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Ok let me state it straight before somebody begins reading this article- it is not for people who do not like cartoons. I mean I know many and find it futile to impress them about my interest in cartoons. So, for the cartoon lovers- here we are! I love cartoons. I know I may be tad too old to “love” them but yes I do. Better than those “saas-bahu” serials; and those fake “reality shows”. Over the years, my interest has grown from “Tom and Jerry” to ” Duck Tales” and “Aladdin”; from “Powerpuff Girls” to ” Recess” and my current favorites- “Shinchan” and “Doraemon”. They are lovely. From Uncle Scrooge to Bubbles, the cartoon characters have never ceased to put a smile on my face with their antics and catastrophe! And then we have Shinchan, the cute little devil. Anyone who has watched, knows what I am speaking of. He can literally make you smile ceaselessly over his adult dialogues. I personally loved Duck Tales and Aladdin a lot. I was a kid back then and when I remind myself of those hourly schedule of cartoon-watching, I smile with joy and fond memories. I remember my mom bribing me to make me study a bit more seriously. The bribe of course was a couple of minutes more of cartoon watching! I was enjoying an episode of Doraemon and my mind went to the usual stream of thoughts, tracing back to the childhood days of cartoons. I still remember my dad gifting me with a Video Cassette of the movie “Aladdin” for my good grades in school. I was in class 3 back then. I am sure each and every one of you must have watched and loved cartoons at some point of time. I just wanted to share this nostalgic moment with everyone out here. While I stick to newer cartoons, I still miss Duck Tales and Aladdin. With channels like Disney, Cartoon Network, Hungama, etc, I do not have to go back to my memories for help, I can watch the cartoons again. Ahh, I just love the ones I mentioned here and I hope to hear from all of you about your favorites!
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Thanks Graeme...I felt a bit nostalgic and so the article...moreover, I felt this instant inclination to watch my fav cartoons’ repeat episodes, time and again...they are amazing...they take me to a world of fantasy and dreams..and I love that..:)
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Thanks Graeme...I felt a bit nostalgic and so the article...moreover, I felt this instant inclination to watch my fav cartoons’ repeat episodes, time and again...they are amazing...they take me to a world of fantasy and dreams..and I love that..:)
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Oh yes, I forgot to add in my write up...”Recess” is also my all-time favorite...The Gang is brilliant and the tales are superb!
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I have been a cartoon buff all my life. Even today when I grab my newspaper every morning, the first page I go to is the ’Leisure’ section to my favourite strips. In fact, almost all strips in the so many newspapers I subscribe too have become my morning addiction. This has been like that since I was a child.
Talking about childhood and nostalgia associated with cartoons and comics I miss my Amar Chitra Katha series that featured historical characters and the Indrajaal comics that brought Lee Falk’s Phantom along with Mandrake and Bahadur.
Anyone remembers the Mad Comics? Then we had the perennial favourite Tinkle etc.
Talking about childhood and nostalgia associated with cartoons and comics I miss my Amar Chitra Katha series that featured historical characters and the Indrajaal comics that brought Lee Falk’s Phantom along with Mandrake and Bahadur.
Anyone remembers the Mad Comics? Then we had the perennial favourite Tinkle etc.
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The best thing about watching cartoons is that you never grow too old for them. If by chance while moving between channels I ever get to find it being telecasted in some channel, I just get stuck there. My mom still says, ’grow up!’, every time she sees me watching cartoons but sits down with me to get her share of the fun. I give her a naughty smile, growing up is so much fun, I can watch my favorite cartoons any time I wish without anyone waiting for me finish my homework! Though I enjoy absolutely everything from duck tales, Recess to SpongeBob SquarePants and Rugrats and every single cartoon character, I love the classic Disney cartoons more.
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Toons are fun but I really hate the new ones, dragon ballz and the likes. I don’t get the point of cartoon that is based on serious stories and features only and only violence.
They are nowhere close to the likes of duck tales, tales pin, alladin and tom & jerry. But kids of today just love these fight fight and fight type toons. Guess, I’ve grown old :P
They are nowhere close to the likes of duck tales, tales pin, alladin and tom & jerry. But kids of today just love these fight fight and fight type toons. Guess, I’ve grown old :P
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Dont’ forget Pokaemon...utter absurdity...I do not understand the concept and it feels good to see that I am not the only one :)
I do love Shinchan and Doraemon...they are cute and funny...especially Shinchan
I do love Shinchan and Doraemon...they are cute and funny...especially Shinchan
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Pokemon is not as bad as Dragon Ball Z but it still isnt something I’d like to watch.
Btw, my all time fav superhero toon/character is Spiderman followed by Batman :). Otherwise it had to be Ginnie from Aladdin
Btw, my all time fav superhero toon/character is Spiderman followed by Batman :). Otherwise it had to be Ginnie from Aladdin
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Cartoon characters convey the message in easy manner and majority of people will agree that cartoons make them associated with their childhood. The cartoons enable us to view the message without giving stress to mind.
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Its bad reporting and I condemn Asma Jahangir, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, for her writing against religious freedom in India. She said in the press conference that communalism seemed to be increasing in India in past one decade but what I felt during my stay in India is just opposite of her belief. We can easily ignore some minor religious clashes happened in India. No need to co-relate such incidents and putting a question mark against religious tolerance in India.
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@ Tan
I guess you goofed up with your comments and articles.
Well, Aladdin was simply amazing. He was and is and will remain..so handsome and good looking :).. and my personal favorite now is the notorious child Shinchan.
I guess you goofed up with your comments and articles.
Well, Aladdin was simply amazing. He was and is and will remain..so handsome and good looking :).. and my personal favorite now is the notorious child Shinchan.
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Ohh yes, I forgot to add, taking hint from Jonty’s comment, I loved Tinkle and used to send contributions. I would always smile with pride when I received letters from Uncle Pai. :)
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Oh the love of archies and gang and calvin and hobbes, apart from the animated version, the ones on paper are equally relish-able! I love the fact that animated faces give you the liberty to superimpose your imagination and equate it to real life. Not only are so many colours a reinforcement to the rose colored vision of the world but such comic books and animated movies are an art work in themselves.
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Cartoons are not only for kids. They may have therapeutic effects to some people.
Animation relives the youth in us. It gives us the excitement to see colorful creatures that make us blow our heads to fantasize.
I like cartoons that have lessons to share. The animated scenes give me the urge to watch more as the characters portray interesting persona.
Animation relives the youth in us. It gives us the excitement to see colorful creatures that make us blow our heads to fantasize.
I like cartoons that have lessons to share. The animated scenes give me the urge to watch more as the characters portray interesting persona.
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Cartoons are the language which seduces us to their charm of illusions. We all like to escape from our hectic life and be like a free-spirited character that is always following his/her heart.
The political cartoons are also equally important in your life as it deconstructs our world and forces us to see logically by taking the reality to another level.
The political cartoons are also equally important in your life as it deconstructs our world and forces us to see logically by taking the reality to another level.
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Hey No one there who adores the lethal two...Tom n Jerry...A hard dayz work needs nothing in the evening but a good session of Tom N jerry to relax you to the core... I’ve done it so many times and it works wonders to calm me down.
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Yeah Atul, i adore the T&J series. An absolute timeless cartoon which is a hoot to watch even now. Anyday, T&J is right up there in my list of all time great cartoon series.
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Hey I like Tom better though it should be the other way round. I feel Jerry is very notorious. :P They are cute and amazingly funny.
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@ atul
Who doesn’t? :P
Tom & Jerry is something that everyone enjoys, even those who don’t like toons enjoy watching that one show. It’s so loved that people like me usually forget to mention it :P
Who doesn’t? :P
Tom & Jerry is something that everyone enjoys, even those who don’t like toons enjoy watching that one show. It’s so loved that people like me usually forget to mention it :P
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I’ll be honest to you both( Mayuri &Jay) ...It was my dad who use to practice this and I found it funny that a guy of his age sits at home watching Cartoons after the office. I didn’t realize the Fun one gets in watching it until I was determined to assess what impressed my father so much. From that day onwards, I’ve been addicted to it and now both of us watch it together and have a blast every evening. And guess what, we both are trying to rope in a new ally... My Mom, but we haven’t succeeded as yet and all we get is a big frown whenever we tell her to join in...Here’s hoping, one fine day the tide will turn.
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I wish my dad was like yours in this matter :(...all he watches is boring cricket matches....the old ones while I go on missing my cartoons...
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Thats the problem with most Indian Men...Even the old matches tend to lure them...Its just a question of sticking on to that channel for one day and that reformation would come about...Wait for that lucky break Mayuri. Cheers!!
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Well my dad liked this particular cartoon episode. That was my lucky day. I hope that day comes again real soon. :D
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I have always been criticized by my parents for watching toons, you indeed are lucky dude.
My dad also hates it when I get glued to the TV set for Old matches :P
My dad also hates it when I get glued to the TV set for Old matches :P
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Oooh - I new I would get a chance to express this one day but Nishant - in parts of Outback Australia (up North and far away from me) a ”dude” is a reference to a camel’s penis.
*LOL*
sorry to all... I just had to share that one
:O
*LOL*
sorry to all... I just had to share that one
:O
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Pokemon and dragonballz fall under a class of cartoons called as anime. However, it should not be misunderstood that all anime suck as bad as these. Anime has evolved as a medium for storytelling through animation and there are different kinds of anime to cater to the tastes of different kinds of people. The stories can have action, drama, love, comedy, spoofs, fantasy (and certain unmentionables as well for those who want them). And people who have watched the right kind of anime will always swear by it. I’ve written this because I love anime and I’d like everyone to know what anime is and if possible watch a really good one. My recommendations : Death Note (Mystery)
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I have to confess that I am in love with bleach too. But not many people may have the patience to sit through all those episodes.
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Muhahaha,.,.,dude,.,.,the aussies don’t use that.,.,.,and they use mate instead.,.,even i do.,.,.,no dude for me
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Australia is as subject to the plethora of Americanisms as any other country bombarded with their media products - people do say dude but it is just that in the north or perhaps in the notional ’outback’ or for i.e. western queensland, calling someone a dude may indeed get them punched in the nose...
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Yeah mate, i wouldn’t want an aussie punching my nose.,.,aeow
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hehe.,.,Sameer has got a good point.,.,dudette..,any suggestions graeme???
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”Dudette”, of course is still the female of the colloquial term: ”Dude”. I can only imagine that if it has found any use in the outback, ”Dudette” may have a relationship with the concept of camel hermaphroditism.
:P
:P
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that’s game enough.,.i wouldn’t want to hear too mush about that.,.,thanks..,hehe.,.lol
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Graeme, i certainly wasn’t aware of that :P
Jay , stop it :P. From now on, no dude for me either :D
Jay , stop it :P. From now on, no dude for me either :D
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@ All Indians here:
Disappointed to see no one remembers the Indrajaal comics. I would have been delighted if someone remembered Bahadur, Mandrake and Phantom. I guess I am a generation older than you guys. *heh heh*
Well, during my childhood my father was the one who bought me all the stuff. He always bought me comics on demand, almost one or two every week. I still remember during the mid-80s when I was a small kid, he brought me an Amar Chitra Katha featuring Thyagaraja. I was so disappointed that he had to bring that one home on his way back from office as I was not interested in such stuff. On reading that (father used to read them to me and my younger sister) I was deeply moved. I read it so many times after that I lost count. I still remember Uncle Pai of the ACK publishing house.
During the Asiad in Delhi there was an edition called Motu-Patlu and the Asian Games. I was too small to read it myself. Guess my father bought it for himself. When I read it first which must be about a few years later, I was in splits. It continued to make me laugh every time I read it for the next 10 years before I lost it somewhere.
Disappointed to see no one remembers the Indrajaal comics. I would have been delighted if someone remembered Bahadur, Mandrake and Phantom. I guess I am a generation older than you guys. *heh heh*
Well, during my childhood my father was the one who bought me all the stuff. He always bought me comics on demand, almost one or two every week. I still remember during the mid-80s when I was a small kid, he brought me an Amar Chitra Katha featuring Thyagaraja. I was so disappointed that he had to bring that one home on his way back from office as I was not interested in such stuff. On reading that (father used to read them to me and my younger sister) I was deeply moved. I read it so many times after that I lost count. I still remember Uncle Pai of the ACK publishing house.
During the Asiad in Delhi there was an edition called Motu-Patlu and the Asian Games. I was too small to read it myself. Guess my father bought it for himself. When I read it first which must be about a few years later, I was in splits. It continued to make me laugh every time I read it for the next 10 years before I lost it somewhere.
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Heyy, I remember Indrajaal. I have read Bahadur and Phantom, but not much. they kinda dissapeared from the stands with time :(
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you it was not exactly a cartoon show but i loved ”vikram betal”...amazing man. i still long for it..also potli baba....
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Ardent Simpsons’ Fan for over 10 years now. Have been into cartooons all my ife so that the similarity is becoming all to obvious (D’oh!). But yes Simpsons’ remain my favorite show on TV to date. Love every minute of it.
Wooooo’hoooooo!
Wooooo’hoooooo!
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File Type: VideoFound Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar in Simpsons. Check this out!
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LoL nice i’ve seen this episode the upteenth time... its funnier..
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Your experiences with cartoons are interesting. I would like say a little, too.
I think cartoons are powerful. The confluence of narrative and simplified imagery really allows our brains to go into ”imagination” mode as we are not burdened by the millions of details we indirectly absorb in the complexity of a film or television image and we may (perhaps unconsciously) devote this excess energy and processing power into our suspension of disbelief in the reality of that with which we are presented. The visual style of comics over the years is fascinating and not least because we find in the era of the digital image that the style and impact of the still or moving cartoon image is no longer bound (as were the early cartoons) by their technological limitations and for all this freedom, there is not a proliferation of technological extravagance (- i.e. many of the most popular cartoons are still very visually simple). That the human brain can ’read’ these images and styles so swiftly and fluently is also quite fascinating - as the cartoon represents something of a ’shorthand’ or compressed ’signifier’ (semiotics). The cartoon image replicates our general (and very human) tendency to make and repeat narrative structures and in a colourful, stylish and thoroughly engaging way. I love them too and I think that in the ways that myth and legend were once the archetypes and reservoirs of cultural knowledge and wisdom - we find that the cartoon image and the cartoon animation are becoming just such repositories of myth, moral and tradition. If the cartoon-as-archetype is thoroughly cross-cultural in appreciation and popularity this perhaps shows how artificial the notions of cultural difference may actually. How well the cartoon signifies through its simple narratives and structures may show us that we all share (and can appreciate) much more of our common humanity than we may at first think or choose to believe.
Whew, that was a mouthful... ;)