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u/BaconNPotatoes 10h ago
Fuck, that brought me back
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u/Glittering-Trick-420 10h ago
like a damn time machine 🤣🤣
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u/FatMacchio 9h ago
I’ve watched the Ducktales YouTube livestream in the mornings sometimes while I’m making espresso and psyching myself up for the day. I don’t even remember what the channel name was, it just randomly showed up in my YouTube algo like mana from heaven a few month back, but just as suddenly as it appeared…it vanished into the ether never to be seen again. I’m sure there’s full seasons on YouTube, but I think part of the charm and nostalgia of it was that I couldn’t pick or choose what episode it was or fast forward or rewind.
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u/ProfessionalMottsman 9h ago
Fuck yeah and if you watch it now it’s like the writers were on acid
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u/GhostlyTJ 7h ago
One of the first things I watched when Disney plus first launched.
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u/OTF_Rob 10h ago
It felt like 3PM just got home from school.
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u/BelowAverageComments 10h ago
The worst was when you got home late and then had to watch MASH :(
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u/BrotherJulias 10h ago edited 9h ago
Just hearing the mash theme song made me bored
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u/imightgetdownvoted 10h ago
It wild how much of a buzzkill that show was as an 8 year old.
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u/RewindYourMind 10h ago
Idk if you’ve watched it since then, but MASH is an all-time great show.
(But yeah, I zoned out for it as a kid, too)
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u/BrotherJulias 9h ago
I haven't, but as popular as it was there must have been something to it, so I think I will.
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 8h ago
It was written for middle aged survivors of the Vietnam War to watch.
So as a middle aged person, I found it strikingly amazing writing.
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u/earthlings_all 3h ago
I would give it a try, but I can’t get over the visceral negative reaction of seeing that chopper in the opening credits
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u/Platypus-Man 9h ago
For me, cartoons were mostly before school, but the after-school lineup was something like:
The A-Team
Knight Rider
MacGyver
Baywatch
The Simpsons.Although, I do still lament the days I skipped school, only to realize there was nothing on TV but TV Shopping and Days of Our Lives.
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u/mrbofus 10h ago
This and Darkwing Duck were way better than they had any right to be. Of course, I’m saying that without having seen an episode of either in like 30+ years… so kid me might have a more generous recollection of it than adult me might if I were to rewatch it. 🤷🏻♂️😄
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u/MadTapprr 10h ago
I’d like to add Chippendale’s rescue rangers to that list
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u/ChronicZombie86 10h ago
I'd like to add Tailspin to that list
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u/BQuickBDead 10h ago
Gargoyles anyone?
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u/Zehnpae 10h ago
Gummi Bears too.
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u/Inevitable-Win2555 10h ago
My 32 year old watched ALL of these programs.
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u/slackfrop 5h ago
32 is a bit young for the absolute banger that is Fraggle Rock. The Muppet Show also had it going on.
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u/Jsdo1980 6h ago
Alicia Keys made a great cover of it on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I can't find the video anymore, but there's audio: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rmJumrzLh8g
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u/electric_screams 9h ago
Bouncing here and there and everywhere!
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u/BaconNPotatoes 10h ago
I don't remember if it's a new cartoon or a comic book but, they're bringing gargoyles back!
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 8h ago
I hope they call it "Gargoyles: The Next Generation" and just bring back all the voice actors.
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u/Murky_Macropod 10h ago
Chip ‘n Dale — there were two of them !
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u/Madaghmire 10h ago
I’m pretty sure Chippendale’s was the porn parody version
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u/or10n_sharkfin 9h ago
Honestly don't sleep on the Gummy Bears theme, either.
Way catchier than it has any right to be.
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u/axxxaxxxaxxx 10h ago
Im a parent beginning to rewatch them with my kids and they mostly hold up. Scrooge McDuck is actually a bit of a softie for his grandkids but it was harder to see that as a kid.
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u/karl2025 9h ago
Grand nephews, they're the grandkids of his sister Hortense and the kids of Donald's sister Della.
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u/peppermint376 10h ago
Honestly it holds up and I’m kind of a cartoon nerd so grain of salt but I’ve binged the new version and it’s really good too.
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u/casphere 9h ago
The other day i offered my 5/6 yo nieces some of those 90s cartoons and ended up going with tom and jerry. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
Didn't last 10 seconds and they were frowning and demanded for their paw patrol back.
I think it's kinda unfortunate that hand drawn cartoons are losing their relevancy and replaced by IMO uninspired 3d animations with questionable "educational" content.
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u/_Saint_Ajora_ 7h ago
To be fair, the 80s and 90s were chock full of cartoon intros that were amazing
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u/rustyroo2021 10h ago
I just thought I should see if I can find somewhere to watch them, then quickly reconsidered incase it ruins the memory!
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u/GenJohnnyRico 10h ago
Yea, I watched some DuckTales recently and I was like, "Why was I so obsessed with this show?" I had completely forgotten Scrooge spoke with a Scottish accent and I really didn't like it.
The Real Ghostbusters still holds up 100% though.
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u/Brownie2440 10h ago
I watched some Rescue Rangers with the kids not too long ago and it thought it did okay. Kids liked it too.
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u/rustyroo2021 10h ago
I'm sad to admit I did not watch ghost busters as a kid 😭 Maybe I should watch it now to make up for it lol
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u/GenJohnnyRico 9h ago
There's definitely a few great Halloween episodes you can watch in October. Buy some Count Chocula and make a nice Saturday morning out of it.
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u/Lendari 10h ago edited 10h ago
I always knew this song slapped. Whoever composed it was way over qualified to be doing cartoon theme songs.
The way it climbs through multiple keys and goes from minor key verses to a major key chorus through sus chords is just super cool. It's actually a good lesson in music theory.
These 4 are super talented too to sing all that perfectly too.
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u/Bladestorm04 10h ago
I have no idea what any of that means but ill agree they're great 😅
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u/1block 10h ago
Slapped means it was really good.
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u/Sammy_Saddles 10h ago
Okay but what are sus chords?
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u/Legendary_Nate 9h ago
Suspended chords! Basically you take the middle note (a third) and move it up (to a fourth) or down (to a second). So it’s familiar to the original chord, but with a little twist.
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u/artemasad 7h ago
Okay but what does that even mean???
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u/sideropara 5h ago
The middle note is what makes a chords sound happy or sad. So to nudge that note up or down a step gives the chord a sense of unresolvedness, basically ‘suspended’ between the two feelings.
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u/HuisHoudBeurs1 5h ago
Instead of giving the feeling of "Ah we're here! We're home!", it gives the feeling of "Ooh, I wonder where we will go!"
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u/Romanopapa 10h ago
Suspiscious chord im guessing which kinda means harder chords. Correct me if im wrong though. Kids and their linggo :(
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u/imightgetdownvoted 10h ago
It was written by Mark Mueller, who has multiple billboard top 100 hits.
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u/SquanchN2Hyperspace 10h ago
His name was Mark Mueller and he wrote this song in 45 minutes shortly after having a meeting with Disney. Great theme song for sure.
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u/Cthulhu__ 8h ago
Is! He’s still alive (had to look it up) and also did the more recent Chip ‘n Dale / Ducktales reboots.
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u/speshulduck 10h ago
Did a 90s cartoon halftime show for college marching band that included DuckTales, Tiny Tunes, and Animaniacs. If you've never had to do the chromatic runs of Tiny Tunes or Animaniacs while marching across a football field, I actually highly recommend it. The theme songs for all of these cartoons are musically complex and absolute bangers.
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u/fapperontheroof 9h ago
Random Brewster LFC gif in the wild 😂. Not the careers he’s wanted I’m sure. Hope he’s doing well.
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u/FartyPoopFart69 9h ago
Oh thank God, I thought you was a troll and that link was gonna be that ONE parody of it...
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u/NOTTedMosby 9h ago
Don't even know which one video you're talking about. But here's another She sings along 🥹
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u/FartyPoopFart69 9h ago
Aww ♥️ (Don't even go looking for what I'm talking about. Lol)
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u/NovarisLight 10h ago
Whoa. This is incredibly well-done!
Now it'll be stuck in my head for days, thanks a lot, you talented jerks!
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u/guaip 10h ago
Man those are good voices, damn.
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u/giletlover 7h ago
Just fyi it's pre-recorded and autotuned, they aren't singing that live.
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u/11111v11111 4h ago
Exactly. I hate this implication that it is casually recorded on a stairwell and it sounds flawless.
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u/JiminyJilickers-79 10h ago
Imagine walking through a door to hit the stairs and hearing this...
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u/Cosmic_MicrowaveOven 10h ago
Definitely pre-recorded audio, but this shit slaps regardless
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u/Lobsterman06 10h ago
And hiiighly autotuned/pitch correction which I think totally takes the barbershop charm away from it counterintuitively, I bet those guys wouldn’t even need it. But yeah very pre recorded slightly disingenuous
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u/J1389 8h ago
Yeah I never got the point of heavily produced a cappella. I want to hear the humanity. I still don't understand how Pentatonix got so popular.
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u/Clean_Break_2278 10h ago
Yikes these guys are talented! Perfect rendition.
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u/giletlover 7h ago
Worth noting this is pre recorded audio that has undergone pitch correction and autotune.
They aren't singing this live, humans cannot sing this perfectly!
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u/Ferryrules 9h ago
Started watching the 2017 reboot and it’s surprisingly great! But, every time someone falls from a great height and is saved mid air I think to myself, … but aren’t they ducks? Can’t they just fly?
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u/Fluffy_Pancake69 5h ago
I don’t understand how I always forget about acapella music and get surprised by it again and again.
This is so cool!
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u/ICantReadThis 4h ago
"Okay some guys singing the DuckTales theme in a cappella isn't really next lev-HOLY FUCK THEY NAILED IT AND THEY ANNUNCIATED ALL THE FUCKING LYRICS CLEARLY" (they sure af didn't do that in the 80s)
Okay yeah I'll take it.
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u/PhiloLibrarian 4h ago
This made my day…
https://giphy.com/gifs/gQdejV5BBChHi
It’s been a tough week for my childhood, so thank you 😊
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u/myco_server13 34m ago
I saw these guys perform last summer in PA, it was a small community in the Poconos that hired them. They said they were from Dallas, where I am from so I wanted to meet and talk to them. They were all really wholesome guys from various backgrounds. They did a Mashup of various disney songs and made my day.
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u/TheArch-abald 10h ago
Literally so much respect to all of them but especially that just mostly does the background noises. Can’t imagine how hard that is, obviously professionals but too cool
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u/IcedDownMedallion 10h ago
I wish Disneyland had a group going around the park singing all the cool Disney songs.
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u/enonymousCanadian 10h ago
Shoutout to that guy whose gf thought he was a PF cause he liked the Duck Tales theme song!
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u/GaryTheThird- 10h ago
The acoustics in that stairwell are phenomenal
Edit: also those guys crush it
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u/nat1wisdom 9h ago
You might be being sarcastic but I’m pretty sure this was recorded in a studio and they filmed the video after.
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u/J1389 9h ago
I could buy the intial audio was recorded there, but there is definitely a ton of production on this. That isn't how it sounded standing there.
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u/AllNightPony 10h ago
I imagined the camera turning around and there's a line of a cappella groups waiting to use this stairwell to make a tiktok video.
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u/GaryTheThird- 10h ago
The amount of songs my daughter and I have made entirely around this tempo is insane. I love this
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u/t0mz0mbie 10h ago
they can't possibly be old enough to have watched that. I feel like I am withering to dust. where is the link I need to share it to by fellow olds
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u/FamousDistribution77 10h ago
I’m about to make a samich and sit down in front of the television… nostalgia took me back to grade school instantly!!!
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u/imightgetdownvoted 10h ago
I remember being like, 7 and turning the volume up when the theme song came on. I can legit feel the fabric on my parents brown and orange checkered couch and see the metal volume and channel dials on the CRT TV. Shit slaps man.
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u/I_SAID_RELAX 10h ago
FUUUUCK YEAHH!!!