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The Centurions (1986)

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Centurions

A rarity in the action cartoon world, The Centurions had a brainy, independent female character as its lead. Inspired by her heroic father, Crystal Kane gathered together a band of computer-generated specialists to battle the megalomaniacal Dr. Terror, his sidekick Hacker, and his army of Doom Drones. Kane’s squad consisted of Jake Rockwell, Ace McCloud, Max Ray, Rex Charger, and John Thunder. The team also had a pair of animal mascots, Shadow the dog and Lucy the orangutan.

Putting the emphasis on sci-fi action, The Centurions always featured fast-paced battles, dogfighting vehicles, and cool gadgets. Crystal outfitted her team with super-powered “exoframes,” bodysuits geared up with helicopter parts, tank treads, deep-sea jet engines, and other useful tricks.

Each episode of The Centurions also included a short lesson about astronomy and space travel, presented in a 30-second blurb at the end of the episode. The show managed a respectable run in its original syndication, winning enough of a fan base to spark a revival on The Cartoon Network in the 1990s.

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Your Retro Streaming Guide for September 2021

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Here is your streaming guide for retro movies and TV shows coming to your favorite streaming services in September. Most of what I put on this list is from before the year 2000, but sometimes something modern comes along that I think retro lovers would be interested in so I include those as well. Let’s find something to watch this month.

Coming to Netflix

  • Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
  • House Party (1990)
  • If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 1 (2021)
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
  • The Blue Lagoon (1980)
  • Cliffhanger (1992)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994)
  • Labyrinth (1986)
  • Mars Attacks! (1996)

Coming to Hulu

  • A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
  • Anaconda (1997)
  • Bull Durham (1988)
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  • Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  • Free Willy (1993)
  • Fright Night (1985)
  • Hoosiers (1986)
  • Office Space (1999)
  • Raising Arizona (1987)
  • Stephen King’s It (1990)
  • Volcano (1997)
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Friday Five: Saturday Morning Cartoons of the ’80s

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Every Friday I’m doing a quick list of five things with a common theme, and instead of doing a big write-up, I’m doing it in pictures (or videos) with just a couple of sentences to give context to the picks.

For today’s Friday Five, I’m presenting five of my favorite cartoons from the ’80s. I put a couple of stipulations on myself for this one. First, only Saturday morning cartoons. No before or after school syndicated cartoons so that knocked stuff out like He-Man and G.I. Joe. Second, all the cartoons on this list had to debut in the ’80s, so no Scooby-Doo either. I’ll tackle all of those missing cartoons at some point in the future, but for now, let’s get into these Saturday morning cartoons of the ’80s!

The Smurfs

To me, The Smurfs were not only one of my favorite cartoons, but I think the case could be made that it was one of the best cartoons to come out of the decade. I loved the medieval setting along with all of the forest stuff in it as well. For some reason, I was always a fan of seeing stuff get built, and The Smurfs had a lot of that. I remember when Handy had to get everyone together to build a dam. I’m sure I pulled out some LEGOs and tried to recreate that at some point during that Saturday afternoon.

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