TMNT Make Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Nostalgic Animated Series

[Jester]

With a title like that, no one should wonder what this is about:
Here's the link.

[KROW]

I think his joke about how the turtles were created is more like how Ren and Stimpy was, honestly, but I digress. I would have taken fanboy offense to it, but watching his videos for a while, I know that it's just how he presents his stuff. Neat vid.

And wow, Peter Pan & the Pirates.

[Jester]

People mention that he forgot Gargoyles, but I agree that Gargoyles was Disney's answer to the #1 Batman:TAS, though the major difference is that Gargoyles at least had a running continuity.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Jester

Gargoyles was Disney's answer to Batman:TAS.

I also agree and that's probably why it wasn't on there. I thought for sure that Centurions would make the cut since it was soaked in originality, but I guess it didn't have enough of a strong following to warrant its place on the list.

[Jester]

That's a lot of it, most of the list is BIG Saturday Morning fare....though having The Tick, X-men and Batman:TAS may have been a bit much.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Jester

That's a lot of it, most of the list is BIG Saturday Morning fare....though having The Tick, X-men and Batman:TAS may have been a bit much.

Yeah, if there could be one show that I don't think should be on the list, it's X-Men. All that talk about prejudice, being an outcast, and accepting your so-called imperfections can all be seen through the comic book. You don't necessarily need a cartoon to spread that message.

[ToTheNines]

I like how he used the anime from the 03 videogames when refering to the NT.

[Jester]

Yeah, I noticed it was one of the anime-esque cut scenes he used.

[Harukuro]

I just say that video too and I thought it was pretty good. However I think it covered the early 90s more then the late 90s but, that's OK since it's his list. It makes me wonder what a person 10 years from now will put on their top 11 list on 'Nostalgic Animated Series'.

[Jester]

Oh, I don't even want to think....

[Harukuro]

Originally Posted by Jester

Oh, I don't even want to think....

Yeah that would be pretty scary.

[Raph's Girl]

1: Batman TAS: Of course...
2: Animaniacs - Hellooooo Nurse!
3: X-Men - Yay! Wolverine and the X-Men uses the 90's X-Men theme song
4: TMNT - Yay!! Top 4!
5: The Tick - SPOOOOOOOOOON!!
6: Transformers - G1 Forever!!
7: G.I Joe - Gooo Cobra!
8: Ren and Stimpy - I've never seen the appeal of this show....meh
9: Ducktales - Woohoo!!
10: Peter Pan and the Pirates - One of those shows I never saw cuz it didn't air in Germany
11: Ghostbusters - What?? He hated Slimer?! How rude!!

He missed a whole lot of other shows. Namely Gargoyles, Gummi Bears, Darkwing Duck, and Wuzzles. But I like the list that he made.

[oldmanwinters]

I'm just glad he kept Pokemon off the list.

If not for the unreal success of that franchise and the pressure to emulate it, then we might still have a slew of good cartoons around today instead of heavily edited and poorly dubbed anime dribble. Just my opinion, mind you.

[Jester]

And mine as well. I blame Pokemon for the anime invasion of the late 90's and this decade.

[odupianist]

I can't argue with any of those other than #9. There was a lot of Disney afternoon and the WB that he could have added, but I'm glad he picked Animaniacs. I would have picked Chip and Dale or Darkwing Duck over Ducktales, but that's just me.

[thebrownranger]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I'm just glad he kept Pokemon off the list.

Agreed. I can't believe I actually liked that fluffy s***. I also can't believe its still running.

Originally Posted by Jester

And mine as well. I blame Pokemon for the anime invasion of the late 90's and this decade.

Yeah its pretty much their fault. Anime really is a crappy genre which brought other dumb shows like Yu-Gi Oh and Naruto. The only show I've come to respect in that category is Dragon Ball Z. God, they are gonna totally f*** that DB movie up.


It was shocking Gargoyles didn't make it along with other shows like, Voltron, Thundercats, and many more. Eh, at least Batman topped the list!

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by thebrownranger

Anime really is a crappy genre which brought other dumb shows like Yu-Gi Oh and Naruto. The only show I've come to respect in that category is Dragon Ball Z. God, they are gonna totally f*** that DB movie up.

You clearly need to watch some real anime then if you think DBZ is the most respectful of 'em...for christ's sake, that's worse than Pokemon at times because all they do for five weeks is stand still and react to each other's powers.

Pokemon started off well, then the original story editor, who was an alchaholic, had to check into rehab and he never came back. Nevertheless, the series had great continuity at times, with the Mewtwo movie being given a specific prelude in the series just before it wrapped up the first season.

The show really lost it's steam when the decision was made to expand the current Pokemon games featured in the series by three years, changing things only when the next game was released,rather than create an all-new, original story (as they did with The Orange Islands), leading to tons of filler episodes, and allocated Ash and Brock to second-stringer roles in favour of the next game's star (like May, who became a likeable character, and Dawn, whose more a clone of May and Ash).

In hindsight, it was a good idea since Ash had been played out and Misty was by then established as the girl waiting for him back home (one of the best portions of "Battle Frontier"), but there not trying at all anymore, it's the same s*it day in, day out.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

11: Ghostbusters - What?? He hated Slimer?! How rude!!

When your mascot character becomes a favourate of the network and reduces a critically-acclaimed show to this...




...You'd hate him too

[thebrownranger]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Pokemon started off well, then the original story editor, who was an alchaholic, had to check into rehab and he never came back.

Umm, you think I'd actually look into that? It's a cartoon show for crying out loud.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by thebrownranger

Umm, you think I'd actually look into that? It's a cartoon show for crying out loud.

Give me a break with this cliched "Duh, it's just a cartoon show" crap. A show is a show and it goes through production trials and tribulations. People get emotional, people slave over the process of scripting and design, people politic not to play down to their audience etc...

Get an education on the industry, you sorely need one about as much as you need an education on REAL anime