The Ultimate List of The Greatest Cartoon Themes

Back in 2015,I created a top 100 list of The Greatest Cartoon Themes or more specifically,Cartoon Themes that are a Must Listen. Well,I'm gonna be Remaking it today...well,sort of. This won't be a Top 100 list at all,just a list of Cartoon Themes that can be considered the Greatest by most.

This list will be in no particular order and it will be huge. With that said,let's get things started. Oh,one last thing...don't expect any Anime on this list. Western Shows only. Sorry,that's the way it needs to be. Ok then,on with the list.

Elena of Avalor: The ONLY Disney Jr. show on this list. Despite being mainly targeted towards children,Adults can also enjoy this show. The intro is pretty damn good,not that epic,but damn good.

Tangled - The Series: A Short,but sweet,intro to a really good show.

Gravity Falls: Gotta love this song,it fits the show perfectly.

Star v The Forces of Evil: It's gonna get a little weird! It's gonna get a little wild! She's from another dimension!

Ducktales (Classic Series): Even more iconic than Chip 'n Dale. Ducktales, Woo-Hoo!

Ducktales (2k17): A great rendition of the classic theme. Woo-Hoo!

Darkwing Duck: Darkwing Duck is Awesome. Let's Get Dangerous!

Goof Troop: Catchy!

Gargoyles: This was an epic song that defined an epic series.

Mighty Ducks: Ducks Rock!!! 'Nuff Said!

Phineas and Ferb: This song is very catchy and the full version inspires most to make everyday count.

Chip n' Dale's Rescue Rangers: This show is Iconic...and so is it's theme song.

American Dragon - Jake Long: The Am-Drag Anthem!

Kim Possible: One of the last great Disney cartoons. This song is catchy and cool. it fits Kim perfectly.

W.I.T.C.H.: Another Disney Show with an Epic theme. The Full version is even more epic.

W.I.T.C.H. (season 2): This is a theme song that was exclusive Only to the European airings. It's still awesome though.

Quack Pack: Say what you will about this show,but ya gotta admit,the theme song's kinda fun to listen to.

Lilo and Stitch - The Series: Welcome Cousin's,C'mon by. Aloha E komo Mai!

Aladdin - The Series: A shortened version of "Arabian Nights",but since that song was great to begin with,it earns a spot on this list.

Hercules - The Series: Same deal with the Aladdin show.

The Weekenders: Back then,livin' for the weekend was a thing.

The Legend of Tarzan: A nice re-edited version of "Two Worlds" from the movie.

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The song has as that epic hero feel to it.

Recess: This song doesn't Whomp. It's also King Bob approved.

The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh: It's a good theme for a decent show.

Timon and Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! It's a wonderful phase.

Pepper Ann - Pepper Ann. She's one in a million.

Milo Murphy's Law: Sung by Weird Al Yankovic. This makes this theme even greater.

Wander Over Yonder: Catchy and Memorable.

Bonkers: Crazy and memorable.

The Emporer's New School: Another great one from Disney. K.U.Z.C.O. Kuzco,Kuzco,Go,Go!

Avengers - Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Extremely short,but very cool.

Spider-Man The Animated Series: This is by far the greatest Spider-Man theme. It just feels like a 90's Spider-Man theme.

Spider-Man Unlimited: Another Spider-Man theme that screams out 90's. A mediocre show,with an awesome theme song.

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Another catchy theme,this time about my all time favorite American Super Hero.

Spider-Man (80's): A cool theme for Spider-Man of the 80's.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Spidey Friends Assemble!

The Super Hero Squad Show: Time To Hero Up,Squadies!

X-Men - The Animated Series: An Awesome theme that is worthy of the X-Men.

Iron Man (season 2 of the 90's series): Short,but epic. I Am Iron Man!

Fantastic 4 (60's): For some reason,this song is just cool to listen to.

Fantastic 4 (season 1 of the 90's series): A fun and catchy theme about the Fantastic 4.

Danger Mouse: One of 2 British shows on this list. Dunno what else to say about this show,except that the intro was fun. Sorry,but I haven't watched this show in decades.

Count Duckula: The other British show. Same deal with Danger Mouse,a fun intro to a show that I haven't watched in decades.

David The Gnome: This is for all of those who are young at heart And miss the 'Intelligent' Nick Jr.

Doug (nickelodeon version): The 1st Nicktoon.

Ren and Stimpy: Happy Happy,Joy Joy!

Kappa Mikey: Yet Another mediocre show with a cool theme song.

Danny Phantom: Going Ghost!

My Life as A Teenage Robot: A catchy song from one of Nickelodeon's greatest cartoons.

Invader Zim: This anthem represents Zim. Fear It, Filthy Earth Monkeys! Fear It!

Hey Arnold!: Everyones favorite Football-Head! Love the soundtrack for this series.

Fairly OddParents: Extremely Catchy and Memorable. Sure the show went to hell after the Wishology Trilogy,but still,that theme music is great.

Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: This is the Theme Song of Jimmy Neutron!

Spongebob Squarepants: Love him or hate him,there's no denying that Spongebob has a catchy and memorable theme.

Avatar - The Last AirBender: Let's face it,most of this show's soundtrack was great.

Legend of Korra: See previous.

Samurai Jack: This song is Awesome x 50! Watch Out!

The Powerpuff Girls (Classic): It's the PPG's Iconic anthem...made up of 10% Sugar,10% Spice,10% Everything Nice,and 100% Pure Epicness.

Megas XLR: A Sweet Rock tune talking about Giant Robots. Chicks Dig Giant Robots!

The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest: An Awesome 90's update to the original Johnny Quest theme.

Space Ghost - Coast to Coast: Live From The Ghost Planet!

Scooby-Doo,Where Are You?: This song is one of the most famous cartoon themes in history.

What's New Scooby-Doo?: Not as iconic as it's predesessor,but it's still cool.

Johnny Bravo: Another fun theme from Cartoon Network's glory days.

Cow and Chicken: When Mama had a Chicken,She had a Cow. Dad was proud,He didn't care how.

I.M. Weasel: This fun song proves that you Don't need pants for the victory dance ('cuz baboon is better than weasel).

Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends: One word can easily describe this song: Quirky!

Hi Hi,Puffy Ami Yumi: A fun and catchy rock song by Puffy Ami Yumi. Has some cool visuals too.

Ed,Edd,and Eddy: Catchy. That's the only way to describe this song.

Duck Dodgers: This song is cool,take my word for it.

Swat Kats: A high octane kickass song that so fits this show.

2 Stupid Dogs: A zany tune perfectly fitting of these guys.

Captain Planet And The Planeteers (First Theme): Go Planet!

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy: This song rocks...to Death!

Justice League: An epic theme for our favorite DC Hero Team.

The Batman (first theme only): This theme is really cool. It goes really well with this series.

Batman Beyond: The most epic Batman cartoon intro ever..Even more epic than The Batman's first theme.

Teen Titans: This theme is so damn catchy. Puffy Ami Yumi sung this in both English AND Japanese.

Superman: The Animated Series:  A Superman theme that's almost as epic as the once from the Christopher Reeve movies.

Batman: The Animated Series: This is a theme that defines this series and Batman in general. He Is Vengeance! He Is The Night! He Is...BATMAN!!!

Static Shock: Even if you don't like rap,ya gotta give this song it's props.

The Simpsons: Iconic!

Beavis and Butt-Head (the original series): Short,but sweet.

Dr. Katz - Professional Therapist: A short theme,but a cool one.

The Critic: Another cool one.

Transformers G1 (movie version): Cheating Time! This is the Extended Transformers G1 Theme that was only used for the movie.

G.I. Joe: Real American Hero (movie version): Cheat Time Again! Like with the G1 Transformers,The Full G.I. Joe:RAH theme was exclusive Only to the movie. No more cheating,I promise.

Transformers Animated: An awesome update to the G1 theme. Too bad the show itself is mediocre.

G.I.Joe (the DiC series): Got To Get Tough! Yo,Joe!

Jem and the Holograms (First Theme): A Truly Outragous song for All genders.

Transformers Prime: An epic theme for an epic Transformers series.

G.I.Joe Renegades: A very cool theme,despite it and the show itself being "A-Team-ish".

Stunt Dawgs: One of the very few Canadian shows on this list. A mediocre show,with a cool theme song.

Silverhawks: Part Metal,Part Real. Ya gotta love Bluegrass' Guitar solo.

Thundercats(original): Thunder,Thunder,Thunder,Thundercats HO! This theme will definatly get you psyched for the show.

The Real Ghostbusters: Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

He-Man and the Masters Of The Universe (original): An awesome American Super Hero theme.

She-Ra - Princess of Power: The female equivilent of He-Man's theme. It's an awesome theme that is very memorable.

The Ghostbusters aka Filmation's Ghostbusters: Not as cool or as memorable as The Real Ghostbusters,but it's both fun and catchy.

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers(full version only): While the basic version isn't too bad on its own,it's the full version thats all kinds of awesome. No Guts,No Glory!

Bionic Six: One of the definitive 80's cartoon theme songs to listen to. The perfect theme for a Super Future Family.  'nuff said.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Corny,but lovable.

Jayse and the Wheeled Warriors: An awesome song from an obscure 80's cartoon.

Inspector Gadget (the classic series): Go,Gadget,Go!

Heathcliff: Fun theme. Kudos to those who can name the Cadillac Cats.

Dennis The Menace (Classic Series): A pretty fun intro.

Beetlejuice: A fun song with a bit of freakiness to it.

Defenders of the Earth: Another awesome theme that's from an obsure 80's cartoon.

Spiral Zone: Yet another awesome theme that's from an obsure 80's cartoon.

Widget the World Watcher: Before Captain Planet,there was Widget The World Watcher.

Sky Commanders: This show had a pretty cool intro.

The Centurions: Power....X-TREME!!!

Thundarr The Barbarian: Demon Dogs!

Bravestarr: Eye of the Hawk! Ears of the Wolf! Strength of the Bear! Speed of the Pumba!

Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot: A great homage to Robot Animes of the past...even though the song sounds very American. It's still a great song,though.

M.A.S.K: There are tons of mediocre shows with great theme songs,and M.A.S.K. is one of them.

C.O.P.S. aka Cyber C.O.P.S.: It's Crime Fighting Time!

Chuck Norris' Karate Kommandos: Chuck Norris!!

Tiny Toon Adventures: Their Tiny,Their Toony,Their All A Little Looney!

Animaniacs: Their Animane-y,Totally Insane-y! Animaniacs! Those Are The Facts!

Freakazoid: A zany song that you just can't ever get out of your head. Freaka Me,Freaka You!

Pinky and The Brain: A very catchy song that's too tough to get out of your head.

Jackie Chan Adventures: This song is Jackie Chan Approved!

Men-In-Black - The Series: A hip theme song about the MIB.

Max Steel (the Classic Series): It's a damn good song,trust me.

Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego: A catchy song about the world's greatest female thief.

Eek! The Cat/Eek-Stravaganza: A great rock theme combined with fast paced action.

The Tick: Dah Dwee Dah Dah Dah Dwee Dow! Another fun theme song. Spooon!

Pro-Stars (1st Theme): They Are,They Are,Pro-Stars!

Pro-Stars (2nd Theme): Pro-Stars,All-Stars!

The Karate Kid (the Animated Series): Another cool song from a mediocre series.

Captain N: The Game Master: Welcome To Videoland!

Captain N and the Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3: Season 2 of both Captain N and the Super Mario cartoon.

Captain N and the New Super Mario World: Season 3 of both Captain N and the Super Mario cartoon. Despite the lack of animation quality of these shows,the intros are well made.

Mr.T (the animated series): Both Me and Mr.T pitty da foo' who don't like this song.

Alf - The Animated Series: Animated Alf.

Camp Candy: John Candy sings this theme himself..it's too good Not to add to this list.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (1st Theme): One of the most Iconic themes in Cartoons.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2nd Theme): A better version of the original.

Fat Albert: Hey,Hey,Hey!

CBS Storybreak: Very mediocre show,with an awesome theme.

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling: This song is Epic...which is more than I can say for the show itself. Hey,fun fact for ya: This song was Originally planned to be the Hulkster's WWF theme, and that 'Real American' was meant for Barry Windam and Mike Rtundo. But when the duo left the WWF, 'Real American' was given to Hulk Hogan. All and all,things worked out extremely well in the end,wouldn't you say?

Garfield and Friends (2nd theme): Come on in,come to the place where fun never ends! Come on in,it's time to party with Garfield and Friends! Garfield and Friends! XD

Garfield and Friends (3rd theme): A hip 90's song about Garfield himself. It's not as memorable as the 2nd theme,but it's still cool.

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (First Theme): Indeed,a most triumphant song.

Pole Position: And another awesome theme that's from an obsure 80's cartoon.

Where's Waldo: A fun song from an obscure 90's cartoon.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (original): Heroes in a Half-Shell,Turtle Power! Only 1 word can describe this song: Epic!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the red sky seasons): This is a remix of the original song and is just as epic.

Wild C.A.T.S.: They're Heroes,Not Zeroes!

Caddilacs and Dinosaurs: Awesome music with great monologuing.

Wild West COW Boys Of Moo Mesa: It's kinda cool for a western song. The show's not that bad either.

Sonic SatAM: This song defines Sonic almost perfectly. Sonic the Hedgehog Is the Fastest Thing Alive.

The Addams Family (Animated Series): An Iconic Song. The show itself was a blend of the 60's sitcom and the 90's movies.

Bump in The Night: His Name is Mr.Bumpy,He Goes Bump In The Night!

Reboot: Warning! Incoming Game! The 1st of many CGI Animated Shows. Reboot!!

Wing Commander Acadamy: A cool theme for a decent show.

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm: Kombat Time! Even the Haters will admit that this show had a good soundtrack.

Mummies Alive: I love this song. This was one of DiC's very last good show.

The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: A wacky theme song that fits this show well. Has bits of the Sonic The Hedgehog theme too.

Sonic Underground: Yes, the show was mediocre, but at least it had a cool theme song.

Mutant League (Animated Series): An extremely rare jem from the 90's. The theme was pretty damn epic.

The Hurricanes: Their The Hurricanes! Their Champion Spirit Is Here To Stay!

Street Sharks: Jaw-some!!!

Extreme Dinosaurs: Saurian Stomp!!

The Adventures of T-Rex: From one Dinosaur team to the next. A long lost cartoon jem.

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice: Another theme belonging to an absure show. This time from the 90's. Its a pretty awesome song about Heroic Knights.

Mighty Max: This theme song rocks. It's even better with the opening scenes that go along with it.

Double Dragon: Despite what people say about this show, They gotta admit that it had a cool theme song.

The Bots Master: An awesome song from an awesome (and obscure) 90's show.

Biker Mice From Mars (the original series): A high octane rock theme that is a must listen.

Bucky O' Hare and the Toad Wars: It's just another case of a mediocre show with a cool theme song.

Darkstalkers (the animated series): An epic theme for a not-so epic show.

Mega Man - The Animated Series: This has gotta be the most memorable video game cartoon theme ever.  Super Fighting Robot! Mega Man!

Sky Surfer Strikeforce: A cool theme for a really hidden 90's gem.

And there you have it,the Ultimate List of The Greatest Cartoon Themes. This took days to make this,but I think it was worth it. So,what's next? Well,I've decided to focus solely on my Original Series. Though,I might also do something for Retro Talk.

Anyway,thanks for reading and Stay Gold,Space Cowboys.

Jason's Gallery - Women's History Month 2018 - Black Canary

Dinah Laurel Lance, my mother hen, my Black Canary!

In honor of Women's History Month, I give you my fanart of one proud woman, Dinah Laurel Lance aka Black Canary. I was trying to go for the Bruce Timm approach (which I did), but I somewhat combined that with not only her style from Batman: The Brave and the Bold, but I regarding her hair, I got the bangs right (and used Ariel's hairstyle as inspiration), but I made it look like what Katie Cassidy would look (If she ever wants to play the DCAU Black Canary one day, fishnets and all). Not exactly perfect, but as long as I remember her leotard, pantyhose, choker, jacket and above all, her hair, she is just right. 

And on a personal note, ever since the Arrow episode, Collision Course, I have come to forgone conclusion that those 3 recruits are not as noble as they are, especially Laurel's successor, Dinah Drake (who was named after the Golden Age Black Canary herself), who is has since been driven by rage and hatred towards Oliver Queen (Rage and hate are the catalyst for becoming a member of the Red Lantern Corps, led by Atrocitus). Dinah Drake is not the Black Canary we thought she is. She is becoming a vengeance driven psychopath (and I am surprised that Quentin Lance didn't call her out and her hypocrisy). The more I dislike Dinah Drake, the more I become more of a fan of Black Canary (at least the DCAU version, anyway). The producers of Arrow showed no love for Black Canary, or in this case, Laurel Lance, that they had to kill her off, in favor of the Oliver/Felicity lover's spat aka Olicity. As for her Earth -2 doppelganger, Black Siren, there is no shed of redemption whatsoever.

In short, the DCAU version of Black Canary is the one Black Canary I can depend on. The one Black Canary I can talk out my problems with. The one Dinah Laurel Lance who can hug me when I feel sad. And above all else, a far better Black Canary than Dinah Drake in the Arrowverse, with no rage and hate in her heart whatsoever.

And to be frank, Sara Lance is a far better Canary than Dinah Drake, as well.

I just hope Juliana Harkavy doesn't get mad at me for speaking my mind. Sometimes, the truth really hurts, especially being a fan of Black Canary. Stay frosty and keep on rollin'. Until next time.

Jason's Gallery - Green Lanterns Unite!: St. Patrick's Day 2018

The Earthbound Green Lanterns of Sector 2814: Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart and Guy Gardner.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I present to you my fanart of the 4 Earthbound Green Lanterns of Sector 2814. In spite what I have been through, especially the darkness-filled Arrowverse with the blood feuds and in-fighting, the essences of the Green Lantern Corps will always keep my light within burning bright. And now, I shall leave you with the very oath of the Green Lantern Corps itself. Stay frosty and keep on rollin'.

In brightest day, in blackest night
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might
Beware my power...
GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT!!

More Candidates For The List and More Candidates for The Hall

Here are the latest candidates for both The List and The Hall of Heroes..

Planned Parenthood (for being a very corrupt business. I consider myself to be Pro-Choice,but these evil Asshats take things to the extreme. And their Very Perverse SexEd curriculum is both sickening and evil. They get too much government funding,funding that they don't need. Hey,didya know that their founder Margret Sanger was a proud Xenophobic,Homophobic,Racist. It's true. Progressive Values are Perverted Values!)

Note: I usually stay the hell away from politics and want to keep this blog politics free. But I'm gonna make this one exception. So don't expect anymore.

Sega [modern] (These guys have fallen extremely far. They are not the great company of the 90's and early 2000's. These guys are so pathetic now,that they're even worse than Capcom. Modern Sega makes me sick! #RetroSegaForever)

Hollywood (they have a long rapsheet to their name,I don't feel like listing. one such atrocity is needlessly rebooting good tv shows and movies of the past.)

The Mega Man [Fan] Community (for taking hypocrisy to a new level,among other things)

Disney President Gary Marsh (he has 3 strikes against him..and he only has 2 left. in fact,he's very close to getting his 3rd)

Youtube (from cowering at the feet of corrupt media orgs,to forcing ads upon the watcher. These guys are on thin ice)

Capcom [modern] (for bastardizing their old franchises,disrespecting mega man,being hypocrites,refusing to recognize ruby spears mega man as a ligit mega man,ect.)

Square-Enix [modern] (same reason as sega,basically)

The Mainstream Media (other than lying,they blow things way out of proportion just for the sake of sensationalism.Most news outlets nowadays care nothing for truth,just ratings.)
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And Now..Potential Candidates for the Hall of Heroes:

MultiAnimationDude (a cool Youtuber that brings the Nostalgia. Hear he's a nice guy too.)

Pixel Dan Eardley (for being a fun toy reviewer...and a great guy to boot)

Akira Toriyama (for creating dragon ball,my all time favorite anime. he's also a really amazing artist)

Naoko Takeuchi (for creating sailor moon and such beautiful art.)

Shigeru Miyamoto (mr. nintendo himself. without this wonderful and amazing man,nintendo wouldn't be what it is today. he also gave us the mario and zelda series)

Walt Disney (there should be absolutely no explaination as to why he's in the HoH,everyone should just know)

Mr.T (a long time fave of mine and c'mon,it's Mr.T!)

Chuck Norris (another long time favorite of mine. he and T may be old,but they still got it)

Billy Graham (he was america's pastor and a great man. he will be missed )

Ted Dibiase (he's a good minister and a good man. he deserves to be here,trust me. the million dollar man gimmick is just an act. fun fact: dibiase's million dollar man moniker was loosely based on vince mcmahon himself)

Jodi Benson (one hell of a voice actor,who's also one hell of a lady. and a great singer besides)

Well there you have it,potential candidates for The List and The Hall of Heroes! think this list is justified? lemmie know and thanks for reading.

Toon Ninja Reviews - The Bots Master

Hey there, Toonsters!

Rekka Dragon Jay here! And thought I give you another review from Toon Ninja Reviews. I haven't done one in quite a long time (because of reasons) but I thought I could get back on track and do one. In this review, I will talk about one of the underrated gems in the 1990s, and robots is the word. And one cartoon can do justice with robots better than...

( In a sly, fast, low-whispered voice) THE BOTS MASTER!

The Bots Master (known in France as Le Maître des Bots) was a French/American cartoon released in 1993. It was created by Saban International and Créativité et Développement, under the helm of Jean Chalopin (one of the original founders of DIC Entertainment) and co-produced by Avi Arad (who was involved with most of the Marvel cartoons in the 1990s). One of the underrated cartoons in the 90s and one of the few who displayed 3D effects at the time. More on that later. Right now, let's get crackin' and in the words of the aforementioned hero of show...

IT'S LAZER TIME, BOYZZ!!


Story: It is the year 2025, mankind has been prosperous, thanks to a line of high advanced robots, made by super genius and inventor, Ziv Zulander (ZZ to his friends). Unfortunately, the people he works for, the Robotic Megafact Corporation (RM Corp or simply The Corp), has other ideas. The Corp's president and CEO, Sir Louis Leon Paradim (LLP to his employees), has plans for world domination, by turning all the world's robots into his own personal war machines. When ZZ learns of Paradim's evil plot, he resigns from the Corp and plans to shut him down. To combat the Corp's evil machinations, ZZ created his own group of robotic creations, the Brain Operated Young Zygoetopic Zoids (BOYZZ for short). Although he is fighting to expose their treachery, the Corp labeled ZZ as a terrorist by the news media because he knows too much. But with the aid of his BOYZZ Brigade and his little sister, Blitzy, ZZ fights to clear his name and expose the Corp's evil schemes to save the world and all of humanity.

This...is his story.

Synopsis: The Bots Master is about robotics genius/freedom fighter, Ziv Zulander (ZZ for short), fighting against the evil machinations of the Robotic Megafact Corporation. ZZ, branded a terrorist by the Corp, fights a covert battle against them while trying to clear his name, with the aid of not only his little sister, Blitzy, but also by his creations, his BOYZZ Brigade. As the show progressed, the Corp's scheme of global conquest goes from using Krang Chips to turn all the bots in the world into their own personal war machines to Paradim wants to be president of a country of his choosing. The show lasted 40 episodes, ending on a cliffhanger (more on that as I explain my retrospect on the show and our "What if" scenario).

Characters: The characters are a mixed bag, both organic and robotic. Let's start with the human characters, both the main hero and his little sister, the BOYZZ themselves, the villains and other characters. Let's begin, shall we?

Ziv Zulander: ZZ to his friends and Blitzy, Zulander is the aforementioned Bots Master himself. He is a super genius and inventor and a decent fighter in his own right. He use to work for the RM Corp, using his genius to create bots to benefit mankind until learning of the Corp's treacherous plot for world domination.  And when he did that, the Corp labeled him as a terrorist. Now ZZ has to not only has to clear his name, but expose the Corp as the real criminals, with the aid of his creations, the BOYZZ. ZZ lives in his grandfather's bomb shelter, which he uses as his headquarters to monitor the Corp's activities. ZZ was voiced by Mark Hildreth, who was not only a stage actor, but did other voices in gaming and in other animated shows, movies and specials, including doing the voice of Terry Bogard in the Fatal Fury anime trilogy and as Alex Mann from the CGI version of Action Man.

Blitzy Zulander: ZZ's spunky little sister. Unlike her big brother, Blitzy is spunky and headstrong, a deadly combination, especially in the battlefield. She rides her VAF jet and is responsible for bringing Jungle Fiver, the 5-Bot Mecha, together. While ZZ and his main BOYZZ fight in the frontlines, Blitzy does the fighting as backup when needed, hence her name, Blitzy, taken from the word, blitz, as in blitzkrieg, which is German for lightning war. Blitzy was voiced by Crystaleen O'Bray.

And now, here are the aforementioned creations of ZZ, the BOYZZ. Like I said, BOYZZ are an acronym, which stands for Brain Operated Young Zygoetopic Zoids (Zygoetopic? I don't know what that word means. Probably an artificial intelligence thing, who knows). The BOYZZ are automatons with artificial intelligence built in them, making them think and feel like humans. But, whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not, under any circumstances, call them Bots. And if you do, they will let you know how they feel about. After all, they are no Bots, they're BOYZZ, and very proud of it, I might add. Without further ado, here are the BOYZZ themselves.

The Street BOYZZ: Toolzz and Jammerzz, two BOYZZ who are fun and easy going. Toolzz, hence his name, has two sets of tools on his arms, a drill on one arm and pliers on the other. Although easy going, Toolzz's one weakness is his acrophobia, his fear of heights. As for Jammerzz, he likes to rhyme while bashes the Corp's bots with his piledriver arm, which doubles as a double-barrel laser cannon. Toolzz was voiced by Stefano Giulianetti while Jammerzz  was voiced by Cusse Mankuma, who also voiced Mamoo in Super Duper Sumos.

The Sports BOYZZ: BOYZZ who specializes in sports and use their sports equipment as weapons.

All-Ball: The lead Sports BOYZZ, whose moveable arms and legs are use for comical effect when he runs real fast.

Bogey: Specializes in golf, hences his name.

Batzz: Baseball is his specialty. He had his day in the limelight in the episode, Lost, where he temporally lost his memory after a mission gone wrong.

Ace: With one arm, with tennis racket attached to it, let the tennis balls fly.

Science BOYZZ: They are the lead BOYZZ into science, ingenuity, repairs and everything in between.

Watzon: Programmed to be the doctor of the team, with a dry wit to boot. He is voiced by Matt Hill, in his pre-Ed, from Ed, Edd and Eddy, type voice, but without the dimwitted nature that Ed is known for.

D'Nerd: A BOYZZ programmed to be a, well, nerd. Though very brilliant, his true programming is that of a living and talking dictionary. You say a word in front of him, he will say the word, tell you whether its a adjective or a noun and finally its meaning. And time and time again, he gets into trouble, especially when his programming gets the best of him, or get disassembled sometimes. D'Nerd is voiced by Terry Klassen, who was the original voice of Krillin from the original Ocean Group/Saban dub of Dragon Ball Z and as Kwirk the Chillin' Tomato from The Power Team.

Genesix: The lead Science BOYZZ, responsible for helping ZZ with all the battle bots and other equipment in their fight against the Corp. He was the first prototype BOYZZ ZZ built and his name was taken from the word, "Genesis" He is voiced by, believe it or not, Michael Donovan.

Other BOYZZ:

Twig: An humanoid BOYZZ and ZZ's Bodyguard, designed to be his transport, an expy of Transformers, no less, from vehicle mode to robot mode and vice versa.

Cook: A BOYZZ programmed to be, well, a cook.

Kiddie: A BOYZZ programmed to be a kid, a perfect playmate for Blizty at her age. Although being the "Scrappy" of the BOYZZ, his day in the limelight was in the episode, "Bringing Down the BOYZZ" where he helped ZZ find an anti-virus program to save the other BOYZZ who were contaminated.

Swang: A bug like BOYZZ that bounces around and slashes things with its claws. Mostly used for reconnaissance.

Birden: A bird BOYZZ that flies around blindly, due to its missing guidance system.

Freehand: An arm with a propeller that helps around ZZ's place, especially with the Talking Heads.

The Talking Heads: 5 robotic heads that talk too much.

T1 - A green robot head with fins
T2 - A pink robot head who laughs alot
T3 - A rectangular purple robot head
T4 - A green robot head with eye stalks
T5 - A golden robot head who speaks in a quiet type tone

Of all the Talking Heads, T2 is the most annoying of the bunch. T2's laugh makes Lewis Skolnick's laugh sound tolerable.

Jungle Fiver: A 5 robot combiner mecha, mostly used when ZZ and Blitzy brings out the big guns and I do mean, "Big", especially dealing with the Corp's giant bots.

Ninjzz: The first BOYZZ ZZ built for combat. Ninjzz, hench his name, is a ninja BOYZZ, programmed for stealth and combat. Fused by the DNA scan of the greatest ninja warrior who ever lived, Dragon Lee, Ninjzz is quite formidable. Being in mind and body, Ninjzz fills the role as leader when ZZ and/or Blitzy were out of action or something similar. Of all the BOYZZ, Ninjzz is my most favorite. His style does measure up to the other fictional ninjas such as Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Joe Musashi and, of course, Ryu Hayabusa. So awesome.

With that said, now, we talk about the main villains of the Robotic Megafact Corporation. Before that, let's talk about their bots before the main baddies. All the Corp's bots, all are 3A type bots, are different in many ways like the Security Bots, Green Bots, Police Bots, Private Police Bots, Helibots, Beast Bots and so on and so forth. When the bots speak, they sound like when Stephen Hawking uses his computer to say something due to a crippling disease that prevents him from speaking and moving slowly. Then, there are the Huma-Bots, human-robot hybrids that combine brute strength with robotic parts. And finally, the Corp's crowing achivement, their giant bots, the 3Ps and the aforementioned MDB, which stands for the Massive Destruction Bot, whose strength and firepower can only be stopped by Jungle Fiver itself.  With that said, now let's talk about the main baddies from the Corp.

Sir Lewis Leon Paradim: The president and CEO of the Robotic Megafact Corporation. Paradim (or LLP to his employees) is not thrilled of being the richest man in the world. In fact, he wanted more than just running a corporation. World domination is all he seeks. And with his employees and his army of bots, Paradim will have the world at the palm of his hand. Paradim is as clever as he is ruthless. Not only he can replace himself with a robotic clone of himself with explosives, but he can also get his hands dirty on occasion, especially fighting against Ninjzz in hand-to-hand combat. Like Lex Luthor and every other real life executive, Paradim embodies what corporate greed and deception truly is. And seriously, "LLP?" That sounds like a Patent Trademark than a nickname to me. Anyway, Paradim was voiced by Dale Wilson, who also voice Ja-Kal from Mummies Alive!, Mr. Big from The Power Team and Big Boss Graves from The Adventures of T-Rex.

Lady Frenzy: Paradim's number two. Even though she is loyal to the Corp, Frenzy has an infatuation with ZZ, despite seeing Ziv as her enemy. Despite her calm demeanor, hence her name, when things don't go her way, she will get angry and get into a, frenzy, so to speak. And like most fictional characters like Jessica Rabbit, Lady Frenzy speaks with a low, sexy, husky type voice, that was based on the late, great Lauren Bacal. Frenzy was voiced by Janyse Jaud, who also voiced Jezmine from Conan the Adventurer, Sgt. Rita Torres from EXO-Squad, Orange Blossom from Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures and Panni, one of Laocorn's henchmen, from Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture.

Dr. Hiss: The Corp's bionically insane scientist, with a strong, profound hatred for Zulander. He is the one responsible for not just with all the Corp's bots, but also responsible for installing every, single Krang Chip (which he created) to every other 3A type bot all over the world that will turn on their masters and obey only the Corp. No one knows how Hiss became so disfigured and turned into a cyborg. But he can be as dangerous as the bots he created. His name and personality was based on real life Nazi politician, Rudolf Hess. Dr. Hiss was voiced by Ian James Corlett, who uses the same hissing accent for Snakeman in the Ruby-Spears Megaman cartoon and as Inferno from G.I. Joe: Extreme, but without the hissing accent.

Other characters appear in the show, such as:

Lonnie Chang: A news reporter, who reports Zulander's "terrorist" activities and buying into the Corp's lies and propaganda. But, that doesn't mean she's a bad person. Just following some bad leads due to the Corp's deceptive nature. If the show would've continue, she would've seen the Corp's treachery first hand and help ZZ. Her name was a take from real life reporter, Connie Chung, who is married to the poor man's version of Jerry Springer, Maury Povich (Oh, boy).

Alicia: She is ZZ's on and off girlfriend. The Betty to Lady Frenzy's Veronica.

President Bando: President of the United States of Africa (yes, it does exist in the show, not real life) and one of many people who believe in ZZ's true character and skeptical on the Corp's business practices.

Now that that's taken care of, let's talk about the animation and the music. Besides, there is not much to talk about it, but here it is, anyway. Let's start with the music.

Music: The music was done by Alain Garcia, which brings the techno-pop feel into his music, which almost similar to some of the shows done by Saban like Power Rangers or X-Men.

Animation: Since it was made by Créativité et Développement, it's like a cross between past cartoons from DIC with an early Japanese anime feel to it. Créativité et Développement later became involved with other shows like season 2 of King Arthur and the Knights of Justice and season 2 of Conan the Adventurer. And what makes The Bots Master so unique at the time, was its 3D effects. Most of the episodes start off 2D, but when a character (mostly ZZ, Blitzy or one of the BOYZZ) says the line, "It's Lazer Time," it turned from 2D into 3D when the action picks up in intensity. But when the battle ends, they say "Game Over," and it goes back being 2D. This effect was done using a method called the Pulfrich effect, a psychophysical percept wherein lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes. And the only way the viewers can see the show through 3D is if they had the special 3D glasses that came with the short-lived action figures (which I will get to in a moment). The 3D effects was done by Nuoptix 3-D. This show wasn't the only one with 3D effects at the time. The other show with similar 3D effects was Space Strikers, which I call 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...in Space. But that's for another time. Anyway, as the intro itself, when the show first came out, the first version it has clips from the first 3 episodes, including episode 2, Enter the Ninjzz, where the BOYZZ fought to save ZZ from the Corp's Bots, including the prototype MDB codenamed Goliath, Ninjzz smashing a Beast Bot with his Nunchucks. But, as the series progressed, they created the second, but new intro from scratch, from the BOYZZ introducing themselves to Jungle Fiver fighting both the MDB and the 3B. Between the two, I think the second intro is much better than the first. Trust me, I know.

Experiences and What Ifs: Like many cartoons in the 90s, I use to watch it before I head off to school. Most of the time, I left to school before the episode finishes. And those days I stood home or having summer vacation, I saw all 40 episodes in its entirety. Here are some of my favorite highlights from The Bots Master.

"Adios, ZZ!," The first episode, where we introduced to ZZ, his sister Blitzy, the BOYZZ and the villains of the RM Corp, which establishes the status quo of the show.

"Enter the Ninjzz," Here we are introduced to my favorite BOYZZ, Ninjzz. Truly an awesome ninja, just like Snake Eyes and Ryu Hayabusa. That, and seeing the BOYZZ throw down against the Corp while saving ZZ.

By the way, some of the sound effects were used from other media. For instance, when Ninjzz yells like a ninja, it was taken from the Bruce Lee flick, Game of Death, along with the nunchucks sound effects and when he fires his ninja stars, the sfx was taken from Rambo: First Blood Part II, where Rambo fires his arrow. It's true, look it up sometime. Anyway, moving on.

"Blitzy and her Battlebot Brigade," Here where ZZ was trying to broker a truce with Lady Frenzy, but it was a trap by the Corp and it's up to Blitzy and the other BOYZZ to save ZZ once more.

"Stop The Bot," Here we see the Massive Destruction Bot and Jungle Fiver for the first time.

"This Land is My Land," In this episode, ZZ and the BOYZZ protects a businessman's property from the Corp.

"Bringing Down the BOYZZ," The Corp affected most of the BOYZZ with a virus and guess whose saves the day? Kiddie saves everybody. Not bad for a little kid BOYZZ.

"Climb the Mountain," ZZ heads to Peru to see his old college professor who, against his own will, made some special alloy the Corp's Special Green Bots, which can be easily be dissolved by citric acid, straight from lemons.

"Blind Date," ZZ, feeling bored and alone, meets Alicia, the Betty to the Veronica that is Lady Frenzy.

"Bobby and his Bots," ZZ meets a fellow robot maker named Bobby. At first he was in the same page as ZZ, but it turns out that he was working for the Corp, especially taking T2, the most annoying Talking Head of them all, for the Corp's unusual experiments.

"Friendly Frenzy," By using a special flower and turning it into a potion spray of sorts, ZZ used it on Lady Frenzy, turning her nice and kind, which is a contrast to her mean and ruthless nature.

"The Setting Sun," The Final Episode. In this one, the president's daughter gets kidnapped and it's up to ZZ and BOYZZ to save her. And the president's daughter, she looks a bit like Blitzy. In the end, the president's daughter is saved and the Corp's treachery have been exposed. However...

That leads us to the show's downfall. Even though ZZ has exposed to Corp's true nature, the Corp themselves has succeed installing artificial intelligence into one of their Green Bots, thus, Paradim declares the end of Ziv Zulander and the beginning of the day of the Corp. After that, the show was cancelled after 40 episodes, due to poor merchandising with their toyline. A trend that will continue to this day, especially with shows like the ThunderCats reboot and Young Justice getting canned by not just poor merchandising, but an overwhelming involvement by executive meddling.

And if the show was still on the air, ZZ would continue to convince all the world leaders that the Corp are the real terrorists and the end game with the Corp's 3A bots with A.I. will be their undoing. But, if you have any suggestions on how this show would've continued, leave me a comment.

Other than that, The Bots Master, like many other underrated cartoons in the 90s, was a unique one. Usually, most shows lasted either 13 or 26 episodes. But since it was never on a big time network, syndication was always a cartoons best friend and The Bots Master was no different. Check it out sometime and who knows, maybe someday, we will see the BOYZZ throw down against the Corp once again. Before I call it a day, I want to thank Pete Amoroso aka Byakko for refreshing my memories on this show. If you want to see his reviews and his artwork, here are his links to his pages:

https://www.facebook.com/pete.amoroso
https://www.youtube.com/user/PeteTehBeastDX

And with that said, I'll see you next time. Stay frosty and keep on rollin'.

GAME OVER, BOYZZ!

Top 20 Best Weekday Afternoon Cartoons

....or Best Cartoons to watch on the Weekdays. XD

Ah,Weekday Afternoon TV! Remember those times when you came home from Lucifer's Penitentiary (aka School) and sat infront of the TV to watch your favorite Weekday Afternoon TV Shows? No? Then you're likely a 2k Kid.

For us 80's and 90's kids,watching Weekday Afternoon TV was something we looked forward too after a hellish day at School. Anyway,today I'm gonna list the Top 20 Best Weekday Afternoon Cartoons. The rules for this list are simple:

1 - Only shows that debuted on Weekday Afternoons. So,don't expect a lot of Fox Kids and Kids WB stuff on this list,since most of those shows debuted on Saturday Mornings.

2 - Mostly animated shows,though 1 or 2 live action shows are allowed.

And 3 - No Anime. Sorry Toonami Faithful,I'll make a list just for you in the future,I promise.

Ok,now that the rules are established,let's get things started.

Honorable Mentions:

Alvin and the Chipmunks (Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

Beetlejuice (Fox Kids Network)

Heathcliff (Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

Animaniacs (Fox Kids Network/Fox Kids)

Godzilla ([90's cartoon] Fox Kids)

Dennis the Menace ([80's cartoon] Unnamed WB Block)

Talespin (The Disney Afternoon)

Bonkers (The Disney Afternoon)
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20 - Inspector Gadget ([original show] Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

19 - Tom and Jerry Kids (Fox Kids Network/Fox Kids)

18 - Tiny Toon Adventures (Fox Kids Network/Fox Kids)

17 - Goof Troop (The Disney Afternoon)

16 - Peter Pan and the Pirates (Fox Kids Network)

15 - Big Guy and Rusty (Fox Kids)

14 - Biker Mice From Mars ([original 90's show] Unnamed WB Block)

13 - Bobby's World (Fox Kids Network/Fox Kids)

12 - Histeria (Kids WB)

11 - The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers  (Unnamed WB Block)

10 - Batman: The Animated Series (Fox Kids Network)

09 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ([classic series] Unnamed Pre-Kids WB Block)

08 - Silverhawks (Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

07 - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

06 - Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers (The Disney Afternoon)

05 - Darkwing Duck (The Disney Afternoon)

04 - Ducktales ([classic series] The Disney Afternoon)

03 - Power Rangers ([Classic Saban Era]; Fox Kids Network/Fox Kids)

02 - Gargoyles (The Disney Afternoon)

01 - Thundercats (Unnamed Pre-Fox Kids Block)

Great list,eh. Will be making one for Saturday Morning and Sunday Morning Cartoons as well.

Until next time,
Stay Gold,Space Cowboy.

Jason's Gallery - Black History Month 2018 - Panthro

With the talk about the Black Panther movie and in honor of Black History Month, I give you my fanart everyone's favorite lightning bruiser/gadgeteer genius, Panthro from ThunderCats. As we all know, Panthro, just like the aforementioned hero, based on the actual panther, is very strong, very agile, very smart and his mastery of nunchucks rivals that of either Bruce Lee or Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And besides, nobody drives the Thundertank but him.

And on a personal note, this fanart has double meaning. Because not only I am honoring Black History Month with Panthro, but I am also dedicating this fanart to the actor who voiced him, Earle Hyman, who recently passed away last year, along with all the other voice actors who have since passed, including the legendary June Foray. This fanart is for him. Godspeed, Mr. Hyman and thanks for all the memories, especially giving us the awesome that is Panthro.

ThunderCats, HOOOOOOO!!

Earle Hyman
(October 11th, 1926 -  November 17th, 2017)

Image Song, in honor of both Panthro and Earle Hyman: Night Time is the Right Time by Ray Charles