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10 Classic Cartoons We Loved Before There Was Cable

Macy Alcaraz | Published: Mar 17, 2010 - 6:01am

Back in the day when you didn't have a hundred channels to choose from, there was a treasure trove of cartoons on free TV. Technological advances aside, why does it seem like they just don't make them like they used to? SPOT.ph gets nostalgic for our top 10 favorites:

Candy Candy
Circa: mid-1980s
Why we loved it: "American" (although obviously Japanese-created, with the requisite saucer eyes and button nose) orphan Candy was adorable with her blond, curly hair, and her frilly frocks, and pink bows. She, with her fellow orphan friends, would always impart a good lesson about being kind to others. It was pretty much the first animated soap opera.
Favorite: When Terry gives Candy her first kiss in summer school.

Opening theme:

(Japanese)

(English dubbing)


Rainbow Brite
Circa: 1984 to 1985
Why we loved it: Because we had the dolls–I had Rainbow Brite and Shy Violet, how about you? Rainbow Brite was all about how everything in life would be more beautiful with color. No to black and white!
Favorite: Starlite and Twink, Rainbow Brite's sidekicks.
Opening theme:


Care Bears
Circa: 1985 to 1988
Why we loved it: Three words. Care Bear Stare!
Favorite: It would be hard to choose just one from the Bears of Care-a-lot and their Cousins in the Forest of Feelings. Did you know that there are over 50 Care Bears and Cousins? Who was your favorite?
Opening theme:


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  • myla_wit2001@yahoo.com 7 months ago Report Abuse
    ask ko lang kung ano ba ung movie cartoon na isang pamilya sila na natraped sila ng matagal sa isang island. Sino pong may alam please I need to know.
  • gerson 71 Sep 07 2010 @ 04:10pm Report Abuse
    if my memory serves me right..CandyCandy was shown back 1979 kasabay nito ang Heidi,Paul in Fantasy Island,Alakazam sa Channel 7. Pinalitan nito ang robot cartoons banned by Marcos...Voltes V , Daimos, Mekanda Robot, UFO Grendizer. In Channel 9 you have Danguard Ace and Balatak. In Channel 13 may Getta Robot, pinalitan sya ng RonRon kamukha sya ni CandyCandy may powers nga lang parang sailor moon ang tema. Any comments from 70's kids?
  • badudut Jul 08 2010 @ 07:40pm Report Abuse
    naalala nyo pa ba yung dating cartoons sa ABC 5 yung may chinese calendar animals tapos parang may kanya kanya silang powers ang mga character baboy,bull,etc tapos pupunta sila sa kwento like three little pigs para lang ayusin ito?
  • lbraille Apr 07 2010 @ 08:55pm Report Abuse
    meron pa.. Gummy (Gummi?) Bears and The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin and Silver Hawks
  • haidee Apr 06 2010 @ 10:33am Report Abuse
    mas maganda ung mga cartoons before. di tulad ngaun puno na ng violence.
  • aubrey Mar 31 2010 @ 12:44pm Report Abuse
    how about the smurfs? how can you forget the smurfs
  • catya Mar 30 2010 @ 02:33pm Report Abuse
    What about SMURF?
    DONT ANYBODY HERE LOVE IT?
  • kevin Mar 29 2010 @ 05:13pm Report Abuse
    basta sa kin SHAZAM!!!!!!!!!!
  • imbestigador007 Mar 29 2010 @ 04:37pm Report Abuse
    I remember watching "Romeo and the Black brothers" or in Tagalog "Ang Munting Pangarap ni Romeo"

    Hindi ko mapigilang umiyak everytime I watch this.
  • imbestigador007 Mar 29 2010 @ 04:35pm Report Abuse
    neg : "kulang tong list!… if there’s something strange in our neighborhood.. who you gonna call??"

    Enteng Kabisote?
  • zenkiaville Mar 29 2010 @ 12:52am Report Abuse
    I watched everything that was mentioned here except candy candy. I'm addicted to Daimos a lot. But unfortunately, hindi kumpleto ung list especially hindi nasama ung shaider, mask rider black and bioman. It's all in the eighties.
  • MangAsar Mar 28 2010 @ 05:12am Report Abuse
    Dapat ang title nitong article ay -10 Classic Cartoons "I" Loved Before There Was Cable by Mazy Alcaraz.
  • chinese Mar 27 2010 @ 12:13pm Report Abuse
    I remember there was Saturday Fun Machine on Channel 9, where you get to watch cartoons non-stop from 7 am to 12 noon. My mother would get mad, kasi it's nearly lunch time and my sisters and I are still on bed watching cartoons. Dun namin pinapanuod yung Superfriends, the Flinstones, Roman Holiday. Naalala nyo rin ba ang SpaceGhost, Smurfs (Papa Smurf and Smurfette etc?)and, Fraggle Rock? Those were the days gone by. When cartoons were both fun and educational.
    Medyo dun ako nahasa sa English language, kaya I really don't agree with tagalizing cartoons. But don't get me wrong, I am not being unpatriotic. I just felt it will help children polish their talent in speaking the King's language.
  • lee Mar 25 2010 @ 04:05pm Report Abuse
    di kasama voltron (lions)

    =(
  • logan Mar 24 2010 @ 01:04pm Report Abuse
    O meron pa ang star rangers ang pinaka una sa lahat ng mga may pamagat na "RANGERS" tulad ng power rangers at iba pa.
  • logan Mar 24 2010 @ 12:58pm Report Abuse
    Bakit wala dyan c spaceghost, super 6? may naka alala ba sa anime na yon.
  • jem Mar 23 2010 @ 12:49pm Report Abuse
    i think this list is st*p*d. yeah girly nga. parang di niresearch at parang whimsical ang pagkakapili jhust because the writer liked the mentioned cartoons. carebears, rainbow brite? similar track. repetitive! sana ang title "my favorite cartoons i loved before there was cable". or sana by year nya ginawa. ang broad ng topic. candy candy? seriously? kung girly ang list na to? where''s sailormoon?
    seriously spot.ph, you gotta think about what you publish in here. this is not just ranting because m favorite wasnt in the list. ni walang parameters? criteria? or reason why "we loved" these cartoons! just mere descriptions. the writer is st*p*d
  • Ace McLeod Mar 21 2010 @ 10:39pm Report Abuse
    How bout:

    Thundercats
    Silverhawks
    The Centurions
    Comic Strip (Tigersharks, Karate cat etc...)
    M.A.S.K
    The Spiral Zone
    GI Joe
    Transformers G1 (mas maganda pa sa kesa pelikula)
    Visionaries
    Macross
    Astroboy
    Voltron (Lion Force)
  • mommy Mar 21 2010 @ 05:18pm Report Abuse
    Agree with daddy that mightor should be included.
    Where's super friends pala?
  • cris Mar 21 2010 @ 01:54pm Report Abuse
    OMG. i feel like reminiscing again! i miss these cartoons! :)
  • Paeng Mar 19 2010 @ 11:20pm Report Abuse
    Thundercats???
  • somebody Mar 19 2010 @ 10:28pm Report Abuse
    Flying House! Woooh i love that! I hope Spot also comes up with an article about those 10-o-clock a.m. cartoons in ABS-CBN in the 90s (hello Sarah and Munting Prinsesa, Cedie, Polyanna, Keiko and Friends, and what\'s that other one with the \"tore ni Babel\" thingy?) hehe nakakamiss ang childhood days! :D
  • gaylourd Mar 19 2010 @ 11:24am Report Abuse
    shaider!!!! and mask rider black!!!!
    time space warp ngayon din! ahahahhaha
  • irvin Mar 18 2010 @ 08:12pm Report Abuse
    kulang!!! where is COMIC STRIP? i love the karate cat. also where is the THUNDER CATS?
  • heatherali Mar 18 2010 @ 10:31am Report Abuse
    You need a part 2 of this article...

    Did you know that party-list rep and noted Filipina activist Risa Hontiveros Baraquel was the voice behind Candy Candy?
  • vomit Mar 18 2010 @ 09:45am Report Abuse
    Solid list. Not my favorites, but the ones here are very iconic.

    The "Circa" you posted isn't consistent though. For instance: Jem and the Holograms was aired during the 1980s in America, but even if it did air here during that time it probably continued airing until the 90s. Meanwhile, Voltes V aired in Japan during the 70s.
  • ann sylvia Mar 18 2010 @ 09:42am Report Abuse
    oh i forgot....si voltron pa pala. & yup GI joe & teenage mutant ninja turtles. i miss those cartoons :(
  • Ares Mar 18 2010 @ 04:24am Report Abuse
    wala yung the original transformers? Gi joe?
    The uncanny x-men, The real Ghostbusters..
  • pilar Mar 18 2010 @ 12:25am Report Abuse
    Don't forget She-Ra and Thundercats!

    I loved watching Superbook and Flying House when I was a kid. Now, I have my pamangkins watch it too (you can buy the VCD's in select music stores).
  • batoush Mar 17 2010 @ 11:40pm Report Abuse
    paano naman si mazinger z and voltes 5 (let's volt in)
  • Kikaboomba Mar 17 2010 @ 11:02pm Report Abuse
    OO, medyo girly ang dating ng listahan pero girl naman kasi ang nagsulat. Original Popeye and Looney Tunes - mindless violence and no moral lessons included! Fat Albert at lahat ng mga japanese robot, okey din.
  • dalumat Mar 17 2010 @ 09:57pm Report Abuse
    this list is so girly. except for voltes v, the boys cartoons are blatantly missing.
  • benidick balderia Mar 17 2010 @ 09:57pm Report Abuse
    bkit wla ang d adventures of tom sawyer! at huckleberryfinn. ako lang b ang naadik dun?
  • joshoncreek Mar 17 2010 @ 06:14pm Report Abuse
    How about the Garbage Pale-Kids?
  • Peeping Tomas Mar 17 2010 @ 03:55pm Report Abuse
    ...Agree with this list kaya lang karamihan girly cartoons hehehehehe.

    ...Do you guys still remember Snorkles? or the ShorTales, even had the Sticker Books for these cartoons. Life was much more simplier back then.. wala pang mga PSP.

    ...Nagtataka lang ako, bakit isa lang ang babae sa Smurfs, si Smurfet? Basta alam ko una lagi sa pila si Papa Smurf hehehehehe.
  • antimony Mar 17 2010 @ 02:41pm Report Abuse
    This is so classic....Wait 'til Your Father Gets Home cartoons ;>
  • checkerberry Mar 17 2010 @ 02:03pm Report Abuse
    @daddy: Naman, classic na classic na yung mga cartoons sa list.

    Personal favorites:

    She-Ra
    The Real Ghostbusters
    Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
    Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
    The Jetsons
    Superbook
    Paw Paws (may nakakaalala rin ba nito?)
  • purpleesh Mar 17 2010 @ 01:45pm Report Abuse
    where's time quest? - - lilipad lilipad takure!
  • Daquiri Mar 17 2010 @ 11:41am Report Abuse
    Kulang nga! Ang sabi classic cartoons, here are the real cartoon classics - Gumby (early 60's pa yan at black and white pa), yung mga Marvel Classics like Captain America, The Submariner, The Hulk, Superman, Batman and Robin, Spider Man, Iron Man etc. How about Disney Classics - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, etc. Yung mga Hanna Barberra Classics at other Toon Classics - Speedy Gonzales, Tweety Bird, Sylvester etc. Also love the Japanese Classic Anime - Voltes V, Daimos at Mazinger Z.
  • mary_ann_lei Mar 17 2010 @ 11:40am Report Abuse
    I still have the Candy Candy paper doll!
  • Dar Mar 17 2010 @ 11:32am Report Abuse
    there's one more...the talking takure (teapot) time traveling with 2 kids and a fat dude who looks like genghis khan...
  • uberVU - social comments Mar 17 2010 @ 11:30am Report Abuse
    Social comments and analytics for this post...

    This post was mentioned on Twitter by macysfields: Check out this article I wrote for Spot.ph: http://bit.ly/byOqCf Natatawa ako sa comments. HAHA! Had fun looking for YouTube clips....
  • Jay Mar 17 2010 @ 11:17am Report Abuse
    this list needs to be extended. where's moby d*ck, voltron, garfield and friends, denver the last dinosaur, and teenage mutant ninja turtles? isama mo na ang dragonball bago pa nauso ang anime sa pilipinas. hindi pa kalat ang cable nun kaya IBC 13, ABC 5, at RPN 9 and source for cartoons. i also miss the claymation shows like gumby and mr. bogus.
  • antimony Mar 17 2010 @ 10:54am Report Abuse
    You forgot Ron Ron the flower Angel ;>
  • neg Mar 17 2010 @ 10:37am Report Abuse
    kulang tong list!... if there's something strange in our neighborhood.. who you gonna call??
  • KILROY Mar 17 2010 @ 10:04am Report Abuse
    Hey, no Homer Simpson,BEVIS & BUTTHEAD, and LUPIN?
  • kabarj Mar 17 2010 @ 10:00am Report Abuse
    grabe ako rin cartoon lover!
    i dont watch much cartoons today kase mas gusto ko yung dati mga simple lang
    my little pony and friends
    glow worms
    laff-a-lympics
    popeye
    woody woodpecker
    jetsons
    flinstones
    beetlejuice cartoon series
    jem and the holograms
    denver the last dinosaur
    yung mga sing along follow the bouncing ball cartoons

    hayz i wanna go back to that age again :(

    napakaviolent na ngayun ng mga cartoons
  • ann sylvia Mar 17 2010 @ 09:51am Report Abuse
    hahahhaha DAIMOS!

    i miss woody woodpecker, garfield & friends, garbage patch kids. hehe!
  • didi Mar 17 2010 @ 09:41am Report Abuse
    hindi kasama ang DAIMOS??? :)

    Riicchaaaaaaaarrrrrddddd!!!

    Eriiiiikaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

    Hehehe :)
  • antimony Mar 17 2010 @ 09:18am Report Abuse
    Voltes V started as early as 1978. I remembered watching it Sunday evening and then Marcos banned it because of....whatever it is....and then it was replaced by The Muppet Show.
  • scorched Mar 17 2010 @ 09:17am Report Abuse
    parang may halong sarcasm si daddy a. shempre, everybody has their own Top 10 di ba?

    Naalala ko pagkatapos ng My Little Pony and Friends, susunod ang Glowworms. Favorite ko yun. Tuwing sabado ng umaga. :D

    Although hindi ito cartoon, gusto ko yung New Zoo Revue. Tuwing 5pm yun ng weekdays sa Ch13. Bago magbioman pa ata yun. hehehe
  • irene Mar 17 2010 @ 08:39am Report Abuse
    I would love to have a copy of those on DVD!
  • daddy Mar 17 2010 @ 08:36am Report Abuse
    Yes Wacky races and flinstones! What about Superfriends, Mighty Mightor, Sealab 2020, Aquaman, Yogi Bear, Scoobydoo? Bata pa yata ang nagsulat nito.
  • mommy Mar 17 2010 @ 07:52am Report Abuse
    I love CandyCandy, Superbooks and Flying House. Also loved Daimos and MAzinger Z even though it wasnt included in the list. WHo can forget the Wacky Racers and Flinstones?
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