Poll: The most awesome ’80s cartoon ever!

I loved the 1980s after-school and Saturday morning cartoons. Animators actually took time with the drawing and the writing. Plus, despite the toy tie-in, networks promoted the shows WHILE incorporating quality. OK. Not all the time, but look at the backgrounds in Thundercats and the pathos in the Transformers pilot. They all kicked ass in their own unique ways.

I especially loved G.I. Joe (Lady Jaye and Flint rocked), Transformers, Gobots, the abtastic He-Man, He-Man’s girl-oriented spin-off She-Ra, the iconic Super Friends, the kickass Thundercats, and, dare I say it, the fabulous Jem (Glamour and Glitter, Fashion and Fame)!

I’d add Animaniacs or Tiny Toons to the list, but they started in the ’90s.

As usual, I put it to the Clique who loves to hear their keyboards clack. Below find our thoughts.

An: What were your favorite ’80s cartoons and why? Is there one that you’d pick over the rest as the most awesome? Or one that you hated? Although I might lean towards Super Friends as the most memorable (due to its comic lead-in); personally, I can’t choose one. I love them all.

As usual feel free to reminisce, comment and snark about all and sundry –

Ivey: I’d recommend adding M.A.S.K. and Silverhawks. M.A.S.K. by far had my favorite toy tie-ins. I mean, Firecracker, Rhino, Gator? Now those were some sweet toys!

Brittany: DuckTales and Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers both started in the late ’80s — two of my favorites.

Anyone remember Denver: The Last Dinosaur?

An: I loved DuckTales and Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers. Surprisingly, I remember Denver and the opening song. It definitely doesn’t age well. I remembered finding the 80s guys he befriended dated even then, but I probably still watched it –

I’m also going to add Voltron to the list.

Bob: M.A.S.K.!!!

Chuck: Being the geezer of the bunch, I didn’t really watch any cartoons in the ’80s. Only Saturday morning show I watched was Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

Rachel: Gummi Bears … bouncing here and there and everywhere!

Deb: My sister and I used to play “G-Force” from Battle of the Planets, and we’d fight over who would get to be Casey Kasem‘s character, I think his name was Mark. We’d use our blankies as capes!

But my favorite ’80s cartoon is hands-down Dungeons and Dragons. There is nothing cooler than being sucked into an alternate universe from a lame amusement park ride. I was however, too old to wear my blankie as a cape when this cartoon came out.

Rachel: Oh, and I can’t forget about the Care Bears. Loved that show!

So, what is the most awesome ’80s cartoon, in your opinion? Which catchphrase stuck in your mind so that twenty years later you have to declare them the winner? Was it Transformers’ “robots in disguise,” He-Man’s “I have the power,” Lion-O’s “Thunder-Thunder-Thundercats-Ho!,” G.I. Joe’s “Yo Joe!”, G.I. Joe’s “learning is half the battle,” the Care Bears’ “care bear stare,” DuckTale’s “DuckTales woo-ooo” or Jem’s “truly, truly, truly outrageous”? What did YOU watch after school or on Saturday morning?

Which was the penultimate ’80s how that gave you “one to grow on”?

Poll expires at midnight on Sunday, January 8th and you can vote once a day.

Clacked by An Nicholson
on Jan 03, 2012 @ 10:00 EST5EDT