Ok 80's kids, what are your top 80's animated shows and 80's animated movies? - Page 5

*Hannah* · 02-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Are you kidding me? You're on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles forum.

~~Leo656~~ · 02-01-2009, 03:00 PM

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Really, I never heard of a toddler getting a crush on anything...

Pretty much anyone who knows me knows I was more or less born in puberty...

*Drtooth* · 02-02-2009, 08:24 AM

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Annoying Troll is Annoying?

Exactly. The one thing I hate about new generation gamers is that they crap all over these fun little Nintendo cartoons of the 80's. They weren't meant to win awards or breakground or anything... they were fun shows used to advertise video game systems.

I think the biggest part of the Super Show's appeal wasn't the cartoon segments, but the fact that they used a live action/cartoon mix... something that hasn't been done since the 60's or 70's. Filmation tried to create a show sort of like that called "Uncle Crock's Block" and it totally failed, since the audience was too young to know or care that it was a parody.

Sure, I think SMB 3 had more developed stories, and they didn't have to make every episode a semi-parody of pop culture... but NO one played Mario and Luigi like Lou Albano and Danny Wells. Not the voice actors in the next cartoon, not the actors in the movie. No one.

~~Leo656~~ · 02-02-2009, 02:43 PM

Nice.

I have all the Super Show/Super Mario 3/Captain N and Super Mario World DVDs, and as a kid it was everything good about SMB and Nintendo to me. Yeah, watching it now with my fiancee, we laugh about some of the corny stories, recycled 80s pop music ripoffs (didn't they use that "Beat It" ripoff in like every episode?

) and all that stuff, but it was all fun. I never missed an episode when I was a kid, and never thought anyone would care enough to release 'em on DVD. And I'm sure glad I have 'em now. Because even if, by all technical standards it was a "bad show", it's still better than something done by people who REALLY didn't care would have been, even if they had tons of money to put into the show.

Like Smallville.

Ok, sorry... but seriously. It don't all gotta be Shakespeare, kids. And those '80s Nintendo shows kicked ass.

...Except for Mega-Man in Captain N. He Mega-sucked. And Kid Icarus was annoying as f*ck-icus. And Simon Belmont was a bigger pansy than... wait, why did we love Captain N, again?

Jelly Bean · 02-02-2009, 03:19 PM

I was born in the 90's so I'm not an 80's kid. But there was one animated 80's movie I loved and watched to death because I thought it was so awsome. The Hobbit.

*Drtooth* · 02-02-2009, 03:41 PM

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I have all the Super Show/Super Mario 3/Captain N and Super Mario World DVDs, and as a kid it was everything good about SMB and Nintendo to me. Yeah, watching it now with my fiancee, we laugh about some of the corny stories, recycled 80s pop music ripoffs (didn't they use that "Beat It" ripoff in like every episode?

) and all that stuff, but it was all fun.

[In case we all forgot, they used REAL songs fro the first season (and I have the MP3 files of Thriller and Born on the Bayou used on the series to prove it)... but you know... music rights and all that. Which is why SMB3 and SMW also used sound-a-like "parodies." Though, looking at the "Do the Freak" number in the Gameboy episode, it's a wonder there wasn't a massive lawsuit anyway.

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...Except for Mega-Man in Captain N. He Mega-sucked. And Kid Icarus was annoying as f*ck-icus. And Simon Belmont was a bigger pansy than... wait, why did we love Captain N, again?

I really disliked how Mega Man was portrayed in there... but I really think that first season episode "MegaTrouble in megaland" was amazingly accurate (except for that titanic plot hole where they fought all the bosses in Cutman's stage, and then said they had to fight the other guys in their own stages anyway). The second season episode with the Mega Man 2 robots? They didn't even try to make them look like the robot masters in that one. Still, a hell of a lot better than that derivative Mega Man.Exe crap.

But Simon? Man, Simon was the star of the show. I actually could give a crap about the serious, action hero Vampire slayer video game version. A big chinned, egotistical Link Hogthrob type character? Those have always been my favorites. I keep looking at the Castlevania action figures and say, wouldn't it be cool if they worked out the crazy copyrights and they made a Toon Simon?

~~Leo656~~ · 02-02-2009, 03:57 PM

I *thought* I remembered them using the real songs at one point, but I thought I was nuts. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

*Drtooth* · 02-02-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I *thought* I remembered them using the real songs at one point, but I thought I was nuts. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

In case you're curious, this site has the sound clips in question- http://cnn.captainn.net/tev_episodeguide.html

Peanut · 02-02-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

NO one played Mario and Luigi like Lou Albano and Danny Wells. Not the voice actors in the next cartoon, not the actors in the movie. No one.

This is exactly right. Even the official Nintendo voices are less iconic to me.

*Guitar_Raph* · 02-03-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

I think the biggest part of the Super Show's appeal wasn't the cartoon segments, but the fact that they used a live action/cartoon mix... something that hasn't been done since the 60's or 70's. Filmation tried to create a show sort of like that called "Uncle Crock's Block" and it totally failed, since the audience was too young to know or care that it was a parody.

Sorry to disagree. Back in 1981, NBC had The Kid Super Power Hour (also by Filmation) where they had a live action segment featuring the Hero High gang. The seven actual voice actors appeared in costume.

There were four live action segments, three were sketches full of corny jokes (more like Laugh In Jr. or Hee Haw Jr.) and one was a song of the week.

Uncle Croc's Block also failed because it was opposite another Filmation show on CBS, Isis (as well as Far Out Space Nuts). When ABC reduced the series to 30 minutes & then yanked it altogether, Filmation never dealed with ABC again, only giving the hits to CBS & one year failures to NBC until 1983 when they went syndicated all the way.

*Drtooth* · 02-03-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitar_Raph

Sorry to disagree. Back in 1981, NBC had The Kid Super Power Hour (also by Filmation) where they had a live action segment featuring the Hero High gang. The seven actual voice actors appeared in costume.

Hmmm.. I heard about that too. And let's not forget DIC's Kidd Video, which also had live actors and cartoon versions of themselves.

Filmation did use a lot of live action/cartoon shows, now that I think about it. Considering their cartoon budget, no surprise.

~~Cropsy~~ · 02-04-2009, 03:52 AM

Have you seen their animated movies "Secret of the Sword", "Starchaser: Legend of Orin" or "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night"?

*ZariusTwo* · 02-04-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Nice.

I have all the Super Show/Super Mario 3/Captain N and Super Mario World DVDs, and as a kid it was everything good about SMB and Nintendo to me. Yeah, watching it now with my fiancee, we laugh about some of the corny stories, recycled 80s pop music ripoffs (didn't they use that "Beat It" ripoff in like every episode?

) and all that stuff, but it was all fun. I never missed an episode when I was a kid, and never thought anyone would care enough to release 'em on DVD..

I agree. Those series KNEW what they were and didnt pretend to be anything else, that's why I can enjoy them just as they are, without picking out the flaws. I think bashing on these older shows is a fad that's long died out...and actually shows people are spoiled rotten on pretentious "sophistication"#

Captain N could have been better, I loved the first season, but the comic actually made Samus of all people a love interest for Kevin. It's interesting to see Samus in any role that explores her feminine side.

*Drtooth* · 02-04-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I agree. Those series KNEW what they were and didnt pretend to be anything else, that's why I can enjoy them just as they are, without picking out the flaws. I think bashing on these older shows is a fad that's long died out...and actually shows people are spoiled rotten on pretentious "sophistication"#

Not a Mama Luigi fan, I assume?

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Captain N could have been better, I loved the first season, but the comic actually made Samus of all people a love interest for Kevin. It's interesting to see Samus in any role that explores her feminine side.

Funny thing... I don't know how true it is... but when the creators of the show asked why Samus wasn't in the series (since the villain is from Metroid) they replied by saying "we don't know who Samus is!" I liked the clear jealousy between her and Lana over Kevin in those comics. Too bad that copyright tie ups prevented Simon from being in them.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-04-2009, 10:41 AM

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This is exactly right. Even the official Nintendo voices are less iconic to me.

I'll third that sentiment. Those were the best years to be a Mario fan.

~~Leo656~~ · 02-04-2009, 03:57 PM

To me, Mario still sounds like Captain Lou, not that dumb stereotype voice they gave him since the N64 era.

Fun trick: In Super Smash Bros. for Gamecube, when you do Mario's spinning punch move, the one that makes him yell "yahoo" or something like it? If you try you can make it sound in your head like he's yelling "Hey a$$hole!" in a heavy accent. My fiancee started this and now we crack up every time we play that game.

Yes, I know this is pointless.

TheUltimateShredhead · 02-04-2009, 05:56 PM

Both my favorite series are 80s cartoons

Saber Rider and TMNT FTW!

*Drtooth* · 02-05-2009, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

To me, Mario still sounds like Captain Lou, not that dumb stereotype voice they gave him since the N64 era.

Exactly. I hate those voices so much. To me, Mario isn't an Italian plumber... he's an Italian American Plumber from Brooklyn. He needs that Brooklyn Italian accent, not some Jar Jar Binks sounding stereotype.

But I must also add, I never liked Luigi's voice in AOSMB3 or SMW. He comes off way too whiny and cowardly, and not the shyer, reluctant hero he is. But at least ol' Koopa kept the same voice throughout. Man, I love Harvey Atkin's voice.

Peanut · 02-05-2009, 08:47 AM

Have you seen a game with Luigi in it in the last decade? He IS whiny and cowardly!

*Sage Ninja* · 02-05-2009, 01:35 PM

does any one remember the live action Mario Bros. movie?

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Nice. I have all the Super Show/Super Mario 3/Captain N and Super Mario World DVDs, and as a kid it was everything good about SMB and Nintendo to me. Yeah, watching it now with my fiancee, we laugh about some of the corny stories, recycled 80s pop music ripoffs (didn't they use that "Beat It" ripoff in like every episode?) and all that stuff, but it was all fun. I never missed an episode when I was a kid, and never thought anyone would care enough to release 'em on DVD. And I'm sure glad I have 'em now. Because even if, by all technical standards it was a "bad show", it's still better than something done by people who REALLY didn't care would have been, even if they had tons of money to put into the show. Like Smallville. Ok, sorry... but seriously. It don't all gotta be Shakespeare, kids. And those '80s Nintendo shows kicked ass. ...Except for Mega-Man in Captain N. He Mega-sucked. And Kid Icarus was annoying as f*ck-icus. And Simon Belmont was a bigger pansy than... wait, why did we love Captain N, again?

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I thought I remembered them using the real songs at one point, but I thought I was nuts. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	To me, Mario still sounds like Captain Lou, not that dumb stereotype voice they gave him since the N64 era. Fun trick: In Super Smash Bros. for Gamecube, when you do Mario's spinning punch move, the one that makes him yell "yahoo" or something like it? If you try you can make it sound in your head like he's yelling "Hey a$$hole!" in a heavy accent. My fiancee started this and now we crack up every time we play that game. Yes, I know this is pointless.

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