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All About Cartoons

// October 23rd, 2008 // tv

I guess I am still in nostalgic mood, so I am gonna share the cartoon that I used to watched when I was a kid (and early teen years).

G-Force

This is probably the cartoon that stole my heart the most. I remember how much I wanted Ace and Aggie (Agatha) to end up together. I think that’s how I started to like the name Agatha although my husband said that it’s an old woman’s name. I tend to have interest with old name like Marjorie or Rochelle. Oh, well, that should be on different topic, by the way.

My obsession with G-Force is so crazy now it’s quite embarrassing to think about it. I think that’s the only one or two Japan anime show that I like. Anyway, somehow I forgot to add this to “Things I Used To Obsessed With” topic.

Thanks to Google (and wikipedia), I learned that G-Force is actually the second (of THREE) English adaptation. The original known as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. The other version include Battle of the Planets and just Gatchaman.

SilverHawk

If my memory about G-Force somehow still clear as I just watched it yesterday, I don’t really remember about this one. The only thing I remember that I used to have a sticker (a bonus from Bobo, my favorite children magazine at the time).

Silverhawks (which hasn’t had any connection with the movie Silver Hawk, starring Michelle Yeoh whatsoever) according to Wikipedia are heroes who are “partly metal, partly real,” to fight the evil Mon*Star, an escaped alien mob boss who transforms into an enormous armor-plated creature with the aid of Limbo’s Moonstar.

Interesting fact that almost all the female characters in this show voiced by Maggie Wheeler who later played as Chandler’s on and off girlfriend, Janice on Friends.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

I was in my late teens so I remember this one quite well. A show where the superheroes are caring so much about the environment. So, basically the bad guys trying to destroy the planet by causing a pollution and stuff that support the cause of Global Warming. I think Leonardo DiCaprio should be cast as Captain Planet if they ever make a movie version (Nahhh… just kidding).

Wikipedia wrote:
Captain Planet was formed by combining the powers of the rings of the five Planeteers, which represented the four Classical elements: Earth (wielded by Kwame), Fire (Wheeler), Wind (Linka), Water (Gi) – and the additional power of Heart (Ma-Ti) All of these people represented a major ethnicity and each one of them came from a different continent. Upon his formation, he proclaims, “By YOUR powers combined, I am Captain Planet!”

The role of Gaia was voiced by Whoopie Goldberg and the female villain Dr. Blight is voiced by Meg Ryan. Of course it took me years before finding out.

He-Man

Just like the other superhero, He-Man also had his alter-ego, Prince Adam. However, I could understand if no one in his world can really see the resemblance, because both He-Man and Prince Adam has different skin shade and even voice, unlike Super Man and Clark Kent.

There are four character that I remember the most, He-Man, Teela, Sorcerer and the villain Skeletor.

There is also a live action version with Dolph Lundgren which I quite enjoy as a kid. At least there were two Friends actress on that movie. Courtney Cox and Judy Pickles (Monica’s mother).

Defenders of the Earth

For some reason, I remember this cartoon as Flash Gordon. Not until I started to search for the clip and ended up finding something that wasn’t familiar at all.

Then I found out that the one once showed in Indonesia actually called Defenders of The Earth. It was actually the fourth installment of Flash Gordon series ( I didn’t know that).

It started with Flash Gordon (1954-55) a live action television series. Then they made into cartoon called The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979-80). Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) came next after that and of course Defenders of the Earth (1986).

On 1996, Flash Gordon was brought back to television again. And according to Wikipedia (my favorite FUN source), since 2007-present there is still a new version of this one on television.

Oh, did anyone notice the resemblance between the villain Ming and the founder of Church of Satan Anton LaVaey?

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Set in the time of King Arthur. Prince Valiant was actually American animated series. I didn’t even remember why I like this show because it offers nothing but just regular family oriented adventure story.

Richie Rich

The comic was one the first thing I’ve read my whole life, so automatically I became a fan of the tv show either. Unlike the live version who wasn’t that faithfully to the comic, the cartoon basically the same with the comic only that it had voices and can move of course.

Fantastic Max

About a baby (or toddler) who likes to have adventure in space. Of course his parents had no idea.

The Flinstones

One of the most famous cartoon of all time and has been broadcast almost the whole world so I am sure even people who never see the cartoon at least familiar with that name. So, I guess no explanation is necessary.

I also enjoy the live version as well with John Goodman. However, the sequel Viva Rick Vegas probably one of the worst movie I’ve ever seen.

The Hulk

I guess everyone know The Hulk or sometimes refer to as The Incredible Hulk.

As written on Wikipedia, The Incredible Hulk run for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (as The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk).

The series is of course focus on Dr. Bruce Banner life after he was accidentally exposed to the blast of a test detonation of a gamma bomb.

RoboCop

Love the cartoon and the live version as well (hate the sequels though). Hope that one day there will be another live version of this one (better be good!).

I learned that the cartoon actually set after what happen during the movie. With RoboCop still partnered with Officer Anne Lewis.

Just in case you don’t know, RoboCop once was a human cop named Alex Murphy. He got shot and died but OCP turned his remains in the construction of RoboCop (kinda creepy and unethical, but oh well).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Love April O’neil. It was probably one of the character that inspired me to be journalist.

This cartoon is about four turtle mutants, who are trained by their sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjutsu (Wikipedia).

Magical Princess Gigi

I thought the title of the cartoon was Gigi. Well, until today. I remember that my favorite part when she transformed into young adult woman with different profession. Sometimes she was a stewardess, singer, police and I was always exited on who she was gonna turn into. I thought that was amazing.

Wikipedia wrote : Gigi is a princess from the land of dreams in the sky. The king and queen sent their daughter Gigi to Earth to help them regain their dreams. Gigi became the adopted daughter of a young childless couple in the earth.

Gigi actually is the international name of the heroine. In Japan (the original country), she was called
Minky Momo.

Next list are the rest show that I also like so much (Sorry too tired to write more about those)

Police Academy

The Lone Ranger

Alice in Wonderland

Mask

Gobots

So, what’s yours?