100 Greatest Cartoons
Last night, I watched The 100 Greatest Cartoons on Channel 4. Well, actually I flicked between that and Match Of The Day on the other side, but that isn’t relevant.
I was, frankly, shocked at some of the cartoons that weren’t included. Omitting Superted was pretty heinous, but no Morph?? Or Trapdoor??? Or Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds???? At least Inspector Gadget was included, but that was scant consolation.
The worst omission by far, though, was The Mysterious Cities Of Gold.
This show was quite, quite brilliant. It was a cartoon which had characters with believable, rounded personalities (which was rare in those days that included the likes of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe). It had an epic plot which progressed through its thirty-nine episodes (unlike most modern cartoons where an entire “storyline” has to be covered each show). The animation was fantastic - far better than anything else on television at the time.
And most importantly, it had a brilliantly catchy theme-tune.
I don’t know if anyone else remembers the work of genius that was Mysterious Cities Of Gold (or “MCoG” to its followers), but if you do, I’d suggest writing a stern letter to Channel 4 berating them for not including this show. I mean, ffs, if The Powerpuff Girls can get in, then surely MCoG can?