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By Brendan McGinley

OTHERWORLDLY WARRIORS

You watched:

He-Human and the Masters of the Universe, America'due south longest-running gay allegory. But on the surface, it was near He-Man weekly whomping Skeletor, who was but trying to overthrow a tightly gripped monarchy in a barren realm and replace it with a meritocracy. Granted, an evil meritocracy, but information technology's all the same a pace forward. Prince Adam always tried to hide his He-Human being identity from his family even though this actually endangered their lives much more than if he'd come clean. Castle Grayskull was constantly under set on anyhow, except then Adam had to hibernate long enough to plausibly not exist He-Homo before saving the day. And anyway, they looked exactly alike but for the tan. Simply that was because Mattel but had one mold for the toys' bodies.

You should have watched:

Filmation's finer work, Bravestarr, a prove that is non, upon later viewing, completely insane. Whereas He-Man would go into pie fights with elves if that was what the animators felt like drawing, Bravestarr was a high-stakes infinite western where tough moral choices ruled the day. It'south not every cartoon that kills children. How many shows even today would feature a Native American protagonist, let alone a adult grapheme rather than a supernatural tracker who talks to birds? Ten years before sitcoms fifty-fifty dared to practise Very Special Episodes about why interracial dating might not be an abomination before the Lord, Bravestarr was taking his heroic due from a Scottish redhead's lips.

Also, it had a cyborg, shotgun-toting horse, and that counts for something.

More THAN Man HEROES

You watched:

Centurions, three guys who looked like someone's dad wearing exoskeletons for "Power extreme!" And yeah, involved in product were none other than Jack Kirby and Gil Kane, but it wasn't very dynamic. Besides, its Native American graphic symbol'due south talent was stealth infiltration, so see to a higher place.

You should have watched:

Bionic Six, a twenty-four hours-after-tomorrow sci-fi cartoon about an entire family unit of cyborgs. This time the hero actually is someone'south dad, but erstwhile age doesn't slow him down when he's suiting upwards, since he's more often than not robot. Non only did this show characteristic the first cartoon MILF since Wilma Flintstone, she helmed a diverse family. Why? Because the Bennetts were good people cyborgs. They had a couple of kids, and so said, "No, no, that'south not enough. We've been blessed. We need to welcome orphans into our home and then turn them into something unrecognizable as human being." And sure the Asian kid is a karate good, but he's as well an entirely scrutable smart-ass. The whole show has a ripping sense of humor, cheers in large part to the evil, obese, cheese-skinned Dr. Scarab.

And once more, a pet robot gorilla named F.L.U.F.F.I. should count for something.

State of war IN Space

You watched:

Robotech, a actually great series nigh ii cultures resolving their conflicts via giant robotic fighter jets. The entire universe has a crush on 1 woman, and her beauty and grace are such that she tin literally stop two civilizations from thinking similar an adult. This show was like what explodes in a sensitive teen'south head every fifteen seconds. Only love and music can save the universe. It was pretty great, and you were right to sentinel it.

You should take watched:

But if you'd watched Starcom instead, we'd have gotten some neat toys that didn't need batteries. Starcom was a forgettable Boob tube testify, simply it launched the all-time toys ever: magnetic, wind-up and jump-loaded spaceships that notwithstanding work fine xx-five years after, not that I saved mine and gave information technology to my nephew or anything, but P.S. if I did, he loved it. Every single toy was a choking take chances that bankrupt off into smaller, easier choking hazards, but human being, it's worth a few asphyxiated children to have toys with magnetic moon boots sticking to the outside of the ship.

State of war IN Infinite, pt. Ii

You watched:

Voltron, a building-sized robot fabricated out of robotic lions that are actually spaceships piloted past the only five residents of an otherwise defenseless planet. These brave souls protect the princess until she ends upwards joining their ranks, so…uh…wouldn't retreat be the near direct path to your stated goal of keeping her safe? Await, Voltron was weird. But on that silent, stoic forehead rested the hopes and dreams of a generation. When Voltron cries, he cries for u.s. all.

You should have watched:

Robotech. Seriously, information technology was crawly. And information technology made more sense. And information technology was but every bit broody, but in a more angsty style than that weird, dark existentialism pervading Voltron's deep space battles. Perchance it was that serene face up of his, but you kind of got the thought he'd stop mid-battle and just complain, "Oh, what's the point?" earlier practicing guitar in his room. Anyway, we already cited Robotech, and so this i doesn't count.

HERO'South QUEST

You watched:

ThunderCats, which was all about Lion-O taking over the leader's mantle, trying to salvage his dying civilisation and generally repel Mumm-Ra, who'southward kind of a wiggle, not to mention stupid. Mumm-Ra is frail, ancient, and weak except in short bursts of power, so he dedicates all his fourth dimension to provoking the owner of the one weapon that tin destroy him. Also, he hires idiots who must surely be his sister'south kids, because anyone else would be fired. It'due south an epic quest to save what may already be lost.

You should have watched:

Tigersharks or Silverhawks. Ha! Fooled you lot. Mysterious Cities of Gilt, in which a shockingly non-murderous conquistador kidnaps an orphan and drags him through 3400 miles of dangerous borderland to fulfill his destiny of finding lost cities made of gold (so yous run into where the name comes from). Despite the threat this presents to the global economy, not to mention the historic down-marketplace trends of scrying fortunes via hostage child, this ballsy series entertained like none other. Three immature friends face extreme peril, including being stalked past an army of Nosferatu-like freaks, all to discover the lost civilizations that were once avant-garde beacons in an ignorant globe. Change is in the air, and these helpless kids frequently end upwardly crawling along mountainsides as weapons plunge into the soil around them. It's like a more wistful Airbender the Last Avatar.

A BOY AND HIS DOG

Y'all watched:

Scooby Doo, which by the way, I don't know if anyone's told you this, was a terrible prove. Hanna Barbera's formula for producing animation involved eating a lot of oatmeal and prunes. Yes, even The Flintstones, and especially the isolated, sterile time to come of The Jetsons, miles above what is surely a ruined Earth. They squatted out iii forgettable cat characters, half dozen abrasive dogs, and for some reason, Captain Caveman. Somewhere in at that place was Grape Ape, and Jabberjaw, a mystery-solving shark who talked like Curly from the Three Stooges and played drums with some crackpot teens. It's like animation ran over Hanna and Barbera's offset love as children, and they swore revenge.

Yous should take watched:

Belle & Sebastian, because kids are people also, and they know crap when they see Hanna Barbera. But you evidence them an orphan teased by the other kids, and his only friend is an every bit misunderstood dog? Brother, that'due south love. They brand a bargain, because everyone thinks Belle is a bloodthirsty monster – they'll go out on the lam to keep her rubber and she'll simply always get hateful to protect him. In that location'south also a palm-sized pup named Poochie, and the three watch out for each other considering that'due south all they have in this world.

You don't go many steps out of the crib earlier you lot learn who your friends really are. Kids know that.

TRANSFORMING ROBOTS

You watched:

Transformers, the stranded armies fighting over precious, life-sustaining Energon cubes while hiding in plain sight amidst humans and trying to return habitation to Cybertron.

Yous should have watched:

Challenge of the Gobots, the warring citizens of Gobotron who—who…yes, you know what? You got this one right.

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