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resolved Pirate Cartoon Western Animation
I brought up a cartoon from my early childhood in a conversation with my mum, but I was unable to put a name to it. From what I can recall, it was a 3D cartoon aimed at preschoolers about a cast of pirates and their antics aboard their ship. It had a bright, colourful aesthetic and the characters were typically designed with round shapes. There might have been a licensed PC game too, but I have a feeling that was a false memory...
RESOLVED: The show in question is Yoho Ahoy. Thanks, skewview!
Edited by Riolugirlresolved Riding Dragons before it was considered cool. Also fighting Orc-like bad guys. Western Animation
There was a classic-drawn fantasy animation set in sort of a post-apocalyptic world where humans rode dragons. They fought some sort of Orc-ish demons who also rode their own dragons. While it was mostly fantasy, there were a lot of technology elements, namely armors and some antagonist had something akin to a lava cannon. The show was brimming with tusked faces, skulls and bats. I vaguely remember a swarm of lizard-like critters with bat wings and one bad guy had a scouting pet in a form of one-eyed dark bat.
resolved Adult cartoon Western Animation
I remember a scene about this cartoon. I think it was an adult cartoon, more like The Simpsons than South Park.
A husband and wife go to an insurance company and the agent offers a nice plan for the widow. Then the husband has an Imagine Spot of his wife in a fancy mansion already with another man, asking him to make her forget about her husband, while throqing her cigarretes on his own ashes. And then he simply asks the agent for more plans.
resolved 90s-2000s claymation shorts on Teletoon Western Animation
I vaguely remember a series of claymation shorts on teletoon during the 90s. The characters had british accents, and one of the shorts was about a movie about plants eating people.
I beleive that the ending theme had he words "always having fun"
Can anyone tell me the name of the claymation shorts?
resolved tv show about airship races, female protagonist Western Animation
Not sure if it was Western Animation or Anime, I think the show had a steampunk style.
I remember the plot of an episode was about a race between multiple airships. The female human protagonist made a deal with an alien-looking guy of another team to not attack each other during the race.
While racing one of the girl's team member ignores her and starts firing against the alien dude ship, using a machine gun mounted on a glass bubble structure that pops below the ship. The girl gets mad and uses the ship controls to retract and lock the machine gun. The alien dude, confused and betrayed, attacks the girl's ship, that is unable to defend because the girl locked the guns. The ship ends up crashing and they are unable to finish the race. The alien dude ends the race but is nowhere near the winners.
I don't remember anything else about the plot but I remember that the girl failing was a common theme, it was a very pessimistic show.
I believe it was aired in cartoon network during a girl focused segment, along with The Winx Club. I saw it in Argentina so it must have had an spanish dub. I've looking for a while but I can't find anything.
resolved A cartoon about two anthropomorphic animals traveling the world Western Animation
I remember an Edutainment cartoon following two brothers in a World of Funny Animals (I believe the two were rabbits, but I might be wrong) traveling to a different country in almost every episode, which teached their traditions and geography to children. In Brazil, it was broadcasted on Discovery Kids around the 2000's.
Edited by good-morningresolved Pro-capitalist sci-fi animated short film Western Animation
There was this cartoon short film that came out either in the 50s or 60s, and it was about how 'great' capitalism is. It had a very Raygun Gothic / Zeerust aesthetic, and I think it featured aliens (perhaps martians) as well. It was even probably sponsored by a gas company. I don't know if it's in the public domain. What is it?
EDIT: I finally found it, it's 1956's Destination Earth
Edited by sudrictoonresolved Cartoon about Area 51 (SOLVED) Western Animation
It's an American probably western animation series produced sometime between 2000 and 2010 (sorry, no idea the actual date, just when I recall watching it). The protagonist is a... partially successful bounty hunter who got several tips on the job from his late father, yet many of them don't work. Until he tried one of them on a werewolf. The female lead and main love interest is a Banshee who escaped from Stonehenge because she would become a sacrifice, and is now trying to adjust to modern life. The two are recruited by scientists/military in Area 51. I also specifically recall that Banshees have a thing with music (triggers their abilities, I think) and something with a DNA-tracking giant spider robot.
Ring any bells?
Edited by Lermisresolved Someone please tell me! (SOLVED) Western Animation
There was this Martha Speaks episode and I have absolutely no idea which episode it was, but there was this really catchy song at the end of it that I absolutely loved and I can't find it on You Tube anywhere but I do remember the lyrics. It was comparing greed and generosity and the song was so good but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know what episode it was???
Edited by lunaloud45resolved Hungarian animated series about goofy family Western Animation
Somewhere around late 80's of last century there was this animated series made in Hungary. It was about a goofy family which was either travelling around the world and made havoc when clashing with different cultures, or they were contacting their successor in the future, who sent them various gimmicky contraptions, or their teenage son was exploring space using inflatable spaceships.
Does this ring any bells?
resolved family wins lottery travels across america. Solved Western Animation
I don't know if this show aired outside the Netherlands but it was about this family that won a lottery or got at least got a large amount of money and decided to travel America. There was someone trying to kill the family for some reason and I don't know if it was a second season or a segment at the end but there was also something about the son of the family traveling through space in a rocket he made himself
Edited by dutchguy1986resolved Copycat Mockery Picture Western Animation
The page image from Copycat Mockery is clearly from Peanuts but isn't listed as an example on the page. Anyone know which of the cartoons it comes from?
resolved (SOLVED) French cartoon Western Animation
I once had to watch a French cartoon for an assignment in French class. It was about this family, and it included a big brother and little sister. One episode had them going on vacation. The start of the opening had the dad singing and cooking. It was animated in 2D, probably made in the 90s.
EDIT: I found it. It was “Tom Tom et Nana”
Edited by sudrictoonresolved "Lots and lots of money." Solved. Western Animation
Aimed at kids. A scene segues from one to another over two kids considering... something that would entail. "Lots of money." "Lots and lots of money." "Lots and lots and lots of money..."
Edited by Caswinresolved TV prison Western Animation
Does anyone know the name of this Tex Avery short? It is about an inmate who is a dog and escapes prison, but then ends inside a TV going to the warden and has to act the shows to avoid getting caught.
Edited by ElBuenCuateresolved 1992 Canadian elf/dwarf thing (SOLVED) Western Animation
This could be a cartoon, a movie, or a commercial. This image was taken in Canada in 1992, and no one has been able to find out just what it is. All we have is a single screenshot of an elf/dwarf thing. Can any tropers help out?
The things that have been ruled out include The Littles, the Teen Wolf cartoon, Blackstar, The Magician’s Hat, Dreamstone, The Smurfs, Rock and Rule, Ferngully, the Jetsons Movie, Black Cauldron, Flight of Dragons, Princess and the Goblin, Care Bears Nutcracker Suite, Magic Voyage, Freddie the Frog, Hans and the Silver Skates, Nilus the Sandman, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, Herself the Elf, Elm-chanted Forest, Magic Riddle, Gremlins, Lady Lovely Locks, An American Tail, Felix the Cat, Princess Starla, Star Fairies, Thumbelina, the Town Santa Forgot, the Wish That Changed Christmas, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Edited by sudrictoonresolved A Lenny Leonard mystery Western Animation
What is the name of the Simpsons episode where it's revealed that Lenny has a successful series of mystery books, the newest of which was called "Scary good fun" by Stephen King?
resolved Character with a funny fighting stance. (SOLVED!) Western Animation
Okay, I know that this one is weird but heard me out: Is Lady Furst's animation in this video (time mark is at 0:32 seconds into the video) a reference to an old cartoon? I swear I know of a character that adopted a similar fighting stance in an old cartoon. The only hint I could give is that it might have been from the early 50's all the way to the late 90's.
PD.: It was Donald Duck.
Edited by megagutsman
A Christmas special I saw part of in the mid-00's, I think it had a colored pencil or watercolor aesthetic. What I remember is they sang a version of 12 Days of Christmas, only they stopped after 5, replaced golden rings with flamingos, and ended the song with a shot of a family eating all of the gift birds for dinner, followed by the kids in the framing device crying loudly. I think it was on Nicktoons Network but I'm not certain.