My CARTOON HISTORY

[Brok_Homz]

growing up i had certain types of cartoons i used to watch and i wish to collect them now for sentimental sake. If you know where i can find any of these, or have any info on it, id be most appreciate.

MEL-O-CARTOONS

i used to watch these at my cousins, i cant remember if it was onne VHS or more, but i remember stories like hansel and gretel, panchito, pinnochio, rumplestilchken, ect... and these were classsic to me

MERRIE MELODIES

also at my cousins they had a bugs bunny VHS, and on this i can remember a story where bugs is on stage with a musician and he sabetoges his act, also elmer fudd chases bugs in his house, and then it becomes new years.

I also remember watching a VHS that had an episode of Felix tha cat and bold king cole (but i dont think it was a Felix VHS it just had that on there)

DISNEY

i remember watching Chip and Dale Episodes (the one where they take apples from donald duck) and oldish mickey episodes, i believe these VHS where called Walt Disney Classics and had a picture of mickey on the front (in red) and chip and dale (in orange)

CHISTMAS CLASSIC

then i remember a VHS that had a stories about, CHRISTMAS ONLY COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, and a rodulph the red nose reindeer, and a cartoon about a TOY STORE

Curious George

on this VHS he goes apple picking, ice hickey, post office, bowling ect.

Various

i remember a VHS that had porky pig selling hot tamales, and also porky pig killing a cat who keep sing "Fi Ga Ro"

i also remember a story at the end of a VHS about the PU Brothers

and i remember watching a cartoon on paul bunyan (not the mel-o-toons version), i just remember that he lost a competion by 1 quater inch

Christian

I remember watching a show called SUPERBOOK

Televison

i remember watching seaseme street, under the umbrella tree, book mice, ect also i watched alot of looney tunes.

MOVIES

bambi, fox and the hound, 3 cubbiatos, pinnochio, Dumbo


* I BECAME INTERESTED IN ALL OF THIS BECAUSE A COUPLE DAYS AGO I STUMBLED ACROSS THESE CARTOON/TELEVISION CLASSIC DVDS FOR ONLY $1.37 (Canadian) EACH>. SO NOW I WANT TO COLLECT ALL MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES.... I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO START!!! thanks for the time.

[Geezil]

[...]i also remember a story at the end of a VHS about the PU Brothers
Taking a wild stab at this one, it might be The Dover Boys (a.k.a. the "PU Brothers"?) at Pimento University, a very one-of-a-kind Merrie Melodie. :D

And if so, probably the best copy you'll ever see is included in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 boxed set.

[mmm...donuts]

i can remember a story where bugs is on stage with a musician and he sabetoges his act, also elmer fudd chases bugs in his house, and then it becomes new years.I think that's "Long-Haired Hare", that you can find on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection vol.1 DVD set. The second one is "The Wabbit Who Came To Supper".
then i remember a VHS that had a stories about, CHRISTMAS ONLY COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" is on the DVD "Somewhere In Dreamland".

[Nick]

I think that's "Long-Haired Hare", that you can find on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection vol.1 DVD set. Theres also a chance it could be "The Case Of The Missing Hare", which is quite similar in most respects.

[Geezil]

Theres also a chance it could be "The Case Of The Missing Hare", which is quite similar in most respects.
Except that Bugs's antagonist in that one is Ala Bahma the magician. Which means "Long-Haired Hare" most likely takes the prize here.

[frizfrelengfan]

MEL-O-CARTOONS
Mel-O-Toons, which were made for TV and were fairy tales. I remember seeing them but don't remember much else about them.

i remember a VHS that had porky pig selling hot tamales, and also porky pig killing a cat who keep sing "Fi Ga Ro"
The cat singing "Figaro" is in "Back Alley Oproar," which is on Looney Tunes Golden Collection 2.

[Daffysleftfoot]

The cat singing "Figaro" is in "Back Alley Oproar," which is on Looney Tunes Golden Collection 2.
That one had Elmer trying to kill Sylester. The one with Porky trying to kill an anonymous cat is Notes to You (by Friz Freleng c. 1941)

[Brok_Homz]

see guys im terrible, i cant remember alot about my cartoon history... but you guys sure seem to know alot about your cartoons!!! thats great!

well i was wondering if there was a ONLINE store that sells like every vintage cartoon out? i wouldnt mind checking that out!!!

ps im not sure but that Felix tha cat episode with Bold King Cole might have had another story on that VHS about some TAILOR or something (really nerdy looking) making pants for someone (i think a king) and they run away from this Giant

pss and also i cant remember what VHS it was but is there a cartoon called HERMON tha mouse or something? cuz i remember also watching a cartoon and the song "DING DONG BELL PUSSY IN A WELL" and tha cat kept trying to catch the mouse...

thanks

[J. B. Warner]

My cartoon history, to the best of my recollection...

I seem to recall watching cartoons as early as 1990-1991. Back then, it was the basic five-year-old kid's fare - Saturday morning stuff. But I remember getting hooked on "Tiny Toon Adventures" when it first showed up. Same goes for "Doug" and "Rugrats" (my mom forbade me to watch "Ren and Stimpy" until I was 17). After that, I began to discover the genius that was the "Looney Tunes", and this interest was furthered by the book my dad brought back from one of his business trips - "That's All, Folks! The Art of Warner Bros. Animation" by Steve Schnieder. Even over a decade after getting that book, I still reread it all the time - of course, it's falling apart, but I still read it.

By 1993 I was focused heavily on Nicktoons, Warner Bros., and the occasional Hanna-Barbera cartoon on TNT. In fact, TNT was one of the greatest cartoon outlets I had - pre-48 "Looney Tunes", MGM cartoons, etc. I also delved into Disney shorts once my folks picked up the Disney Channel (remember when it used to be a premium cable network?). But the Nicktoons pretty much ruled all at that point, especially with the premiere of the zany yet still delightfully subtle "Rocko's Modern Life". This trend continued through the years, and I snapped up such titles as "Aaahh! Real Monsters", "Hey Arnold!" and "Angry Beavers" as the 1990s wore on. But in spite of Nickelodeon's stranglehold on my cerebrum, I still watched "Looney Tunes" whenever I could - Nick, ABC, and this new upstart network called the WB (I didn't have Cartoon Network yet).

Of course, by 1998, the WB would be delivering a new kind of cartoon into my life, one that would seize me even stronger, throttle my common sense, and mutilate my social life - "Pokémon". For some reason, I thought that turning 13 in 1999 meant that I was no longer allowed to like Nickelodeon, so I convinced myself that I had hated Nicktoons all along and that Pokémon were actually real and existing somewhere (yeah, I was a screwed up kid). This is the period of my life where classic animation got put on the backburner while this new RPG anime continued to slowly destroy my life.

In 2001, I finally realized that my demented obsession over a show whose demographic I was no longer in was truly unhealthy and nonbeneficial in my search for a girlfriend, so I dumped it in favor of something I knew people wouldn't object to - "The Simpsons". Natch, I hopped on that bandwagon just as the show was in the deepest rut of its four-year slump, but things picked up after a few months. Again, classics were still in my mind, but they were also getting harder to find on TV, as syndicated packages started disappearing and Cartoon Network became the exclusive home of the WB and MGM cartoons I loved so much. Fortunately, my cable provider now carried CN, and I was able to watch three hours of Bugs and the gang every Saturday and Sunday morning.

Of course, as the years went on, the classics kept dwindling. Figuring that they'd be gone eventually anyway, I diverted my attention to other shows - "Futurama", "Invader ZIM", stuff like that. Once I added "Family Guy" to my repetoire in 2003, I figured my inventory of cartoons was complete. But then came "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" - or as I call it, "the little movie that couldn't". I was excited to see the WB gang back on the screen after 1996's mediocre "Space Jam", but it seemed that nobody else was. I got upset for a while until Christmas, when I received the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD. This was just what I needed to connect the classic animation jumper cables to my frontal lobes and get me back into the swing of things. From that period on, I was dedicated to reestablishing the vibrant spirit that the "Looney Tunes" brought to the screen. Forget drawing comics - I wanted to animate! Who cares if CGI is the big thing now - there's always room for 2-D on TV or the Internet. And once I get out of college in 2008, hopefully I'll be able to follow through on that dream of mine.

So, there you have it. My animated history in a very long nutshell. You read it; you can't unread it.

EDIT: I kinda wish I'd read the whole thread and realized that this isn't a sharing session before I posted this. Disregard, change the subject, or both.

[mmm...donuts]

pss and also i cant remember what VHS it was but is there a cartoon called HERMON tha mouse or something? cuz i remember also watching a cartoon and the song "DING DONG BELL PUSSY IN A WELL" and tha cat kept trying to catch the mouse...That cartoon is "Naughty But Mice" with Herman, produced by Famous Studios in 1947.

[frizfrelengfan]

That one had Elmer trying to kill Sylester. The one with Porky trying to kill an anonymous cat is Notes to You (by Friz Freleng c. 1941) Thanks for correcting me.

[Brok_Homz]

In General J. B. Warner, your history sounds similar to mine!!!! with a few exceptions, but I REMEMBER DOUG!!! and ROCKO!!!

[Brok_Homz]

come to think of it, that tailor guy in that episode with the giant and the honey, kinda reminds me of barnacle boy from SPONGE BOB, (do you know what cartoon im talking bout' now?)

[Tom Stathes]

Might it be Iwerks' "Valiant Tailor"?-Tom

[Brok_Homz]

^ word, is there a VHS out there with that episode and that Bold King Cole (Felix) episode on it?!

btw, speaking of old cartoons.... is there one (in color) about some chicken, all i remember is a big ol' chicken rolling up her sleeves like shes going to fight... lol thats all i remember though

THANKS AGAIN!