Recently, my offspring have fallen in love with an old favorite of mine…
…the 1967 Spiderman cartoons. Hearing the theme song again for the first time in decades brought such a smile to my face (Thank you, Netflix!). Although the show originally aired before my time, I fell in love with Spidey it through reruns and could generally quote episodes word for word *blush*. Sure, it’s cheesy as only cartoons from that era could be but it’s still just plain old fun.
Sharing Spiderman with my children reminded me of my other cartoon favorites:
Scooby-Doo (1969)
Aaah…more 70s cheese. This one is still just a wee bit before my time but how I loved it.
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He-Man (1983)
Get a load of Prince Adam’s outfit *snort*.
And, with that one, I’m seriously reconsidering admitting to my old cartoon favorites.
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She-Ra (1985)
You can’t forget He-Man’s twin sister, you know.
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Voltron (1984)
It’s a giant robot made of other robots…what more could you want?
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Of course, it’s entirely possible I was also, at some unspecified point in time, also somewhat into:
My Little Pony (1986)
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Rainbow Brite (1984)
What were your favorite cartoons as a kid? And, fess up, did you know any of the theme songs by heart?
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Sonia G Medeiros 
I remember all of these!! Plus, The Smurfs and The Carebears… I would fess up if I honestly remembered, but I don’t — although I’m sure I did know these cartoon’s theme songs by heart.
Fun trip down memory lane, Sonia!
Oh yeah. Definitely the Smurfs. 😀
I was more of a weekday Transformers/G.I.Joe/Voltron fan. Strictly speaking Saturday mornings, nothing beat Bugs Bunny & The Roadrunner, or the Laugh-Olympics (I’m really dating myself here!). BTW there were TWO Voltron cartoons, the one with the 5 Lions in the clip, and a second one set in space with the 15 vehicles.
Yeah, I loved Transformers too. I don’t remember the second Voltron though. *gasp* I must go research it. LOL
Here I come to save the day!!
And, of course, the Looney Tunes theme song is implanted in my brain, and I hear it when I get up each morning.
Bwahahaha. My friends and I used to love to come up with alternate lyrics for the Mighty Mouse song.
I’m sure I know The Flintstones’s theme but I’m not allowed to sing in public. Not a cartoon, but I always watched Gilligan’s Island reruns when I got home from school, and know that theme by heart. Did anyone watch Mighty Mouse? ‘Here I come to save the day!’
Gilligan’s Island. Favorite 80s shows will definitely have to be another post…though I’m pretty sure Tiffany already beat me too it. LOL. I loved the Flintstones too. I loved Dino.
I had a whole bag of My Little Ponies and a Rainbow Bright doll. Don’t forget Cabbags Patch Dolls! I used to steal my sister’s magazine and then write my own version of Cabbage Patch News. LOL.
LOL. I still have my Cabbage Patch doll and my herd of My Little Ponies. I’ve passed them on to my offspring. 😀
Wait, only ONE cabbage patch doll?! Oh, between my siblings and I, we had a whole family! LOL
Yeah *sniff* my parents wouldn’t buy any so I had to save up birthday money. LOL
My Little Pony was my favourite!
My daughter likes the new version but I can’t help missing the original. 😀
Oh man! I remember waking up early to watch the Superfriends. I’d sit in front of the television and geek out as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman would save the world from the Legion of Doom. Ted Knight would narrate in that cheesy voice of his. Years later as an adult I watched it again and found it to be sub-standard animation where often mouths would move on screen with interchangeable voices. Sometimes Batman’s voice was speaking but Superman’s mouth was moving. Classic stuff, though. Thanks for this post!
Oh yeah! I hear you on the animation. The storylines too but they still kind of hold a magic for me. Spiderman has held up pretty well though.
Sonia: I go back so far as to remember the Saturday morning radio programs: Sky King, Terry and the Pirates, and Big John and Sparky.
I was listening to some podcast shows not too long ago and I thought how funny it was that we’ve got “radio” shows again. There’s something so fabulous about them.
Ah, you are younger than I. I definitely recall Scooby Doo, but I also did Superfriends, Looney Tunes, and Josie & the Pussycats. My favorite Saturday morning animation music, however, would probably be all fabulous Schoolhouse Rock videos. I try to get my kids hooked on those!
I loved Schoolhouse Rock. *sings off key * Conjunction junction what’s your function. LOL Good stuff.
My brothers and I would get up on Saturday mornings and turn the TV on. At the time (the early Sixties) the station might not even be on the air, so we’d watch the test pattern until it came on, just so we wouldn’t miss anything. Some of my favorites: all of the Warner Brothers cartoons (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and especially Road Runner), Rocky and Bullwinkle, The King and Odie, Felix the Cat, Mighty Mouse, Tom Terrific, Woody Woodpecker, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo, then later, shows like The Banana Splits, The Beatles (yeah, there was a cartoon based on them), and Space Ghost (Cartoon Network reworked the characters from that into two of the funniest shows I’ve seen, “Cartoon Planet” and “Space Ghost Coast to Coast”). The Spiderman cartoons were from a show called “The Marvel Superheroes”; it featured all of Marvel’s characters, like Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and Sub-Mariner as well as Spidey. Oh, could I go on!
I loved Mighty Mouse. And I’ve seen a few of The Beatles cartoon episodes too…which makes me think about The Monkees show. I loved that show. 😀
The Monkees (their show and hits, anyway) helped me get over my dad’s death. He died in the middle of their first season (1966-67). You can’t listen to The Monkees and stay sad.
I loved Rainbow Brite!! Oh, to be 6 years old again 🙂
Did you have the doll too. I loved my Rainbow Brite doll. LOL
I did and a yellow teddy bear but I can’t remember his name!
I will ditto Tom’s list. My fav was Roadrunner with Tweety and Foghorn Leghorn in there. Yeah, I’m that old. (grin)
Foghorn Leghorn. He cracked me up. And the sheepdog and wolf that would be at each other’s throats but then clock out and be buddies. 😀
I still know all the names of the My Little Ponies. And sometimes I watch the movie when I’m sick.
Did you know that My Little Ponies is enjoying a resurgence of interest? Guys. Geeks. “Bronies.” I would not lie:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/06/bronies-my-little-ponys/
I don’t think interest ever died. People have been collecting the toys for years, and customs are huge. A friend gave me a special edition one from Comic Con.
I had no idea about Bronies. That’s awesome. *makes mental note to get hubby into MLP* LOL
Awww! My daughter watches the new shows but she loves the old My Little Ponies I gave her.
Disney’s Gummi Bears had one of my favourite cartoon theme songs. In addition to so many of those already listed. I also loved Shirt Tales, Dungeons and Dragons and Muppet Babies.
The non-cartoon Kids Incorporated show was one of my favourite Saturday Morning shows to watch.
My kids love watching the stuff we used to watch..
I loved most of the ones you mentioned and it’s great that the HUB channel is re-airing lots of them. My kids are discovering them, too, which is great fun. My favorite was Jem, which I’m embarrassed to say is a ringtone on my phone!
And I agree with Billie Jo: I loved Kids Incorporated. Fergie was one of the girls on there, but I think she went by Stacy back then.