Key Animator
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Apr 22, 2008, 7:36 AM
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Happy Earth Day
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I think it was on Sunday or Monday but...
This is about cartoons like "Captain Planet" and other 'Save the World' moral cartoons. But prior to 1990, were there any?
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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Supervising Animator / Contributor
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Apr 22, 2008, 9:15 AM
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Earth Day is today, actually. April 22.
But to answer your question, the only other "eco-friendly" series that comes to mind right now is H-B's Yogi's Gang (premiered on ABC September 8,1973), the one where Yogi and the other H-B funny animal toons from the 50-60s were traveling the world in a flying ark righting the wrongs of such enemies of the environment (Mr. Smog, Lotta Litter, Mr. Sloppy, Mr. Waste) or the enemies of pro-social behavior (Mr. Vandal, The Envy Bros., Peter D. Cheater, Gossipy, the Sheik of Selfishness).
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I love humanity, it's people that I have issues with.
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Supervising Animator
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Apr 22, 2008, 12:12 PM
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"The Smurfs" could be quite eco-friendly since they lived in the forest and all.
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Bugs Bunny cartoons are not supposed to feature a lisping Viking rabbit hunter enthusiastically professing his operatic love for a bunny in drag.
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Directing Animator / Contributor
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Apr 22, 2008, 12:16 PM
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"It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown" was made in the 1970s.
The kids planted trees on the baseball diamond and it helped defeat Peppermint Patty's team for a change.
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"The Stones...I love The Stones...I can't believe they're still doing it all these years...I watch them whenever I can...Fred and Barney."- Steven Wright
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Supervising Animator
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Apr 22, 2008, 1:56 PM
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There was also the animated version of "The Lorax" from 1972 based on Dr.Seuss' classic story.
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Bugs Bunny cartoons are not supposed to feature a lisping Viking rabbit hunter enthusiastically professing his operatic love for a bunny in drag.
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Research Guru / Moderator
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Apr 22, 2008, 2:48 PM
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The 1971 Toei film Gojira Tai Hedora -- better-known as Godzilla vs. Hedora and Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster -- was live-action, but contained several animated sequences.
Animated clips depicted Hedora (the Smog Monster) feeding on a tanker and inhaling poisonous fumes from a factory, and big factories fouling the Earth. This was the only use of animation in a Godzilla feature film.
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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Key Animator
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Apr 22, 2008, 3:26 PM
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Who could forget "Ferngully:The Last Rain Forest".
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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Research Guru / Moderator
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Apr 22, 2008, 8:20 PM
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There was also the animated version of "The Lorax" from 1972 based on Dr.Seuss' classic story.
In fact, its narrator, the late Eddie Albert, was an active environmentalist. He helped launch the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 -- his 64th birthday.
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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Cartoon Aficionado / Contributor
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Apr 23, 2008, 5:10 AM
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And don't forget "The Smokey The Bear Show," which was actually the first eco-themed animated series.
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"Here's to thirty years of Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla. And....Godzooky!"
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Animator
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Apr 23, 2008, 7:21 PM
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I read this on another forum, and I just had to pass this along....
Someone was complaining & said "Why don't we have days for other planets?"
One replied, " 'Uranus Day' doesn't sound quite right." Sumpn like that......
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Key Animator
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May 1, 2008, 7:49 AM
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I read this on another forum, and I just had to pass this along....
Someone was complaining & said "Why don't we have days for other planets?"
One replied, " 'Uranus Day' doesn't sound quite right." Sumpn like that......
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ROFLMFAO!
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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