Cartoon Kablooey - Nick Knacks Episode

[@daniexists6]

Oh hey, this is actually a pretty important video. I'm a massive animation fan who loves stuff like this and the stories behind it. BTW, the person leading the procession in the guillotine video is actually a young Chuck Jones.

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

The UPA animated version of "The Tell-Tale Heart" would appear on Nickelodeon in its early days when they didn't have commercials. It was my introduction to Poe, and seeing it before a new episode of "You Can't Do That On Television" was a good day.

[@justinstewart8954]

So that would have been about 1982? Do you remember them showing anything else? If you look hard enough on youtube you can find the stuff I remember from the pre-commercial era: Magic Hands & Nickelodeon Arcade.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Reminded UPA's Madeline appeared on Pinwheel too.

[@OzmaBara88]

Fun fact: Gene Deitch produced the short lived Gerald McBoing Boing TV Series. Afterwards, Gene moved on to TerryToons where he created Tom Terrific, Clint Clobber, Foofle, Gaston Le Crayon, Sidney The Elephant, and John Doormat. In 1959 after being fired from TerryToons, Gene made Animation History as the American Animator Who Operated Behind The Iron Curtain. Following an offer, he could not refuse from Rembrandt Pictures founder William L. Snyder, Gene moved from New York City to Prague, Czechoslovakia where he directed 13 Tom and Jerry Shorts, 28 Popeye Shorts, and created Nudnik (a character based on the Foofle concept). He also made cartoon shorts based on children's books for Weston Woods. Gene died in his Prague apartment from natural causes in April of 2020. He is survived by his 2 sons (from his previous marriage to Marie) and Zdeňka (His 2nd wife and one of the reasons he remained in Prague for the rest of his life)

[@SmallbugStudio]

This is probably my favorite episode, just for the sheer animation history. Good work! Fun fact: Honey Halfwitch was voiced by uncredited Shari Lewis. The early ones, at least; another VA took over for the later shorts, but nobody knows who it was.

[@kootunesscrewy]

Am I the only one that I liked the later design of Honey? She looks like a Peanuts character and I love that style.

[@chrismulwee4911]

I believe it was still Shari Lewis, but I can't be certain. The change in design was too drastic. HH now looked like an entirely unrelated character.

[@zantara]

@@kootunesscrewyI liked her cheaper, revamped style more than the detailed one, too. I never knew the redesign was not the first design.

[@kootunesscrewy]

@@zantara Yeah. Criminally underrated.

[@gokaiorange9576]

So fun fact about UPA and Disney: Disney attempted their own UPA-styled shorts; the duology of "Melody" and "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom." ALLEGEDLY, there were only two of these shorts because Walt himself went to Ward Kimball, who directed these while Walt was off in Europe, congratulated him on winning an Oscar for the latter, then promptly told him "No more of this UPA crap."

[@CoreyCrookz]

Yeah, I can see why Walt didn't like UPA obviously but the Adventures in Music duology was great for the time.

[@kevinodonnell4094]

I came here to mention that I remember that a lot of the animation on the Disneyland television show as well as Wonderful World of Color had a very UPA-based style. One short in particular plays at the Sci Fi Dine In restaurant at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios. I always associated that style with later non-character based Disney cartoons, however Disney's shorts do seem to have more polish on them, and more detail added to the backgrounds. I also love how the Pixar film Soul uses this art style to an even more minimalist degree, having the angels or whatever they are in the afterlife be two-dimensional line drawings.

[@BaWitda]

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol is notable for being the first animated Christmas special on television, giving rise to the whole genre.

[@thepeternetwork]

That was my sister’s favorite retelling of Dickens’ Holiday tale.

[@superleviathan]

Looking at Nick schedules, I think the return of Cartoon Kablooey was meant to fill in gaps in the schedule left by the departing Yogi Bear and Heathcliff. It shows up in former Yogi and Heathcliff timeslots the exact same time they leave (in early September 1993). They run it a lot less once Gumby, The Alvin Show, and Beetlejuice come in; Alvin Show skits also replaced the UPA/Paramount shows on Weinerville around that time.

[@bradyanderson6311]

Weinerville and Nick Jr had that Alvin show, too.

[@superleviathan]

The Fun Fact about Ralph Bakshi is interesting, because he connects to Nickelodeon's start into animation both directly (Christmas in Tattertown) and indirectly (his Mighty Mouse revival was John Kricfalusi's big break and the ancestor of Ren and Stimpy).

[@angelinacamacho8575]

It's sad John K turned out to be a disgusting human being. The only time Im glad the studio took over the creative rights of someone else's work.

[@matthewhunter1193]

All caught up! Really fascinating series, even as someone who's only 20 years old, and has zero nostalgic connection to any of these shows. These videos are well-researched and incredibly interesting, and I hope that when we hit the so-called "Golden Age of Nick" that the show starts getting more popular. Keep up the good work!

[@Wack.d]

Iiiiiiiiit's KABLOOEY! Where UPA and Paramount collide!

[@XjasondagX]

Wow did this unlock some memories! I remembered those UPA cartoons from being a kid. I've enjoyed all the videos but this one more than anyone really bought back stuff I haven't thought of in over 30 years. Just have to say thank you!

[@EmperorSeth]

A few other cartoons seemed familiar on recognition, but I definitely remembered the "talkier" Swifty and Shorty cartoons.

[@XjasondagX]

@@EmperorSeth the George Washington one was one I definitely remember.

[@CidAghast]

Man I love these episodes where you have basically nothing to work with yet somehow manage to get a long video out of

[@PinkieLopBun]

Interestingly, UPA’s Madeline was shown on Pinwheel. Now that I think of it, I wonder if Pinwheel also showed Gerald McBoing-Boing. A Dr. Seuss story would have been a good fit for a preschool show.

[@daveybelladonna9295]

I watched Nick pretty religiously as a kid, and definitely remember Madeline cartoons, so I wonder if I saw them on Pinwheel? Good memory, thanks.

[@JR95]

Y'know, funny you mention that last bit about Gerald McBoing-Boing being a preschool show, because in 2005, Cartoon Network had a short-lived preschool block called Tickle U, and one of the cartoons made for that block was a new Gerald McBoing-Boing cartoon.

[@pronkb000]

I watched a LOT of Pinwheel and while I remember Madeleine, I'm almost 90% sure they never showed Gerald McBoing Boing. Almost everything animated on Pinwheel came from overseas (or I guess was set overseas, in Madeleine's case).

[@SuperCrazyDiscoKangaroo9001]

When I first found out about the existence of UPA Madeline, it felt really weird as I had been used to watching the 1990s DIC cartoon during my childhood on the Australian version of the Disney Channel as well as the ABC (Australia's national broadcaster)

[@stephenholloway6893]

Although TNT had the broadcast rights to the Dr Seuss specials at this point.

[@katherineperrin4817]

Ok I did not know Underdog aired on Nick! That’s gonna be a fun Nick Knacks!

[@CannotFindServerSA]

I have really vague memories of Underdog. For a very long time I thought it was part of Rocky and Bullwinkle, but they must have just shared similar timeslots or something.

[@katherineperrin4817]

@@CannotFindServerSA they do have a similar art style tbh

[@lainiwakura1776]

Yeah, they played a lot of 50s/60s cartoons in the mid- to late- 90s, they even played the Brady Bunch and Partridge Family (I remember because I found older shows fascinating when I was an older kid).

[@ZakWolf]

@@lainiwakura1776, they stopped showing most of the old cartoons after 1995, except for "Looney Tunes" (survived until September 1999), "Rocky and Bullwinkle" (survived until spring 1996), "Gumby" (survived until October 1996, though the older shorts had the "sweetened" 1980s soundtracks), and "Batfink" (aired as part of "Weinerville" until mid-1996).

[@williamcrowe2576]

When I think of Ralph Bakshi's early years, I usually think of "The Mighty Heroes" a group of bumbling superheroes with ridiculous powers who somehow manage to defeat the villains through dumb luck.

[@bullmonty764]

Famous Studios: Where Popeye ran out of ideas

[@zantara]

I watched Cartoon Kablooey a lot. I had forgotten about Think or Sink (1967) but it came right back as soon as I saw the psychiatrist asking for coins. I remember they played a LOT of Swifty & Shorty cartoons more than any other characters. Their short Service With a Smile (1964) was a true gem. But my favorite cartoon they showed was probably Drum Up a Tenant (1963). While I know I saw the cartoons on Weinerville, I watched this more as Cartoon Kablooey. But I know I didn’t watch it on Sunday mornings because I had church, and I don’t associate it with Saturday mornings. Every memory instinct tells me I saw this show air Saturday afternoons. I wonder when I really watched it?

[@carmineknight9123]

Love a good dive into animation history, I eat it up, yum yum yum.

[@kevinalford]

You are the literal best. Animation history is my favorite of your topics. Please do a million more.

[@CartoonsAndGameShows]

Once again great job with the video. I love how you talk about the production, creativity as well as the business behind a show. I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy this episode, but I really did. And good teaching point with the Casper story, KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WORTH....

[@lainiwakura1776]

Mr. Magoo stills holds up! The clips got a couple laughs out of me.

[@Poever]

“Yak? He’s a spaniel!”

[@lorddalek]

I remember they did air Gerald McBoing Boing and Gerald McBoing Boing Goes to Mars on Cartoon Kablooey. ...and the first year of Weinerville.

[@ivane5110]

Great video; wonderful research. This video would have been a winner just on the discovery of a McGoo/McBoingBoing crossover. Mind-blowing! But getting to know so much about those behind the Harvey Cartoons was a joy. Those cartoons were in rerun by my time and were part of the only after school cartoons (in those pre-He-Man/G.I Joe days). And boy did I love them and gobble them up. Fun back then and then later something peaceful and recharging about them. A real little bubble like watching Leave it to Beaver or Adam-12. I'm so glad Nickelodeon had connections to so many diverse franchises. Thanks again for another cool video.

[@traviskemp5408]

Very fascinating video! I remember watching “Cartoon Kablooey”. I also remember when they only aired the later Paramount cartoons at first & then adding the UPA cartoons in ‘93. There were actually two versions of the “Cartoon Kablooey” opening. I believe the first one featured a voice-over saying things like, “It’s Nickelodeon’s ‘Cartoon Kablooey’, with a kachoo, and a thunk, and a foom…….” or something like that. It also featured the theme song from the “Modern Madcaps” series playing in the background. The second intro, as you saw at the beginning of this video, used the same footage from the first one, only there were no voice-overs & the background music was changed. Now, the 1992 “Cartoon Kablooey” marathon that you mentioned in this video wasn’t actually a marathon of “Cartoon Kablooey” episodes. I think it was actually a marathon of some of the animated shows that they had on their schedule, including “Ren & Stimpy” & “Rocky & Bullwinkle”. They just used the “Cartoon Kablooey” title for their marathon. Also, as you may know, some of the Fleischer cartoons, including the “Hunky & Spunky” shorts, actually aired on The Disney Channel. They usually appeared during episodes of such shows as “Donald Duck Presents” & “Quack Attack”.

[@goodwinter85]

This channel deserves much more ad revenue!

[@jdelachjr2002]

Hi. I have to say I don't remember much of the UPA and Paramount cartoons while growing up but I actually remembered the Bringing Up Mother cartoon. I think I saw it when it aired on Weinerville. Thanks for bringing back an old memory. :)

[@animefan25]

1. If I remember correctly, Casper had a short-lived series under the Hanna-Barbara umbrella. 2. Without Fleischer Studios, Cuphead probably wouldn't have been made a reality.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Cuphead owes a lot to the "rubber hose" aesthetic of cartoons from the 1930s...

[@hFloyda]

im not sure if there were any actual casper cartoons made by hanna-barbara but there was a casper meets yogi bear christsmas special... for some reason

[@Scarybug]

Casper and the Angels was the name of the Hanna-Barbara cartoon. (or at least one of them) It was a Casper meets The Jetsons meets Charlie's Angels meets CHiPS concept. There were a lot of Charlie's Angels knockoff cartoons in the 70s, I guess.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Hanna Barbara also did an Casper Halloween and Christmas specials which the Christmas special did feature Yogi and the gang.

[@jonathancardello9125]

Came to learn about a show I might halfway remember watching when I was 4, stayed for the reminder how capitalism threatens to destroy all artistic merit and consume us all.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

It still threatens us today after what happened with the Warner/Discovery debacle!

[@jbleichman]

26:07: “We have Wendy, the Good Little Witch at home.”

[@sailoritaly]

Two Nick Nacks in under ten days? It’s a Christmas miracle! :D

[@sailoritaly]

@Milkyway2099 Amazing. More Nick Nacks for us

[@FlashTimberwolf]

I mostly remember seeing most of those cartoons either on syndication from other channels or from Weinerville (glad you brought up that show)

[@bradyanderson6311]

Which of Weinerville's second season?

[@arlequinelunaire418]

Herman & Katnip are pretty much solely remembered for being a main inspiration for Itchy & Scratchy, more so than Tom & Jerry I've heard

[@masonl87]

I have ZERO memory of this stuff. I recall seeing Magoo and Alvin on Weinerville, but these cartoons as standalone were clearly airing when I was not watching.

[@angelinacamacho8575]

Nick: let's show retro cartoons Cartoon Network: umm...whose more successful in showing retro cartoons? Nick: y-you are...

[@apbuitron]

You downplayed how interesting these stories would be on twitter! Wonderful job!

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

"So brush your breakfast, and eat your teeth" 😂

[@beipiaosaurus]

But what about the lighter-eared dragon, the native American boy, the buck-toothed monkey in the cap, the genie, the blue military cat, etc.? Probably just one-off Paramount properties, but it would have been interesting to know what was in the intro and/or promos.

[@SlamTomatoCartoons]

The dragon I think was from a Bakshi cartoon actually. Can't remember which one but it was one of the last cartoons Paramount put out.

[@mightyfilm]

@@SlamTomatoCartoons That one with the Blue Cat had to have been a Bakshi cartoon. It looks exactly like his style, especially like his Sad Cat series when he worked for Terrytoons.

[@stephenholloway6893]

@@mightyfilm In fact Mouse Trek the short with the blue cat was the last short Paramount released. Same day as The Bear That Wasn't the last MGM short was released New Year's Eve 1967.

[@stephenholloway6893]

The one with the genie had two shorts Laddy and his Lamp and A Tiger's Tale.

[@Grover1234]

I remember watching this show. It was my first introduction to Mr. Magoo and Gerald Mc Boing Boing. I even remember that one about the dog and fox.. Classic UPA and Paramount shorts. I have some Count Duckula episodes that during the commercial breaks have some advertiment about Cartoon Kablooey and at first I didn't know what I was seeing but then when I saw another one I was like "Oh yeah! I do remember watching this." I at that time was soooooo into animated shorts that I remember setting my alarm clock to get up on Sunday to catch it. I wish I had some recorded back then but I didn't really get into recording programing up till the late 90's. Most of the time it was my parents or sister who helped me set up the VCR to record shows that I wanted to watch back then. Bad thing was I only had a few tapes and would normally have to record over the shows I had recorded on before. Hopefully some where there's a person or several who might have others recorded. Thanks again for this walk down memory lane. This will be one of my favorite KZbin channels that I'll be tuning in every single day of my life.

[@wrlrdqueek]

It's funny, I've seen a bunch of Paramount shorts on various compilation VHS/DVD sets, some with UM&M logo, some with UTP, a mix of various studio names. It's funny to learn those were all the same company.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Should be noted that What's New Mr Magoo was made by DePatie Freleng Enterprises. Same studio that made the remaining Dr Snuggles series and it's Looney Tunes shorts aired on Nickelodeon. Though Nick never did air the Pink Panther shorts.

[@TheEman590]

Hmm, I actually don't remember any UPA cartoons when I first watched this show, so yeah, it was certainly all Paramount shorts if memory serves, so they could've been added later after airing in the first season of Weinerville. Of course, it's been a long time, so I guess we really can only speculate. That being said, I do remember a lot of these cartoons and am excited for the next video about Yogi Bear.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I forgot all about this one! I don't think I ever watched it, but I remember the Nick ads mentioning it.

[@stephenholloway6893]

You would think they could had aired the Terrytoons shorts on this show since both were owned by Viacom at this point.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

They could stick them on Pluto TV right now if they wanted.

[@stephenholloway6893]

True though few of the Terrytoons shorts are in the public domain. Since they mostly seem to air those shorts or the King Features characters. But they should given the fact they have the same ownership today.

[@Enshohma]

Wonderful to see a new episode from you in the middle-ish of the week!

[@CartoonTriper]

the Cartoon Kablooey logo look like the "Kablam!" logo, is like Kablam was a spiritual successor

[@princess_ama]

I remember watching the 2005 Gerald McBoing-Boing series on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The only thing I remember about it is the theme song and the burping dog. 😂

[@sebastianmoreno5814]

Oh! Just remembered, I actually did see the Gerald McBoing Boing and Tell Tale Heart UPA shorts on of all things, a two disc Hellboy DVD set. For 13 year old me, the importance didn't exactly register for me at the time.

[@coolcliff18]

I totally forgot about this! This is all coming back to me!

[@SimianScience]

i remember seeing an episode of this show with a witch called honey halfwitch. she gets turned into a giant and starts singing and the song stayed stuck in my head for decades. the episode is called "poor little witch girl"

[@sebastianmoreno5814]

Also funny enough, my introduction to Mr. Magoo was ironically, Disney's live action adaptation of the character with Leslie Nelson.

[@angelinacamacho8575]

Mine too 🤣 that scene with the turkey lives rent free in my mind

[@angelinacamacho8575]

Mine too 🤣 that scene with the turkey lives rent free in my mind

[@justinstewart8954]

I have distinct memories of watching Mr. Magoo cartoons on tv about ten years before Cartoon Kablooey was on Nickelodeon. And now I'm wondering if i saw them on Nick.

[@NJ_Dsneybuf]

I had a Roscoe cartoon on a VHS recording of a _Weinerville_ episode. Ironically, for years I couldn't remember much about it aside from Roscoe and his buddy losing their memories near the end.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Those UPA cartoons are still very interesting today. 😀👍

[@chrismulwee4911]

When I see these later Paramount cartoons, it's MIND BOGGLING that's it's the same studio that once gave us those incredible Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons. They make the stuff Warner bros was doing at that same time look like fluent Disney animation. I do like Honey Halfwitch though.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Yeah, the later stuff looks so sad. Lower budgets were not nice to them. I felt Shamus Culhane tried his best to turn it around while he was there.

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@ChristopherSobieniak Honey Halfwitch and the 2 Jacky's World entries are among the only worthwhile entries that are close to quality material. In case you didn't know HH's voice was that of ventriloquist and puppeteer Shari Lewis.

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@ChristopherSobieniak Both Max and Dave were still living at the time and, assuming they ever even saw these later cartoons, both were probably disgusted at what the studio they once ran had turned into. RIP Paramount Cartoons 1927-'67( the latter being the year I was born)

[@tecpaocelotl]

Having flashbacks just seeing this. Lol. I wish I could help, but I remember a lot of Mr. Magoo cartoons on Nickelodeon. Lol. I remember that george Washington, goblin and witch cartoons. Lol. The other ones you shown i don't remember it. As for weinerville, i may remember it wrong, but didnt it show the old alvin and the chickmunks cartoons?

[@snowpeck]

Great video! Can't wait to see your take on the Viacom/Turner legal battles over Yogi.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Though Yogi was on Nickelodeon before Turner bought Hanna Barbera.

[@snowpeck]

@@stephenholloway6893 Exactly. And that's why Nick's deal to air Yogi and a whole bunch of other HB cartoons being cancelled was a problem.

[@stephenholloway6893]

@@snowpeck Expect most of the Hanna Barbera shows far as cable goes were on USA at the time and allowed to air there til the contract ended.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

At this rate, Nicktoons could be episode 100!

[@PinkieLopBun]

Actually, episode 100 will be Clarissa.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

...Or at least episode 95!

[@PinkieLopBun]

@@Justin-Hill-1987 Nope, that’s Launch Box. We won’t get to the Nicktoons until episode 110.

[@rabbidthemii8846]

@@PinkieLopBun so you basically know what all of the episodes are?

[@PinkieLopBun]

@@rabbidthemii8846 When he gets close to a year, he tweets out a list of what the episodes for that year will be.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Yogi Bear aired on Nickelodeon before moving to Cartoon Network in the early 1990s, while in the late 2000s, Nickelodeon's Random Cartoons (produced by Frederator Studios) aired shorts for Adventure Time, a Nicktoon series that was rejected by Nickelodeon and found new life under Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoon umbrella...

[@daveyhouston]

I love Magoo's Christmas Carol so melancholy

[@jccw227]

I remember they were only featured on the first season of Weinerville. Then in the second season, they were replaced with cartoons from The Alvin Show

[@stephenholloway6893]

Paramount by that point was desperately trying to imitate other studios like Warner Bros, DePatie Freleng, Disney, Lantz, MGM, even UPA and Hanna Barbera. But with slightly bigger budgets then say Terrytoons.

[@megavolnutt4629]

I seem to remember there being Mr. Magoo Nickelodeon bumpers, but that may have just been when it was airing as a part of Weinerville (can't wait for you to get there btw). I also think there were Alvin and the Chipmunks bumpers at that time too, but Alvin was aired as it's own show, too, iirc, not just on Weinerville.

[@ChuckD79]

Another enjoyable episode...I watched CK a couple of times in its first iteration, but just couldn't get into the characters who comprised Paramount's late 60s animation slate. However, it's worth noting that the Swifty & Shorty series was based on the comic routines of recording artist Eddie Lawrence, who had also worked as a writer/voice actor for Paramount's animated shorts from 1960-66.

[@ZakWolf]

When I was younger, on the title screen I mistook Honey Halfwitch for Hanna-Barbera's Winsome Witch. Of course, this was before I learned more about old animation and the 1960s Paramount cartoons.

[@gibsonassociates7896]

Yeah, it's how they drew them. 0:22

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Before Nickelodeon had their own animation studio where they could create their own Nicktoons cartoons, the schedule for Nickelodeon's cartoons in the 1980s to very early 1990s was a hodgepodge of both domestic and imported animation, including old and new cartoons and anime at that time produced by the likes of the BBC, DiC, Warner Bros., Filmation, UPA, Hanna-Barbera, etc. Those Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera cartoons left by the time Cartoon Network became more of a mainstream cable channel, circa 1999. According to an old 1991 preview video for Cartoon Network, cartoons accounted for a fraction of Nickelodeon's programming output (That was one of the main reasons why Ted Turner, owner of TBS, TNT and CNN, wanted to launch Cartoon Network at the time, in 1992, as a way to give cable TV and satellite TV customers another choice for cartoons.)

[@jaggerguth4391]

I am curious about the characters you didn't mention (Native American, Genie, Monkey, Mo William-like man).

[@meaninglez100]

I remember Madeline on Nick, but I don't know if it was part of this package, or a later one or anything

[@PinkieLopBun]

Don’t know if you saw it on that, but it was on Pinwheel.

[@meaninglez100]

@@PinkieLopBun May have been when I saw it. I was only like, 2 at the time anyway

[@Saintnick90]

The Cartoon Kablooey theme kind of slaps. It sounds like something that wouldn't be out of place in the later Sonic CD levels.

[@mikevltg3]

Didn't this show also feature Batfink, or did Weinerville start up with that one?

[@sebastianmoreno5814]

I'm down for when you do history videos like this in these Nick Knacks videos. Very fascinating stuff. Though admittedly with UPA, I love their Godzilla stuff! That's how I first heard of them. Funny enough, I saw Gerald McBoing Boing and The Tell Tale Heart on that two disc Hellboy DVD. And wow to 13 year old were they wildly different than what I was used to. This was when I watched Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, yeah. Though holy shit the difference of quality of the Paramount cartoons. No joke, my reaction amounted to this: *seeing a Little Audrey short from the late 40s*: Okay, it's not Disney or WB, but this looks like a well done sequence. That was awesome. *sees a late 50s Little Audrey short*: Oh God, what did they do to her face?! 0_0

[@Scarybug]

I'm a little surprised you didn't at least mention that some advocacy groups for the blind are not super okay with how Mr. Magoo depicts the legally blind. There were a few news stories in response to the announcement Disney was making a live action Mr Magoo movie starring Leslie Nielsen.

[@mafeuk]

Maybe because Mr. Magoo wasn't making fun of blind people but stubborn and irresponsible people who don't want to use glasses in public and can put their lives as well as others in danger.

[@Scarybug]

@@mafeuk That is not a consensus interpretation of the character among blind advocacy groups. Even if that is the intent, it doesn't mean the character doesn't cause harm to a marginalized group.

[@mafeuk]

@@Scarybug Are you by any chance part of that group? Because I seriously never heard or read any complaints about Mr. Magoo because I figured people were more intelligent than that and they know better to distinguish between a harmless character like Magoo and a real offensive stereotype. I mean, even Poparena who is always super preachy about these things knows this cartoon does not harm anyone.

[@Scarybug]

@@mafeuk my uncle is legally blind. He can see shapes and light but glasses won't help. He doesn't find Mr. Magoo very funny. I tried linking some of the statements made by the advocacy groups that were particularly calling attention to the insensitive portrayal of their disability, but KZbin didn't like that i posted an outside link. You can Google it though if you really really need to hear an explanation for why laughing at a legally blind person is problematic.

[@mafeuk]

@@Scarybug Nah, I prefer having a sense of humor. There are more important things to focus my energy than getting mad at a stupid cartoon that isn't even shown on TV for the last 20 years. I suggest you do the same and tell your uncle I say hi and I hope he is doing well.

[@thetopcrusader]

Weeee, Titanosaurus cameo!

[@jenniferschillig3768]

That wasn't the only Magoo/McBoingBoing crossover. Gerald "played" Tiny Tim in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, which, of course, is framed as an in-universe stage production. And he both speaks and sings! (I was never all that crazy about the mainstream Magoo shorts...I liked it better when he played someone else, as in Christmas Carol or The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo. Many episodes of which, like Moby Dick and Cyrano De Bergerac, did not alter the fact that characters DIED in the course of the story.)

[@chrismulwee4911]

Actually Paramount, even after selling the cartoons and characters to Harvey, DID make more Casper cartoons for the TV's The New Casper Cartoon Show. During the end credits of each episode it says at the bottom of the screen "Produced By Paramount Cartoon Studios For Harvey Comics. Harvey never had its own animation department. On fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Paramount animated the Harvey titles for the TV showing of those 'toons

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I'm sure they did, the jack in the box popping out with "Harvey Films" as the banner. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHnMZZ5oed2omas

[@stephenholloway6893]

I think he meant that they couldn't do anymore Casper projects without getting permission from Harvey.

[@mikesilva3868]

I remember seeing this I was 7 in 1991 until I was 11 in 1995😎

[@thegayghost872]

Hey, I'm finally caught up with Nick Knacks!

[@ericortiz7443]

I think it would be cool to have a Jellystone-style cartoon featuring all the UPA characters.

[@meyerj75]

During the early 1990s, retro was the way to go as new or later cartoons were not only getting bypassed, but far less appealing. Saturday morning cartoons were getting threatened by the government in 1990 to produce 3 hours of educational cartoons which meant no Garfield and Friends for example. The network would totally ignore this for 6 more years before the government took a tight hold. Fox network wasn't part of this scramble. Even one season wonders like Little Rosie and the Wizard of Oz weren't drawing huge audiences and by 1992,NBC decided to scrap everything except Saved By The Bell in favor of Sports and News a month in advance before its 1992-3 season. CBS and ABC went back to the drawing board renting out Nelvana and Disney cartoons previously aired elsewhere. And the latest cartoons that WERE successful came from FOX which was viable enough to get recognition thanks to hits like Peter Pan and the Pirates and Little Shop. While FOX opted for new cartoons that were popular then regardless of being one season wonders or multi season hits like later day Tiny Toon Adventures, Nickelodeon took a retro route and as the narrator mentioned, all of what was shown previously in early episodes like Heathcliff and Inspector Gadget and specific shows that aired on both Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite and just the former as well as what the network could add later. There was Yogi Bear and its spin off shows Yogi's Gang, Space Race, and the Galaxy Goof Ups, Underdog, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Gumby (1988), The Alvin Show, and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Mix that in with the Nicktoons and Nickelodeon Studio based programming as well as what was left from the pre 1990 days like Double Dare and You Can't Do That On Television and you can see why many would refer to the 1990s as Nickelodeon's Golden Age. This period made those whom started to move forward from the former decade, scratching their heads and wondering, "What was America's Gone Bananas like anyways?" or "What the heck is Livewire?". One thing's certain. Those that turned in to Nickelodeon during the 1990s knew what was going on in the present as well as what the network's next move was. No doubt 1991 would be its most anticipated year for the network yet.

[@ZidaneWarner]

8:23 funny you mentioned that version cause when I went to NYC back in June I literally sang in time square, “It’s great to be back back back on Broadway.” And yes I agree that Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol is in the top ten adaptations as well.

[@MissAshley42]

I don't recall this one at all, however, I had to have first seen Mr. Magoo somewhere, so maybe this was it.

[@vintagetvandexciting82]

Now thank to MeTV Toons, the entire UPA Theatrical Library finally got their due in airing their shorts to their blocks "Popeye and Pals" and "Cartoon All-Stars". More exposure MeTV Toons did is aired the Canadian (later to be aired on AntennaTV in 2011 in the United States) produced series "Totally Tooned In", which the series aired the color Columbia shorts (1934-1949) mixed in with the UPA shorts.

[@jwilliams7554]

I hate to say this but as much as I enjoyed nickelodeon as a child, they weren’t the first cable network to acquire the rights to this library of classic cartoons. Although not a kids channel USA already showed numerous classic Hanna barbera and mr magoo cartoons during the 80s on their long running cartoon express block which ironically aired all Sunday morning as well as weekday mornings and evening and Saturday afternoon. TBS did the same thing with their Tom and Jerry funhouse. I believe Nickelodeon saw the success of these networks airing classic cartoons and decided to get on board once they had tyr capital. I will say this however Nickelodeon did have a certain level of quality in packaging their classic cartoons. They always had a customized intro for everything they aired including Rocky and Bullwinkle and yogi bear and of course looney tunes. Just my two cents.

[@pronkb000]

TNT also had a block called "Wide World of Shorts" which *may* have included these--it had the AAP library and one of the several Looney Toons syndication packages, as well as the DePatie-Freleng cartoons (The Inspector, The Pink Panther, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.)

[@Seektheday]

I’m pretty sure that Madeline and Boingnoing were on there. I recall them clearly

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

One of the rare shows I have no memory of, although I think my mom was still trying to drag my brother and I to church at that time.

[@angelinacamacho8575]

Gerald Mc Boing Boing received a small reboot in the early 2000's courtesy of Tickle U on CN

[@teddyfurstman1997]

UPA is such a grand animations studio with a grand history and it was one of thr studios that rebel against the Mouse (Disney) for unfair pay towards workers and even worked with Chuck Jones in some shorts.

[@daelen.cclark]

If anyone who’s only familiar with the Harvey Street Forever cartoon, then they’ll get a fascinating education.

[@bluebaron6858]

Great Patreon segment

[@sarahmcmann5253]

I love Yogi Bear

[@Nick-ty9us]

I think Paramount cartoons got a bit of bad rap especially the later ones. Even though they were made with incredibly low budgets and the shortest of deadlines they were talented people Who worked on those cartoons putting blood sweat and tears on them

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

You could definitely see it with Culhane's efforts and the few Bakshi tried.

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@ChristopherSobieniak I blame Paramount pictures for cutting the budgets for the cartoon division

[@TankHammer]

I liked Honey Halfwitch but I was kind of a sucker for supernatural "evil" characters recast as protagonists. It's about the only thing I remember clearly from this show.

[@zacharybusch338]

I remember seeing madeline on nickelodeon

[@samwill7259]

Start doing ad reads about how much you want to do ad reads. Sell yourself XD

[@secretdamon]

always excited for another episode of nick knacks :)

[@sailoritaly]

Now I know it’s hard to find, but there’s evidence that the Beetlejuice cartoon aired on Nickelodeon. Will you be doing that as well?

[@VicHD]

2 cartoons I remember watching from this block are: Noveltoons- "A leak in the Dyke" and Paramount's fractured fable- "My daddy the astronaut" The artstyle was very overly simplistic for most of these shorts. It sucks how these old cartoons went through such a quality downgrade in the span of 10 years. Also, I'm looking forward to the Weinerville episode, even though I know you are going to hate it. I guess I'm in the minority that liked the show's obnoxious humor.

[@RheaStorm]

Seems like a show that's more interesting to learn of the history than any sort of content actually in it.

[@papachillothezappey4050]

Fun Fact: UPA probably wouldn't have existed without Frank Tashlin or Chuck Jones.

[@darktetsuya]

appreciate the crash course on UPL, almost forgot about them! not sure if I remember ever watching these, but I still appreciate the animation history lessons here, for sure.

[@justinstewart8954]

Yogi Bear is next? That's the only Hanna Barbera cartoon I can think of that ever aired on Nickelodeon. Weird isn't it?

[@stephenholloway6893]

That took place before Turner bought Hanna Barbera and of course once Yogi's Nickelodeon contract ended Turner wasn't going to renew it.