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  • Random Axe
    The Voice of Reason
    • Apr 16, 2008
    • 4518

    #16
    I can really only think of three, and one of them I can't believe hasn't been mentioned, Robotech. It was way more mature than it's counterparts. The others were Gi Joe and THundercats.
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    • Mikey
      Verbose Member
      • Aug 9, 2001
      • 47258

      #17
      Did they ever make a Warlord cartoon in the 80s's ?

      I can half remember seeing it ... but i'm not sure

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      • galaxyexplorer42
        Monsters,Creatures,Aliens
        • Mar 3, 2010
        • 780

        #18
        Star Blazers
        Thundarr
        Battle of the Planets
        Robotech
        Spiderman & His Amazing Friends
        Galaxy Explorer

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        • Toyman_Chris
          70's Era Pimp
          • Sep 7, 2011
          • 3010

          #19
          Originally posted by Mikey
          Did they ever make a Warlord cartoon in the 80s's ?

          I can half remember seeing it ... but i'm not sure
          no....but dang that woulda rocked!

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          • HardyGirl
            Mego Museum's Poster Girl
            • Apr 3, 2007
            • 13950

            #20
            The 80s Incredible Hulk
            Muppet Babies
            The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
            Mr. T
            The Gary Coleman Show
            Goldie Gold and Action Jack
            Superbook
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            • wilbs518
              Mego Collector
              • Jul 25, 2009
              • 2808

              #21
              GI Joe
              Tranzor Z
              Robotech
              Super Powers
              Star Blazers
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              • Figuremod73
                That 80's guy
                • Jul 27, 2011
                • 3017

                #22
                Originally posted by Mikey
                Did they ever make a Warlord cartoon in the 80s's ?

                I can half remember seeing it ... but i'm not sure
                With the lack of good adventure cartoons these days, I wish they would go back and adapt something such as this.

                Have cartoons with the quality of the eighties GI Joe REALLY became that expensive to produce?

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                • ctc
                  Fear the monkeybat!
                  • Aug 16, 2001
                  • 11183

                  #23
                  >my biggest complaint was their animation seemed so junkie and cheap.

                  They didn't START that way. In the early 80's Japan's animnation industry was taking off, and they worked cheap; so you got a lot of nice looking stuff, ironically it was usually the secondary and tertiary shows: the ones everyone saw, but weren't big hits. By the mid-80's you got the Marvel/Sunbow thing, where they discovered you could use INCREDIBLY cheap animation and a tie-in to make an effective show.

                  >Goldie Gold and Action Jack

                  Hee heee.... I thouhgt I was the only person who remembered this one. Funny story: the giant squid that attacked them during the ski episode happened by accident. During one of the story meetings one of the writers (whi's name I forget) fell asleep.... as he was want to do during meetings. At some point he woke suddenly, shouting the words "giant squid!"

                  "So.... you want them to be attacked.... by a giant squid.... during the ski chase?" Not wanting to be caught for sleeping, he ran with it.

                  As for my top 5:











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                  • ctc
                    Fear the monkeybat!
                    • Aug 16, 2001
                    • 11183

                    #24
                    >Have cartoons with the quality of the eighties GI Joe REALLY became that expensive to produce?

                    No, they're cheap. Quality-wise the 80's Joe was horrible.

                    >With the lack of good adventure cartoons these days

                    Not to redirect too much, but there are TONS of awesome cartoons on now:









                    ....and that's without namedropping a singe superhero.

                    Don C.

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                    • palitoy
                      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                      • Jun 16, 2001
                      • 59794

                      #25
                      I'm a huge fan of Goldie Gold, even have some of the eps on VHS. My daughter likes them.

                      Other than Thundarr, it's hard for me to be terribly nostalgic about 80s toons. I was a teen during GI Joe, He-Man, Thundercats etc and while I tuned in, I was a jaded adolescent, not a wide eyed kid.

                      A lot of 60s kids would tell me that all my 70s stuff was crap but I'd watch a lot of their precious cartoons and think "what's so great about this?". It all depends on when you were in short pants.
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                      • Bruce Banner
                        HULK SMASH!
                        • Apr 3, 2010
                        • 4335

                        #26
                        Not in any particular order:

                        Thundarr the Barbarian
                        Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
                        Ulysses 31
                        Dungeons & Dragons
                        Thundercats
                        Bravestarr
                        Blackstar
                        The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
                        The Incredible Hulk
                        He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
                        Voltron
                        Silverhawks
                        Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light


                        (Would have included some of my other all time favourite cartoons such as Battle of the Planets, Starblazers, Godzilla, Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle, Flash Gordon, Super Friends, etc... but they were all 1970s shows.)
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                        • raider5gt
                          Museum Tree Cutter
                          • Nov 25, 2007
                          • 1911

                          #27
                          I no particular order and what I can remember these were some of my favourite cartoon shows of the 80's.

                          Dungeon and Dragons
                          Visionaries
                          Defenders of the Earth
                          He-man and the Masters of the Universe
                          Ulysses 31
                          Centurions
                          Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
                          Thundercats

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                          • Figuremod73
                            That 80's guy
                            • Jul 27, 2011
                            • 3017

                            #28
                            Originally posted by ctc
                            >Have cartoons with the quality of the eighties GI Joe REALLY became that expensive to produce?

                            No, they're cheap. Quality-wise the 80's Joe was horrible.

                            >With the lack of good adventure cartoons these days

                            Not to redirect too much, but there are TONS of awesome cartoons on now









                            ....and that's without namedropping a singe superhero.

                            Don C.
                            I dont think this is as good as the 80s Joe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCI056pURGA

                            I know its really nostalgia, but I still find many of those cartoons entertaining.
                            If WB tomorrow was to release a Warlords cartoon of decent animation quality I would probably like it better than Clone Wars. I've just seen so much computer animation over the last ten years that Ive grown tired of it now.

                            The Japanese cartoon in the first link looks pretty good though.

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                            • Werewolf
                              Inhuman
                              • Jul 14, 2003
                              • 14974

                              #29
                              Originally posted by palitoy
                              A lot of 60s kids would tell me that all my 70s stuff was crap but I'd watch a lot of their precious cartoons and think "what's so great about this?". It all depends on when you were in short pants.
                              And both the 60s and 70s kids tend to pile on the 80s toons. A lot of 60s and 70s toons don't really click with me like The Jetsons, Flintstones, Bakshi Spiderman, Speed Racer, etc. But I'd never insult them and still think they are legitimately good cartoons even if they are not my cup of tea.
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                              • ctc
                                Fear the monkeybat!
                                • Aug 16, 2001
                                • 11183

                                #30
                                >I know its really nostalgia, but I still find many of those cartoons entertaining.

                                That's cool. "Entertaining" and "good" aren't neccessarily connected. A lot of what I like is absolutely horrid.

                                >The Japanese cartoon in the first link looks pretty good though.

                                It's American, actually.

                                Don C.

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