Best 80's Cartoon
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I wouldn't say it's the "best" per say, but I watched Visionaries a few months and was massively surprised how great and mature the plotlines were for an 80's kidws show. Nowadays adult cartoons are commonplace as our generation grew up with them, but back then cartoons were strictly for kids and yet Visionaries not only kept a real continuity throughout the series, but also tackled some very mature topics and put a thoughtful spin on plots (such as when Ectar an ex-detective had to steal a gem from Reekon an ex-theif, thus trading roles with each other).
Great stuff, shame there were only 13 episodes made!
Great stuff, shame there were only 13 episodes made!
The ones I watched, clearly. I can't choose. I don't have the capacity for ONE favorite. My answer would just be a long list.
The X-Men cartoon debuted on October 31st, 1992, and was a product of the far superior 90's era of cartoons.inu-kun said:
/arguement
Still, I'd be inclined to agree with you otherwise, but since I can't, I'm gonna have to go with the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Never was a huge fan of the franchise, but that cartoon was the tits.
Dogtanian and the three Muskehounds, because who doesn't love dogs with swords.
Oh yeah, another one that watched for Cheetara. Does Mrs Baffle have to get out the costume on Sunday mornings?Baffle said:
I'm gonna toss in the suggestion for Inhumanoids. It was essentially a mini-series for toys as I don't think the "show" was longer than 120 minutes total. They broke it up into 12 episodes I think.
First off, the toys are scary as hell [http://img05.deviantart.net/7fc5/i/2009/196/4/b/inhumanoids_group_shot_by_el_macho_muchacho.jpg].
Second, I'll let this clip give you an idea of what the show was like.
First off, the toys are scary as hell [http://img05.deviantart.net/7fc5/i/2009/196/4/b/inhumanoids_group_shot_by_el_macho_muchacho.jpg].
Second, I'll let this clip give you an idea of what the show was like.
Imagine seeing this on Saturday morning as a little kid.
Ulysses 31 was shown on the BBC in full around 85/86. I remember Mysterious cities of gold being broadcast a few years later but I was 15 by then and longer watched cartoons.Hoplon said:
Which one are we talking about, because there are a couple of versions. The 90's one was very good.Baffle said:
OT: Dungeons and Dragons
It never seemed to go anywhere (like every other 80's cartoon), but the characters were varied and had a certain depth, it wasn't a black and white depiction of Good vs. Evil, and it didn't shy away from some fucked up things, like Hank's face melting off.
Flash Gordon the cartoon was pretty good, that must have been early 80s.
Well I thought it was funny, I'll just leave now
Dont be aBaffle said:
Well I thought it was funny, I'll just leave now
Didn't they turn the kids into the opposite classes that you'd expect them to be? Like, the bookish nerd became a knight instead of a mage, and the 80's All-American-Hero kid became a thief instead of a paladin or something?Casual Shinji said: