March Madness Cartoon Bracket Fourth Round Breakdown

It’s Elite Eight Time!  The regional championships to see who goes on to face each other in the Final Four.  This has been an interesting round as we have had a lot of close victories and our first number one went down.  Let’s keep up the excitement and finish strong!

Pre-1960 Region:

Looney Tunes (1) vs. Tom & Jerry (6)

Matt:  So I guess Moose and Squirrel weren’t as invincible as I thought.  The mighty power that is Tom & Jerry beat them pretty convincingly.  This sets up a matchup against tournament number one, the gang from Looney Tunes.  Tom & Jerry surprised me a couple times, but I think Bugs & Co. take it here to advance to the final four.

Nik:  Shocked to see T&J make it this far. Not upset, though, honestly. They’re classic. However, I think Looney Tunes has way more hitting power here. I think they’ll rock Tom & Jerry this time. It’s been a nice and surprising run thus far, but it’s time to move on.

1960s/1970s Region:

The Flintstones (1) vs. Pink Panther (6)

Matt:  I’ll be honest, I thought last round would have been the end of Bedrock’s first family.  They prevailed by a slim margin and now have to face a cartoon that probably has the most momentum in the tournament.  The Pink Panther has been the giant killer so far (except for Jabberjaw, because, well it’s Jabberjaw).  To beat both The Jetsons and Scooby Doo is no small feat (especially since I had Scooby advancing to the final four), but a win here will be much more difficult to come by.  There’s only so far a catchy theme song and being the face of insulation will take you.  Flintstones squeaks it out here.

Nik:  Again, another surprise with Pink Panther making it this far. But, honestly, since PP has had *such* a ridiculously strong run, I’m really thinking that he takes it over the Flintstones. I don’t see the Flintstones having enough momentum/being strong enough to compete with what we’ve seen thus far. There’s only so much Rick Moranis, John Goodman, Rosie O’Donnell and Halle Berry can help it (1994 movie, anyone?).

Matt:  If anything is going to help your chances, it’s having Rosie O’Donnell in your movie.

1980’s Region:

Transformers (1) vs. The Simpsons (2)

Matt:  The Simpsons destroyed The Ghostbusters last round, sweeping them out of the competition.  On the other side of the equation, Transformers was almost upset by the upstart Inspector Gadget, escaping by only one vote!  I thought The Simpsons would prevail here before the tournament started, and that was only reaffirmed last round after the lack of support for the Robots in Disguise.

Nik:  Going to have to agree here. Simpsons is just too strong of a force, particularly seeing as how Transformers has been performing. I’m calling it, Simpsons takes the whole competition. (prove me wrong!)

1990’s – Current Region:

King of the Hill (2) vs. Animaniacs (5)

Matt:  The Animaniacs just keep chugging along, taking down all others in their path.  Their victims this week were the kids from South Park.  While that wasn’t too unexpected, anytime a number one goes down it is a bit of a surprise.  It wasn’t even close here though, and honestly neither was King of the Hill’s victory over Darkwing Duck.  This sets up a heavyweight fight between these two franchises that have yet to really be challenged in this tournament.  This may be the hardest for me to call, but I think the fact that the Animaniacs have rolled through the competition so far will mean an exit for Hank Hill.  Animaniacs win it and enter the Final Four as the lowest seed still alive. 

Nik:  Animaniacs all the way. The fact that they walloped South Park in the last round tells me that King of the Hill doesn’t stand a chance. If it were South Park vs. King of the Hill right now, I’d say South Park takes it. So if the Park couldn’t get this far, then their competition will move on.