Animated programs aren’t just for kids. Important lessons about life are presented, sometimes about sports and life.
Here is my list of the Top 12 sports moments in animated programs. To create my list, I applied these filters:
1. Loud House isn’t included because I’ve written about the program many times at TSC.
2. No adult cartoons are included because they often include sexual references and cussing.
3. Animated movies, as well as TV shows, are both fair game.
So, with those three rules, here we go!
12. Mind Pollution “Captain Planet”: Drugs are a big problem in sports. Thie Season 2 premiere of ‘Captain Planet’ showcases the drug problem. The episode centers around Boris, who is addicted to the fictional drug, ‘Bliss.’ He gets a temporary high whenever he uses the drug. He also slips Bliss into his cousin’s food, getting her addicted to the drug. Addicts eventually become zombies. But ‘The Planeteers’ save the day … Borisdies from an overdose.
Courtesy: The Proud Family wiki
11. The Proud Family football episode: Penny wants to try out for the football team at her school. The coach and players don’t like the idea of a girl playing on the team. They encourage her to be a cheerleader or to go home and make pies. Penny doesn’t give up. She plays but gets injured. Still, she won the right to play.
10. Rob Dyrdek’s short-lived cartoon: This cartoon centers around the life of pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and friends. They try to become the greatest skateboarders in the world.
9. Peppa Pig “Field Day”: The episode centers around Peppa and her friends competing in a triathlon. The program’s message has eternal value: “It’s not about winning. It’s about taking part.”
8. Underdogs: This movie is about sportsmanship. The film centers around a foosball champion and a soccer star competing in a match to win the town back.
7. SpongeBob Squarepants “The Fry Cooking Tournament”: This episode centers around SpongeBob competing in a fry cooking tournament. This shows how good sportsmanship pays off.
6. Scooby-Doo And The Harlem Globetrotters: This is a two-part special with The Mystery Gang crossing over with basketball great, the Harlem Globetrotters. It’s one of many sports crossovers from Scooby-Doo.
Courtesy: YouTube
5. Scooby-Doo and WWE: Scooby-Doo and The Mystery Gang help out John Cena, Sin Cara, Kane, Triple H, and other wrestling icons. The purpose is to solve a mystery: Who took the WWE championship belt?
4. The All-Star cartoon drug awareness cross over: In this film, Alf, Alvin, and The Chipmunks, and a whole bunch of other characters convince a teenager not to use marijuana and crack cocaine.
3. Arthur “Bleep!”: This episode centers around DW saying a very naughty word. The episode teaches that swearing is a bad thing to do.
2. Pingu “The Hockey Game”: Pingu and his friends compete in a hockey tournament against a team that doesn’t practice good sportsmanship.
1. Pingu “Pingu Quarrels With His Mom”: Pingu and his mom have an argument. Pingu wants to play basketball with his friend. Mom says, “Do your chores first!”
Hope you enjoyed my Top 12 sports moments!
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