1980s Cartoon Trivia

Sure, many of them were 30-minute long toys commercials, but they were still fun. Hey gang. I'm your host Brian Rollins, and this is the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. We are, of course, talking about 1980s cartoons, when marketing rules were loose, and there was a lot of money to be made selling toys to kids on Saturday mornings. And after school, as always it's three rounds of 10 questions. Each? I give you the question and then a timer. Then you get the answer fast and fun. If you need rules or scorecard, visit the show's website, at dorky geeky nerdy.com. And now on with the show, the dorky round number one, which American cartoon, which was a redub of Japanese cartoons featured. A giant robot made of five lines or 15 vehicles. Voltron. Number 2, Hanna-Barbera converted. What arcade smash into a TV Series in 1982 Pac-Man. Number 32, car has diaclone and microman toys were rebranded and turned into what 1984 TV series. Transformers. Number four. What toy launched in 1963 was relaunched as a real American hero on TV in 1982. G.i. Joe. Number 5, what superhero defended Eternia from the forces of Skeletor. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Number 6, Don Adams voiced, what character from 1983 to 1986. Inspector Gadget. Number 7, Lion-O lead. What team of Heroes? ThunderCats. Number 8, what show? Now over 30 seasons in length began its life as a collection of shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show. The Simpsons. Number nine. What Belgian created characters are described as being three apples, High. The Smurfs. Number 10. What He-Man? Spin-off featured, a female protagonist in the planet etherea? She-Ra, Princess of Power. the geeky round number one, what 1983 cartoon features, The Voice talents of sitcom Stars, Willie Aames, and Don Most Dungeons & Dragons. Number two, what 80s? Cartoon featured, a young man that would turn into a car when he got hot and back into a human when he got cold. Turbo teen. I'm not making that up. That was the premise. Number 3, Matt trakker LED what team of secret agents with transforming vehicles in 1985. Mask. Number four, what 1988 show, featured the valyrians, the rulon's, and some dubious paleontology. Dino Riders. Number 5. What desert themed 80s cartoon marketed fruit-scented dolls? Strawberry. Shortcake my sister had these and they smelled awful. Number 6, what superheroes faced off against monstar and his henchmen in the limbo Galaxy? Silverhawks. Number 7, when a cartoon was made for the 1984 smash Ghostbusters, what was it called? The Real Ghostbusters, the name was changed due to copyright issues. Number 8, Lorenzo music voiced. What Jim Davis, creation starting in 1988 Garfield in the show, Garfield and Friends. Number 9, what magical creatures use their superpowers to defeat Evil by staring at them. The Care Bears. Number 10. What cartoon was inspired by a dream sequence in The Muppets. Take Manhattan. Muppet Babies. The nerdy round number one, the mr. T cartoon featured, the eponymous actor fighting crime alongside a team of what type of athletes. Gymnasts. Number two, what 1986 show turned an R-rated Action Hero into a kid-friendly. G.i. Joe, knock off Rambo, the force of freedom. Number three, what robot team was comprised of tour, bort bo boo and crunch. The mighty or Bots. Number four, what trio of technological superheroes had Power extreme. Centurions. Number 5. What mr. Ed star voiced Scrooge. McDuck starting in 1987 Alan Young. Number 6, the outfits for Chippendale in Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers was based on what to live-action characters. Chips look was based on Indiana Jones and Dale was based on Thomas Magnum. Number 7, Ross, bagdasarian jr. Brought his father's fictional singing group to the small screen with what 1983 series. Alvin and the Chipmunks. Number 8. What show was the first Saturday morning cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions? The Adventures of the Gummi Bears. Number nine what show running from 1983 to 1988 had its theme song. Go triple platinum. Gem each doll from the series was packaged with a cassette containing the theme song and other music. Number 10, what 1983 series was based on books by John Peterson? The littles. And that's the show for this week, kids. I hope you had some fun 80s. Cartoons are a unique beast in the history of TV next week. We're heading back to the big screen. Here's your clue. What movie and TV franchise was rebooted with a prequel in 2009? I hope to see you back here. Next, Wednesday for more trivia, this has been episode 136 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host Brian Rollins. You can find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening. There are nearly 2,000 original feature films and documentaries in the Netflix catalog and that number is only growing so I've made it my mission to watch them all. Nope, that's a lie. 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