[niteowl77]

I am a cartoon nut myself, started out watching the networks on Saturday mornings, and the local daytime shows (Captain Ken's Cartoon Showboat out of the Quad Cities, and Captain Eleven when we moved up to the NW corner of Iowa) during the weekdays of my "yout." Even in college, there were a lot of us that tuned in to Duane Ellett and Floppy on WHO-TV to watch him take stale jokes from little kids between those great golden age Looney Tunes.

Dexter's Lab is okay, and Ed, Edd & Eddy has its moments (love those Kanker Sisters!), but I have lately given up on the new stuff.

[squarebarb]

My step-grandkids love Spongebob Squarepants, which is where I got my screen name. Spent hours telling me the plots and characters. Sounded great. But I've watched other cartoons with the kids and the characters are often snotty and hateful.

[reagan_fanatic]

Are you sure you didn't mean Capt. Ernie's Cartoon Showboat?

It was on WOC-TV out of Davenport, IA. in the late 60's and early 70's.Was one of my favorite shows.

As for today's cartoons, most of them suck horribly, with the exception of the guy...

[babaloo]

Thank you for reminding me about Captain 11 from Sioux Falls. I also remember Bart's Clubhouse from Mason City. My husband grew up with Floppy in DSM. Those were the best times. Saturday morning cartoons and then downtown to the movies in the afternoon with a Three Stooges short to start!

[RJS1950]

You mention Captain Eleven out of Sioux Falls. When my family moved to Sioux Falls in 1960 I was in 4th grade and Captain Eleven was on. He went to our church and I went to school with his kids, he was also the weatherman for the station. In 1985 I was transferred to Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City and when I arrived and found the cable carried the Sioux Falls stations, I flipped to one and was shocked. There was Dave Dedrick still doing Captain Eleven. He showed the best cartoons (ones that were entertaining) and my kids watched him like I did when their age.