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Fangface – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    Every 400 years, a baby werewolf is born into the Fangsworth family, and so when the moon shined on little Sherman Fangsworth, he changed into.. Fangface the werewolf! Only the sun can change him back to normal. And so little Fangs grew up and teamed up with three daring teenagers: Kim, Biff and Puggsy, and together they find danger, excitement, and adventure!   

Fantastic Max – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART  About a 16-month-old boy and his travels through space. His colleagues are FX, a green alien from the planet Twinkle Twinkle, and A.B. Sitter, the “plastic parent”. With FX’s magic (and his trademark saying “Rocket and roll!”), Max’s baby bottle becomes a rocket and catapults them into space. Fantastic Max aired Sunday mornings as part of a two-hour block called The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, which is best known for featuring the cartoon Yogi’s Treasure Hunt.

 

Flintstone Comedy Show – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   “The Flintstone Comedy Show” (not to be confused with the shortened, re-titled 1973 version of CBS’s “The Flintstone Comedy Hour”) is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated series revival of “The Flintstones” produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired from November 22, 1980 to September 11, 1982 on NBC.

 

The Flintstones    The Flintstones is about a modern stone-age family, set in the prehistoric times. There’s Fred, the meat-loving, bowling-playing fat man, Wilma, his wife who loves to cook and Pebbles, their cute baby daughter. Their next door neighbors are Barney, Fred’s best friend, Betty, Barney’s wife who always loves to hang out with Wilma, and their baby son Bamm-Bamm who is incredibly strong. The two families risk prehistoric danger or wild antics as they struggle to live normal lives.      

Flintstone Funnies – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   The Flintstone Funnies is an American animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from September 18, 1982 to September 8, 1984.This is the final incarnation of The Flintstones that premiered on NBC.

 

Flintstone Kids – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART  It is an alternative incarnation of the studio’s original animated series The Flintstones. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.

 

Fonz and the Happy Days Gang    In this animated spin-off of the long running hit TV series, “Happy Days”, the Fonz (voiced over by Henry Winkler), Richie Cunnigham (voiced over by Ron Howard) and assorted pals stumble aboard a time machine that whisks them far away from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin of 1957. Fun and adventure follow as the gang travel forward and backward in time and place.

Foofur – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART In the town of Willowby, a tall skinny blue dog named Foofur has inherited his late master’s wealthy estate. Foofur and his niece, Rocki, spring some animals from the Bowser Busters’ van whom Foofur befriends.

Force Five: Dangard Ace – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART     Was a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. The titular robot also appeared in Marvel Comics’ “Shogun Warriors” comic book, as well as in the eponymous toy line. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all-new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series.

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series    The animated series followed the same formula as the HBO original live-action series, including the same theme song but re-recorded with the cartoon character voice actors. 

Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART     Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo is an American animated package show and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980.  The 90-minute show is a repackaging of episodes from Fred and Barney Meet the Thing combined with the addition of The New Shmoo episodes (which was originally broadcast as a stand-alone half-hour series).

Frogger (Saturday Supercade) – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART   Frogger was a part of the  Saturday Supercade animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS

Further Adventures of SuperTed  A once-discarded teddy bear discovers fun and adventure as the cuddliest superhero in the universe. Now SuperTed and Spotty roam the universe in search of fun and adventure.  

The Funky Phantom    Mudsy was a ghost that haunted the Muddlemore mansion. He slept in the grandfather clock and had never been woken up. One day three teens turned the hands on the clock to 12 and when the clock started to bong. Mudsy woke up, along with his cat Boo. The teens solve crimes and defeat bad guys. This show was one of the early examples of Hanna Barbara sourcing overseas animation services (Australia) which later became a standard practice.

Galaxy High (VOLUME 1)   Two earth teenagers are accepted into the InterGalactic high school, Galaxy High School on the asteroid Flutor.

Galaxy High (VOLUME 2)

Galtar and the Golden Lance    The series is about the mythical sword-and-sorcery adventures of three companions: Galtar, Princess Goleeta and her younger mind controlling brother Zorn. With the help of a golden lance, Galtar battles Tormack, the tyrannical usurper of the kingdom of Bandisar who seeks to conquer the world. 

Garbage Pail Kids    Based on the wildly popular “Garbage Pail Kids” trading cards from the 1980s, these 13 animated TV episodes produced in 1989 were unaired and unseen in the United States due to controversial themes. Join the wacky, funny comedy gross-out adventures of a seemingly normal group of kids who have the ability to quickly “trash out” to their superhero identities to right whatever wrongs come their way.

Garfield and Friends  An animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis.

Gary Coleman Show – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON /WALMART  Apprentice guardian angel Andy LeBeau in his eponymously-named Saturday morning cartoon. Andy – because of constant blunders in angel training – is placed on probation in Heaven and is sent to Earth to solve people’s problems. Episodes centered on his assignments, mistakes he made along the way, and attempts by chief villian Hornswoggle to exasperate the situation. His superior, Angelica, helps Andy work through and correct his mistakes, and ultimately foil Hornswoggle. The Gary Coleman Show was based on an NBC-TV movie that had aired earlier in 1982, called The Kid with the Broken Halo.

Get Along Gang     The Get Along Gang are a group of twelve (and later fourteen) pre-adolescent anthropomorphic animal characters in the fictional town of Green Meadow, who form a club that meets in an abandoned caboose. They have various, upbeat adventures intended to show the importance of teamwork and friendship.

Ghostbusters  (VOLUME 1)  Often referred to as “Filmation’s Ghostbusters,” this 1986 animated series was based on the 1975 live-action TV show “The Ghost Busters” (neither of which are connected to the 1984 film “Ghostbusters” or its subsequent cartoon “The Real Ghostbusters”). In this series, Jake Kong Jr. and Eddie Spencer Jr. are sons of the original Ghost Busters, and they work alongside Tracy the Gorilla (who also worked with their fathers). Together, they are dedicated to ridding the world of the evil ghost wizard Prime Evil and his cast of henchmen.

Ghostbusters (VOLUME 2)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)   G.I. Joe is the code name for America’s daring highly trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. G.I. Joe was a successful cartoon based on the popular toy line created by Hasbro. The show ended in the 1980s, but the toy line continued until much later.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989)   After the events of G.I. Joe: The Movie, Cobra has fallen into disarray; with Storm Shadow, Zartan, Mindbender, Tomax and Xamot abandoning the group and the remaining subleaders having grown exasperated with the blowhard Serpentor. As a result, Baroness restores Cobra Commander to a humanoid form; deposing Serpentor, Cobra Commander takes the reins once more. With that, Cobra renews its offensive against G.I. Joe, now consisting of a new generation of Joes led by Sgt. Slaughter and Hawk.

Gilligan’s Planet   The same passengers that got shipwrecked in the tv series get space-ship-wrecked on distant planet.

Glo Friends – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   A group of friendly glowworms tries to get along with their bad-tempered neighbors, a group of moles called The Moligans.

Godzilla – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    This monster was originally a Japanese monster, but this guy was developed into a cartoon beast. The episodes feature Godzilla battling nothing but gigantic monsters. He does get help from some people, and his son. Characters: Captin Carl Majors is commandor of a ship known as The Calico. He is in charge of a device to call Godzilla when ever he and his crew are in danger. Dr. or Prof. Quinn Darian is a scientist who works with Capt. Majors on The Calico Brock is Quinn’s assistant. He is at his mid 20s and is alway ready to help.

Goldie Gold and Action Jack – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   The series follows the random adventures of Goldie Gold, a blond-and-beautiful teenage heiress whose late parents left her a newspaper called The Gold Street Journal and her boyfriend, ace reporter “Action Jack” Travis, who works closely with Goldie and her dog Nugget.

Good Morning, Mickey! – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    The first series that aired in the Disney Channel, Good Morning, Mickey! featured classic Disney shorts on cable. Good Morning, Mickey! was replaced by Mickey’s Mouse Tracks in 1992.

Greatest Adventure Stories From The Bible – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART   The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a direct-to-video series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and ‘their nomad friend’ Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place first-hand.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe  Prince Adam is the young son of Eternia’s rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Sword of Power by holding it aloft and saying the magic words “By the Power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER” he is transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe.

The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show/Heathcliff and Marmaduke   This 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and aired a total of 26 episodes. The first season, called “Heathcliff and Dingbat,” ran for 13 episodes and included backup segments with Dingbat and the Creeps (who were created specifically for this show). The second season, called “Heathcliff and Marmaduke,” ran for 13 episodes and featured backup segments with fellow comic strip character Marmaduke.

Heathcliff  AKA Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats  A Saturday morning animated television series that debuted on September 3, 1984.  Produced by DIC Audiovisuel, it was the second animated series based on the Heathcliff comic strip (after Ruby-Spears’ Heathcliff and Dingbat/Heathcliff and Marmaduke)

Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART  Hello Kitty’s Furry Theater is an American-Japanese co-produced animated series based on the popular Japanese character, Hello Kitty. The series involved her and her friends doing their own version of popular fairy tales and stories. Each of the 13 half-hour episodes consisted of two 11-minute cartoons, for a total of 26 “shows”; each show was a spoof of a well-known fairy tale or movie.

 

Hero High – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Hero High was a cartoon series created by Filmation that aired as part of the Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam! It was about a high school where young superheroes were taught how to use their powers and fight crime. Originally intended to be a new entry in Filmation’s long-running line of Archie cartoon series, the 1981 series was altered at the last minute because the company’s rights to the “Archie” characters had expired; nevertheless, one can easily tell which was originally the Archie character, the Reggie character, etc.

Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART   Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling is an American animated television series that originally aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 14, 1985 to December 6, 1986, with reruns airing until June 27, 1987. It was animated and produced by Saban Productions and DiC Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television under the Coca-Cola Telecommunications label. 

Incredible Hulk  The Incredible Hulk is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (as “The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man”). 

 

Inhumanoids – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    Unusual in that it was named for the villains of the series, Inhumanoids tells the story of the scientist-hero group, Earth Corps, as they battle a trio of subterranean monsters called the Inhumanoids with the aid of elemental beings, the Mutores.

Inspector Gadget   A cyborg police detective works criminal cases for the Chief of Police, fighting (with help from his genius niece Penny and her pet dog Brain) against his arch-nemesis Dr. Claw, who is the leader of an evil organization, known as “M.A.D.”.

It’s Punky Brewster – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    Based on the live-action hit of 1984-86, this animated version followed the adventures of Punky and her magical friend, Glomer, who came from the world at the end of the rainbow.

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors  “Thundering across the stars to save the universe from the Monster Minds, Jayce searches for his father to unite the magic root and lead his Lightning League to victory over the changing form of Saw Boss.

Jem And The Holograms  This fabulous 80’s cartoon was every little girls dream come true. Jerrica Benton’s father has left her a very special gift. It’s Synergy, a holographic projection system that can create illusions of anything, anywhere, anytime. Jerrica uses Synergy to create Jem, her alter ego and the lead singer of Jem and The Holograms to save her father’s company: Starlight Music. 

The Jetsons   An animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period. The Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions. 

Kangaroo – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Joey Kangaroo, his mother “K.O.” Katy Kangaroo and Sidney Squirrel must stop the Monkeybiz Gang members Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Fred, four meddlesome monkeys who are known from making trouble at the local zoo run by the zookeeper Mr. Friendly. 

Karate Kid – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   In September 1984, 17-year-old Daniel LaRusso moves with his mother Lucille from Newark, New Jersey to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. Their apartment’s handyman is an eccentric but kindly and humble Okinawa Prefecture immigrant named Keisuke Miyagi.

Karate Kat – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   The Comic Strip is an American animated series that features four rotating cartoon segments: The Mini-Monsters, Street Frogs, Karate Kat and TigerSharks. The 90-minute series ran in first-run syndication during the 1987 season. This was the last TV series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures. 

Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART  The adventures of a high school for superheroes while the Marvel Family fights evil with the power given to them by the wizard, Shazam.

Kidd Video – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Kidd Video was a Saturday morning cartoon created by DiC and Saban Productions in association with Cuckoo’s Nest Studios. Its original run was on NBC from 1984 to 1985, but continued in reruns on the network until 1987, when CBS picked the show up. Reruns have also aired in syndication.

Kissyfur – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Kissyfur was a cartoon about a circus bear (Kissyfur) and his dad (Gus) who escaped to live in a swamp. The cartoon series centered around the cubs of the swamp and their misadventures which mostly included the gators that were trying to eat them; however, Gus always came to the rescue just in time.

Kwicky Koala Show   The Kwicky Koala Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia in 1981 for CBS. The TV program is notable for being among cartoon director Tex Avery’s final works. Avery died during production in 1980 and the show was broadcast for one season on CBS.

Lovely Lady Locks and the Pixietails –  NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON   An orphan princess is pursued by an evil young woman who believes that the kingdom’s power lies within the princess’s rainbow color hair. 

Laverne & Shirley in the Army   The series, set at Camp Fillmore, follows the comedic antics of roommates Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney as privates with the U.S. Army. They wind up getting involved in clandestine escapades with their immediate superior, a pig named Sgt. Squealy, always threatening to report them to his superior, Sgt. Turnbuckle.

Lavern and Shirley with the Fonz –  NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/ WALMART   It is a 1982 cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions in association with Paramount Network Television, featuring animated versions of characters from Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days, all part of the same franchise. This Saturday morning series lasted for one season on ABC. This show was divided into two segments, entitled Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz.

Lazer Tag Academy – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Follows the adventures of Jamie Jaren, a 13 year-old Lazer Tag champion from the year 3010, who journeys back in time to stop the evil Draxon Drear. She joins forces with her ancestors, Tom, Beth and Nicky Jaren, who also share her special powers. 

Legend of Zelda   The Legend of Zelda is based on the Nintendo game of the same name. Link, the hero of Hyrule, along with Princess Zelda protect the Triforce of Wisdom from the evil forces of Ganon.

The Littles    The Littles were a family of tiny little people, only a few inches tall, that lived inside the walls of your house. Based on the book series of the same name, they befriend a human boy, and together they have adventures while trying to hide their existance from the adults. 

Little Clowns of Happytown (VOLUME 1)   The series is set around young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is to spread happiness and imbue positive mental attitudes around the world wherever they go. The young clowns are Big Top (the leader), Badum-Bump (Big Top’s little brother), Hiccup, Tickles, Pranky, Blooper (Hiccup’s big brother), along with their pet elephant, Rover, and their mentor, Mr. Pickleherring. The only thing that stands in their way is Awful BeBad, the master of doom and gloom, and his two minions, Geek and Whiner.

Little Rascals – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    This version of the Little Rascals was an animated Saturday morning cartoon series that ran one year in 1982. 

Little Wizards – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   The series follows the fortunes of Dexter, a young prince without a crown whose father, the old king, is dead.

Long Ago and Far Away – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   The series presents stories based on traditional folk and fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or traditional animation being used depending on the episode.

Lucky Luke (SEASON 1)   An animated series based on the European comic book about an American cowboy described as “The man who shoots faster than his shadow.” Lucky Luke, with his horse Double Six, travels the Old West to right wrongs and bring evildoers (usually his traditional enemies the Dalton Brothers) to justice.

Lucky Luke (SEASON 2)

MACRON ONE- NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART  In the year 2545, an experiment gone wrong puts test pilot David Jance through the center of the galaxy and into another universe, which ends up in the middle of life and death struggle against the armies of GRIP, led by Dark Star.  

Manta And Moray – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART   Manta and Moray are a pair of amphibious superheroes who first appeared in a segment of the omnibus animated TV series Tarzan and the Super 7 from 1978 to 1980.

M.A.S.K.   After the death of his teenage brother Andy, multi-millionaire Matt Trakker uncovers an international criminal organization known as V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem) Trakker gathers a group of friends who, like himself, possess extraordinary talents and creates M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand) Their objective; to destroy V.E.N.O.M. and its mastermind – Miles Mayhem, who is responsible for Andy’s death. 

Maxie’s World   The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of “Surfside” and follows the adventures of teenager Maxie and her circle of friends. She attends Surfside High School where she is a popular straight “A” student, cheerleader and surfer girl, while after school, she serves as host and investigative reporter of her own eponymous talk show Maxie’s World.

McGee and Me!   Welcome to the world of Nicholas, a completely normal kid who finds himself in some not-so-normal situations. Fortunately, Nicholas and his cartoon buddy, McGee, always seem to learn a valuable lesson from their adventures.

Meatballs & Spaghetti – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    It was an animated series about a husband-and-wife singing duo who roamed the country in a mobile home with their friend Clyde (who was their bassist) and their dog Woofer (their drummer). It aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1982 to 1983.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures  Mighty Mouse has a secret identity in this series–he’s Mike Mouse, a labeler at the Mouseville cannery (where Pearl Pureheart is his boss). The show features some new villains–the Cow, Petey Pate and the Glove, among them–and a sidekick, Scrappy the orphan mouse.   

Mini-Monsters – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON   A segment where normal human twin siblings Sherman (voiced by Seth Green) and Melissa find themselves in for a surprise when they are sent to summer camp for one year. Camp Mini-Mon turns out to be run by an organ playing shadowy camp director (voiced by Peter Newman), and attended by monster kids who are offspring of usually famous monsters, a witch, and Merlin.

Mighty Man and Yukk – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON   Yukk is the ugliest dog that ever was, but he happens to belong to millionaire Brandon Brewster. Brandon uses his mighty machine to shrink in size but become super powered while his sidekick Yukk helps him through adventure after adventure.

Mighty Orbots   A 13-episode American/Japanese super robot animated series about a mild-mannered kid who secretly leads a squad of uniquely designed robots in defense of the Earth.

Mister T   Follows the animated adventures of Mr.T (of “A-Team” fame) and a gymnastics team as they solve mysteries around the world while learning a lesson on the way.

Monchhichis    Following the success of the Monchhichis doll line originating in Japan, Mattel decided to introduce these cute Monkey type characters to the American Market, spinning off this Hanna-Barbera Show.

MoonDreamers – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON   Moondreamers aired (in North America only) as part of “My Little Ponies and Friends” in 1986. The first half of this 30 minute show was My Little Pony, then the second half was rotated between “The Moondreamers”, “The Glo Friends”, and “Potato Head Kids”, making Moondreamers a fifteen minute show.

Mork & Mindy – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    In Mork & Mindy The Animated Series, in which Robin Williams and Pam Dawber voiced the title characters, a teenaged Mork is sent to Earth from planet Ork to observe the lives of human teenagers and enroll in a local school.

Muppet Babies – NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON/WALMART    Muppet Babies was a very successful cartoon series in its own right. This show basically featured Jim Henson’s famous Muppets as babies. Each episode, each of the Muppet Babies had adventures that their imaginations take them on.

My Little Pony – Original Series   Ponyland is a mystical land, home to all kinds of magical creatures. The Little Ponies make their home in Paradise Estate, living a peaceful life filled with song and games.

My Pet Monster   An ordinary monster doll comes to life when his shackles are released by a magic key.

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