Some of my earliest and best memories are getting up early on Saturday mornings, wrapping myself in a blanket, grabbing some fruit loops and sitting in front of the TV to enjoy the smurfs, along with some other faves like He Man and Astro Boy, and of course the unforgettable zany slapstick of Looney Tunes.
I recently on a whim picked up Box Set 1 of the smurfs, 17 episodes. I am now proudly reviving my childhood tradition of Saturday morning cartoons, beginning with the smurfs and then anything else I can find on DVD. It's great stuff...and what a weird little social commentary it is too, with it's "moral of the story" moments. I had forgotten some absolute gems (like most people who watched it as a kid, I only really remembered Papa Smurf and Smurfette) like Jokey and his exploding presents, and the maniacal little giggle he erupts into after each one! And Lazy, whose response to anything is "why don't we...take a nap!"
As a child of the early 80's I grew up with cell-animation, and I must say I still find it very enjoyable to watch. It's simple artistic talent on screen, without the hooplaa of today's "everything with computers" animation, where the talents of some of the "animators" are questionable. I like CGI, don't get me wrong, but there's few things that can compete with happy childhood memories, as I'm sure most people would agree!
I recently on a whim picked up Box Set 1 of the smurfs, 17 episodes. I am now proudly reviving my childhood tradition of Saturday morning cartoons, beginning with the smurfs and then anything else I can find on DVD. It's great stuff...and what a weird little social commentary it is too, with it's "moral of the story" moments. I had forgotten some absolute gems (like most people who watched it as a kid, I only really remembered Papa Smurf and Smurfette) like Jokey and his exploding presents, and the maniacal little giggle he erupts into after each one! And Lazy, whose response to anything is "why don't we...take a nap!"
As a child of the early 80's I grew up with cell-animation, and I must say I still find it very enjoyable to watch. It's simple artistic talent on screen, without the hooplaa of today's "everything with computers" animation, where the talents of some of the "animators" are questionable. I like CGI, don't get me wrong, but there's few things that can compete with happy childhood memories, as I'm sure most people would agree!
