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I enjoyed Rat Patrol too. Even back then I didn't consider it great writing, acting, or drama, but, as you so wisely point out, it had jeeps, and guns, and explosions. What else do ya need?

Couldn't quite get into Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Why venture into the depths when the beach has what you're looking for, right?

I loved “Johnny Quest.” I noticed there was a newer version but have never seen it. A couple years ago I used to watch the cartoon network all the time “Teen Titans,” “Code name kids next door,” “Foster’s home for imaginary friends,” “Hi! HI! Puffy AmiYumi,” but never managed to catch the new “Johnny Quest.”

I would definitely say the today’s cartoons are better than when I was young.

Two of my friend’s dad had an army surplus jeep so we used to play “Rat Patrol.” well in the driveway anyway. We always liked “Combat!” better though.

Except for the Warner Bros, that's classic stuff there!! Bugs, Daffy, Elmer and of course Foghorn Leghorn...."Nahh look what ya did bwahh! ya gave him a complex!"

I liked “The Road Runner” and the “Bugs Bunny‘s” with Marvin the Martian but not most of the rest. “I hated Popeye the Sailorman.”

So while we have a thread about old TV shows specifically discussing cartoons right now over at TCA they have an “Avatar Hottie” thread. Humm, older crowed here…methinks.

Jessica Rabbit? she's a hottie!!

True though “Josie and the Pussycats” are a little more alighted with the time. Daphne was always a hottie too. But Sarah Michelle Gellar wins that contest any day.

Just the other day, I was listening to my Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits and digging on the Liz Phair and Material Issue cover of the Banana Splits theme.

Here is a link to the song on youTube. The accompanying video (or, more specifically, still photos with a few mild video effects) is entirely skippable: someone's family photos. But the song is there in full.

The CD is a little hit-and-miss, but I give it an overall thumbs up. My other favorite songs - a couple of real gems - are the Ramones' cover of the Spiderman theme and the Frente' song, which is precious. My beloved Juliana Hatfield is on there and gamely does what she can with the Josie and the Pussycats song.