Cartoon Characters #2

forgot the extra "a" in Poombaa... I think variations are in order.

It's because it's Pumbaa. Pumba is accepted.

Never in my life heard of "Happy Tree Friends." The only moose I knew was Bulwinkle.

I love Happy Tree Friends. Imagine the cutest forest creatures that speak like babies getting violently killed. This may include blenders, selling lemonade, or tripping while eating a lollipop.

got 100% but, even though I've seen plenty of Happy Tree Friend episodes, had to cheat to get Lumpy.

same

What in the world is Happy Tree Friends?? Cartoons have really gone down hill in the last 15 years or so.

The first time I recall hearing about Happy Tree Friends was more than 15 years ago. Wikipedia says the first one was from 1999.

Doug Walker did a piece on Channel Awesome about why this is specifically not the case. It's a good watch and I recommend it fully.

I haven't seen the piece but I totally agree. Cartoons have gotten way *way* better since I was a kid. The 30-60s was a bit of a golden age. Then... that generation of animators and studios died off or stopped producing as much and the 70s was mostly garbage. The 80s were basically animated toy commercials. (as much as I grew up loving Transformers, I know that's what it was) In the 90s we saw substantial improvements with the Disney afternoon, Batman the Animated Series, Gargoyles, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, and the golden age at Disney ushered in by the Little Mermaid (Aladdin, Lion King, Hunchback) and Pixar (Toy Story etc). The stuff that my nephews and nieces grew up watching... Spongebob, Samurai Jack, Fairly Odd Parents etc. is SO much better, artistically, than Thundercats and Voltron. These shows work on multiple levels just like the old Warner Bros cartoons in their hey dey. They're smart, irreverent, funny.
and Happy Tree Friends isn't so bad, either

I've never heard of Happy Tree Friends, either, but having grown up in the '50s and '60s, I heartily agree it was part of the golden age of cartoons. Things weren't so great for my own children in the '70s and '80s, but now the things my grandkids are watching are pretty good, although I have to say I draw the line at Uncle Grandpa. Pingu is my favorite, but the younger ones don't "get" it.

i was trying tweedy instead of tweety

i havent heard of few of these characters

i also havent watched a single episode of popeye im surprised its so high...

If you ever run across a collection of the strips from the 30s, grab it. They were weird and inventive, with long intricate stories involving not just Wimpy and Olive Oyl, but the Sea Hag, Eugene the Jeep, Olive's brother Ham Oyl, and many more. Unfortunately after Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar, died less talented hands reduced it to a formula.

I didn't realize the Happy Tree Friends characters actually had names.

Oh my god! The Happy Tree Friends killed my perfect score! You bastards!