The Worst Shows You Used to Watch When You Were a Kid - I.E. Childhood shows that make you cringe in retrospect.

[Pokemonquistador2]

Good God damn, Captain Planet is even worse than I remember it. It was razzlin-dazzlin' popular down here in Brazil in the early 90's, if only because we didn't know better.

Someone mentioneed Bobby's World earlier on. That one is popular in Brazil too, if only because it used to air on a popular monday-to-friday morning block for quite some time, well into the late 00's. Brazilian imageboards even use "Bobby" as a slang for someone who may be lying about their prowess, either at their jobs or with women, and it is an obvious reference. to the show.

Has any of you guys watched Saint Seiya? That one is considered one of the catalysts for the anime boom in the late 90's and early 00's in Latin America, and it is still fondly remembered here in Brazil. It's not bad, just standard shonen fare (one that influenced many of the tropes we see today at that) but I read they tried to "adapt" it to murrican tastes, only to butcher it even worse than what they did with other mid-90's imports like Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. I mean, it's a series that doesn't shy from being freaking bloody and violent, and from what I read, they cut off most of the violence and came up with the excuse that the blood was actually "vital energy" being drained away from the harmed. That took away one of its biggest selling points, since rarely, if ever, did kids shows produce that much blood and death. It was a total novelty back in 1995 when it first aired, which is why it is remembered fondly.

It must have been incredibly bad, because it never saw any kind of release. I wish to know if any anglo users watched it.

Nah. But we did have Ronin Warriors, a Sentai show based on Japanese mythology which was as dark and violent as American dubs were allowed to get. (Which is: not very.) It was fun, had a cheesy dub, and was where a lot of American fujoshi first cut their teeth. I'm really hoping it's obscure enough to not warrant a remake series, because the original was pretty damn gay, and a remake made to appeal to the woke crowd will reach levels of pandering and Twitter criticism that will make the fangirl slash wars over the new Voltron series look like a tea party.

 

[Friendly Primarina]

When I was a kid there was a show about an alien who could grant wishes, but only accidental ones (e.g. if someone looked in the mirror and said, "I wish I was taller"). The only thing I remember about it was that the alien looked hideous. I just searched to remind myself and:

Spoiler: Cursed

It's even worse than I remember holy shit.

 

[ln18]

I hated Wild and Crazy Kids. It was so entirely boring. Might as well have been test pattern.

 

[Mysterious Girlfriend X]

Nah. But we did have Ronin Warriors, a Sentai show based on Japanese mythology which was as dark and violent as American dubs were allowed to get. (Which is: not very.) It was fun, had a cheesy dub, and was where a lot of American fujoshi first cut their teeth. I'm really hoping it's obscure enough to not warrant a remake series, because the original was pretty damn gay, and a remake made to appeal to the woke crowd will reach levels of pandering and Twitter criticism that will make the fangirl slash wars over the new Voltron series look like a tea party.

I have a friend who watched Ronin Warriors religiously (because it's great), but he kept missing the final episode for one reason or another. Finally, when the final episode was rolling around again and he was able to catch it, he turned on the TV to find that the station airing it had decided to choose that particular day to replace Ronin Warrior with Bananas in motherfucking Pajamas.

He still fucking hates that show to this day because of that.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Good God damn, Captain Planet is even worse than I remember it.

It's repetitive, from what I remember. The Planeteers are interchangable, apart from Wheeler. I guess he was thirsty for that Russian chick with the wind ring.

Naturally she succumbs to his advances and he runs away, just like that Pepe Le Pew episode where he woos the cat and immediately regrets it. (I think that joke was already old when Looney Tunes did it.)

 

[Android raptor]

Yeah, in a cast of tokens didn't the white dude still end up getting the most focus?

Damn this thread is making me want to get drunk/high and watch Captain Planet.

I remember being obsessed with The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest (the edgy 90s reboot of Johnny Quest). Don't remember much else about the show and it was probably pretty meh in retrospect.

I really liked the token girl in that even though i think she got the least attention/development. I think I was mostly just excited to see a female character in an action cartoon and (occasionally) doing actiony things. I missed on She-ra by like a decade due to not being born and in the mid-90s picking were a bit slim for female characters in action cartoons. Until I discovered anime anyway.

 

[Ryszenska]

Idk if it was bad per se but trying to remember it feels like a bad trip than anything else: Chop Socky Chooks.

You can find complete reuploads of it on Youtube.

 

[starborn427614]

Yeah, in a cast of tokens didn't the white dude still end up getting the most focus?

Damn this thread is making me want to get drunk/high and watch Captain Planet.

I remember being obsessed with The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest (the edgy 90s reboot of Johnny Quest). Don't remember much else about the show and it was probably pretty meh in retrospect.

I really liked the token girl in that even though i think she got the least attention/development. I think I was mostly just excited to see a female character in an action cartoon and (occasionally) doing actiony things. I missed on She-ra by like a decade due to not being born and in the mid-90s picking were a bit slim for female characters in action cartoons. Until I discovered anime anyway.

Early 2000's seemed like a boom for action cartoons staring girls like Totally Spies! and Kim Possible.

 

[Android raptor]

Early 2000's seemed like a boom for action cartoons staring girls like Totally Spies! and Kim Possible.

Eh, by the time those shows came out I was pretty thoroughly an edgy weeb, plus I didn't care for how girly the characters in those shows still were. I feel like with more action-oriented female characters in the 90s/00s they either were tokens that didn't get much time to shine or had to be really girly valley girl/cheerleader types on the side. That or they'd have "character growth" and become more girly as the show progressed.

I stuck to anime, Jurassic Park (and Raptor Red), and a small army of edgy ass Mary Sues in late elementary and middle school to cope with my dissatisfaction with female characters in American media at the time.

My Mary Sues were all pretty terrible in retrospect, but some were kind of funny in a wtf way. 11 year old me came up with some weird shit.

 

[Trombonista]

Nah. But we did have Ronin Warriors, a Sentai show based on Japanese mythology which was as dark and violent as American dubs were allowed to get. (Which is: not very.) It was fun, had a cheesy dub, and was where a lot of American fujoshi first cut their teeth. I'm really hoping it's obscure enough to not warrant a remake series, because the original was pretty damn gay, and a remake made to appeal to the woke crowd will reach levels of pandering and Twitter criticism that will make the fangirl slash wars over the new Voltron series look like a tea party.

I remember watching a few episodes of that.

 

[ClipBitch]

Every god-forsaken morning before school I had to watch Dragon Tales while my little sister and I ate breakfast. It was either that or stare at a wall since we only had one TV.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Every god-forsaken morning before school I had to watch Dragon Tales while my little sister and I ate breakfast. It was either that or stare at a wall since we only had one TV.

Yeah, I remember a time when even smallish color TVs were luxuries. Ours was second-hand.

Flash forward twenty years. I see rear-projection big screens in garbage dumps.

 

[Android raptor]

Yeah growing up with only one TV or only one that got cable and having a sibling that liked shit you didn't sucked. Kids these days don't know how easy they have it, etc etc.

I was close enough in age to my sister that I was spared having to watch annoying preschool shit in elementary+ school, but she still insisted on watching shit I hated sometimes like the live action Disney channel shows like Lizzie McGuire or whatever or reality shows on MTV. We also had to share a computer with pretty limited internet access (that half the time she just wanted to play solitaire on), fun times. The fact that we didn't end up literally murdering each other is honestly kind of amazing.

Kids learning to share is great and all but I feel like forcing them to share some stuff never leads to anything good and just causes way more fighting and drama than necessary.

 

[Starscreams Cape]

The D&D cartoon from the 80's was required viewing because it was, well, D&D. I think we knew it wasn't very good even back then, but it was D&D in the mainstream so we ignored the cheesy, formulaic plots.

I caught an episode recently and couldn't get through it. Pretty much unwatchable.

 

[Chad Holdenford]

Nah. But we did have Ronin Warriors, a Sentai show based on Japanese mythology which was as dark and violent as American dubs were allowed to get. (Which is: not very.) It was fun, had a cheesy dub, and was where a lot of American fujoshi first cut their teeth. I'm really hoping it's obscure enough to not warrant a remake series, because the original was pretty damn gay, and a remake made to appeal to the woke crowd will reach levels of pandering and Twitter criticism that will make the fangirl slash wars over the new Voltron series look like a tea party.

Yo, we also watched Ronin Warriors back in the day in South America, if only because we wanted more stuff like Saint Seiya. It didn't quite catch on, but those who do remember it know it kicks major ass.

In the same vein, we had a show named Shurato. It's basically the same as Saint Seiya and Ronin Warriors, with guys clad in armor and releasing holyfuckingshit divine powers through it against each other, but with a nice Hindi theme behind it. Plus, with a bit of isekai thrown in, since the first episode shows the MC and his friendly rival-turned-villain being transported to the world the plot takes place. It helps it is also like 40 episodes long. Good times.

 

[Android raptor]

I never watched Ronin Warriors, but I know it was decently popular when it was on toonami, especially with fujos.

Speaking of fujos, while I've never been into Gundam Wing myself since ive always been a Universal Century autist, I've seen a lot of people in the Gundam fandom talking about finding out the hard way that Wing is way less awesome than when they were 10 and has aged pretty badly. It can still be fun if you don't take it seriously, but overall it's pretty meh as far as Gundam serious go and the fandom it had back when was the stuff of nightmares.

I feel like a lot of popular 80s/90s anime doesn't really hold up and is mainly just worth rewatching for nostalgia.

 

[Cyril Sneer]

Yeah, in a cast of tokens didn't the white dude still end up getting the most focus?

I dunno, I thought that the ostensible leader, Kwame, the Kenyan kid with the Earth elemental ring (voiced by Levar Burton of all people), got a fair amount of screentime, from what I can remember.

I remember being obsessed with The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest (the edgy 90s reboot of Johnny Quest). Don't remember much else about the show and it was probably pretty meh in retrospect.

The only clear memories I have of that show are of a henchman falling into a pit full of cobras and then almost dragging Johnny and Hajji in after him trying to get out (whilst wild-eyed and foaming at the mouth from the cobra venom) and some kind of amorphous green blob that was an escaped military experiment going around absorbing people so it could use their knowledge and intelligence to become a better weapon, all of which sounds rad as fuck by the standards of 90s western cartoons.

 

[Android raptor]

Cobras at all would've gotten my attention as a kid, my reptile autism started early. Steve Irwin is probably one of the best things I watched as a kid that's still great today.

One of the other main cause of my animal autism I have no idea about. Kratts Creatures, the show the Kratt brothers did before Zooboomafoo or whatever it was. My favorite show at like 6, 7 years old. My first introduction to shit like the story of the thylacine (I literly fucking cried), the fact that humans are primates, working with venomous snakes with snake hooks, and tons of other important shit. No idea if it's still watchable today

 

[khaine]

Round The Twist

Spellbinder

Passions

 

[Cyril Sneer]

Cobras at all would've gotten my attention as a kid, my reptile autism started early. Steve Irwin is probably one of the best things I watched as a kid that's still great today.

Can't seem to find a clip, but here, have a screencap:

Spoiler

One of the other main cause of my animal autism I have no idea about. Kratts Creatures, the show the Kratt brothers did before Zooboomafoo or whatever it was. My favorite show at like 6, 7 years old. My first introduction to shit like the story of the thylacine (I literly fucking cried), the fact that humans are primates, working with venomous snakes with snake hooks, and tons of other important shit. No idea if it's still watchable today

Is their current show watchable?