Before I opened the thread, I thought, "You know, I never vote in those bracket polls, but if they made a bracket for this topic, I'd be in there!"
Then I opened the thread, and it's all Seth MacFarlane and Matt Groening? Phooey, cancel those brackets.
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Originally Posted by hansmolman
Hans Moleman
Before I get painted with the same brush, I just want to make it clear that I don't have Squidward (or anyone else created after 1970) in my top ten.
So here's my list/attempt to jar a few memories:
Bugs wins this going away. Daffy and Yosemite Sam make the list. Elmer Fudd is on the bubble.
The hot chick from Scooby Doo makes it.
I always liked Peter 'Potomus for some reason (and his Hippo Hurricane Holler). Never liked Lippy the Lion, but loved his hyena sidekick, Hardy Har Har.
Badluck Schleprock is a HOF'er. So is that little Lilleputian from Gulliver's Travels who always moaned in a deep, defeated voice, "We'll neverrrrr make it! We're doooooooomed!"
Glad somebody mentioned Dick Dastardly and Muttley (I knew a guy who used to laugh like Muttley, which is really more of a wheeze than a laugh). Pretty much every team member of the Really Rottens from the Laugh Olympics deserves consideration.
Funny, I'm OK with Top Cat (who's a rip off of Sgt Bilko), but I can't forgive Fred Flintstone (who's a rip off of Ralph Kramden). Weird, huh? Funny thing about the Flintstones: you could make the argument that the show jumped the shark when they brought in Kazoo; yet at the same time, you could make the argument that Kazoo was the best character in the history of the show.
Anybody remember Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch? I used to like a few of the Bunch, and the show's high-energy theme song.
I used think the girl on Hong Kong Phooey (with the Lois Griffin voice) was sexy as hell, and I was about 5 at the time.
The old, old Popeyes, where he would often mutter under his breath, were the best.
Mr Spacely blowing his stack was money every time. "Jet, SONNNNNNNNNN! You'rrrrrrrrrrrre fired! F-R-I-D, fired!"
Finally, I'm creating a special spot on my list for the MUSIC in
this one. Take your pick: the super-sped up, high-pitched "We're in the Money", the scary music at 1:44, the drunken "(I'm looking over) A Four Leafed Clover", the bugler's "Call to Post" as the Bug decides to join the fun, the sad-sack "My Momma Done Tol' Me" at 3:11...this is my fav cartoon ever, mostly because Roll Out The Barrel was genius.