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[RedAuthar]

I didn't even know it existed till a few days ago...

I just spent my entire weekend watching clips from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, they are terrible yet I couldn't stop!

[BigWigRah]

oh yeah. I heard there were a ton of Young Indiana Jones movies, but I only saw the one that came packaged with a VHS box set of the original trilogy. "Legend of the Peacock's Eye." I don't remember it being particularly bad. Have to go and look into that.

[RedAuthar]

Not really bad as in being a bad show, mostly bad as in special effects, lighting and some of the 2ndary characters are very monotone. The movie episodes had a lot more effort put into them, regular episodes not so much. Still good, but still bad at the same time.

Of course I am watching it online as the collection is really expensive. So some of it might be my computer.

[DCC]

I think the fact that I am an adult and still like cartoons is a guilty pleasure.

[Ratty Randnums]

I think the fact that I am an adult and still like cartoons is a guilty pleasure.

Why? Particularly if they're just the cartoons from your childhood. Watching current entertainment made for kids might be a bit harder to justify socially but as long as you're not creepy about it there's nothing wrong with it.

Heck I've been wearing this in public lately

And people have nairy batted an eyelash. Though I like to think I was able to bring mirth to at least some
Nostalgia is simply a prominent part of popular culture now.

[Bakuda]

I think the fact that I am an adult and still like cartoons is a guilty pleasure.

I wouldn't say that...I consider good animation an art form. Now how poorly made the cartoon is or how young it's intended for, however, might make it a guilty pleasure.

[Vlad Yvhv]

I think the fact that I am an adult and still like cartoons is a guilty pleasure.

Why? Particularly if they're just the cartoons from your childhood. Watching current entertainment made for kids might be a bit harder to justify socially but as long as you're not creepy about it there's nothing wrong with it.

It does depend on just what sort of cartoons you're watching. Both of my grandpas freely admit to still enjoying watching the old Loony Toons and whatnot and nobody thinks that's odd. Some of the newer cartoons are actually targeted at a wider audience than just kids and have developed their own teen and adult fanbases, too.

[RedAuthar]

When most people hear "Cartoon" or "Animation" they think of a kiddie cartoon or animation. In reality cartoons can be for any audiance, some for a specific audiance. If you go back and watch some of the old Looney Tunes (Toons? I have seen it done both ways on their own shows) there are a lot of jokes designed for the older audiances. Nothing too adult, just jokes a "grown-up" would understand and a "kid" wouldn't.

[furrykef]

Looney Tunes (Toons? I have seen it done both ways on their own shows)

The logo has always said Looney Tunes. The word "toon" probably didn't even exist when Looney Tunes was created. (Unfortunately, Merriam-Webster has no entry for "toon" in this sense of the word, and therefore no date of origin. I'd wager that the term only gained popularity with Who Framed Roger Rabbit, though.)

[Vlad Yvhv]

"Toon" is just a shortnened verserion of "cartoon". and likely existed soon after the "cartoon" was coined.

[furrykef]

"Toon" is just a shortnened verserion of "cartoon".

Obviously.

and likely existed soon after the "cartoon" was coined.

Prove it. How long "cartoon" has been around has zero bearing on how long "toon" has been around. "Carbohydrate" has been around for a long time, but it only got shortened to "carb" (at least, in widespread usage) when the Atkins diet hit. (Merriam-Webster attests "carb" as far back as 1965, but that's still almost 100 years after the creation of "carbohydrate" in 1869.)

[RedAuthar]

Who really cares when "toon" came about? Ultimately via one way or another it came from "cartoon".

I wanna know when they became "cartoons" instead of "animations"?

And I guess the fact that we are arguing about this is a guilty pleasure.

[Ratty Randnums]

This conversation makes me want to read "Of Mice and Magic" again.

[Bakuda]

The correct title is "Looney Tunes". This is because the word "tune" is supposed to relate to music, hence, Merry Melodies, and Looney Tunes. The name also has ties to "Silly Symphonies" which was a Disney series of music-based cartoons that ran around the same time as Looney Tunes.

[furrykef]

What I want to know is why they kept using "Merrie Melodies" long after the series was widely known as Looney Tunes.

There was a difference between them in the 20's and 30's, but after that, not so much. (One-off cartoons that didn't feature the star characters still tended to be Merrie Melodies, but Merrie Melodies did often feature the star characters too.)

[RedAuthar]

Sorta like the difference between "Peanuts" and "Good Old Charlie Brown". Same comic but different names.

[Ratty Randnums]

"Sparky" Schulz never liked the name Peanuts actually, he thought his humor had dignity and the name didn't.

[Vlad Yvhv]

"Sparky" Schulz never liked the name Peanuts actually, he thought his humor had dignity and the name didn't.

That has some merit to it. "Peanuts" can be used to say that something is insignificant or unworthy of one's attention.

[Bakuda]

Ahh...Peanuts. I've been collecting Peanuts collectables for years. Have a few really old things.

[Ratty Randnums]

Ahh...Peanuts. I've been collecting Peanuts collectables for years. Have a few really old things.

I'm not really a huge fan of the series myself. But have you seen the collected editions from Fantagraphics? http://www.amazon.co.../ref=pd_sim_b_5 Relatively inexpensive, especially in the box sets of two that come out once a year, and very handsome. They're terrific, quality collections/reproductions that look great on your shelf. Got some for my mom last Christmas.