Undoubtedly cartoons was a major part of my growing up years. Being a children of the 80s, I was fortunate to be soaked with so many great cartoons. I would rush home at 6pm everyday, from my "goli" sessions or my little soccer tournaments at the void decks, just to catch these fabulous, thoroughly entertaining cartoons. I would then be transfixed in front of the tube for the next hour or so. Nothing was more enjoyable than watching MASK or The Visionaries after spending the whole afternoon playing golis or trying to catch spiders in some bushes. So to you KIDS out there.... here's the truly Klassik Kartunz of the 80s....




MASK

Definately one of my favourites.... with such stylish masks and sophisticated vehicles (condor:bike that flies, venom:fighter jet cum helicopter) who could possibly resist them.
   
Another fav.... another classic of good vs evil. But what really draws me to this cartoon was its poetic verses in which the character will say to summon their magical powers that comes out of their chests.... how cool is that !!!
And Aladria is so damn cute...
"By warmth of heart your pain I feel,
Grant me the power your wounds to heal."


The Visionaries

   


G.I. Joe

As I watched the Joes fighting against the Cobras, I couldn't wait to enter NS. But I was a naive & innocent kid then..... boy was I naive ! With so many characters having so many cool codenames, its difficult to not get mesmerized by them.
   
Autobots vs Decepticons.... always a titanic battle..... but when Automos Prime died, I was at a loss. One of my buddy cried and another lock himself in his room. We didn't just lose a cartoon character, we lost a friend.... yes, he meant that much to us.


Transformers

   


Centurions

Three cool guys.... Ace, Max & Jake. One flies in the air with rockets, the other blasting bazookas on land and another firing torpedos in the sea. POWER EXTREME !
   
Before there were Hercules & Xena.... there were He-Man, the Masters of Universe, and She-Ra, Princess of Power. The good guys looked really good & beautiful while the bad.... well, we have Skeletor.... enuff said.


He-Man & She-Ra

   


Silverhawks

Its a bird... its a plane.... its a bird-man. Not as cool as the Visionaries or MASK but still entertaining.
   
Saber Riders was a cooler and more exciting version of the power rangers. But they had horses and swords.... and they didn't combined their powers to become one giant idiotic robot.


Saber Riders

   


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Leonardo, Donatello, Michealangelo & Rafael. Four "ninja" turtles with a rat named Splinter as their mentor facing a wild boar, a rhino and a ninja has-been named Shreddar as enemies. Lame but the corny jokes were funny.
   
Barbie & Jem were probably what all the girls wanted to be when they grew up.... a plastic doll & a schizophrenic singer. And they call us boys weird... sheesh !!!


Jem

   


Starcom

One of the futuristic cartoons. Together with Sky Commanders they gave us kids a rough idea of what space and the future looks like.
   
Voltron was one of the few japanese animated cartoons that we took a fancy. Of course Ultraman & Satria Baja Hitam were the popular choices.... but they had zippers on their backs !! Another power rangers look-a-like....


Voltron

   


Thundercats

Part man, part lion/tiger/panther/cheetah. They battle the bad, evil Mumra each and every day.... poor pussy....cats.
   
He was like Batman, Spiderman and Kluangman... well, not quite but he was very famous and with his super-friends they were alike X-Men of the 80s.


Flash Gordon

   


Smurfs

Lala lalalala lalala lala.... ah yes a classic. Every smurf had a "y" behind their names.... all except Papa Smurf, Doc & Smurfette of course.... if only she wasn't blue.
   
Go watch the movie.


Scooby Doo

   


Gummi Bears

Gummi Bears.... bouncing here and there and everywhere..... yes the most lovable bears other than the Care Bears... close fight... but they do have the gummi berry juice.
   
Can't really remember this cartoon.... but the characters were a combination of animals (eg. hippo + rabbit).... and they lived on some island.


Wuzzles

   


My Little Pony

Horses.... I mean, Ponies, that could fly.... other than that I don't know anything cause I've never really watched this cartoon.... no really.... hey I'm serious.... doncha start with me now....
   
And yes finally.... the Care Bears.... everyone's favourite.... except you hardcore boys-never-watch-girls-cartoons of course.... well, let the countdown begin....


Care Bears

   


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