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by **Ahaugen** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:03 pm

you know when something is so tasteless and bad that you can't stop laughing? Grumpy has reached that plateau.

by **Steverules** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:52 pm

Seriously, I want a Grumpy comicgenesis site where I can go through hundreds of Grumpy strips. I tell myself I'm not going to laugh but I can't help it.

by **Snackbot** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:06 pm

A sure sign of when a cartoon jumps the shark is when they start making "celebrity guest-star" episodes. Like when Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters solved mysteries together.

I fear we're about to see a steady decline in Grumpy popularity, punctuated by a desperate attempt to rekindle interest through several spin-off comics, including the adventures of Grumpy as a young hamster.

by Mo on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:06 pm

burp.comicgenesis.com

YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!

by **McDuffies** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:28 pm

But then I'd have to maintain it too!

Snackbot wrote:A sure sign of when a cartoon jumps the shark is when they start making "celebrity guest-star" episodes. Like when Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters solved mysteries together.

I fear we're about to see a steady decline in Grumpy popularity, punctuated by a desperate attempt to rekindle interest through several spin-off comics, including the adventures of Grumpy as a young hamster.

THAT'S A GOLDMINE!

*writes down*

by **Rickford** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:59 pm

My favourite was when Scooby-doo and batman joined up. I was drunk and sitting on a disconnected toilet seat at the time, but I'm pretty sure it was real.

by **ManyWorlds** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:12 pm

Snackbot wrote:A sure sign of when a cartoon jumps the shark is when they start making "celebrity guest-star" episodes. Like when Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters solved mysteries together.

As I recall, that was a whole series of its own.
Batman was probably the weirdest that I know of personally...
though Sonny and Cher, the Harlem Globetrotters, and the Addams Family come pretty close.
And not one of them ever took issue with the fact that Scooby could talk.
Ever.

by **KittyKatBlack** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:48 pm

ManyWorlds wrote:
Snackbot wrote:A sure sign of when a cartoon jumps the shark is when they start making "celebrity guest-star" episodes. Like when Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters solved mysteries together.

As I recall, that was a whole series of its own.
Batman was probably the weirdest that I know of personally...
though Sonny and Cher, the Harlem Globetrotters, and the Addams Family come pretty close.
And not one of them ever took issue with the fact that Scooby could talk.
Ever.

Yeah, but Cher is an alien, the Harlem Globtrotters fought crime using basketballs, and half the Addams Family is essentially the Living Dead. A talking dog is pretty much on par in this group...

by **Ahaugen** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:50 pm

hell, a talking dog seems normal

by **KittyKatBlack** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:53 pm

At least they didn't use the Globetrotters from the actual SHOW about the Harlem Globetrotters. You know, the ones where they actually became superheros and had super powers.

by **Snackbot** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:11 pm

KittyKatBlack wrote:At least they didn't use the Globetrotters from the actual SHOW about the Harlem Globetrotters. You know, the ones where they actually became superheros and had super powers.

Was that the one with the guy who had a basketball for a head, and another one could pull anything he wanted out of his giant afro?

by **LibertyCabbage** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:12 pm

Guest comic!!

by **LibertyCabbage** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:15 pm

Okay, last one =F

by **Vorticus** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:28 pm

Truely your wit knows no bounds.

by **Dburkhead** on Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:47 pm

KittyKatBlack wrote:At least they didn't use the Globetrotters from the actual SHOW about the Harlem Globetrotters. You know, the ones where they actually became superheros and had super powers.

Actually, there were two Harlem Globetrotters cartoons. The one you mentioned was the later of the two. I remember enjoying the earlier one which was much more "mundane" and a lot more fun, even for the kid me. (OTOH, I loved the original "Spider-man" cartoon which I have recently seen again to learn that it was truly awful while Underdog was a blast as a kid and is still fun to watch so those childhood memories are horribly unreliable.)

by **Blackaby** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:38 am

oh GOD I saw the Batman / Scooby Doo episodes the other day... I thought I was dreaming...

by **McDuffies** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:50 am

LibertyCabbage wrote:Okay, last one =F

You ruin Grumpy! Belch is totally not what Grumpy's all about! Burp is what Grumpy's all about!

by Mo on Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:07 am

Yeah, you've... you've violated Grumpy!

by **Ahaugen** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:46 pm

how come we haven't seen a Grumpy/Burbaker crossover?

by **Keffria** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:19 pm

mcDuffies wrote:
LibertyCabbage wrote:Okay, last one =F [comic]

You ruin Grumpy! Belch is totally not what Grumpy's all about! Burp is what Grumpy's all about!

Yes, but now, you can go back to Classic Grumpy, and old fans of the series will have a newfound appreciation for the original style. I smell a fantastic comeback!

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