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Obscure toys, shows, movies from your childhood
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WAT
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These look vaguely familiar, especially due to those wheel designs. I think I had one...will have to research further, lol.
yes loved that show
and one remember the Heavy gear show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQdl5k3y0E
Ragelink26
Member
I knew I could count on you Slayven! If anybody else remembered it, it would be you
Yeah they canceled it right when it was getting good. But they did air it like 6 am in the morning.
Ragelink26
Member
Just like Van-pires
biggersmaller
Banned
Carmen Sandiego. One of the great cartoon theme songs of the era.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNwBwPx53g
Carmen Sandiego. One of the great cartoon theme songs of the era.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNwBwPx53g
I only ever knew of it as the computer game and game show:
I remember really liking Dot and the Kangaroo when I was like 3 or 4. Haven't thought about it in years and couldn't remember the name until now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTg3wV3DnGY
Edit:
Well holy shit. Never knew it was a franchise!
I may have seen BraveStarr in a distant time and far away place...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTg3wV3DnGY
Edit:
Dot and the Whale
Well holy shit. Never knew it was a franchise!
Does anyone else remember BraveStarr? I rarely see it come up in threads like this.
I may have seen BraveStarr in a distant time and far away place...
ShiroAmakusa
Member
It was a cartoon about a kid who transforms into a car when exposed to hot water and reverts to human form when exposed to cold water. He remains sentient in his car form. Hilarious stuff that rightfully didn't make it past 13 or so episodes.
Do do do do dooo Belle and Sebastian Do do do do Belle and Sebas...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLKk7puYxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLKk7puYxM
"Have you ever, ever felt like this ? When strange things happen, are you going round the twist ?"
Watched all of these as a kid, Saturdays used to be brilliant when I was a kid. I'm probably getting mixed up here but I remember you'd have Supergran, A-Team, Knight Rider etc. A lot of those shows used to be on a saturday anyway.
Watched all of these as a kid, Saturdays used to be brilliant when I was a kid. I'm probably getting mixed up here but I remember you'd have Supergran, A-Team, Knight Rider etc. A lot of those shows used to be on a saturday anyway.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Do do do do dooo Bell and Sebastian Do do do do Bell and Sebas...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLKk7puYxM
I had no idea that the band got their name from somewhere else.
Silvergun-Blue
Member
Edit: oh yeah it was definitely Megaforce and I think I looked it up the last time a thread like this came around
One of the few toy ranges I collected as a kid, there was a time when it was pretty much the only thing I spent my pocket money on. The local Poundstretchers ( a chain of discount stores in the UK) sold them cheap as fuck as it was essentially the store that unsuccessful toy ranges went to die. They were selling each of the little packs of three die cast vehicles for less than £1.
This was the biggest thing from the range I owned, the Thorhammer.
Yep. Used to be one of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid. They played it on Nickelodeon in the States.
Ragelink26
Member
Robot Jox was awesome! I was hoping that recent robot dual would somewhat replicate the craziness that is Robot Jox.
I just bought this for super cheap on Amazon a couple of months ago. Rented it probably 50+ times as a kid
but I went absolutely crazy for the 200-in-1 Radio Shack kit
I had several of these kits but this one was by far the best. I even used it for a science fair project.
One Eyed Willy
Member
Garfields Halloween Adventure
Oh here's another I haven't thought about in years. Brain Games (the old HBO show from the 80's)
Definitely a favorite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKYQOYlpWE
Definitely a favorite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKYQOYlpWE
PalaceBrother
Member
This thread is great, thanks for all the pics!
I went through a big D & D toy phase as a kid. Loved War Duke:
I would still contend this was the best playset of the 80s:
Also, who else remembers the god awful blight that was "Man Tech"?!
I went through a big D & D toy phase as a kid. Loved War Duke:
I would still contend this was the best playset of the 80s:
Also, who else remembers the god awful blight that was "Man Tech"?!
Mango Positive
Member
I used to love the Krark Zoid. I was so proud that I learned how to take it apart and put it back together without the instructions. It was the only Christmas gift that I unwrapped early to see what it was, the rewrapped and pretended to be surprised on Christmas. Totally got away with it.
In first grade (1983), I was all about Crystar.
In first grade (1983), I was all about Crystar.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
There are comics of this. I believe that they are supremely bad.
Spiral Zone
This is what I watched in the morning while getting ready for school during the third grade. Theme song is still pretty hype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXHQc6Ipis
This is what I watched in the morning while getting ready for school during the third grade. Theme song is still pretty hype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXHQc6Ipis
Wish I had taken my Dark Tower with me when I moved away from home. Loved that game. Of course, you can play it online, but it's just not the same.
Ragelink26
Member
Remember Enchanted Forest?
parrotbeak
Member
I didn't know there was a cartoon but I had friends who had the Japanese language manga. I never knew if they could actually read it or just told me they could.
MUSCLES reminded me I had a few of these:
Bought a few of the individual figures on the premise that I needed them for a school diorama.
Hippopuncher12
Member
This one was one of my favorites but I think I vaguely remember another toy line that was kind of similar with a sci-fi military theme and magnets, but on a smaller scale. I can't tell if I'm just misremembering Starcom though.
Edit: oh yeah it was definitely Megaforce and I think I looked it up the last time a thread like this came around
I never had any Mega Force stuff myself, but one of my best friends had basically every single piece in the set. Man, I remember going over to his house and we would play with those things for hours, he was crazy protective of them for some reason though. He also had that robot jox movie....dude had all the good shit.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i have the series on DVD. and love the magnets on the little men. power deploy!
does anyone remember
Centurions
That thing is worth a bundle now.
does anyone remember
Centurions
Yep! Had the Jake Rockwell figure when I was a kid. Didn't see the show until like a decade later when they played it on Cartoon Network.
k1t4j
Member
Not sure if anyone remembers this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=81&v=xUYesRQsDz8
I think the toys would interact with the show somehow but i might be misremembering...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=81&v=xUYesRQsDz8
I think the toys would interact with the show somehow but i might be misremembering...
Silvergun-Blue
Member
What about Monster in my Pocket?
I had a fair few of these as a kid. I liked the little snippets of background you got on each monster.
I had a fair few of these as a kid. I liked the little snippets of background you got on each monster.
papercan55
Member
SDCowboy
Member
What about Monster in my Pocket?
I had a fair few of these as a kid. I liked the little snippets of background you got on each monster.
There is nothing obscure about Monster in my Pocket. They were a whole phenomenon (I still have a giant bag of them somewhere).
Ragelink26
Member
When I was a kid I wrote Eerie, Indiana fan fiction. I think that was the first and only time I've ever done that. During the summer my mom would give me creative writing assignments (she was a teacher) and instead I just decided to write my own episodes.
Most obscure toy I had was probably Manglor Mountain. You dropped the Swamp Thing lookalike into the volcano, and a bunch of ooze would pour out. So metal.
Manglors sucked. They advertised that you could pull the limbs off and they would stick back on and look good as new. So I pulled an arm off and was left with a one-armed "action" figure. 😢
This one is going waay back. I remember it fondly. Me and My Arrow was a catchy tune. This cartoon has a message of acceptance that would be very appropriate in today's world.The Point
Mango Positive
Member
Mango Positive
Member
I too had a one armed Manglor.
captjohnboyd
Member
Definitely remember that show. I only had one friend who actually had the toys but I was so jealous. 8-9 year old me thought it was the coolest idea he'd ever seen. I think your vehicles and armor would explode when you played against the tv
This was one show that I loved. Only ever met one other person who had any idea what it was when I'd talk about it. I'd watch it after old Tom Baker Dr.Who episodes at night and hide under the couch cause I was so scared lol
Holy shit. Hahaha four minutes apart