Thursday Thirteen – cartoons

1…. Outlaw Star. This was a manga series set in space with a motley collection of kids, assassins and innocent bystanders. Great humour, interesting scenarios for the episodes. Worth checking out if you get the chance.
2…. Samurai Jack. More manga, from the pen of Genndy Tartakovsky. More excellent humour, amongst its own quirkiness. Impressed George Lucas enough to have the same person do his Star Wars Clone Wars animation series.
3…. Tom And Jerry. The old classics are always the best.
4…. Transylvania Pet Shop. Easy going, fun and I want that dog.
5…. Thundercats. Can’t have a collection of popular animations without including the Thundercats !
6…. Dogtanian and the Muskehounds. I grew up with this little guy ! Never missed an episode, rushed home from school to watch it. It’s even almost educational with the historical background.
7…. Scooby Doo. Those damn meddling kids blackmailed me into adding this entry.
8…. Starship Troopers Roughnecks. This one is more like the book and is a separate storyline to the films. It still have Johnny Rico and Dizzy Flores in there. Worth checking out, it’s just a shame the makers ran out of money before they could finish it properly.
9…. Danger Mouse. Another one I grew up with 🙂
10.. Ulysses 31. Combine mythology, a space ship trapped far from home, a determined starship captain and some rather vengeful Greek Gods and you’ve got a classic.
11… Mysterious Cities of Gold. Storyline arcing is maturing in TV series with actors but it’s in its infancy compared to what the animation people have been doing. MCOG is one of the original animations with a Huge Long Story running through it. This is definitely one I need now it’s on DVD !
12.. Dragonball. Not so bothered about the later Dragonball Z, it lost some of the youthful innocence of Dragonball that makes it hilarious. Dragonball GT is somewhat of a return to form 🙂
13.. Dungeons and Dragons. Just don’t mention the film !