Post by bladestarr on Jun 13, 2004 17:19:59 GMT -5
Yes you know we all have them, we may either embrace them or be ashamed of them (or both!). Either way, for many of us they shaped the way we are today. For better or worse. Here are my top 5:
1. The Pirates of Darkwater - Innovative for its time (at least in terms of western animation/saturday morning cartoons), this show followed a pirate crew on the fantasy world Mur as they were searching for the 13 treasures of Rule to defeat the Dark Water, an evil and sentient black 'blob' that was slowly growing and devouring their world. Captain Bloth was trying to get the treasures for himself, out of pure greed. Unfortunately never finished, I think this show could be even more successful if they remade it with modern sensibility and budgets!
2. Kidd Video - Weird and funny, and made no sense whatsoever. You have to see it to believe it. I can't even begin to explain the weirdness of an 80's Kid Band that gets warped into Flipside, an alternate 'roack and roll' universe that defies all logic.
3. The Wuzzles - Forget Cabage Patch, forget My Little Pony, these freakish creatures are the only 'cutesy' animals I would accept into my horror movie-hardened heart. Animals that were 'two kinds of fun!', which meant that they were two kinds of animals 'wrapped up and rolled into one' (i.e. Butterbear=Butterfly Bear, Tycoon= Tiger Raccoon [and a rich guy too, duh!]). Just plain silly fun.
4. Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars - Another odd cartoon (wait, weren't they all? *checks the list* oh yeah they were, okay a normal cartoon) where a boy gets teleported to the 'aniverse' where animals are sentient and are fighting an intergalactic war. Weird-o meter rating: three manimals and a side of green bunny.
5. Captain N: The Game Master - Yes, it was a 30 minute commercial for Nintendo but hey, you know it was fun to see all of our favorite video game characters on our TV screen, and you all know when you were kids you wished you could have crazy and exciting adventures by being magically teleported into your favorite games. Nintendo more than any other company knew how to get kids excited about a company's 'culture'. If you have any more doubts, look at the power of The Wizard. You know everyone wanted the power glove after that, just because it looked cool.
Looking back at my choices, I hereby dub the 80's the Alternate Dimension Decade. I mean, how else could you explain the success of Perfect Strangers and Neon Swatches?
;D
1. The Pirates of Darkwater - Innovative for its time (at least in terms of western animation/saturday morning cartoons), this show followed a pirate crew on the fantasy world Mur as they were searching for the 13 treasures of Rule to defeat the Dark Water, an evil and sentient black 'blob' that was slowly growing and devouring their world. Captain Bloth was trying to get the treasures for himself, out of pure greed. Unfortunately never finished, I think this show could be even more successful if they remade it with modern sensibility and budgets!
2. Kidd Video - Weird and funny, and made no sense whatsoever. You have to see it to believe it. I can't even begin to explain the weirdness of an 80's Kid Band that gets warped into Flipside, an alternate 'roack and roll' universe that defies all logic.
3. The Wuzzles - Forget Cabage Patch, forget My Little Pony, these freakish creatures are the only 'cutesy' animals I would accept into my horror movie-hardened heart. Animals that were 'two kinds of fun!', which meant that they were two kinds of animals 'wrapped up and rolled into one' (i.e. Butterbear=Butterfly Bear, Tycoon= Tiger Raccoon [and a rich guy too, duh!]). Just plain silly fun.
4. Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars - Another odd cartoon (wait, weren't they all? *checks the list* oh yeah they were, okay a normal cartoon) where a boy gets teleported to the 'aniverse' where animals are sentient and are fighting an intergalactic war. Weird-o meter rating: three manimals and a side of green bunny.
5. Captain N: The Game Master - Yes, it was a 30 minute commercial for Nintendo but hey, you know it was fun to see all of our favorite video game characters on our TV screen, and you all know when you were kids you wished you could have crazy and exciting adventures by being magically teleported into your favorite games. Nintendo more than any other company knew how to get kids excited about a company's 'culture'. If you have any more doubts, look at the power of The Wizard. You know everyone wanted the power glove after that, just because it looked cool.
Looking back at my choices, I hereby dub the 80's the Alternate Dimension Decade. I mean, how else could you explain the success of Perfect Strangers and Neon Swatches?
;D
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