He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was an animated television series that ran from 1983 to 1985.

The show takes place on the fictional planet of Eternia, a planet of magic, myth and fantasy. The show's lead character is Prince Adam, the young son of Eternia's rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam uses the Power Sword, and when he holds it aloft and says 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. Together with his close allies, Battle Cat, Teela, Man-At-Arms and Orko, He-Man uses his powers to defend Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor. Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the mysterious fortress of Castle Grayskull, from which He-Man draws his powers. If he succeeds, Skeletor would be able to conquer not only Eternia, but the whole universe.



Snorks

Snorks was an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.

The Snorks were a race of small, colorful beings that lived happily in the underwater world of Snorkland. They had snorkels on their heads, which were used to propel them swiftly through the water.

Main characters included Allstar Seaworthy, Casey Kelp, Wellington Wetworth, Jr. aka "Junior", Daffney Gillfin, Tooter Shelby, and Dimitris Finster aka Dimmy.



Groovie Goolies

Groovie Goolies was an animated television show that aired on CBS between 1970 and 1972.

It was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Sabrina's cousins, the Groovie Goolies, all reside at Horrible Hall, a haunted boarding house for monsters. Heading the operation was the short-tempered Count Dracula.

The Groovie Goolies were:
Frankie: A Frankenstein's Monster who headed the Muscle-leum Gymnasium ("great for body building").
Wolfie: A hippie werewolf who supervised recreation, often getting on Dracula's nerves.
Hagatha: A plump witch who served as resident cook.

Bella La Ghostly: A vampiress switchboard operator.

Dr. Jekyll and Hyde: The two-headed resident doctor who often fought as to which one of them was Jekyll and/or Hyde.

Mummy: A mummy who worked as a T.V. announcer

Boneapart: A skittish skeleton in a Napoleon hat who had a tendency to go to pieces (literally!).

Ghoulihand: A giant, disembodied glove (no Irish brougue).

Batso and Ratso: Two fanged, impish brats with a penchant for playing mean practical jokes that often backfired.

Hauntleroy: A rotund, sissy kid in a sailor suit who was often the primary foil for Batso and Ratso's tricks.

Tiny: A diminutive, long-haired mummy (Mummy's cousin) with a high-pitched voice.

Missy: An enigmatic spook whose face was a large, single eye, and whose body was hidden by her long, pink hair.

Valley of the Dinosaurs

Valley of the Dinosaurs was an animated television series from Hanna-Barbera that ran on CBS from 1974 to 1976.

American science teacher John Butler along with his wife Kim, their two children Katie and Greg, and their dog Digger were on a rafting trip on the Amazon River. As they were going down the river, their boat hits a rock and capsizes. The family then gets caught in a whirlpool. When they surface upon going through an underground cavern, they find themselves in a prehistoric valley where they meet caveman Gorak, his wife Gara and their two children Lok and Tana. The two families soon become friends and Gorak and his family help the Butlers in their many attempts to find a way to return home while trying to survive in the valley.

Galaxy Goof-Ups

Galaxy Goof-Ups was a half-hour Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC 1978 to 1979.

The "Galaxy Goof-Ups" consisted of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Scare Bear and Quack-Up as space patrolmen (under the leadership of Captain Snerdley) who always goofed-up while on duty and spent most of their time in disco clubs.

Shirt Tales

Shirt Tales was an animated cartoon that ran on NBC from 1982 to 1984.

It featured Tyg Tiger, Pammy Panda, Digger Mole, Rick Raccoon, and Bogey Orangutan. They all wore shirts which flashed various brightly lit messages reflecting the characters' thoughts. They lived in Oak Tree Park, and spent their time teasing Mr. Dinkle, the park ranger, and battling crime in and out of their hometown of Mid City. They zipped around the world in a vehicle known as the STSST (Shirt Tales' SuperSonic Transport) which could operate as a car, jet, boat, submarine, and just about any other form of imaginable ride.

 

Muppet Babies Cartoon

Muppet Babies was an animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS.

The show portrayed childhood versions of the Muppets living together in a large nursery in the care of a human woman called Nanny. Nanny appears in almost every episode, but viewers never see her face, only the babies' view of her pink skirt as well as her distinctive green and white striped socks.

Each episode included a single storyline. Usually the babies were confronted with a child-like problem, such as fear of the dentist, or a question, such as 'where do muffins come from?' Other times, they were simply finding ways to amuse themselves with old toys or video tape equipment. The babies would then enter into their imaginations, transforming their toys into everything from time machines to pirate ships.

 

The Galloping Ghost

The Galloping Ghost was an NBC Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1979.

Nugget Nose is a short and feisty ghost prospector who finds adventure riding his invisible horse and is also a guardian to Wendy and Rita, two cowgirls who work at the Fuddy Dude Ranch, whose owner is grouchy old Fenwick Fuddy. Nugget is always battling Fuddy and takes delight in harassing him in odd and humorous ways. Whenever the girls are in trouble, Wendy summons Nugget Nose by rubbing on her special nugget necklace.

The Yogi Bear Show

The Yogi Bear Show was an animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1961.

The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park. Yogi, accompanied by his constant companion Boo Boo, would often try to steal picnic ("pick-a-nic") baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith. His girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.

 

The Littles

The Littles was an animated series that ran on ABC Saturday mornings from 1983 to 1985.

It featured a family of tiny but intelligent humanoid creatures with mouse-like features (the Littles) who live in a house owned by the Bigg family. The mouse-like features include a long, furry tail, long teeth and mouse-like ears. Their height is 4-6 inches. The Little family consists of Frank and Helen Little, their children Tom and Lucy, and Grandpa Little.

Henry Bigg is the boy who lives in a house with The Littles. He is one of the few humans who knows of the Littles' existence. Dr. Hunter is an evil scientist who makes several attempts to capture the Littles so that he can expose them to the rest of the world and thus become rich and powerful. He is also depicted as being Henry's arch-nemesis. Peterson is Hunter's main (and only) henchman and sidekick. He assists Hunter in his every dark attempt to capture the Littles.

Drak Pack

Drak Pack was an animated television series that aired on CBS between 1980 and 1982.

The series centered around three young men: Drak, Frankie and Howler, descendants of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and a werewolf. To atone for their ancestors' wrongdoings, the three, united as the Drak Pack, became superheroes. They appeared initially as normal humans, but when they put their hands together and shouted "Whack-o!" they would transform into a vampire, a monster and a werewolf, respectively. Drak's powers included flight, telekinesis, and the ability to change shape. Frankie had superhuman strength and could release electrical charges. Howler had an ultrasonic howl and super-breath.

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet was a Saturday morning cartoon which aired during the 1982-1983 season on CBS.

Gilligan's Planet hinged on the premise that the Professor had managed to build an operational interplanetary spaceship to get the castaways of the original series off the island. True to form of the castaways' perpetual bad luck, they rocketed off into space and crash-landed on an unknown planet, which coincidentally had an atmosphere that was breathable to humans and had edible foodstuffs—in fact, the background of the planet often resembled little more than the tropical island they were stuck on all those years, but was simply recolored to make it seem more "alien". The rocket, of course, was severely damaged in the crash, and the Professor resumed his perpetual attempts to repair their only way home.

The Care Bears Family

The Care Bears Family was an animated television series based on the the Care Bears toys. Episodes of the series ran between 1985 and 1988 on various networks.

The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot, which constitutes a part of the Kingdom of Caring. With the help of the Cousins and their Buddies, they go all around the world on Missions in Caring whilst Professor Coldheart or No Heart try to thwart their plans.

The Buford Files

The Buford Files was an NBC Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1979.

Buford is a smart but sleepy bloodhound who lives deep in the murky swamp county of Fenokee. He teams up with two teenagers, Cindy Mae and her older brother Woody, and the trio solves confusing mysteries that baffle Sheriff Muletrain Pettigrew and his overeager, but dimwitted deputy Goofer McGee. Buford's abilities are expanded with ears that revolve like radar dishes, and his nose responds to clues like a geiger counter; he also howls his heart out when the moon comes out and has a running feud with a karate-wacking raccoon.

Wally Gator

Wally Gator was one of the segments from The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series that aired from 1962 to 1963.

Wally was an anthropomorphic alligator who lived in the city zoo. Mr. Twiddles was the zookeeper that kept a close watch on Wally because sometimes he escaped to check out things on the outside.

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang was an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired from 1980 to 1982.

Besides The Fonz, the gang consisted of Richie Cunningham, Ralph Malph, an anthropomorphic dog, Mr. Cool, and a girl from the future, Cupcake. They traveled through history in a time machine, trying, as narrator Wolfman Jack put it, “...to get back to 1957 Milwaukee."

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch was a cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from 1974 to 1975.

The series focused on Wheelie, a red Volkswagen Beetle, and his girlfriend Rota Ree. Wheelie made his living as a professional- and quite successful- racing and stunt car. Wheelie didn't talk but emoted by honking and displaying symbols across his windshield showing his inner thoughts such as a heart for love or a lightbulb for an idea. Wheelie could also produce any form of prop needed from his trunk through the use of special mechanized hands. Wheelie's regular nemeses were a 4-member motorcycle gang called the Chopper Bunch which included the leader Chopper, Revs, Hi-Riser, and Scrambles.

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is an animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired from 1972 to 1974.

It features Harry Boyle, a long-suffering suburban dad and restaurant equipment dealer. Other Boyle family members consist of Irma, Harry's wife; overweight and teen-age women's libber daughter Alice; lazy and perpetually unemployed long-haired young adult son Chet; and precocious, if rather mercenary, younger son Jamie. Harry often bickers with the more liberal Alice and Chet over various social issues of the day, with Irma endeavoring to remain neutral while Jamie is more sympathetic to his father's beliefs.

Wacky Races

Wacky Races was an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." Wacky Races ran on CBS from 1968 to 1969.

The eleven racers and their numbers were:

• Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Mean Machine 00
• The Slag Brothers in the Bouldermobile 1
• The Gruesome Twosome in the Creepy Coupe 2
• Professor Pat Pending in the Convert-a-Car 3
• Red Max in the Crimson Haybailer 4
• Penelope Pitstop in the Compact Pussycat 5
• Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special 6 (the Surplus Six)
• The Ant Hill Mob in the Bulletproof Bomb 7 (the Roaring Plenty)
• Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chuggabug 8
• Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific 9 (the Varoom Roadster)
• Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth in the Buzzwagon 10

Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf was an animated television series that ran from 1986 to 1987.

The series was about a teenage boy and his family who could transform into werewolves. Scott Howard and his family lived in the fictional town of Wolverton, a small town that drew tourists because of its history of werewolf sightings. Although he never hurt anybody while he was a werewolf, Scott was conscious of his difference from other teenagers and had to make accommodations for himself. He also expressed frustration that the residents of this town had stereotyped "his people". A jock named Mick constantly picks on Scott for being the "outsider" at Wolverton High.