The Mask cartoon series

*Prowler* · 08-29-2015, 02:38 PM

Remember The Mask cartoon series that used to air on Cartoon Network back in the mid-late 90s? Rob Paulsen voiced the main character, The Mask/Stanley.

It was a pretty funny cartoon. You could say that The Mask was kinda like a superhero, but he only defeated bad guys for the lulz of it and not because he wanted to save the city. As a kid I found it pretty funny and awesome how he'd just drive the bad guys nuts with his shenanigans. And ofc, Rob Paulsen being his VA only made him funnier

I've heard the comic was quite different, though. That it was pretty dark and putting the mask on makes Stanley commit crimes such as rape and murder. Obviously you didn't see any of that in the animated series. All the mask did to Stanley in the cartoon series was pretty much turn him into a practical jokester, that helped him defeat bad guys. I guess you could say this was the Fred Wolf version of this franchise?

Also, who doesn't remember "SOMEBODY STOP ME!" AND "SMOKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN'!". That sh*t sounded cool as hell to me back when I was a kid.

~~Mew~~ · 08-29-2015, 02:45 PM

Nightmare fuel.

*Prowler* · 08-29-2015, 02:46 PM

I think that's a cool caricature myself. The Mask can only make smile and laugh.

~~Mew~~ · 08-29-2015, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

I think that's a cool caricature myself. The Mask can only make smile and laugh.

It's impressive art, but I still ain't sleepin' tonight.

*Autbot_Benz* · 08-29-2015, 09:36 PM

I love that Cartoon but for some reason Its not on DVD. I have found a website that has every episode on there.

Also Best Theme Song Ever

*chrisdude* · 08-29-2015, 11:08 PM

I have fond memories of the movie, and I remember liking the cartoon. He could do even more outlandish stuff, and I think the dog ended up getting the mask a lot.

I have a trade of the comic, but I didn't even finish it. Didn't enjoy it at all.

*Prowler* · 08-29-2015, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

I love that Cartoon but for some reason Its not on DVD. I have found a website that has every episode on there.

Also Best Theme Song Ever

Really no DVDs at all? That sucks. And I also found it disapppointig nthat Cartoon Netwrok would rerun like every show forever but stopped rerunning The Mask pretty early. Back in the early-mid 2000s CN was still airing classic shows like Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Wacky Races and its own productions such as Johnny bravo, Ed Edd 'n' Eddy etc. But not The Mask. I should mention that for years all we got here was the UK version of Cartoon Network, though. No idea if The Mask aired on Boomerang or in the US CN in the 21st century still.

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Originally Posted by chrisdude

I have fond memories of the movie, and I remember liking the cartoon. He could do even more outlandish stuff, and I think the dog ended up getting the mask a lot.

I have a trade of the comic, but I didn't even finish it. Didn't enjoy it at all.

Haha yea, there were at least 3 or 4 episodes where Stanley's dog got the mask. Why rehash that a lot? maybe David Wise wrote episodes of the show?

Don't remember much about the movie except a few scenes. As for the comic, is it as dark as they say it is?

*chrisdude* · 08-30-2015, 08:03 PM

Yeah. And not in a fun way, IMO.

*Wesley* · 08-31-2015, 12:09 PM

I liked watching the cartoon when it aired in Ireland around 1994/1995, but I don't remember much about it. I thought it was funny to watch. I got a book that was based on the series at around the same time as well.

*THGhost* · 08-31-2015, 05:32 PM

I remember watching a few episodes when it was on, but I never really got into it. Since then I've seen the movie several times and love it. I have every episode of the cartoon downloaded in high quality (better quality than any streaming site) but haven't watched them yet, slowly working my way through a few other shows first.

*Candy Kappa* · 08-31-2015, 05:38 PM

The toy line was amazing as well.

Zak The Neutrino · 08-31-2015, 05:42 PM

I had completely forgot about this cartoon. I remember enjoying it as a kid.

When I first clicked on this thread I was expecting MASK as in mobile armored strike kommand

*drgon78* · 08-31-2015, 06:28 PM

I also thought it was about M.A.S.K.

~~ABrown~~ · 09-02-2015, 11:34 AM

Didn't the series originally air on CBS around the time of the TMNT red sky era?

*THGhost* · 09-03-2015, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ABrown

Didn't the series originally air on CBS around the time of the TMNT red sky era?

The Mask: August 12, 1995 – August 30, 1997
TMNT season 9-10: September 16, 1995-November 2, 1996

Yes, basically.

*Prowler* · 09-20-2015, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zak The Neutrino

I had completely forgot about this cartoon. I remember enjoying it as a kid.

When I first clicked on this thread I was expecting MASK as in mobile armored strike kommand

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Originally Posted by drgon78

I also thought it was about M.A.S.K.

If that was the case I'd have titled the thread "M.A.S.K." instead. The reason why it has "cartoon series" before "The Mask" was to make it sure that this was about the animated series and not the live-action movie.

08-29-2015, 02:38 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	The Mask cartoon series Remember The Mask cartoon series that used to air on Cartoon Network back in the mid-late 90s? Rob Paulsen voiced the main character, The Mask/Stanley. It was a pretty funny cartoon. You could say that The Mask was kinda like a superhero, but he only defeated bad guys for the lulz of it and not because he wanted to save the city. As a kid I found it pretty funny and awesome how he'd just drive the bad guys nuts with his shenanigans. And ofc, Rob Paulsen being his VA only made him funnier I've heard the comic was quite different, though. That it was pretty dark and putting the mask on makes Stanley commit crimes such as rape and murder. Obviously you didn't see any of that in the animated series. All the mask did to Stanley in the cartoon series was pretty much turn him into a practical jokester, that helped him defeat bad guys. I guess you could say this was the Fred Wolf version of this franchise? Also, who doesn't remember "SOMEBODY STOP ME!" AND "SMOKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN'!". That sh*t sounded cool as hell to me back when I was a kid.

08-29-2015, 09:36 PM	#5
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,193	I love that Cartoon but for some reason Its not on DVD. I have found a website that has every episode on there. Also Best Theme Song Ever __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

08-29-2015, 11:08 PM	#6
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	I have fond memories of the movie, and I remember liking the cartoon. He could do even more outlandish stuff, and I think the dog ended up getting the mask a lot. I have a trade of the comic, but I didn't even finish it. Didn't enjoy it at all. __________________ PSN/Miiverse: MikeFarber

08-31-2015, 12:09 PM	#9
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	I liked watching the cartoon when it aired in Ireland around 1994/1995, but I don't remember much about it. I thought it was funny to watch. I got a book that was based on the series at around the same time as well. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

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THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	I remember watching a few episodes when it was on, but I never really got into it. Since then I've seen the movie several times and love it. I have every episode of the cartoon downloaded in high quality (better quality than any streaming site) but haven't watched them yet, slowly working my way through a few other shows first. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

08-29-2015, 02:45 PM	#2
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	Nightmare fuel.

08-29-2015, 02:46 PM	#3
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	I think that's a cool caricature myself. The Mask can only make smile and laugh.

08-30-2015, 08:03 PM	#8
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	Yeah. And not in a fun way, IMO.

08-31-2015, 05:38 PM	#11
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	The toy line was amazing as well. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

08-31-2015, 05:42 PM	#12
Zak The Neutrino Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: WI Posts: 654	I had completely forgot about this cartoon. I remember enjoying it as a kid. When I first clicked on this thread I was expecting MASK as in mobile armored strike kommand

08-31-2015, 06:28 PM	#13
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	I also thought it was about M.A.S.K.

09-02-2015, 11:34 AM	#14
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	Didn't the series originally air on CBS around the time of the TMNT red sky era?