Best 80s cartoon?

[Kyriakos]

For me the French cartoons of the era were above everything else.

This was my favorite:


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Ulysse 31, i still recall the genius adaptation of the Odyssey to a far future in space setting. Cyclops being a massive robot that collected spaceships which fell on its planet, was very memorable indeed, as were other parts of the series

You can suggest your own favorite cartoons from the 80s (they can be from any country).

 

[Silurian]

Danger Mouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(TV_series)

 

[Kyriakos]

Danger Mouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(TV_series)

That was of roughly the same level as "BatFink"

But a very cool 80s british cartoon surely was:

(edit: just learned it was a CBS production :/ ).

 

[Silurian]

You are obviously an agent of the greenback.

From BBC

Thirty years ago children's cartoon Danger Mouse topped the TV ratings, beating even Coronation Street. But what happened to the legendary Manchester animation house Cosgrove Hall Films, which created the rodent secret agent?

Voiced by Only Fools And Horses star David Jason, Danger Mouse was the flagship of Cosgrove Hall Films, based in a quirky studio in the Manchester suburb of Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

Vibrant, surreal and deliciously silly, an astonishing 21 million viewers reportedly tuned in to watch it in 1983, a record for a children's programme which has yet to be beaten.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24429892

 

[Kyriakos]

Sadly DangerMouse never caught on here, although other british cartoons were quite popular.

Dastardly and Muttley was just hilarious though


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(hm, it seems this is american ).

 

[AdamCrock]

This !!!!!!!! ^^


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And this one is even better ! The best haha ! ^^


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[Kyriakos]

As for US cartoons, they were the bulk of what was shown here (in local channels and in the old pan-european one).

G.I.Joe was probably the flagship.

I liked Spiral Zone, and Inhumanoids


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This !!!!!!!! ^^

(soviet wolf and rabbit cartoon)

I used to LOVE that cartoon It was pure art.

 

[Silurian]

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines was a US cartoon from the 60s.

It was quite good.

Maybe the thread should be 80s and before.

 

[Kyriakos]

I suppose it can be about cartoons shown during the 80s? (even if some of them were re-runs).

 

[AdamCrock]

I can still remember Ulysses 31 (century) - it was one of my favourites. It was then when I've grasped the concept of time travel for the first time. The episode when Ulysses from 31 st. century was send back in time into his original times and he needed to stretch that bow to prove that he is who he is - cool cartoon btw. His spaceship was christened "Odyssey" - very cool name for a space ship ^^

 

[bhsup]

Pfft. This is even a question?


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[Kyriakos]

^He-Man (and She-Ra) obviously were among the main early 80s cartoons, but personally i disliked them. I only somewhat liked Hordak, the arch-enemy of She-Ra, probably because his hordes were robotic.

Silverhawks was quite dark-themed as well:


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Basically it was Thundercats in Space.

"Moon-Star of Limbo..."

 

[Kyriakos]

As for the most memorable guitar-theme (solo) in an 80s cartoon:


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[Borachio]

Yes. I'd go with Danger Mouse, too.

But the 80's is a very narrow band to choose from, isn't it?

And what's your definition of cartoon? It has to be a completely drawn animation? So, start stop animation wouldn't cut it?

 

[Kyriakos]

^Hm, i meant animated drawings, yes :/ I generally did not watch stop-motion 80s animation, or puppet shows.

 

[Kyriakos]

The mid 80s had a large number of space and robot themed cartoons. The two biggest ones probably were Robotech, and Transformers


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[sanabas]

I agree with Danger Mouse.

Also Count Duckula (also by Cosgrove Hall), Voltron & Astroboy.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

The Simpsons.

 

[Kyriakos]

The Raccoons was quite cool too (although a very different kind of cartoon from the mainstream good vs evil theme of the 80s).


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It had this very nice song too

 

[shadowplay]

The Simpsons.

Let's all go out for some frosty chocolate milkshakes!