Writings of a Feathered Dinosaur

I had such a long and boring day today. Ack. :P

Anyway...I love cartoons. I grew up in the late eighties and early nineties, when cartoons were in their prime.  Unfortunately the poorly drawn and terribly scripted cartoons of today hardly stack up; the exception being Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Here are my favorite cartoons:

• Dinosaucers--this show was sweet. Dinosaurs who save the world? Count me in.
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sat AM; produced by DiC)--I am still a fan of Sonic, the blue blur, and have been since 1992. Not into the new Sonic games as much, though...I love the Genesis games and I still have them.
• Captain Planet--I know the theme song. Don't make me sing it. Seriously.
• Dexter's Laboratory--this was a great show until 1999. 'Dee-Dee, get out of my laboratory!' Classic.
• Animaniacs--I know the theme song to this too. By Amblin Entertainment. 'Pinky and the Brain' was my favorite segment. 'Narf!'
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles--aw, yeah. Got to have pizza consuming mutant turtles on my list. Cowabunga, dude.
• Muppet Babies--I loved the Muppet Show, so I couldn't pass this show up as a kid.
• TaleSpin--the antics of Baloo from Disney's The Jungle Book. The original story by Kipling was way better, but singing creole orangutans are hard to pass up.
• My Little Pony Tales--the show fed my MLP obsession, which continues today.
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-2001)--the years listed are the funniest episodes. The rest kinda tank.
• Rocko's Modern Life--I adored this show, and Rocko, the wallaby, was my favorite lonely bachelor marsupial.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender--I have watched every episode of all three seasons. Twice. Aang is my favorite character.

Animated Films:

• The Land Before Time--dinosaurs I could relate to as a kid. Cheesy, I know.
• My Little Pony: The Movie--don't recall much of this one but I know I am too old to see it now.
• All Dogs go to Heaven--a tear-jerker of a kid's movie.
• The Lion King--also a tear-jerker of a kid's movie, but it made quite the impression on me. Don't laugh, but I was convinced I would fall in love with a guy with an attitude like Simba's. Hakuna matata.
• Aladdin--this movie also made quite the impression on me.
• Happy Feet--also cheesy, but who can resist dancing baby penguins? I dare you to. Make it a double dog dare.

Until next entry...

For those of you who are blissfully unaware, I love the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 
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Several things....

*I could play with my favorite toys outside all day long (especially my plastic dinosaur toys and my MLPs)
* I loved to color with crayons
*I could be on the playground with all my friends
*I could watch (good) cartoons for hours at a time on Saturdays
*My grandma's Nilla Wafers stash in her drawer
*Not having to pay bills =P