Fan Page: Dragon's Lair

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Dragon's Lair was a turning point in my young nerdy life; Dragon's Lair taught me words for the things I had always noticed about cartoons. Dragon's Lair taught me the difference between AWESOME Animation and POOR Animation. The Saturday morning cartoon version? POOR ANIMATION.

But the original video game?

Frickin' AWESOME ANIMATION!!! I started learning the names of animators and paying attention to what I was watching. I discovered "Anime". By the end of 1984 I could tell with 90% accuracy what country and/or what studio had done the animation on any given cartoon. ANd that gave me GEEK CRED at a very early age :)

Got a story you'd like to share about Dragon's Lair? The Cartoon, the video games, the coveted lunch box... feel free to discuss in the comments below! And if this was a favorite cartoon of yours on Saturday Mornings int he 80's don't forget to go vote for it in our Best of 1984 Poll!

Fan Page: TURBO TEEN

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THose of us who are fans of this show, we know. We know just how great this show was :) It was more like a prime-time sci-fi action/adventure show than anything else on Saturday Mornings!

Agree? Disagree? COMMENTS!!!

Then go vote :)

Fan Page: MIGHTY ORBOTS

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HOW IS THIS CARTOON NOT MORE POPULAR?!?!? When the 80's nostalgia wave hit, I was SURE that this one would have been bigger than Thundercats or any of the other 3rd-string cartoons that have garnered huge cult fan followings which created a demand for DVD's, Toys, T-Shirts and other merchandise.

Share your thoughts on the matter in the comments below, and then don't forget to go and vote for this show in our Best of 1984 Poll :)

Poll #7: The Best of 1986

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NOW we're talking! Not many new cartoons debuted in 1986, but of the ten that did debut there are some REAL power players!

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