Cartoons from the good ol' days.

[Joe Molotov]

I miss the days when cartoons were about violence, promoting negative racial stereotypes, and objectifying women. Of course I'm talking about Popeye the Sailor (although I also would have accepted Johnny Quest). I got the Popeye 1933-1938 DVD boxset for Christmas and it rocks. The early Fleischer Studio's Popeye was so badass. He hit this distinguished mexican gentleman in the face just for smiling at him. Then in another one, he kicked the crap out of a bunch of endangered animals. If kids today were growing up on this instead of Hannah Montana and That's So Raven, we'd be winning the War on Terror right now.

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The animation quality of some of these older shorts are really amazing too. It doesn't really come through on these Youtube videos, but when you see them remastered on the DVD, they're pretty stunning. Made-for-TV cartoons didn't have anything on Fleischer Studio's theatrical shorts. Even today, most don't come close to the detailed backgrounds and the fluidity of animation. Plus, despite how simplistic the Popeye stories were, there was a lot of creativity in the way they were executed. I rate them 11.9/10.

Post your own favorite cartoons from golden age of American animation (preferably with YouTube linkage), before children's entertainment got hijacked by liberal communists and we had to watch stuff like Captain Planet.

[Himu]

Johnny Quest fucking owns.

[Himu]

WILLLLLLMA WHERE'S DINNER?! I WANT MY DINNER NOW!!!!

[Tauntaun]

Old cartoons rule.  Looney Toons > *

[Himu]

The black and white cartoons during merry melodies were so fucking awesome.

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Bosko

Does anyone remember the Animaniacs story of this? 

[Joe Molotov]

BTW, I found out from watching the DVDs that Willard Bowsky, one of the original head animators for Popeye, died during the Battle of the Bulge. A true American hero.

[Himu]

I'm finally watching the Popeye youtubes Joe posted, and holy shit, this is hilarious. The part where Popeye BANGS THE TABLE and a shot of booze (not sure what it is) POURS ITSELF IN MID AIR is bad ass.


POPEYE

[Eel O'Brian]

http://kevinparrott.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-have-popeye-issues.html

[Enl]

Fuck your ancient cartoons you old geezers! That shit doesn't hold up today with their hand drawn visuals and well thought out humor like this one:

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New is where it's at bitches! Cause you know, new always means better. Check the fuck out of this:

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"too shakin for a shake" that shit is pure wit right there!

(I cry for today's idea of cartoons)

[KidGalactus]

Does anyone remember the Animaniacs story of this?

Yeah. It's some kind of bizarre story about the segregation of colorized and black and white toons. I'm pretty sure it was a Tiny toons story though.

I thought I'd made it up.

[Yeti]

Didn't it deal with how cartoons fade away (literaly fade out of existence) if no one appreciates them, and Buster tries to get a film fest of old Bosco cartoons for people to watch but no one is interested?

[ToxicAdam]

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[Joe Molotov]

I Love to Singa! 

That's a good one. "DRRRRAAAANK TO ME OHHHLY WITH THIIIIIINE EYYYYYYES AND I WILLLL PLAAAAAHHHHGGGGE WITH MIIIIINE"

[Himu]

Does anyone remember the Animaniacs story of this?

Yeah. It's some kind of bizarre story about the segregation of colorized and black and white toons. I'm pretty sure it was a Tiny toons story though.

I thought I'd made it up.

Oh yeah it's Tiny Toons.

God I need that show on dvd stat

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IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY

[Joe Molotov]

Hey, shut up. I liked that gay Hindu kid. He stood for Heart and shit

Haha, that dude got jipped. He was like the Aquaman of the Planeteers. All the other kids got cool powers, like the power to shoot out fireballs or create tornadoes and stuff, and he got the power to talk to animals. If I got stuck with Heart, I'd be like "Screw you Gaia" and go join up with Dr. Blight to build a Nuclear-Powered Carbon Dioxide Factory in a strip mine full of endangered animals.

[brawndolicious]

I submit that Johnny Quest and Swat Katz: The Radical Squadron are shows modern American Children should watch. They'll teach you how to use your mind and save the world.

Captain Planet.

Hey, shut up. I liked that gay Hindu kid. He stood for Heart and shit, he also humped the African kid in that one episode where the two Mexican kids were littering and eating the evil HAMBURGERS.

completely agree.

Tiny Toons, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren & Stimpy, and early Toonami were all awesome.

[xnikki118x]

Hey, shut up. I liked that gay Hindu kid. He stood for Heart and shit

Haha, that dude got jipped. He was like the Aquaman of the Planeteers. All the other kids got cool powers, like the power to shoot out fireballs or create tornadoes and stuff, and he got the power to talk to animals. If I got stuck with Heart, I'd be like "Screw you Gaia" and go join up with Dr. Blight to build a Nuclear-Powered Carbon Dioxide Factory in a strip mine full of endangered animals.

I thought the power to talk to animals was the very best one.

[TVC15]

From the days when FREEDOM was FREEDOM and RACISM was PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

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[Van Cruncheon]

brought to you by ron paul

[Himu]

that is so offensive

[Joe Molotov]

From the days when FREEDOM was FREEDOM and RACISM was PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

Murder, Inc.
We'll Rub Out Anyboy for $1
Midgets = 1/2 Price
Japs = Free

OMG

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!! Seriously though, I wish WB would remaster the "Censored Eleven" and include them on a separate "OMG, NOT FOR KIDS" DVD seperate from their Golden Collections and include some commentaries and documentaries to provide historical context. Despite their wildly offensive nature, some of them (like Coal Black) are actually really good and would probably be considered classics if not for that.

[ToxicAdam]

I Love to Singa! 

That's a good one. "DRRRRAAAANK TO ME OHHHLY WITH THIIIIIINE EYYYYYYES AND I WILLLL PLAAAAAHHHHGGGGE WITH MIIIIINE"

[Flannel Boy]

From the days when FREEDOM was FREEDOM and RACISM was PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

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that cartoon is 'chawmin'.

[Himu]

From the days when FREEDOM was FREEDOM and RACISM was PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

Murder, Inc.
We'll Rub Out Anyboy for $1
Midgets = 1/2 Price
Japs = Free

OMG

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!! Seriously though, I wish WB would remaster the "Censored Eleven" and include them on a separate "OMG, NOT FOR KIDS" DVD seperate from their Golden Collections and include some commentaries and documentaries to provide historical context. Despite their wildly offensive nature, some of them (like Coal Black) are actually really good and would probably be considered classics if not for that.

what?

[Joe Molotov]

From the days when FREEDOM was FREEDOM and RACISM was PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

Murder, Inc.
We'll Rub Out Anyboy for $1
Midgets = 1/2 Price
Japs = Free

OMG

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!! Seriously though, I wish WB would remaster the "Censored Eleven" and include them on a separate "OMG, NOT FOR KIDS" DVD seperate from their Golden Collections and include some commentaries and documentaries to provide historical context. Despite their wildly offensive nature, some of them (like Coal Black) are actually really good and would probably be considered classics if not for that.

what?

Like I said, it's all about proper historical context. They didn't set out to make an offensive cartoon you know, it's not like they said "Hey, let's make fun of them stupid negros!" Coal Black is supposed be a upbeat, jivey, parody of Snow White. And if you view it as that, it's a really good little short. It's not mean-spirited (except the for the "Japs" crack, but it was a WWII era cartoon). However, the big-lipped black caricatures are seen as high-offensive  by today's standards. It wasn't like that back then though, Blackface was used as a theatrical prop for about a 100 years before people decided it wasn't appropriate anymore. Back then in the early days of animation, caricatures and stereotypes were frequently used: Black, Mexican, Jewish, Japanese, even the white characters were usually odd and exaggerated, just look at Popeye, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, etc, not to mention numerous Irish cops. Now a days you have to treat things with a little more sensitivity, but it was just different back then.