Cartoon Characters are taking over Facebook!
People on Facebook are changing their profile pictures to shots of cartoon characters from the 80’s in an effort to speak out against childhood violence. Facebook users are circulating the following message:
“Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same. Until Monday (Dec. 6), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is for violence against children.”
Here are my top five cartoons from my childhood:
1. Flinstones:
Who didn’t grow up watching the Flinstones? The original ran from 1960 to 1966 but various spin-offs were done in the 80s; Flintstone Kids (1986-1988), Flintstone Funnies (1986-1988); The Flintstones Comedy Show (1980-1981); The Flintstone Family Adventures (1980-1981) and The Flintstone Family Adventures Hour (1981).
2. Scooby Doo:
There have been variations of Scooby shows including Scooby and Scrappy Doo (1979-80), The Scooby, Scrappy and Yabba Doo Show (1982-83), The Scary Scooby Funnies (1984-85) and Scooby’s Mystery Funhouse (1985-86).
3. Smurfs:
This popular show about small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs ran from 1981 to 1986. Who could get the theme song out of their head? Poor Smurfette was the only female in the village.
4. The Jetsons:
The Jetsons is a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing from 1962–1963 and again from 1985-1987. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period.
5. Fat Albert:
In 1969, a TV special was aired named “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert.” Bill’s adventures in Philadelphia in his youth were the main focus of the series. The TV show followed the same premise and covered light and serious topics, including family issues and drugs. Bill voiced several of the characters. He was also the host of the show in brief live-action bits. The show ran from 1972-1984. In 1979, the show was renamed from “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” to “The New Fat Albert Show.” and a segment was added featuring the black superhero, the Brown Hornet.
What were your favourite cartoons from your childhood?
