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29 Cartoons We Somehow Forgot All About

By:: Cracked Writers; Brian C. Miller

July 24, 2023

For many of us, our childhoods were spent in front of the electric glowing babysitter that was Saturday morning cartoons — or weekday afternoons after school, if that was more your jam. Ideally armed with a gigantic bowl of sugar-y cereal, we were endlessly entertained by the animated adventures of characters who were primarily created as 22-minute-long commercials for action figures and even more sugar-y cereals. Still, while we loved them, many have faded from our memories into nostalgic obscurity.

For every SpongeBob SquarePants or The Fairly OddParents, there are many more series that disappeared from our memories as quickly as they were introduced. There’s a special kind of sensation when they pop back into your memory, however, like long sleeping neurons in your brain awakening at hearing their name being called. Even if a large number of them were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle knock-offs, we loved them all the same.

29 Chew-Chew Baby

... TELL US NOW. Chew-Chew Baby CRACKED Robert J. can't shake this episode of Woody Woodpecker wherein Woody dresses in drag and seduces his landlord so he won't starve: that was pretty messed-up. I remember seeing that on Cowboy Bob's Chuckwagon Theater as a kid. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

28 Mighty Max

... TELL US NOW. Mighty Max GRACKED Garrett H. says I absolutely loved Mighty Max. Sadly, I feel like almost no one but sis and I remember that show or the awesome toys. We remember, Garrett. We remember. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

27 Sharky & George

... TELL US NOW. Sharky & George GRACKED Dan C. recommends this French show about underwater private detectives: they are crime busters of the sea, don't you know? — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

26 My Life as a Teenage Robot

MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT was ruined by Catwoman CRACKED.COM XJ9 was a robot designed to defend Earth but all she wanted to do was live like a normal teenager. Enter Vexus, evil queen of a robot planet. The role was purr-fectly voiced by Batman's Eartha Kitt. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

25 Danny Phantom

DANNY PHANTOM pretty much dies during the theme song CRACKED.COM The upbeat hip-hop open might make you overlook the fact that Danny suffers a painful lab accident and becomes part-ghost. How's that for cartoon trauma? — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

24 Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

... TELL US NOW. Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch GRAGKED Barry S. may be the only person who remembers this one-season Hanna-Barbera show about a sweet little car being bullied by a motorcycle gang. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

23 Robotech

... TELL US NOW. Robotech CRACKED lan О. appreciates a show with some real stakes: I was into Transformers and GI Joe cartoons when I was a kid, until I saw Robotech where people actually died = ... At the time people dying in cartoons kind of blew my mind. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

22 Hammerman

... TELL US NOW. Hammerman GRAGKED Ken т. coming in with the putback slam: The only thing crazier was MC Hammer fighting crime with magical shoes. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

21 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

... TELL US NOW. The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible GRACKED Rhiannon R. says she was very disappointed when I went to Sunday School and Derek, Margo, and Moki weren't actually in the Bible stories. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

20 Mutant League

... TELL US NOW. Mutant League GRACKED Genna L. says this show was actually lowkey educational... insofar as it's where she learned that football can mean soccer. The main gimmick was always someone losing a body part during a game and like they kept playing different kinds of sports because I guess that's what you do when everything is FUBAR. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

19 Mummies Alive!

... TELL US NOW. Mummies Alive! GRACKED Jacob W. says don't sleep on this completely 90's combination of Gargoyles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Power Rangers. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

18 The Angry Beavers

THE ANGRY BEAVERS confronted mortality CRACKED.COM The scripted (but unaired) final episode would have shown the Beavers becoming aware that they were mere cartoons on the brink of cancellation. In TV terms, they realized they were about to die. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

17 Yakkity Yak

YAKKITY YAK was best friends with an anthropomorphic pineapple GRACKED.COM To be clear, Keo was actually a human with a pineapple for a head. His dad was a straight-up pineapple, so do the math if you want to figure out where Keo came from. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

16 Aahhh! Real Monsters

AAAHH! REAL MONSTERS took place in a noirish dystopia INC CRACKED.COM Animator Gábor Csupó based the look of the monster academy's city dump on Brazil and Blade Runner. A movie version was shut down because it was considered too dark for children. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

15 Rocko's Modern Life

ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE wasn't shy about masturbation SHIP CHOKEY CHICKEN CRACKED.COM Rocko and the gang hung out at Chokey Chicken, a not-so- subtle euphemism for self love. Someone at Nick caught the joke during season 4, and the joint quietly changed its name to Chewy Chicken. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

14 Chalkzone

CHALKZONE was not inspired by Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings GRACKED.COM Despite the similarities, creator Bill Burnett claims he had never heard of the series. (Не does admit to Harold and the Purple Crayon giving him an idea or two.) — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

13 Extreme Dinosaurs

... TELL US NOW. Extreme Dinosaurs GRACKED Sergio L. tapped into that unique vein of radi-cool animals that followed in the wake of the lean, green ninja team: Extreme Dinosaurs/Street Sharks/Biker Mice from Mars/whatever else was released to cash in on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze in the 90s. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

12 Johnson and Friends

... TELL US NOW. Johnson and Friends GRACKED Aimee M. only remembered a few key details, which, we regret to report, were enough for us to find this nightmare puppet show: a hot water bottle and a toy truck, among other things, came to life. No one else seems to remember it but I'm sure it was a real thing. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

11 Mr. Meaty

... TELL US NOW. Mr. Meaty GRACKED Even though it's not technically a cartoon, Saro U's suggestion is, spiritually, f*ed up enough to make the list: The tapeworm episode is scarred on my brain. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

10 SWAT Kats

... TELL US NOW. SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron GRACKED Joshua C. knows the recipe for an... emotionally scarring Saturday afternoon: Cat people, monsters, explosions, and even a few characters actually dying which was huge by 1990's standards. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

9 ProStars

... TELL US NOW. ProStars GRACKED Ken т. couldn't remember the name of the show, but gave us all the radical breadcrumbs we needed: Look, I remember Michael Jordan, Во Jackson and Wayne Gretzky fighting crime together. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

8 Kablam!

KABLAM! pioneered chuckimation CRACKED.COM KaBlam! showcased Action League Now!, featuring toy figures animated by chucking them around the frame. One of the main heroes was The Flesh, who was super-strong and super-naked. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

7 Pelswick

PELSWICK preferred to be known as 'permanently seated' CRACKED.COM Creator John Callahan was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident. His dark, self-deprecating humor inspired Pelswick, the first kid show with a paraplegic lead character. (And a grouchy, funny one at that.) — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

6 Doug

DOUG started as a fruit salesman CRACKED.COM Before he starred in one of Nickelodeon's first cartoons, Doug shilled in a commercial for Florida Grapefruit. Не bounced on a pogostick to show that grapefruit juice puts a bounce in your step. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

5 Rocket Power

ROCKET POWER lacked parental supervision CRACKED.COM The Rocket boys are living the life, nothing but extreme sports 24-7. That's possible in part because their mom is dead and their dad is chatting up half the ladies in Ocean Shores. — **Source:** **14 Nick Cartoons You Forgot Were Super Weird**

4 Two Stupid Dogs

... TELL US NOW. Two Stupid Dogs CRACKED Zach C. is the man he is today because of this show: it probably influenced my sense of humor more than it should have. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

3 Beverly Hills Teens

... TELL US NOW. Beverly Hills Teens GRACKED If there's one thing the 80's got right, it was how to write a killer theme song. Angel H. goes to bat for it: The show was really inane, but I will fight you for that theme song! — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

2 It's Punky Brewster

... TELL US NOW. It's Punky Brewster CRACKED Richard В. remembers when they tried to keep Punky around after they pulled the plug on her sitcom: The Punky Brewster spinoff with the magical troll thingy (Glomer, or something like that) was beyond insane. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

1 Watership Down

... TELL US NOW. Watership Down GRACKED Andy Y. dredged up some old trauma with the OG tale of bunny gentrification: The 1978 movie version, not the Netflix show. I remember one scene where a bunny was cut up, bitten, and bloodied by other rabbits. — **Source:** **Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today**

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