He-Man 2002 on Boomerang

[DrSpengler]

For those like me who missed most of the 2002 He-Man reboot because theyhad to work weekends or whatever, it's finally being rerun on Boomerang.

It comes on every night at 11:30, right before reruns of Batman TAS and Superman.

So that's a damn good hour and a half of television.

[ZariusTwo]

Yup, the decline of Boomerang has begun, airing shows not remotley that old like He-Man and Dexter....not that any fan of those shows can complain, but it means vintage shows have been taken off in favour of them

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Yup, the decline of Boomerang has begun, airing shows not remotley that old like He-Man and Dexter....not that any fan of those shows can complain, but it means vintage shows have been taken off in favour of them

I dunno. Boomerang was fastly running out of good "classic" cartoons to air. I mean, the Funky Phantom? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids? The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan? Wonder Wheels? Wait 'til Your father Gets Home? The Galaxy Goof-Ups?

It was getting pretty bad. I'm a little ticked that they skipped 80's classics, though. I mean, Cartoon Network regularly reran Thundercats, Silverhawks, Voltron, Robotech and G-Force. But Boomerang never touched any of those. Boomerang DID rerun GI Joe and Sky Commanders, much to my surprise, but have since stopped.

They started getting into the 90's not so long ago with Pirates of Dark Water and Swat Kats (which got a good 4pm timeslot, too), but I do sorta agree, He-Man 2002 is way too new for a classic cartoon channel.

But to be fair, the new cartoons they play are usually based off older franchies. Batman, Superman, He-Man and Duck Dodgers are all updates of classic cartoons or what-not.

Now, once Boomerang starts airring Yu-Gi-Oh reruns, THEN I'll completely agree they've started nailing their coffin shut.

[malignant]

Man, i'm sort of depressed. Batman TAS..Superman TAS...Swat Cats..Pirates of the Dark Water?..damn !.

Comcast in my area seriously needs to pick up Boomerang. Especially before it starts sucking if it does...

[DrSpengler]

Boomerang's a bittersweet network. It shows a lot of old favorites, but a good bulk of its programming is dedicated to cartoons that are "classics" only by age, not quality.

Every Scooby Doo cartoon made between The New Scooby Movies and Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is virtually unwatchable (particularly the 80's garbage) but Boomerang plays the HELL out of em.

Then you have your mandatory classics like Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry and The Flintstones. I've seen every episode of those shows, so they bore me most of the time, but I'm glad that they're still on television so kids with cable get the oppertunity to see them (even if they are editted for content). And Boomerang does change things up a bit every once in a while. Like instead of showing just standard Bugs and Daffy reruns like they used to they're now running them with the Porky Pig Show bumpers from the 70's which might be pleasantly nostalgic to some.

But then there's all the good shows that Cartoon Network used to air early in their life, like all those 80's shows I mentioned above. Then there's other Hanna Barbara "classics" that I WANT to see but never get shown. Like the 70's Godzilla series (so bad it's good) or the 80's New Adventures of Yogi Bear. Cartoon Network used to rerun them in the 90's when the network first began, but has since apparantly forgotten about them.

And as far as 90's choices go, I'm glad we got Swat Kats but where's The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest? Now THERE was a badass cartoon.

The problem with Boomerang is that it seems to be missing a lot of oppertunities or just not programming very coherently. Still, every night between 11:30 and 1am television is pure gold. So I can't complain too much.

But god damn, Tom & Jerry Kids? Uggghhhh....

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

the 80's New Adventures of Yogi Bear.

There were around three 1980s' Yogi cartoons at the time where he became HBs' de facto mascot, trust me, nothing was worse than Yogis' Ark, the best of the 80s' Yogi cartoons was Yogis' Treasure Hunt.

Boomerang's a bittersweet network. It shows a lot of old favorites, but a good bulk of its programming is dedicated to cartoons that are "classics" only by age, not quality.

Every Scooby Doo cartoon made between The New Scooby Movies and Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is virtually unwatchable (particularly the 80's garbage) but Boomerang plays the HELL out of em.

Theres' gold in them thar hills, the new Scooby Doo Mysteries and Thirteen Ghosts were great takes on the franchise, one restoring the series to its' true root with continuity to spare, the other turning Scooby into the post modern world long before the greatest animated Scooby film ever, Zombie Island, got its' hands on it.

And as far as 90's choices go, I'm glad we got Swat Kats but where's The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest? Now THERE was a badass cartoon.

Yeah, arguably at one point the show that made CN in its' earliest incarnations deserves to be there already

But god damn, Tom & Jerry Kids? Uggghhhh....

I hate to say, but that was probably the best Hannah/Barbera variation of the franchise, I'm not sure, I guess I did'nt find it as bad as a lot of other Tiny Toon wannabes at the time

[GK Punk]

Yeah, I've been watching it all week and Tivo'ing it as well. I'm in heaven.

[Doppleganger]

He-man 2002 on Boomerang thanks for the heads up. Kind of wished they did some Darkwing Duck and Duck Tales. But oh well we are getting DVD's of those.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

There were around three 1980s' Yogi cartoons at the time where he became HBs' de facto mascot, trust me, nothing was worse than Yogis' Ark, the best of the 80s' Yogi cartoons was Yogis' Treasure Hunt.

Yogi's Treasure Hunt...that WAS a good one. That's the one where Yogi and a team of other Hanna Barbara characters travel the globe searching for treasure while battling Dick Dastardly, Muttly and other HB villains. That show was great!

But the one I was referring to in my post was the New Yogi Bear Show shorts that were the same in length as the original Yogi shorts from the 60's and followed the same format (ambigulously gay adventures of Yogi and Booboo stealing pic-a-nic baskets).

The last time I remember seeing any of those was when Cartoon Network had their Saturday Super Chunk. Whenever they'd do a Yogi marathon they'd throw in a good mix of Yogi shorts from various eras, including the 80's incarnation.

THAT'S what I'd like to see on Boomerang; the return of the Saturday Super Chunk.

Theres' gold in them thar hills, the new Scooby Doo Mysteries and Thirteen Ghosts were great takes on the franchise, one restoring the series to its' true root with continuity to spare, the other turning Scooby into the post modern world long before the greatest animated Scooby film ever, Zombie Island, got its' hands on it.

Well, I can concede to the fact that I got a thrill out of 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, but that was mostly because I adore Vincent Price and just watching him interact with Scooby and the gang (or what was LEFT of them by the 80's) gave me all the entertainment I needed. Flim-Flam needed to die, though.

I couldn't get into the New Scooby Mysteries, mostly because the mystery format of the show just didn't work without Fred and Velma. Scrappy was hardly a tolerable trade, and he's honestly what killed most of the 80's Scooby toons.

However, I DID thoroughly enjoyed the episode of the New Scooby Mysteries where Fred and Velma make a guest appearance (the fact that the writers actually addressed their adbsence is worth a round of applause), and the writers deserve extra credit for making Fred the suspect and for once trying something a little different in a Scooby cartoon.

But other than that episode the rest of the series was totally forgettable (at least for me).

I hate to say, but that was probably the best Hannah/Barbera variation of the franchise, I'm not sure, I guess I did'nt find it as bad as a lot of other Tiny Toon wannabes at the time

I've never been a big Tom & Jerry fan, even when I was a kid. But being the way I am, I've seen every Tom & Jerry short to date save for a bulk of the Tom & Jerry Kids episodes because...ugh, I hated em.

Warner Brothers has been doing Tom & Jerry and the other MGM cartoons they acquired fairly well recently. The Magic Ring movie, or whatever it was called, was a joy to watch for old and new fans simply because it worked in EVERY character in the Tom & Jerry universe save for maybe Screwy Squirrel, McWolf and The Mammy (but that last one doesn't surprise me). They even remembered to include Butch's Olde Oyrish accent, they did.

And Fast and the Furryous was pretty good, but I mostly enjoyed it for the excellent performances by Billy West, Tom Kenny, Jeff Bennet and Charlie Adler as the other racers. Plus, I can't bring myself to hate a Wacky Races spoof. I just can't.

Comparing the newer stuff, which has a distinctly modern Warner Brothers cartoon-feel to them (ie, clever on many levels), Tom & Jerry Kids just can't compare.

But you're right about it being better than Yo Yogi, A Pup Named Scooby Doo and The Flintstone Kids, at any rate. That was a dark time for children's television.

[ZariusTwo]

Well, I can concede to the fact that I got a thrill out of 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, but that was mostly because I adore Vincent Price and just watching him interact with Scooby and the gang (or what was LEFT of them by the 80's) gave me all the entertainment I needed. Flim-Flam needed to die, though.

What needs to die, or burn, also are the film negatives of Ghoul School, Reluctant Werewolf, and Buu Brothers....

However, I DID thoroughly enjoyed the episode of the New Scooby Mysteries where Fred and Velma make a guest appearance (the fact that the writers actually addressed their adbsence is worth a round of applause), and the writers deserve extra credit for making Fred the suspect and for once trying something a little different in a Scooby cartoon

That pretty much shows you right there the miracle of having such a season as rare as that, it could have easily passed as the series finale, given the franchise as we knew it then died with that season in all effect, Fred portrated as a villain, and him NOT helping matters by fleeing, made it the worthwhile, it showed the potential of the franchise that had been squandered for years beforehand

Comparing the newer stuff, which has a distinctly modern Warner Brothers cartoon-feel to them (ie, clever on many levels), Tom & Jerry Kids just can't compare.

I do understand where you're coming from, I actually think that flop of a theatrical movie was better than Tom and Jerry Kids at some points, but there was to that show than just Tom and Jerry, there was the Tex Avery influenced Droopy and Dripple, which was kind of HBs' answer to Goof Troop right before Disney even came up with it

...Plus the theme song...well...owned.

But you're right about it being better than Yo Yogi, A Pup Named Scooby Doo and The Flintstone Kids, at any rate. That was a dark time for children's television.

...Pup Named Scooby-Doo was frickin' awesome.

No, seriously, loved the heck out of it, Red Herring was the best addition to the series, (and paid off when he actually turned out to be the culpret once) and it restored the vitality and energy of the show by making them young. The Scooby Doo live action movie I personally consider set in that particulary continuity just from the way the characters acted in it, out of established behaviour or not, it added an identity, an extra flare to the series.

...But I agree with you on the other suspects, souless, utterly.

[DrSpengler]

Well, Pup Named Scooby Doo had its moments. I do thank it for actually giving Fred a memorable personality trait for the first time ever. Before a Pup Named Scooby Doo, Fred was just the dork in the ascot that would tell everybody to split up and never accomplish anything save for imagining a Rube Goldberg-quality trap which never EVER worked.

Pup Named Scooby Doo made him the "lovable oaf" in a way, which has remained his most notable character element to date. So, for that, I give Pup Named Scooby Doo credit.

And yes. Ever time I watch What's New Scooby Doo, a Scooby OVA or even when they do a live action movie...I secretly yurn for Fred to accuse Red Herring out of the blue. I think that would make every Scooby-fan's year.

[cowabunga14]

I saw this on the Directv listings for Bommerang on Friday night. I thought this was gonna be the 80's Masters of the Universe. I never really cared for the 2002 one even though I liked the action figures. I wish Bommerang would get the original Transformers on their network cuz that would make watch the channel more often, whereas I watch Batman and Superman on there once in a while. I think Transformers would improve their ratings and make me wanna watch cuz it I've never really seen it. I have the volume three video tape which has the Dinobots.