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CARTNS OF THE 80s
An in depth look at some of the most popular Cartoons of the 1980s
Category: "80s Cartoons"
His wings were like a shield of steel, just so silly but good fun, who remembers Batfink.
One of those cartoons that stay in your head, theme tune was superb. 7.5/10
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Jamie and the Magic Torch was a British children's animated television series, made by Cosgrove Hall, running from 1976 to 1979. It was based around the young boy of the title and his torch, or flashlight. When shone on the floor, the torch opened up a hole into a fun dimension called Cuckoo Land.
The beginning of each episode had Jamie's mother tucking him into bed at night and saying, "Sleep well, Jamie." Then from under his bed, his pet bobtail dog Wordsworth would appear holding the torch in his mouth. Jamie would take the torch and shine it on the floor, opening up a portal to Cuckoo Land (which Wordsworth always got stuck in). The portal manifested itself as a helter skelter.
When they reached the end of the slide, they would fly out into Cuckoo Land from the bottom of a tree trunk and land on a trampoline. All of this was accompanied by a song, written by Joe Griffiths. Once in Cuckoo Land, the fun would begin.
This ended in the 1970's, but was also shown throughout the 80s, superb. 7/10
Ulysses 31
Ulysses 31 (宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31 Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan, lit. Space Legend Ulysses 31) (French: Ulysse 31) is a French-Japanese animated television series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprised 26 half-hour episodes and was produced by DiC Audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio Telecom Animation Film.[1] This is also the first show produced by DiC Entertainment as an independent company (the company's first series, Archibald le Magi-chien, was produced when it was a division of the RTL Group). Today, the rights to this show, along with most of DiC's other programs, are owned by DHX Media.
The plot line of the series (made by the French Jean Chalopin) describes the struggles of Ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from Greek mythology. The Gods of Olympus are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant spaceship Odyssey, kills the giant Cyclops to save a group of enslaved children, including his son. Zeus sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the Kingdom of Hades, at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology who have been given a futuristic twist.
Loved this 7/10