Ecclectic 80s Cartoons!!

Yes indeed. I'll say for now that YouTube is awesome. I use it to look for the intro credits of the TV shows that I've watched when I was a kid. Sure, we all know about Transformers and GI Joe. Perhaps we all know about Robotech. But what about some of the shows that weren't as popular but were still kind of cool to follow. Perhaps some of these will ring a bell:


MASK: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. I found the the intro on the site and I must say, it's a good artifact to find. I say "artifact" because of how 80s the theme song sounds. Electric guitars, synthesizers, singer with something of a Rick Springfield sound to it. "MASK!!! Is the Mighty power that can save the daaaaaaaaaaay!!" I even found a humorous fan site on it.

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors: This cartoon was short lived. What I remember was the super vehicles with all of the cool gadgets and weapons on them. Rather, than go out and buy the toy, I would try to make the same vehicles out of Legos. I'd say my work was rather impressive, if I do say so. I made a little 4 wheeled vehicle with a huge robot arm at the top with at least 6 guns on it (and a rocket engine). What I also liked was the the theme song was rather catchy. I could have easily mistaken it for something else on MTV.

SilverHawks: This was produced by the same folks who brought you ThunderCats. It was actually good. I seem to remember the theme song like it was yesterday. Tallyhaaaaaaaaaaaawk!! What was the kicker for me was that they would have a small educational quizzes at the end where the Copper Kid would be taught lessons on the Solar System by Bluegrass. Yes, those were also my early days getting into Astromomy. Good times.

COPS: Central Organization of Police Specialists...... "Fighting crime....in a future time." It was in a place something like New York City but called Empire City. Basically, the mob has a lot of power in Empire and a Fed named Special Agent B.P. "Bulletproof" Vess (get it?) puts together cops from all over the country to combat this crimewave. Think of GI Joe with badges and you'll get the picture....yes, with cool codenames like "Barricade" or "Long Arm" or even "Mace." Yes, the good guys win at the end. I always cheered for the chick with the sultry voice from SFPD. What was also cool was that after the episode was over, real cops would give a community service announcement like "no riding with strangers" or "say no to drugs." Seriously, does anyone do this anymore? I'll finish this one with Vess' famous tagline: "It's crime fightin' time!"

Ok, I'll stop here. If anyone wants to chime in, feel free. Remember, the 80s rule.

Updates of the Late Summer

Ok, looks like it’s high time I blog now. Man, things have been so busy at work that I just don’t have the time write anything meaningful in the blog. Well, let’s see. Since the last time, there’s been a flurry of changes here and there. For starters, I bought a huge TV and mounted it to my living room wall. It’s a Philips 47” LCD. Honestly, I have never owned a television with a screen so large. It’s so awesome. Now, the only thing that I’m debating is whether or not to spring an extra $10 onto the cable bill for HD signal. We’ll see.

Pak seems busy like me. From time to time, she’ll bring work home with her and work on it at home. In fact, she’s working on it right in front of me as I speak. Yes, we live some rather busy lives. I do sort of envy the fact that she gets to travel to different towns around the Bay Area though, it can be as far south as San Bruno, east as Oakland, and as far north as Marin County.

Also, my garage is slowing being transformed into an office/gym. More so on the former. Just this last weekend, my hunny and I went to IKEA (which is a place I’m starting to get used to) and bought 2 desks. Yes, friends, this garage is just missing the bench press set that I want. Once I find a bench I like, I’ll be back into batman, man-of-justice, ass-kicking shape. *flexes*

Saw Avenue Q at the Orpheum a few weeks ago. Very good musical. Although simple at first, it’s a very good satire on adult life as we know it. I recommend it.

Looks like the Niners look ok this year. I really mean that: Just ok.

About 2 weeks ago, the boys come over to my house to play LAN games, Command and Conquer 3, no less. In retrospect, I don’t see how 2 brutal AIs could defeat the 5 of us who were playing. Not enough coordinated offense perhaps?

I’ll stop here….for now…