80s cartoons

The Immobilizer – Four Million Years Later, episode 22

Blog, Podcasts / August 7, 2023 / 80s cartoons, 80scartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

See: a Wheeljack invention that WORKS! Witness: Ironhide feel SAD!! Behold: a new flesh creature that can handle business Rosie-The-Riveter style!!! All this and Bumblebee visits the arcade!!!! (Sorry for Jerzy’s randomly-ramping-up-loudly audio in this one. I’ve taken away all his Bumblebee toys to punish him.)

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Traitor – Four Million Years Later, episode 21

Blog, Podcasts / July 31, 2023 / 80s cartoons, 80scartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

Uh oh! Has somebody SWITCHED SIDES?? Behold: Cliffjumper cliffjump to conclusions!! Listen to young Jerzy discover the meaning of two different phrases!! And Hoover shows he appreciates easily-contented characters with no drive!!

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Attack of the Autobots – Four Million Years Later, episode 20

Blog, Podcasts / July 24, 2023 / 80s cartoons, 80scartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

In this episode, the Autobots attack… some jets on an airstrip?? Megatron reveals the weirdest aerosol spray ever!! Starscream has absolutely nothing to say… about ANYTHING! All this and a human smashes a window in order to jump out of it, hides in a dumpster, and has said dumpster go flying into a brick wall with her in it, but emerges unscathed! And yet I stub my toe and am bedridden for 3 months???

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Autobot Spike – Four Million Years Later, episode 17

Blog, Podcasts / July 3, 2023 / 80s cartoons, 80scartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

We’re back to talking about episodes, and here is AUTOBOT SPIKE to kick off season two. In this episode we hear young Jerzy’s shocked reaction to the new SEASON TWO OPENING! Jerzy upgrades the script from an intermediate level to young adult level!! Hoover lovingly talks about Reflector!!! Jerzy actually THROWS SHADE at Optimus Prime!!!! And we mispronounce Donald F Glut’s last name YET AGAIN (sorry Chris)!!!!! All this and the creepiest quote in the series (so far, at least). Stick a colander on your head and transfer your mind into your podcast player!!

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Season 1 Wrap Up Pt 1 – Four Million Years Later, episode 16.1

Blog, Four Million Years Later, Podcasts / June 19, 2023 / 80s cartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

So we went to do a season wrap-up show not sure we’d have enough to talk about, and it ended up being twice as long as usual, so we decided to post it in two parts, as I’d be very surprised if anyone wanted to listen to us for 2 1/2 hours in one sitting! In this half, we set the scene talking about the cartoon and toy landscapes of 1984, and how Transformers changed so many things, being an innovation, and literal worldwide phenomenon. You’ll get to hear Jerzy discover UHF stations! Experience young Hoover shocked and excited that a GIRL collected Transformers!! And learn the terrible tragedy slash CBS Special Event that forever distanced Jerzy from his family!!! YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER THIS EPISODE!!!! (Ok, so it probably will, but hey, you never know…)

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Closing theme by Nick Mehalick

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Heavy Metal War – Four Million Years Later, episode 16

Blog, Four Million Years Later, Podcasts / June 5, 2023 / 80s cartoons, cartoons, Four Million Years Later, transformers, transformersg1

Prime channels Judge Dredd! Megatron cheats! Starscream won’t shut up! Two Constructicons don’t talk at all! Wait, what are Constructicons?? Find out in this episode of FOUR MILLION YEARS LATER!!

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GoBots

Blog / May 3, 2023 / 80s cartoons, 80scartoons, cartoons, inking, transformers

As Hoover and I explored repeatedly on the Four Million Years Later podcast, GoBots was a brand I hated as a boy, but grew to love as I got older.

I learned to appreciate another take on the transforming robot scifi genre (as if there should only be one!); the fact that they had female-presenting robots fully integrated into the series (unlike TF that didn’t have a female main character until the third season), the human characters were much more diverse, there’s very little gunplay, and the voice acting is terrific!

Oh, and the theme song isn’t bad:

Here are a few GoBots drawings I did while teaching myself to ink with a brush.

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Thunder Punch Daily 116 – “It Doesn’t Hold Up”

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / April 28, 2011 / 80s cartoons, cartoons, writing

Today I let myself get a little angry as I talk about a common misconception concerning cartoons and stories aimed at young people. Too often I hear a criticism leveled at these materials that runs along the lines of “it doesn’t hold up” after experiencing them as an adult. I share a few thoughts on how we need to consider the intended audience before jumping to conclusions on the quality of a work. And also why these people are dead wrong.

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