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OldBaldy1701E

(11,680 posts)
84. Yes, he was.
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:02 AM
May 31

So, a quick story.

I was working at a private school and I had expanded the viewing library of the afterschool program so that they didn't have to be stuck watching only RugRats and Dora the Explorer. (A tough sell to the kids over the age of 5.) So, I brought in my tape of Jonny Quest. We were watching the episode where the Quest team was riding down the Amazon on a boat and the boat was set upon by Amazon alligators. (I may be in error as to these specifics.) The team sees the approaching creatures and they all grab rifles and start to shoot the alligators, Jonny and Hadji included. Well, sir... those kids were absolutely appalled. They could not handle the fact that these boys were right in there with the adults trying to defend their boat. I asked some of them what would they do if they had found themselves in that scenario... would they rise to the occasion, or would they not? (I did not word it that way.)

You don't want to know the answer I got (almost uniformly).

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Mighty Mouse Onthefly May 29 #1
I have two: Space Ghost and Johnny Quest... wcmagumba May 29 #2
Two of my favorites, Race Bannon and Jade displacedvermoter May 30 #27
Super Chicken Sequoia May 29 #3
I can still hear the musical theme for Super Chicken in my head, "Squawk for Super Chicken"... wcmagumba May 29 #5
To Fred, You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. Sequoia May 29 #16
Dondi Walleye May 29 #4
Tom Terrific... 2naSalit May 29 #6
between underdog and mighty mouse SonOfNebanaube May 30 #31
Sherman and Mr. Peabody? RazorbackExpat May 30 #38
Oops... 2naSalit May 30 #47
Tennessee Tuxedo. And Underdog. n/t Mister Ed May 29 #7
Hong Kong Phooey MustLoveBeagles May 29 #8
Well done! Ponietz May 30 #61
It was the only old cartoon I could remember MustLoveBeagles May 30 #68
Clutch Cargo. greatauntoftriplets May 29 #9
That one was kind of weird RazorbackExpat May 30 #36
There is a good reason for that. perfessor May 30 #64
Wow, after all these years RazorbackExpat May 30 #65
Remember his dog? vanlassie May 31 #80
Betty Boop! WmChris May 29 #10
Heckle and Jeckle lpbk2713 May 29 #11
Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger Biophilic May 29 #12
Alley Oop Norrrm May 29 #13
Top Cat DBoon May 29 #14
Krazy Kat BluesRunTheGame May 29 #15
Benny and Cecil (the dragon) SWBTATTReg May 29 #17
Beg your pardon, but Cecil was not a dragon Vogon_Glory May 30 #39
You're absolutely right. I couldn't remember his species' type, so I shot a guess at it. SWBTATTReg May 30 #62
looks like your memory has run ragged bobalew May 31 #75
Magilla Gorilla!!! Nittersing May 31 #86
Beanie & Cecil character was Capt. Huff N Puff. IIRC. oasis May 31 #93
Kimba, the White Lion JoseBalow May 29 #18
Huckleberry Hound Bayard May 29 #19
Spoon! nt drmeow May 30 #35
With the little bunny guy! Bayard May 30 #45
Quickdraw McGraw madamesilverspurs May 29 #20
Colonel Bleep Brother Buzz May 29 #21
Cecil Turtle LogDog75 May 30 #22
Wait a minute!!! MyOwnPeace May 30 #33
R. Crumb's "Fritz The Cat" - as filtered thru Ralph Bakshi... GReedDiamond May 30 #23
Oh hell yeah! Lochloosa May 30 #30
Godzilla Meets Bambi Submariner May 30 #24
Hell, any of those Hanna-Barbera cartoons! OldBaldy1701E May 30 #25
I loved Johnny Quest MustLoveBeagles May 30 #69
Yes, he was. OldBaldy1701E May 31 #84
I loved their adventures MustLoveBeagles May 31 #92
I did not see the '86 version. OldBaldy1701E Monday #95
I probably watched the 80's version and don't remember MustLoveBeagles Monday #96
He is correct. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #97
Felix the Cat (created 1919) sop May 30 #26
Chip and Dale dhol82 May 30 #28
Speed Racer. Lochloosa May 30 #29
Marvin The Martian mymomwasright May 30 #32
Did anyone mention Snagglepuss? Exit stage left chicoescuela May 30 #34
Tumble Weeds, another is Lil Abner gladium et scutum May 30 #37
Quick-Draw McGraw Vogon_Glory May 30 #40
El Kabong!! Chasstev365 May 30 #52
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects ShazzieB May 30 #41
The Alvin Show RazorbackExpat May 30 #42
Some Saturday morning & weekday cartoons Niagara May 30 #43
Tobor the 8th Man The Madcap May 30 #44
Rocky and Bullwinkle. NNadir May 30 #46
Mr Magoo u4ic May 30 #48
Dudley Doright! 2naSalit May 30 #49
Dick Dastardly and Mumbly Mad_Dem_X May 30 #50
Muttley RazorbackExpat May 30 #56
Thanks, I wasn't sure about the name! Mad_Dem_X May 31 #85
Breezly Bruin Chasstev365 May 30 #51
Snuffy Smith CanonRay May 30 #53
Gigantor IcyPeas May 30 #54
Dondi randr May 30 #55
Cool McCool Rastapopoulos May 30 #57
The Hillbilly Bears RazorbackExpat May 30 #58
Space Angels, Roger Ramjet.... bobalew May 30 #59
Not one person has mentioned NANCY? Shame! CurtEastPoint May 30 #60
Or Heckle and Jeckel or Katzenjammer Kidz! Ponietz May 30 #63
I didn't mention any of the comic strips because I thought Vogon_Glory May 30 #66
Ruff and Reddy FrndStrng May 30 #67
Pow wow the Indian Boy Doc_Technical May 30 #70
Grape Ape Morbius May 30 #71
Gerald McBoing Boing oasis May 31 #72
Just about to mention that! electric_blue68 May 31 #90
TomTerrific.......Bosco oasis May 31 #73
Beany and Cecil oasis May 31 #74
_ LudwigPastorius May 31 #76
Battle of the planets RandySF May 31 #77
Mr.Peabody & Sherman oasis May 31 #78
Gumby & Pokey, the Warner Bros chipmunks, indoubtably so polite... bobalew May 31 #79
Gumby, and Super Car! electric_blue68 May 31 #91
The Point (Februuary 2,1971) sazemisery May 31 #81
I remember this one. Morbius May 31 #83
Pogo... littlemissmartypants May 31 #82
"Speed of lightning, roar of thunder" Prairie_Seagull May 31 #87
Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips miyazaki May 31 #88
Felix the cat. That wonderful wonderful cat Alpeduez21 May 31 #89
From the movie theaters Nac Mac Feegle Monday #94
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