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FrostGeezer
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Jennicide,

Lovely post! 😀

My list o’ childhood favorites would have to be released in a multi-volume set the size of Texas, so I’ll pare it down. In fact, being that this is a sci-fi stronghold and all, I’ll stick to sci-fi shows.

Here goes:

Right off, I’ve got to agree with [b]”Voltron”[/b]–in both of its incarnations: the first with the robotic cat forms and the latter with a multitude of land-air-sea vehicles.

[b]”The New Adventures of Flash Gordon”[/b]–Filmation’s late 70s version was strangely compelling. I watched it religiously. I can’t hope to tell you why, because I loathed Filmation’s later creations (“He-Man,” “She-Ra”… ugh, don’t get me started! At least “Fat Albert” rocked!)

[b]”Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors”[/b]–the charming story of a boy and his cohorts who ride around in specialized whack-a-mole machines putting the smackdown on evil, plant-based vehicles that grow out of pods. The animation was surprisingly good, and the weirdness factor kept my interest. It was a guilty pleasure of my teendom. I think the animators must have really loved their “plants,” though. 😉

Although it wasn’t technically a kid’s show, [b]”Space: 1999″[/b] was an important part of my childhood. I had a major crush on the woman who could morph–cool eyebrows. The show got me interested in science, space and the NASA programs. Granted, I ended up in graphic design, but I tried. NASA wanted to see more on my resume than just a list of the sci-fi shows I’d been a fan of over the years. C’mon, that’s all you really need, right?

A can’t end in this post without mentioning [b]”Thundercats.”[/b] Despite the sometimes wooden, sometimes over-the-top voice acting, the show was another of my teen comforts. The concept was cool and the animation was dynamic (for its day). It’s weird cousin [b]”Silverhawks”[/b] was goofy, but I watched it, too. I’m a moth when the TV’s on.

I could go on for days, but I’ll put on the brakes. Thanks for the reminiscence, Jennicide!

Frostgeezer