80s Cartoons..... Fun times.

[publiusr]

90's fare, but The Maxx and Aeon Flux are on MTV Classic.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I remember a show in the 90s called Max Steel about a teenager who comes into contact with a swarm of nanites and they give him special abilities, well since now his body is almost all nanite why not?

So he becomes some kind of teenage Bond dude.

They remade this show recently and by gods the remake totally sucks.... It's just stupid, only reason why I remember the original is there was some kind of story, and the animation was very much like a playstation or such. It was distinctive in its look.

 

[φ of π]

I have the complete series of She-Ra on DVD. I love She-Ra.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I have the complete series of She-Ra on DVD. I love She-Ra.

But wasn't it all a bit too samey? Like every single He Man episode you knew what would happen? Only thing was She Ra was kinda hot.. They overdid on some of the costumes on both shows.

 

[Mr Soak]

Ah the Jesus image, I never saw that as a kid.... I wish I had watched the show more. I'd never actually given it my time.... Now it's almost impossible to find .. I've only seen it as a DVD set from Italy.

It was released on DVD in Australia about a decade ago. I got it.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

It was released on DVD in Australia about a decade ago. I got it.

See I'm always late to find things.

 

[dg1379]

Found this on youtube. This guy did a great job with mario paint creating the TMNT tv intro. He also adds a little explanation at the end.

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[Random_Spock]

Holy cow. He did an incredible job! Brings back a lot of memories .

 

[retroenzo]

I still have trouble listening to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme now because we got a sanitised version here in the UK. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles anyone?

By the way, who remembers BraveStarr?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I still have trouble listening to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme now because we got a sanitised version here in the UK. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles anyone?

By the way, who remembers BraveStarr?

Why did they censor the tune in the UK?

Did they censor Bravestar too? That was cool, but I preferred The Galaxy Rangers

 

[retroenzo]

Why did they censor the tune in the UK?

Did they censor Bravestar too? That was cool, but I preferred The Galaxy Rangers

No, they didn't censor Bravestarr. At least, not to my knowledge.

As for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - this is from Wiki. (This is the title card for the show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles#/media/File:TMNTCensoredTitle.jpg)

"Upon TMNT's first arrival in the United Kingdom and Ireland the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" (or TMHT, for short), since local censorship policies deemed the word ninja to have excessively violent connotations for a children's program (in Ireland, however, the first season aired as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before the change to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles"). Consequently, everything related to the Turtles (comic books, video games, toys, etc.) had to be renamed before being released in these nations, as well as in the German-speaking countries.

The lyrics were also changed, such as changing "Splinter taught them to be ninja teens" to "Splinter taught them to be fighting teens". The policies also had other effects, such as editing out use of Michelangelo's nunchaku (which were at the time banned from appearing in 18-rated movies) and generally toning down the usage of all the turtles' weapons. To head this problem off, the showrunners elected to remove Michelangelo's nunchaku entirely during season three, replacing them with a grappling hook called the "Turtle Line" that served as Mikey's signature weapon for the rest of the show's run.

In Italy, Spain and Portugal, they kept Michelangelo's nunchaku but the "TMHT" logo could be seen in the intro, as it was not edited to reflect the title in each of those translations. In Spain the cartoon was originally aired in regional TV channels and thus had different dubs in addition to Castillian: Galician and Catalan; in the Galician version, the title As Tartarugas Mutantes ("The Mutant Turtles") was used. The Italian and European Portuguese dubs also had few edits.

However, when the live-action movie came out in 1990, the Ninja of the title was kept even in the UK. In time, nunchaku scenes were retained in previously-censored movies such as those of Bruce Lee. The same went for the PAL releases of the early video games, which had Michelangelo's weapon of choice fully visible and usable. By the time of the 2003 TV series, these censorship policies had been abolished, and no changes have occurred in the content of the show. The name "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained unchanged for the 2003 TV series. As a result, in the UK, the 1987 TV series is still called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the 2003 TV series is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition on Region 2 DVD in the UK. This 3-Disc set contains all the episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 and 4 episodes from the final season, as well as a 1-Disc DVD with the first few episodes of Season 1. This release features the original, unedited episodes under the "Ninja Turtles" title, and also marks the first time the show has been released and left uncensored in the UK"

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I wonder if they could have some equivalent of Captain N today.

Not sure it would work. Everything has gotten so nostalgist all the big franchises have existed for 30 years, back then they were relatively new. And everything else is photorealistic shooting everything.

It's weird how specific I'm remembering things from Garfield and Friends when I haven't watched it since I was 8.

Here's my Dumbbell
Here's MY dumb bell
Here's my little rope
Here's my little dope
Time for a little exercise
Time for a little extra size
Maybe there's still hope
Nope.
Let's turn this place into a gym
I think there's something seriously wrong with him
Workout! Workout! That's what it's gonna take!
Cookout! Cookout! How bout a great big steak?
The road to health is paved with good intentions
The road to the kitchen is paved with new dimensions
Garfield, we're gonna get in shape!
Fat shape.

I have not watched this episode in 25 years.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

No, they didn't censor Bravestarr. At least, not to my knowledge.

As for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - this is from Wiki. (This is the title card for the show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles#/media/File:TMNTCensoredTitle.jpg)

"Upon TMNT's first arrival in the United Kingdom and Ireland the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" (or TMHT, for short), since local censorship policies deemed the word ninja to have excessively violent connotations for a children's program (in Ireland, however, the first season aired as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before the change to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles"). Consequently, everything related to the Turtles (comic books, video games, toys, etc.) had to be renamed before being released in these nations, as well as in the German-speaking countries.

The lyrics were also changed, such as changing "Splinter taught them to be ninja teens" to "Splinter taught them to be fighting teens". The policies also had other effects, such as editing out use of Michelangelo's nunchaku (which were at the time banned from appearing in 18-rated movies) and generally toning down the usage of all the turtles' weapons. To head this problem off, the showrunners elected to remove Michelangelo's nunchaku entirely during season three, replacing them with a grappling hook called the "Turtle Line" that served as Mikey's signature weapon for the rest of the show's run.

In Italy, Spain and Portugal, they kept Michelangelo's nunchaku but the "TMHT" logo could be seen in the intro, as it was not edited to reflect the title in each of those translations. In Spain the cartoon was originally aired in regional TV channels and thus had different dubs in addition to Castillian: Galician and Catalan; in the Galician version, the title As Tartarugas Mutantes ("The Mutant Turtles") was used. The Italian and European Portuguese dubs also had few edits.

However, when the live-action movie came out in 1990, the Ninja of the title was kept even in the UK. In time, nunchaku scenes were retained in previously-censored movies such as those of Bruce Lee. The same went for the PAL releases of the early video games, which had Michelangelo's weapon of choice fully visible and usable. By the time of the 2003 TV series, these censorship policies had been abolished, and no changes have occurred in the content of the show. The name "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained unchanged for the 2003 TV series. As a result, in the UK, the 1987 TV series is still called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the 2003 TV series is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition on Region 2 DVD in the UK. This 3-Disc set contains all the episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 and 4 episodes from the final season, as well as a 1-Disc DVD with the first few episodes of Season 1. This release features the original, unedited episodes under the "Ninja Turtles" title, and also marks the first time the show has been released and left uncensored in the UK"

That's interesting. I had no idea they had that issue with the word Ninja, and the use of the nunchucks. Interesting stuff.

So I bet Galaxy Rangers got a cut or two as well. There was one episode where one of them is shot and injured, also some horror themes. For 1986 and being a show for kids / teens it was pretty out there. Bravestarr was quite tame from memory.

 

[retroenzo]

That's interesting. I had no idea they had that issue with the word Ninja, and the use of the nunchucks. Interesting stuff.

So I bet Galaxy Rangers got a cut or two as well. There was one episode where one of them is shot and injured, also some horror themes. For 1986 and being a show for kids / teens it was pretty out there. Bravestarr was quite tame from memory.

I know some people who were confused when they eventually allowed it to be called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' here.

As for Galaxy Rangers, I can't tell you because it wasn't that big over here. At least not as big as the Turtles or He-Man, etc. Battle of the Planets had loads of edits from the original Ninja Team Gatchaman, but I think that was everywhere in the Western world anyway.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I know some people who were confused when they eventually allowed it to be called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' here.

As for Galaxy Rangers, I can't tell you because it wasn't that big over here. At least not as big as the Turtles or He-Man, etc. Battle of the Planets had loads of edits from the original Ninja Team Gatchaman, but I think that was everywhere in the Western world anyway.

Yeah...... I saw the original Gatchaman and a hell of a lot is cut for the West