Ten 80S Cartoons That Nobody Remembers
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Theꢀ80sꢀwasꢀfilledꢀwithꢀcartoonsꢀthatꢀwereꢀtotallyꢀtubular.ꢀManyꢀareꢀstillꢀpopularꢀ today,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀTransformersꢀandꢀG.I.ꢀJoe,ꢀbothꢀofꢀwhichꢀwentꢀonꢀtoꢀbecomeꢀliveꢀactionꢀ filmsꢀinꢀtheꢀlastꢀdecade…butꢀwhatꢀaboutꢀallꢀtheꢀshowsꢀfromꢀtheꢀ80sꢀthatꢀnobodyꢀ seemsꢀtoꢀremember?ꢀTheꢀ80sꢀwasꢀaꢀtimeꢀofꢀbigꢀhair,ꢀbrightꢀcolors,ꢀandꢀsomeꢀofꢀtheꢀ mostꢀengagingꢀandꢀentertainingꢀtelevisionꢀshows.ꢀAtꢀtheꢀsameꢀtime,ꢀthereꢀwereꢀ someꢀshowsꢀthatꢀwereꢀsoꢀobscureꢀmostꢀofꢀusꢀdon’tꢀevenꢀrememberꢀwatchingꢀthem!ꢀ
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Watchingꢀcartoonsꢀwasꢀaꢀriteꢀofꢀpassageꢀforꢀanyꢀkidꢀinꢀtheꢀ1980s.ꢀBackꢀinꢀtheꢀdayꢀweꢀ wouldꢀpileꢀaroundꢀtheꢀtelevisionꢀonꢀSaturdayꢀmorning,ꢀourꢀbowlsꢀbrimmingꢀwithꢀ sugaryꢀcereal,ꢀasꢀwe’dꢀwatchꢀcartoonsꢀtoꢀourꢀheart’sꢀcontent.ꢀSomeꢀofꢀtheꢀcartoonsꢀ continueꢀtoꢀairꢀonꢀchannelsꢀlikeꢀBoomerang,ꢀprovidingꢀaꢀnewꢀgenerationꢀwithꢀaꢀtasteꢀ ofꢀtheꢀkindꢀofꢀtelevisionꢀshowsꢀweꢀhadꢀtheꢀchanceꢀtoꢀenjoy,ꢀbutꢀsomeꢀshowsꢀsimplyꢀ disappeared,ꢀneverꢀtoꢀbeꢀremembered…untilꢀnow.ꢀ
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Mostꢀofꢀtheꢀshowsꢀlistedꢀbelowꢀonlyꢀairedꢀforꢀaꢀseason,ꢀbutꢀevenꢀwhenꢀtheyꢀwereꢀ airingꢀmostꢀofꢀthemꢀappearꢀtoꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀshroudedꢀinꢀobscurity.ꢀ
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10.ꢀBeverlyꢀHillsꢀTeensꢀ
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DICꢀEntertainment,ꢀtheꢀcompanyꢀbehindꢀsuchꢀclassicsꢀasꢀInspectorꢀGadgetꢀandꢀSonicꢀ theꢀHedgehog,ꢀintroducedꢀBeverlyꢀHillsꢀTeensꢀinꢀ1987.ꢀThoughꢀtheꢀshowꢀhadꢀaꢀshortꢀ runꢀofꢀjustꢀunderꢀthreeꢀmonths,ꢀthisꢀwasꢀtheꢀtimeꢀofꢀmassꢀcartoonꢀproduction,ꢀsoꢀ65ꢀ
30ꢀminuteꢀlongꢀepisodesꢀexist.ꢀTheꢀideaꢀwasꢀtoꢀcreateꢀaꢀshowꢀwithꢀlessꢀaction,ꢀlessꢀ violence,ꢀandꢀprovideꢀ“wholesome”ꢀentertainment.ꢀKnowingꢀwhatꢀweꢀdoꢀaboutꢀ celebutantesꢀtoday,ꢀitsꢀanyꢀwonderꢀwhyꢀtheꢀshowꢀdidꢀnotꢀlastꢀlongerꢀthanꢀaꢀseason!ꢀ
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Beingꢀaꢀteenagerꢀwasꢀallꢀtheꢀrageꢀinꢀtheꢀ80s,ꢀandꢀnoꢀteensꢀwereꢀthoughtꢀtoꢀbeꢀmoreꢀ fascinatingꢀthanꢀtheꢀrichꢀandꢀfamous.ꢀSure,ꢀtheseꢀBeverlyꢀHillsꢀteenagersꢀwereꢀrich,ꢀ spoiled,ꢀandꢀhadꢀyachtsꢀandꢀlimousines,ꢀbutꢀtheyꢀwereꢀfacingꢀrealꢀteenageꢀproblemsꢀ likeꢀdatingꢀandꢀacneꢀ(ok,ꢀmaybeꢀnotꢀtheꢀlastꢀone,ꢀsinceꢀtheyꢀcouldꢀaffordꢀgreatꢀ skincareꢀproducts)!ꢀWhenꢀtheꢀshowꢀwasꢀannounced,ꢀaꢀreviewerꢀforꢀtheꢀMilwaukeeꢀ
Journalꢀquestionedꢀwhetherꢀspoiledꢀrichꢀkidsꢀreallyꢀcouldꢀbeꢀgreatꢀroleꢀmodels,ꢀwithꢀ goodꢀreason.ꢀFrankly,ꢀit’sꢀsurprisingꢀtheꢀshowꢀreceivedꢀasꢀmanyꢀepisodesꢀasꢀitꢀdid.ꢀ
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Honestly,ꢀthisꢀshowꢀisꢀtheꢀequivalentꢀofꢀParisꢀHiltonꢀandꢀco.ꢀinꢀcartoonꢀform.ꢀAddꢀinꢀaꢀ skinnyꢀgeek,ꢀsomeꢀself-absorbedꢀrichꢀguys,ꢀaꢀBritishꢀteenꢀrocker,ꢀandꢀaꢀtotallyꢀgnarlyꢀ surferꢀdude,ꢀandꢀthatꢀprettyꢀmuchꢀsumsꢀupꢀthisꢀshow.ꢀNoꢀwonderꢀweꢀallꢀforgotꢀaboutꢀ it!ꢀ
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9.ꢀBraveStarrꢀ
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LouꢀScheimerꢀisꢀaꢀlegendꢀinꢀtheꢀworldꢀofꢀ1980sꢀ(andꢀ60sꢀandꢀ70s!)ꢀanimatedꢀseries’.ꢀ
AsꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀfoundersꢀofꢀFilmation,ꢀheꢀbroughtꢀtheꢀworldꢀamazingꢀshowsꢀlikeꢀHe-
ManꢀandꢀtheꢀMastersꢀofꢀtheꢀUniverse,ꢀShe-Ra:ꢀPrincessꢀofꢀPower,ꢀAquaman,ꢀandꢀTheꢀ TomꢀandꢀJerryꢀComedyꢀShow.ꢀOneꢀofꢀtheꢀlast,ꢀandꢀleastꢀknownꢀshowsꢀbyꢀtheꢀcompanyꢀ wasꢀBraveStarr.ꢀDubbedꢀaꢀ‘spaceꢀwestern’ꢀtheꢀshowꢀfollowsꢀtheꢀadventuresꢀofꢀ
MarshallꢀBraveStarr,ꢀanꢀhonorableꢀspaceꢀlawmanꢀwhoꢀprotectsꢀtheꢀroughꢀandꢀtoughꢀ planetꢀofꢀNewꢀTexasꢀfromꢀanꢀassortedꢀcastꢀofꢀcharacters.ꢀ
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Likeꢀmanyꢀofꢀtheꢀseriesꢀofꢀitsꢀtime,ꢀBraveStarrꢀfeaturedꢀaꢀfairlyꢀstandardꢀtoyꢀlineꢀofꢀ actionꢀfiguresꢀbyꢀMattel.ꢀWhileꢀtheꢀactionꢀfiguresꢀwereꢀnothingꢀspecial,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀisꢀ oneꢀofꢀtheꢀbetterꢀselectionsꢀonꢀthisꢀlist.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀmixꢀaꢀscienceꢀfictionꢀseriesꢀwithꢀaꢀ spaceꢀdrama,ꢀyouꢀhaveꢀtheꢀmakingsꢀofꢀBraveStarr.ꢀTheꢀMarshallꢀhasꢀhisꢀhandsꢀfullꢀasꢀ heꢀhasꢀtoꢀprotectꢀtheꢀcitizensꢀofꢀNewꢀTexas,ꢀwhileꢀheꢀalsoꢀhasꢀtoꢀkeepꢀhisꢀeyeꢀonꢀtheꢀ mostꢀvaluableꢀresourceꢀonꢀtheꢀplanet,ꢀKerium.ꢀNotꢀonlyꢀisꢀtheꢀmineralꢀcapableꢀofꢀ emittingꢀlargeꢀamountsꢀofꢀenergyꢀwhenꢀitꢀisꢀdestroyed,ꢀitꢀalsoꢀcanꢀcauseꢀ hallucinationsꢀifꢀitꢀisꢀpartiallyꢀdamaged.ꢀ
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Thoughꢀthisꢀseriesꢀalsoꢀhadꢀ65ꢀepisodes,ꢀwhichꢀairedꢀinꢀsyndicationꢀforꢀnearlyꢀ2ꢀ yearsꢀfollowingꢀtheꢀinitialꢀviewing,ꢀandꢀaꢀfollow-upꢀmovie,ꢀwhichꢀdebutedꢀinꢀ1988,ꢀ popularityꢀforꢀtheꢀshowꢀandꢀtheꢀFilmationꢀstyleꢀofꢀanimationꢀstartedꢀtoꢀwaneꢀasꢀtheꢀ decadeꢀcameꢀtoꢀaꢀclose.ꢀThoughꢀtheꢀshowꢀcouldꢀbeꢀaꢀlittleꢀinꢀyourꢀfaceꢀwithꢀtheꢀmoralꢀ lessons,ꢀincludingꢀoneꢀwhereꢀaꢀyoungꢀboyꢀdiesꢀofꢀaꢀdrugꢀoverdose,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀ maintainsꢀtheꢀauraꢀofꢀotherꢀpopularꢀseries’ꢀbyꢀFilmation,ꢀandꢀluckilyꢀisꢀavailableꢀonꢀ
DVDꢀforꢀthoseꢀwhoꢀwishꢀtoꢀcheckꢀitꢀout.ꢀ
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8.ꢀVisionaries:ꢀKnightsꢀofꢀtheꢀMagicalꢀLightꢀ
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Man,ꢀusꢀ80sꢀkidsꢀcouldꢀnotꢀgetꢀawayꢀfromꢀtelevisionꢀshowsꢀbasedꢀonꢀtoyꢀlines.ꢀ
BetweenꢀHasbroꢀandꢀMattel,ꢀnearlyꢀallꢀofꢀourꢀtelevisionꢀshowsꢀeitherꢀstartedꢀasꢀtoys,ꢀ orꢀdevelopꢀtheirꢀownꢀtoyꢀline,ꢀafterꢀbecomingꢀwildlyꢀpopular.ꢀOneꢀofꢀtheꢀshowsꢀthatꢀ
HasbroꢀdevelopedꢀfromꢀoneꢀofꢀtheirꢀtoyꢀlinesꢀwasꢀVisionaries:ꢀKnightsꢀofꢀtheꢀMagicalꢀ
Light.ꢀWhileꢀtheꢀshowꢀwasꢀcreatedꢀbyꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀmostꢀfamousꢀanimatedꢀcreatorsꢀinꢀ theꢀ1980s,ꢀFlintꢀDille,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀjustꢀdidꢀnotꢀhaveꢀtheꢀappealꢀorꢀfollowingꢀofꢀhisꢀ previousꢀendeavorsꢀsuchꢀasꢀTransformers,ꢀG.I.ꢀJoe,ꢀandꢀevenꢀtheꢀfeatureꢀfilmꢀsequelꢀ
AnꢀAmericanꢀTail:ꢀFievelꢀGoesꢀWest.ꢀ
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Asꢀfarꢀasꢀactionꢀfiguresꢀgo,ꢀtheꢀVisionariesꢀwereꢀdecentlyꢀcrafted,ꢀandꢀfeaturedꢀsomeꢀ cool,ꢀwell-madeꢀvehicles,ꢀbutꢀtheꢀlineꢀwasꢀaꢀflopꢀcommercially,ꢀandꢀthatꢀdidꢀnotꢀbodeꢀ wellꢀforꢀthisꢀseries.ꢀTheꢀsadꢀnewsꢀisꢀthatꢀVisionaries:ꢀKnightsꢀofꢀtheꢀMagicalꢀLightꢀwasꢀ actuallyꢀanꢀinterestingꢀandꢀwell-writtenꢀseries.ꢀTheꢀpremiseꢀisꢀthatꢀaꢀfailureꢀofꢀ technologyꢀandꢀscienceꢀhasꢀledꢀtoꢀaꢀreturnꢀtoꢀprimitiveꢀtimes,ꢀasꢀallꢀelectronicsꢀnoꢀ longerꢀworkꢀonꢀtheꢀplanetꢀPrysmos.ꢀThisꢀalsoꢀleadsꢀtoꢀtheꢀreturnꢀofꢀmagic.ꢀ
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Theꢀvisionariesꢀareꢀtwoꢀgroupsꢀofꢀknights,ꢀtheꢀSpectralꢀKnightsꢀandꢀtheꢀDarklingꢀ
Lords.ꢀInꢀtypicalꢀ80sꢀanimatedꢀseriesꢀfashion,ꢀthisꢀisꢀtheꢀstoryꢀofꢀtheꢀgoodꢀguysꢀvs.ꢀ theꢀbadꢀguys,ꢀandꢀthoseꢀwhoꢀuseꢀmagicꢀforꢀgoodꢀversusꢀevil.ꢀThoseꢀwhoꢀwishꢀtoꢀuseꢀ magicꢀwearꢀarmorꢀwithꢀanimalꢀtotems,ꢀandꢀtheyꢀareꢀableꢀtoꢀshapeꢀshiftꢀintoꢀtheseꢀ animals.ꢀWhileꢀtheꢀseriesꢀonlyꢀhadꢀ13ꢀepisodes,ꢀit'sꢀanꢀengagingꢀpremise,ꢀandꢀfansꢀofꢀ Dille'sꢀotherꢀworkꢀwillꢀenjoyꢀhowꢀsimilarꢀtheꢀstyleꢀofꢀtheꢀVisionariesꢀseriesꢀisꢀtoꢀbothꢀ
TransformersꢀandꢀG.I.ꢀJoe.ꢀ
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7.ꢀGaltarꢀandꢀtheꢀGoldenꢀLanceꢀ
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Animationꢀstudiosꢀwereꢀalwaysꢀtryingꢀtoꢀcompeteꢀwithꢀoneꢀanotherꢀinꢀtheꢀ1980s,ꢀ andꢀgivenꢀtheꢀpopularityꢀofꢀHe-ManꢀitꢀisꢀnoꢀwonderꢀthatꢀHanna-Barberaꢀtriedꢀtoꢀ capitalizeꢀonꢀthatꢀsuccess,ꢀbyꢀcreatingꢀaꢀsimilarꢀshow,ꢀGaltarꢀandꢀtheꢀGoldenꢀLance.ꢀ
LookingꢀbackꢀatꢀHe-Manꢀrevealsꢀaꢀseriesꢀthatꢀwasꢀcompletelyꢀhokey,ꢀandꢀwatchingꢀitꢀ nowꢀisꢀonlyꢀpossibleꢀasꢀaꢀreminderꢀofꢀtheꢀchildhoodꢀofꢀmostꢀchildrenꢀofꢀtheꢀ80s.ꢀThatꢀ senseꢀofꢀnostalgiaꢀkeepsꢀusꢀfans,ꢀbutꢀtruthfully,ꢀtheꢀconceptꢀwasn'tꢀthatꢀgreat,ꢀsoꢀanyꢀ showꢀthatꢀmimicsꢀthatꢀisꢀprettyꢀmuchꢀboundꢀtoꢀbeꢀaꢀpileꢀofꢀdung.ꢀ
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Theꢀshowꢀisꢀfullꢀofꢀtelevisionꢀtropes,ꢀwhichꢀisꢀprobablyꢀwhyꢀitꢀonlyꢀlastedꢀforꢀ21ꢀ episodes.ꢀItꢀrevolvesꢀaroundꢀGaltar,ꢀaꢀheroꢀwho,ꢀwithꢀhisꢀtwoꢀcompanions,ꢀtheꢀ
PrincessꢀGoleeta,ꢀandꢀherꢀbrother,ꢀZorn,ꢀattemptꢀtoꢀfightꢀtheꢀpowersꢀofꢀevil.ꢀEvil,ꢀinꢀ thisꢀform,ꢀisꢀtheꢀvillainꢀTormack,ꢀwhoꢀsackedꢀGaltar’sꢀvillage,ꢀandꢀisꢀresponsibleꢀforꢀ killingꢀtheꢀtwoꢀsetsꢀofꢀparentsꢀofꢀtheꢀtrioꢀofꢀheroes.ꢀIfꢀthisꢀtiredꢀandꢀoverdoneꢀ storylineꢀdoesꢀnotꢀseemꢀboringꢀenough,ꢀdon'tꢀworry!ꢀTheꢀstoryꢀisꢀevenꢀmoreꢀofꢀaꢀ dragꢀthenꢀyou'dꢀexpect.ꢀ
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Unlikeꢀaꢀmagicalꢀsword,ꢀwhichꢀwasꢀtheꢀtrademarkꢀofꢀHe-Man,ꢀGaltarꢀhasꢀaꢀmagicalꢀ goldenꢀlance.ꢀOfꢀcourse,ꢀitꢀisn'tꢀuntilꢀheꢀholdsꢀitꢀaboveꢀhisꢀhead,ꢀwithꢀbothꢀhandsꢀthatꢀ itꢀbecomesꢀanꢀall-powerfulꢀweapon!ꢀHanna-Barberaꢀwasꢀtheꢀkingꢀofꢀcartoonsꢀinꢀtheꢀ
60sꢀandꢀ70s,ꢀbutꢀsomeꢀofꢀtheirꢀdecisionsꢀinꢀtheꢀ80s,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀremakingꢀHe-Manꢀwithꢀ lessꢀinterestingꢀcharacters,ꢀremainꢀquestionable.ꢀ
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6.ꢀBlackstarꢀ
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Ofꢀcourse,ꢀscienceꢀfiction/fantasyꢀshowsꢀwereꢀtheꢀrageꢀofꢀtheꢀ1980s.ꢀItꢀwasn'tꢀjustꢀ
He-ManꢀorꢀThundarrꢀtheꢀBarbarian.ꢀFilmationꢀhadꢀaꢀseriesꢀthatꢀpredatedꢀHe-Man,ꢀ knownꢀasꢀBlackstar.ꢀAlthoughꢀitꢀairedꢀonlyꢀ13ꢀepisodesꢀinꢀ1981,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀseemsꢀtoꢀ beꢀaꢀclearꢀprecursorꢀtoꢀlaterꢀseries’ꢀbyꢀFilmation.ꢀWhileꢀscienceꢀfantasyꢀshowsꢀ gainedꢀpopularityꢀasꢀtheꢀdecadeꢀprogressed,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀjustꢀdidn'tꢀseemꢀtoꢀfindꢀitsꢀ audienceꢀbeforeꢀbeingꢀcanceled.ꢀ
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BlackstarꢀfollowsꢀJohnꢀBlackstar,ꢀanꢀastronautꢀfromꢀEarthꢀwhoꢀhasꢀbeenꢀsuckedꢀintoꢀ aꢀblackꢀhole,ꢀandꢀremainsꢀtrappedꢀonꢀtheꢀplanetꢀSagar.ꢀHeꢀjoinsꢀtheꢀtreeꢀdwellingꢀ hobbits,ꢀknownꢀasꢀtheꢀTrobbitꢀpeople,ꢀwhoꢀmustꢀfightꢀagainstꢀtheꢀoppressionꢀofꢀtheꢀ evilꢀoverlord,ꢀwhoꢀliterallyꢀisꢀnamedꢀOverlord.ꢀJoiningꢀtheꢀfightꢀisꢀaꢀwingedꢀdragonꢀ horseꢀnamedꢀWarlock,ꢀaꢀtelekineticꢀenchantress,ꢀMara,ꢀandꢀtheꢀelfinꢀshapeꢀshifter,ꢀ
Klone.ꢀManyꢀofꢀtheꢀthemesꢀofꢀfutureꢀFilmationꢀshowsꢀseemꢀheavilyꢀembeddedꢀinꢀtheꢀ plotꢀofꢀBlackstar,ꢀandꢀitꢀseemsꢀprettyꢀclearꢀthisꢀwasꢀtheꢀtestꢀrun,ꢀforꢀtheseꢀconcepts.ꢀ
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Blackstar,ꢀasꢀhisꢀnameꢀwouldꢀimply,ꢀwasꢀapparentlyꢀoriginallyꢀmeantꢀtoꢀbeꢀaꢀpersonꢀ ofꢀcolor,ꢀalthoughꢀthereꢀisꢀsomeꢀdisputeꢀasꢀtoꢀwhetherꢀtheꢀnetworkꢀmadeꢀtheꢀ animatorsꢀchangeꢀthis,ꢀorꢀnot.ꢀHowever,ꢀheꢀdoesꢀbearꢀaꢀstrikingꢀresemblance,ꢀatꢀleastꢀ inꢀskinꢀcolor,ꢀtoꢀanotherꢀFilmationꢀcartoonꢀcharacterꢀBravestarr,ꢀwhoꢀwasꢀaꢀNativeꢀ
American.ꢀTheꢀissueꢀofꢀhisꢀracialꢀidentityꢀneverꢀcropsꢀupꢀinꢀtheꢀstory,ꢀatꢀall,ꢀandꢀ seemsꢀtoꢀhaveꢀabsolutelyꢀnoꢀaffectꢀonꢀtheꢀcharacter.ꢀOfꢀcourse,ꢀwhileꢀthisꢀseriesꢀwasꢀ alreadyꢀdisappointingꢀenoughꢀtoꢀnotꢀbeꢀmemorable,ꢀifꢀtheꢀnetworkꢀdidꢀinꢀfactꢀ requestꢀtheꢀwhitewashingꢀofꢀJohnꢀBlackstar,ꢀthisꢀseriesꢀisꢀdisappointingꢀonꢀanꢀevenꢀ deeperꢀlevel.ꢀ
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WhileꢀMoonDreamersꢀappearsꢀtoꢀbeꢀaꢀcuteꢀshow,ꢀitsꢀpremiseꢀisꢀactuallyꢀkindꢀofꢀ terrifyingꢀ(ifꢀyouꢀthinkꢀaboutꢀneverꢀbeingꢀableꢀtoꢀsleep!).ꢀTheꢀshowꢀairedꢀasꢀaꢀpartꢀofꢀ theꢀMyꢀLittleꢀPonyꢀ'nꢀFriendsꢀlineupꢀinꢀ1986.ꢀItꢀwasꢀaꢀpartꢀofꢀtheꢀsecondꢀhalfꢀofꢀtheꢀ
MyꢀLittleꢀPonyꢀhalfꢀanꢀhour,ꢀbutꢀitꢀisꢀsoꢀunremarkableꢀthatꢀevenꢀmanyꢀofꢀtheꢀpeopleꢀ whoꢀrememberꢀwatchingꢀMyꢀLittleꢀPonyꢀhaveꢀforgottenꢀthatꢀMoonDreamersꢀeverꢀ existed.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀwasꢀproducedꢀbyꢀMarvel,ꢀandꢀitꢀairedꢀforꢀ16ꢀepisodesꢀthatꢀwereꢀ
15ꢀminutesꢀlong.ꢀ
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TheꢀMoonDreamersꢀareꢀtheꢀforcesꢀofꢀgood,ꢀaꢀgroupꢀofꢀcelestialꢀbeingsꢀresponsibleꢀ forꢀcreatingꢀhappyꢀdreamsꢀforꢀchildrenꢀaroundꢀtheꢀworld.ꢀTheꢀforcesꢀofꢀevilꢀcomeꢀinꢀ theꢀformꢀofꢀtheirꢀnemesis,ꢀScowlene,ꢀanꢀevilꢀqueenꢀcontentꢀtoꢀkeepꢀtheꢀchildrenꢀofꢀ theꢀworldꢀawake,ꢀthanksꢀtoꢀtheꢀpowerꢀofꢀherꢀnightmareꢀcrystals.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀfollowsꢀ theꢀprotagonist,ꢀCrystallꢀStar,ꢀaꢀMoonDreamerꢀwhoꢀisꢀresponsibleꢀforꢀdesigningꢀ stars,ꢀandꢀservesꢀasꢀtheꢀdeꢀfactoꢀleaderꢀofꢀtheꢀgroup.ꢀ
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Toꢀmakeꢀthingsꢀexciting,ꢀlegendaryꢀvoiceꢀactress,ꢀTressꢀMacNeille,ꢀtheꢀvoiceꢀbehindꢀ suchꢀiconicꢀcharactersꢀasꢀDaisyꢀDuckꢀandꢀBabsꢀBunny,ꢀvoicesꢀmanyꢀofꢀtheꢀmainꢀ characters.ꢀItꢀisꢀfairlyꢀhumorous,ꢀtoꢀrealizeꢀthatꢀsheꢀisꢀbothꢀtheꢀvoiceꢀofꢀCrystallꢀandꢀ
Scowlene.ꢀUnfortunately,ꢀnotꢀevenꢀsheꢀcouldꢀsaveꢀthisꢀseries,ꢀwhichꢀseemsꢀtoꢀbeꢀaꢀ favoriteꢀbyꢀtheꢀfansꢀwhoꢀrememberꢀit,ꢀbutꢀisꢀotherwiseꢀunremarkableꢀinꢀnearlyꢀ everyꢀotherꢀway.ꢀ
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4.ꢀInhumanoidsꢀ
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Inhumanoidsꢀwasꢀanotherꢀ80sꢀcartoonꢀwrittenꢀbyꢀFlintꢀDille.ꢀLikeꢀhisꢀotherꢀwork,ꢀtheꢀ showꢀwasꢀdevelopedꢀbyꢀHasbro,ꢀandꢀproducedꢀthroughꢀSunbowꢀandꢀMarvelꢀ
Productions.ꢀThereꢀwasꢀalsoꢀanꢀInhumanoidsꢀtoyꢀline,ꢀwhichꢀisꢀparꢀforꢀtheꢀcourseꢀforꢀ mostꢀ80sꢀcartoons.ꢀInꢀ1986,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀranꢀforꢀ13ꢀepisodes,ꢀfollowingꢀtheꢀstoryꢀofꢀtheꢀ goodꢀguys,ꢀtheꢀEarthꢀCorps,ꢀwhoꢀtookꢀonꢀaꢀgroupꢀofꢀsubterraneanꢀmonstersꢀcalledꢀ theꢀInhumanoids.ꢀ
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Initialꢀproductionꢀofꢀtheꢀshowꢀwasꢀasꢀaꢀseriesꢀofꢀshorts,ꢀonlyꢀ6ꢀtoꢀ7ꢀminutesꢀinꢀlengthꢀ andꢀInhumanoidsꢀranꢀalongsideꢀotherꢀtitlesꢀproducedꢀbyꢀSunbow,ꢀincludingꢀJemꢀandꢀ theꢀHolograms,ꢀBigfootꢀandꢀtheꢀMuscleꢀMachines,ꢀandꢀRobotix.ꢀWhenꢀEarthꢀCorpsꢀ discoversꢀmonstersꢀknownꢀasꢀtheꢀInhumanoids,ꢀburiedꢀinꢀtheꢀEarth,ꢀtheyꢀteamꢀupꢀ withꢀaꢀgroupꢀofꢀsentientꢀtrees,ꢀwhichꢀhaveꢀelementalꢀpowers,ꢀandꢀareꢀoriginallyꢀ responsibleꢀforꢀimprisoningꢀtheꢀInhumanoidsꢀdeepꢀwithinꢀtheꢀearth.ꢀTheꢀplotꢀwasꢀaꢀ bitꢀmoreꢀcomplexꢀthanꢀyourꢀaverageꢀchildren’sꢀshow,ꢀandꢀthat,ꢀalongꢀwithꢀanꢀ unprecedentedꢀamountꢀofꢀgore,ꢀmightꢀhaveꢀhadꢀsomethingꢀtoꢀdoꢀwithꢀtheꢀshow’sꢀ cancellationꢀafterꢀonlyꢀoneꢀseason.ꢀ
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Inhumanoidsꢀmayꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀaheadꢀofꢀitsꢀtime.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀwasꢀusedꢀtoꢀtieꢀtogetherꢀ manyꢀofꢀtheꢀSunbowꢀProductionsꢀuniverses,ꢀincludingꢀtheꢀworldsꢀinꢀTransformersꢀ andꢀG.I.ꢀJoe.ꢀItꢀalsoꢀledꢀtoꢀMarvelꢀdevelopingꢀaꢀcomicꢀline,ꢀwhichꢀwasꢀdirectlyꢀadaptedꢀ fromꢀtheꢀcartoon.ꢀHowever,ꢀevenꢀwithꢀanꢀintenseꢀmarketingꢀcampaign,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀ failedꢀtoꢀcaptureꢀanꢀaudienceꢀlikeꢀitsꢀpredecessors,ꢀandꢀwithinꢀaꢀyear,ꢀitꢀwasꢀgone.ꢀ
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3.ꢀRudeꢀDogꢀandꢀtheꢀDweebsꢀ
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Leaveꢀitꢀtoꢀtheꢀ1980sꢀtoꢀhaveꢀaꢀcartoonꢀcalledꢀRudeꢀDogꢀandꢀtheꢀDweebs.ꢀUnlikeꢀmanyꢀ ofꢀtheꢀotherꢀshowsꢀonꢀhere,ꢀthisꢀisꢀnotꢀdevelopedꢀfromꢀaꢀtoyꢀline,ꢀbutꢀratherꢀfromꢀaꢀ clothingꢀline,ꢀwhichꢀfeaturedꢀtheꢀcharacterꢀRudeꢀDog,ꢀaꢀbullꢀterrierꢀlicensedꢀtoꢀSunꢀ
Sportswear.ꢀTheꢀcartoonꢀwasꢀdevelopedꢀinꢀorderꢀtoꢀpromoteꢀtheꢀclothingꢀline,ꢀasꢀ wellꢀasꢀtheꢀskaꢀlifestyleꢀuponꢀwhichꢀtheꢀclothingꢀlineꢀwasꢀbased.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀfeaturedꢀ legendaryꢀvoiceꢀactorꢀFrankꢀWelker,ꢀinꢀtheꢀtitularꢀrole.ꢀ
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RudeꢀDogꢀwasꢀsupposedꢀtoꢀbeꢀtheꢀhippestꢀyetꢀrudestꢀdogꢀofꢀtheꢀ1980s.ꢀHeꢀdroveꢀaꢀ
1959ꢀpinkꢀCadillac,ꢀandꢀranꢀanꢀautoꢀshopꢀinꢀsunnyꢀCalifornia.ꢀJoiningꢀhimꢀisꢀhisꢀcrewꢀ ofꢀmadꢀdogs,ꢀtheꢀDweebs,ꢀwhoꢀworkꢀinꢀtheꢀautoꢀshopꢀandꢀhelpꢀhimꢀtakeꢀonꢀaꢀcrewꢀofꢀ peskyꢀyetꢀviciousꢀadversaries,ꢀledꢀbyꢀtheꢀannoyingꢀcat,ꢀSeymour.ꢀOfꢀcourse,ꢀnoꢀshowꢀ aboutꢀaꢀdogꢀcouldꢀbeꢀaꢀcompleteꢀwithoutꢀanꢀenemyꢀdogcatcher,ꢀandꢀonꢀthisꢀfront,ꢀ
RudeꢀDogꢀisꢀnoꢀdifferent.ꢀ
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RudeꢀDogꢀisꢀanꢀironicꢀtitleꢀforꢀaꢀcharacterꢀthatꢀbarelyꢀregistersꢀonꢀtheꢀrudenessꢀscale.ꢀ
Instead,ꢀtheꢀshowꢀwouldꢀmoreꢀaptlyꢀbeꢀdescribedꢀasꢀannoyingꢀandꢀpointless.ꢀTheꢀ rudestꢀthingꢀaboutꢀtheꢀshowꢀhasꢀtoꢀbeꢀtheꢀfactꢀthatꢀRudeꢀDog'sꢀalliesꢀhaveꢀaꢀsemiinsultingꢀname,ꢀtheꢀdweebs…well,ꢀatꢀleastꢀbyꢀ1980sꢀstandards!ꢀEvenꢀmoreꢀ disappointingꢀisꢀtheꢀfactꢀthatꢀsomeꢀofꢀtheꢀmostꢀiconicꢀvoiceꢀactorsꢀofꢀtheꢀ80s,ꢀ includingꢀPeterꢀCullenꢀandꢀFrankꢀWelker,ꢀwhoꢀareꢀbestꢀknownꢀasꢀtheꢀvoicesꢀofꢀ
OptimusꢀPrimeꢀandꢀMegatron,ꢀprovidedꢀvoicesꢀforꢀthisꢀcartoon.ꢀWelkerꢀisꢀtheꢀvoiceꢀ ofꢀSeymour,ꢀasꢀwellꢀasꢀaꢀdweebꢀknownꢀasꢀCaboose,ꢀandꢀCullenꢀvoicesꢀaꢀdweebꢀ namedꢀWinston.ꢀSadly,ꢀtheirꢀperformancesꢀdoꢀlittleꢀforꢀtheꢀshow’sꢀridiculousꢀ plotlines,ꢀEvenꢀthoseꢀwhoꢀdoꢀrememberꢀRudeꢀDogꢀwishꢀtheyꢀcouldꢀforgetꢀit.ꢀTheꢀ moralꢀofꢀtheꢀstory:ꢀdon'tꢀmakeꢀaꢀtelevisionꢀshowꢀbasedꢀonꢀaꢀclothingꢀline.ꢀ
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2.ꢀMonchichisꢀ
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Theyꢀwereꢀtheꢀmostꢀuglyꢀdollsꢀtoꢀeverꢀbeꢀcreated.ꢀOriginallyꢀaꢀJapaneseꢀtoyꢀlineꢀthatꢀ featuredꢀwhatꢀcanꢀonlyꢀbeꢀdescribedꢀasꢀdollsꢀthatꢀlookedꢀlikeꢀmonkeysꢀcrossedꢀwithꢀ babies,ꢀMonchichisꢀairedꢀjustꢀoneꢀseasonꢀofꢀ13ꢀepisodes.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀwasꢀdevelopedꢀbyꢀ
Hanna-Barbera,ꢀandꢀitꢀairedꢀasꢀaꢀpartꢀofꢀtheꢀRichieꢀRich/LittleꢀRascalsꢀshowꢀslateꢀonꢀ
ABC.ꢀThereꢀwasn'tꢀmuchꢀtoꢀthisꢀshow.ꢀItꢀwasꢀjustꢀmoreꢀofꢀtheꢀsameꢀol’ꢀsameꢀol’ꢀgoodꢀ vs.ꢀevil,ꢀwhichꢀseemsꢀtoꢀpermeateꢀtheꢀcartoonꢀsceneꢀofꢀtheꢀ80s.ꢀItꢀseemedꢀtoꢀbeꢀ popularꢀtoꢀadaptꢀtoysꢀintoꢀcartoons,ꢀbutꢀthisꢀisꢀoneꢀinstanceꢀwhereꢀtheꢀresultꢀleftꢀ muchꢀtoꢀbeꢀdesired.ꢀ
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Theꢀleaderꢀofꢀtheꢀmonchichisꢀisꢀtheꢀwizard,ꢀWizzar,ꢀwhoꢀledꢀhisꢀgroupꢀofꢀtreeꢀ dwellingꢀmonkey-likeꢀcreaturesꢀagainstꢀtheꢀevilꢀGrumplinsꢀofꢀGrumplor.ꢀThroughꢀ theꢀuseꢀofꢀmagicalꢀpotionsꢀandꢀspellsꢀtheꢀforcesꢀofꢀgoodꢀwouldꢀinevitablyꢀtriumph,ꢀ andꢀcompelꢀallꢀofꢀusꢀtoꢀgoꢀtakeꢀaꢀnap,ꢀbecauseꢀtheꢀpremiseꢀisꢀsoꢀboringꢀandꢀoverdone,ꢀ it'sꢀaꢀwonderꢀtheꢀshowꢀevenꢀlastedꢀasꢀlongꢀasꢀitꢀdid.ꢀMonchichisꢀwasꢀessentiallyꢀaboutꢀ monkeyꢀbabies,ꢀasꢀinspiredꢀbyꢀtheꢀdolls,ꢀwhoꢀallꢀworeꢀlittleꢀbibs,ꢀwhileꢀyouꢀcouldꢀ haveꢀthemꢀsuckꢀtheirꢀthumbꢀorꢀaꢀbottle.ꢀTheꢀmonchichisꢀreallyꢀwereꢀbetterꢀasꢀaꢀtoy.ꢀ
ThisꢀisꢀoneꢀJapaneseꢀcrazeꢀthatꢀdidn’tꢀtransfer,ꢀsoꢀwellꢀtoꢀtheꢀUnitedꢀStates.ꢀ
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Consideringꢀtheꢀshowꢀlackedꢀsubstance,ꢀandꢀanythingꢀbeyondꢀaꢀbasicꢀplot,ꢀitꢀisꢀhardꢀ toꢀfindꢀanythingꢀtoꢀsayꢀaboutꢀthisꢀcartoonꢀseries.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀwasn'tꢀmemorable,ꢀandꢀ withꢀgoodꢀreason.ꢀThisꢀoneꢀisꢀbestꢀleftꢀinꢀtheꢀlandꢀofꢀforgottenꢀcartoons,ꢀasꢀmanyꢀofꢀ usꢀinꢀtheꢀ80sꢀwonder,ꢀ“whatꢀtheꢀheckꢀwereꢀweꢀthinking?”
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1.ꢀKissyfurꢀ
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WhileꢀsomeꢀfansꢀofꢀtheꢀDICꢀEntertainmentꢀshow,ꢀKissyfur,ꢀhaveꢀfondꢀmemoriesꢀofꢀ theꢀlittleꢀbearꢀandꢀhisꢀfather,ꢀmanyꢀpeopleꢀdoꢀnotꢀevenꢀrememberꢀthatꢀthisꢀshowꢀ airedꢀonꢀNBC.ꢀKissyfurꢀwasꢀanotherꢀDICꢀEntertainmentꢀproduction,ꢀandꢀitꢀwasꢀbasedꢀ onꢀfourꢀspecials,ꢀaboutꢀKissyfur,ꢀwhichꢀdebutedꢀbeforeꢀtheꢀseriesꢀaired.ꢀTheꢀshowꢀisꢀ theꢀonlyꢀoneꢀonꢀtheꢀlistꢀtoꢀhaveꢀmoreꢀthanꢀoneꢀseason,ꢀasꢀitꢀhadꢀtwoꢀinꢀ1986ꢀandꢀ
1988,ꢀwithꢀaꢀtotalꢀofꢀ48ꢀepisodes.ꢀ
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Thisꢀisꢀaꢀfatherꢀandꢀsonꢀstory,ꢀaboutꢀGus,ꢀaꢀcircusꢀbear,ꢀandꢀhisꢀyoungꢀson,ꢀKissyfur.ꢀ
Afterꢀtheꢀdeathꢀofꢀhisꢀmother,ꢀKissyfurꢀmanagesꢀtoꢀescapeꢀfromꢀtheꢀcircusꢀtrain.ꢀ
Alongꢀwithꢀhisꢀdad,ꢀtheꢀtwoꢀbearsꢀmakeꢀtheirꢀwayꢀtoꢀPaddlecabꢀCounty,ꢀsettlingꢀinꢀ theꢀswamps.ꢀTogether,ꢀtheyꢀrunꢀaꢀwaterꢀtaxiꢀbusiness,ꢀandꢀtheꢀduoꢀhaveꢀmanyꢀ friends,ꢀasꢀwellꢀasꢀaꢀfewꢀenemies,ꢀincludingꢀtheꢀtwoꢀbayouꢀalligators,ꢀFloydꢀandꢀ
Jolene.ꢀ
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Thisꢀshowꢀwasꢀcute,ꢀandꢀespeciallyꢀpopularꢀwithꢀyoungerꢀaudiences.ꢀPerhapsꢀthatꢀisꢀ whyꢀsoꢀmanyꢀpeopleꢀhaveꢀforgottenꢀaboutꢀit?ꢀWhateverꢀtheꢀreason,ꢀnotꢀmanyꢀpeopleꢀ rememberꢀthisꢀlittleꢀbearꢀorꢀhisꢀfather.ꢀUnlessꢀyouꢀstillꢀhaveꢀaꢀVHSꢀplayer,ꢀyouꢀcan'tꢀ evenꢀwatchꢀthisꢀcartoon.ꢀItꢀisn’tꢀavailableꢀonꢀDVD,ꢀsoꢀtheꢀonlyꢀplaceꢀitꢀwillꢀliveꢀonꢀisꢀ inꢀtheꢀheartsꢀofꢀtheꢀfewꢀfansꢀwhoꢀrememberꢀsweetꢀKissyfur.ꢀ