I do prefer Donald and Daffy. Mostly because they talk funny.
Thanks dj, for the info on Mr. Magoo.
Miss Letty, do you remember when Mr. Magoo was sitting
in front of the washing machine thinking it was the TV. Actually, TV
sometimes feels that way, monotonous spinning.
We also prefer Donald Duck and his litte 3 nephews we called
Tick, Trick and Track. And let's not forget Gyro Gearloose or "Daniel
Duesentrieb" as we know him. Ciro Peraloca in Spanish.
This is getting into a happy mix: sing-along, poll, memories, "other languages"...
The three nephews are Hugo, Paco y Luis, in Latin America, but Juanito, Jaimito y Jorgito, in Spain.
Ungle Scrooge has a great name in Latin America: Rico McPato, but is Tío Gilito in Spain (it sounds so stupid!).
Gyro Gearlose (Ciro Peraloca) is Archimede in Italy. But that's an exception. Italians give terrible names to Disney characters: Mickey is Topolino (Little Mouse), Donald is Paperino (Little Duck) and Scrooge is Paperone (Big Duck). Boring.,
One of my favorite episodes of The Flintstones {Rolls Rock Caper} had a character named "Aaron Boulder"...a high profile cop, with a Cary Grant style voice.
TV.com says this...
This episode is a parody of a now-forgotten 1960s cop show called Burke's Law, about a millionaire cop named Amos Burke. The TV show on the Flintstones is called Boulder's Rules, and the cop is named Aaron Boulder.
I don't believe I've ever seen the actual program, but I liked the parody none the less....I often imitated the character, and his catchphrase, "Boulder's Rule" followed by a rule made up on the spot, to get out of doing something.
Ah, the mix has turned into a delightful potpourri.
My word, C.J. I do recall that nearsighted Magoo in front of the washing machine. You're right about the dullness of TV. I wanted to watch "Supernatural" last evening, and what was on? Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and guess who made a cartoon appearance. Burl Ives singing "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas."
Actually, fbaezer, I know everyone of those cartoons except Top Cat, and no wonder. Joe said that it came on late in the evening
Another funny one that I always got a kick out of was Wiley Coyote and the Road Runner.
To beep or not to beep.
Surprised at the background on this cartoon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner
I didn't see any shoutouts for Blue Falcon and Dog Wonder in this thread. Highly underrated because the narrator's voice was fantastic.
2PacksAday wrote:One of my favorite episodes of The Flintstones {Rolls Rock Caper} had a character named "Aaron Boulder"...a high profile cop, with a Cary Grant style voice.
TV.com says this...
This episode is a parody of a now-forgotten 1960s cop show called Burke's Law, about a millionaire cop named Amos Burke. The TV show on the Flintstones is called Boulder's Rules, and the cop is named Aaron Boulder.
I don't believe I've ever seen the actual program, but I liked the parody none the less....I often imitated the character, and his catchphrase, "Boulder's Rule" followed by a rule made up on the spot, to get out of doing something.
Remember Ann Margrock?
That's what tickled me about the Flintstones, how they would take a famous person and change their name to convey the prehistoric times. As a kid, I thought that was just so clever!
Ann Margrock was HOT! If she sand to me the way she sang to Pebbles I would have ravaged her.
kermit wrote:I didn't see any shoutouts for Blue Falcon and Dog Wonder in this thread. Highly underrated because the narrator's voice was fantastic.
I'd nearly forgotten that cartoon! Dynomutt was one of my favorites growing up. I don't remember the narrator, though.
From The National Post, Thursday, December 21, 2006:
Sitcom creator revelled in absurdity, bad puns
Chris Hayward, an Emmy-winning writer for television whose work was once banned in Canada because of the painful inadequacies of one of its leading men -- the righteous, square-jawed and stupendously slow-witted Mountie Dudley Do-Right -- died on Nov. 20 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hayward, who was also a creator of The Munsters, was 81. ...
Hayward ... was most closely associated with The Adventures of Dudley Do-Right, which followed the hapless Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in his ceaseless pursuit of Snidely Whiplash, a very naughty man.
Because the Dudley Do-Right segments were deemed harmful to the national esteem, the Rocky and Bullwinkle shows were initially not broadcast in Canada.
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One advantage of growing up in a border town was the easy access to American TV stations and banned cartoons! I had no idea my fellow Canadians were so thin-skinned.
Now, "Rocky & Bullwinkle"--that was genius!
"Now for something we think you'll really like..."
I can recall so much of it going right over my head as a little kid. But getting the jokes later on when I got older. Rocky & Bullwinkle was not really for kids, I don't think.
