Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 19:46:39 gmt0bst From: "Henry" <MFKX7HVB@fs1.ar.man.ac.uk> Subject: Sinister: cringe...

Here's my lot on the cartoon thread: (Pigeon street, YES! "Long distance Clara" etc. classic.)

Nobody's mentioned the Carebears, sure they were terrible, but I can't think of all these other cartoons without thinking of them. When we used to go to the video store my sister always wanted a carebears video and I wanted a superman film.

OK. I can say something about it. I remember seeing the 1st movie in the theater when I was 9. I was thrilled because that was the first time I had ever been abandoned by any parental authority (my friend's parents were in charge of us that day which explains why) to go see a movie. I remember enjoying the movie, but halfway through, I bit my tongue and drew blood as I was having some pop corn. I remember that movie being played one Thanksgiving afternoon on TV and out of nostalgia, I was a bit curious to see it (I was 14 at the time), but I got bored and wandered off pretty quickly. I can't tell you a thing about the plot. I think they were battling something evil. Aren't they always? I got hit by a wave of nostalgia just yesterday when I went into a clothes store and they had Strawberry Shortcake doll t-shirts. Everyone had the doll when I was in kindergarten and bring her to show and tell. Yes, everyone had seen one, but I brought mine, too! The smurfs are my favorites. On any day of the week, my mom had to drag me out of bed to go to school, but I specifically asked her to wake me up at 7:30 on Saturdays to see that show. Go figure. I miss the days of stuffing my face with breakfast cereals and chocolate milk and watching cartoons I wouldn't dare think to see these days. Oh, I have to ask this for any Aussies on the list: What the hell is the deal with the Bananas in Pajamas show? Or, as my friend likes to call it, "Dildos in Tuxedos." I work for a tv station where I run it every morning and their demenor is reminiscent of Terrence and Phillip on the Southpark show. It's one of the goofiest things I've ever seen, and I have to wonder why Australia hasn't received the recognition it rightly deserves for being the producer of the greatest soaps and children's shows on earth. s.s. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------