The 15 coolest action-adventure cartoons of the 80’s you’ll never forget
By bluepanjeet on Jul 8, 2008 in Featured, Nostalgia Ochenta
80’s cartoons has been the peak of animation industry with its superb innovation on cinematography, animation details and of course awesome soundtrack that turns every episode not just a childish celluloid characters but a vessel of Pop Culture and excellent music you can’t see in todays cartoons. As if you don’t hum and sing the tunes when we were kids hehe. I know some of you have seen these cartoons in the past, but what would you feel if you see them again? I have been an addict of 80’s cartoons as far as I can remember probably because I grew up in that era. But without sounding biased, that of today’s animation seem to be of no match to our old school animation. Even then when cartoons are filled with action and adventure, they never seem violent in a sense that their creators make it sure that the basic tenet of a kid-friendly cartoon is the triumph of Good over evil, and not emphasizing too much on violence and gore (no offenwse to the anime fans) But now, watching the animes and kind of cartoons that my nieces and nephews watch, seem to be too mature for their age. I don’t know maybe it’s just me or my leaning towards the 80’s era. But what fascinates me is that Hollywood is kinda reviving the 80’s cartoons and turning them all into live action films (that’s another post to watch out for). So here is my list of the top 15 80’s Action Cartoons that you’ll definitely watch all over again…
15. CHALLENGE OF THE GOBOTS
Who would forget this poor rip-off of the Transformers hehe. Gobots was seen by children of the 80’s as a classic copycat of the then famous Transformers. Though this was an imitation in some level yet kids paid more attention to its storyline rather than to its technicality. The Gobots was aired on Philippine TV RPN 9 during the Saturday Fun Machine as an indirect rival of the Transformers that was aired in IBC 13 every saturday afternoon back to back with GI Joe. Originally, Challenge of the Gobots was known as Mighty Machine Men and was aired in the US based on the Japanese Robo toy-line and released by toymaker Tonka. Produced by Hanna Barbera Productions (the same producer of Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo), the show was first broadcasted in syndication on September 8, 1984. The Gobots toys was considered by 80’s children as the poor man’s transformers (haha oo may ganung discrimination noon sa bata) because Transformers toys back then was so famous and expensive that ordinary kid like me can’t afford them. So usually, like us poor kids, we just settle for Gobots as a compensation for our lack of capacity to purchase Transformers. Pero noon ayos na din. Basta may laruan masaya na ako. Though I always consider Gobots as my panakip butas sa totoong gusto ko na transformers, but then again the Gobots is the closest thing to transformers that a poor child could have. The Gobots is on my list as one of the Top Action Cartoons of the eighties era because of its notable, cheesy characters like Leader-1, Turbo, Scooter (the guardians) and Cy-kill, Cop-tur and Crasher (who resembled the vile personality of Starscream in the Transformers).
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By iRonnie on Jul 9, 2008 | Reply
ay! walang visionaries: knights of the magical light…
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By pusa on Jul 9, 2008 | Reply
baket walang voltes v
magpoprotesta ako!!!!
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 9, 2008 | Reply
haha kasama yun sa lista ko pero pinalabas kasi sya sa atin ay 1994 na kaya di ko makategorize na 80’s though 1987 ssya uma umere sa US
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 9, 2008 | Reply
LOL 1970’s nag air ang Voltes V kasabayan ng Mazinger Z at Daimos. Encore na lang yung napanood natin nung 1980’s. ang isinali ko lang yung ginawa nung 1980’s at pinalabas sa pilipinas nung 1980’s LOL.. Let’s Volt IN! LOL
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By brian on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
OMG OMG!!! i remember these cartoons!!! OMG!!! thanks for posting this!! it brings back good old childhood memories..!!! super hanap tuloy ako ng mga video clips nehto sa youtube ngayon.. blu kasi eh!! hehehe!!
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By Kotsengkuba on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
yeah! I’m loving this post bluep. Though most of the cartoons you featured I’m not even aware of because I’m one of those poor kids whose home didn’t have a tv set kaya nakikipanood lang lagi. I only got to catch up on these series when torrents and the likes became available in the internet. Pero bakit puro “poor kids” cartoon versions ang fineature mo? hahaha
one bioman, I always play the role of Green 2 with perfect mimicry of his green boomerang. hahaha, and I won’t allow myself to take the role of Peebo. Lols!
subconsciously, my favorite cartoon villain back then is Shadow Weaver. I liked it’s hand movements when creating spells. hahaha
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
tol may mga back episodes na uploaded sa youtube. You just have to patiently search. dun ko uli napanood yung complete episodes ng ibang cartoons hehe. minsan ifeafeature ko mga episodes na yun dito.
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
haha unang una sa lahat wala naman atang rich kids cartoons haha sa mga laruan lang nagkakatalo kasi sila noon kumpleto sa laruan ako hanggang free lang sa cheeze karls haha
ako maalin kay Blue 3 at Green two. Ayoko kay Red 1 naartehan ako haha.
Kalaban ni she-ra yun diba? haha Naku ako naman si Mum-Ra, Soundwave, at Catra hahahaha
Pero walang tatalo kay Starscream yun talaga peborit ko. LOL
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By libay on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Ganda ng blog mo panjeet. Sana mag post ka din about Star Ranger. Kaya lang 70’s yata yun. Link kita huh. Salamat!
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By Kotsengkuba on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
nag-try ako mag-comment using my phone kaso nag-error. kala ata spam crawler ako, hahaha.
oo nga, sheera ata yun. tapos may character din na orco tsaka yung alien na kamukha ni rainbow brite. hahaha
tsaka favorite ko din pala dati yung mighty mouse and friends, si heckyl and jeckyl yung dalawang magpies. dun din ba sila chip and dale? bakas every saturday yun tapos kasunod ducktales, then mr. bogus tsaka captain planet. ewan, 90’s na ata yun hahaha
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By brian on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
thanks!!mapanood nga…
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By kengkay on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
alam mo mas maganda talaga ang cartoons dati kasi characters talaga sila, e ngayon feeling human na sila ano! kasama ako ni kotseng kuba at nakikipanood lang din ng tv ng may tv kasi mahigpit tatay ko at ang prinsipyo nya e aral muna baga tv, kaya kapag nahuli kaming nakikipanood sa kapitbahay, hay naku, palo na po talaga ang pwet. ang sakettt!
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