Reminisce

 The 90s:

 A decade to Remember 

 

To wake the child within you, I have made a list of all those cartoons that used to be a staple diet for us 90's kids and which are no longer aired on television channels.

If you grew up in the 90s, you’re more fortunate than today’s kids and we all know why. 

It is because we enjoyed our childhood during those simpler times as it was before the era of smartphones, tablets and social media.

 

TOM & JERRY

The series features a sequence of fights between natural rivals Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse.

The plot revolved around Tom's devious and inventive ways to capture Jerry and the mayhem that follows his failure to do so.

Samurai Jack

The animated series followed 'Jack', an unnamed Samurai who after defeating the ultimate evil Aku, was sent to the dystopian future ruled by the shape-shifting demons.

The show might have been for kids but it was dark. Each episode made you glued to the edge of your seat as Samurai Jack pursues his goal to go back in time to defeat Aku again to stop this future from ever happening.

 Batman: The Animated Series

This is easily the best adaptation of Batman. The show sticks to the Dark Knight of the comics while showing relatable characters and making you empathise with the villains.

It dealt with some very powerful sentiments despite being comic in nature.

 Powerpuff Girls

This was probably the first and one of the only TV shows of the time that started teaching us about feminism.

Bubbles, Buttercup and Blossom were cute little girls who could be fierce warriors when the situation demanded.

Johnny Bravo

Before the Barney Stinsons of the world, there was Johny Bravo, a boorish, muscular young man who tried to get women to date him but failed often and miserably.

For most of us, the show was our first taste of adult humour with pop culture references.

Dexter’s Laboratory

This doesn't even need an explanation. The show was so popular that even kids born after the 90s have watched it at some point.

Dexter was a genius and Dee Dee was a pain in the ass. So even if you are in your 20s and haven't watched it, start downloading.

Courage The Cowardly Dog

The horror-comedy series featured Courage, a pink anthropomorphic dog living with an elderly couple.

In every episode, the trio would go through a series of bizarre misadventures involving the supernatural.

The Jungle Book

Of the many adaptions of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, this stands tall as one of the best. The show was just fun to watch.

We used to love watching Mowgli growing up with a pack of wolves while doing ridiculous things with Baloo and training with Bagheera.

Captain Planet and The Planeteers

Gaia, the spirit of planet Earth, sends five magic rings, four with the power to control an element of nature and one controlling the element of Heart, to five young people across the globe known as the Planeteers.

The show was educational and promoted environmentalism and was famous for reaching out to the audience on environmental-political and certain socio-political issues. It told the viewers how they could be part of the solution and not the 'pollution'.

The Scooby-Doo show

The show needs no introduction. Scooby and gang use their intelligence among other detective instincts to uncover mysteries that appear to be supernatural at first but always have a human behind them.

Each of the characters has their own gimmicks but gell well together and form the best investigative team in animation history.

The Flintstones

The show is set in the pre-historic times in the town of Bedrock. And although the characters use Stone Age technologies, their lives resemble the lives of 20th century urban America.

In this version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, sabre-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths.

 Popeye The Sailor

Everyone has heard of Popeye, the sailor who eats spinach and gets stronger.

Originally introduced in a comic strip in the newspapers, Popeye had already become a household name by the time the series came out. Each episode, Popeye find himself in some weird situation full of adventures.

 The Mask: Animated Series

The show adapted many elements from the movie but dropped multiple characters and changed the persona of other characters. Despite the absence o Jim Carrey, the show managed to keep you giggling throughout.

It's absolutely brilliant with its absurdity and more importantly with the absurdity of its villains. BTW, unlike the movie, Stanley can use the mask during the day as well.

 The Road Runner Show

The Road Runner was a high-octane bird who ran so fast that he left a trail of flame and caused pavements to ripple, distort or roll up like a carpet.

On the other hand, was hungry Wile E. Coyote, who although thought himself to be a genius would always fail to catch the bird despite his endless supply of dynamites, gadgets weapons etc.

Pokemon

After he turns 10, Ash Ketchum starts his journey as a Pokemon trainer with the dream of becoming a Pokemon master. But having overslept, he rushes to Professor Oak to realise that the only Pokemon left for him to have is a Pikachu.

After a series of events, Pikachu finally trusts Ash, as they embark on their journey together while making both human and pokemon friends on their way to making Ash a pokemon master.

SpongeBob Squarepants

The show revolves around the life of a talking sea sponge who lives in an underwater pineapple in the town of Bikini bottom, works at a fast food restaurant and attends a boating school.

The show lives to this day in the form of memes and gifs and more importantly in our hearts.

Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z starts 5 years after the end of the Dragon Ball anime with Goku as a young adult. A humanoid named Raditz then arrives on Earth and tells him that he is Goku's long-lost big brother and they are members of a nearly extinct extraterrestrial race called the Saiyans.

Goku also finds out that he had been sent to conquer the planet but a traumatic brain injury made him lose his memory of the mission as well as his true blood-thirsty nature. Goku refuses to help Raditz complete the mission and chaos follow.

Timon & Pumbaa

The famous characters who raised Simba start get into their own misadventures.

Fortunately for us, they are funny AF.

 Aladdin

Aladdin is a street dweller who lives in Agrabah and continues his adventures with the help of Princess Jasmine, his pet monkey Abu, the magic carpet, Lago, the parrot and his best friend, the Genie.

Naruto

The story revolves around Naruto Uzumaki, a teenage ninja who seeks recognition

             and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

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These cartoons were not only fun to watch but also provided immense knowledge about many things and were informative and intelligently made. I hope that these cartoons will make you relive your childhood and maybe you’ll take out time from your hectic adult life to go back to these cartoon series and become children for at least one day. There is a child in all of us who are just waiting to be rediscovered and unleashed.

My next blog would be on 

The Advantages & Disadvantages of watching Cartoons.

to be continued...