Adventure Cartoons
Gathered here are the retro cartoon shows with an adventure (or misadventure) theme that I can remember watching in my youth. I always enjoyed the visiting a distant planet with the Herculoids or scamming a free meal with Top Cat after joining Fred Flintstone in his latest folly with his neighbor Barney Rubble.
For the most part, the simplicity and innocence of the stories are what gives these toons the charm to stick with me even throughout my adult life. That's why I made this site, as a historical reference for my children, so they can research the things that used to make me smile.
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Dungeons & Dragons
1983
Six kids at an amusement park enter the Dungeons & Dragons ride and are transported into a magical world of swords and sorcery, where, with the help of the Dungeonmaster and Uni the unicorn they try to make their way back home.
Armed with magic weapons, they must battle the evil tyrant, Venjor, and the monstrous dragon, Tiamat, in their journeys.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 472k)
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The Flintstones
1960-1966
The misadventures of a modern stone-age caveman, Fred Flintstones, his family and their neighbors, the Rubbles. Fred and Barney Rubble keep finding new ways to get themselves into a pickle.
They enjoy all the stone-aged equivalents of modern conveniences including people-powered cars and Pterodactyl airlines.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 657k)
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He Man and the Masters of the Universe
1983-1985
He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe battles the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull and all of it's power.
He is aided in his adventures by Battlecat, the Sorceress, Man at Arms, Teela and Orko the magician.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 555k)
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The Herculoids
1967-1969
On a far-away planet named Quasar in the land of Amzot, the Herculoids and the humanoids battle to defend their planet from several menaces from outer space. All of the Herculoids displayed human-level intelligence and could clearly understand human speech.
The Herculoids include Zok the flying dragon, Igoo the rock gorilla, Tundro the ten-legged rhino and two protoplasmic creatures named Gloop and Gleep.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 413k)
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The Jetsons
1962-1964
The misadventures of George Jetson and his futuristic family and their dog Astro. Living in the future, they have all manner of technological appliances to help around the house including a robotic maid, Rosie.
George works at Spaceley's Sprockets and often has to deal with espionage by a competitor's company, Cogsley Cogs.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 444k)
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Top Cat
1962-1964
Top Cat is the charismatic leader of a gang of misfit cats. Top Cat is always scheming to get rich gambling, to eat for free, or to play jokes on someone.
He is kept in check by the ever watchful Officer Dibble, who is very strict and fierce with them, but secretly has a soft spot for all of them.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 320k)
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Some of these adventure cartoons have withstood the test of time and are still in syndication decades later. As I am pulling these adventure cartoons from the recesses of my memory, there may be some things I don't remember quite right. If you see any errors or omissions in the content of this page, feel free to contact me and I will correct it.
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