When we think of anime icons, we think of icons like Astro Boy, Gigantor, Speed Racer and such. But, no anime icon is more unique and one of a kind than the Pretty Suited Soldier of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon. Since 1992, Sailor Moon has fought evil, not just in anime and manga, but also in real life. Some battles she won, some she lost. And despite being overlooked by all media and being shunned by controversy, Sailor Moon is still popular than ever 20 years later. But, how did this popular series came to be and why it is so special? To answer these questions, we must go back to the beginning.
Narrator: "1,000 years ago, our Moon Kingdom was home to a..."
(stops the clip)
Not that beginning! The OTHER beginning, the one in real life, by a manga-ka named Naoko-chan.
In 1991, up and rising manga artist, Naoko Takeuchi created the starting point of this great series, which became known as Codename: Sailor V. The manga was created in 1991 and the serialization ran from May of 1993 to March of 1997 from Run Run magazine from Kodansha, the famed publisher for manga and other japanese literature. Here's the story according the manga:
13-year old Minako Aino was just an ordinary girl, very beautiful, very athletic but not always bright when it comes to schoolwork and/or idolizing boys. But her life changed forever when met a white cat named Artemis, who tells her that a dark, powerful evil force is threating to destroy the entire universe and with the aid of a mysterious benifactor only addressed as "Boss", Minako becomes the Soldier of Love and Beauty, Codename: Sailor V. Intially, she didn't take this senshi business seriously, but overtime, she accepted the responsibility to protect the planet. Whether it's trapped in a video game or stranded in Greece, Sailor V fought against the evils of the mysterious Dark Agency, which is nothing more but a front of the true enemies, those of the evil Dark Kingdom, which I will talk about later. Near the end of the series, Minako discovered that she was the princess of planet Venus and was one of the guardians of the moon princess, thus making her the senshi of love and beauty, Sailor Venus.
And that's the story. Codename: Sailor V was a decent series, with action, adventure, comedy and romance, something the sequel will have. Even though the Sailor V story has ended. This was just the beginning.
Next time: I will talk about the rise of the Pretty Suited Soldier of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon.
Until then, Stay Gold and Godspeed.
End of Line...
(Ai no Senshi plays in the background)
Fade out
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Jason joins the Cartoon Historian!
Greetings.
I am Jason aka Dragonranger1, I've come in peace. It is an honor to be a part of the Cartoon Historian family, helping out my good buddy,Stefan. I will keep my short-attention span at the front door and out. I will help bring law, order and justice for all animation, including cartoons from the good ol' days like those in the 80s and 90s. Until then, if you need anything, I will be waiting. Godspeed.
End of Line...
I am Jason aka Dragonranger1, I've come in peace. It is an honor to be a part of the Cartoon Historian family, helping out my good buddy,Stefan. I will keep my short-attention span at the front door and out. I will help bring law, order and justice for all animation, including cartoons from the good ol' days like those in the 80s and 90s. Until then, if you need anything, I will be waiting. Godspeed.
End of Line...
The Cartoon Historian Lesson Redo: He-Man: And The Masters of The Universe (80's)
Welcome to the 2nd in a long line of Lesson Redo's. Today's focus will be on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I'm Stefan
Mina: And I'm Mina. It's been awhile since we did one of these huh?
Yup.
*Inside The CH Classroom*
He-Man is one of America's most iconic cartoon heroes. In fact,some people say that he's even More iconic than the legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He-Man and the Masters of the the Universe spawned 3 Cartoon series,3 toylines,a collectors toyline,2 comic book series,and even a live action movie.
Mina: Now We Could go into detail about the Franchises Origins,but I'm not. Instead I'm gonna focus on the 80's Cattoon series.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was produced by Filmation based on Mattel's successful toy line Masters of the Universe.
Mina: Like Most 80's Cartoons.
The show, often referred to as simply "He-Man",was one of the most popular animated shows of the 1980s and has retained a heavy following to this day.
Mina: Seriously? Personally,I never found that show to be all that great. It was kinda campy.
The Show made its television debut in 1983 and ran until 1985, consisting of two seasons of 65 episodes each. Reruns continued to air in syndication until 1988,at which point USA Network bought the rights to the series. USA aired He-Man until September 1990.
The show takes place on Eternia,a planet of magic,science,technology,and fantasy.
The show's lead character is Prince Adam,the young son of Eternia's rulers,King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Power Sword,holds it aloft and says "By the Power of Grayskull...I have the Power!" he is transformed into He-Man, The Most Powerful Man In The Universe. And Cringer,his cowardly Tiger companion,becomes Battle Cat.
Mina: Of course,that was an exaggeration.
He-Man,with the help of Battle Cat,Teela,Man-At-Arms and Orko,defends Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor.
Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the Castle Grayskull and if he succeeds,Skeletor would be able to conquer not only Eternia,but the whole galaxy.
Mina: Skelletor in this series is a bafoon,like most Cartoon Baddies at the Time.
He-Man was notable for breaking the boundaries of censorship for Cartoons in the 1970s. For the first time in years,a cartoon series could feature a muscular superhero who was actually allowed to hit people.He rarely used his sword and often picked up his opponents and threw them.
Mina: Though in retrospect,the Show was still censored.
The cartoon was openly critisized for the fact that it was based on a Toy-line.Y'see during this period it was not very cool or common to have a TV show that was based on a toy-line. Some didn't like the fact that the show was being used to sell toys.
Mina: Though that later changed in the mid-80's.
Like many Cartoons of the 80's,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe would include a "life lesson" or "moral of the story" at the end of each episode. This moral was usually directly tied to the action or central theme of that episode.
Mina: PSA's in Cartoons are annoying as hell.
The show was so successful that it spawned a spin-off series,She-Ra: Princess of Power,which was also based on a Toy-Line. I covered that in my She-Ra Lesson.
Mina: The one where Sailor Moon Co-hosted,right?
Yup.
Anyway,He-Man had some notable writers such as J. Michael Straczynski,Paul Dini,and David Wise. One episode was written by Star Trek's D.C. Fontana.
Mina: Cool.
Though the animated cartoons were similar to the DC Comics,Filmation focused more on the lighter, humorous elements of the story rather than the violent ones. This was to make things more suitable for a younger audience.
A new character was also introduced in the form of Orko,a small alien magician who shares Prince Adam's secret and provides the comic relief for most episodes.
Mina: Interesting tidbits. So DC comics Actually made a He-Man comic?
The cartoon series was also remarkable because it was one of the first animated series produced directly for syndication,as opposed to most other syndicated cartoons of the time which were re-runs of old Saturday morning shows.
It was also the very first American Action Cartoon where the quantity of 65 episodes were produced so that the series could be expanded across 13 weeks.
.
Due to the budget-constraints by Filmation,the He-Man cartoon only featured a voice-cast of four to five people,after Erika Scheimer joined the cast.
Mina: Like With The Thundercats. Their Voice Cast was about 6-8 People.
Linda Gary single-handedly provided voices for nearly all the female characters,
Mina: Hey,as long as none of the dudes were providing female voices,it's perfectly ok.
But the bulk of the character voices were provided by the show's executive producer, Lou Scheimer,one of Filmation's Founding Fathers. The character voices of He-Man and Beast Man were provided by John Erwin. Skeletor was done by Alan Oppenheimer.
A common misconception about the cartoon series is that it was cheap to produce,due to the small number of voice actors and heavy reliance on stock animation.
However,the series was quite expensive to produce at that time,as the Show was created here in the U.S.,rather than having the animation done overseas.
Mina: That was a mistake on their part. I'm sure The show would've been better if it was animated in Korea or Japan.
Ok,now for something Interesting.
There is an urban legend about the so-called "Conan toy line.". The story is that the Mattel Toy Company originally intended to base an action figure line on Conan the Barbarian,which at the time was the lead in several popular series produced by Marvel Comics and due to be the subject of a major movie.
However, after viewing the film,the Mattel executives desided that it would be a huge mistake to create a Toy-Line that's based on a graphicly violent film. A common attitude shared by all major toy companies at the time. Thus they gave their figure blonde hair and re-dubbed him "He-Man".
Mina: As we all know that attitude faded out in the 90's,as there were many toylines based on PG-13 and R-rated Movies.
The legend is unverified but persistent,and most likely false since the first He-Man action figures were produced in 1981,a year before the first Conan film. Roger Sweet,the originator of He-Man,asserts that the He-Man/Masters Of The Universe concept definitely was not an outgrowth of Conan.
Since this has nothing to do with the cartoon,I'm not going any farther.
Mina: In 2009, IGN ranked the series as the 58th greatest animated show of all time in their Top 100 list. Amazing,huh?
In conclusion,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is a Classic Cartoon that's proved it's worth. With it's popularity still going,I wouldn't be surprised if we saw yet another rendition of the series in the future.
Well that's gonna do it for now.
Mina: So,which lesson are you gonna redo next?
I think I'm leaning towards The Simpsons.
Mina: Sweet.
This is The Cartoon Historian saying Stay Gold.
Mina: Laters.
*fade to black. credits roll as the He-Man closing theme plays*
Mina: And I'm Mina. It's been awhile since we did one of these huh?
Yup.
*Inside The CH Classroom*
He-Man is one of America's most iconic cartoon heroes. In fact,some people say that he's even More iconic than the legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He-Man and the Masters of the the Universe spawned 3 Cartoon series,3 toylines,a collectors toyline,2 comic book series,and even a live action movie.
Mina: Now We Could go into detail about the Franchises Origins,but I'm not. Instead I'm gonna focus on the 80's Cattoon series.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was produced by Filmation based on Mattel's successful toy line Masters of the Universe.
Mina: Like Most 80's Cartoons.
The show, often referred to as simply "He-Man",was one of the most popular animated shows of the 1980s and has retained a heavy following to this day.
Mina: Seriously? Personally,I never found that show to be all that great. It was kinda campy.
The Show made its television debut in 1983 and ran until 1985, consisting of two seasons of 65 episodes each. Reruns continued to air in syndication until 1988,at which point USA Network bought the rights to the series. USA aired He-Man until September 1990.
The show takes place on Eternia,a planet of magic,science,technology,and fantasy.
The show's lead character is Prince Adam,the young son of Eternia's rulers,King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Power Sword,holds it aloft and says "By the Power of Grayskull...I have the Power!" he is transformed into He-Man, The Most Powerful Man In The Universe. And Cringer,his cowardly Tiger companion,becomes Battle Cat.
Mina: Of course,that was an exaggeration.
He-Man,with the help of Battle Cat,Teela,Man-At-Arms and Orko,defends Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor.
Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the Castle Grayskull and if he succeeds,Skeletor would be able to conquer not only Eternia,but the whole galaxy.
Mina: Skelletor in this series is a bafoon,like most Cartoon Baddies at the Time.
He-Man was notable for breaking the boundaries of censorship for Cartoons in the 1970s. For the first time in years,a cartoon series could feature a muscular superhero who was actually allowed to hit people.He rarely used his sword and often picked up his opponents and threw them.
Mina: Though in retrospect,the Show was still censored.
The cartoon was openly critisized for the fact that it was based on a Toy-line.Y'see during this period it was not very cool or common to have a TV show that was based on a toy-line. Some didn't like the fact that the show was being used to sell toys.
Mina: Though that later changed in the mid-80's.
Like many Cartoons of the 80's,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe would include a "life lesson" or "moral of the story" at the end of each episode. This moral was usually directly tied to the action or central theme of that episode.
Mina: PSA's in Cartoons are annoying as hell.
The show was so successful that it spawned a spin-off series,She-Ra: Princess of Power,which was also based on a Toy-Line. I covered that in my She-Ra Lesson.
Mina: The one where Sailor Moon Co-hosted,right?
Yup.
Anyway,He-Man had some notable writers such as J. Michael Straczynski,Paul Dini,and David Wise. One episode was written by Star Trek's D.C. Fontana.
Mina: Cool.
Though the animated cartoons were similar to the DC Comics,Filmation focused more on the lighter, humorous elements of the story rather than the violent ones. This was to make things more suitable for a younger audience.
A new character was also introduced in the form of Orko,a small alien magician who shares Prince Adam's secret and provides the comic relief for most episodes.
Mina: Interesting tidbits. So DC comics Actually made a He-Man comic?
The cartoon series was also remarkable because it was one of the first animated series produced directly for syndication,as opposed to most other syndicated cartoons of the time which were re-runs of old Saturday morning shows.
It was also the very first American Action Cartoon where the quantity of 65 episodes were produced so that the series could be expanded across 13 weeks.
.
Due to the budget-constraints by Filmation,the He-Man cartoon only featured a voice-cast of four to five people,after Erika Scheimer joined the cast.
Mina: Like With The Thundercats. Their Voice Cast was about 6-8 People.
Linda Gary single-handedly provided voices for nearly all the female characters,
Mina: Hey,as long as none of the dudes were providing female voices,it's perfectly ok.
But the bulk of the character voices were provided by the show's executive producer, Lou Scheimer,one of Filmation's Founding Fathers. The character voices of He-Man and Beast Man were provided by John Erwin. Skeletor was done by Alan Oppenheimer.
A common misconception about the cartoon series is that it was cheap to produce,due to the small number of voice actors and heavy reliance on stock animation.
However,the series was quite expensive to produce at that time,as the Show was created here in the U.S.,rather than having the animation done overseas.
Mina: That was a mistake on their part. I'm sure The show would've been better if it was animated in Korea or Japan.
Ok,now for something Interesting.
There is an urban legend about the so-called "Conan toy line.". The story is that the Mattel Toy Company originally intended to base an action figure line on Conan the Barbarian,which at the time was the lead in several popular series produced by Marvel Comics and due to be the subject of a major movie.
However, after viewing the film,the Mattel executives desided that it would be a huge mistake to create a Toy-Line that's based on a graphicly violent film. A common attitude shared by all major toy companies at the time. Thus they gave their figure blonde hair and re-dubbed him "He-Man".
Mina: As we all know that attitude faded out in the 90's,as there were many toylines based on PG-13 and R-rated Movies.
The legend is unverified but persistent,and most likely false since the first He-Man action figures were produced in 1981,a year before the first Conan film. Roger Sweet,the originator of He-Man,asserts that the He-Man/Masters Of The Universe concept definitely was not an outgrowth of Conan.
Since this has nothing to do with the cartoon,I'm not going any farther.
Mina: In 2009, IGN ranked the series as the 58th greatest animated show of all time in their Top 100 list. Amazing,huh?
In conclusion,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is a Classic Cartoon that's proved it's worth. With it's popularity still going,I wouldn't be surprised if we saw yet another rendition of the series in the future.
Well that's gonna do it for now.
Mina: So,which lesson are you gonna redo next?
I think I'm leaning towards The Simpsons.
Mina: Sweet.
This is The Cartoon Historian saying Stay Gold.
Mina: Laters.
*fade to black. credits roll as the He-Man closing theme plays*
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Cartoon Historian Lesson Redo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Original)
*Inside The CH Classroom*
Welcome to the very first of my Redo Lessons. Today we will be taking a look at The Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV Series.
*The Cartoon Historian Theme Plays*
Co-hosting is a guy that was promised a co-hosting gig a while ago. So here he is Michaelangelo 2K3.
*2k3 Michaelangelo enter and he and stefan fist bump*
Welcome,Mikey.
2K3 Mikey: Awesome to finally be doin' this dude. What kept ya?
Yeah I know,I promised you last year that we'd do this. But I was busy.
2K3 Mikey: Whateves dude you owe me big now.
How about I buy Pizza later?
2K3 Mikey: Now you're talkin'.
Anyway,The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a cultural phenomenom and has spawned many movies,comics,cartoons and even video games.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are is a team of four mutant turtles, who were trained by Splinter,a mutant rat,in the art of Ninjitsu. From their home is the sewers of New York.
2K3 Mikey: These dudes battle petty criminals,evil megalomaniacs,and alien invaders,while trying to hide from humanity. Kinda like My team.
Yeah,but that's where the similarities between your team and the OT's ends.
2K3 Mikey: *scratch head* OT?
Original Toon.
2K3 Mikey: Oh. Gotcha,dude.
Anyway,The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons and film adaptations. But it was the Cartoon that made the franchise popular.
2K3 Mikey: Now lets get down to the good stuff.
Right. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe)was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Shogakukan Studios. It premiered in December of 1987 as a five-part mini-series animated by Toei.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa! You Serious?
Yup. Toei,the creators of the Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon Animes,were the original animators of the show. Though,Toei only did the 1st season. The rest were done here and abroad in Korea.
As I stated earlier,the TMNT franchise started as a Comic series. A comic book series created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The property was changed considerably,from the darker-toned comic to a more light-hearted show.
Upon being approached to create a toy line,Playmates Toys was uneasy with the comic book characters' bad-ass additude.
2K3 Mikey: Holy Censorship Batman!
Playmates didn't like the darker,more bad ass tone of the original Mirage Comic,so they requested that a television deal be acquired first. A TV Show that was for the 8-12 Year Old Demographic.
2K3 Mikey: Apperently,Toy Collectors weren't invented yet.
*chuckles* Anyway,after the initial five-episodes,the California toy company released their first series of Ninja Turtles action figures in the summer of 1988. Soon after,Playmates and Show Creators,Murakami-Wolf-Swenson,became buisness partners.
2K3 Mikey: A Match made in heaven.
Anyway,David Wise and Patti Howeth wrote the screenplay for the first season with some input from Eastman and Laird. It's also worth noting that Eastmen and Laird had a hand in the creation's of Bebob,Rocksteady,and Krang.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa!
Yeah. Anyway,When the series continued in the second season,comic artist Jack Mendelsohn joined the show as the executive story editor. The Series began it's Saturday Morning run on October 1st 1988.
After it became an instant hit, the show was expanded to five days a week and aired weekday afternoons in syndication in most markets on September 25th 1989.
On September 8th 1990,the series became a 60-minute block on CBS's SatAM block and then back into a 30-minute show until the series ended on November 2nd 1996.
2K3 Mikey: How come My show wasn't put into an hour block. Stupid 4Kids!
Well,what the hell do you expecy Mikey? 4Kids sucks! And They'll Continue to suck until the day they die,which hopefully won't be long now.
2K3 Mikey: Death To THe Destroyers Of Anime And Saturday Morning Entertainment!!!!!
Anyway,The show helped launch the characters into mainstream popularity and became one of the most popular animated series in television history. And not just in the U.S. either. But around the world...including Japan.
2K3 Mikey: This show was a marketing bonanza. There were Toy's,Plushies,Cereal,A Board Game,Video Games,Bed Sheets,and even Pez Dispencers. Man,I sure could go for some Pez right now.
And those were just some of the many Ninja Turtle-realated items marketed during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa!
A successful Archie comic book based on the animated show was published throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. Action figures were top-sellers around the world. In 1990,the cartoon series was being shown daily on more than 125 television stations around the Country.
2K3 Mikey: So why Is the Original cartoon so different from the Mirage comic?
The TV series differs greatly from that of the original Mirage Studios comics. This was to make the show more marketable to the 8-12 year old demographic. I thought I already explained that?
2K3 Mikey: Sorry,I guess I kinda missed it. Kinda,got a short attention span.
Wow!
2K3: Yeah,I'm not proud. Infact My family is kinda annoyed by it.
Anyway,In the Original Cartoon,Splinter was an honorable human ninja master named Hamato Yoshi. Yoshi was banished from the Foot Clan in Japan after his arch-rival/bitter nemesis and fellow Foot Clan member,Oroku Saki,pinned Yoshi's dogi to the wall with a knife,preventing him from kneeling before their sensei. This was seen as an insult.
When Yoshi removed the knife,the sensei was again insulted,believing Yoshi was trying to kill him. Exiled from the ninja clan,the disgraced Yoshi moved to New York City. Since he had little to no Money,Yoshi was forced to live in the sewers.
2K3: Mikey: That makes sence.
While living in the sewers,Yoshi befriended the Rats. Few weeks later,Yoshi found 4 baby turtles,who were accidentally dropped into the sewers by their owner. The Owner was unnamed,but he kinda looked like Zack. If that was Zack,it would explain his fasinatioon with the TMNT,because they reminded them of the turtles that he himself use to own.
2K3: Good Theory,dude. Oh wait? Who's Zack?
He was a TMNT Fanboy that appeared in a few Episodes. he was annoying. Kinda like Serling.
2K3 Mikey: Yeah,but he was fun to torment.
Yoshi returned one day from his explorations around New York to find the turtles covered with a strange glowing ooze. The substance caused the turtles to become humanoid, And since Yoshi also touched the Ooze,he began mutating as well.
Yoshi became a humanoid rat,since the rats were the animals he was in most contact with. And The Turtles became Humanoid because of similar reasons. The Turtles nicknamed Yoshi "Splinter".
2K3 Mikey: This and the Archie Comics is the only origin story in the TMNT franchise where the Turtles come to Yoshi before being exposed to mutagen. At least I think?
Right,Mikey. Also, Yoshi becomes the rat.Even though in most other TMNT Universes,Splinter is Yoshi's pet rat,who becomes humanoid. This is also the only version in which the Turtles become fully grown immediately after exposure to the mutagen. Splinter raises them from infancy in other versions.
2K3 Mikey: Yup,Yup.
Yoshi adopts the four turtles as his sons and trains them in the art of ninjitsu. He names them after his favorite Italian renaissance artists: Leonardo da Vinci(Leonardo), Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi(Donatello), Raffaello Sanzio(Raphael), and Michelangelo Buonarroti(Michaelangelo).
2K3 Mikey: Oh,so Those are the dudes that we're named after. I've heard about da vinci and the Great Micheangelo,but had no idea who the other 2 were.
In most versions,the Turtles tend to go by nicknames Leo, Donn,Raph and Mikey. However,in this version they are always addressed by their full names. Each Ninja Turtle wears a mask over his eyes. Each Mask is a different color (unlike the comics where the turtles masks were all red and even maroon in some versions of the comics). Each turtle is also Trained with a personal weapon.
2K3 Mikey: Me and my bro's were once called sell-outs because of that.
The Weaponms?
2K3 Mikey: No,the multi-colored masks.
Oh yeah,I remember that as well. Anyway,back in Japan,Oroku Saki has taken over the Foot Clan and have trained them to be ninja thugs. He soon moved the Foot Clan to New York City. Once their he makes plansd to kill his old enemy Hamato Yoshi.
He soon becomes associated with Krang,a disembodied alien brain who has been banished from his home,Dimension X. Krang was also a great warlord. Now it's unknown how Saki met Krang. As it was never ever explained.
2K3 Mikey: THat little duide freaks me out.
Saki soon became The Shredder and soon had his Foot Ninja's Automated.
It becomes clear that the mutagen that transformed the Turtles and Splinter was dumped into the sewer by Shredder in an effort to destroy Yoshi. Shredder thought it was a deadly poison. The Turtles vow to take revenge on the Shredder for dishonoring their master,as well as turning him into a rat.
The Turtles want to force him to turn Splinter back into a human again,though this quickly evolves into stopping Shredder's ongoing criminal career with the aid of Channel 6 reporter April O'Neil.
2K3 Mikey: April was a News Reporter in This? Wow what a difference from My April. Though,gotta admit,she is hot.
The Turtles begin to take on the role of vigilante crime-fighters operating outside of the jurisdiction of law enforcement against any criminals,much like Casey Jones in the third season.
For the first couple of seasons the Turtles are constantly preoccupied with hiding their existence. This seems to be slowly relaxed by the next few seasons,as most citizens seem to be aware of them.
They also frequently have to deal with citizens misunderstanding them,thanks to the efforts of Burne Thompson,April's Boss,and Vernon Fenwick,a Channel 6 cameraman and April's co-worker. Both men distrust the Turtles and frequently blame them for the trouble that the Shredder and Krang cause.
2K3 Mikey: Well that sucks.
True. Anyway,Shredder and Krang,have help in the form of 2 Mutated thugs named Bebop and Rocksteady(who shredder himself has mutated). They also have the newly automated Foot Ninjas.
Much of villians quest for world domination hinges on using the Technodrome (Krang's mobile fortress and the villians main base). One of the things that change with each season,is the location of the Technodrome.
2K3 Mikey: The Technodrome aka The Giant Golfball on Wheels *laughs*
Anyway,the Technodrome is either stuck in the Earth's Core,Dimension X,The Arctic or The Ocean. And in the Final seasons,it was stuck in a black hole. The Mobile base was Destroyed in the Red Sky Seasons.
And speaking of the Red Sky saga. In those seasons,the Turtles finally banish The Shredder and Krang to Dimension X. They destroy the engines and the "trans-dimensional portal" of the Technodrome preventing them from ever returning to Earth.
The show itself had already lasted well past the average lifespan of most Saturday morning cartoon series. But in the Final 3 Seasons(the red sky seasons) went through dramatic changes.
The animation became darker and closer to the original comic book style,the color of the sky in each episode changed from the traditional blue to a continuous and ominous dark-red sky (which was commonplace with newer action-oriented children's programming at that time). The theme song was changed.the introduction sequence added in clips from the first film.
2K3 Mikey: The show took on a darker,more action-oriented atmosphere. I kinda wish those Turtles were used in "Turtles Forever".
Well think of it this way,the Turtles that you and Your siblings met in that movie were not the same Turtles from this Cartoon,but dumbed down versions. But,I'll get into "Turtles Forever" some other time.
A new villain,Lord Dregg also appears as their new chief nemesis. Lord Dregg begins a propaganda campaign against the Turtles, turning the general population against them and in favor of him and his forces. In the last episode of the series, the Turtles trap Dregg in Dimension X.
2K3: Anti-Climatic much!
From Seasons 2-7,the Turtles,as well as the other characters,are seen breaking the fourth wall by saying things to the audience and talking about their show. It's also worth noting that the writers were used to writing Comedy,rather than true action.
2K3 Mikey: Oh,so that's why the action scenes were so goofy and full of jokes and puns.
Yup. The Turtles,Shredder,Krang and various other characters from the 1987 series returned for the 25th anniversary crossover movie Turtles Forever. Due to legal reasons, none of the original voice actors were able to reprise their roles and replacement actors were used instead.
It is unknown wether or not this movie is Canon for the Original Toon,even though it's 100% canon for the 2K3 Series.
While the story and Characters were diverged heavily from the original conception of the original Mirage comics,the 1987 television series is probably the most notable and popular incarnation,and drove the franchise to the phenomenal status it would achieve in pop culture.
2K3 Mikey: Too bad My show didn't achive the same success.
The series was in production for nine years and was still quite popular when it went out of production. It was responsible for introducing many of the catch phrases associated with the Turtles into the lexicon. Phrases such as: "Cowabunga!","Heroes in a half-shell!",and "Turtle Power!".
The Original Cartoon was such a prominent part of the Ninja Turtles,that many people consider it to be it's own special canon. Much like the 2K3 Series.
2K3 Mikey: Damn Right!
This version is also renowned for its critically acclaimed soundtrack. Through most of the series,the episodes featured background music which reflected the mood of the current situation (e.g. danger, action, exploration, confusion, mystery, winning).
ID music was also used. The Technodrome,The Sewers,Channel 6,etc. Each tune contributed to the show's dynamic uniqueness. The soundtrack was composed by Dennis Challen Brown (credited as "D.C. Brown" and later as "Dennis C. Brown") and Chuck Lorre. Lorre penned the famous theme song and became a successful television producer.
2K3 Mikey: Gotta admit,that The Original Toon Theme song is quite epic.
And remixed and rearranged many times.
Ok,here's something that I know everyones been waiting fore: The Reason Why Michaelangelo lost his Nunchucks and why The Ninja Turtles were known as The Hero Turtles in the U.K.
2K3 Mikey: Death To The Censor Whores!!!!
In the United Kingdom, TMNT was released under the name Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (TMHT). This was due to the controversy surrounding ninjas and related weapons at the time. Not to mention that,at the time,Nunchucks were an extremely popular weapon among British Thugs.
2K3 Mikey: So,the intro sequence was heavily edited because of these reasons? And they replaced the word Ninja with Hero? And scenes where My Classic Counterpart wields his nunchuks,were replaced with random clips from the show? Lame!!
Speaking of which,in the show itself,all of Mikey's "Nunchuck Scenes" were cut.
2K3 Mikey: Lame Times 2!!
Well after a while,the Creators of the show decided to give in to the British censors and replace Mikey's Nunchucks with a Grappling Hook.
2K3 Mikey: Lame Times Infinity!!! Anyway,that was a completely lame reason. Stupid British,forcing America to censor their cartoons for the sake of themselves. Imagine if We asked and even forced Japan to edit their Anime for the sake of U.S. audiences. That's so Wrong.
True That, However,The U.K has given up on it's "Anti-Ninja" and "Anti-Nunchuck" policy. And when the 2K3 series made it there,it stayed as is. The original title was even kept. Plus,nowadays,British Thugs favor Guns,Switch Blades,and Box Cutters a lot more than Nunchucks. In fact,I don't think british thugs even use Nunchucks anymore.
2K3 Mikey: All I have to say is Thank God they kept my show as is. Because If they didn't,I would've totally beaten the crap out of them.
Amen Bro. Well that wraps up another Cartoon Historrian and the First of Many Do-overs.
2K3 Mikey: So,will you,by any chance,be going over My series again?
It's in the Cards Mikey.
2K3 Mikey: Sweetness. So will you have me back for that? After all it Is my Show you'll be Talking About?
Sure thing.
2K3 Mikey: Great. Can I bring my Bro's along as well?
Well see,Mikey,we'll see
*fade to black. credits roll as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles closing theme plays*
Welcome to the very first of my Redo Lessons. Today we will be taking a look at The Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV Series.
*The Cartoon Historian Theme Plays*
Co-hosting is a guy that was promised a co-hosting gig a while ago. So here he is Michaelangelo 2K3.
*2k3 Michaelangelo enter and he and stefan fist bump*
Welcome,Mikey.
2K3 Mikey: Awesome to finally be doin' this dude. What kept ya?
Yeah I know,I promised you last year that we'd do this. But I was busy.
2K3 Mikey: Whateves dude you owe me big now.
How about I buy Pizza later?
2K3 Mikey: Now you're talkin'.
Anyway,The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a cultural phenomenom and has spawned many movies,comics,cartoons and even video games.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are is a team of four mutant turtles, who were trained by Splinter,a mutant rat,in the art of Ninjitsu. From their home is the sewers of New York.
2K3 Mikey: These dudes battle petty criminals,evil megalomaniacs,and alien invaders,while trying to hide from humanity. Kinda like My team.
Yeah,but that's where the similarities between your team and the OT's ends.
2K3 Mikey: *scratch head* OT?
Original Toon.
2K3 Mikey: Oh. Gotcha,dude.
Anyway,The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons and film adaptations. But it was the Cartoon that made the franchise popular.
2K3 Mikey: Now lets get down to the good stuff.
Right. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe)was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Shogakukan Studios. It premiered in December of 1987 as a five-part mini-series animated by Toei.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa! You Serious?
Yup. Toei,the creators of the Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon Animes,were the original animators of the show. Though,Toei only did the 1st season. The rest were done here and abroad in Korea.
As I stated earlier,the TMNT franchise started as a Comic series. A comic book series created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The property was changed considerably,from the darker-toned comic to a more light-hearted show.
Upon being approached to create a toy line,Playmates Toys was uneasy with the comic book characters' bad-ass additude.
2K3 Mikey: Holy Censorship Batman!
Playmates didn't like the darker,more bad ass tone of the original Mirage Comic,so they requested that a television deal be acquired first. A TV Show that was for the 8-12 Year Old Demographic.
2K3 Mikey: Apperently,Toy Collectors weren't invented yet.
*chuckles* Anyway,after the initial five-episodes,the California toy company released their first series of Ninja Turtles action figures in the summer of 1988. Soon after,Playmates and Show Creators,Murakami-Wolf-Swenson,became buisness partners.
2K3 Mikey: A Match made in heaven.
Anyway,David Wise and Patti Howeth wrote the screenplay for the first season with some input from Eastman and Laird. It's also worth noting that Eastmen and Laird had a hand in the creation's of Bebob,Rocksteady,and Krang.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa!
Yeah. Anyway,When the series continued in the second season,comic artist Jack Mendelsohn joined the show as the executive story editor. The Series began it's Saturday Morning run on October 1st 1988.
After it became an instant hit, the show was expanded to five days a week and aired weekday afternoons in syndication in most markets on September 25th 1989.
On September 8th 1990,the series became a 60-minute block on CBS's SatAM block and then back into a 30-minute show until the series ended on November 2nd 1996.
2K3 Mikey: How come My show wasn't put into an hour block. Stupid 4Kids!
Well,what the hell do you expecy Mikey? 4Kids sucks! And They'll Continue to suck until the day they die,which hopefully won't be long now.
2K3 Mikey: Death To THe Destroyers Of Anime And Saturday Morning Entertainment!!!!!
Anyway,The show helped launch the characters into mainstream popularity and became one of the most popular animated series in television history. And not just in the U.S. either. But around the world...including Japan.
2K3 Mikey: This show was a marketing bonanza. There were Toy's,Plushies,Cereal,A Board Game,Video Games,Bed Sheets,and even Pez Dispencers. Man,I sure could go for some Pez right now.
And those were just some of the many Ninja Turtle-realated items marketed during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
2K3 Mikey: Whoa!
A successful Archie comic book based on the animated show was published throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. Action figures were top-sellers around the world. In 1990,the cartoon series was being shown daily on more than 125 television stations around the Country.
2K3 Mikey: So why Is the Original cartoon so different from the Mirage comic?
The TV series differs greatly from that of the original Mirage Studios comics. This was to make the show more marketable to the 8-12 year old demographic. I thought I already explained that?
2K3 Mikey: Sorry,I guess I kinda missed it. Kinda,got a short attention span.
Wow!
2K3: Yeah,I'm not proud. Infact My family is kinda annoyed by it.
Anyway,In the Original Cartoon,Splinter was an honorable human ninja master named Hamato Yoshi. Yoshi was banished from the Foot Clan in Japan after his arch-rival/bitter nemesis and fellow Foot Clan member,Oroku Saki,pinned Yoshi's dogi to the wall with a knife,preventing him from kneeling before their sensei. This was seen as an insult.
When Yoshi removed the knife,the sensei was again insulted,believing Yoshi was trying to kill him. Exiled from the ninja clan,the disgraced Yoshi moved to New York City. Since he had little to no Money,Yoshi was forced to live in the sewers.
2K3: Mikey: That makes sence.
While living in the sewers,Yoshi befriended the Rats. Few weeks later,Yoshi found 4 baby turtles,who were accidentally dropped into the sewers by their owner. The Owner was unnamed,but he kinda looked like Zack. If that was Zack,it would explain his fasinatioon with the TMNT,because they reminded them of the turtles that he himself use to own.
2K3: Good Theory,dude. Oh wait? Who's Zack?
He was a TMNT Fanboy that appeared in a few Episodes. he was annoying. Kinda like Serling.
2K3 Mikey: Yeah,but he was fun to torment.
Yoshi returned one day from his explorations around New York to find the turtles covered with a strange glowing ooze. The substance caused the turtles to become humanoid, And since Yoshi also touched the Ooze,he began mutating as well.
Yoshi became a humanoid rat,since the rats were the animals he was in most contact with. And The Turtles became Humanoid because of similar reasons. The Turtles nicknamed Yoshi "Splinter".
2K3 Mikey: This and the Archie Comics is the only origin story in the TMNT franchise where the Turtles come to Yoshi before being exposed to mutagen. At least I think?
Right,Mikey. Also, Yoshi becomes the rat.Even though in most other TMNT Universes,Splinter is Yoshi's pet rat,who becomes humanoid. This is also the only version in which the Turtles become fully grown immediately after exposure to the mutagen. Splinter raises them from infancy in other versions.
2K3 Mikey: Yup,Yup.
Yoshi adopts the four turtles as his sons and trains them in the art of ninjitsu. He names them after his favorite Italian renaissance artists: Leonardo da Vinci(Leonardo), Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi(Donatello), Raffaello Sanzio(Raphael), and Michelangelo Buonarroti(Michaelangelo).
2K3 Mikey: Oh,so Those are the dudes that we're named after. I've heard about da vinci and the Great Micheangelo,but had no idea who the other 2 were.
In most versions,the Turtles tend to go by nicknames Leo, Donn,Raph and Mikey. However,in this version they are always addressed by their full names. Each Ninja Turtle wears a mask over his eyes. Each Mask is a different color (unlike the comics where the turtles masks were all red and even maroon in some versions of the comics). Each turtle is also Trained with a personal weapon.
2K3 Mikey: Me and my bro's were once called sell-outs because of that.
The Weaponms?
2K3 Mikey: No,the multi-colored masks.
Oh yeah,I remember that as well. Anyway,back in Japan,Oroku Saki has taken over the Foot Clan and have trained them to be ninja thugs. He soon moved the Foot Clan to New York City. Once their he makes plansd to kill his old enemy Hamato Yoshi.
He soon becomes associated with Krang,a disembodied alien brain who has been banished from his home,Dimension X. Krang was also a great warlord. Now it's unknown how Saki met Krang. As it was never ever explained.
2K3 Mikey: THat little duide freaks me out.
Saki soon became The Shredder and soon had his Foot Ninja's Automated.
It becomes clear that the mutagen that transformed the Turtles and Splinter was dumped into the sewer by Shredder in an effort to destroy Yoshi. Shredder thought it was a deadly poison. The Turtles vow to take revenge on the Shredder for dishonoring their master,as well as turning him into a rat.
The Turtles want to force him to turn Splinter back into a human again,though this quickly evolves into stopping Shredder's ongoing criminal career with the aid of Channel 6 reporter April O'Neil.
2K3 Mikey: April was a News Reporter in This? Wow what a difference from My April. Though,gotta admit,she is hot.
The Turtles begin to take on the role of vigilante crime-fighters operating outside of the jurisdiction of law enforcement against any criminals,much like Casey Jones in the third season.
For the first couple of seasons the Turtles are constantly preoccupied with hiding their existence. This seems to be slowly relaxed by the next few seasons,as most citizens seem to be aware of them.
They also frequently have to deal with citizens misunderstanding them,thanks to the efforts of Burne Thompson,April's Boss,and Vernon Fenwick,a Channel 6 cameraman and April's co-worker. Both men distrust the Turtles and frequently blame them for the trouble that the Shredder and Krang cause.
2K3 Mikey: Well that sucks.
True. Anyway,Shredder and Krang,have help in the form of 2 Mutated thugs named Bebop and Rocksteady(who shredder himself has mutated). They also have the newly automated Foot Ninjas.
Much of villians quest for world domination hinges on using the Technodrome (Krang's mobile fortress and the villians main base). One of the things that change with each season,is the location of the Technodrome.
2K3 Mikey: The Technodrome aka The Giant Golfball on Wheels *laughs*
Anyway,the Technodrome is either stuck in the Earth's Core,Dimension X,The Arctic or The Ocean. And in the Final seasons,it was stuck in a black hole. The Mobile base was Destroyed in the Red Sky Seasons.
And speaking of the Red Sky saga. In those seasons,the Turtles finally banish The Shredder and Krang to Dimension X. They destroy the engines and the "trans-dimensional portal" of the Technodrome preventing them from ever returning to Earth.
The show itself had already lasted well past the average lifespan of most Saturday morning cartoon series. But in the Final 3 Seasons(the red sky seasons) went through dramatic changes.
The animation became darker and closer to the original comic book style,the color of the sky in each episode changed from the traditional blue to a continuous and ominous dark-red sky (which was commonplace with newer action-oriented children's programming at that time). The theme song was changed.the introduction sequence added in clips from the first film.
2K3 Mikey: The show took on a darker,more action-oriented atmosphere. I kinda wish those Turtles were used in "Turtles Forever".
Well think of it this way,the Turtles that you and Your siblings met in that movie were not the same Turtles from this Cartoon,but dumbed down versions. But,I'll get into "Turtles Forever" some other time.
A new villain,Lord Dregg also appears as their new chief nemesis. Lord Dregg begins a propaganda campaign against the Turtles, turning the general population against them and in favor of him and his forces. In the last episode of the series, the Turtles trap Dregg in Dimension X.
2K3: Anti-Climatic much!
From Seasons 2-7,the Turtles,as well as the other characters,are seen breaking the fourth wall by saying things to the audience and talking about their show. It's also worth noting that the writers were used to writing Comedy,rather than true action.
2K3 Mikey: Oh,so that's why the action scenes were so goofy and full of jokes and puns.
Yup. The Turtles,Shredder,Krang and various other characters from the 1987 series returned for the 25th anniversary crossover movie Turtles Forever. Due to legal reasons, none of the original voice actors were able to reprise their roles and replacement actors were used instead.
It is unknown wether or not this movie is Canon for the Original Toon,even though it's 100% canon for the 2K3 Series.
While the story and Characters were diverged heavily from the original conception of the original Mirage comics,the 1987 television series is probably the most notable and popular incarnation,and drove the franchise to the phenomenal status it would achieve in pop culture.
2K3 Mikey: Too bad My show didn't achive the same success.
The series was in production for nine years and was still quite popular when it went out of production. It was responsible for introducing many of the catch phrases associated with the Turtles into the lexicon. Phrases such as: "Cowabunga!","Heroes in a half-shell!",and "Turtle Power!".
The Original Cartoon was such a prominent part of the Ninja Turtles,that many people consider it to be it's own special canon. Much like the 2K3 Series.
2K3 Mikey: Damn Right!
This version is also renowned for its critically acclaimed soundtrack. Through most of the series,the episodes featured background music which reflected the mood of the current situation (e.g. danger, action, exploration, confusion, mystery, winning).
ID music was also used. The Technodrome,The Sewers,Channel 6,etc. Each tune contributed to the show's dynamic uniqueness. The soundtrack was composed by Dennis Challen Brown (credited as "D.C. Brown" and later as "Dennis C. Brown") and Chuck Lorre. Lorre penned the famous theme song and became a successful television producer.
2K3 Mikey: Gotta admit,that The Original Toon Theme song is quite epic.
And remixed and rearranged many times.
Ok,here's something that I know everyones been waiting fore: The Reason Why Michaelangelo lost his Nunchucks and why The Ninja Turtles were known as The Hero Turtles in the U.K.
2K3 Mikey: Death To The Censor Whores!!!!
In the United Kingdom, TMNT was released under the name Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (TMHT). This was due to the controversy surrounding ninjas and related weapons at the time. Not to mention that,at the time,Nunchucks were an extremely popular weapon among British Thugs.
2K3 Mikey: So,the intro sequence was heavily edited because of these reasons? And they replaced the word Ninja with Hero? And scenes where My Classic Counterpart wields his nunchuks,were replaced with random clips from the show? Lame!!
Speaking of which,in the show itself,all of Mikey's "Nunchuck Scenes" were cut.
2K3 Mikey: Lame Times 2!!
Well after a while,the Creators of the show decided to give in to the British censors and replace Mikey's Nunchucks with a Grappling Hook.
2K3 Mikey: Lame Times Infinity!!! Anyway,that was a completely lame reason. Stupid British,forcing America to censor their cartoons for the sake of themselves. Imagine if We asked and even forced Japan to edit their Anime for the sake of U.S. audiences. That's so Wrong.
True That, However,The U.K has given up on it's "Anti-Ninja" and "Anti-Nunchuck" policy. And when the 2K3 series made it there,it stayed as is. The original title was even kept. Plus,nowadays,British Thugs favor Guns,Switch Blades,and Box Cutters a lot more than Nunchucks. In fact,I don't think british thugs even use Nunchucks anymore.
2K3 Mikey: All I have to say is Thank God they kept my show as is. Because If they didn't,I would've totally beaten the crap out of them.
Amen Bro. Well that wraps up another Cartoon Historrian and the First of Many Do-overs.
2K3 Mikey: So,will you,by any chance,be going over My series again?
It's in the Cards Mikey.
2K3 Mikey: Sweetness. So will you have me back for that? After all it Is my Show you'll be Talking About?
Sure thing.
2K3 Mikey: Great. Can I bring my Bro's along as well?
Well see,Mikey,we'll see
*fade to black. credits roll as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles closing theme plays*
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Cartoon Chronicles: Saturday Morning Cartoons
This is a new segment chronicling my experiences with Cartoons,whether they be a Block,a Network,or a Single Show.
To kick things off,I'm gonna start with Saturday Morning Cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons were a great part of my life. I watched SatAM Cartoons all of the time,I rarely missed my dose of Saturday AM goodness and if I did happen to miss it,my uncle always managed to tape some of the shows (mostly from the cbs block).
Anyway,when I was young(sounding like an old man here,lol!) There were initially 3 SatAM blocks to choose from. Each of the 3 big networks carried a fun block. Though,back then,I was advid NBC and CBS SatAM watcher...back when they had Real Saturday Morning blocks. I kinda ignored ABC for the most part. And when Fox started their block,I kinda ignored for the most part as well.
Some of the shows I watched on CBS were: Garfield and Friends(still love this show),Fat Albert(hey!hey!hey!),Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (a few times),Wild C.A.T.S.(watched a few times as well),Muppet Babies(used to love this one),Where's Waldo(a fun show),CBS Storybreak(didn't get into this much),Aladdin(fun show),The Little Mermaid(sometimes),and of course Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (best show on the block! cowabunga!).
I also watched Beakman's World,PeeWee's Playhouse,and Hey Vern! It's Earnest! Of course,these 3 weren't cartoons,but they were still entertaining nonetheless.
For NBC,I remember watching: Alvin and the Chipmunks (decent show still),Pro-Stars(only 4 times,though i re-watched it when it began running on abc family when it was the family channel),Camp Candy(corney but enjoyable. r.i.p. john candy),The Adventures of Super Mario 3(still a favorite to this day),The New Super Mario World (entertaining,but a downgrade from the other mario cartoons),Ed Grimley(watched this a handful of times),Mr.T (i pitty da foo'),and of course Captain N (decent show that I thought was awesome.).
I also watched some non-animated stuff like Saved By The Bell,Hang Time,and Calafornia Dreams. They were fun to watch..and they still are.
In 1992,when NBC ditched their animated shows(though in their defense,some of the live-action stuff was pretty decent). I started paying more attention to Fox and ABC. CBS started airing Disney Cartoons,Fox Kids was starting to gain populatity,and ABC was starting getting good. They too started airing Disney Cartoons...as well as the Hannah-Barbera and Looney Toons stuff,which they have been doing since the begining.
Anyway,ABC got even better a year later with the debut of an awesome batch of cartoons. Cartoons such as: Sonic The Hedgehog: The Animated Series (aka Sonic SatAM. this show got me heavely into abc's block),Tales from the Crypt Keeper(a lighthearted version of the semi-hit horror series),Bump in the Night(a weird,but entertaining show),Cro(the dude who played doogie houser's best friend voiced the title character),and of course Reboot(a show with a pretty cool concept).
And Yes,I watched them All. I even watched School House Rock when It was on.
The Fox Kids SatAM block wasn't laking in entertainment either in 1992. They had: Batman:The Animated Series(aka the greatest batman tv show ever),Tiny Toon Adventures(amusing show),Beetlejuice(funny show,too bad the voices sucked),Tom and Jerry's Kid's(a decent show that i used to watch quite a bit),Bobby's World(a fun show),and Eek The Kat (one of the few canadian-american collab shows i liked).
I watched Fox and ABC religiously.In fact,because of this I found myself watching CBS and NBC even less. I stopped watching both in 1994. But could you blame me,ABC and Fox were awesome.
In 1994,Fox Kids got even better with shows such as: X-Men(never cared much for this show back then,though i do now),Spider-Man(loved this show),The 2nd season of Power Rangers(not live action,but still something i watched),and The Tick (spooon!)
Yup in 1994,Fox Kids became the Kings of Saturday Mornings. However their dominance would be challanged one year later by the mostly awesome KidsWB. Even though '94 was the year of Fox kids,ABC still had some cool shows up it's SatAM sleeve. Besides newer seasons of their cool shows,we also had C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa.
So in 1994,Fox was my main sourse for SatAM Entertainment..though i often times flipped the channel to ABC if Fox was airing an episode of a show that I didn't care for.
Well in 1995,when KidsWB debut,I had completely forgotten about NBC and CBS and often times ignored ABC. My focus was soley on Fox Kids and KidsWB. Kids WB's shows,for the most part,aired nothing but awesome cartoons made by Warner Brothers.
Both blocks had been an important part of my youth,though I watched Fox Kids more and when ABC's Block became 'One Saturday Morning',I watched that a lot as well. This block aired mostly Disney Cartoons. Some of the cool shows this block had were: Pepper Ann(one of my faves),Disney's Doug(good,but nick's version was a bit better),Recess(fun show),Mighty Ducks(ducks rock!),Quack Pack(90's version of ducktales),Fillmore(a decent show about high school kids that are detectives),The Weekenders(another really fun show),Mickey's Mouse Works(a fun show that brought mickey and co into the 90's.),House of Mouse(love the fact that all of the disney toons interact with one another),and Squigglevision(one of the few non-disney shows. it was a funny show).
OSM also had some live action segments like Manny The Uncanny. They also had this weird-ass segment called Mrs. Munger's Class. It had talking yearbook pictures..weird.
On a side note,after the SatAM goodness was done,I stay tuned to(or went back to)Fox for WWE Superstars. What Joyus Times.
Anyway,As years past,Saturday Morning entertainment went from Great to Mediocre. And it all started when 4Kids Entertainment Entered the Picture. During that time ABC's block was getting bad and the KidsWB block was getting mediocre. Though,it Did become my New primary sorse for SatAM Entertainment. And just for kicks,I tuned into the Fox Box (4kids block) to see what was going on.
In 2003,I started to watch the Fox Box more mainly because most of the new shows (new at that time)on KidsWB were kinda bad. Plus Fox Box was airing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2k3.
Oh,and I Only tuned in to ABC for Power Rangers and Kim Possible,but thats all. Anyway,througout 2004,I was alternating between Fox Box and Kids WB. Later on in the year,Fox Box became 4Kids TV and things started getting bad...so bad that i went back to KidsWB. Only a small handfull of shows were watchable on the 4Kids block. Thankfully,KidsWB was getting a little better...not that much though.
In 2005,Everything got worse. KidsWB started airing,and soon favoring,Canadian crap. ABC Kids(abc's block) was also getting worse and soon the Only good show was Power Rangers. Plus,4Kids' Mediocraty seemed everlasting. It wasn't long until Saturday Mornings Died.
However,things were going fine for ABC Family. They kept me enterertained until the "Kids" block was canned back in 2006. A shame I didn't pay much attention to this block in it's early years...at least the SatAM edition of it. :(
Anyway,rewinding a bit to 1999 and Toonami:The Rising Sun. I rarely watched it,as the programing was just the Toonami line-up rearranged and put on Saturday Mornings.The block didn't last long.
Also,The USA Network had a Weekend Block called 'Action Xtreme Team',but I only watched it on Sundays. I'll talk about it another time.
In 2008,Beakmen's world would air after that aweful 4KidsTV Block. Sadly it was canned almost a year later. When KidsWB became CW 4Kids very few shows were good. Spectacular Spider-Man,Yu-Gi-Oh!,and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight were the Only shows worth watching.
After watching Kamen Rider Dragon Knight,I tuned into ABC for Power Rangers RPM (the final official disney power rangers series).
In 2009,I only watched the Yu-Gi-Oh! Animes and thats all...that and Turtles Forever. Sadly,Kamen Rider Dragon Night was canned (before the final 2 episodes..baka 4kids)and Spectacular-Spider Man was nowhere to be seen.
Last year,I only watched CW 4Kids(now know as toonzai) for the Yu-Gi-Oh! shows,but thats it. Today,I no longer pay attention to the God Awefulness that is Toonzai.
Oh,and ABC's block has gotten Way Worse. It's now a small block of Educational Shows for Babies. Ugh!
I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't miss my Saturday Morning Programming(especially the cartoons). Unfortunatly,4Krap's block is the ONLY SatAM Block out their. And it's Terrible. Saturday Mornings Shoudn't be Anime Dominated. Anime isn't even for Saturday Mornings to begin with.
Screw You To Hell 4Krap Entertainment!!!
As for ABC,NBC,CBS,Fox,and The WB (know known as the CW): I'll never forget the great things you gave to,not only me,but Millions of Americans.Before you went to hell,you guys were the Masters of Saturday Morning Entertainment! Thanks for the fond memories!
Well that just about wraps it up for this edition of The Cartoon Chronicles. Tell me what you all think? And if you want you can share your own SatAM Menmories. Like to here them.
Stay Gold,
Stefan
To kick things off,I'm gonna start with Saturday Morning Cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons were a great part of my life. I watched SatAM Cartoons all of the time,I rarely missed my dose of Saturday AM goodness and if I did happen to miss it,my uncle always managed to tape some of the shows (mostly from the cbs block).
Anyway,when I was young(sounding like an old man here,lol!) There were initially 3 SatAM blocks to choose from. Each of the 3 big networks carried a fun block. Though,back then,I was advid NBC and CBS SatAM watcher...back when they had Real Saturday Morning blocks. I kinda ignored ABC for the most part. And when Fox started their block,I kinda ignored for the most part as well.
Some of the shows I watched on CBS were: Garfield and Friends(still love this show),Fat Albert(hey!hey!hey!),Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (a few times),Wild C.A.T.S.(watched a few times as well),Muppet Babies(used to love this one),Where's Waldo(a fun show),CBS Storybreak(didn't get into this much),Aladdin(fun show),The Little Mermaid(sometimes),and of course Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (best show on the block! cowabunga!).
I also watched Beakman's World,PeeWee's Playhouse,and Hey Vern! It's Earnest! Of course,these 3 weren't cartoons,but they were still entertaining nonetheless.
For NBC,I remember watching: Alvin and the Chipmunks (decent show still),Pro-Stars(only 4 times,though i re-watched it when it began running on abc family when it was the family channel),Camp Candy(corney but enjoyable. r.i.p. john candy),The Adventures of Super Mario 3(still a favorite to this day),The New Super Mario World (entertaining,but a downgrade from the other mario cartoons),Ed Grimley(watched this a handful of times),Mr.T (i pitty da foo'),and of course Captain N (decent show that I thought was awesome.).
I also watched some non-animated stuff like Saved By The Bell,Hang Time,and Calafornia Dreams. They were fun to watch..and they still are.
In 1992,when NBC ditched their animated shows(though in their defense,some of the live-action stuff was pretty decent). I started paying more attention to Fox and ABC. CBS started airing Disney Cartoons,Fox Kids was starting to gain populatity,and ABC was starting getting good. They too started airing Disney Cartoons...as well as the Hannah-Barbera and Looney Toons stuff,which they have been doing since the begining.
Anyway,ABC got even better a year later with the debut of an awesome batch of cartoons. Cartoons such as: Sonic The Hedgehog: The Animated Series (aka Sonic SatAM. this show got me heavely into abc's block),Tales from the Crypt Keeper(a lighthearted version of the semi-hit horror series),Bump in the Night(a weird,but entertaining show),Cro(the dude who played doogie houser's best friend voiced the title character),and of course Reboot(a show with a pretty cool concept).
And Yes,I watched them All. I even watched School House Rock when It was on.
The Fox Kids SatAM block wasn't laking in entertainment either in 1992. They had: Batman:The Animated Series(aka the greatest batman tv show ever),Tiny Toon Adventures(amusing show),Beetlejuice(funny show,too bad the voices sucked),Tom and Jerry's Kid's(a decent show that i used to watch quite a bit),Bobby's World(a fun show),and Eek The Kat (one of the few canadian-american collab shows i liked).
I watched Fox and ABC religiously.In fact,because of this I found myself watching CBS and NBC even less. I stopped watching both in 1994. But could you blame me,ABC and Fox were awesome.
In 1994,Fox Kids got even better with shows such as: X-Men(never cared much for this show back then,though i do now),Spider-Man(loved this show),The 2nd season of Power Rangers(not live action,but still something i watched),and The Tick (spooon!)
Yup in 1994,Fox Kids became the Kings of Saturday Mornings. However their dominance would be challanged one year later by the mostly awesome KidsWB. Even though '94 was the year of Fox kids,ABC still had some cool shows up it's SatAM sleeve. Besides newer seasons of their cool shows,we also had C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa.
So in 1994,Fox was my main sourse for SatAM Entertainment..though i often times flipped the channel to ABC if Fox was airing an episode of a show that I didn't care for.
Well in 1995,when KidsWB debut,I had completely forgotten about NBC and CBS and often times ignored ABC. My focus was soley on Fox Kids and KidsWB. Kids WB's shows,for the most part,aired nothing but awesome cartoons made by Warner Brothers.
Both blocks had been an important part of my youth,though I watched Fox Kids more and when ABC's Block became 'One Saturday Morning',I watched that a lot as well. This block aired mostly Disney Cartoons. Some of the cool shows this block had were: Pepper Ann(one of my faves),Disney's Doug(good,but nick's version was a bit better),Recess(fun show),Mighty Ducks(ducks rock!),Quack Pack(90's version of ducktales),Fillmore(a decent show about high school kids that are detectives),The Weekenders(another really fun show),Mickey's Mouse Works(a fun show that brought mickey and co into the 90's.),House of Mouse(love the fact that all of the disney toons interact with one another),and Squigglevision(one of the few non-disney shows. it was a funny show).
OSM also had some live action segments like Manny The Uncanny. They also had this weird-ass segment called Mrs. Munger's Class. It had talking yearbook pictures..weird.
On a side note,after the SatAM goodness was done,I stay tuned to(or went back to)Fox for WWE Superstars. What Joyus Times.
Anyway,As years past,Saturday Morning entertainment went from Great to Mediocre. And it all started when 4Kids Entertainment Entered the Picture. During that time ABC's block was getting bad and the KidsWB block was getting mediocre. Though,it Did become my New primary sorse for SatAM Entertainment. And just for kicks,I tuned into the Fox Box (4kids block) to see what was going on.
In 2003,I started to watch the Fox Box more mainly because most of the new shows (new at that time)on KidsWB were kinda bad. Plus Fox Box was airing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2k3.
Oh,and I Only tuned in to ABC for Power Rangers and Kim Possible,but thats all. Anyway,througout 2004,I was alternating between Fox Box and Kids WB. Later on in the year,Fox Box became 4Kids TV and things started getting bad...so bad that i went back to KidsWB. Only a small handfull of shows were watchable on the 4Kids block. Thankfully,KidsWB was getting a little better...not that much though.
In 2005,Everything got worse. KidsWB started airing,and soon favoring,Canadian crap. ABC Kids(abc's block) was also getting worse and soon the Only good show was Power Rangers. Plus,4Kids' Mediocraty seemed everlasting. It wasn't long until Saturday Mornings Died.
However,things were going fine for ABC Family. They kept me enterertained until the "Kids" block was canned back in 2006. A shame I didn't pay much attention to this block in it's early years...at least the SatAM edition of it. :(
Anyway,rewinding a bit to 1999 and Toonami:The Rising Sun. I rarely watched it,as the programing was just the Toonami line-up rearranged and put on Saturday Mornings.The block didn't last long.
Also,The USA Network had a Weekend Block called 'Action Xtreme Team',but I only watched it on Sundays. I'll talk about it another time.
In 2008,Beakmen's world would air after that aweful 4KidsTV Block. Sadly it was canned almost a year later. When KidsWB became CW 4Kids very few shows were good. Spectacular Spider-Man,Yu-Gi-Oh!,and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight were the Only shows worth watching.
After watching Kamen Rider Dragon Knight,I tuned into ABC for Power Rangers RPM (the final official disney power rangers series).
In 2009,I only watched the Yu-Gi-Oh! Animes and thats all...that and Turtles Forever. Sadly,Kamen Rider Dragon Night was canned (before the final 2 episodes..baka 4kids)and Spectacular-Spider Man was nowhere to be seen.
Last year,I only watched CW 4Kids(now know as toonzai) for the Yu-Gi-Oh! shows,but thats it. Today,I no longer pay attention to the God Awefulness that is Toonzai.
Oh,and ABC's block has gotten Way Worse. It's now a small block of Educational Shows for Babies. Ugh!
I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't miss my Saturday Morning Programming(especially the cartoons). Unfortunatly,4Krap's block is the ONLY SatAM Block out their. And it's Terrible. Saturday Mornings Shoudn't be Anime Dominated. Anime isn't even for Saturday Mornings to begin with.
Screw You To Hell 4Krap Entertainment!!!
As for ABC,NBC,CBS,Fox,and The WB (know known as the CW): I'll never forget the great things you gave to,not only me,but Millions of Americans.Before you went to hell,you guys were the Masters of Saturday Morning Entertainment! Thanks for the fond memories!
Well that just about wraps it up for this edition of The Cartoon Chronicles. Tell me what you all think? And if you want you can share your own SatAM Menmories. Like to here them.
Stay Gold,
Stefan
Monday, January 16, 2012
The Ultimate Boss: Line-Up For Disney XD
And Now My Line-Up for Disney XD!
Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays:
12:00 am - Gargoyles
12:30 am - Gargoyles
1:00 am - X-Men Evolution
1:30 am - X-Men Evolution
2:00 am - Spider-Man Unlimited
2:30 am - Spider Man Unlimited
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Pokemon
6:30 am - Pokemon
7:00 am - Pucca
7:30 am - Pucca
8:00 am - Kickin' It
8:30 am - Kick Butowski
9:00 am - Zeke and Luthor
9:30 am - I'm In The Band
10:00 am - That's So Raven
10:30 am - That's So Raven
11:00 am - Cory in The House
11:30 am - Cory in The House
12:00 pm - House of Mouse
12:30 pm - Lilo and Stich
1:00 pm - Phineas and Ferb
1:30 pm - Phineas and Ferb
2:00 pm - Duck Tales
2:30 pm - Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
3:00 pm - Tail Spin
3:30 pm - American Dragon Jake Long
4:00 pm - Disney Action Block (Kim Possible)
4:30 pm - Disney Action Block (The Mighty Ducks)
5:00 pm - Disney Action Block (Darkwing Duck)
5:30 pm - Disney Action Block (Hercules)
6:00 pm - Disney Action Block (X-Men Evolution)
6:30 pm - Disney Action Block (Gargoyles)
7:00 pm - Aladdin
7:30 pm - Aladdin
8:00 pm - The Little Mermaid
8:30 pm - The Little Mermaid
9:00 pm - The Emperor's New School
9:30 pm - The Emperor's New School
10:00 pm - Bonkers
10:30 pm - Bonkers
11:00 pm - Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
11:30 pm - Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Gargoyles
12:30 am - Gargoyles
1:00 am - American Dragon Jake Long
1:30 am - American Dragon Jake Long
2:00 am - Dave The Barbarian
2:30 am - Dave The Barbarian
3:00 am - Off air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Timon and Pumbaa
6:30 am - Timon and Pumbaa
7:00 am - The Legend of Tarzan
7:30 am - The Legend of Tarzan
8:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (The Avengers [the 90's show])
8:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Fantastic 4 [the 90's show])
9:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Silver Surfer)
9:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (The Hulk [the 90's show])
10:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Iron Man [the 90's show])
10:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (X-Men)
11:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Spider-Man: The Animated Series)
11:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Ultimate Spiderman)
12:00 pm - Marvel Morning Madness (Avengers:Worlds Mightiest Heroes)
12:30 pm - Marvel Morning Madness (Marvel Universe/Marvel Mash-Up)
1:00 pm - American Dragon: Jake Long
1:30 pm - Kick Buttowski
2:00 pm - Kickin' It
2:30 pm - Phineas and Ferb
3:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
3:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
4:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
4:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
5:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
5:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
6:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
6:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
7:00 pm - The Proud Family
7:30 pm - So Random
8:00 pm - My Baby Sitters a Vampire
8:30 pm - The Emperor's New School
9:00 pm - Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command
9:30 pm - Shego
10:00 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Megaman NT Warrior)
10:30 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Sailor Moon)
11:00 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Kim Possible)
11:30 pm - Heroes of Late Night (The Tick)
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (Aaron Stone)
12:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (W.I.T.C.H.)
1:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (Spider-Man Unlimited)
1:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (Gargoyles)
2:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (V.R. Troopers)
2:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight)
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Phineas and Ferb
6:30 am - Phineas and Ferb
7:00 am - Bonkers
7:30 am - Bonkers
8:00 am - Digimon
8:30 am - Digimon
9:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Teamo-Supremo)
9:30 am - One Sunday Morning (The Replacements)
10:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Fillmore)
10:30 am - One Sunday Morning (Weekenders)
11:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Recess)
11:30 am - One Sunday Morning (Pepper Ann)
12:00 pm - One Sunday Morning (Mickey Mouse Works)
12:30 pm - One Sunday Morning (Squigglevision)
1:00 pm - Pucca
1:30 pm - Pucca
2:00 pm - So Random
2:30 pm - Kick Buttowski
3:00 pm - Dave The Barbarian
3:30 pm - Bobby's World
4:00 pm - Big Bad Beetleborgs
4:30 pm - W.I.T.C.H.
5:00 pm - Flint The Time Detective
5:30 pm - Mon Collie Knights
6:00 pm - Shinzo
6:30 pm - VR Troopers
7:00 pm - Emporer's New School
7:30 pm - Emporer's New School
8:00 pm - Goof Troop
8:30 pm - Goof Troop
9:00 pm - Quack Pack
9:30 pm - Quack Pack
10:00 pm - Mickey Mouse Works
10:30 pm - Mickey Mouse Works
11:00 pm - Bump In The Night
11:30 pm - Bump In The Night
Not bad for a starting line-up,huh? better than Anything Iger's Cronies can come up with.
Stay Gold.
Here's what I plan to air on the Weekdays:
12:00 am - Gargoyles
12:30 am - Gargoyles
1:00 am - X-Men Evolution
1:30 am - X-Men Evolution
2:00 am - Spider-Man Unlimited
2:30 am - Spider Man Unlimited
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Pokemon
6:30 am - Pokemon
7:00 am - Pucca
7:30 am - Pucca
8:00 am - Kickin' It
8:30 am - Kick Butowski
9:00 am - Zeke and Luthor
9:30 am - I'm In The Band
10:00 am - That's So Raven
10:30 am - That's So Raven
11:00 am - Cory in The House
11:30 am - Cory in The House
12:00 pm - House of Mouse
12:30 pm - Lilo and Stich
1:00 pm - Phineas and Ferb
1:30 pm - Phineas and Ferb
2:00 pm - Duck Tales
2:30 pm - Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
3:00 pm - Tail Spin
3:30 pm - American Dragon Jake Long
4:00 pm - Disney Action Block (Kim Possible)
4:30 pm - Disney Action Block (The Mighty Ducks)
5:00 pm - Disney Action Block (Darkwing Duck)
5:30 pm - Disney Action Block (Hercules)
6:00 pm - Disney Action Block (X-Men Evolution)
6:30 pm - Disney Action Block (Gargoyles)
7:00 pm - Aladdin
7:30 pm - Aladdin
8:00 pm - The Little Mermaid
8:30 pm - The Little Mermaid
9:00 pm - The Emperor's New School
9:30 pm - The Emperor's New School
10:00 pm - Bonkers
10:30 pm - Bonkers
11:00 pm - Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
11:30 pm - Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Gargoyles
12:30 am - Gargoyles
1:00 am - American Dragon Jake Long
1:30 am - American Dragon Jake Long
2:00 am - Dave The Barbarian
2:30 am - Dave The Barbarian
3:00 am - Off air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Timon and Pumbaa
6:30 am - Timon and Pumbaa
7:00 am - The Legend of Tarzan
7:30 am - The Legend of Tarzan
8:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (The Avengers [the 90's show])
8:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Fantastic 4 [the 90's show])
9:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Silver Surfer)
9:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (The Hulk [the 90's show])
10:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Iron Man [the 90's show])
10:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (X-Men)
11:00 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Spider-Man: The Animated Series)
11:30 am - Marvel Morning Madness (Ultimate Spiderman)
12:00 pm - Marvel Morning Madness (Avengers:Worlds Mightiest Heroes)
12:30 pm - Marvel Morning Madness (Marvel Universe/Marvel Mash-Up)
1:00 pm - American Dragon: Jake Long
1:30 pm - Kick Buttowski
2:00 pm - Kickin' It
2:30 pm - Phineas and Ferb
3:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
3:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
4:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
4:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #1)
5:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
5:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
6:00 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
6:30 pm - The Saturday Movie Double Feature (movie #2)
7:00 pm - The Proud Family
7:30 pm - So Random
8:00 pm - My Baby Sitters a Vampire
8:30 pm - The Emperor's New School
9:00 pm - Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command
9:30 pm - Shego
10:00 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Megaman NT Warrior)
10:30 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Sailor Moon)
11:00 pm - Heroes of Late Night (Kim Possible)
11:30 pm - Heroes of Late Night (The Tick)
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (Aaron Stone)
12:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (W.I.T.C.H.)
1:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (Spider-Man Unlimited)
1:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (Gargoyles)
2:00 am - Heroes of Late Night (V.R. Troopers)
2:30 am - Heroes of Late Night (Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight)
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Off Air
5:30 am - Off Air
6:00 am - Phineas and Ferb
6:30 am - Phineas and Ferb
7:00 am - Bonkers
7:30 am - Bonkers
8:00 am - Digimon
8:30 am - Digimon
9:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Teamo-Supremo)
9:30 am - One Sunday Morning (The Replacements)
10:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Fillmore)
10:30 am - One Sunday Morning (Weekenders)
11:00 am - One Sunday Morning (Recess)
11:30 am - One Sunday Morning (Pepper Ann)
12:00 pm - One Sunday Morning (Mickey Mouse Works)
12:30 pm - One Sunday Morning (Squigglevision)
1:00 pm - Pucca
1:30 pm - Pucca
2:00 pm - So Random
2:30 pm - Kick Buttowski
3:00 pm - Dave The Barbarian
3:30 pm - Bobby's World
4:00 pm - Big Bad Beetleborgs
4:30 pm - W.I.T.C.H.
5:00 pm - Flint The Time Detective
5:30 pm - Mon Collie Knights
6:00 pm - Shinzo
6:30 pm - VR Troopers
7:00 pm - Emporer's New School
7:30 pm - Emporer's New School
8:00 pm - Goof Troop
8:30 pm - Goof Troop
9:00 pm - Quack Pack
9:30 pm - Quack Pack
10:00 pm - Mickey Mouse Works
10:30 pm - Mickey Mouse Works
11:00 pm - Bump In The Night
11:30 pm - Bump In The Night
Not bad for a starting line-up,huh? better than Anything Iger's Cronies can come up with.
Stay Gold.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Ultimate Boss: The Disney Channel and Disney XD
Welcome to another instalment of 'Ultimate Boss'. A segment that basically informs the viewers about how I would do things if I was the boss of,well....anything.
Today,I'll be focusing on Disney. Here are the main things wrong with them.
- They favor crappy shows almost 100% of the time.
- They stupidly gave Jetix control of Toon Disney (now Disney xd).
- Spitting on Mickey Mouse's legacy
- they Stupidly air Zack and Cody and Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney XDF (what retards!)
- They had a huge Hannah Montana love fest (thank god that show is over and hasn't been on since). Now that fetish has been replaced by a new fetish,A Zack and Cody one.
- Showing shitty and unneeded music videos
- Giving us shitty movies and shows.
- The Quality of their animated shows have taken a serious swan dive. I mean,take a look at their latest animated show,Fish Hooks. It's so putrid on so many levels. (would it kill them to make better animated shows?)
- Wasting the potential of Disney XD.
- Airing Pre-School Shows on the Weekends. Stupid!
- Like most Media Companies,all Disney cares about is themselves.
And Thats just the Major things they did Wrong. Here's a list of things that I would do to save Disney:
- First,I would establish a fierce rivalry with Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!
- I would throw out all of the crappy shows and replace them with better ones. So No More Zack and Cody,No More Wizards od Waverly Place,No More Teeny-Bopper Garbage.
- I'd try to have the company be abit more edgier when it comes to TV shows (though not too edgy..this is Disney afterall)
- I'd Revive the Disney Afternoon
- I'd create a REAL SatAM Block.
- I'd create a Late Night Action Show Block on Saturdays.
- I would give Mickey Mouse the respect that he deserves.
- I would abolish those wretched music videos.
- I'd have Better Shows created. Like Giving Shego her own.
- I'd air classic Anime and even have my own created.
- I'd secure the rights to air Sailor Moon. I may even Buy half the Franchise.
- I'd Let The Older Croud Have The Weekends and get rid of the Pre-School Blocks on Weekends.
- Speaking of Pre-School Block. I'd make the Block Shorter. Little Kids should NOT be watching 6-7 Hours of TV. The Block will be 3 Hours of Cool Kiddie Shows that I'd have create. It'll be called Diz Kidz.
- I'd Have Disney Jr. Turned into The Disney Movie Network. This Network will have Disney Movies and Specials.
- I'd issue an apology to all for my companies past errors and promise them that we'll never ever back stab them again.
Not bad,huh? i'll be posting the line-ups soon. In the meantime,check out my show ideas.
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Disney Show Ideas:
Shego: Takes place 4 Months after the Kim Possible Series Finale. After accidently getting arrested during her latest crime,Shego is offered an alternitive to her sentence by the Mayor of Middleton: Work for 'Global Justice' as an agent and it'll be concidered community service. He also wanrs Shego that if She tries anything crooked during that time,he'll be forced to quadruple her sentence and put a high price on her head. Shego reluctantly accepts.
Shego's hiring by Global Justice couldn't have come at a better time,because a new generation of Villains and Super Villains have begun appearing. With the aid of the Her cousin Lee (lee go)and the reformed Dr.Drakken,Shego is ready to tackle anything.
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Kingdom Hearts: The Series: The First of American Anime that I'd have Create for Disney,with help from Square/Enix. The Series will be a Retelling of the KH Games.
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Marvel Super Heroes: A Mini-Series Cronicaling the Origins and Adventures of Marvels Greatest Heroes.
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Marvel's Gem War: Another Marvel Cartoon that's loosely based on The 'War of the Gems' Comics (s well as the 90's video game).
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Disney All-Stars: A showcase of Newly Created Cartoons Stareing Our Favorite Disney Icons.
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Show's That I'd Aquire The Airing Rights For (or try to):
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Sailor Moon
Mega Man: The Animated Series (aka ruby spears megaman)
Mega Man NT Warrior
Samurai Pizza Cats
Boy Meets World
Smart Guy
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch
Sister Sister
She-Ra: Princess of Power
He-Man And The Masters of The Universe
Masters of The Universe 2K2
Captain N: The Game Master
The 3 Sonic Cartoons (satam,aosth,and sonic underground)
The 3 Mario Cartoons (smbss,aosmb4,and smw)
The Legend of Zelda
The Real Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters
Street Fighter: The Animated Series
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of The Realm
Pokemon
Digimon
The Tick
Yu-Gi-Oh! (all 3 past series)
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Hope you enjoyed this edition of 'The Ultimate Boss'. Line-Up's Coming Shortly.
Stay Gold!
Today,I'll be focusing on Disney. Here are the main things wrong with them.
- They favor crappy shows almost 100% of the time.
- They stupidly gave Jetix control of Toon Disney (now Disney xd).
- Spitting on Mickey Mouse's legacy
- they Stupidly air Zack and Cody and Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney XDF (what retards!)
- They had a huge Hannah Montana love fest (thank god that show is over and hasn't been on since). Now that fetish has been replaced by a new fetish,A Zack and Cody one.
- Showing shitty and unneeded music videos
- Giving us shitty movies and shows.
- The Quality of their animated shows have taken a serious swan dive. I mean,take a look at their latest animated show,Fish Hooks. It's so putrid on so many levels. (would it kill them to make better animated shows?)
- Wasting the potential of Disney XD.
- Airing Pre-School Shows on the Weekends. Stupid!
- Like most Media Companies,all Disney cares about is themselves.
And Thats just the Major things they did Wrong. Here's a list of things that I would do to save Disney:
- First,I would establish a fierce rivalry with Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!
- I would throw out all of the crappy shows and replace them with better ones. So No More Zack and Cody,No More Wizards od Waverly Place,No More Teeny-Bopper Garbage.
- I'd try to have the company be abit more edgier when it comes to TV shows (though not too edgy..this is Disney afterall)
- I'd Revive the Disney Afternoon
- I'd create a REAL SatAM Block.
- I'd create a Late Night Action Show Block on Saturdays.
- I would give Mickey Mouse the respect that he deserves.
- I would abolish those wretched music videos.
- I'd have Better Shows created. Like Giving Shego her own.
- I'd air classic Anime and even have my own created.
- I'd secure the rights to air Sailor Moon. I may even Buy half the Franchise.
- I'd Let The Older Croud Have The Weekends and get rid of the Pre-School Blocks on Weekends.
- Speaking of Pre-School Block. I'd make the Block Shorter. Little Kids should NOT be watching 6-7 Hours of TV. The Block will be 3 Hours of Cool Kiddie Shows that I'd have create. It'll be called Diz Kidz.
- I'd Have Disney Jr. Turned into The Disney Movie Network. This Network will have Disney Movies and Specials.
- I'd issue an apology to all for my companies past errors and promise them that we'll never ever back stab them again.
Not bad,huh? i'll be posting the line-ups soon. In the meantime,check out my show ideas.
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Disney Show Ideas:
Shego: Takes place 4 Months after the Kim Possible Series Finale. After accidently getting arrested during her latest crime,Shego is offered an alternitive to her sentence by the Mayor of Middleton: Work for 'Global Justice' as an agent and it'll be concidered community service. He also wanrs Shego that if She tries anything crooked during that time,he'll be forced to quadruple her sentence and put a high price on her head. Shego reluctantly accepts.
Shego's hiring by Global Justice couldn't have come at a better time,because a new generation of Villains and Super Villains have begun appearing. With the aid of the Her cousin Lee (lee go)and the reformed Dr.Drakken,Shego is ready to tackle anything.
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Kingdom Hearts: The Series: The First of American Anime that I'd have Create for Disney,with help from Square/Enix. The Series will be a Retelling of the KH Games.
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Marvel Super Heroes: A Mini-Series Cronicaling the Origins and Adventures of Marvels Greatest Heroes.
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Marvel's Gem War: Another Marvel Cartoon that's loosely based on The 'War of the Gems' Comics (s well as the 90's video game).
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Disney All-Stars: A showcase of Newly Created Cartoons Stareing Our Favorite Disney Icons.
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Show's That I'd Aquire The Airing Rights For (or try to):
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Sailor Moon
Mega Man: The Animated Series (aka ruby spears megaman)
Mega Man NT Warrior
Samurai Pizza Cats
Boy Meets World
Smart Guy
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch
Sister Sister
She-Ra: Princess of Power
He-Man And The Masters of The Universe
Masters of The Universe 2K2
Captain N: The Game Master
The 3 Sonic Cartoons (satam,aosth,and sonic underground)
The 3 Mario Cartoons (smbss,aosmb4,and smw)
The Legend of Zelda
The Real Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters
Street Fighter: The Animated Series
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of The Realm
Pokemon
Digimon
The Tick
Yu-Gi-Oh! (all 3 past series)
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