A few weeeks ago a friend and I were talking about toys from when we were kids.Then we started talking about action figures and great shows and cartoons from back in the late 70's and early 80's that we love so much.We then started complaining about how they dont make toys,cartoons and tv shows like they used to. Then the conversation turned to how we loved to get up in the morning to watch those great cartoons.Whether they were brand new ones or older cartoons like The Jetsons,Scooby Doo, The Flintstones or Tom and Jerry.The themes were something the both of us remembered and we started humming different ones to see if either of us could guess what show the music was from.

So I thought I would see what everyone else watched as a kid and what was your favorite cartoon theme?And do you still remember the themes from the shows and find yourself humming or singing them from time to time,or is that just me?

My fav's cartoons and themes are:

Inspector Gadget
Transformers
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

G.I. Joe
M.A.S.K.
Smurfs
Go-Bots
Thundercats
Robotech

NP: Inspector Gadget (Debney)(****½)

I think the last cartoon I got up early for (or just taped it) was Beetlejuice, and even that was on way after the ones you mentioned.

I'll definitley hum the Beetlejuice theme TO THIS DAY!!! (Begins humming)

When I was a kid SCOOBY DOO was the sh*t!!!
I also remember DYNO-MUTT!!! MIGHTY MAN AND YUCK!! FANGFACE!!! CAPTAIN CAVEMAN!!! I just recently had a conversation witha friend of mine as to what the hell was the actual appeal of Captain Caveman. It escapes me today.
I absolutely loved JONNY QUEST (the show that is). I loved the adventures and something about the animation was different enough from the other cartoons that lent a certain "realism" to it.

I remember liking Filmations BATMAN a little back when they did TARZAN AND LONE RANGER as well. I never really like the STAR TREK cartoon; I guess I just didnt "buy" it like the real series.

ALL STAR LAFF-OLYMPICS was another fave. And I NEEDED to watch the MIGHTY HEROES!!!!!CuckooMan, DiaperMan et al. I still dig the opening theme to the MIGHTY HEROES.

Of course all of the SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK stuff. Who knew I was learning and singing at the same time? "Lolly lolly lolly..."

SPEED BUGGY was great and I just heard the theme song the other day and its still fantastic.

The themes from those days that I still hum as well from time to time also come from the SID AND MARTY KROFFT live action shows.
ELECTRAWOMAN AND DYNAGIRL, DOCTOR SHRINKER and WONDERBUG were my faves. They have really jazzy snazzy themes!!!

Well thats it for now, maybe I'll remember more later.

Don't forget Mancini's Pink Panther theme. It's one of the hippest compositions ever used in a cartoon! (even though it first appeared in the movie)

NP: Boardman's "Payback"

Inspector Gadget
G.I. Joe (the original, not the "Yo! Joe!" one)
M.A.S.K.
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Batman: The Animated Series
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
The New Batman/Superman Adventures
Speed Racer
Underdog
Johnny Bravo
Scooby-Do
The Flintstones
The Jetsons
S.W.A.T. Kats
Tom and Jerry
Animaniacs
Tiny Toons
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the song from the original cartoon series)
Freakazoid
Pinky and The Brain
Quick Draw McGraw

I'm sure I've forgotten a few.

Oh, and The Powerpuff Girls. I just LOVE this show. Can't wait for the movie. It's sure to kick butt!!

NP: Army of Darkness - "Littles Ashes" ****/***** (Speaking of movies that kick but . . . !)

Wasn't there a rumour about this going around a couple of months ago?