What 80's Cartoon Series Do you most want to see released on DVD?

[DMH]

Maybe one of you will know the name of the 2 toons I remember-

One was based around people with holograms that could change into the creature in the hologram. There was also a few that held standards that did some cool things. Is that Visionaries?

There other was about a dying alien race that transfered themselves into robot bodies. The two sides (there are always two sides back then) crashed either on Earth or on a world with a human colony. The only thing I remember clearly was an episode where one of the good robots was destroyed and they just used the recorded copy of his mind to bring him back.

 

[Klaus]

Alzirus: Hordak and the Horde (with his apprentice Skeletor!!!) invaded Eternia in full, circa the birth of Adam and Adora. Due to Skeletor's treachery, Hordak had to withdraw to Eteria, but not before stealing baby Adora and raising her as his daughter (she was a full-time Horde commander before learning her true origins). All this is explained in the He-Man/She-Ra feature film "Secret of the Sword" (IIRC).


Some years ago I read some reviews of the best episodes of He-Man and She-Ra. And they were:

- The episode where we learn Teela's true origin, as Sorceress' daughter. Mer-Man is a very bad man in this one, wanting to sacrifice a newborn baby to a gigantice sea monster. Teela gets reunited with her mother, but the Sorceress wipes her memory.

- The episode where Skeletor fool He-Man into thinking that he killed an innocent bystander. Back at Grayskull, He-Man reverts to Prince Adam and throws the Sword of Power into the bottomless moat of the castle.

- The episode of She-Ra where He-Man and She-Ra are trapped inside a cave with tons of refugees while Hordak attacks in full. He-Man wants to go out and fight, but She-Ra says they must stay there and protect the people, and just let Hordak destroy their homes and villages. He-Man is appalled, but She-Ra explains that this isn't Eternia. The Horde rules Eteria, and if they don't destroy the houses today, they'll do so tomorrow, and eterians can only hide and rebuild later. In the end, Hordak leaves victorious while He-Man almost dies under a collapsed cavern, which he was holding up so that She-Ra could lead the refugees to safety.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Maybe one of you will know the name of the 2 toons I remember-

One was based around people with holograms that could change into the creature in the hologram. There was also a few that held standards that did some cool things. Is that Visionaries?

That was indeed Visionaires. They carried around big staves or special armour to call forth their animal totems. Of course the villians got all the coll animals.

There other was about a dying alien race that transfered themselves into robot bodies. The two sides (there are always two sides back then) crashed either on Earth or on a world with a human colony. The only thing I remember clearly was an episode where one of the good robots was destroyed and they just used the recorded copy of his mind to bring him back.

It almost sounds like Transformers or Go-Bots but I don't remeber anything about them being members of a dying race.

 

[Desdichado]

I can't say I'm going to lose any sleep over missing any of the 80s cartoons, maybe I'm a bit too old. Excepting the music and cheesy movies though, I'm afraid that little of the 80s that I've revisited has been anything but agonizing. The movies and music of course, being clearly and by far superior to anything made today. Teen Wolf, Rambo, Duran Duran - GENIUS.

Teen Wolf - genius?

I'll agree with Duran Duran, though -- as long as they're confined to the early 80s pre-break-up. They went downhill with Notorious.

 

[JimAde]

Teen Wolf - genius?

I'll agree with Duran Duran, though -- as long as they're confined to the early 80s pre-break-up. They went downhill with Notorious.

I'm going to assume he was being ironic with all three
But I actually liked Teen Wolf. It ain't King Lear, but I thought it was fun.

 

[DMH]

It almost sounds like Transformers or Go-Bots but I don't remeber anything about them being members of a dying race.

No- this was very different. The robot bodies had the ability to change to different forms a little bit, but they looked like robots with pipes and other machinery visible all the time. And the race was in cryo- the only one awake couldn't save their bodies and thus downloaded them to the robots.

They carried around big staves or special armour to call forth their animal totems. Of course the villians got all the coll animals.

You mean like a forcefield and a giant spiked snail?

 

[DMH]

I found the name of that series- Robotix. And I do want to see it put on DVD.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I'm going to assume he was being ironic with all three
But I actually liked Teen Wolf. It ain't King Lear, but I thought it was fun.

Yup. It was one of those "fun" movies.

 

[Grizpapa]

What about:

Robotech - Any of the three series would be cool, though I prefered the Invid.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Teen Wolf - genius?

I'll agree with Duran Duran, though -- as long as they're confined to the early 80s pre-break-up. They went downhill with Notorious.

I like their new song, "Reach For The Sunrise".