I think I watched too many of these growing up. But those were the days. Much better than now I believe.
"Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." FBLM LGB!
September 07, 2023, 06:26 PM
MRBTX
Best cartoons ever.
September 07, 2023, 07:58 PM
lyman
spent many a Sat Morning whatching them before they were cut
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September 07, 2023, 08:52 PM
YooperSigs
Theres a kids channel called Boomerang that show classic cartoons. Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry.
End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
September 07, 2023, 09:39 PM
Sailor1911
"Somthin kinda Eeeee bout a boy don't like baseball" - F. Leghorn
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016
September 08, 2023, 05:00 AM
Patriot
_____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth
September 08, 2023, 06:02 AM
egregore
MeTV runs Warner Bros. cartoons in the third hour of a programming block on Saturday mornings. (The first two hours are Popeye, MGM and, recently, Woody Woodpecker.) They also have Toon In with Me weekday mornings, but I don't like the needless and stupid supporting characters. Nothing else gets done Saturdays until the program is over.
September 08, 2023, 02:19 PM
myrottiety
Two Words : ROCKET SKATES!!
Train how you intend to Fight
Remember - Training is not sparring. Sparring is not fighting. Fighting is not combat.
September 08, 2023, 09:01 PM
OKCGene
Coyote v Acme, lawsuit
In the United States District Court, Southwestern District, Tempe, Arizona
Case no. b19294, Judge Joan Kujava, presiding
Wile E. Coyote, Plaintiff
-v.-
Acme Company, Defendant
Opening Statement of Mr. Harold Schoff, attorney for Mr. Coyote: My client, Mr. Wile E. Coyote, a resident of Arizona and contiguous states, does hereby bring suit for damages against the Acme Company, manufacturer and retail distributor of assorted merchandise, incorporated in Delaware and doing business in every state, district, and territory. Mr. Coyote seeks compensation for personal injuries, loss of business income, and mental suffering caused as a direct result of the actions and/or gross negligence of said company, under Title 15 of the United States Code, Chapter 47, section 2072, subsection (a), relating to product liability.
I'm a 70's kid. This was on every Saturday morning. I miss those days. Thanks for sharing.
September 13, 2023, 12:33 PM
nhtagmember
Wile is the patron saint of mechanical engineers
during finals exams while in engineering school I had a Wile E Coyote stuffed animal on the corner of my desk and everyone in my class would give it a pat on the head before they started writing
we even had one prof that got into the Wile thing as well - had an ACME shirt and sweater embroidered up
September 14, 2023, 07:35 AM
jmkfive
Would anyone like to know why - in every Roadrunner cartoon - there is someone blowing something up with dynamite? It's a wild story, told to me years ago by a guy who owns a gold mine near Idaho Springs Colorado.
Back in the late 1940's, Warner Brothers wanted to create a new animated kids' cartoon with a Western theme. These cartoon shorts would be shown in movie theaters before the main attractions. To create names for characters for the cartoon, they began researching historic individuals from Western states during the 1840's : Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada. In the process of doing this research, they stumbled across a little known gold miner named Wiley who had been nicknamed "Coyote" because of his secretive and shrewd ways of looking for new gold mining sites. But "Coyote" Wiley had another attribute : he was an amateur inventor, who created a plunger-style electrical detonator for dynamite, for use in mining.
So when Warner Brothers went to Mr. Wiley's heirs, to ask them if they could use their great, great Grandad's name as a character in their new Saturday morning cartoon, they said "Why sure! On one condition : you have to show our family's invention in every single cartoon."
And this is why, in every Road Runner cartoon, you'll see somebody gleefully blowing something (or someone!) up with dynamite.
September 14, 2023, 01:48 PM
coloradohunter44
quote:
Originally posted by jmkfive: Would anyone like to know why - in every Roadrunner cartoon - there is someone blowing something up with dynamite? It's a wild story, told to me years ago by a guy who owns a gold mine near Idaho Springs Colorado.
Back in the late 1940's, Warner Brothers wanted to create a new animated kids' cartoon with a Western theme. These cartoon shorts would be shown in movie theaters before the main attractions. To create names for characters for the cartoon, they began researching historic individuals from Western states during the 1840's : Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada. In the process of doing this research, they stumbled across a little known gold miner named Wiley who had been nicknamed "Coyote" because of his secretive and shrewd ways of looking for new gold mining sites. But "Coyote" Wiley had another attribute : he was an amateur inventor, who created a plunger-style electrical detonator for dynamite, for use in mining.
So when Warner Brothers went to Mr. Wiley's heirs, to ask them if they could use their great, great Grandad's name as a character in their new Saturday morning cartoon, they said "Why sure! On one condition : you have to show our family's invention in every single cartoon."
And this is why, in every Road Runner cartoon, you'll see somebody gleefully blowing something (or someone!) up with dynamite.
Great history lesson. Thx!
"Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." FBLM LGB!
September 19, 2023, 11:23 AM
bendable
As a kid my dad and my grandfather used to buy dynamite and help remove tree stumps on his uncle's farm in eastern Iowa.
He said twice a year they would blow up stumps. Evidently it was readly available back then.
Big cartoon fan as a child Just last weekend I found out that Both Clutch Cargo and Space Angel are on again.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
September 23, 2023, 10:46 PM
pillboxesghost
quote:
Originally posted by bendable: As a kid my dad and my grandfather used to buy dynamite and help remove tree stumps on his uncle's farm in eastern Iowa.
He said twice a year they would blow up stumps. Evidently it was readly available back then.
Big cartoon fan as a child
IN 1970 legislation was passed requiring a special license from the BATFE to possess explosives. Just last weekend I found out that Both Clutch Cargo and Space Angel are on again.
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