A new kid-oriented video site Jaroo launched today, serving up episodes of around 50 children’s shows, from ’80s hits like Inspector Gadget to the perhaps lesser-known Siegfried & Roy cartoon. There’s old-school stop-motion Paddington, Madeline, and live-action shows that I’m too old to recognize.
It’s a cool enough site, and it’s a decent way to monetize content that’s otherwise just gathering dust somewhere — Beverly Hills Teens, anyone? Sadly, though, none of the videos are embeddable, which for me invalidates any comparisons to Hulu.
Jaroo’s line-up should continue to grow (it’s from Cookie Jar Entertainment, which owns a vault of childrens’ programming), but there is one glaring error from where I sit: No David the Gnome. Bring me David the Gnome, Jaroo!
PopWatchers, are there childhood classics on here you’ll be going back to? Ahem, Legend of Zelda cartoon, I missed you, old friend.
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Hey! Where’s Jem and the Holograms?!?
You stole my comment, Marie! If they had Jem, I would be on there in an instant!
I thought I was the only one who loved David the Gnome!! *Warm Fuzzies* Also…Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics…oh man, now I need a PB&J sandwich in my plastic Care Bears lunchbox…
I loved David the Gnome and I was pushing 30 when I was watching it!
Thank you for posting this!
Today’s Special and the Gummi Bears.
oops spelling wrong
Bouncing here and there and everywhere!
Bought my daughter the first season of Gummi Bears awhile ago, it’s a favorite of hers now.
I am DESPERATE for Muppet Babies, Taz Mania and Eek! The Cat.
Muppet Babies! I used to LOVE Muppet Babies!!!!!!
Me too! Muppet Babies may have started me on the path to becoming a big pop-culture fiend.
No David the Gnome??!?!! That was my FAVORITE cartoon as a kid, and nobody I know ever knows what I’m talking about when I bring it up. In every wish and dream and happy home, you will find the kingdom of… the GNOMES!
I remember years later learning that it was Tom Bosley, and my heart growing three sizes that day.
Muppet Babies!
This is way better than hulu. It’s available in Canada!!!
does anyone remember the show princess sissi? loved that when i was 8 but i never found out how it ended. wish that was available
oooh, I’d kill to see Jem, Gummi Bears, Muppet Babies, and David the Gnome! All were major parts of my childhood.
David the Gnome! I used to want one so bad. A little friend I could keep in my pocket to talk to me…when no one else would. What a lonely childhood I had. Sigh…
BABY LOONEY TUNES! Omg I miss that show SO MUCH
I was quite intrigued when I heard about this Siegfried and Roy cartoon – I thought you meant Father of the Pride. Curious, I clicked on the link, but it looks like something that was made in the 80s instead. Is this a 20+ year old cartoon or something that was recently made for the internet with a retro look? Any info would be great!