If you’re a 90s kid, you’ve probably said it before: cartoons just aren’t as good as they used to be. Hey, maybe Ive just out grown them, but i like to think it was because us 90's kids truly had the best decade for cartoons! Though there was competition from every after school channel to fill up our afternoons watching cartoons, the mouse definitely ruled my house.
With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the decline in the mid 90's I looked for another team of outcasts to center my attention on. The show that took their place for a short time was Gargoyles. Stone by day vigilantes by night, I was a huge fan of the show and the toy line that accompanied it.
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Ever since I saw Baloo and the gang in the mid 90's at the Magic Kingdom during Mickey's Starland Show (which was pretty much a live stage show to promote Disney Afternoon) I was hooked on TaleSpin. I loved the adventures and thought Kit was pretty much the coolest kid around.
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Though I was younger and most likely watching reruns of this show, a rush of nostalgia still comes back to me every time I hear that theme song. I can remember a quick memory of the first time I saw this show as a very young kid watching the Disney Channel at my Grandmas house. That catchy tune has stayed with me to this day.
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We may be alone in this, but my brother and I really loved Mighty Ducks. It came to us at the end of the road for The Disney Afternoon. Though we only had one season it brought at lot of joy and good memories to us. We spent hours drawing these characters and creating our own Mighty Ducks alien heroes, we still have those drawings to this day.
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was another great adventure cartoon. I loved how they always got into trouble, but they always figured out away to rectify their situation. This was another one of those shows that was a little before my time and I watched reruns as a kid. They even had a resurrection in 2010 as a comic book series published by Boom! Studios.
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Well, that’s it for another Retro Rewind! Now I want to hear from you—what were some of your favorite Disney cartoons from the ’90s? Did your favorite make the list, or was there one I missed? Leave a comment below and let me know your picks.
Be sure to check back for more Retro Rewind as we continue unlocking those childhood memories together.
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