[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: A fun little e-mail

[Iggy McSnurd]

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Iggy McSnurd"
> <coyoteschild at p...> wrote:
> >
> > I also remember a number of cartoon and cartoon/live-action mixed
> shows that
> > I wish I knew the names of.  (Like the 3 teens who could change
> into the
> > Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein's monster... or the one with
> the cat who
> > used to daydream about being a super hero, or spaceman, and
> such...)
>
>
> > snip
>
> Born in 1970 too. (My birthday is in two weeks). Hey! That used to
> be my favorite cartoon, I don't know the name in English but I
> remember it was called El Grupo Increible (The Incredible Group, I
> remember the names of two of the characters Drac and Frankie. I also
> liked Sport Billy, and some japanese stuff like Remi, Heidi and
> Candy-Candy (it was like a soap-opera for children).

Hmmm... Drac and Frankie... Lemme see what I can turn up on the title with a
little research.

WOOHOO!  Found it!!

Frankie, Howler, and Drak Jr. were all members of "the Drak Pack".

Here's the plot summary from the IMDB:

To make amends for all the havoc his uncle, Count Dracula, caused, his great
nephew leads a team of superheroes made up his friends. When they strike
their hands and yell "Drack Pack Wacko!", they transform into teenage
versions of Dracula, The Frankenstein Monster and a werewolf. Together, they
oppose the plots of Dr. Dred and his minions who threaten the world.

(Thanks for the names, Gabriella... *grin*)

>
> Thanks Iggy for posting this. I felt like a child again, I still
> like to watch cartoons, but they are not that fun anymore.
>
> Gabriela
> A Sox fan  :)
>

Well, what country do you live in, and I can probably suggest a number of
cartoons.  (Well, if you're in the US or have access to some of the major
toon channels from here.)  Trust me, I know toons.  My wife even comments
that her son didn't watch as many cartoons as he does now until I joined the
family.

A few suggestions of fun toons I enjoy watching:  (Some are action, some are
comedy, and a couple are both... And some, you have to be a REALLY young kid
at heart to love... *grin*)

(N = Nickelodeon / Nicktoons, C = Cartoon Network)

the Fairly Oddparents (N)
Sopngebob Squarepants  (N)
What's New Scooby Doo  (C)
Justice League  (C)
Teen Titans  (C)
Angry Beavers  (N)
Rocko's Modern Life  (N)
Time Squad  (C)
the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy   (C)
Courage the Cowardly Dog  (C)
My Life as a Teenage Robot  (N)
Ed, Edd, and Eddy   (C)

You might like them, you might not.  I know that I've seen most of them so
often that there's few I can't tell the plot from the title.  For a number
of them, they just appeal to my twisted mind and often have fun hidden
references and comments specifically for us Generation X'ers...  Mostly
since almost all of them were created by our generation and, therefore, are
actually designed to appeal to use more than to the kids.  The appeal for
the younger generations is a side product.  It's been that way with most
cartoons... they're created to mainly target the members of the toon
creator's generation, with a secondary design to appeal to other ages.
Loony Toons, Scooby Doo, Time Squad... all of them.


Iggy McSnurd
the Prankster

(And student of human nature...)