Pokémon 45th Best Cartoon... ever. :: News

Reported by Psythor on Mon 28 Feb 2005 21:17:05 UTC
Last updated by Psythor on Mon 28 Feb 2005 21:17:05 UTC
Section: Episode Guides

British Channel 4 viewers have voted Pokémon the 45th greatest cartoon of all time- ahead of teh mighty Captain Caveman and Scooby Doo.

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Of course, the winner was obviously The Simpsons, followed by Tom & Jerry, and South Park. For those of you not familiar with the format of the programme- it was around three hours long, and featured clips from each of the top 100. A lot, if not all, of the cartoons featured have minor "celebrities" telling the camera what they think. The term "celebrity" is used loosely- it's usually someone like Richard Blackwood, who is famous for... erm...

Anyway, in the Pokémon segment, the pundits were (from left to right) Dave Foley (comedian and actor), Paul Cackett (the channel manager at Toonami), Jonathan Clements (Author of the Animé Encyclopedia), and Gigi Morley, former lottery presenter who can now be seen on the TV wasteland that is The Advert Channel.

Rather than have me try and give the gist of what they had to say, why not download a video of the Pokémon segment? Click here. (~2mb, WMV, right click, save target as).

Finally, here's the full top 100:

The Simpsons
Tom and Jerry
South Park
Toy Story/Toy Story 2
Family Guy
Shrek/Shrek 2
The Lion King
Spirited Away
The Incredibles
Bugs Bunny
The Flintstones
The Iron Giant
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Finding Nemo
Wallace and Gromit
Akira
Aladdin
The Ren and Stimpy Show
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
Princess Mononoke
Monsters, Inc
Popeye
Danger Mouse
Pinnochio
Futurama
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spongebob Squarepants
Dungeons and Dragons
Daffy Duck
Mickey Mouse
Beavis and Butthead
Beauty and the Beast
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Sylvester and Tweetie Pie
Magic Roundabout
Transformers
101 Dalmations
Charlie Brown
Rugrats
King of the Hill
Samurai Jack
Ivor the Engine
Spider-Man
Pokemon
Inspector Gadget
Road Runner
Bod
Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Donald Duck
The Little Mermaid
2DTV
Fantasia
Thundercats
Winnie the Pooh
Fritz the Cat
The Jungle Book
The Powerpuff Girls
Chicken Run
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Foghorn Leghorn
Battle of the Planets
Bambi
Top Cat
A Bug's Life
Captain Pugwash
The Snowman
Hong Kong Phooey
Wind in the Willows
Monty Python
Alice in Wonderland
Legend of the Overfiend
Pepe le Pew
Willo the Wisp
Lady and the Tramp
Belleville Rendezvous
The Adventures of Tintin
Noggin the Nog
Peter Pan
Yogi Bear
Barbar
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dumbo
Roobarb
Droopy Dog
Watership Down
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Woody Woodpecker
Felix the Cat
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Mighty Mouse
Animal Farm
Mr Magoo
Queer Duck
Charley Says...
Betty Boop
Huckleberry Hound
Wait till Your Father Gets Home
The Pink Panther
Wacky Races