Bonkers is a much better show than I thought it would be

Anonus · 2015-07-19 06:47:36

discuss

Anonus · 2015-07-19 07:43:52

no seriously I thought it was going to be yet another milquetoast Disney Afternoon show to which time hasn't been too kind but NO IT'S NOT IT'S GREAT

Tachyon · 2015-07-19 12:00:38

i used to watch this

i don't remember much about it . . . it's Disney attempting to be Looney Tunes, maybe?

Section42L · 2015-07-19 19:00:48

Tachyon said:
i don't remember much about it . . . it's Disney attempting to be Looney Tunes, maybe?

Wasn't Darkwing Duck like that, too?

Tachyon · 2015-07-19 19:07:52

could be

i used to watch that too but it's a pretty dim memory for me, it was so long ago

i think i liked Darkwing Duck better than Bonkers

Salix Babylonika · 2015-07-19 19:27:03

what's Bonkers

Tachyon · 2015-07-19 19:28:21

it's the cartoon in Anonus' current avatar

it aired on ITV over here on a Saturday morning, it was divided into segments featuring different characters

it had a lot of wacky visual humour and felt surprisingly unlike a Disney show

Odradek · 2015-07-19 19:28:30

Do you think Bubsy acts like a dick to Bonkers now that they're both washed up

Salix Babylonika · 2015-07-19 19:30:50

Odradek said:
Do you think Bubsy acts like a dick to Bonkers now that they're both washed up

i like to think that cartoon bobcats stick together

Tre · 2015-07-19 19:32:36

I remember seeing both Bonkers and Darkwing Duck on Toon Disney in reruns as a kid.

I enjoyed both, though I think I liked Darkwing Duck more.

Anonus · 2015-07-19 20:33:25

Odradek said:
Do you think Bubsy acts like a dick to Bonkers now that they're both washed up

Bonkers is locked up in the Disney Vault, he doesn't have any contact with Bubsy

Also I'm not sure how many people here know this, but he's essentially a stand-in for Roger Rabbit, who Disney couldn't use free and clear because I think Spielberg had to be involved in anything to do with the characters (this is also why Warner Bros. never uses the TTA/A!/PaTB/F! characters anymore)

Anonus · 2015-07-19 20:39:34

Also, TV Tropes's idol Greg Weisman essentially created the show, though he had to give up the reins of it to Duane Capizzi

Odradek · 2015-07-19 20:41:25

Anonus said:
Also, TV Tropes's idol Greg Weisman essentially created the show, though he had to give up the reins of it to Duane Capizzi

I have never heard of this man

Tre · 2015-07-19 20:47:24

He made Gargoyles and a few other things

Tre · 2015-07-19 20:52:09

(among said things, The Spectacular Spider-Man as a TV series and Young Justice, both of which were somewhat revered on TVT for a while but not nearly as much as Gargoyles, which still stands as the name source for an entire subset of tropes)

Anonus · 2015-07-19 20:54:10

Like The Spectacular Spider-Man, which seems like one of those mediocre shows nerds liked more than kids did

Odradek · 2015-07-19 20:54:55

Anonus said:
Like The Spectacular Spider-Man, which seems like one of those mediocre shows nerds liked more than kids did

Don't be bitter, Anonus.

Anonus · 2015-07-19 20:57:29

Well

Was it

Odradek · 2015-07-19 21:14:16

I dunno, I've never seen it.

Tachyon · 2015-07-19 21:16:44

i think i liked that one when i was a kid

at least, i liked a show about spider-man, maybe it was that one

i got into it late because when i was younger i felt shows involving action and muted/grey-ish colour palettes (e.g. Batman, X-Men, most anime) were 'for older kids' and therefore confusing/boring/scary/unpleasant

Odradek · 2015-07-19 21:19:35

Tachyon said:
i think i liked that one when i was a kid

at least, i liked a show about spider-man, maybe it was that one

i got into it late because when i was younger i felt shows involving action and muted/grey-ish colour palettes (e.g. Batman, X-Men, most anime) were 'for older kids' and therefore confusing/boring/scary/unpleasant

It was probably 90s Spider-Man.

That was pretty okay.

Much better than 90s X-Men, which was just kinda dumb.

Tre · 2015-07-19 21:24:51

Yeah, Spectacular Spider-Man had a very warm, western animation-y feel to its art and was on during the late 2000s.

Might've actually been a Kids' WB show for a bit before the Marvel-Disney deal cooked its goose, iirc.

Anonus · 2015-07-19 21:29:03

It aired on KWB for the final two months of its existence

Anonus · 2015-07-19 21:29:19

It was the second-to-last show the block introduced, the last being World of Quest

Anonus · 2015-07-21 03:09:02

My sleep deprivation is not currently happening, so I have to say that my further impression is that this show is one-half fun and one-half same old Disney Afternoon semi-entertainment

too bad, really

Anonus · 2015-07-21 03:09:53

the first two episodes were fun though

Aliroz · 2015-07-21 04:43:44

I absolutely love Gargoyles.

Seriously, that show is the bomb.

-shameliroz-

Salix Babylonika · 2015-07-21 04:47:24

Gargoyles is actually very well regarded so I'd say you have nothing to be ashamed of.

There's a comic series that picks up from where the series left off if you were not aware. Tho since I know nothing of Gargoyles in the first place I'm not sure where you'd acquire said comics.

Anonus · 2015-07-21 04:51:37

I exclude Gargoyles from my accusations of semi-entertainment

Anonus · 2015-07-21 04:51:46

Along with Darkwing Duck

buttercrispy · 2015-07-22 18:07:42

I don't remember much about Bonkers but I had a renewed interest when I found out one of my adultier adults wrote for it.

Anonus · 2015-07-22 21:47:13

adultier adults?

Obā-san · 2015-07-22 21:48:58

especialy mature adults who love mowing lawns and doing taxes in their spare time

buttercrispy · 2015-07-22 23:02:12

usually refers to an adult in my life who is 5-10 years older than me minimum. The woman in question is old enough to be my mother easily.

Bonkers is a much better show than I thought it would be

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