Dear Hollywood: Please Leave These 9 Beloved '80s Cartoons Alone
The Snorks
Real talk: Snorks were basically underwater Smurfs, tiny creatures with tenuous ties to the world of humans who existed in their own society. Family Guy made the easy joke about the little creatures and their unique appendages, but otherwise the Snorks have little cache these days among the current generation of kids, which is the good news; you know some producer out there has floated the idea of updating The Snorks (their snorkel heads were made to pop out at you in 3-D!), but they're probably nowhere near recognizable enough to get the reboot treatment.
The Brave Little Toaster
One of the best (and most terrifying) animated children's films of the '80s, the Disney-distributed Brave Little Toaster was indeed followed by two sequels, also based on author Thomas Disch's novels. Director Jerry Rees hinted last year at plans for a new CG sequel that would catch up with Toaster & Co. the next day, but you know what? The Toy Story movies already pretty much covered that ground. So... thank you, Pixar? (Below, watch the sarcastic Air Conditioner -- voiced by Phil Hartman -- try to burst the BLT and Friends' bubble. "What are you gonna do, suck me to death?")
Garbage Pail Kids
Technically, the Garbage Pail Kids were primarily a trading card property, and they're included here out of revulsion and not love for the franchise, but still: Let us never see this "Topp's Chewing Gum" production or its 1987 animated series (canceled before it even aired due to watchdog group concerns) brought back to gross out another generation on the big screen. Poor, poor Mackenzie Astin -- an auspicious debut, indeed.
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I loved The Gummi Bears!
But one that they can totally mess with and make live action: MASK! Cars that turn into boats, helicopters that turn into jets, forts hidden in the sides of mountains, dudes with... well, masks!
It practically already has Shia LeBouf attached to star just from the description alone!
Totally fine with that. Take MASK! Just leave me and my She-Ra alone... My precious...
Dude, are you nuts? I would TOTALLY see a "Thundarr the Barbarian" film...only if it had Kellan Lutz as Thundarr.
Toss up between Gummi Bear and Jem for the best animated theme song of the decade.
My Little Pony, unless it's an animated FiM movie. Isn't there already a Care Bears CGI show?
LOVE the Brave Little Toaster!! Just watched it the other day actually...
PLEASE NO:
Pound Puppies
the Wuzzles
Rescue Rangers
Tale Spin
Darkwing Duck
Children of the Sun
Pirates of Dark Water
David the Gnome
the Noozles
the Littles
Count Duckula
Duck Tales
Seeing as Disney has not boterhed to complete the DVD releases for Gummie Bears,as well as DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, and Gargoyles I think it's safe to say they won't touch Gummie Bears with a 59 1/2 foot poll. Lest face it, those shows are like the red-headed step children of the Disney family.
What about Shirt Tales or The Get-Along Gang?
If they ever give "Johnny Bravo" the live action/ CGI treatment something is going to burn.
Yes. Most likely a blunt.
Big up to The Littles - they got tails and shit!
I mean - should I? - seems too easy...but he does have my first name, so I HAVE to defend it (even tho' he splet it wrong - JonathAn) I guess I will go ahead and send it...
Guy's, You're forgetting about the greatest 80' kids show ever,,
THE MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD,,
Seriously,, check out this intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq5Y_ogiyi0
I'm tellin ya, this show was so ahead of it's time, such amazing adventures
and storylines based on real life history mixed with science-fiction
Yes! I remember that. Along with Ulysses 31 and Dogtanian. I really enjoyed it.
Incidentally, wasn't there a new script knocking around for Masters of the Universe that was meant to be really good.
Hollywood has run out of ideas. What were they thinking bringing The Smurfs to the big screen? Surely it wasn't to make a lot of money. It is a huge flop. They've been advertising for the movie for over a year.
I think its a terrible idea but with an opening weekend of 36 million and a budget of only 110 million, it is sure to make them a bunch of money.
Hannah Montana is more of a rip-off of Jem and the Holograms, an 80s cartoon about [surprise] a teenage girl who's secret persona is a rock/pop superstar.
Your memories spontaneously spoil when someone tries something new with a mothballed franchise? Really? You're that fragile?
Sorry to tell you but a garbage pail kids film has already been made.
It was made in 1987 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093072/
something about me loves that my 4-year old loves Classic Jem on th Hub, Rainbow Brite on Netflix, and She-Ra on DVD. She can't get enough.
Already noted.
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They're making a He-Man live action movie. Another executive is toying with the idea of a making a She-Ra live action TV series but its still in the very early developmental stage.
As for Jem, Hasbro is rumored to be working on a revival cartoon for the series. That is if the Hub channel can survive through its first year.
Wow, a he man live action is in the works...as well as a live action voltron. Seriously, I should have known something was up with that Carebears remake back in like 08.'..it started a whole chain reaction of crap. Seriously, I can't wait for Hollywood start stealing ideas from the 90's for movies...Then we can expect Might Max, Sailor Moon, or Street Sharks the live action movie. With the crap economy in the us, all the stupid reality shows on TV, all the lame shooters that are all released as video games and eaten up by fanboys with no life, mostly lame music scene, and everything from your childhood being brought back to life, usually in crap fashion...(See the 2nd *RUSHED OUT* Chipmunk's movie)...Is it possible to hate things anymore than you already do???...I think I've reached my limit...time to go stick my head in the sand and pretend I never saw this...