1980's Saturday Morning Preservation & Recreation Society FRIDAY POLL #2 - CBS 1980

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Last week we voted on the best ABC Cartoon of 1980 and you all voted THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER FRIENDS a the best thing on 1980 ABC Saturday Morning TV, with THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN coming in a close second. This week, we move on to 1980 CBS!

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Comments

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

It was a toss up for me between Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny/ Road Runner. Bug Bunny Road Runner won out :)by only by a fraction.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

HOW CAN YOU PEOPLE BE LOVING THE TOM & JERRY COMEDY SHOW?!?!?! It boggles my mind!

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

Because it was violent and funny!!

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

See, this is why I think people are voting for the *character* instead of the show. This was the darkest moment in Tom & Jerry history - this wa the 1980's *clean* version of Tom & Jerry from Filmation, not the classic short cartoons from MGM or even Hanna-Barbera. These cartoons were *so bad*, I can't even find an example of them on-line!

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

You're probably right on some level but I do remember some funny and violent moments in the clean versions as well. At the same time it's true nothing beat the older versions of the really violent, truly funny Tom and Jerry cartoons.