Voltron

[L.J.]

I always liked the 2 Voltron shows as a kid - Thundercats too. The recent Voltron re-hashes didn't impress me much. Don't know if I'll ever buy these though - Robotech and He-Man were my favorites along with Transformers. Probably in that order.

2 Voltrons

[kexodusc]

2 Voltrons

Pssshhhhaaaawww....You didn't know that?
Every Voltron fan knows there were 2 Voltrons - the Lions (more popular in North America) and the Vehicles (more popular in Asia apparently).
The reason is most anime shows in the 80's were composed of a group of similar shows that aired previously in Japan. In the USA so many episdoes were required back then for networks to commit to airing them so the anime gurus got around that by overdubbing dialogue, modifying stories a bit, and basically putting 2 separate shows into one theme under the same name.
So there was the Voltron Lion Force show, and the other one too...

Having seen most of the two series again as an adult, the Vehicle Voltron was the more engaging of the two.

There was a mini-series/movie where they both teamed up against the mutual bad guys later on....read more here:
http://www.voltronforce.com/main.asp

[L.J.]

Pssshhhhaaaawww....You didn't know that?
Every Voltron fan knows there were 2 Voltrons - the Lions (more popular in North America) and the Vehicles (more popular in Asia apparently).
The reason is most anime shows in the 80's were composed of a group of similar shows that aired previously in Japan. In the USA so many episdoes were required back then for networks to commit to airing them so the anime gurus got around that by overdubbing dialogue, modifying stories a bit, and basically putting 2 separate shows into one theme under the same name.
So there was the Voltron Lion Force show, and the other one too...

Having seen most of the two series again as an adult, the Vehicle Voltron was the more engaging of the two.

There was a mini-series/movie where they both teamed up against the mutual bad guys later on....read more here:
http://www.voltronforce.com/main.asp

Thanks for the links Kex. Nice clips. Looks familiar, but still not coming back. It's always been the one with the lions that I can remember.

[Worf101]

Voltron? Thundercats? Jeeze Louise..... mere pups. I swear. That pap was drivel... You want to talk after school cartoons?

1. Astroboy.
2. Speed Racer
3. Gigantor (if you just HAVE to have a giant friggin robot).

Sheesh, next you'll be talking about "He-Man" or dem dam Turtles... God I feel OLD!!!!

Da Crumudgeony Worfster

"Dang you pesky kids."

[L.J.]

Voltron? Thundercats? Jeeze Louise..... mere pups. I swear. That pap was drivel... You want to talk after school cartoons?

1. Astroboy.
2. Speed Racer
3. Gigantor (if you just HAVE to have a giant friggin robot).

Sheesh, next you'll be talking about "He-Man" or dem dam Turtles... God I feel OLD!!!!

Da Crumudgeony Worfster

"Dang you pesky kids."

Hows about Thundarr the Barbarian

[Worf101]

Hows about Thundarr the Barbarian

Cheap rip-off of "The Herculoids"....

Don't you know nuthin?

Da Worfster

[GMichael]

Voltron? Thundercats? Jeeze Louise..... mere pups. I swear. That pap was drivel... You want to talk after school cartoons?

1. Astroboy.
2. Speed Racer
3. Gigantor (if you just HAVE to have a giant friggin robot).

Sheesh, next you'll be talking about "He-Man" or dem dam Turtles... God I feel OLD!!!!

Da Crumudgeony Worfster

"Dang you pesky kids."

What about:

Hot Wheels
Far Out Whacky Racers (or the spin off, Get That Pigeon staring Dick Dastardly)
The Banana Splits
Ices
Fat Albert
The Grape Ape
Scooby Doo
Magilla Gorilla
(bing bing bing) Ricochet Rabbit & Deputy Droopalong
Snaglepuss
Underdog
The Fantastic Four
Felix The Cat
Kimba The White Lion

Feel any better now Worf?

[Worf101]

What about:

Hot Wheels
Far Out Whacky Racers (or the spin off, Get That Pigeon staring Dick Dastardly)
The Banana Splits
Ices
Fat Albert
The Grape Ape
Scooby Doo
Magilla Gorilla
(bing bing bing) Ricochet Rabbit & Deputy Droopalong
Snaglepuss
Underdog
The Fantastic Four
Felix The Cat
Kimba The White Lion

Feel any better now Worf?

But not old enough....

Hulkeberry Hound
Dixie and Pixie
Yogi Bear
Crusader Rabbit and Rags
Top Cat
Felix the Cat
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
Dick Tracey Cartoons
Hell, Beatles Cartoons
Johnny Quest

Now we're talking old school.

Da Worfster

[GMichael]

But not old enough....

Hulkeberry Hound
Dixie and Pixie
Yogi Bear
Crusader Rabbit and Rags
Top Cat
Felix the Cat
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
Dick Tracey Cartoons
Hell, Beatles Cartoons
Johnny Quest

Now we're talking old school.

Da Worfster

I had Felix, and Jonny Quest was a wuss. But I loved Top Cat. He was cool. I met Yogi last week. What was the name of those Hanna Barbara heros? The one with the giant globs that could stretch into anything.

Gotta run

[Kam]

Sheesh, next you'll be talking about "He-Man" or dem dam Turtles... God I feel OLD!!!!

Da Crumudgeony Worfster

"Dang you pesky kids."

since you mentioned it... this does look kinda cool, the animation is pretty new looking at least:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/tee...tninjaturtles/