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Jaroo.com is like Hulu for cartoons photo

Excuuuuse me, but videogame cartoons are rarely good. That said, there's something about watching them that is extremely satisfying. Sometimes it's seeing how they've worked elements of the game into the cartoon. Other times it's fun to see how they end up totally off base, like they never played the game before. Newly launched website Jaroo.com has plenty of cartoons like this, as it's a cartoon website. Think of it as Hulu for crappy old animation.

There are plenty of game-based cartoons to be found.

  • Captain N
  • Pole Position (seriously)
  • Sonic Underground
  • Super Mario Bros
  • The Legend of Zelda

As anything that shoots free video to your eye sockets, there's mandatory ads to watch. Nothing serious, though. I watched a bit of The Legend of Zelda and had a few laughs. Be sure to check out episode two, where Link has a full-on battle with a flying water bucket (9:26). 

While it's not related to gaming, you have to hear the opening theme song to The Hurricanes, a crap soccer cartoon. It has to be the most amazingly bad theme song I've ever heard.


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VintageL33t's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:36
VintageL33t
Excuuuuuuuse me, Princess! Now however such amazing dialog such that only lasted 8 or so episodes is a mystery. LOL. Makes you wonder if the cartoon team actually play the games or not. Do they just go “Hey, there’s an idea!” “Oh look, another with a blue cat!”
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:36
Xhumation
and unlike Hulu this actually works outside of the US! THANKS DALE!
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:37
AgentMOO
Excuuuuuse me, princess!
Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:40
Segasonicdude
Nice!
It's cool to see that I can watch some of my favorite cartoons from my youth but if you can download the shows in anyway I can see like a million youtube poops being made overnight.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:42
BluDesign
Wow.

The selection there is laughably bad.

When your best options are Super Mario, Zelda, Captain N, and the highlight is Inspector Gadget, you really have to think about what your site is aiming for... I have literally never heard of over half of these cartoons.

Ever.

Its like some sort of rift of bad animation leapt into our universe.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:52
bluemeep
I was hoping for Pirates of Dark Water. I was disappointed :<
Exquisitor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 18:57
Exquisitor
I actually loved The Littles when I was younger.

/wrist
andycadaver's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 19:00
andycadaver
Well, excuuuuuuse me, Princess!

Let's count how many more times this is going to repeated. It'll be a fun game!
Or you can just watch that and count as well.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 19:01
CRAZYAPE69
YOUTUBE POOP MATERIAL AHOY!!!
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 19:01
kevinski
Yay! Paddington! XD

I'm very disappointed at the lack of Captain Planet...
Guncannon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 19:05
Guncannon
@BluDesign

This "laughably bad" animation was what a lot of us grew up with in the late 80s and early 90s. The quality of the streams are quite good and, barring the obligatory ads, the site is superior for watching these classic cartoons over YouTube.

The site was created by Cookie Jar Entertainment, which is the successor to the more well known animation companies Cinar and DiC. So all they have, as far as I know, is their own company library. If you look at the full list of programs the studio produced, there will be a ton of classic animated shows from the 80s and 90s that they might eventually put up, such as: Teddy Ruxpin, Captain Planet, the "good" Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, and the eternal classic: Hammerman.
lwelyk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 19:49
lwelyk
GO WATCH SONIC UNDERGROUND GUYS. It's absolutely amazing, Sonic is a prince that has a magic guitar that shoots laser beams and he's a triplet. Also, they have a hilariously cheesy song once an episode. One episode their random concert used all of their instruments' power up during the concert. When Robotnik showed up they couldn't use their magic instrument lasers to save the day.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:17
BluDesign
@guncannon

I know who DIC is. They launched with bad shows. It's not worth visiting until they get some of the better known shows up there.

Also, check out your list. Any show listed there that says "co-produced with..." means that someone else has to get paid before that show launches. Which means it's probably not going to come without a lot of effort. I do see on their full list a lot of shows that would be worthy of watching, but if you're pinning your hopes on what it MIGHT be able to have on there one day, that's stretching it quite a bit.

As much as I'd like to see MASK, Heathcliff, ALF, Care Bears, or any of the myriad of shows they have, the original stuff is really not as good as the co-produced stuff which isn't coming without some serious cash incentives for the co-producers to sign on.
Ninja Cameraman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:22
Ninja Cameraman
MOTHERFUCK


I was all ready to have a nice evening of actually watching some full eps of Captain N and The Legend of Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse Me Princess when I discover Jaroo's player doesnt work on PS3's browser :(
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:36
Monodi
Aww man! They got Inspector Gadget!

I just watched a whole episode, been years.
Catmurderer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:43
Catmurderer
SONIC UNDERGROUND
Captain Highwind's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:51
Captain Highwind
Looks like a lot of old DiC shows. Lacks the original Sonic series. Also seems to be missing Mighty Max, that show kicked ass back in the day.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:59
Justin Villasenor
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century! I was totally thinking about that show just a few days ago.
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 20:59
runtheplacered
Yeah... I got all excited at this post.. bookmarked the page, yelled for my girlfriend and told her to come in the room and check it out.. took a nice big sip of my iced tea in preparation.. then finally looked at the list of cartoons on the site and said outloud, "aww what the fuck is this?"

But, still.. I'll watch a few toons on here. I just got a little too excited.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 21:05
Los255
The only good one was the Sonic cartoon that had him as a chili-dog lover.
Brlito's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 21:11
Brlito
HOLY SHIT GUYS.

JAROO is one of the nonsense words President Nixon says in Futurama (voiced by Billy West).


ALSO THIS WORKS IN >>>>>>CANADA<<<<<<<
kalidanthepalidan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 21:44
kalidanthepalidan
"We're the Hurricanes, and our champion spirit is here to stay!" (that's what I remember it being at least...am I close?)

I remember watching that cartoon. So sad.
Tanukitsune's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 23:00
Tanukitsune
Heavens to Mergatroid! I can watch all the cartoon I want and I don't even have to trick the site Hotspot shield?!

You just just gave the monkey the key to the banana plantation!
lwelyk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 23:03
lwelyk
@Los255 he loved them in every cartoon IIRC
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/03/2009 23:49
MechaMonkey
Oh man, I remember The Hurricanes!
Unassuming Local Guy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 00:14
Unassuming Local Guy
No Rocko's Modern Life...
Somebody get on that.
Conan-san's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 00:30
Conan-san
All the arugments abotu this site being bad are negated by Wheeled Wariors, Uleces 31 and the Old OZ Anime being on this service.

It is king of the internet.
matty125's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 02:00
matty125
Madeline fuck yeah!

Beetlejuice a DiC production, rught? I'd do a marathon of that if it ever shows up.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 08:15
brimtastic
I'm getting a major nostalgia-boner right now.

PROTIP: Firefox + Adblock Plus. It even gets rid of those pesky in-stream ads.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 08:44
whormongr
pretty cool that it has jayce and the wheeled warriors on there
Ninja Cameraman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 13:23
Ninja Cameraman
@ Justing


Awwwwww man I really wanna see that show again...

Goddamnit PS3
Davoidbot's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2009 13:51
Davoidbot
Probably funniest part of that series is where Gannon is instructing one of his minions how to fight Link, "NO punch like this ha ha , ha ha ha". They made him like a bad elderly neighbor in there.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2009 06:25
The Amazing Shenazin
needs Nicktoons for me to give a frak
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