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Cartoon Quest
Cartoon Quest was the name of a block of mostly animated television shows that aired on the Sci Fi Channel starting in 1992. Similar to USA's '' Cartoon Express'', it featured reruns of various older cartoons interspersed with interstitial segments; in this case, focusing on a live-action family (all clad in loincloths) exploring a strange region. During its run, the block aired every Saturday from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This block ended in 1995, and was replaced by ''The Animation Station''. Programming Shows aired the first season of ''Cartoon Quest'' are: *''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' *''Defenders of the Earth'' *''Fantastic Voyage'' *''The New Adventures of Flash Gordon'' *''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' *'' Star Trek: The Animated Series'' *''Stingray'' *'' The Transformers'' The following year and further on: *'' Back to the Future: The Animated Series'' *''Bionic Six'' *''The Funny Company'' *''Galaxy High'' *''Here Comes the Grump'' *''Journey to the Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syfy
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of January 2016, Syfy is available to 92.4 million households in America. History In 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, communications attorneys and cable TV entrepreneurs Mitchell Rubenstein and his wife and business partner Laurie Silvers devised the concept for the Sci-Fi Channel, and signed up 8 of the top 10 cable TV operators as well as licensing exclusive rights to the British TV series ''Doctor Who'' (which shifted over from PBS to Sci-Fi Channel), ''Dark Shadows'', and the cult series ''The Prisoner''. In 1992, the channel was sold by Rubenstein and Silvers to USA Networks, then a joint venture between Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy High
is a science fiction animated series that premiered on September 13, 1986 on CBS and ran for 13 episodes until December 6, 1986. The series was created by Chris Columbus and featured music and a theme song composed by Don Felder. The series was later shown in reruns on Sci-Fi Channel's Cartoon Quest. Synopsis Two Earth teenagers are accepted into the intergalactic high school Galaxy High School on the fictional asteroid Flutor. The teenage boy, Doyle Cleverlobe, was a skilled athlete and popular, while the teenage girl Aimee Brighttower was shy and, as the theme song states, "the smartest girl in school, not very popular, not very cool." But once in space, their roles are somewhat reversed. The alien teenagers seem to accept the not-so-popular Aimee, while Doyle tends to rub the aliens the wrong way. Although Doyle finds himself an outcast and has difficulties adjusting, Aimee does not abandon him, and suggests he can make friends and bring glory to Galaxy High through his exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrahawks
''Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks'', usually referred to simply as ''Terrahawks'', is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures for London Weekend Television and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-centric TV series included '' Thunderbirds'' and ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''. Set in the year 2020, the series follows the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and Extraterrestrial life, aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode. Premise The series is set in the year 2020, after an alien force has destroyed NASA's Mars base and Earth is under threat. A small organisation, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewoks
The Ewoks (singular: Ewok) are a fictional species of small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds in the ''Star Wars'' universe. They inhabit the forest moon of Endor and live in arboreal huts and other simple dwellings, being seen as primitive in comparison with other sentient species. Ewoks debuted in the 1983 feature film ''Return of the Jedi'' and have since appeared in two made-for-television films, ''The Ewok Adventure'' (1984) and '' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'' (1985), as well as a 2D animated series, several books and games, and briefly in the 2019 feature film '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''. Concept and creation George Lucas created the Ewoks because he wanted ''Return of the Jedi'' to feature a tribe of primitive creatures that bring down the technological Empire. He had originally intended the scenes to be set on the Wookiee home planet, but as the film series evolved, the Wookiees became technologically skilled. Lucas reversed the syllables to designate a new speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droids
Droid or DROID may refer to: * A robot, or specifically android (robot) Entertainment * Droid (band), an American metal band * ''Droid'' (film), a 1988 science fiction film * Droid (''Star Wars''), science fictional machines from the ''Star Wars'' franchise ** '' Star Wars: Droids'', a cartoon series from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * ''Droids'' (role-playing game), a tabletop role-playing game * Droid Bishop, American synthwave musician Smartphones * Droid, a common shorthand for Android (operating system) * Verizon Droid, brand of smartphones HTC * Droid DNA * Droid Eris * Droid Incredible ** Droid Incredible 2 ** Droid Incredible 4G LTE Motorola * Motorola Droid ** Droid 2 ** Droid 3 ** Droid 4 * Droid Bionic * Droid Pro * Droid X ** Droid X2 * Droid Razr ** Droid Razr HD * Droid Maxx * Droid Ultra * Droid Mini * Droid Turbo Samsung * Droid Charge Other uses * DROID (Digital Record Object IDentification), a software tool for the PRONOM technical registry of the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronin Warriors
''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Nagoya TV, aired across Japan on the All-Nippon News Network from April 30, 1988, to March 4, 1989 for a total of 39 episodes. A manga adaptation was serialized on Kodansha’s ''Comic BomBom'' from November 17, 1988 to April 5, 1990 and the chapters collected into 2 ''tankōbon'' volumes. Plot List of Ronin Warriors characters#Talpa, Talpa, the demon lord of the Netherworld and ruler of The Dynasty, is bent on conquering the mortal world. Standing against Talpa and his four Dark Warlords are the five Ronin Warriors, each in possession of mystical armor and weapons. They are assisted by List of Ronin Warriors characters#Mia Koji, Mia Koji, a young student-teacher, and a mysterious warrior-monk known only as List of Ronin Warriors characters#The Ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robotech (TV Series)
''Robotech'' is an American 85-episode adaptation of three unrelated Japanese anime television series (from three different fictional universes) made between 1982 and 1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985. Within the combined and edited story, ''Robotechnology'' refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed giant robotic machines or mecha (many of which were capable of transforming into vehicles) to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions. Background ''Robotech'' was one of the first anime televised in the United States that attempted to include most of the complexity and drama of its original Japanese source material. Produced by Harmony Gold USA, Inc. in association with Tatsunoko Productions Co. Ltd., ''Robotech'' is a story adapted with edited content and revised dialogue from the animation of three different mecha anime series: ''The Super Dimension Fortress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Gigantor
is a 1980 Japanese Mecha Animated series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and a modern style remake of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga ''Tetsujin 28-go''. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa and produced by both Shigeru Akagawa and Toru Horikoshi. It aired on Nippon Television from October 3, 1980 to September 25, 1981 with a total count of 51 episodes. Fred Ladd and TMS converted the series into ''The New Adventures of Gigantor'', which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States from September 9, 1993 to June 30, 1997. English opening narration Japanese cast *Eiko Hisamura as Shotaro Kaneda *Ikuko Tani as Utako Shikishima *Yoshio Kaneuchi as Dr. Shikishima * Kousei Tomita as Inspector Ohtsuka *Kumiko Takizawa as Makiko Shikishima *Ikuo Nishikawa as Robby *Keiko Toda as Prince Gula *Kenji Utsumi as Space Demon King * Osamu Kobayashi as Branch *Kazuyuki Sogabe as Narrator English cast *Barbara Goodson as Jimmy Sparks, Marana/Lady Shroud, Bonnie Brilliant *Doug Stone as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Shop
''Little Shop'' is a 1991 animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday morning cartoon, Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids, Fox Kids TV network, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. ''Little Shop'' was based on the 1960 Roger Corman film ''The Little Shop of Horrors''; Corman served as a consultant. The concept of the adaptation is credited to Ellen Levy and Mark Edward Edens, and the series was produced by Tom Tataranowicz. The horror film, horror elements in previous versions of the story, in which characters are eaten by the plant, are toned down for children in this series. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions. The series is not available on Disney+. Synopsis Self-proclaimed nerd Seymour Krelborn, an adolescent boy who works in a flower shop, is friends with a talking Venus flytrap named Junior. Junior sprouts from a 200-million-year-old seed and has the abili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazer Tag Academy
''Lazer Tag Academy'' is an animated television series inspired by Worlds of Wonder's Lazer Tag (their branded version of the pursuit game referred to generically as "laser tag") that was created by Ruby-Spears Productions. Original episodes aired on NBC from September 13 to December 6, 1986, with reruns lasting until August 22, 1987. It was later shown in reruns under the new title ''Lazer Patrol'' on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest. Another laser tag related series, DIC Entertainment's live-action ''Photon'' series aired the same year in syndication. The show contains numerous pop culture references, from The Man In The Iron Mask to E.T. The Extraterrestrial. Synopsis Jamie Jaren, the Lazer Tag Champion of 3010, travels back in time to the year 1987 to help her ancestors, teenagers Tom and Beth and toddler Nicky. Jamie protects the kids from Draxon Drear, a master criminal from the year 2061 who was unwittingly revived from suspended animation by Jamie's t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Lost (1974 TV Series)
''Land of the Lost'' is a children's adventure television series created (though uncredited) by David Gerrold and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, who co-developed the series with Allan Foshko. It is a live-action show mixed with stop-motion animated dinosaurs, originally aired on Saturday mornings from 1974 to 1976, on the NBC, NBC television network. It has since become a 1970s American cult classic. Krofft Productions Land of the Lost (1991 TV series), remade the series in 1991, and adapted it into a Land of the Lost (film), feature film in 2009. Overview ''Land of the Lost'' details the adventures of the Marshall family (father Rick and his children Will and Holly), who are trapped in an alternate universe or Time travel in fiction, time warp inhabited by dinosaurs, a primate-type people called Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) characters and species#Pakuni, Pakuni, and aggressive reptilian humanoids, humanoid/lizard creatures called Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The Center Of The Earth (TV Series)
''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' is an American science fiction Saturday-morning cartoon, consisting of 17 episodes, each running 30 minutes. Produced by Filmation in association with 20th Century Fox Television, it aired from September 9, 1967 to September 6, 1969 on ABC Saturday Morning. It featured the voice of Ted Knight as Professor Lindenbrook/Sacknussem. It was later shown in reruns on Sci Fi Channel's Cartoon Quest. It appears to have taken the 1959 film, ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'', as its starting point rather than Jules Verne's original 1864 novel; e.g., including the character of Count Sacknussem and Gertrude the duck. However, it moved even further away from Verne's novel than the 1959 film did. There are currently no plans to release the series on DVD and/or Blu-ray Disc from 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment, although most of the series is available for viewing on YouTube. Opening narration ''Long ago, a lone explorer named Arne Sacknussem m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
