I'm kind of getting bored of these videos. "Hey, remember these shows, well, they existed." I mean, I enjoy it when it's SUPER obscure like the Ghostbusters episode or the Street Fighter movie, but this is just kind of meh. Not terrible, but nothing special.
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born in '83, got an NES before the 90s, watch LOTS of SMB,Zelda, and Captain N...
though sometimes I would switch off Captain N to Gilligan's Isle because Captain N was HORRIFFIC!! I still swear that Simon Belmont from that show is actually his cowardly alpha-male cousin using his name because it sounds better than his.
but anyway, Nostalgia/9000
though sometimes I would switch off Captain N to Gilligan's Isle because Captain N was HORRIFFIC!! I still swear that Simon Belmont from that show is actually his cowardly alpha-male cousin using his name because it sounds better than his.
but anyway, Nostalgia/9000
I loved this Mario show. The other 2 weren't as good. But they were still fun for that 80s cheese-fest nostalgia. And yeah... ignoring the OBNOXIOUS "excuuuuuse me Princess" catchphrase, the Zelda show wasn't actually terrible if you give it a chance.
Well said MovieBob.
Well said MovieBob.
Bob, thank you for that trip back to elementary school buddy. I used to rush home after school on Fridays like my ass was on fire to watch Zelda. It was THE event of the week. (The Batman Animated Series wouldn't be out for another couple of years, I think.) I actually didn't even remember that "exuuuuuuuse me Princess" line until I saw a pretty funny post about it on Reddit a few weeks ago. Right on bruthah!
Was that the cheaply done one on the Family channel? Or the more hardcore version they used to have on ABC on Saturday mornings? (Looks like the cheap one.) I loved both shows. I just looked at the cheap one as a tide-me-over until I could watch the "good" one on Saturday. I just remember that rabbit chick from the "good" show that was partially transformed into a robot...damn T.V. You scary!Justanothergamer300 said:When you started talking about video game cartoons first thing to pop in my head was
No disrespect mario I liked sonic more back then
haha I know what I'm getting my brothers for Christmas. 
Watching this video gave me flashbacks.
Watching this video gave me flashbacks.
Great segment. I don't watch often, but I enjoyed the memories.
Kind of suprised a 'Movie Bob' doing a movie webcast would do a full segment on the Super Mario tv show and not give any mention about the aweful Super Mario Brothers movie that came out in the early 90's.
Kind of suprised a 'Movie Bob' doing a movie webcast would do a full segment on the Super Mario tv show and not give any mention about the aweful Super Mario Brothers movie that came out in the early 90's.
Hella' yeah! I loved this show when I was a kid. You would always see these silhouettes of feet out the little window up at the top of the room when someone was about to come inside. Really badly done, of course.
I still make fun of the song with some of my friends, even these days.
I still make fun of the song with some of my friends, even these days.
Well, it's things like this that cause me to miss the late 1980s actually. It was a time when everything was developing, technology was on the rise but not omni-present, and things could still get away with being loud, cheezy, and fun without having to be some kind of ironic parody.
Sure, the quality is lacking compared today, especially when you look at one of my favorite series from the time period "Friday The 13th The Series" (bad acting, dubious special effects, and widely varied quality in plotlines), but I think there is a certain magic to
the 1980s that has died out.
Right now, cynical self awareness and fear of ridicule has kind of made it so your not going to see the same kinds of production, fashion, or whatever else.
Not meaning to put too much of the "glow of never was" on it, but it's good to see someone who can admit to fond memories of something from the time period, and point to it's strengths rather than simply engaging in outright mockery... though admittedly a LOT of things from the time period admittedly do deserve the mockery that they get.
Sure, the quality is lacking compared today, especially when you look at one of my favorite series from the time period "Friday The 13th The Series" (bad acting, dubious special effects, and widely varied quality in plotlines), but I think there is a certain magic to
the 1980s that has died out.
Right now, cynical self awareness and fear of ridicule has kind of made it so your not going to see the same kinds of production, fashion, or whatever else.
Not meaning to put too much of the "glow of never was" on it, but it's good to see someone who can admit to fond memories of something from the time period, and point to it's strengths rather than simply engaging in outright mockery... though admittedly a LOT of things from the time period admittedly do deserve the mockery that they get.