TV Shows Review

- Super Friends – 70s Justice of League TV Series

The Super Friends animated series, produced by creative team of William Hannah and Joseph Barbera in 1973, features the adventures of the long-running DC Comics book series started in 1960s, well-known as “The Justice League of America”, compose of all time heroes Superman, Batman & Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman plus their apprentice training to become superheroes Wendy Harris, Marvin White and their caped-pet Wonderdog. The early Saturday morning hour-long tv series of action-adventures Super Friends putting down criminals, saving people lives and stopping terrible disasters, in a child-friendly version show with some lesson of educational values like environmental issues, moral dilemmas and other thought-provoking conflicts. The Super Friends routinely monitoring the world from their headquarter called Hall of Justice with an automated warning system the “Trouble Alert” signals someone need their help, they fight injustice, right that which is wrong and serve all mankind.

The show in later years featured many follow-up spin-offs and revivals until 1986 such as The All-New SuperFriends Hour (1977 - Wendy, Marvin & Wonder dog replaced by planet Exxor Wonder Twins Zan & Jayna and their space-monkey Gleek), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978 - now features the team Justice League of America versus super villains group in DC Comics The Legion of Doom), The Worlds Greatest SuperFriends (1979), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985).

The SuperFriends animated TV series first season by Hannah-Barbera Production was premiered on September 1973 and lasted until August 1974 with total of 16 episodes.

New York Undercover

New York Undercover invaded the television screens in 1994 and lasted until 1998. It was a series directed by Oscar L. Costo and Bill Duke with the writing credits of Reggie Rock Bythewood and Natalie Chaidez. The TV series was about Eddie Torres and JC Williams, who were detectives of 4th Precint at New York City. In addition to their team were Lt. Cooper, Tommy McNamara and Nina Moreno, all together they fight criminals and try to bring peace in the city.

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Static Shock - Animated TV Series

Static Shock, based from the Milestone comic books notably Blood Syndicate (published by DC Comics) with the same title created by Dwyane McDuffie & produced by Warner Brother, no doubt to be one of the finest, mass appealing with high quality animated TV series of 2000. For almost half decade of the show, it holds strong ratings for its four seasons, nominated and won many awards from Humanitaz Prize and Daytime Emmy Awards. Viewers found the series cool & very entertaining for having light-hearted episodes, funny dialogues with a good storyline depicting real life characters in more realistic situations audience can relate such as schoolings, gangs, social issues, family problems, death, racism, judging by appearance, etc.

Typical African-American teenager Virgil Ovid Hawkins, high school student in a fictional city in Dakota, got in big trouble being pressured to join a street gang where one night they got involved in a major rumble in a chemical storage yard. Police interrupt by tear gassing the place, accidentally detonates series of chemical explosions, Virgil and others exposed in mutagenic gas, he discovered his powerful ability to project & control electromagnetic electricity at his will while others who called themselves “Bang Babies” from being bullies now gain superpower, they terrorize people around the city. Virgil use the identity of “Shock”, with his inventive and genius best friend Richie (later also gained special power and call himself “Gear”), even had a day job & facing normal kids pressure with peers, gangs, family & growing up, they decided to be superheroes, they patrol the sky, fight crimes & super-powered villains/bad Bang Babies(some later back into normal kids) and make positive difference for community as they save the city.

Static Shock Cartoon TV was premiered on September 2000 and lasted until May 2004, total of 4 seasons and 52 episodes.

The Incredible Hulk Complete Television Series on DVD

The Incredible Hulk, debuted on the 10th of March 1978 and ended on the 12th of May 1982 follows the life of a scientist who transforms into the incredible hulk named Dr. David Banner. Banner has been overexposed to gamma radiation when his experiment goes terribly wrong. He transforms as the seven feet tall, muscular, strong, and powerful �the Hulk� whenever he's angry or stressed and it destroys whatever threatens Dr. David Banner.

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The Muppet Babies Imaginative Adventures

Jim Henson's The Muppet Babies, even basically featured the famous Muppets as babies, (inspired from 1984 TV film, “The Muppets Take Manhattan”), was a successful cartoon TV series on it's own (combined humors with childhood innocence) and an instant favorite for viewers appealing not only for children but also for teen & adult, a sensational children's program. Unlike most cartoon tv series done for toys, clothing or gimmick, The Muppet Babies was considered an outstanding & iconic cartoon show providing a pure educational, imagination rich adventures with cool music & comic reliefs of the cute, entertaining and lovable Muppets in their childhood. A group babies who love to sing about everything & thought many wonderful things will come true through dreaming and power & magic of imaginations.

The show centered on infants living together in a nursery but through their wild, over-active imaginations they turn the room into exciting world of adventures. The group of babies led by Kermit with wannabe comedian best friend Fozzie with his jokes, shy but friendly Rowlf the musician, bossy and dominant Miss Piggy, the “whatever” weirdo Gonzo who have huge crush on Piggy, the computer nerd Scooter with his gymnast twin sister Skeeter, and the loud speaking rambunctious Animal, they gone in many wild wonderful places & take crazy adventures like playing as Star Wars characters or being caught on giant squid tentacles but in reality, only in curtain tails. The babies are under supervision of human woman called Nanny only seen on her white-green striped socks & stockings, her face never seen but she give tough-love & caress and teach lessons to the babies.

The Muppet Babies also an award winning TV series from Humanitaz Prize, Daytime Emmy & Young Artists Awards, the series was aired from September 1984 until December 1990, completed 7 seasons with 106 episodes.

- Richie Rich - Adventures

Richie Rich was created by publisher/cartoonist Alfred Harvey in 1930s, and Richie's first appearance was on 1953 Harvey Comics issue titled “Little Dot” (a girl who likes polka dots) as back-up character, then in 1957 they produced Richie Rich Comic books, issues and stories (over 2000 issues, possibly the character with most number of published issues in history). In 1980, Hanna-Barbera produced Richie Rich Cartoon TV series based on the comic books (characters appeared to be about 12 years old instead of 7 or 8), featuring the 'poor little rich boy' Richie Rich - the richest boy in the world, who take different mystery adventures, he spend a lot of money for expensive gadgets & devices he used just to solve the mysteries. The Show became popular for being crisp, clear and clean cartoon with humorous slant that poked fun at the Rich's immense wealth, a Saturday morning block (along with cartoon Scooby Doo Show).

Richie Rich with his friends Freckles, Pee-Wee, girlfriend Gloria Glad and his dog named Dollar, they take adventures solving mysteries and situations using incredible expensive gadgets. Even living in big mansion and get almost everything he want (that money could buy), Richie is a kind boy who knows the importance of family and friends in his life, he wants to be known by sharing his fortune with others, friends, their loyal employees and even to his robot maid, Irona.

Richie Rich Animated TV Series was aired from November 1980 until October 1983, completed 4 seasons and 62 episodes.

The - Little Mermaid -

Little Mermaid was first published in 1836 by it's author/creator Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen, a magical fairy tale about a young princess mermaid who fell in love with a human prince she saved from drowning. In 1989, Walt Disney produced it's best animated motion pictures which gain box office success on the big screen, based from H.C. Andersen work, featured a young sixteen-year old mermaid Princess Ariel (youngest of seven daughter of Sea King Triton) who dissatisfied with under sea life and take her adventures with her friends in human world on land, met human prince 'Eric' where she fall in love and give up everything to gain the love of prince and an eternal soul to become a human. In 1992, Disney created the prequel of film, The Little Mermaid Cartoon TV series, featured the year and life of Princess Ariel at sea before the movie.

At age of fifteen, Princess Ariel as she finishes growing up, she listen stories from her sisters who yearly go in the surface and from her grandmother who know many things about human world, with her curiosities she take her adventures and journey. With her friends, Sebastian (King's Royal assistant), childhood friend Gabriella & merboy Urchin, her best friend Flounder, her wildcat party-lover cousin Pearl, mobster lobster Little Manta Ray, goofy seagull Scuttle who knows a lot about human objects, etc., Ariel learned many things about human world. Ariel saw a handsome prince in a ship where she falls in love, a great storm come and the prince drop and almost drown, she save him to the shore. Ariel goes to the Evil Sea Witch Ursula for a potion that give her legs in exchange of her most intoxicating voice, even like walking in knives, she fight for her love to Prince Eric and get an eternal soul (if the prince love and marry her).

Disney's outstanding, educational and magical Cartoon TV Series, The Little Mermaid was premiered on September 1992 and lasted until November 1994, completed 3 seasons with 31 episodes.

- Teen Titans - TV Series

Teen Titans Animated TV series, based DC Comic Book series 'Teen Titans Go!' in 1980s by Marv Wolfman & George Perez, was another great cartoon show created by Sam Register/Glen Murakami (hybrid of Western/Japanese style animations) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. A group of character-driven teen-aged super heroes, the series not all about superpowers & bad guys but also about young adolescents who love to hang out with friends, play video games, go to parties, etc. just super heroes and maintain their identities at all times (sleep in their customs) and in their own mutual relations ships & limitations, the series made to be cool and entertaining and clean for the viewers.

“When there's trouble, you know who to call: TEEN TITANS! Five teenage superheroes fight aliens, evildoers and dirty dashes for the good of all humanity”. The Teen Titans: de facto leader Robin, the former sidekick of legendary vigilant Batman, the fearless and determined leader with no special power but relies on his awesome wits & reflexes (from years of martial arts training) with his fully loaded utility belt (Bo-Staff, Birdarangs, Smoke Pellets, Freeze Disks, Explosive Bombs, Electro Disks, Grappling Hook), peacekeeping alien Starfire from planet Tamaran with her star-bolts hand energy blasts, eye lasers, strength and flying ability. Team joker Beast Boy can shift into any animal form, the most powerful member Hulking Cyborg (half-man and half-machine) and the spooky deadpan Raven control objects with her powerful mental abilities, they live in giant T-shaped tower part high-tech command center & part dormitory for their hang outs. Their new high-adventures fighting for truth, justice, for last piece of pizza & soda in refrigerator against criminal conspiracies, bad guys, alien invasions and world domination schemes.

Teen Titans animated TV series completed 5 seasons with 65 episodes, aired from July 2003 until January 2006.

- The Simpsons -

From being a 1 minute filler from 'The Tracy Ullman Show' on April 1987 into a spin-off, The Simpsons Animated TV Series became Fox Network's most successful series and the longest-running primetime animated sitcom show on TV up today (19th season coming on 2007-2008). This cartoon series even enjoying not only worldwide success but also amazingly won several major awards (almost 89 in over 90 nominations) from Emmy, Peabody, ASCAP, Environmental Media, Kids' & People's Choice Awards, etc., plus from Time Magazine as “The Century's Best Television Series”. The characters created by Matt Groening (named after members of his own family & his hurried sketches of characters traced over by animators & used as basics), a dysfunctional/politically incorrect family in their wacky, entertaining & hilarious Middle American lifestyle which become influential in popular culture with their catchphrases used in real life.

Living in fictional Springfield city, Homer as unintelligent, beer-drinking but lovable dufus father working as safety inspector in local nuclear power plant, his hardworking wife Marge as supermom for three kids; a 10-yr old 4th grade proud to be 'underachiever' Bart as rebellious troublemaker son but a helpful one, 8-yr old gifted & responsible Lisa as genius daughter and the youngest Maggie often forgotten baby in her pacifier, together they are The Simpsons. The family pets dog Santa's Little Helper and cat Snowball II, they live and deal with co-workers, teachers, some wealthy/evil friends & neighbors in their wacky, humorous brilliant life and adventures that delivered huge variety of different things to viewers.

The Simpsons Animated TV Series was premiered on December 1989 enjoying 400th episodes at the end of 18th Seasons (19th season to be aired in 2007-2008) celebrating it's 20th anniversary.

The Fraggle Rock

Another Jim Henson's creative, artistic and imaginative children television show, The Fraggle Rock, a colorful and fun world of creatures where Jim successfully express his visions on friendship, being true to yourself and how to love & appreciate others. The show features happy, amusing & colorful humanoid creatures of different races, differ in their personal identities, spirituality with their social conflicts, but the series show how they are importantly interconnected & helpful for each other's existence. Simply the best show for children to learn how magical & powerful the imagination could be.

While Jerome 'Doc' Christian busy in his workshop, he's dog Sprocket watching from small hole to a secret busy world behind the wall, a magical land called Fraggle Rock. Inhabitants in different races; The colorful humanoids 'Fraggles', 22 inches tall, have tails with fur in the end, living in carefree life (playing, running, exploring, telling jokes & laughing and have ability to share dreams by sleeping with their heads touch), led by explorer Gobo with spiritual artistic Mokey, athletic exuberant & swimmer Red, the nervous Wembley & Boober who always worry. Another, the green ant-like Doozers 6 inches tall species (Fraggle knee high), in their hardhats, boots, march songs & chants, they are dedicated to work in industry constructing beautiful buildings out of edible candy-like substance made of radish (Fraggles eat their construction and then Doozers build again). While the 22 feet tall 'Gorgs' creatures (husband, wife and son chasing & catching Fraggles) calling themselves King, Queen & prince Junior on Universe, simple farmers on radish farm where Fraggles steal. Also, Madame Trash Heap 'Marjory' (a compost pile seems with immortal life) who considered an oracle give guidance, lessons/advises to Fraggles "The Trash Heap knows all! The Trash Heap tells all!", with her rat-like heralds Philo & Gunge who provide humor and puns. Humans didn't know the magical world existence while Fraggles call humans 'Silly Creatures of Outer Space, in the end Doc learned about Fraggles, he make friends with them.

The magical life/adventures in Fraggle Rock was started on January 1983 until March 1987, completed 5 seasons with 96 episodes.

The Transformers

The Transformers ('Fight! Super Robot Life Form Transformers' in Japan), most popular robotic cartoon TV series in the 80's (first seen in late 1983), was made by US/Japan Co-Production (under Hasbro/Marvel & TOEI Animation) produced by Sunbow Production, features the giant robots who could think & feel and capable to transform themselves into vehicles, animals or other objects. The show truly captured the hearts, imaginations and minds of children worldwide as well as Transformers in comic books, toys and movie.

Million years ago, in a distant corner of universe, a metal planet called Cybertron, life existed in form of giant-intelligent sentient robots who could feel and transform themselves into different form of vehicles and weapons, they are called Transformers (created by secret race of multi-faced aliens called Quintessons). A city was inhabited by races divided into two clans engaged in a war over supremacy – the heroic Autobots (transform into cars) led by Optimus Prime wishing peaceful co-existence between everyone and evil Decepticons(transform into military hardware) led by Megatron sought conflict and military dominations. With energon supplies running low, Autobots built & launched Ark spacecraft to locate new source of energy while Decepticons aboard space-cruiser Nemesis attacked/sabotaged the Ark resulting both ships crash landing in pre-historic Earth (Ark into side of dormant volcano while Nemesis into remote region of South America), both buried underground and all robots were deactivated. Four million years later, in 1984 a volcanic eruption bring ships into surface reawakening automatic system computer (Teletraan I), repair & modified both transformers to mimic Earth, and the clans continue the war now more ferociously where Decepticons wished to drain Earth resources & enslave humanity while Autobots committed themselves stopping them and protecting human race.

The fantastic cartoon tv series, The Transformers was premiered on September 1984 and lasted until November 1987, completed 4 seasons with 98 episodes.

The Looney Tunes

Way back 1930, Warner Bros. started developing a series of musical animated shorts to promote their music - Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes were born. The two series storylines were based from Warner's vast music library, in 1934 Merrie Melodies produced in color while Looney Tunes (sometimes misspelled 'Looney Toons'😉 in black & white and produced in color on 1943. Looney Tunes become the umbrella for WB's various recurring characters, the success in many medium specially in television, successfully become children favorites to grow up with.

Some Looney Tunes character appearance histories: long cartoon favorite Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1940 in Looney Tunes Porky Pig film “Porky's Hare Hunt”, Porky with his dog, 'Zero', hunting a rabbit who can pull himself out of a hat, fly with his ears, bounce on his head and like a bug that put Porky in the hospital, that's why he was called 'Bugs Bunny'. The most infamous short cartoon 'A Wild Hare' in 1940, featured a matured Bugs Bunny who did not fear danger from hunters, he simply sat beside next to Porky and calmly asked, 'Eh, What's Up Doc?”, the producers then demanded more film from the rabbit. Porky Pig character began in 1935 “I Haven't Got A Hat” of Merrie Melodies, as a humorously stammering character loosely based on the 'Our Gang' live action shorts and his popular trademark voice in closing titles "Th-th-That's all, Folks!" WB's second hit star was Daffy Duck, an insaned counterpart to mild-mannered Porky Pig, he was first featured in 1937's short "Porky's Duck Hunt", bouncing around with his head and the yelling trademark “Woo hoo! Woo hoo!”. The cute & lovable but brutal yellow canary, 'Tweety Pie' appeared in "A Tale of Two Kitties" in 1942 while the lisping alleycat Sylvester Cat as WB's most versatile character appeared on 1945's “Life with Feathers”, Tweety and Sylvester paired in 1947's 'Tweetie Pie', the short where WB cartoon won it's first Oscar. The small but dangerous loud speaking cowboy 'Yosemite Sam' appeared on 1945's “Hare Trigger”, a loud, cranky and stubborn outlaw cowboy against Bugs Bunny.

In 1949 in the short “Fast and Furry-ous”, debuted the smiling gray-purple bird with incredible speed 'Road Runner' with trademark sound 'Beep Beep', as well as featuring the eternal loser “Wile E. Coyote” who despite of genius plans and tricks, he always failed to catch his prey, Road Runner and ending up blown up, flattened, mangled or dropped from dizzying heights.

Warner Brothers released The Looney Tunes Golden Collection started on 2003, volumes (Volume 5 on 2007) of broad selection of Looney Tunes black & white and colored animated shorts created from 1930s until 1960s.

- Punky Brewster - TV Series

Punky Brewster was another great Family TV Sitcom in the 80's, featuring a bright, warm and funny 7-years old girl, even abandoned by her parents she makes a bright and cheerful day for the people around her. With her colorful clothings and imaginations, most children around her age at the time of the show loved the series, her characteristics give them wild ideas to discover and do things with fun and good meanings to cheer everybody.

The story of young 7-year old tomboy naming Penelope “Punky” Brewster, a girl who love colorful things, her best friend was her golden retriever dog named Brandon. After her father just walked out on their family, her mother Susan Brewster took her to Chicago Supermarket, just abandon her and disappear. Punky discovered a vacant local apartment, she met young girl live upstairs Cherie Johnson with her nurse grandmother Betty (Cherie's parents died in car accident), they liked Punky quickly befriends with her. The apartment building manager and Chicago photographer Henry Warnimont, an old grouchy bachelor discovered Punky in apartment's adjacent. Punky didn't like to stay in an orphanage and when Henry learned about her story, he adopted him and promised to be a foster father and good parent to her. Punky's being funny, warm and cheerful, living in her colorful room, she bring a bright-lively days and turn the world around for the people around her.

The Punky Brewster Children TV Series bring 4 seasons with charming 88 episodes, aired from September 16, 1984 and lasted until May 27, 1988.

The Tick TV Series

Based from character from the comic book created Bed Edlund in 1986, The Tick became a cult hit and captured wide audience when it was produced as cartoon TV series in 1994. A 7-feet tall, 400-pound, square-jawed muscular and high-spirited superhero named The Tick in his blue-clad costumes, despite he's just like other superheroes with those powers, he's a hero with hilarious characteristics and mixed metaphors: he got muscle, super strength, nigh-invulnerability and 'drama power' (he's power increase in more dramatic situations), and he's an absurdist spoof superhero, a clueless and somewhat stupid guy but with a good-heart, a combination of heroic-insane character, showing a different but remarkable superhero that is so funny and entertaining.

In fictional city called The City protected by a powerful guy in his blue tights with radio controlled antennae sticking on his head named The Tick, against criminals, ninjas, hoods or clowns, all manner of evil-doers. Good thing on his patrolling he met and got a reliable sidekick, Arthur who wears a white moth suit (he can fly) with long ear-like antennae (often mistaken as bunny), give up his career as accountant and pursue as superhero, the two became partners where Tick got the muscle while Arthur serve as brain. Their team along the way saving the city, they've met skilled acrobat & accurate knife thrower American Maid; batman parody Die Fledermaus; Rain Man parody Sewer Urchin and many more, they've gave enough actions, comic reliefs and appealing characteristics in this Saturday morning show.

The Tick Cartoon TV Series was aired from September 1, 1994 lasted until November 27, 1996 completed 3 seasons with 36 episodes of fun, action and comedy.

The Even Stevens

A popular and critically-acclaimed family program on Disney Channel (in 'Zoog Weekendz' lineup), Even Stevens Comedy TV Series considered the most successful and most delightful show from the network. The show focuses on the two youngest siblings of an upper-class family, who characterized extremely different from each other, one who almost perfect daughter while the other one who's trying find his place in an over-achiever family but he done it in comedic manner, that's how he score to make himself 'even' with other members of his family, making the show funny and entertaining all the way. Even the series got a quite popularity, good ratings and won awards, Disney applied their 65 episode policy.

The youngest Louis Anthony Stevens belongs to an upper-class family living in Sacramento, California; his mother Eileen was a successful state senator, his father Steve was previously athlete and now a high-powered lawyer, his brother Donald 'Donnie' excel in sports while his sister Ren was a perfectionist, intelligent, class President and a cheerleader, and Louis can't find his place among his successful family. He usually involved in practical jokes and very funny sense, he always distract and annoy her sister Ren, and he do a get-rich-quick schemes where he always take in trouble. Good thing Louis got his girlfriend Tawny Dean, his best friend Alan Twitty and some of his friends like Thomas “Tom” Gribalski and Bearnard “Beans” Aranguren on his side helping him out of situations. Even Louis is so hilarious and always in trouble, he has a huge heart and a wannabe comedian to make his family proud.

Disney's Even Steven was premiered June 17, 2007 and lasted until June 2, 2003, completed 3 seasons with 65 episodes.

The Incredible Hulk Action TV Series

Based from fictional character superhero created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby and first appeared in Marvel Comic Universe in May 1962, The incredible Hulk action TV series was produced and hit the small screen in 1978 with starring concept where Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. With the same story concept from the comic books where Dr. Banner exposed from gamma radiation, when he feel under abnormally high emotional stress, transform himself into a strong, scary, green-colored monster called Hulk. Many changes have been made from this series produced/written by Kenneth Johnson oppose on comic book, some where Dr. Robert Bruce name changed to 'David' and profession as nuclear physicist into medical doctor/researcher, rather than being exposed to atomic explosion into gamma rays by laboratory accident, and some major characters were dropped all for sake of realism.

Brilliant/genius scientist Dr. Bruce Banner suffer trauma from loss of his wife in a car accident, he conduct a research, a strange phenomena of gamma radiation where humans can temporarily gain superhuman levels of strength, so he bombards his body to test and prove his theory with higher dose of radiation but nothing happens and he initially considered the experiment failed. On heavy rainstorm evening while driving home, he got flat tire where got injured with lug wrench, the stress, pain and anger triggers him into his first transmogrification - whitish-green color eyes, giant 7-feet tall muscular and powerful monster with bright green skin – after he destroy whatever threatens him, he morphs back to normal human with amnesia and tattered clothing. Banner drifts from place to place, using different identities while trying to find cure for his condition, but making him angry now has mind control, he uses his incredible power to deal with people problems, fight crimes and catch bad guys without killing anyone.

The Incredible Hulk action TV series was aired from March 1978 until May 1982, completed 5 seasons with 83 episodes.

Thundercats Animated TV Series

Thundercats was a great fictional-mythology TV show created by Tobin “Ted” Wolf in 1983. A good-versus-evil sci-fi cartoon TV series featured human-cats from a distant planet who possesses powers from a mystic Sword of Omens and try to promote peace but evil-mutants chase them to gain powers resulting destructions. A much enjoyable, exciting, original and dynamic tv series with good mix of technology-magic, actions, combats and fantasy.

In a distant galaxy, once peaceful planet Thundera brought into it's near collapse/destruction as Mutants of Plun-darr led by centuries-old embodiment of evil Mumm-Ra terrorized the Thunderans to gain the Eye of Thundera embedded in the hilt of the mystical 'Sword of Omens' (source of Thundercats' powers), where Thunderans led by eldest sage/warrior 'Jaga The Wise', they were forced to evacuate the dying world, board starships and protect the twelve year old sole heir “Lion-O”. Some ships were destroyed and with low-fueled half powered-engine ship, Jaga let 7 on board in the stasis tubes while he sacrifice (turn his body into dust) to manually land in a planet called Third Earth. Awakening from their suspension capsules, Lion-O aged and matured (about aged of 24), with his fellow Thundercats who trained him (Panthro's strength, Cheetara's high-speed, Tygra'a powerful mind, Wilykat & Wilykyt's cunning abilities and his nurse Snarf) they build the Cat's Liar headquarters, he use the power of Sword of Omens and code of Thundera (uphold Justice, Truth, Honor and Loyalty) to restore peace, continue his people's legacy and to weaken, revert and slink back evil Mumm-Ra into his pyramid.

The Thundercats Animated TV series was premiered on January 23, 1985 (pilot episode) and ended December 7, 1986, completed two seasons with 65 episodes each.

Flipper - 1960s TV Series

The 1964 Flipper TV Series was the television adaptation from 1963 film “Flipper”, about the adventures of a young park ranger with his two son in protecting a Coral Key Park in Florida against crooks and poachers doing something illegal, with the aid of their super-intelligent dolphin pet named Flipper. A female dolphin “Mitzi” played Flipper stunts from nudging of wayward boats, knocking poachers' pistols/guns and other close-up shots, while the famous tail walk and other athletic stunts were done by a male dolphin named Mr. Gipper.

Chief ranger Porter “Po” Ricks was the responsible widowed father for his two young son, 15-year old Sandy and 10-year old Bud living is a cottage near the shore and befriended with Flipper, a precocious dolphin with a distinctly unnatural degree of intelligence. Porter manage the fictitious Florida Everglades, “Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve” with the help of his sons and of course Flipper, in all park's game fish and skin divers activities, up to protecting the park. Young boys with Flipper always observing around and trying to capture those poachers, hunters and crooks doing illegal things but ending up Sandy and Bud being captured, smart Flipper always get help and rescue the boys or someone in danger and save the day.

The Flipper TV Series ran from September 1964 till May 1967, for total of 3 seasons and 88 episodes of adventures.

She-Ra: Princess of Power TV Series

As He-Man and the Masters of the Universe hit the small screen and toys in 1983 and basically win male audiences, a spin-off was produced entitled She-Ra Princess of Power for female counterpart. She-Ra and He-Man share personalities and things almost exactly with each other, from their secret identities, source of power, allies and rides, strength & abilities, outsmart beating opponents, fight for their planet & people freedom, etc., but there's also slight differ between two series; He-Man was a lazy irresponsible being Prince Adam to hide his hero identity in a science fiction and technology focused show while She-Ra as Princess Adora in her energetic, tomboyish, strong-willed archetypical female as hero She-Ra in a more on swords and sorcery story line.

Adam's twin-sister Adora, daughter of Queen Marlena and King Randor of Eternia, was kidnapped by evil planet Etheria leader Hordak (he failed to conquer Eternia) in her infants, she grew in Etheria and used to work before. He-Man told Princess Adora her true identity, by the wielding the magic Sword of Protection with a crystal set and saying “For the Honor of Grayskull... I Am She-Ra!”. Transform Adora as the most powerful woman in the Universe - She-Ra and her steed Spirit into unicorn Swift Wind, and possesses superhuman strength, stamina, agility with special abilities to heal with her touch, a telepathic animal communications and change her sword into a shield, helmet, parachute, lasso, flaming blade, etc., at her command. She-Ra, with her few friends Madame Razz, wise sharp-witted bird Kowl and gatekeeper Lighthope knew her identity, formed and led the Great Rebellion aiming to defend the Crystal Castle and free planet Etheria from evil sorcerer Horde Prime.

The She-Ra: Princess of Power cartoon tv series ran from September 9, 1985 till December 5, 1987 with total of 2 seasons and 93 episodes.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends TV Series

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends animated TV series, a 1981 Saturday morning show from Marvel Productions Ltd., starring Marvel comic characters Spider-Man and Iceman and introduced new character, Firestar (instead of Fantastic Four's Human Torch to keep away children thinking playing with fire is ok, Firestar have no appearance being of fire) to complete the group. that fight against various villains. The series made it very interesting and awesome with it's excellent balance of action, humor, suspense and occasional touch of romance, plus the popular appearances of common Marvel villains such as Magneto, Videoman, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Juggernaut, The Green Goblin, Scorpion, Dr. Doom, Red Skull, The Beetle etc., as well as pop up of Marvel Universe guest appearances like Iron Man, Captain America, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Sunfire, The Hulk and many more.

Peter Parker (Spiderman), Bobby Drake (Iceman) and Angelica Jones (Firestar) were college students at Empire State University, living with Peter's Aunt May and team-up with together calling themselves “Spider-Friends” fighting various supervillains and defend New York City. Iceman and Firestar first have arguments with their powers counteracting each other (ice and fire) contribute to their failure, Spidey had to play matchmaker for the two by arranging 'date' for them. Angelica grew up poor in a single parent home and posh kids harassing her especially Bonnie which trigger Angel's power resulting to disaster (melt toys, snowmen and set off fire sprinklers) calling her “Miss Angelica Jinx” but she able to control her power and eventually discovered her ability to fly by saving his father falling from a construction accident. Cyclops and Iceman spotted her and give her X-Men sales pitch where she happily join and use her power for good. Their adventures began with their amazing skills as nylon rope web-shooter, freezing ice and flaming fire.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends premiered on September 12, 1981 and lasted until September 10, 1983, a total of 3 seasons with 24 episodes.