1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - I think this was every child of the 80's favorite...and with good reason. Teenagers, we all wanted to be. Mutants, always cool...just look at the X-Men. Ninjas, really nothing cooler than ninjas. Turtles, as my buddy B's blog will confirm...turtles are awesome. Plus you throw in a rat version of Mr. Miyagi, a plethora of manimal friends & foes, and a talking brain in a robot's torso...that's cartoon gold my friend.
2. Captain Power & the Soldiers of the Future - Very few of you probably know about this one...unless I've already bored you with it...so here we go again. It was on only one year in 1987 & it was a live-action show set in a post-apocolyptic future with cutting edge (for 1987) computer graphics, robots, power suits, anonymous foot soldiers, the evil Lord Dredd, & 'interactive' toys. Brilliant if you ask me...but expensive to make. I still think they should bring it back now that computer graphics are everywhere...even in shampoo commercials. Oh...and Pilot was really really hot.3. COPS: Central Organization of Police Specialists - Futuristic cop show & even as a kid, I thought some of the names were a little cheesy (Miss Demeanor, B.P. Vest, etc.) but still a pretty good cartoon. I even bought a few episodes at a Game Stop a few months ago. Besides, my daddy was a cop...and this was better than watching drunken hillbillies get chased into a trailer park on the other COPS show...that's still running somehow.
4. Animal Crack-Ups - Animal game show hosted by the great Alan Thicke. I was really into animals & dinosaurs as a kid, so I really liked this show...and apparently was the only one because it was again only on for one year...then Alan Thicke must have gone into movies or something.
5. Thundercats - Still waiting for the movie adaptation. Maybe 2009...if they can get Spielberg to produce it or something. Send me in your nominations for who plays Cheetara. I think there was a very similar show with Sharks as well...but I can't remember the name. Oh well...
6. Silverhawks - People that could fly in outer space with anatomically correct chrome space suits in many different colors...and like all great cartoons ended with a public service announcement from Copper Kid. I remember my favorite toy being the minotaur guy, Mumbo Jumbo...because I'm a Taurus...or something. Minotaurs are cool.
7. Transformers - As stated earlier, I'm currently trying to arrange for a midnight Transformers party at my local theatre. If you're interested & live in the Slick City area, please let me know. I still can't believe that Orson Welles was a voice in the animated movie back in the day. Everybody knows & loves Transformers...so I will stop talking about them..........now.
8. She-Ra: Princess of Power - My main draw to this show was...well, just look at her. She's a super hot princess that could weild a sword against the Evil Horde. I'm not ashamed to admit it.9. Conan & the Hanna Barbarians - To be honest, I wasn't able to find any pictures or information online about this show...so I'm kind of thinking that I made it up. I'm pretty sure that I didn't though. If any of you can find something, please let me know. I need confirmation that this show wasn't just a wonderful dream. I seem to remember a large wookie-like creature as one of the good guys.
10. G.I. Joe - This should be higher on the list...but again...you all know & love it. Everybody's favorite was Snake Eyes...because he was a Ninja. I've caught myself watching the new G.I. Joe Sigma cartoons a few Saturday mornings recently...and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I still don't see why Cobra Commander was so feared. He had a speech inpediment & didn't have the ferocious look of some of his minions. Then again...neither did Napoleon...and he get stuff done.
Anyway, please feel free to share your childhood memories & opinions about these shows or some of your own. Congratulations to the Spurs!!! 5 wins to go!!!
P.S. TigerSharks was the Thundercats knock-off. Kudos to you if you beat me to it.
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