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Favorite Animated
Series
Not to take anything
away from the great Warner animation (Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Yosemite
Sam and the rest) it is just that there is a whole new world of
excellent And entertaining animation out there. Here's my faves.
Animaniacs
Steven
Speilberg created Animaniacs after his popular Tiny Toons
wrapped production. Starring Yakko and Wacko, the Warner
brothers, and their sister Dot.
While
many of the episodes contains several different toons—some
featuring other "stars" of the series like Slappy
Squirrel, the crabby, retired star of hundreds of old
slapstick cartoons— some are 30-minute parodies of
such movies as Good Fellas and Duck Soup.
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Freakazoid!
Dexter
Douglas installed a new CPU chip in his computer. After
his cat walked on the keyboard and typed random gibberish,
he presses the Delete key. Suddenly he gets sucked into
the computer, turned into a hulking blue super hero with
a shock of "Bride of Frankenstein" hair, wearing
red pajamas.
This
is hilarious stuff, also from Steven Speilberg's Amblin
Entertainment.
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South Park
Although
not animation in the style of the others, this is an amazing
series that pushes all the boundaries, especially those
of good taste. But it gets away with so much that you
have to admire the hell out of it. Nowhere else on TV
can you see Jesus fighting it out with Satan or Santa
Claus.
If
you don't get Comedy Central, go out and buy the tapes
or DVDs.
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Honorable
Mention goes to:
1)
Earthworm Jim, the short-lived series from Universal Studios
Animation.
2) Histeria, a recent series highlighting historical events,
using humor.
3) Powerpuff Girls. Just don't ask, OK?
4) Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Stay frosty, Rangers!
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