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If you happen to be a child of the 80's, I'm sure you could name dozens of characters from your youth that captured your imagination on Saturday morning cartoons. To me, they're a part of why I consider the 80's to be the greatest decade of my life. They were all about flashy effects, rock 'n roll themes and promoting toys. I wanted to honour that era with a massive group shot of characters from over seventy of your favourite shows. This took two weeks to do - the longest I've worked on any single picture.This image was inspired by the cover of Capcom Design Works . The title in the top-right is the theme song of The Raccoons . I feel it best represents the spirit and energy of 80's animation, and it's something I used to listen to a lot while working on this pic. Someday I hope to draw an adjoining picture with characters from 90's cartoons. Two points to bear in mind: there are no anime shows featured (otherwise the pic would be twice as big as it already is) and there are no British shows. Even though I'm a Brit myself, I will happily admit that my country's own animation is utter pump. I mean, c'mon. Jimbo? Bananaman? Superted? Gimme the frickin' SPACE BATTLES!!
IF YOU NEED TO KNOW WHO'S WHO, YOU CAN CHECK A REFERENCE IMAGE HERE , BUT TRY AND GUESS AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIRST.
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...do I see Spiral Zone represented?Β Oh my GODS I do!!!
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I was born in 98 so I never got to see the 80's. But I can see the pure awesomeness that came from that decadeΒ
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The 80's was a time of pure energy, vibrancy and high-octane action in cartoons. Granted it was a very toyetic era, but nobody cared because the intros were so damn awesome. It's a shame today's cartoons don't put as much effort into animating eye-popping intros any more.
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Question: Why is Bart Simpson here? Isn't the Simpsons technically a 90s cartoon?
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That's no problem for me
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No, the very first episode premiered on December 17th 1989, so technically it's an 80's cartoon.
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If that's so, that automatically means SpongeBob and EEnE is a 90s cartoon then?
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Holy smokes. The drug cocktail I was on while being operated on doesn't compare to the trip I just got looking at this. 
Very nicely done.Β
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Never saw this until now. I can name 99% of these characters. Gawd the memories
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Maybe you could do a part 2 and include characters that you don.t have here Q.Bert my pet monster Heathcliff The Care bears Pound puppies Jayce and the wheeled warriors Punky Brewster
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The Care Bears are there, as well as Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
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I see them now I overlooked them originally
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Hey, I am using this for my Twitter background at the moment. All credit given where it is due. This is an amazing piece. My Twitter is just for personal tweets about animation news, so your image is very fitting.
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Awesome work. I'm a child from the 80s(born in 1984). Yeah I do recognize most of the stuff shown here with some of them that are my favorite cartoons and they still are today. ^^ 
-Optimus Prime(Transformers Generation 1 1980s)
-Cobra Commander(GI Joe A Real American Hero 1980s)
-Voltron(Voltron Defender of the Universe)
-Mario(Super Mario Bros Super Show)
-Rhino Vehicle(M.A.S.K)
-Link(Legend of Zelda animated series)
-Alvin, Simon and Theodore(Alvin and the Chipmunks)
-Scrooge McDuck(Ducktales)
-Captain N(Captain N The Game Master)
-Ace McCloud(The Centurions)
-Denver(Denver the Last Dinosaur)
-Cheetara(Thundercats 1980s)
-She-Ra(She-Ra Princess of Power)
-Slimer(The Real Ghostbusters)
-Kermit and Miss Piggy(Muppet Babies 1980s)
-He-Man(He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
-Raphael, Michaelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1980s)
-Chip N' Dale(Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers)
-Dirk Danger(Space Ace)
-Pac Man(Pac Man TV series)
-Bravestarr(Bravestarr)
-Genghis Rex(Dinosaucers)
-Inspector Gadget(Inspector Gadget)
-Winnie The Pooh(The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
That's what I know from the pic. ^^
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Good observation! With the mean age of Deviants veering more towards the 90's and 00's generation, it's refreshing to see a viewer who recognized this many cartoon characters from my childhood.
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Yep. In fact this was the greatest time of cartoons from this era.
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Awesome! Don't see Wildfire, Count Duckula, Foofur, Pole Position, and Danger Mouse though.
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Obviously I couldn't fit in every 80's cartoon and I left out British titles because they're generally subpar, but Pole Position is featured. You can see Dan and Roadie at the front of the pack.
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I see Teddy Ruxpin. I had WOW one. Now I Have Backpack Toys Inc. one.Β
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Oh man I remember so many of these cartoons on Saturday mornings and this made my day.Β Thank you so much for making this 
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Thank you you wonderful wonderful person!Β I've been searching for Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea for 2 friggin' decades!Β I remembered Spartakus, and what he looked like but not his name.Β I remembered the pirates, the girl and the boy, but couldn't remember the title to the show.Β You have cured me of my affliction and I am forever grateful!
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Ha ha! That's good to hear. Spartakus was more popular in certain European countries, but I doubt the show made much impact in the States so it's no wonder people have a hard time remembering it. I had a similar experience. I couldn't remember the name of a 90's cartoon about a group of mice that lived in Washington D.C. and dealt with various social and political themes. It was only when I asked about it on IMDB that somebody suggested "Capitol Critters". It's great when someone provides an answer to something stuck in the back of your mind.
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I had WOW Teddy Ruxpin.
I have Backpack Toys Inc. Teddy Ruxpin.
Yes! Teddy Ruxpin is coming back in 2017. www.teddyruxpin.com
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This is fantastic and a lot of fun to look at. Great job!
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But I think that Voltron also is an Anime, better said animation from Japan and it is called Beast King Go Lion. However Voltron is the most popular United States and Netflix released its actual series of same . I am used to watch this Anime with American version and I unknown original version , but also I watch some times Shin Chan with 52 episodes and including I watch more with Japanese version, but also is dubbed in Spanish. Between Voltron and Shin Chan are censored series by Vitello Production.
Speaking about cartoon that I used to watch TRANSFORMERS G1 and I had more development in history and that... For example Bumblebee or Iron Hide (Dead obvious) wasn't be a protagonist like fist and second seasons and now was a secondary character, only Kup, Arcee, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Galvatron has lost identity of Megatron, Quitenson,etc. And asking if people didn't like anymore without Optimus Prime and his original team after of the movie.
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I see childhood everywhere, and it makes my heart hurt with feels overload!
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I'd like to dedicate this song to the Saturday morning cartoons of the 1960's-90's (Original Looney Tunes included) for bringing some much entertainment and joy to our lives throughout the decades!Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=stiZp5β¦
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there needs to be a crossover comic about all the 80's cartoons just like the do with hanna barbera characters
in future quest comic.
silverhawks,transformers, m.a.s.k, GI joe, thundarr,dungens and dragons, The Centurions, bionic 6 en the thundercats etsetra.
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Mickey Mouse? As in the cartoon character who first appeared in 1928? What does he have to do with the 80's?
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Oops. Sorry. Nevermind
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I recognise so many characters from here that it is scary. Most I watched when I was younger
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I may be a 90s baby but there were some cartoon episodes that I watched prior to my existence, like the 80s and even the 70s and 60s, so I'm all round
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