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David.Seth



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:07 am Reply with quote
i dont know the age range of the members here, but if you're in the 20-30 bracket, this may apply to you:

so i was going through retro junk a bit ago, looking at all the kids shows that i may have watched in the late 80's early 90's when a title caught my eye: Noozles. Something seemed vaguely familiar. I clicked it, and like a damn bursting, the memories came rushing back. I know for a fact that i watched this show so much i must have gone through the series a few times. but what really sticks out in my memory is that the final episode (which for some reason i kept on missing most of the time) made me bawl like a baby (well i was only 6). Its nothing horrible, but let me quote wiki about the ending (spoilers but like you were gonna watch it anyways Razz ):

wikipedia wrote:
Sandy's grandfather, who had discovered an entrance to Koalawalla Land while in Australia, purposely becomes trapped in the Crystal Place; and when Sandy finally locates him, only his spirit remains within the orb, trapped in a limbo-like state. She is able to communicate with him empathically by placing her hands towards her grandfather's, palm to palm, with only Pinky's protective bubble preventing direct contact with the orb. He informs Sandy that he entrapped himself there because he knew that he would need to live long enough to someday relay to his progeny, the fate which awaited both Koalawalla Land and Earth: in something akin to a conjoined-twin scenario, the two realms were born as one, but would be destined to naturally separate at a time of "cosmic maturity". Unfortunately, they had begun to separate far ahead of reaching this point; and as such, the unravelling of the forces which bound them together, would cause a cataclysmic reaction such as would obliterate both worlds......

......Because Earth and Koalawalla Land now exist as completely separate dimensions, Pinky's magic is no longer able to bridge the ties that formerly bound them; meaning Blinky and Pinky must now forever remain in their home, separate from Earth. They are last seen as an image in the sky, wishing Sandy well, and knowing that she has the maturity to live a happy life without them....


this was the very first tv show for me that not only had a main theme and story spanning all episodes, but it was the first that had a bitter sweet ending. sure, all the characters lived, but in the end they were separated. I felt so sad for them. And on top of that, Sandy's grandfather was trapped in this orb like bubble for what seemed like eternity (i remember her sounding sad as he faded away.... i could be pulling that out my rear, but that's how i remember it lol). Damn that episode (which i think i only saw once all the way through) really tore me up as a kid! now looking back it doesn't surprise me one bit that it was an anime. And watching a few clips on you tube, i am surprised at the level of animation quality, especially compared to American produced cartoons at that time.

And speaking of koala themed anime, i also loved loved LOVED the Adventures of the Little Koala. Such a great little series! I still remember a few of the episodes, and they always had great lessons or morals to be learned. I had forgotten the title to this one, but a google search later it clicked. Here are a few other nickelodeon animes that aired in the 80's and early 90's:

Maple Town and Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics are a couple others that, while i don't have the strongest memories of, i do remember enjoying them. Especially GFTC. Again I don't remember the episodes, but I do remember watching it religiously.

Littl'Bits and Maya the Bee were the only two animes that i could NOT watch. i dont know why, but i found them anoying as hell. especially the bee.

Its funny to think that a lot of young kids in the 80's and 90's were watching anime and didn't even know it. any one else watch these? or other shows for that matter?


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arachneia



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:37 am Reply with quote
I LOVED Maya the Bee - although I had no idea that it was an anime until now. I also loved Leo the White Lion, or whatever it's called, and similarly had no idea that it was anime.
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LuckySeven



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:13 am Reply with quote
Well that's how anime was back then. Took me a while to realize a few shows I watched as a kid were really anime. There were the obvious ones everyone knows about like Battle of the Planets, Star Blazers, and Voltron. But there was also stuff like Mysterious Cities of Gold along with Belle and Sebastian, and probably a good deal more that I just can't remember right now. Looking back there was something that felt different about them compared to the usual syndicated stuff on weekday afternoons or the iconic Saturday morning fare, I just couldn't quite figure it out then. Sometimes I wonder if this early unaware exposure to anime is why I'm still into anime (and animation in general) now.
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:21 am Reply with quote
I remember years before I offically become a anime fan, I watched Dragon Ball Z from time to time. All I knew is it had comedy, cool characters and most of all action. I think I also remember watching the Mario show many years ago as well.
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bucklemyshoe



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:36 pm Reply with quote
i watched nausicca (sp) of the valley of the wind as a kid without having any idea of the concept of anime. it always stuck with me. it took me years to figure out what the movie was titled to go back and watch it again.
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ManOfRust



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:54 pm Reply with quote
David.Seth wrote:
Its funny to think that a lot of young kids in the 80's and 90's were watching anime and didn't even know it. any one else watch these?

It's not just kids from the 80s and 90s. Those of us who are a bit older had shows like the aforementioned Star Blazers and others as well. I never had any awareness that shows I used to watch as a kid in the 70s like Speed Racer and Marine Boy were anime. When they released the first season of Speed Racer on DVD I ran right out and bought it purely for the nostalgia factor but after watching it once I don't think I ever pulled out the DVD again. I keep thinking I'd like to see Marine Boy again because I can remember so little about it except that as a kid I loved it. I doubt it's anywhere near as good as my childhood memories say it was, though.
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nobahn
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:27 pm Reply with quote
For me it was Robotech (I still think that the original opening sequence is VERY cool!). In a way, it ruined cartoons for me; I could never look at U.S. anime the same way again. Anime cry
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:50 pm Reply with quote
The ones that really come to mind are Transformers and Sailor Moon. They used to be on weekday mornings on UPN13, at 6am in the morning. So I would wake up early and watch them before I would go to school. This was when I was in the first grade or so. I loved hearing the Sailor Moon intro song, which I now know is just an English version of the much longer original Japanese version of the song. And Transformers in general was something I loved, and I collected the toys too.
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LordRedhand



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:52 pm Reply with quote
I was the same with Transformers and Sailor Moon however at the time I preferred things like Popeye the Sailor, Gilligan's Island and Dr. Who......
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David.Seth



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:42 am Reply with quote
@LordRedhand and fighterholic

yeah, i guess i could include transformers. I watched that all the time. And I didn't find out it was an anime until i started getting into anime back in 1999/2000. And lets not forget Samurai Pizza Cats (although I wish I could forget that I liked that show Wink ).

Oh man I also realize that I watched Ronin Warriors! and the sad thing was, I didn't realize that this was anime. However I did realize that it was much different than the other cartoons I was used to. I don't think I fully grasped what anime was until after seeing a few eps of Sailor Moon with one of my friends, he explained that it was from Japan and that in their version the characters got naked! And that they made a lot of cartoons like that. And thus, my first misconception of anime was born. To be honest, I reeeally wanted to see the real "uncensored" episodes because of that. Heh. Well, I was only 12 at the time, and the thought of seeing naked chicks (animated or not) was bit of a plus to me Laughing


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LordRedhand



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:22 am Reply with quote
Well I'll admit I was also into Voltron back in the day too..... making me want to pick up the Trade paper back of the series by Devil's Due Publishing.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:48 am Reply with quote
LordRedhand wrote:
I was the same with Transformers and Sailor Moon however at the time I preferred things like Popeye the Sailor, Gilligan's Island and Dr. Who......
Ooooooh.....Doctor Who. Just out of curiosity, who was your favorite Doctor? (mine was Tom Baker).
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sailorsarah08



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:59 am Reply with quote
When I was little I was a huge Pokemon and Sailor Moon fan. It was a little easier to find out Pokemon was an anime after on of my friends got trading cards from Japan. And as stupid as this seems refinding Sailor Moon when I was 12 brought me here.
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grave_digger18



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:01 pm Reply with quote
It's funny how i worshipped all these shows and had no idea of the concept of anime. Transformers, sailor moon, samurai pizza cats, pokemon, digimon. I wrote in my elementary school yearbook that i aspire to be a 'pokemaniac', something my friends dont stop bringing up Confused
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:23 pm Reply with quote
Surprised nobody has mentioned The Little Prince which also aired on Nickelodeon in the '80s. I'd watch that and Mysterious Cities of Gold at my grandmother's house every couple weeks. At home I'd watch Voltron and Transformers (which I tend to resist calling the first four seasons anime despite being a huge fan then and now, but that's a different story). That was all long before I knew what anime was, though I knew something was different about Voltron. I wouldn't figure out what anime was until Sci Fi Channel did its first "Adventures in Japanese Animation) marathon in the very early '90s. I've been hooked ever since.

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