RobotNinjaHornets
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Why the fuck are people killing Freakazoid?
What is wrong with you people! D:
What is wrong with you people! D:
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1990's Cartoon Survivor (Do-Over)
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It's time again for List Analysis!
This time, it's "Just when was that show on air anyway?"
Here I've dug up the first-run airing dates, and sorted by most recent season, as that's probably the best metric for how fresh some of these shows will be in our minds. Tie-breaks are done by first season. From these, I also calculated the middle season, which is another way of looking at when the show's "centre of influence" was.
Ended in the 90s:
90s through and through: (uh, except TMNT)
Lasted into the aughts:
Still running:
This time, it's "Just when was that show on air anyway?"
Here I've dug up the first-run airing dates, and sorted by most recent season, as that's probably the best metric for how fresh some of these shows will be in our minds. Tie-breaks are done by first season. From these, I also calculated the middle season, which is another way of looking at when the show's "centre of influence" was.
Ended in the 90s:
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Start - End "Average" Year Name
1987 - 1990 1988 DuckTales
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Start - End "Average" Year Name
1990 - 1991 1990 Tale Spin
1990 - 1992 1991 Tiny Toons
1992 - 1993 1992 Goof Troop
1993 - 1994 1993 Swat Kats
1993 - 1994 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAm)
1991 - 1995 1993 Darkwing Duck
1992 - 1995 1993 Batman:The Animated Series
1994 - 1995 1994 Aladdin(TV)
1987 - 1996 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1991 - 1996 1993 Ren & Stimpy
1991 - 1996 1993 Doug (Nickelodeon Version)
1993 - 1996 1994 Rocko's Modern Life
1994 - 1996 1995 Gargoyles
1992 - 1997 1994 X - Men:The Animated Series
1993 - 1997 1995 Beavis and Butthead
1994 - 1997 1995 The Tick
1995 - 1997 1996 Freakazoid
1993 - 1998 1995 Animaniacs
1995 - 1998 1996 Pinky & The Brain
1996 - 1999 1997 Beast Wars
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Start - End "Average" Year Name
1996 - 2000 1998 Superman The Animated Series
1994 - 2001 1997 Reboot
1997 - 2001 1999 Recess
1999 - 2001 2000 Batman Beyond
1999 - 2002 2000 Courage the Cowardly Dog
1996 - 2003 1999 Dexter's Laboratory
1996 - 2003 1999 DragonBall Z
1991 - 2004 1997 Rugrats
1996 - 2004 2000 Hey! Arnold
1997 - 2004 2000 Johnny Bravo
1999 - 2004 2001 Home Movies
1998 - 2005 2001 The Powerpuff Girls
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Start - End "Average" Year Name
1989 - 2001 The Simpsons
1997 - 2005 South Park
1999 - 2006 Spongebob SquarepantsTheAbsolution
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Yeah. Those motherfuckers.
Also yay 1000 replies! Woot!
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
Use your votes!
versus
You're really into this shit. It's kind of weird.
...whatever
Kill: Recess
Kill: Recess
Save: Freakazoid
One was boring, one was hilarious. Need I say more.
RumblingRosco
Member
I see you quickly edited Superman, ReBoot, and Recess into the "aughts" list! I was about to say, I thought I'd caught a small mistake. Thanks for the list, very helpful.
I'm having fun.
I would say at least top 5 for me, however I would have to give a little more respect to Batman TAS. If it wasn't for that show disney wouldn't have felt the need to combat it with the creation of Gargoyles. I would say my top 5 would be in no particular order:
-Gargoyles
-Batman TAS
-ReBoot
-Beast Wars
-TMNT
Luckily I built myself a DVD/Blu ray rack out of a wall in my mancave so I have plenty room for them and more, lol.
RumblingRosco
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Freakazoid vs Recess? I can only hope they both lose.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
Fair enough.
Sorry if that came off at all dickish, it wasn't my intention. I'm at the level of tired where my work day has finished but I haven't left because I can't be bothered so...not really putting effort into sentences 
YOU HAVE ISSUES
TheAbsolution
Member
Thanks for making it to 1000 posts. Never thought it'd make it this far. You guys are awesome!
Doctor Decimate
Member
kinda thinking it might be worth dropping DuckTales if that's the case.
TheAbsolution
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For perspective, Ducktales is no worse an offender for being of the "wrong decade" than:
Batman Beyond
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Home Movies
Spongebob Squarepants
We have 15 shows that partially aired in the '00s, and only 3 that partially aired in the '80s (The Simpsons is in both categories!). Personally, I think that if that's a valid reason to shoot down a show, then the '00s side needs to be culled first.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Hey, you know what else came out the same year as Batman Beyond and Spongebob?
Family Guy and Futurama.
Family Guy and Futurama.
TheAbsolution
Member
Yeah I was thinking those shows would be more appropriate for next years showdown with 2000s and up shows.
Doctor Decimate
Member
well, if we're gonna do 2000s after this i don't think it'd be a terribly big deal to cut those 1999 shows either (or at least the ones that averaged 2000/are better known as 2000 shows.
That might very well be the worst character design in the entire contest.
TheAbsolution
Member
You can make any justification you want, I'm fighting for Spongebob until the bitter end.
It will make top 10 or so help me.
RepairmanJack
Member
This. Also the more recent comic at that...
swat kats is going to win because of all this infighting and it will be glorious
also, what is swat kats
weekend_warrior
Banned
Gargoyles was far from "generic", it was quality TV. It had a more serious tone, akin to Batman, then most other shows, and was well written, acted and with a strong art style.
A Human Becoming
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Gargoyles at least had an interesting premise: creatures betrayed by man whom have been locked in stone for centuries come back. Swat Kats was another regular joe by day, super hero by night show that included missiles. Gargoyles also had better art.
Aeriscloud
Banned
I'm 28 years old in 3 weeks, fucking sue me. I don't really remember it at all, I think they had jets or some shit? I do however know that I didn't like it, or it did not appeal to me.
No worries. To each their own. I've been doing too much soap boxing in this thread anyways.
Skid 4 Dead
Member
Kill : Freakazoid
Kill : Freakazoid
Save : Recess
It's my opinion that Freakazoid is without a doubt the worst superhero show on this list. That being said I did like it as a kid, but I can't let Recess die over it. I loved recess to be honest, it's worse than Hey! Arnold that's for sure, but come on, it basically had Frankie the Enforcer and it had Ellie for The Last Of Us - worth atleast one save in my book!
Kill : Freakazoid
Save : Recess
It's my opinion that Freakazoid is without a doubt the worst superhero show on this list. That being said I did like it as a kid, but I can't let Recess die over it. I loved recess to be honest, it's worse than Hey! Arnold that's for sure, but come on, it basically had Frankie the Enforcer and it had Ellie for The Last Of Us - worth atleast one save in my book!
Conflict NZ
Member
TMNT won't go this round, if you want to save Recess you need to put both of your kill votes into Freakazoid.
Yeah this is the same way that Weekenders died. One dude (who was in his teens when the show was on) led a campaign against it posting two low res shitty photos and saying "This has to be bad". People who hadn't seen it started voting it out.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Thanks to KalBalboa hyping up Recess/Freakazoid for the first time I went back to change my vote. Does that make him journalist?
Conflict NZ
Member
So only two are going this round?
BlackNMild2k1
Member
Kill: Goof Troop
Kill: Swat Kats
Save: Freakazoid
I never got into Swat Katz, I wasn't into Goof Troop and I only occasionally watched Freakazoid, but it was more entertaining than recess (which I only saw a little more than a few handfuls of episodes)
Kill: Swat Kats
Save: Freakazoid
I never got into Swat Katz, I wasn't into Goof Troop and I only occasionally watched Freakazoid, but it was more entertaining than recess (which I only saw a little more than a few handfuls of episodes)
TheAbsolution
Member
Correct.
Conflict NZ
Member
One guy is taking this super seriously and is purposely posting bad images of shows to make them look bad so people who have never seen them will vote them off. I didn't want to vote out Freakazoid but if it saves Recess then it has to be done.
People forget that Goof Troop, Home Movies, Johnny Bravo, Tale Spin and worst of all Ren & Stimpy are still on the list. They should've been targets a long time ago.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Ren & Stimpy was a target early on that was greatly defended. Homes Movies and Goof Troop have also had kill votes. I've yet to see any for Johnny Bravo or Tailspin, somehow. I don't think either show is greatly loved. Probably like Hercules they've simply been forgotten.Conflict NZ said:
Those will never win in the final rounds, I'm guessing people want to cull out tougher competition first while the votes are still scattered (I know that's what I'm doing).
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Tailspin, the Simpsons, DBZ, Beavis and Butthead, Rocko's Modern Life, and the Powerpuff Girls have practically had zero votes, if any at all. I've seen a few for Johnny Bravo though.
Skid 4 Dead
Member
Tailspin and Reboot - i'm surprised neither has been targeted yet, to be honest.
FTFY.
Like everyone else mentioned, I think all of those shows have had saves, kills, etc. Ren and Stimpy, in particular, has almost gone a few times.
You could have also gone after Aladdin or just made a case to save Freakazoid. It's a game of survival!
I've seen a few for Johnny Bravo and Tailspin.
I think PPG and Simpsons have been the most safe so far. Even seen a Batman vote I think.
Yeah, I think nobody wants to touch The Simpsons yet.
Recess is getting heat this round, but it also has almost gone a few times prior, too. Freakazoid had a few occasional kills, but always a ton of saves, too.
Conflict NZ
Member
Just wondering, when you start the 2000-present survivor(hopefully we can do that one next) can we have a submission period? I only ask because we are still missing cartoons off the 90s list like Magic School Bus, Pepper Ann and Sonic Underground.
TheAbsolution
Member
the submission period would be right after the final round. I'm gonna ask for suggestions in this thread.
The thread itself would not appear until sometime near the end of the year.
Dont want to burn anybody out.
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