this,Raptor's loud insidious music,and being annoyed by Anikaris on a daily basis. My life is total hell. However,I do have those moments of peace.

Raptor: Hey,My music ain't insidious,it's Mega Awesome! You my fiery friend have no sence of music.

Anakaris: Home is like the inside of Nefertiti's sandal closet,there is no place like it.

Pyron *sarcasticaly*: Once again,Anakaris proves his great wisdom.

Ok guys,we are out of time. I'd like to thank you 5 for joining me.

Pyron: Well the pleasure was all yours. Hopefully,thanks in part to this interview,people will see us as who we truely are.

Dimitri: Yeah. I'm sick of us being looked down upon.

Raptor: If anything,those jerks they should appreciate the entertainment we've given them.

Morrigan: Or at the very least,respect it.

Anakaris: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.,That is what we'd like to see.

Well that's al for now,hope everyone enjoyed this special interview? For The Dorkstalkers...

Dimitri *interupting*: Stop Calling Us That,Damn it!

See ya next time on The Cartoon Historian.

CH theme plays,fades to black,and credits roll*

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Cartoon Quickie: Mighty Max

Tom Z: Welcome to another cool edition of Cartoon Quickie. Today we'll take a look at Mighty Max,a cartoon that's based off of a semi-popular toyline.

Tom Z: Mighty Max follows the adventures of a boy named Max,a sage named Virgil,and a warrior named Norm.

Tom Z: Max is The hero of the series he's a rambunctious young teenager who is very good at getting out of (and into) trouble. One day, he receives a mysterious package containing a videotape and a red baseball cap with a large, yellow "M" on it. The cap is actually an ancient key to various portals found throughout time and space, and as he soon finds out, Max has been chosen as its bearer and protector. Upon donning the cap, he becomes the Capbearer - the Mighty One. Max soon meets Virgil and Norman. Lastly, Max meets his arch-enemy Skullmaster. Sometimes,Max shows reluctance to be the Mighty One, which only seems to get him into trouble and even greater danger. He would rather get on with being a normal everyday kid and play with his friends, but Virgil and the cap leave him with little choice.

Tom Z: Virgil is an owl-esque creture and the last living Lemurian. The Lemurians either created or discovered the portals, and later created the key in order to access them. Virgil is over ten thousand years old, and is very knowledgeable about both the past and future. However, the majority of his trust rests on his ancient texts, and he seems to lack compulsion. Virgil is always serious, and quite often frustrated by Max's carefree ways.

Tom Z: Norman is Max's mighty bodyguard. Norman is usually serious,but unlike Virgil,he seems to enjoy Max's carefree ways. Most of the time,Norman desplay's a cool temperment and has rarely given into rage.

Tom Z: Skullmaster is the primary villain of the series and the arch-nemesis of the Mighty One. He's an ancient warrior-sorcerer whose lust for power has driven him to destroy at least two civilizations, the Lemurians and the Atlanteans.

Tom Z: Warmonger is Skullmaster's lame-brained right-hand man. He usually finds himself doing Skullmaster's dirty work, but also enjoys the positions of relative power this gives him over other minions. Cruel and sadistic,he briefly showed ambition and deviousness when he tried to kill Skullmaster in one episode.

Tom Z: Max has other enemies,but I'm gonna let you see them for yourseves. This mini-review is spoiler-free after all.

Tom Z: The Artwork and Animation are typical of the 90's,though a bit better than average. The Music is good and goes with the scenes. Typical adventure show music.
The Overall Writing is pretty good,cool stories in most episodes. And The Voice Acting is top notch.

Tom Z: Mighty Max is Mighty enteertaining and is worth the watch. Well that about wraps it up for this Cartoon Quickie,I hope you enjoyed it. This'll be the last Cartoon Quickie for awhile,but when this segment returns,It'll be better than ever.

Tom Z: This is Tom Z....saying Stay Gold.

Cartoon Quickie: Street Sharks

Mina: Hey guys,Mina here bringing you another Cartoon Quickie. This time we'll be taking a look at Street Sharks. They bite,they fight,they stand for everything right.

Mina: A wacked out scientist named Dr. Paradigm is into unlawful gene-manipulation techniques. Dr. Bolton, a fellow professor, attempted to destroy Paradigm's research, and was transformed into an inhuman monstrosity by the evil scientist before escaping. Paradigm later kidnapped Bolton's four sons — John, Bobby, Coop, and Clint — to transform them into sharks. As soon as they transformed, the four brothers started causing havoc. Soon after,They planned to capture Paradigm so that they could force him to return them to normal and expose his genetic experiments.

Mina: John Bolton aka Ripster,is the oldest and smartest of the group. He's also the leader. He's not only an inventer,but a pool player as well.

Mina: Clint Bolton aka Jab is the lazy one of the group. However he loves boxing. He also have some talent with mechanics. Jab also appears to be more in tune with his animal side than his siblings, roaring and snarling when angry or excited over something.

Mina: Robert "Bobby" Bolton, Jr. aka Streex is the token 'cool' brother and self proclaimed ladies' man. He enjoys rollerblading and extreme sports.

Mina: Coop Bolton aka Big Slammu is the youngest brother. He's very sport-oriented and is the Strongman of the team.

Mina: Now for the Shark's enemy. The Evil Dr. Piranoid. Dr. Luther Paradigm is a university professor who aims to dominate Fisson City while maintaining a public image. In an accident,Paradigm is injected with piranha DNA,gaining the moniker "Dr. Piranoid". He has a bunch of lackies that are based off of sea creatures.

Mina:The Sharks have a bunch of allies and friends,but you can find out about them yourselves. Cartoon Quickie is NOT a place for spoilers. These mini-reviews started and will stay spoiler-free.

Mina: Anyway,The Artwork and Animation are the typical 90's stuff. nice looking,but has errors. The Music is good. The theme song rocks. The Overall Writing is ok,though nothing great. There are some minor inconsistacies within each episode,but you'll find that in many 80's and 90's cartoons. The Voice Acting is decent,though could've used improvement. The Acting is done by the company which is now known as Ocean Group.

Mina: So,despite the errors and minor inconsistancies,Street Sharks are Jawsome and worth watching! Stay tune for another Cartoon Quicke,where Tom Z will be taking a look at Mighty Max.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Cartoon Quickie: Tiny Toon Adventures.

Their Tiny,Their Toonyh and they are very looney. They are the Tiny Toons. Tiny Toon adventures is basically Looney Toons of the 90's generation. However,the Looney Toons characters aren't the stars. Instead,their younger counterparts are. Each Looney Toon have a modern day counterpart.

The story takes place in Acme Acres,where the LT counterparts live. The characters attend Acme Loonerversity (or acme loo for short),where their teachers are the Looney Toons themselves,with the Legendary Bugs Bunny as the principal.

Let's look at some of the characters,shall we. Buster and Babs Bunny(no relation!) are the stars of the show. Buster is a blue rabbit with a cool personality. He often takes up after his mentor (and counterpart)Bugs Bunny. Babs is the more comical of the duo. She's nergetic and random,as well as a bit ridiculous at times. One of her trademark abilities is doing impersonations of celebrities or of her friends. Unfortunatly Babs has no counterpart as Lola Bunny wouldn't be created until 1996.

Plucky Duck is both greedy and egotistical,like his hero (and counterpart)Daffy Duck,often engaging in various schemes with the goal of personal glory.

Hampton J. Pig is Porky's Counterpart.Hamton's role in the series is as a straight man, often against Plucky's antics. Hamton is also obsessed with cleanliness.

Elmyra Duff is Elmer Fudds counterpart,though she doesn't act like him much. Elmyra is obsessed with cute animals and often times captures them and takes them home with her. Elmyra is also a bit on the ignorant side,she is unaware that her affection is in fact a form of torture. as a result she accidently ends up hurting her pets serverely and sometimes even killing them.

Montana Max is Yosimite Sam's counterpart and rechest guy in Acme Acres.He is bad-tempered, loud-mouthed,and money-hungry.

There are tons more characters,but I'd rather let you discover(or re-discover)them for yourselves. Now on to the rest of the mini-review.

The Artwork and Animation are what to expect from a Warner Bros. Cartoon. However,despite how good it is,there are some errors. The Music itself isn't all that special,but it gets the job done.

The Overall Writing is good and funny. Just like you would expect from a 90's version of Looney Toones. The Voice Acting is awesome.

Tiny Toon Adventures is a cool and funny show and really really really helped the Looney Toon franchise in the 90's. The show was later replaced by Animaniacs. I really recommend watching it.

Well that's it,see ya next time on Cartoon Quickie.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Cartoon Quickie: Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

Welcome all to another adition of Cartoon Quickie. This time we'll be taking a look at the show,Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa.

In the year 1890,an irradiated meteor struck the Western plains creating a miles high mesa shrouded in clouds. Almost every animal effected by said meteor evolved into a human-oid state.

Inspired by old tales of the Wild West, this new community developed to the point where they emulated that era's way of life. However,their knowledge of Wild West living was limited, and as such, many things about their culture had to be improvised. The concepts of steampunk and Wild West were utilized throughout its run.

The series focuses on trying to keep justice in the frontier territory. The lawbreakers were too much for the corrupt regulators of Cowtown (Mayor Bulloney and Sheriff Terrorbull) to handle by themselves.

Helping them out,whether they wanted it or not,were a group of peacekeepers known as C.O.W. Boys, short for "Code of the West." The C.O.W Boys had their hands full with various ruffians and outlaw gangs that plagued the otherwise peaceful town.

Marshal Moo Montana is the leader of the C.O.W.-Boys and marshall of Moo Mesa. Courageous and quick on his hooves, Moo Montana "battles the bad guys and makes the West a safer place to graze". He lives by the Code of the West, which he seems to make up as he goes along.

Marshal Moo is aided by his 2 deputies,The Dakoda Dude and The Cowlorodo Kid. The Dakota Dude is a Gentel Giant,despite how mean he looks. He's soft-spoken and possesses a cool temperament.

The Cowlorado Kid is the youngest of the group and a self-proclaimed ladies' man with a good singing voice. Regardless of his skill with the lasso and guitar. Cowlorado isn't a deputy yet. The Kid also has a bit of an adventurous side.

Supporting the heroes are,Lily Bovine,Cowlamity Kate Cudster,and Cody Calf. Lily Bovine is a former showgirl and owner of the local saloon,The Tumbleweed. She's also the saloon's bartender. Cowlamity Kate is a tomboyish rancher and operator of the highly profitable Golden Cud Mine. She's as hard-working and hard-riding as any bull, and has enough skill with a lasso to put Cowlorado to shame.

And finally their's Little Cody Calf. He idolizes the marshall and hopes to be a lawcow himself when he grows up. He is apparently related to Lily Bovine in some way and lives with her, though he does not appear to be her son; like everyone else, he refers to her as "Miss Lily". Though well meaning, he often gets himself into serious trouble trying to "help" the lawcows, but has been a useful asset on several occasions.

And now the Outlaws. Mayor Oscar Bulloney is the greedy and corrupt mayor of Cowtown in Moo Mesa, Bulloney rigs elections and makes taxes so high that the Masked Bull compares it to stealing. He also serves as Cowtown's crooked Justice of the Peace and Bank President.

Sheriff Terrorbull was selected by Bulloney to be the town's sherif. Terrorbull uses his badge to conceal his evil intentions. He was forced to leave Cowtown after losing a bet to Moo.However,he became sheriff of the remote town of Lonesome Gulch, where he continued his unlawful exploits. Of course,like any good villain,Terrorbull has cronies...Saddle Sore the Scorpion and Boot Hill Buzzard. Both of whom are baffoonish.

One thing to note about this Show is that most of the episodes (and episode titles)seem to parody popular Western films and books.

Anyway,let's get on with this mini-review. The Artwork and Animation are typical for a 90's cartoon.(ie. Good). The Action scenes are decent. The errors themselves are minimal,though still noticable. The Music itself is good,it fits the whole Wild West motif.

The Overall Writing is good as well. As for the Voice Acting,it's pretty damn great.

Y'know in a way the 3 main characters of this show reminded me of the Biker Mice From Mars. I'll list the similarities someday. Despite how good this show is,One thing that bothered about it was the unanswered questions. Like,what happened to the humans? Did they get terminated by the Meteor? And why didn't the Horses mutate? Ya gotta admit,Cows riding Horses is kinda weird.

Mina: Good Questions.

Mina,Where did you come from?

Mina: I just waltzed in while you were talking. Anyway,the thing that kinda bothered me a bit about this series was the fact that the Cows drank Milk. Yeah,I know you can't have Alcohol consumtion in a SatAM cartoon,but couldn't they drink something else. A Cow dinking their own juice is a bit disgusting.

Of course,it's a Cartoon and one shouldn't over think it.

Now,before we go,I wanna drop this interesting tidbit. The C.O.W Boy's have teamed up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the TMNT Mirage Comics. It's true. look it up,if you don't believe me.

Well,That's gonna do it for this edition of Cartoon Quickie. See Ya Next Time and Stay Gold.

Mina: Laters.

Friday, March 25, 2011

The Cartoon Historian Lesson 27: Inspector Gadget

{inside the CH classroom}

Welcome to another edition of Cartoon Historian,I'm Stefan,your Host and lecturer along with my assistant Mina.

Mina: On this edition we will be covering the Legendary Bumbling Bionic Detective,Inspector Gadget.

[cartoon historian theme plays]

Been a while since the last Cartoon Historian lesson hasen't it?

Mina: Yup. btw,congrats on your flawless victory against the Trio.

Thanks Mina. Well lets get to today's lesson.

Inspector Gadget revolves around the adventures of a clumsy,dim-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget - a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organization, known as "M.A.D."

This was the first syndicated cartoon show from DIC Entertainment. Not only that but it was the first from the company to be created specifically for American viewers, along with The Littles and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.

Mina: Nice little tidbit for ya.

The Show originally ran from 1983 to 1986 and remained in syndication into the late 1990s.

Mina: The series was a co-production between DIC Entertainment and Canada's Nelvana; the animation work was outsourced to foreign studios such as Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan and Cuckoo's Nest Studio in Taiwan.

Inspector Gadget is a famous cyborg policeman with a seemingly endless amount of gadgets he can summon by saying "Go-Go-Gadget" then the gadget's name.

Although he has all this equipment,he is frequently left clueless on his missions, so his faithful and intelegent niece Penny [who doubles as a DiD] and his intelligent dog,Brain must secretly help him solve each case.

Almost every episode of the first season follows a standard plot with little variation. A disguised Chief Quimby interrupts a normal family activity between Gadget, Penny and Brain to give him a mission to stop the latest plot by Dr. Claw and M.A.D.

The episode usually takes Gadget to some exotic locale and somehow Penny and Brain find a way to accompany him.

Brain keeps Gadget out of trouble from M.A.D. agents (who Gadget usually mistakes for friendly locals),while Penny solves the case. With the help of Penny and Brain, Gadget inadvertently saves the day, Dr. Claw escapes and Chief Quimby arrives to congratulate Gadget on a job well done.

Mina: Like most Cartoons of the 80's and early 90's,Inspector Gadget contains PSA's.

Yup,Y'see each episode ends with Gadget teaching intelligent and responsible safety tips,with most of the tips having a connection with problems Gadget had experienced during the episode.

Now lets talk about the production itself. Mina,i'm gonna let you handle this.

Mina: The show was created by Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin and Bruno Bianchi. The initial idea for Inspector Gadget came from Heyward,who also wrote the pilot episode (Winter Olympics) with the help of Jean Chalopin in 1982. Winter Olympics is often syndicated as episode #65, Gadget in Winterland.

Mina: Chalopin, who at the time owned the DIC Audiovisual studio, helped develop the format and concept for the rest of the episodes together with Bruno Bianchi, who also designed the final versions of the main characters and served as supervising director.

Mina: According to the DVD bonus film "Wowsers",a retrospective featurette with co-creators Andy Heyward and Mike Maliani on the four-disc DVD set Inspector Gadget: The Original Series, Gadget went through approximately 150 sketches before reaching his final design.

Mina: Nelvana writer Peter Sauder was the one of the head writers for Season One. But In Season Two,Nelvana was no longer part of the production.

Mina: In Season 2 the show was written by the DiC studio's employees Eleanor Burian-Mohr, Mike O' Mahoney, Glen Egbert and Jack Hanrahan (a former Get Smart writer, among much else). Hanrahan and Burian-Mohr would later write the Christmas special Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas as well as many episodes of the Gadget Boy spinoff series. Burian-Mohr additionally wrote dialogue for the educational show Inspector Gadget's Field Trip.

The first sixty-five 22½-minute episodes were co-written,co-designed,and co-storyboarded in Canada at Nelvana Animation Studio (which co-produced the series under DiC's supervision), while being directed (long distance) by French director Bruno Bianchi.

Most of these episodes were animated in Tokyo, Japan by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, the studio that animated most DiC cartoons of the 1980s, while a few episodes were animated in Taiwan by Cuckoo's Nest Studio and Wang Film Productions,before being finished in post production by DiC and Nelvana.

In the second season,the animation increasingly began to resemble a typical 1980s Japanese anime cartoon,most likely because it was animated by DiC's own then-new Japanese-based animation facilities. It was not uncommon for Gadget to briefly freeze in an "anime" pose when shocked, or slower frame rates when characters would move.

Here's something interesting for you: Inspector Gadget went through three voices during production of the pilot episode. The first was Gary Owens, who voiced Inspector Gadget in a deep-toned, British-sounding way. Jesse White sounded closer to the voice of Maxwell Smart of Get Smart,one of the series' inspirations.

Eventually, producers decided to hire Don Adams himself instead to get the full effect, and found that he fit the role perfectly. In the first season, Gadget's nemesis Doctor Claw [as well as his pet cat M.A.D. Cat and Gadget's loyal dog Brain]were voiced by Frank Welker aka The Man of 1,000 voices.

Mina: That was interesting.

Anyway,Penny was portrayed by Cree Summer Francks in her first voice acting role; and her father Don Francks wound up playing Doctor Claw in a few episodes where Welker was unavailable for recording.

When co-production of Inspector Gadget moved from Nelvana in Canada to DiC's headquarters in L. A. for the second season, several of the voice artists (including Cree Summer and Frank Welker) were replaced.

Don Adams was the only cast member who still voiced his character. Welker did voice many supporting characters during season 2, but apparently he could not continue voicing his main roles due to contractual difficulties.

Mina: Now let's talk about the Theme music.

The theme music was inspired by Edvard Grieg's movement, "In the Hall of the Mountain King" and was composed by Shuki Levy and produced by Saban Records,(now Saban Music Group). Saban has provided music for many DiC cartoons in the 80s and 90s. Saban is still operating today.

Many of the background music cues were some sort of variation of the Gadget melody. Even at festivals or dances in the cartoon, the Gadget theme was often played.

Occasionally during an episode, such as in 'Launch Time' and 'Ghost Catchers', Inspector Gadget would hum his theme. Levy also had a range of other musical cues for each character, as well as cues for the various moods of the scenes. Penny and Brain each had several different versions of their respective musical themes.

Mina: It's time to talk about the seasons.

Season 1

The pilot episode, "Winter Olympics", was animated by Telecom Animation Film and had a slightly higher budget than the rest of the series. In the pilot, Gadget had a moustache. The pilot episode also featured slightly different opening and closing credits. Three versions of the pilot episode were produced.

Mina: Damn!

Since DiC,at the time,was a French company looking to expand its operations to the US, the show was produced for release in both France and the USA.

It was broadcast in the North America in September 1983. A month or so later, the series premiered in France, whose version also featured a theme song with French lyrics and the French title Inspecteur Gadget appearing in front of the episode.

The first season was aired from September 1983 to December 1984, comprising sixty-five episodes. After the first season, the show was a worldwide hit.

In the first season, nearly every episode saw the introduction of some new supervillain who had come to be employed by Dr. Claw to commit a crime suited to their special skills. They are typically arrested at the end of the episode, and do not appear again in the series.

For Season 2 debut on September 1985 and ended in February 1986. This season had 21 episodes,making the grand total of Inspector Gadget episodes: 86.

The format of the show was changed for this season. The episodes would be divided into "threes", i. e. three episodes in a row sharing the same general theme and often the same villains, who would often not be arrested at the end of the episode.

Each episode would normally revolve around MAD just trying to get rid of Gadget. New characters and settings were introduced. Gadget, Penny and Brain moved into a high-tech house filled with many gadgets, where a few of the episodes were actually located. Penny wasn't a DiD as much. In the season's fourth episode, Corporal Capeman was introduced as Gadget's sidekick.

Mina: What the hell were thay thinking?

The characters from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats make various cameo appearances in the second season,just as Gadget would have cameos in their series.

Inspector Gadget also has some spin-offs and 2 Live Action-Movies,but I'm not gonna talk about them.

Mina: Inspector Gadget is truly one of our greatest Cartoon Icons. In fact,In January 2009, IGN named Inspector Gadget as #54 in it's Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows. And later this year,a new Inspector Gadget comic book will be launched in the U.S., written by Dale Mettam and illustrated by José Cobá.

Well that's all she wrote for this episode of Cartoon Historian. See Ya Next Time.

Mina: Bye!

[fade to black. credits roll as the cartoon historian closing theme plays]

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