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Stasia

6th February 2010, 04:49

The internet is the perfect time capsule. Especially for those who vaguely remember odd commercials they had seen as a child.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyvKTUFGxZw#t=49s

I think 90s commercials were more entertaining than recent ones. But I just wanted to ask, what old memories or nostalgia has the internet brought anyone?

Newbie

6th February 2010, 04:53

CROSSFIRE!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwn1NTK-50)

Copper

6th February 2010, 05:10

My god, I remember those. Especially the Life Savers one. My favorite are always the 90's cartoon theme songs.

(Net's being a pain, but if some of the shows mentioned in the comments are shown here, then I know this is a good vid to put up. Apologies if it's sucktacular *laughs*)

Theme songs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J_h5XKELvc&feature=video_response)

Edit: Watched it on another comp. Read the side wrong, but some of the ones they picked, I can thoroughly get behind, especially since as soon as #10 came on, I immediately started singing along.

Wrath

6th February 2010, 06:09

Quite so. Not exactly fun theme songs, but still nastalgia nonetheless.

http://www.draconian.com/movie/fod1.jpg
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/f/2009/112/3/1/Felix_The_Cat___the_Movie_by_TheWax.jpg
http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/files/2008/05/cast1st.jpg
http://www.madman.com.au/wallpapers/beast_wars_168_1280.jpg

Copper

6th February 2010, 06:16

Flight of Dragons!!!!!!!! I love that movie! Makes me cry every single freaking time I watch it!

And truth be told, this doesn't have to just be 90's stuff. It's just...nostalgia. Considering I grew up a child of the 80's, I'm more inclined to remember TMNT, Smurfs, D&D, Mr. T., Muppet Babies, *tries to think of all the cartoons flipped through as a child* Had a bit of a blast from the past the other day. Found an old C.O.P.S. VHS at a rummage store. Part of me wanted to pick it up. I still might go back and get it *laughs* Problem is, it's part 1 of 2, and they dont' have the other one. Blah.

And, lest I forget, what kid didn't want to be this guy? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXGr3aBln38&feature=PlayList&p=A7ADBF26D5B5955E&index=13) (At least in the heyday, hehehe.)

Wrath

6th February 2010, 06:24

To be totally honest, I am amazed anyone else would identify that off the bat XD
Same thing happened to me a few months ago, and went on a hunt for movies like this.

Team nostalgia, report'n in!

http://www.stillatravovi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/powerrangers.jpg
http://stopswithme.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/anime-my-neighbor-totoro.jpg
http://www.husbandclothes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ralphmaccio.jpg

If anyone has any objections to me spamming this thread to death with images, just let me know XD

Copper

6th February 2010, 06:39

Eh, you're using spoiler tags. I've got no issue with it, personally.

And you wanna talk fun searching? Friend and I went crazy bonkers trying to find the name of this ice cream thing they had when I was a kid. Finally found it. It's called Vienetta (I'll never forget now) and that stuff was the freaking bomb, I tell you. Choc or Vanilla ice cream with these thin little chocolate layers in it that crunched, omg. They don't make it any more here in the states, but I wish to god they did!

Incubus

6th February 2010, 06:39

I'll just leave this here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkpJsMyYveg)

Wrath

6th February 2010, 06:50

Heh well I figured it would make my image dumping less of an eyesore.
Touche' there. Lol I was never much of an ice cream kid, and most of my frantic nostalgia searches have been based off games or movies.

To Incubus, I must say FFUUUUUUUU... I now miss my sega...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f9t5ptMEGl4/SxXAhaHvmyI/AAAAAAAABS4/m2r7N9Zn7dU/s400/Top+30+old+SEGA+games.jpeg
http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/segagenesis/1234809411-Jurassic_Park.jpg
http://hatedpig.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/nights.jpg
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/BlackLyon/StreetSharks.png
http://www.gadgetreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gameboy1989.jpg

Copper

6th February 2010, 08:10

Ah, the original Nights into Dreams. I had to search for that one for a while. My friends had a Saturn, but I didn't know them until college (which was late 90's) I grew up with Nintendo, though I did have a game gear.

I remember being intrigued when this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXb7PIJYmA) came out.

Kusanagi

6th February 2010, 14:42

Hardly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiXE60prpY&feature=related) anybody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQizxXWCPrg&feature=related) remembers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbSnCrtYpJk&feature=related) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gQ9ezTcbJY&feature=related), which sucks, because I loved this series. Hell, I still have toys somewhere in my labyrinth of a basement.

SirOni

6th February 2010, 17:13

Nunu

6th February 2010, 20:33

we's got vianetta down here to, although it used to be quite cheap, within the past few years the prices have sky rocketed.

Chibichibi

6th February 2010, 22:16

http://www.retrojunk.com/

I'll just deposit this link here. I must have sat here and surfed intros for HOURS.

Does anyone else remember the Super Mario Brother Super Show? And the Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon?

Stasia

6th February 2010, 22:19

Ah, Felix the Cat... Anyone recall the brief remake of the cartoon around in the 90s, that was sillier than the originals?

And, lest I forget, what kid didn't want to be this guy? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXGr3aBln38&feature=PlayList&p=A7ADBF26D5B5955E&index=13) (At least in the heyday, hehehe.)

I never got to watch Captain N, only Super Mario and just the slight bit of the old Zelda cartoon.

Though, now that I think about it, it would be a treasure trove for Nintendo to dive into; Playing as Captain N going through the different worlds of the Nintendo franchise? It could be their answer to Kingdom Hearts, though it might be a licensing nightmare...

Also I noticed an odd series I never seen before in the themes that I looked up: Cybersix. Anyone recall this one?

Hopeyouguess62

7th February 2010, 00:51

This.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYuK3AKrxc

Wrath

7th February 2010, 01:59

Beetle Borgs? How about Fox Kids in general before it was taken over by the heartless For Kids Entertainment company...?

A few videos to add here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYBzKFm-rd0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_h8D1ZlLs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqQjpTbHR0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE&feature=player_embedded

http://images2.makefive.com/images/200914/928a9324baf92e27.gif
http://www.hotmoviesale.com/dvds/71230/1/The-Princess-And-The-Goblin.jpg
http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/gummibears.jpg
Plus the gummi's theme... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRTSZZgCUik&feature=player_embedded)
http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Aaahh----Real-Monsters-old-school-nickelodeon-295353_1024_768.jpg

lol that was a slightly bigger dump than I expected...

On a related note, who else remember those stupid phone caller cards...?
Like a credit card for a pay phone.

Lucas

7th February 2010, 03:00

I remember how Sailor Moon and Sonic the Hedgehog would be on the USA network at around 6 or 7 AM.

And this kind of shit would play on EVERY commercial break.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ABE3wvxzA

Mostly her, but some other hacks pawning off the same nonsense.

Copper

7th February 2010, 08:45

We still have that ice cream in Britain :D

we's got vianetta down here to, although it used to be quite cheap, within the past few years the prices have sky rocketed.

And that's why I hate you both. Although I knew it was still available over in Britain. And unfortunately, it was never cheap here in the states, really, so I could only get the 'rents to buy it every so often.

Thanks for Retrojunk, Chibi...here's my contributions...

http://www.80scartoons.net/index.html

http://www.cracked.com/article_15253_15-painfully-unforgettable-cartoon-theme-songs.html

And who says educational can't be entertaining??? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc)

You know the cue...DO IT, ROCKAPELLA! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vPywpcyUQg)

Kusanagi

7th February 2010, 17:32

WAIT! WAIT! We can't forget Captain Planet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXM9bj-WPU&NR=1)!

http://www.cracked.com/article_15253_15-painfully-unforgettable-cartoon-theme-songs.html

2/3 of the videos don't work on that page. Bloody copyright wankers, now I have to look for them >.<

You know the cue...DO IT, ROCKAPELLA! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vPywpcyUQg)

I don't know a single kid who grew up when that was on that doesn't at least know the tune. Hell, a lot of kids who DIDN'T grow up with it know the tune, thanks to the ones that did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2ElqPemGk
(sound level sucks, may need to simply turn up your speaker volume)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvZP93XqyTw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pENWP8r1-7M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNwJ690VdNA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iuMvFm0Is

Incubus

8th February 2010, 05:06

I'll leave this ehre too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=375ENQbru8s)

Hopeyouguess62

26th February 2010, 23:40

Your (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIl5YwcO72g)
after-school (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGLMtGsotc)
cartoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE&feature=related)
line-up. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqE74c54Nfc&feature=related)

At least, if you watched the Disney channel...

SirOni

27th February 2010, 00:54

I am currently torrenting Courage the Cowardly Dog and Wacky Races. Life is good.

Hopeyouguess62

27th February 2010, 02:48

Anyone remember this little Steve Martin gem?

Be A Dentist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM)

Obeliskos

27th February 2010, 03:04

Been watching some Nostalgia Critic lately?

Hopeyouguess62

27th February 2010, 03:16

Nah, just found LSoH on dvd on sale a few days ago -- for some reason the video stores back home didn't ever stock it and now it's in my movie collection. Zippidy-do-dah.

Newbie

27th February 2010, 18:48

Obeliskos

27th February 2010, 22:27

Nah, just found LSoH on dvd on sale a few days ago -- for some reason the video stores back home didn't ever stock it and now it's in my movie collection. Zippidy-do-dah.

Ah. Nostalgia Critic listed that song as one of the top 11 villain songs, and the video was made a day or two ago, so I assumed.

Hopeyouguess62

28th February 2010, 00:48

@ Newbie: Huh... never watched that. Then again, I was an after-school Disney channel watcher. Saturday mornings were reserved for cartoons like this: *snikt.* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrvRnjJ0HY)

@ Obe: Cool, I'll have to look up that list.

Copper

28th February 2010, 09:22

Not Saturday morning Disney for me (never got the channel). All that was on Fox in the afternoons, so I got my Ducktales and Talespin after school, heh.

And yes, Saturday was reserved for X-Men. Again, on Fox. Which had way cool cartoons when I was in junior high, until they decided to cancel all of the cool ones and put on the crappy new stuff. I was soooooo pissed they canceled Escaflowne for some stupid robot dinosaur cartoon. Although watching the anime uncut and in its entirety...not exactly the perfect choice for Saturday morning viewing.

dmronny

28th February 2010, 20:34

This is weird for some reason I apparently stopped watching cartoons before Hope and Copper. The last cartoons I remember watching every day was G.I.Joe and Scooby-Doo. Of course it could have been because I never watched all that much tv after I got old enough to join organized sports. Could be the channels I watched too, I guess.

Hopeyouguess62

1st March 2010, 10:05

Hells yes, G.I.Joe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnuGhuNZnFs) was the shit. Also:

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiUrTHYVLP8&feature=fvw)
Transformers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CIt2VvPJ8o&feature=related)
Thundercats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na8ThDftsKk&feature=related)
Silverhawks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzAQu23t19A&feature=related) (somewhat less popular than Thundercats, never quite achieved the "cool retro" status)

And that was the first decade of my cartoon watching life, pretty much, apart from Hanna-Barbera and Scooby-Doo, which wasn't particularly memorable...

Also, I was surprised to learn (via Wikipedia, source of all data questionable) that people who worked for the company that made Thundercats and Silverhawks went on to form Studio Ghibli.

Edit: Okay, I know splicing things over the 300 trailer is an old joke, but I really enjoyed this one: Funny Stuff IMHO. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_mDHNhO6Pk&feature=related)

Archer

1st March 2010, 10:34

I stared out watching ABC though the only show I can remember from that era was The -Real- Ghostbusters, then I graduated to FOX for stuff like beast wars, and the cartoon Carmen Sandeigo (better theme song IMO) I miss the days of saturday morning cartoons, these days it's either stuff like that's so raven, (God I hate that girl with every fiber of my soulllllll....) Or Dora level educational shows....ladies and gentlemen...the endtimes are upon us. Learning.....on saturday morning.

Kusanagi

1st March 2010, 11:10

Hey, now, at least Bob the Builder warns children about the dangers of marijuana... because marijuana is bad, mmkay?

Seriously, I want my Animaniacs back. And Batman (the 90's cartoon). And Thundercats. I WANT MY CHILDHOOD BACK! Screw these new shows that make us dumber just by their very existence.

Archer

1st March 2010, 11:17

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Mister_Freeze_BTAS.jpg

I want my Mr. Freeze back! Fuck you Schumacher!

Copper

2nd March 2010, 06:20

Well, I was a child of the 80's and a pre-teen, teenager in the 90's, so those are my eras of cartoon watching. I remember when "Secret of the Sword" came out IN THEATERS, seeing the My Little Pony movie, the Transformers movie and, of course, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN034sBeF4c). Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Batman, all that came out when I was older (15+) but I still enjoyed most of them. It was when Nickelodeon and the other stations started getting into stuff that was more gross out, stupid humor than, say, The Tick or X-Men that I stopped watching most cartoons.

And there's nothing wrong with a little education on Saturday mornings. That's when the local stations here used to run Bill Nye, the Science Guy. And I'd much rather see kids watching Blue's Clues and Dora than some of the stuff that passes for entertainment these days.

dmronny

2nd March 2010, 23:24

http://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/clip_tv
http://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/clip_tvii
http://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/clip_tviii
http://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/clip_cartoon
http://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/clip_cartoonii

From a quiz site I frequent when I'm bored. It's like on big frustrating trip down memory lane. They have newer shows on the quizes also, but I don't know most of them.

I guess I just didn't watch as many cartoons as you two is all, then. Is it bad that on the G.I.Joe movie intro I could name every single Joe or Cobra as they popped up.

Copper

3rd March 2010, 07:13

That's not bad, that takes talent!

dmronny

3rd March 2010, 23:12

Talent or complete insanity, whichever you prefer to call it.

Hopeyouguess62

5th March 2010, 13:20

Anyone remember any of these gems?

He's Astounding! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzYwUfoskfw&feature=related)

There's not a vampire zanier than... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VthsQVsXwEg&feature=related)

Next time, Gadget, next time! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o1-PlON3ss&feature=related)

Archer

5th March 2010, 13:35

Go Gadget Go!

*This message will self destruct.*

(The movies made me cry :( )

Copper

6th March 2010, 05:34

Danger Mouse (funny how I knew *all* of those before even clicking on the links...) got me my own TV in my room because I wanted to watch the british superspy and my father would have none of it, so it was "Fine! Here!" and he got me this ancient tube and hooked the cable up to it for me, hehehe.

I still remember when I brought the DVD home. "Dad! Dad! Guess what I found at work today! You'll love it!" *Has it set up on the bigscreen in the family room* It was fun watching my father swear, heheheheh.

Also, if we're going that route...

I only saw this *much* later than when it originally aired, but as a kid, loved it! (So un-PC now, but what isn't from back then? *laughs*)

What'cha gonna do? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9Y0Qy0U20)

dmronny

6th March 2010, 19:20

Never watched Dangermouse, but I remember Count Duckula. Those were all on those quizzes I posted, too. Well except for Lancelot Link that is. If you don't want to take the quiz you can just play the clips by the way.

Copper

24th March 2010, 09:02

Talk with a friend today about the Tron sequel that's in the works made me think of this stuff. Or rather, reminded me to post this, because I've been thinking about this for a bit.

Remember when this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914) and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5ZEzWwKJnY) were cutting edge in the newest video technology?

And Remember the Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeiFF0gvqcc) when a debut from MJ was noteworthy news?

dmronny

24th March 2010, 18:39

Yeah I remember that, it was back when MTV actually had music on it. Honestly the only thing I don't miss from the 80's is having to roll my jeans

Copper

25th March 2010, 03:29

Friends and I were talking the other night and he goes "Yeah, I watched [some random sci-fi movie] on MTV the other day." "Wait, what?" "I watched..." "On MTV." "Yes." "M.T.V? Music television?" "Yeah, they finally admitted that they're technically no longer MTV." "About damn time."

Kusanagi

12th April 2010, 03:28

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/cr/ff/19981-episode-25-top-11-forgotten-openings

Cappy

26th April 2010, 08:41

This thread leaves me teary eyed sometimes....

Hopeyouguess62

5th June 2012, 17:15

I recently got to watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWhPanS8mU) again.

Hopeyouguess62

27th March 2013, 01:19

[Double-Post Resurrection!]

It suddenly occurred to me, as I completed downloading a video that was approximately 1.2GB, that the computer I grew up with had 64KB of RAM, and could store up to 1MB on a 5.25" floppy disk. In short... it was this computer:
http://oldcomputers.net/pics/C64combo.jpg

Copper

27th March 2013, 06:20

It's reasons like this that I had my mother tape "The Net" when I saw that it was on TV. I really want to see the differences between now and then when it comes to hacking and the like.

Myself, I had an Apple IIC to get me started and hooking it up to an actual TV to get COLOR GRAPHICS HOLY SHIT!