What's your favorite cartoon and why?

Tom and Jerry! it's so freikin' funny. So is Looney Toons, but Tom and Jerry takes the cake!

I have been recording episodes for some time now and almost have them all on tape. Yeah!

Rogger Rabbit, just because he's who he is.

Dilbert, probably, although it's not as funny as it used to be.

Ren and Stimpy - Goes to places I wouldn't have considered.
Pinky and the Brain - Reminds me of my own schemes.

South Park. Because its so hilarious. I absolutely love the character Eric Cartman.

hhhmmm, hard one, i like a lot of really old cartoons but also like south park. i guess my favorite must be bugs bunny, daffy duck cartoons............... You're dethpicable!!!

I don't read or watch cartoons, but years ago I always liked the Road Runner, Beep! Beep!

It's not really a cartoon, but I'm a big fan of Fraggle Rock.

My favorite cartoon is Fantasia. There's really nothing like it.

Invader Zim!

that's a very tactful way of describing Ren and Stimpy

Care Bears. Because they're so cute.

I haven't really watched television for about five years, but the best cartoon I've seen is:

http://www.kevinspencer.com/

I like it because it is really edgy, it's Canadian, so I guess I can relate to it more. It's pretty fudging funny.

I also like Pond Life, South Park, The Tick, Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons, and those old Rudolf Ising cartoons from the early 1930s. If you're about as old as I am, you might remember seeing these as a kid. I'm pretty sure they don't televise them anymore. Most of them have rather unfortunate racial stereotyping. Scroll to the bottom of the pages for thumbnails:

http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1931/red-headed_baby/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1932/great_big_bunch_of_you/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1932/threes_a_crowd/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1933/shanty_where_santy_claus_lives/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1933/i_like_mountain_music/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1933/dish_ran_away_with_the_spoon/index.html
http://www.toonzone.net/early-years/1933/were_in_the_money/index.html

Rugrats, because they're so darn cute!

I don't currently have a favorite.

SOUTH PARK!!!!
They make comments on society in subtle but humorous ways. They are so hilarious!

Just one of the subtlties: The scene of Santa Claus twirling Jesus above his head. The message being that Santa has taken over for the meaning of Christmas.

After that it would be The Simpsons.

south park. i dont know why, it just is.

wow, so far, south park is the most popular reply here. you're right though, it does plot sublbe comment on society. kinda funny in a weird way. actually, i once wrote an essay for my english class on why parents should get their kids to watch south park.

actually, not that i think of it, the simpsons would also be my fav. i dont know why either.

Invader Zim!

*bows down to romkey's supreme cartoon introduction skills of doooooom*

Cool site. I forgot to mention that I'm a classic Betty-Boop fan, which got as surreal as the cartoons you presented.

*high five*

jerkcity.com

Apparently a five volume set of videotapes was released in the early 1990s called "Golden Age of Looney Tunes", but quickly rescinded when various pressure groups complained about the ethnic stereotyping. It is rather unfortunate.

From the same website's FAQ:

Q. Aren't a lot of these old cartoons racist?

A. It depends on what you define as racism. If you think that any portrayal of ethnic characters that is not as realistic as possible is racist, then maybe they are. But if you have no problem with cartoon characters -- be they black, white, asian, indian, or otherwise -- appearing exaggerated and (God forbid!) cartoony, then most of them aren't. Many of the stereotypes are undeniably ignorant, but most were not intended to be malicious. The ones which are very hurtful and irresponsible have already been banned from television and video, but the fact that they existed must not be forgotten, which is why they are included unaltered on this site.

I loved the one where they did the whole show in "scarey vision" and had Barbra Streisand's face in the 4 corners of the screen. I just can't stand her.

South Park... my SO does a perfect Cartman. He sings "O Holy Night" and we roll on the floor laughing.

was that the one with the world domination notebook that cartman had??

"Kevin Spencer, the chain-smoking, alcoholic sociopath" -- My God it's funny.
Percy: I don't know why I married you, fatty.
Anastasia: "'cause I was the only one who would bang you regular"

I wait all week for Sunday night 11pm for that one.

Narrator: "Kevin made the time go faster by imagining he was digging Percy's grave"

Allen the Magic Goose: "And for the last time, I ain't a fudging duck!"

As a matter of fact, Percy is my wallpaper right now. Last week it was the Magic Goose, week before that it was Kevin himself. I guess Anastasia's next.

"...there's something wrong with that kid..."
"...his head don't work, it never did..."

Isn't it so Canadian?

I haven't really watched TV for about five years. I don't own one, so the only time I see it is when I'm visiting friends or something. Kevin Spencer was probably the best show on when I was still watching. It must have been the first season. My favourite character is Allen. Did you ever see that Sunday morning Christian claymation show "Davey and Goliath"?

http://www.toonopedia.com/daveygol.htm

It was like an extra smarmy Gumby. Allen is like the Anti-Goliath. Where Goliath would always give Davey good advice when he was in trouble; Allen always gives Kevin the worst possible advice. "You should set fire to their house! The fudgeers!"

They were racist. certainly betty-boop ones were. I find even the racist ones fascinating even if I blatantly object to their negative stereotype profiling. Blacks were being equated to dark savages with entertaiment as their primary virtue. The way I see it, at least it's obvious, and the intelligent media consumer scrutinizes everything as possibly having an unjust bias. Far worse is any modern racist media, because it's too subtle for anyone to recognize; things like blacks having more than their fair proportion of armed henchman roles or ominous white collar roles.
For all I know there is a conspiracy to remove blatant sublime bias so that people don't suspect it has evolved and still exists.

Yeah, I definitely don't think that the answer to the racism problem is censorship.

...is it just me, or is Aunt Jemima kind of sexy?

jo mama. ima jem. mame. I'm sure she has plenty of admirers, but she just doesn't quite do it for me.
I had to quit a spiritual organisation lately because their texts made reference to ancient civilisation like atlantis, and contrasted that the with the latest evolution, the 'aryan race'. They would tell you it means 'human kind', but I think more was implied, and they don't seem the sort to edit volumes of text channelled from 'the heirarchy'. The group had 80% intense right-on eastern spiritual-science teachings, and 10% absolute BS (particularly the parts I just mentioned). Alas, if I created my own faith, I'm sure at least 10% of it would turn out to be pure BS too.
I wouldn't censor the past, but i don't think it would hurt to diminish the negative profiling which continues on tv. My recollection of the 70's was that popular music was more racially integrated than it is now, so perhaps was television. You didn't have an all black line up on some stations, but then you didn't have black people on prime time at all until the Jeffersons came out. Was Red Skelton black? I'm was too young to recall. I met one highschool friend who was trying to figure out how his media firm could capitalise on the black market as the internet was emerging. I was too embarrased for him to even comment. Now that I think of it, him and his dad were always fond of racist jokes when we were growing up.
Pete Puma, Brain, and Goliath were my better cartoon voice impersonations.

I can't remember the name but it's about a dog who dislikes the lil kitten in the family who always lays on his back to sleep, but uses claws *ouch dog grimaces* before falling asleep ...til one day the lady of the house is making cookies and he thinks the kitten is baked with them and the ending is the kitten kneading on his back *dog grimaces* before laying down to sleep *dog smiles and lays down to sleep too* happy the wittle kitty is safe....awwwwww

Yeah, it was that one. The only way we ever get to watch South Park is when they come out on DVD and we get to buy them. So I don't know how old that one is.
We don't have cable TV.

Red Skelton? No. I remember watching him on TV when I was a kid. He started out in films in 1938 and radio in 1941. Maybe you're thinking of Red Foxx (Sanford and Son).

That's Allen alright. I haven't seen the Davey and Goliath show. But you're right about Allen. "Go ahead, Kevin. Take all them pills. Just don't take more than can fit in your mouth."

Oh yeah, I remember watching sanford and son when I was young. Perhaps Redd Foxx was a stand up comedy host before that though? I recall Red someone on tv before sanford & son hosting such, but perhaps it was Skelton at 50 years old.
I just saw Ed Asner, congresswoman Diane Watson, and Congressman Kucinich in his campaign for president today. I left my own campaign ideas with him. He wants america to lead a global peace paradigm reformation.

I loved that one. The expressions were outrageous.

Yes they were!! ...do you remember the cartoons' name?

Yeah, Red Foxx was doing stand-up back in the 50s I think. He was in that Lenny Bruce camp.

alas, no. I think 'kitty' was is the title, but I'm not sure.

oh, fortunalty i do. it comes on Comedy Central. wow, you can get them on DVD's now. then again, why does that not surprise me.

I like Dexter's Laborory and Reboot, but I'm not sure that they're my favourites...

Oh, The Simpsons I suppose because they're characters that you can actually care about and some of the episodes have been very touching. Plus, it is very funny

spongebob

Looney Tunes!
Why? I dunno....it was my fave when I was kid.

simpsons hands down

My favourite cartoon when I was kid was 'Stop the Smoggies', though no one remembers it. 80's cartoons were the best.

SIMPSONS!

Teddy Ruxpin. Good
Speed Racer. Best
Star Blazers. Sci-Fri

My favorite cartoon would have to be The Batman:The Animated Series because he has no super powers and has to use his brain. That to me makes him more powerful than Superman.