mask,
dangermouse (even crazier than i remembered),
bananaman,
films-
the snowman (lame i know but i saw this when i lived in the african desert, it made quite an impression)
batteries not included,
ET,
Flight of the navigator (yay i love this film),
god my memory of this decade is so poor i really should hve laid offa the grass when i was nine =D
Man "og OG ogg OG OGG OOGG!!"
Translation " I remember the secreworld of Og!!"
But Do you remember "You cant Do that on Television"?
Props to anybody who can find the intro to that show on the net somewhere.
Albator/Galaxy express (though albator started in 79, but played in the 80's in france)
Ken ( fist of the North star)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The mysterious cities of gold ( found that translation on wikipedia, sure it's not litteral from the original french title :P)
ulysse 31
Jayce and the wheeled warriors
(the last 3 were french/japanese, they may not have been broadcasted at the same time in usa).
and telechat, dunno if that one was ever exported but man, that was creeping poor lil' vahl out, goddamn fucking speaking phone, spoon and fork, and stupid cat with his ever broken arm...SCARY
Funny to grow up seeing those cruise around the area, and now have my very own! (Everyone's collecting toys from that era... there's mine! )
Still remember The A-Team, going to Disneyland (was the best in the 80s!), Saturday Morning Cartoons (the big stations practically were warring for who could grab our attentions)... all that good stuff.
oh god .. i can feel it about to happen ... "oihh, does anyone remember Willy Fog? Does anyone remember Mysterious Cities of Gold?" etc etc ad fucking nauseam ...
and for the record, no, i don't. I was in a coma throughout the 80s
Ah, You Can't Do That On Television. The Canadian skit comedy which as not only terrible (even as a child I hated it) but to add insult to injury, introduced the world to Alanis Morisette.
As far as classic 80s children's media go, I think The Neverending Story (Theres only one that exists as far as I'm concerned) deserves a mention. The labyrinth has also yet to be mentioned.
Series-wise, You can't go past Tony Robinson's Tales from Fat Tulips Garden.
Aliens
Altered states
Back to the future
Beverly Hills Cop
Blade runner
ET
Ghostbusters
Highlander
Indiana Jones
Midnight run
Over the top
Poltergaist
Predator
Rambo
Terminator
The Big Blue
Warning sign
War games
Willow
I was still in kindergarten when the 80s ended, I do recall liking Dangermouse, some cartoon that anthopomorphized various cells to explain biology to children, the Smurfs, Samurai Pizza Cats (if that was still the 80s, not sure), TMHT and Transformers (but only as toys, never even once saw the show).
And of course I liked my Pong, Pacman and Pitfall and the various C64 games I played (Great Giana Sisters, Katakis, Eliminator, Castelion, Bubble Bobble, not going to check their dates right now). A quick check reveals that the only 80s GB game I have and like is Super Mario Land.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was another favorite of mine...sadly it only lasted 1 season. I am a sucker for Retro-Future-Prehistoric action adventure . Maybe that style could make a "comeback" and become the next steam-punk.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold was by far my most favorite show evvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvver.
Remeber?:
Trapper Keepers
Hacky Sack
Converse multicolored canvas shoes
Pinball Machines
Saturday morning cartoons (where the heck did they go?!)
Those wrist slap things that would wrap around your wrist
Friendship bracelets
Jellies (girl shoes)
Roo's (shoe with the zipper)
Blue jean jackets (Debbie Gibson)
Jams (shorts)
Jimmy Z (shirts)
He-man (will those toys ever gain value? I'm about ready to toss them).
Mad Balls (those balls with ugly faces on them)
Garbage Pale Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids
Care Bears
Rainbow Bright
My Little Pony
Playdough Play Maker
Big Wheels
Yard Darts
Voltron
Pogo Balls
More Shows/Movies:
Pinwheel (better than Sesame Street)
Spartacus
Charlie Brown Specials
Fraggle Rock
The Muppet Show
Muppet Babies
Ghost Busters
Adventures of the Little Koala
Harry and the Hendersons
Dallas
A-Team
V
Hmmm, I'll try to think of some stuff not already covered, and I'll stick to TV - Most of the Americans will not know half of these... Some sucked, some rocked, but I remember...
TV:
Monkey! (Hataaaaahhhhh!)
Take Heart
Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Tiswaz
Johnny Ball Reveals All or Think of a number (basically the same show)
The Wacky Races
Tony Robinson's Odysseus show
Minder (AKA Terry McCann's weekly whupass)
Trap Door
The Flumps
Automan
Starfleet
Dr. Who (natch)
Centurions
Diff'rent Strokes
Fame
The Flumps
Ivor the Fucking Engine
Jamie and his (Tragic) Torch
Animal Magic
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Blackadder
Blockbusters
Boys from the Blackstuff
Harry's Game
Robin of Sherwood
Busman's Holiday
Bullseye (and here's what you could have won, if you didn't suck arse)
Casualty
Chocky
Treasure Hunt
The Comic Strip Presents
The Young Ones
Dear John
Dempsey & Makepeace
The Professionals
Jackanory
Just Good friends
Game for (not much of) a laugh
Right, that's it, I could go on for hours and hours but I'm bored now.
And yes, the vast majority of that lot sucked, but the good stuff was golden
I'd found myself singing this song to my little girl (who by the way, is home from the NICU after being born prematurely). And I was trying to remeber if I had heard it from Sesame Street or Pinwheel. (I loved this song as a kid). Come to find out it was Sesame Street. I couldnt believe I actually found the clip/song on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPae3XbOh9s
thanks to sites like uknova, I can tell you all that we are just using rose tinted glasses. Please please please don't hunt down your old favorites and re-watch them, you will shatter all your dreams.
I really used to enjoy all the low budget stuff on channel 4 in the UK.
I recently re-read the first book of R. A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy ("Homeland"), because I remembered it being freakin' awesome. I was wrong. Please heed hawken's warning, lest ye destroy your very own soul.
(except You Can't Do That On Television and Dangermouse; they're still good)
I dunno hawken I watched ulysses again and I still enjoyed it, except for the last episode which I'd never seen. FFS they treated it like a normal ep, except at the end the narrator said as the ship flies into space 'and so ulysses found the way back to earth and was reunited with his companions' the end. Gyp!
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mask,
dangermouse (even crazier than i remembered),
bananaman,
films-
the snowman (lame i know but i saw this when i lived in the african desert, it made quite an impression)
batteries not included,
ET,
Flight of the navigator (yay i love this film),
god my memory of this decade is so poor i really should hve laid offa the grass when i was nine =D
and..
eyes of the hawk!
ears of the wolf!
strength of the bear!
speed of the puma!
bravestarr!
Exo-Squad, YESSS!
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I think that started early 90s, but FUCK YEEEAAWWWWW!
Fav toon/toy: Sectaurs!
Translation " I remember the secreworld of Og!!"
But Do you remember "You cant Do that on Television"?
Props to anybody who can find the intro to that show on the net somewhere.
and yeah Dangermouse was the shit
TMNT was great as well...I loved the cartoon as a kid, but the original books are badass. I've always loved eastman and laird's style as well.
This is all I remember...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086525/
Aliens
Blade Runner
The Abyss
Gremlins
Cartoons/animes
Albator/Galaxy express (though albator started in 79, but played in the 80's in france)
Ken ( fist of the North star)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The mysterious cities of gold ( found that translation on wikipedia, sure it's not litteral from the original french title :P)
ulysse 31
Jayce and the wheeled warriors
(the last 3 were french/japanese, they may not have been broadcasted at the same time in usa).
and telechat, dunno if that one was ever exported but man, that was creeping poor lil' vahl out, goddamn fucking speaking phone, spoon and fork, and stupid cat with his ever broken arm...SCARY
Funny to grow up seeing those cruise around the area, and now have my very own! (Everyone's collecting toys from that era... there's mine!
Still remember The A-Team, going to Disneyland (was the best in the 80s!), Saturday Morning Cartoons (the big stations practically were warring for who could grab our attentions)... all that good stuff.
You Can't Do That On Television Intro
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god, that intro frightened me as a kid as if there was a tornado warning or something. If not the alarm, then that cracked and crumbling apart face
dunno why, but it did.
and for the record, no, i don't. I was in a coma throughout the 80s
As far as classic 80s children's media go, I think The Neverending Story (Theres only one that exists as far as I'm concerned) deserves a mention. The labyrinth has also yet to be mentioned.
Series-wise, You can't go past Tony Robinson's Tales from Fat Tulips Garden.
Cartoons...anyone remember Bionic 6...the Mighty Orbots, Tranzor Z ...I wish I could get that stuff on DVD
Voltron
Centerions
Captain Power
Heman
Gi Joe
Silverhawks
Thundercats
Movies
Big Trouble in Little China
Big
Short Circuit
Goonies
The Gate
Aliens
Altered states
Back to the future
Beverly Hills Cop
Blade runner
ET
Ghostbusters
Highlander
Indiana Jones
Midnight run
Over the top
Poltergaist
Predator
Rambo
Terminator
The Big Blue
Warning sign
War games
Willow
By the way here is a link to see the intro to most 80's cartoons and tv shows.
http://www.retrojunk.com/list_tvshows/1980/pop-1/
And of course I liked my Pong, Pacman and Pitfall and the various C64 games I played (Great Giana Sisters, Katakis, Eliminator, Castelion, Bubble Bobble, not going to check their dates right now). A quick check reveals that the only 80s GB game I have and like is Super Mario Land.
Tron
Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon)
Land of the Lost
The Secret of Nimh
... Does anyone remember Mysterious Cities of Gold?" ...
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May you feel pain today for reburning that removed memory into my brain.
ducula and dangermouse, hell yeah! david jason is brill!
Remeber?:
Trapper Keepers
Hacky Sack
Converse multicolored canvas shoes
Pinball Machines
Saturday morning cartoons (where the heck did they go?!)
Those wrist slap things that would wrap around your wrist
Friendship bracelets
Jellies (girl shoes)
Roo's (shoe with the zipper)
Blue jean jackets (Debbie Gibson)
Jams (shorts)
Jimmy Z (shirts)
He-man (will those toys ever gain value? I'm about ready to toss them).
Mad Balls (those balls with ugly faces on them)
Garbage Pale Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids
Care Bears
Rainbow Bright
My Little Pony
Playdough Play Maker
Big Wheels
Yard Darts
Voltron
Pogo Balls
More Shows/Movies:
Pinwheel (better than Sesame Street)
Spartacus
Charlie Brown Specials
Fraggle Rock
The Muppet Show
Muppet Babies
Ghost Busters
Adventures of the Little Koala
Harry and the Hendersons
Dallas
A-Team
V
TV:
Monkey! (Hataaaaahhhhh!)
Take Heart
Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Tiswaz
Johnny Ball Reveals All or Think of a number (basically the same show)
The Wacky Races
Tony Robinson's Odysseus show
Minder (AKA Terry McCann's weekly whupass)
Trap Door
The Flumps
Automan
Starfleet
Dr. Who (natch)
Centurions
Diff'rent Strokes
Fame
The Flumps
Ivor the Fucking Engine
Jamie and his (Tragic) Torch
Animal Magic
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Blackadder
Blockbusters
Boys from the Blackstuff
Harry's Game
Robin of Sherwood
Busman's Holiday
Bullseye (and here's what you could have won, if you didn't suck arse)
Casualty
Chocky
Treasure Hunt
The Comic Strip Presents
The Young Ones
Dear John
Dempsey & Makepeace
The Professionals
Jackanory
Just Good friends
Game for (not much of) a laugh
Right, that's it, I could go on for hours and hours but I'm bored now.
And yes, the vast majority of that lot sucked, but the good stuff was golden
r.
You Can't Do That On Television Intro
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Aaaaghh! The You Can't Do That On Television presence on Youtube is making me late for work!
Ivor the Fucking Engine
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Train Porn!?! Sign me up!
I really used to enjoy all the low budget stuff on channel 4 in the UK.
(except You Can't Do That On Television and Dangermouse; they're still good)
edit: ducula is still really funny