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Jayce and the wheeled warriors?

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I've been looking desperately for my favorite cartoon- Thundarr the Barbarian. Let's have a look in here. . .

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there was no versions of voltron. (ie. Go Lion,Dairugger XV, Albegas)

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Mark is correct. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was an awesome show.

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P.S. You can see the Wheeled Warriors intro in its entirety here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jl0IJ33Fyy4

And here's the end credits:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E6hxdVsy86g

And here's a playlist with an entire one-hour special episode that I made my parents rent all the time:
http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=427F20416A6EE13A

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J. Michael Straczynski, who went on to create BABYLON 5, wrote a number of Jayce eps and actually did the script for a feature-length film that would have tied up the storyline. Sadly, it was never produced, and rights issues mean it won't be posted online.

Jayce was awesome because it had 900 SF and fantasy concepts CRAMMED into one show! Where else could you find a hero with his own tank, a magic ring AND a "magic root?" With a wise old wizard AND a nervous living-armor "squire?" With a Han Solo-knockoff sidekick AND a cute little sister grown from a plant with a giant flying fish AND a couple of cute little robo-doggies? Who fought evil plant-tanks who traveled the universe in space-vines? WHERE ELSE, I ask you?

The best semi-obscure 80s show, in my opinion, was another Straczynski worked on, CAPTAIN POWER AND THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE. Great SF show, some cheesy costumes, but with really dark stories and continuing storylines. Man, I'd love to have this on legit DVD!

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Captain Power was originally a video series that came with toy spaceships you could use to shoot at special flashing targets on the screen. It was like a mix of cartoon and video game. The TV series also had these special flashing targets that worked with the spaceships, so you could play along with the show. We had those ships and videos growing up, they were fun.

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Centurions was my favorite. I had so many of those toys. I also had a lot of MASK and Voltron stuff.

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I don't see any Voltron either. I think the last one is Ulysses 31, in case anybody was wondering. Forgot about that one!

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I loved those toys for MASK also the Visionaries were on there...other obscure ones not shown...Insectoids, C.O.P.S., The Real Ghostbusters, Lonestar, Tranzor-Z, Silverhawks, Rambo, Chuck Norris' cartoon, all great after school cartoons.

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I remember watching those Thundercats...but I didn't watch any of those other shows except for Gatchaman, er, Battle of the Planets...although I hated 7-Zark-7.

I absolutely loved Star Blazers, nee Space Cruiser Yamato and I look forward to your post Richard. Gosh I'm going to have to break out my Yamato laserdisc movie collection now...

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I never saw Jayce, but it sounds awesome. What about Micronauts,Spacekeeters, Grandizer..Go!..spin saucer,rainbow beam,diamond drill, Gaking.Barbapappas.

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Also - Sky Commanders. Possibly the coolest toys ever.

http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/D-F/The_Funtastic_World_of_Hanna-Barbera/Sky_Commanders/index.html

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Love Thundercats and He-Man. I was a little disappointed that Silverhawks wasn't included.

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That was pretty cool. Here they are (in order):
Thundercats
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Centurions
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Visionaries (This was an awesome cartoon!)
Defenders of the Earth
Dungeons and Dragons
Ulysses 31
Thunderbirds 2086
Inspector Gadget
M.A.S.K.
Battle of the Planets

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wow
i must have watche dtoo many cartoons back then as i remember all of them.i thought jayce actually had an ending,maybe im wrong as it has been over 15 years since ive seen the whole thing-i wish they would release more classic 80s cartoons on dvd as they dont get shown now here in the uk anymore.

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it is jayce and the wheeled warriors it was the cartoon of its time even here in uk do you know where i can download thundercats or dungeons and dragons

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I loved the Centurions. This showed my old good times.

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M.A.S.K. was the shit when I was little. I almost bought the whole M.A.S.K. toy collection from eBay a few years ago just for the hell of it. Man, I wish I knew what happened to my Thunderhawk.

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Oh man, what about Galaxy Rangers? And I'd definitely put Robotech in the list and Silverhawks. It's a shame the staples didn't make it (Transformers, G.I. Joe). What about Jem (kidding)?

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