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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 11:33:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 11:36:11 GMT -5
Never liked Doug, but love Hey Arnold.
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 6, 2011 11:42:49 GMT -5
Hey Arnold, in a landslide.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Nov 6, 2011 11:43:47 GMT -5
Hey Arnold was a fantastic show. I still watch it over most cartoons right now due to it being on Netflix. It honestly has one of the best cast of characters in a cartoon that I've ever seen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 12:04:05 GMT -5
Doug was good, but Hey Arnold was a dream for anyone who prefers a character-driven show. It was always about the characters, all the time, and even the "minor" ones were still treated as relevant, living and breathing entities.
Such a well-executed show.
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Post by Orange on Nov 6, 2011 12:21:24 GMT -5
I was never into Doug that much, I watched it but I didn't go crazy over it - and truth be told it doesn't hold up very well today IMO. Hey Arnold on the other side still holds up well, and is a far superior show, so that gets my vote.
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Post by Rican on Nov 6, 2011 12:24:18 GMT -5
Both my favorite cartoons growing up, but gotta give it to Arnold.
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Post by Cyno on Nov 6, 2011 12:36:29 GMT -5
Doug is more my generation than Hey Arnold, which I never really got into much.
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Post by Celgress on Nov 6, 2011 13:19:36 GMT -5
Hey Arnold, imho.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Nov 6, 2011 13:40:36 GMT -5
Hey Arnold was good and surprisingly deep for a Nicktoon.
Yeah it had some oddness, but it was grounded in that weird reality that exists for a 12 year old. There was a central realness and simple issues with some definite BIG issue lurking at the edges.
Doug was....essentially a fantasy. Doug retreated into fantasy when it came to dealing with problems, and in the changeover from Nick to Disney his problems went from "Real" problems to increasingly "Fantasy" problems and situations.
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Post by MCMGM on Nov 6, 2011 14:08:35 GMT -5
I was a fan of Doug but Hey Arnold! was the better show hands down.
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 6, 2011 14:09:10 GMT -5
Hey Arnold was good and surprisingly deep for a Nicktoon. Yeah it had some oddness, but it was grounded in that weird reality that exists for a 12 year old. There was a central realness and simple issues with some definite BIG issue lurking at the edges. Doug was....essentially a fantasy. Doug retreated into fantasy when it came to dealing with problems, and in the changeover from Nick to Disney his problems went from "Real" problems to increasingly "Fantasy" problems and situations. Hey Arnold had a few episodes dedicated to the fact that he was an orphan who missed his parents (and was even called out on being an orphan by someone), dealing with the realization that he didn't know them. While the show didn't say flat out that they were presumed dead, that was pretty heavily implied. That's some pretty heavy stuff for a Nickelodeon show at the time. |
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Post by Chronos on Nov 6, 2011 14:11:59 GMT -5
I miss Hey Arnold.
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Post by zeez on Nov 6, 2011 14:20:50 GMT -5
No contest. Hey Arnold wins.
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Post by Cyno on Nov 6, 2011 14:51:09 GMT -5
Oh, we're counting Disney Doug into this? Because Hey Arnold was way better than that stuff, though my 11 year old self cartoon crushed on the post-massive weight loss Connie. :E
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Post by Glitch on Nov 6, 2011 15:07:24 GMT -5
Hey Arnold versus recess would be more apt.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 15:09:24 GMT -5
Hey Arnold versus recess would be more apt. I've always thought of it as Recess vs. Weekenders myself. Weekenders wins. Also according to Chrome "weekenders" is a real word. Odd to note. |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Nov 6, 2011 15:14:02 GMT -5
Hey Arnold in a landslide. Better art, more likable protagonist, funnier supporting cast, far more interesting storylines, and better character development over time.
Both of their "big movies" were kinda cookie-cutter, but Arnold still came out on top there. (Damn, I wish that Jungle Movie had actually gotten made.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 15:16:43 GMT -5
For the record, his name is Arnold Shortman. Just in case anyone hadn't heard that.
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Post by dav on Nov 6, 2011 15:33:04 GMT -5
Neither. It's a contest of a cartoon with a bland protagonist against that of a Marty Stu protaganist. Both weren't really all that good and not very interesting.
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