Cartoons you need to watch

The list in release order, from the earliest shorts onward. Showing 661–680 of 698.

Jul 1990

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

07 Jul 1990 01:05:00

A forest fire breaks out during a camping trip, and Gohan and Krillin put it out, using the Dragon Balls to restore the forest and the animals that died; Gohan befriends a small dragon he names Icarus.

Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side

21 Jul 1990 00:50:00

Despite the name, this two-part video series has no story connection with the original Project A-ko (1986) and its sequels. A-ko and B-ko, rivals in the earlier films, are reimagined as partners: a pair of bounty hunters working on a lawless frontier planet in a science-fiction setting.

Aug 1990

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

03 Aug 1990 01:13:00

Scrooge McDuck, his great-nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their friend Webby and the pilot Launchpad McQuack discover the lost treasure of the legendary thief Collie Baba in a buried pyramid in the desert, with the help of a small, shifty guide named Dijon.

City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy

25 Aug 1990 00:45:00

This book could not find a published synopsis of this City Hunter film, so the summary below sticks to what the surviving English-dubbed version shows.

City Hunter: Bay City Wars

25 Aug 1990 00:45:00

Kaori and Miki are attending the grand opening of Bay City, a gleaming new waterfront complex. Ryo Saeba, the City Hunter, has lost his invitation and wanders the streets trying to find the reception.

Nov 1990

The Rescuers Down Under

16 Nov 1990 01:17:00

In the Australian Outback, a boy named Cody frees Marahute, a giant golden eagle, from a poacher's trap, and she shows him her nest and gives him a feather. Later Cody is caught in a trap himself, set by the ruthless poacher Percival McLeach, who killed Marahute's mate and wants to capture her too.

The Prince and the Pauper

16 Nov 1990 00:25:00

In 16th-century England, the good king has fallen ill, and his greedy Captain of the Guard, Pete, has been plundering the country in his name for years. One winter day three beggars, Mickey, Goofy and Pluto, watch Pete's carriage pass, loaded with stolen food.

Jul 1991

Only Yesterday

20 Jul 1991 01:58:00

Only Yesterday belongs to the anime expansion around 1989-1993, when theatrical films, OVAs, manga adaptations, and studio-auteur projects circulated with growing international force.

Nov 1991

Beauty and the Beast

22 Nov 1991 01:24:00

Beauty and the Beast sits inside or beside the Disney Renaissance, when musical structure, digital tools, revived shorts, and aggressive distribution reshaped mainstream animation.

Dec 1991

Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High

14 Dec 1991 01:23:00

Something strange has been spotted above the treetops of the forest where Charlie Strapp, a little man in a tailcoat, and his friend Froggy Ball, a frog, live. Their friend Tin-Can Harry, a robot made from a tin can, builds a pair of binoculars and sees that it is an emergency signal.

The Brave Little Toaster

19 Dec 1991 01:30:00

In a summer cabin in the woods, five household appliances wait year after year for their young owner, "the Master", to come back: Toaster, the sarcastic Radio, Lampy the desk lamp, Blanky the electric blanket and Kirby the grumpy vacuum cleaner.

The Princess and the Goblin

20 Dec 1991 01:22:00

In a mountain kingdom, Princess Irene is left in the care of her nursemaid while her widowed father the King travels.

Mar 1992

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

11 Mar 1992 01:13:00

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation belongs to the 1989-1993 stretch, when television animation, Disney features, anime, stop-motion, and international films were all expanding at once.

Jul 1992

Porco Rosso

18 Jul 1992 01:32:00

Porco Rosso belongs to the anime expansion around 1989-1993, when theatrical films, OVAs, manga adaptations, and studio-auteur projects circulated with growing international force.

Nov 1992

Aladdin

16 Nov 1992 01:30:00

In the Arabian city of Agrabah, the vizier Jafar is searching for the Cave of Wonders, which holds a magic lamp, but the cave will admit only a "diamond in the rough". That turns out to be Aladdin, a street thief with a monkey, Abu.

Jan 1993

Marge vs. the Monorail

14 Jan 1993

Marge vs. the Monorail is treated here as a specific television episode: The Simpsons, season 4, episode 12. Its plot matters, but its real importance is how a half-hour or short segment could become a cultural reference point.

Feb 1993

I Yabba-Dabba Do!

07 Feb 1993 01:32:00

Pebbles Flintstone, now working at an advertising agency, and Bamm-Bamm Rubble, a car mechanic, decide to marry, after Bamm-Bamm proposes with a poem in the middle of the street; Pebbles at first thinks his letter beginning "Dear Pebbles" is meant to dump her.

Mar 1993

Last Exit to Springfield

11 Mar 1993 00:22:00

Lisa needs braces, and the family's dental plan is about to disappear: Mr. Burns plans to scrap the union's dental coverage in exchange for a keg of beer at the next contract negotiations.

May 1993

Ocean Waves

05 May 1993 01:12:00

Taku Morisaki, now a university student in Tokyo, sees a familiar face on a train platform and remembers his last years of high school in Kōchi, on the island of Shikoku.

Nov 1993

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

24 Nov 1993 01:11:00

In New York, a runaway young bluebird named Buster meets a friendly Tyrannosaurus, Rex, who is playing golf and tells him his story.