It Went Kaboom What would Saturday mornings have been without four hours of cartoons and as many bowls of sugary cereal? I loved Kaboom! It may have turned the milk battleship gray, but that was no deterrent. Kaboom with its nameless circus clown mascot hit store shelves in 1969, when the oldest Gen Xers […]
Infographic | Cartoon Characters From My Confusing Generation X Childhood
It took me 900 hours to create this infographic. I am not a designer (clearly), but I hope you like it. I try friends, I try. I borrowed the branding from the popular 1990s show My So Called Life. The infographic features the confusing and sordid parade of pop culture and cartoon characters stalking the […]
Saturday Cartoons: Fractured Fairy Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales | Switchpak Poison Death Apples! Fractured Fairy Tales were Saturday morning cartoons – called segments or shorts – that appeared during The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The show appeared on network television from 1958 to 1973, and most older Gen Xers will recall both with affection. Long before Politically Correct Bedtime Stories […]
Scooby Doo vs. Scrappy Doo
Ingrid of the blog Skimming the Surface dives deep into the foray of cartoon conspiracies and the duplicitous nature of the entertainment industry in her Saturday post, The Betrayal of Scooby Doo. I like it when someone writes something that resonates with my inner Generation X childhood. Resounding chuckles, Ingrid. Excerpt: “Like every Gen-Xer, I hate Scrappy. […]
G.I. Joe and Terrorism: Defending Freedom Against Ruthless Terrorists
G.I. Joe and Terrorism GI Joe is the name for America’s highly trained daring mission force. It’s purpose: to defend your freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. An L.A. Times blog, Hero Complex (for your inner fanboy) has a fun feature this morning today. It’s a salute to the 10 best G.I. Joe […]
Cold War Cartoons and Commericals That Shaped Our Fear of Russia
Cold War cartoons like Bullwinkle shaped our fears of Russia. Featured above are Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Yesterday, CNN reported that Russia has tested its first stealth fighter jet, the fifth-generation Sukhoi. The plane is the country’s first fighter jet based on stealth technology and is reportedly Russian’s answer to the American F-35 and […]
Fred Flintstone Smoking and Wilma Mowing The Lawn
Fred: They work so hard, Barney. Barney: Yeah, I hate to see them work so hard. Fred: Yeah, me, too. Let’s go around back where we can’t see them. I didn’t really like The Flinstones as a kid. Wilma and Fred were always grumpy or naggy; the men were generally dumb or lazy; Barney was […]