Fan Page: The Gary Coleman Show

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The Gary Coleman Show, AKA "Adventures of The Guardian Angel", aka "The Kid With The Broken Halo: The Animated Series". Based on the Gary Coleman made-for-tv movie "The Kid With The Broken Halo", I'm kind of suprised that more people haven't voted for this one! Leave a few kind words in the comments below for the dearly departed Mr. Coleman, and if this was one of your favorites go ahead and vote for it in our Best Cartoon of 1982 Poll! Seriously... the reruns of the Lone Ranger Cartoon are getting more votes than Gary Coleman over there! How is that even right?!?!?b

Fan Page: Gilligan's Planet

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Gilligan's Planet is a very, very special cartoon to me. Not just because I loved the original Gilligan's Island tv show, but because it had a wacky concept which actually WORKED within the constrains of the established continuity for the characters. They could never build a boat to get off the island despite being able to build cars, plumbing, radios, bombs, housing and a food processing plant capable of producing refined white flour, sugar, eggs, pasteurized milk and all the other ingredients for a Coconut Cream Pie.

So of course, they built a SPACE SHIP. And successfully escaped the island, only to become stranded on an aline planet.

IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!!

Feel free to leave a few kind words about this cartoon in the comments below, and don't forget to go vote for it in our Best Cartoon of 1982 Poll!

Fan Page: SHIRT TALES

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Shirt Tales *almost* suffered from TMIS (Too Many Idea Syndrome), but I think it came out okay. (1) Adorable talking animals that (2) Wear magic message-conveying shirts so they can (3) Fight crime from their (4) Super-Secret High-Tech Headquarters which they have to keep (5) Secret in the middle of Central Park from (6) A nosy park Ranger.

But it all works :)

Leave your memories, stories and kind words about Shirt Tales in the comments below, and if this was a favorite of yours? Be sure to go and vote for it in our Best Cartoon of 1982 Poll!

Fan Page: PAC-MAN

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The Pac-Man cartoon was... difficult. For me. See, I was a true child of the Pac-Man Generation. My first Mylar balloon, my first Sweater I wore to Kindergarden, my first hand-drawn comic book... they all featured Pac-Man. And so I was EXTREMELY excited for the Pac-cartoon! But once it showed up on Saturday morning, it was just kind of... well, it just wasn't anything special, ya know?

Maybe your opinion is wildly different than mine; that's why we have a Comments Section below. And if Pac-Man was one of your favorites? Be sure to go and vote for it in our Best Cartoon of 1982 poll!

Poll: Breakfast Cereal Part III: On The Shoulders of GIANTS!

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WHile doing my scientific research for this community, I discovered far too many cereals that simply COULD NOT be ignored or skipped over. And so our Cereal Polls for this community will be increased from 3 polls to 4. Here is pool number 3 which I simply call "On The Shoulders of Giants". These are the PILLARS of Sugary Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. These are the ones that everyone knows and they really do deserve a special treatment... a poll that sets them apart from all the other cereals.

Vote for as many as you experienced, or as many as you actually enjoyed, or the ones you still eat today... just vote for all your favorites! And if you want to see a commercial from the 80's of each one, feel free to click on the individual names of the cereals to link over to YouTube and watch :)

[Poll #1768388]

Fan Page: Heathcliff & Marmaduke

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Heathcliff's second appearance on this site, this time teamed-up with Marmaduke! The next time you see Heathcliff on our web site will be when we hit the Syndicated Cartoons in a few months! Leave a few kind words or memories of Heathcliff and/or Marmaduke in the comments below, and don't forget to go and vote in our Best of 1982 Poll!

Fan Page: The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley and The Fonz Hour

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This cartoon... THIS CARTOON!!! This cartoon suffers from TMIS (Too Many Idea Syndrome) and yet doesn't have enough/good enough ideas to save it. Like, each and every one of the three cartoons were established popular Sit-Coms that they then crammed full of talking animals and wacky side-kicks and improbable situations and it STILL wasn't enough to make them interesting so they crammed all three cartoons together and it STILL just kind of... it... it was just *there*.

But hey, maybe you have some fond memories of this show that you'd like to share with us in the comments? You may even be inspired to go and vote for it in our Best of 1982 Poll and I wouldn't look poorly upon your decision to do so :)

Fan Page: Goldie Gold & Action Jack

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Here's another one of those "How did I never hear about this cartoon" cartoons that pop up during my research every once in a while. From what I've heard, it's basically a female Richie Rich cartoon. So HOORAY! Go ahead and leave a few kind words for Goldie Gold and/or Action Jack in the comments below, and if you're so inclined you may even want to go and vote for them in our Best Cartoon of 1982 Poll!

Fan Page: MISTER T

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BEST CARTOON EVAR!!! Just look at those opening credits! The little white kid dressed like Mister T! The dog with a mohawk! GYMNASTS!!!

Pleae leave your comments, recollections, stories and anecdotes regarding The Mister T Cartoon in the comments below, and ah piddy d'foo what don't go vote fo Mister T in our Best of 1983 Poll!