i do, i forgot to add this to my list. I LOVED This cartoon also. I still remember the opening credits

For it's time it sure as hell did. I bought the first for episodes on DVD a few years ago and it didn't hold up.

It was weird because I could never remember the name of that show growing up (even when it was on) but I'd force all my friends to watch it when they came over and they all thought it was the coolest show ever. Then it went off the air and I could never remember the name of it, and nobody had any clue what I was talking about. Finally in college I met some super nerdy people and as soon as I said the words "Battleship in space" they blurted out that it was StarBlazers. Really fond memories, just wish it wasn't so hard to watch now.

I thought it held up pretty well. I originally watched it when I was in first grade and never saw it again. I couldn't remembered the name of it, but the image of the ship was burned into my brain. My timing was perfect, because one day I tried looking it up, and it was just after the first season DVDs were released. They cost way too much, but I figured I'd never find it on TV again, so I ordered it.

Now they have 3 seasons on DVD and you can get it on Netflix.

Edit: Damn Mordred, I almost made an identical post without reading yours

The original Jonny Quest.

WOW! After reading the thread title the exact cartoon to come to my mind was Pirates of Dark Water (though I was just going to call it Dark Water, it has been so long), and then I open the thread and BAM, there it is.

I liked a lot of the older Disney cartoons, too. Tail Spin, Duck Tales, and Gummy Bears.

Other's I liked:
Fox's Peter Pan (not sure what it was called)
Batman
Jem and the Holograms
Fox's X-Men

He-Man
Transformers
G.I. Joe
M.A.S.K.

Those 4 are the ones I liked the most as a kid however there were others like Exo Squad, Gummi Bears, Rescue Rangers, Thundercats, Silver Hawks, Pirates of Dark Water, and TMNT that I also watched almost religiously as well.

-edit- Just remebered Captain Power, Dungeons & Dragons, and Voltron.

Also if anybody can help me out with this early memory that is stuck in my brain I would greatly appreciate it. It was of a cartoon from the early 80's where the main characters were a vampire, a werewolf, and a frankenstein monster. And they had super powers. The vampire could change into any animal, the werewolf had super-breath, and the Frankenstein monster was super strong. For the life of my I can not remember the title of the show. I asked my parents if they remember this show but no luck. If anyone can help, thank you in advance.

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley - Not only did you have a bunch of SCTV stars doing voiceovers, each episode had a live-action Count Floyd segment in the middle ("Count Floyd's Really Creepy Stories"). Only 13 episodes, I believe, so it would make a really great double disc set.

Ralph Bakshi's The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse - Truly smart reimagining of the classic cartoon character. Visually inventive as well. Love the episode where Mighty Mouse travels through a bunch of other cartoons and the visual style adapts to match the originals being parodied.

Beetlejuice - Missing the raunch (understandably) of the movie but again, visually smart and wittily written.

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - The only time a Saturday morning cartoon has made me cry. Beautifully animated (for Saturday morning fare), it held the whimsy and gentility of the original Disney cartoons.

And last, but not least, the Hair Bear Bunch. Ahhhh....only in the 70's!

He-Man
Transformers
Thundercats
Dungeons N' Dragons
Dragon Warrior
The Tick
X-Men
Spiderman and his Amazing Friends
G.I. Joe
M.A.S.K.
Dangermouse
Voltron

There was this one I watched where it was set in the "future" and all machines and vehicles were destroyed, and there were good and evil factions that had magic built into armor or weapons. This ring a bell to anyone?

Visionaries. I totally forgot about that show. It was another one of my favorites, I had all the toys.

Good job Loved that show!

No one remembers Project G.K.R. but it was the best cartoon on CBS.

Daily staples:
GI Joe
Transformers
M.A.S.K
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Saturday morning:
Smurfs
Muppet Babies
Snorks
Gummi Bears
Alvin & The Chipmunks
Teen Wolf

Occasionally saw:
Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
Charlie Brown (primetime specials)

Ah, all the obscure cartoons flooding back into my memory:

Stuff that's already been mentioned that I didn't think would be:
Dinosaucers (man, did they ever make any toys?)
Inhumanoids (annoyingly shown in like 10 minute increments with Jem, Bigfoot, Robotics, and others)
M.A.S.K. (is the mighty power that will save the day...)
Mighty Orbots (obviously based on the Japanese GodSigma toy)
Visionaries

toy-based Stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet
C.O.P.S. (based on Bart Sears' muscular designs)
Bionic Six (really crappy toys, but I wanted them)
Spiral Zone (a cookie to anyone who remembers this one)
Dino Riders (in the height of the dino craze)
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (playing on a local Spanish station)

When I was younger:
Thundarr the Barbarian
Hanna Barbera heroes (Spaceghost, Herculoids, uh, the one with the comet guy, etc.)
The Mighty Heroes (Diaperman, Tornadoman, Strongman, and Diaperman, made an appearance in Bakshi's Mighty Mouse cartoon)
Laffalympics

Man, if only I had TIVO when I was young...

You know what this shows me? That these cartoons were made to sell toys (shocking, I know). Pokemon started in videogame form, and introduced this "gotta catch 'em all" mentality (the transformers minicon concept was basically a ripoff of Pokemon, and both originated in japan), but that had been present in other forms before (most notably collecting stuff like baseball cards). 80's cartoons were merchandising machines... really the only reason they introduced new joes or transformers was to sell the next generation of toys, and you see that over time, even the venerable Optimus Prime, who no longer had a toy on the market, lost his place in the series. Sure, the best of these licensed cartoons had some character interaction and growth (I mean, who in their right mind would buy a Shipwreck action figure, before the cartoon gave him some personality?), but the underlying message was always buy, buy, buy.

They passed some kind of law prohibiting having the toy commercials on the show that was promoting the toys, which is why you don't see transformers commercials during transformers the show anymore.

Anyway, I don't think this marks some shift in society, as these types of cartoons have always been about marketing.

Sounds like Drak Pack (and no, I didn't know this off the top of my head)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drak_Pack
http://www.toonopedia.com/drakpack.htm

Tigersharks, baby!

And who remembers Street Frogs?

Thundercats & King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

Oh yeah, King Arthur. Up until power rangers taking over everything, Fox had some reallt good quality cartoons.

anyone remember bravestarr? i loved that cartoon, but it wasn't on very long.

Bravestarr! Bravestarr!
Eyes of the Hawk, ears of the Wolf!
Bravestarr! Bravestarr!
Strength of the Bear, speed of the Puma!

*sniff* you didn't read the post above your own

I was about 10 or 11 during the early 90s. And there were always two cartoons that always stood out for me. Batman, and Cops. The first thing I'd do after coming home from school was turn on the tv and watch them. Can't forget Cops, loved that show. I had a real huge crush on Main Frame. Misdemeanor scared me a little!

No one has mentioned CAMP CANDY what a great show

Those toys fucking hurt. each figure weighted like a pound.

As for shows,
Shows that I still sort of like:
Animaniacs
Freakazoid
GiJoe
Transformers
Batman Animated
Reboot
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiago
Sherlock holmes in the 22nd century
Men in Black
Dexters Labratory
PowerPuff Girls
Johnny Bravo
The tick
Sam and Max
Rusty the boy robot
Garfield and friends
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs


Shows I watched as a kid
Silverhawks
He-Man
Thundercats
Robotech
Snorks
Captain Planet
M.A.S.K.
Dragon Ball
Inspector gadget
Teenage mutant ninja turtles-- the 'it' show for me as a kid

Voltron is my absolute favorite among the classics.
I also really enjoyed Transformers ,GI Joe and Inspector Gadget.

Don't think there was a cartoon I didn't like when I was a kid. Some that I used to watch a lot were:

He-Man
She-Ra (I know)
Thundercats
Tigercats (does anyone remember this?)
Jonny Quest (original)
Bravestar
Gummi Bears (they rock, but not many people seem to remember them)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (early 90's version)
G.I. Joe (80's version)
Defenders of the Earth
Batman (early 90's version)

Yeah I remember gummi bears. Great fantasy type cartoon. Also Ducktales.