Just didn't make it

I was looking back at old cartoons I used to watch cause of the whole Facebook "make your profile picture an old cartoon you used to watch" thing that's going on, and I realized...there were a good number of shows that just came and went. After careful deliberation, I made my decision for my picture, (I chose Animaniacs not only for its great humor but also its educational aspects such as the Nations of the World song and as my friend Tyson pointed out The Brain song sung by The Brain) but I did go through many cartoons that didn't make it. It's sad to remember that at one point in my life, I believed these shows were phenomenal. Here are a few:

Mutant League




Bones Justice and company. I still believe this show was pretty good - but it didn't last long at all. This was about mutants pitted against each other in a do or die sports arena. Did I mention EXCELLENT SHOW? Mutant League Football for Sega was also a wonderful time-suck.

Swat Kats



The Radical Squadron. Two cat mechanics are secretly pro pilots of a super-awesome fighter jet and go into kombat to fight an evil cat lord. Great premise anyone? This cartoon ate Duck Tales and deficated Dark Wing Duck.

Samurai Pizza Cats



Another Cat themed fighting show. This show was garbage but it was animated and the main cat had a sword. Auto-watch.

Biker Mice From Mars




Three roided out mice that ride space travelling Harley's come from Mars to battle evil on Earth. I do recall for some reason someone decided to make a PS2 game based on it years later - a disappointment to say the least.

Street Sharks



4 guys get captured and injected with shark genes by a mad scientist and turn into muscle headed, crime fighting sharks. "GENETIC MELTDOWN!!!"


There were a few other shows such as the Tick and Freakazoid that came to mind - but they did last a little longer than the shows previously mentioned and belong in a different category (they were decent). However, there was a "real people" show that not many recall and I made sure to watch it every week as a youth.

WMAC Masters.

The video says it all.



Live action martial arts with dialogue and a storyline. The WWF of martial arts. Someone told me the hostess is a relative of Bruce Lee. Not too sure about that, but when the ninjas come out and the fighters get a life bar like in video games I went bat-shit crazy for the show.

Waking up at the crack of dawn on Saturday to watch cartoons seems like such a foreign idea now... sad. Toodles :(