Tuesday, February 3, 2009

You've voted and...

Doug.  Doug Funnie.  Awfully presumptuous of the writers of the 90's cartoon to name their main character "funny".  In hindsight, Doug wasn't even that funny, he was more pathetic than anything else.  I guess pathetic is a bit harsh, but they way he ogled over Patti Mayonnaise was anything but noble.  Porkchop,  that's where the comedy was.  Porkchop was the awesome dog that broke down the doors for funny dogs all over the world (he is practically a mute Bryan Griffin).  If memory serves me correctly, Porkchop was constantly driving around in little dog cars with his bitches, (relax ladies, they were female dogs.  But I did hear, from a reliable source, they were snobby whores) or laughing at the obsurdity of situations Doug and Skeet (don't even get me started on the applications of THAT name) got into, namely their various capers regarding The Beets and nematodes.

One thing I did like about the show, among other things, is Quailman.  This guy was the bomb.  Belt on head, underpants on the outside, symbol printed boldly on chest, trusty sidekick dog, what wasn't their to like?  I'll admit, I have had my own fantasies where I am a superhero
 where I kick ass and save the girl.  I still do!

Oh, you don't?  Well, this guy sure does. ------>

While classics like Salute Your Shorts, Pete and Pete, and AYAOTD are all great in their own right, Doug possessed that one thing that they didn't.  Buddy and Tippy Dink.  The two dynamic next door neighbors.  That laugh haunts my dreams.  "Huh huh huh huu huu huu!" as I recall.  Ugh, why was that my favorite tagline of that show?

I think I've lost myself in nostalgia, what was I talking about?  Ah yes, Doug.  It was an okay cartoon.  I should have included, but was too embarrassed to, Rugrats in the pole.  I am upset that AYAOTD didn't get any votes, but I'll bet that a few of you still get the occasional nightmare that you have been shrunk down and trapped inside a pinball machine (I know you know what episode I'm talking about), so I don't blame you for voting the way you did.  God, that puppet and the vacant swing set in the beginning of that show was horrifying.

Whoa, I lost myself again.  I guess there is only one thing left to do.  I'm going to go oldschool here and sign off this blog post Nick at Night style:

I declare this meeting of the Midnight Society closed.

1 comment:

  1. I didn't check your blog when you had this poll.. but I woulda definitely voted for AYAOTD. I watched every episode last year. All of them.

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