The Big Picture: Jawsome

[Caffiene]

Heh. I think I had some Street Sharks toys, and one Mighty Ducks one as well. Theyre possibly even still in my possession in a box at the back of a cupboard somewhere.

I remember so many of those weird 90s shows...
Two that I havent seen mentioned yet are Avenger Penguins, which followed the trend but with a bit of a british Mighty Mouse kind of vibe, and apparently the Battletoads game had a TV show but only made it as far as a pilot episode.

 

[acsoundwave]

I'm surprised nobody mentions Skeleton Warriors, and that Inhumanoids doesn't make it into more 80s nostalgia mentions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhumanoids

As far as the Inhumanoids: we're still trying to forget the trauma associated with this show; not because it was bad, but because it was horrifying *awesome*:

Observe:

 

[daxterx2005]

Having seen the entire Street sharks series and the entire Extreme Dinosaurs I can confirm Dino Vengers >>> Extreme Dinosaurs.

 

[Valanthe]

God... Bob... that was boring. No offense to you, but that was just duuuullllllll. And I blame the subject, not the writer. It is just not an interesting subject. Like you said, obscure to cause confusion, but recognizable enough to get a good laugh.

Also:
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What the heck did I just watch?

On topic though, I'm glad there was an episode of this, I remember the Street Sharks though admittedly it was more of a "Oh yeah, that was a thing that existed," feeling rather than any true nostalgia.

 

[Roxor]

Please, Bob, don't do any more episodes about these "extreme" shows. It's just painful to watch.

 

[Sir Shockwave]

I understand that bob was too old to have had interest in the show but people are going wild over it, tearing off and setting fire to their clothes. Hopefully we'll see an episode on it before they start cutting themselves and bring forth a bro-vival.

You misinterpret my post, that was not a request. Please read my post in full before quoting it again.

 

[KoudelkaMorgan]

I had never seen Street Sharks at all.

I had seen plenty of other cartoons though.

Two in particular that I haven't seen mentioned are actually quite a bit better than your average extended toy commercial.

Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors

The Pirates of Dark Water

I don't think either ever got finished. I would LOVE for a reboot like the New Masters of the Universe cartoons from a few years ago.

Also, Gargoyles. Goliath's voice was so cool.

I barely remember Mighty Max, the show, but I do remember I had a lot of the toys including a large volcano.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

I sat giggling the whole time. I used to watch this as a kid and had no idea there was an overarching storyline. Same with the Extreme Dinosaurs.

To continue the trend of half animal/half man posts. I'll just post a certain theme song.


Let's rock...and ride!!!

For what it's worth, I remember Biker Mice from Mars with greater fondness because the animation was better (if only just) and the three Mice were distinct both visually and emotionally. My favorite was Modo, the grey one with the cyborg arm: he was nice mix of the southern gentleman and gentle giant but once he gets moving, holy shit find yourself a tank to hide in.

 

[Windcaler]

I remember watching both street sharks and xtreme dinosaurs when I was a kid but the cartoon show I really remember during the 90s was Bucky O'Hare. At the time TMNT was going downhill and had become really hard to follow since reruns were few and far between on Saturday morning but I remember always watching that show even though it was a bit corny

 

[AgentLampshade]

For what it's worth, I remember Biker Mice from Mars with greater fondness because the animation was better (if only just) and the three Mice were distinct both visually and emotionally. My favorite was Modo, the grey one with the cyborg arm: he was nice mix of the southern gentleman and gentle giant but once he gets moving, holy shit find yourself a tank to hide in.

My mama didn't raise no stinkin' rat!

My favourite was Vinnie, the badass ladies man with the red bike and comic relief character. Some of the villains were pretty cool too. I think there was a guy called Hard Rock who used his guitar to send shockwaves or something.

 

[Piorn]

Never saw Street Sharks, but that Extreme Dinosaurs clip hit me right in the nostalgia gland.
I watched it a lot as a kid, and the characters were a lot more diverse and memorable than the street sharks.

 

[Stealthygamer]

Was there any cartoon in the 90s without the generic, godawful power metal theme tune?

X-Men and Iron Man, they had kickass power metal theme tunes

 

[jecht35]

Has Bob done anything about Gargoyles? I would really love to see a big picture about Gargoyles. I was supremely sad when it was canceled and then later brought back to make that meh 3rd season. At least the comics were great.

 

[Looming_Shadows]

Bob needs to do Beast Wars/ Beast Machines

 

[Lieju]

Ah, yes, I remember this.
I never had any toys, though. These humanoid monster-toys never were my thing, I liked dinosaurs and more non-human monsters. My Godzilla toy was a bad guy when I played because it had the human-like posture.

But I do remember this show was on a channel I didn't get, and my friend did, and described this show as the best ever because someone's face melted off.

I have a slight suspicion she was exaggerating.