1980's Saturday Morning Historical Preservation Society

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!