# Greatest 80s cartoon EVER **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030 "2005-09-29T15:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![A\_qui\_profite\_le\_crime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@A\_qui\_profite\_le\_crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_qui_profite_le_crime)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/101 "2005-10-01T13:54:33Z")
Another vote for G.I. Joe, even though they managed to invent the worst sounding name for an otherwise very cool evil civilization. Not Cobra of course, but the suckiness that is Cobra-la. I mean guys, Cobra-la?? Please. And having Cobra-lalalalalala as a war cry is just wrong. Another one of my favorites but that I rarely caught for some reason was the one where the world is covered by some plague cloud that turns everyone under the cloud into a disfigured zombie-like being. There was a group of 4-5 good guys on some heavy duty vehicles toughing out against similarly equipment bad guys. Anybody remember the title of this one? Please? ---
**Author:** ![Enterprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/76d3ee/32.png) [@Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enterprise)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/102 "2005-10-01T14:14:29Z")
All of you are insane! If anything saved 80s comics, at the very least in Germany, it was Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs! Very little came close to it. It had everything. Action, humor, attractive females, not that I had much interest in that back then. Females, I mean. My list: 1. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs 2. Transformers 3. The Real Ghostbusters 4. Mask 5. Duck Tales An honorable mention goes to the Smurfs, Count Duckula, and the Gummi Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/103 "2005-10-01T16:31:57Z")
> [@A qui profite le crime?](#): > > Another one of my favorites but that I rarely caught for some reason was the one where the world is covered by some plague cloud that turns everyone under the cloud into a disfigured zombie-like being. There was a group of 4-5 good guys on some heavy duty vehicles toughing out against similarly equipment bad guys. Anybody remember the title of this one? Please? [Spiral Zone](http://www.virtualtoychest.com/spiral/spiral.html). I loved all the features of the action figures in that line, though I never had one of the toys. IMHO, the comic book series was better than the cartoon. Google it, and you can probabbly find tons of fan pages. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/104 "2005-10-01T17:22:02Z")
Wow. No love whatsoever for Thundarr the Barbarian? That makes Ookla sad. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/105 "2005-10-01T17:40:07Z")
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned **Heathcliff** yet. As a cat lover and being exposed to Tom and Jerry and Tweety and Sylvester cartoons, it was a welcome relief to finally see a cartoon where the cat wins for once. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/106 "2005-10-01T19:02:54Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Not one mention of MASK? That show kicks the Transformers ass, and also had the best toys of the 80s! See, this is what I love about the SMDB, not only does someone mention “Cities of Gold” but MASK too 😃 And an acknowledgement that Transformers sucked 😛 > [@fusoya](#): > > I never liked Danger Mouse as a kid, and my roommate rented the DVDs last month and it still doesn’t hold up. It also has the worst theme song I’ve ever heard. But then you have to ruin it all… 😉 So my list of my top 5 80s cartoons is (in no particular order); Ulysses 31 Thundercats Dangermouse Bananaman Cities of Gold ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/107 "2005-10-01T19:54:53Z")
> [@dwc1970](#): > > I’m surprised nobody has mentioned **Heathcliff** yet. As a cat lover and being exposed to Tom and Jerry and Tweety and Sylvester cartoons, it was a welcome relief to finally see a cartoon where the cat wins for once. I loved the show, but didn’t care much for Heathcliff. I preferred the other half of the show, starring Riffraff, Mongo, and that effeminate cat on skates (can’t remember his name, dammit). They lived in an amazing tower of junk and had all kinds of adventures. Heathcliff was boring in comparison, even though he was cuter. My list would be: Thundercats–“Feel the magic, hear the roar, Thundercats are loose! Roarrr!” And we all know Panthro was a brother. The Smurfs–Handy, Grouchy, Clumsy, and Vanity Smurf were my favorites. I detested Brainy, Jokey (he played too much and his exploding presents weren’t funny!), and Hefty (the jock with roid-rage). Honorable Mention: C.O.P.S.–With characters names like Miss Demeanor and Main Frame, you can’t go wrong! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/108 "2005-10-01T19:58:40Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Yep. Think a “furry” _Crimson Skies_. > > Y’know, come to think of it, I seem to remember reading that the “Sea Duck” was actually based off of a real flying boat design. Have to remember to check on that one… Catalina flying boat: [http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/aircraft/catalina.jpg](http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/aircraft/catalina.jpg) Sea Duck [http://www.lambdapsiphi.com/daft/daft/images/talec.jpg](http://www.lambdapsiphi.com/daft/daft/images/talec.jpg) Some slight differences like the double tail and rear cargo hatch on the Sea Duck, but they are essentially the same plane. ---
**Author:** ![A\_qui\_profite\_le\_crime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@A\_qui\_profite\_le\_crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_qui_profite_le_crime)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/109 "2005-10-01T20:04:10Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > [Spiral Zone](http://www.virtualtoychest.com/spiral/spiral.html). > > I loved all the features of the action figures in that line, though I never had one of the toys. IMHO, the comic book series was better than the cartoon. Google it, and you can probabbly find tons of fan pages. Thank you! Yes, that was the one. I would never have remembered the title by myself. Time for an overdue google-induced trip down memory lane. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/110 "2005-10-02T14:46:54Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > Wow. No love whatsoever for Thundarr the Barbarian? That makes Ookla sad. I think I blanked out Thandarr becuase it hit about time that Dungeons and Dragons went from obscure to ‘fairly prominent’ and every dang geek, or quasi geek that touched the Dungeon Masters Guide was constantly trying to figure out or announce what the stats of the Sun Sword were. (For some reason this did not happen with Star Wars Light Sabers as much). ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/111 "2005-10-02T15:50:15Z")
Does anyone else find the thread title slightly amusing? _Greatest 80s cartoon **EVER** _. Does that mean we can list the greatest 80s cartoon from the 1960s? The greatest 80s cartoon from 2003? I saw this great 80s cartoon the other day made during WWII… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-80s-cartoon-ever/324030/112 "2005-11-12T22:16:22Z")
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