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Every forum has this topic....so why not this one!!! Come on people post your favourites...although be prepared for me to disect your choice and submit some general opinions which you may or may not agree with!

All of 'em! Well most of them. All the ones I watched :)

I liked Danger Mouse, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Around the World in 80 Days and Thundercats... but my favourite has to be...... The Mysterious Cities Of Gold! Yay!

All faultless....I commend you on your choice although I'm personally disgusted you didn't see fit to mention ULYSSES 31!!!
EVH

Although great, I never really managed to watch that much Ulysses  :( Poor me. I'd better get downloading!

Hey guys:

I know this topic is for cartoons of the 80's but have you ever seen any from the 60's or 70's?  When I was growing up I really enjoyed "Johnny Quest".  Have you ever heard of this one?

Another favorite was "Space Ghost" and "The Herculoids".  Also "Spiderman", "Ironman", and several other Marvel superheroes.  Who could ever forget "Fireball XL5" or "The Thunderbirds" - these last two were puppet animations.

I'm afraid to say I've never actually seen any of those apart from Thunderbirds (and I know the music from Spiderman quite well!)

Oh Boy - I am really showing my age!!   :-[  "Johnny Quest" was about a scientist Dr. Quest, his bodyguard Race Bannon, his son Johnny, and adopted son Hagii plus bandit their dog.  Dr. Quest worked on all sorts of secret government projects and the series was on for several years with really great storylines and graphics.
If I ever see this out on DVD I will pick it up and send it over so you can see for yourself.  

Mark can you view Region 1 DVD's on your Playstation 2?

Yes, we watch the widescreen TT LOTR doscs you found us on Mark's PS2.

Ed I am SURE I remember a spiderman cartoon but the colours were quite vivid so I am not sure it could have been from the 70s. Was there another spiderman toon done later - say mid 80s?

Hi Roz:

Yes there a Spiderman toon in the 80's.  

Mark:

I found an auction on eBay for all 26 episodes of Johnny Quest on DVD.  The Seller says in his auction there are no cases or artwork which is strange unless this is a used set.  I am awaiting a reply to several questions I poised to him.  This was the only DVD set I found on eBay so I don't know how widely distributed they are.  I must do more research and will get back to you.

Sounds cool.... weird about the artwork thogh... maybe it's a 'home brew' set recorded from TV or something?

Hi Mark:

I don't know.  I have not seen Johnny Quest on regular TV for years but it is very possible he took them off a cable channel.

Johnny Q has just come out on DVD I believe, in the States at least. Big news this week is that Battle of the Planets is out in a full-series boxset!

Well i assume thundercats, hee-man, captain planet were in the 80's, if they were then those are my favorites. Thundercats being #1! ;D

Yeah He-Man was first broadcast in 1982, Thundercats was 86 and Captain Planet was 1988 I believe.

I've got none of CP but on my PC I have every Thundercats episode! They are quite easily available on any file-sharing service.
EVH

Hi Ed:

Welcome back and congrats on finishing your exams!!  :)  You are correct about Johnny Quest just coming out on DVD.  I checked my DVD Club I belong to and they just listed it as available.

Have you ever seen any Johnny Quest episodes?

Yeah I remember seeing a few rejigged epsodes on Cartoon Network a few years back, with added cgi stuff...seemed quite cool.

Well if I can obtain a set of the Johnny Quest DVD's I told Mark & Roz I would send them over so they can watch them.  They then can send them on to you for your viewing pleasure and you can send them back to me when you are finished.  I will keep all of you posted about this.   :)

I know Mark & Roz can view Region 1 DVD's.  Can you do so Ed?

Hi...thanks but I've actually just bought the set myself! Lol...yes I do have a dedicated in R1 player, just for those Criterion titles! ;D

Great!!  I remember the first years episodes with much happiness!!  They were really enjoyable for their time.  Let me know what you think of them after you watch a few episodes.

Well I went to my local video store yesterday and they had the 4 DVD Jonny Quest set so I rented it and watched all 26 episodes today!!   :P  I want to tell one and all that it was a very long day and my backside is tired!!   :-\   The esisodes were great though and brought back so many good memories that it was worth it.   :D

Grrr you could have come in handy over here yesterday for more furniture removal  :P

But Roz think of the furniture removal as exercise to strengthen your back and leg muscles for skating - I think Eddy would highly approve!!   :D  Remember the old saying "no pain no gain"!!   ;)

I know what you two are going through.  We have had to remove all our furniture on the first floor for the installation of our hardwood flooring and now we are removing all our bedroom furniture from the second floor for the carpeting installation that happens this coming Friday.   :D  So taking a break all day yesterday watching Jonny Quest really was fun.   :)

Sorry - just staying off topic for a moment here, Ed Mark's goind great - totally recovered but I seem to have mashed up my left leg - not from the outside (although there's the occasional bruise on my knees) but I think I have done something a little serious to my calf muscle (well it's the back of the bottom part of my left leg. I ran to cross the road today and when I landed on my left leg it just couldn't take my weight!

It hurts a lot but I have no idea what to do about it - rest maybe but I walk 45 mins to work each day (and 45 mins back) and I can't possibly give up skating  :-\

Hi Roz:

It sounds like you have a sprained or pulled muscle.  Have you tried to put ice on the hurt area?  Gentle massaging followed by some heat like from a warm shower should help.  You may also have to stop skating until it heals else you run the risk or further damage.

Thanks Savage - I have practically given up everything - I haven't run too much since the earlier incident - but I forget and keep trying to run (I am a hurried sort of person).

But the shower and ice I will try - it does seem to be better since I spent last night just keeping it elevated.


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No tears my Lady, you will recover and be as fit as new!!  Just follow the Doctor's advise.   :)