Super 70s Sci Fi Saturday Morning Cartoons | 6 of Your Favorite Cartoons that AREN'T Scooby Doo 

Flash Gordon's animation style and storytelling was pretty smart for its time. Watched season 1 on Tubi last weekend, it's still good.

Thundarr and the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon were my two favorite as a 12 to 14 year old. I vaguely remembered the Star Trek cartoon, and even had a record with three episodes on it, so I went back a few years ago to watch them all and they have held up pretty well.

Alex Toth was a giant of his generation. His designs will live forever. His cartoons inspired us all! #gleepandgloop

Thundaar was my jam.

Star Trek the Animated Series, Thundarr, Flash Gordon, and Space Stars are my favorites!! Godzilla was ok,but, i HATED Godzooky!! Great video

I remember all these cartoons, with my favorite being Thundarr the Barbarian. Recently ordered it from Amazon to add to my ever growing animated DVD collection. Keep up the great work, Victor. Your videos are always a favorite.

The HB Godzilla's roar was NOT voiced by Richard "Jaws" Kiel, but by Ted Cassidy, best known as Lurch on "The Addams Family"

My Saturday Mornings started at 6am with reruns of Hercules, Rocket Robin Hood, and Spider-man. The most memorable part of these shows for me was the theme music from the openings. Yeah, lots of cartoons have catchy theme songs but these ones were particularly noteworthy.

Ted Cassidy (Lurch from the Addams Family) was the voice of Godzilla and not Richard Kiel.

I have a Thundarr print hanging on my office wall, autographed by Tom Cook, who was one of the animators. I also have Thundarr and Blackstar DVD sets, likewise autographed by Mr. Cook. If you ever get the chance to meet him at a con (FanX and Wasatch Con in my case), I highly recommend it. Go to his panels. His stories of the industry at that time are gold, and he's a genuinely good guy to chat with besides.

Great post, I always gave The Herculoids & Jonny Quest a tie for the best action adventure toons both were uniquely different.

As much as people poke fun at the quality of animation of this era of TV, they definitely had beautiful looking backgrounds.

I was born in 1974, so I remember most of these shows. And as you can probably tell from my choice of online handle, my favourite show out of all of these is Thundarr The Barbarian. I've written a screenplay for a live action adaptation of the show, as well as several fan fiction stories. My stories have Team Thundarr meeting Conan The Adventurer, facing off against Dracula, teaming up with the kids from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, and even being hunted by a Youtja (aka Predator). I've cosplayed as Thundarr at multiple conversations, and for Halloween. I even have plans on turning my stories into a series of webcomics. I am quite possibly Thundarr The Barbarian's biggest fan.

Chekov was writing episodes! That's where he was. 😊 I loved the extra aliens.

In the dvd extras of the animated Trek box set one of the writers for the original live action series said they know there's a lot of debate in the fandom but they personally considerd the animated series a continuation of the original and canon. Which is awesome because I really liked the episode where Uhura assumed command of the Enterprise. Nichelle Nichols said when she finished recording the lines for Uhura's ship's log entry she shouted _"FINALLY!!"_

Of the ones I remember watching, in order of how much I loved them: Thundarr, Godzilla, Flash Gordon, Star Trek, Blackstar. My lifelong interest in science fiction, fantasy, and monsters started on the living room floor with a big bowl of Booberry and these cartoons!

Its ACTION Time

Jem and the Holograms, Street Sharks, The RealGhost Busters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Alvin and the Chipmunks and My Pet Monster are others that were on the Saturday morning cartoon line up that I watched as a kid. I know I’m forgetting a bunch more, but those were good ones, too. So many nostalgic memories. Thanks for talking about the ones on this video.

I was 10 in 72. I remember most of these.

Star Trek the animated series is really good it has very moving stories and is probably one of the best animated series around that and the Planet of the Apes TV series and the Flash Gordon NBA TV series were all really good New York Times is dead wrong

i never saw the original Sealab 2020 but i loved the parody version from Adult Swim. I need to at least try a couple episodes of the original show. Much like i eventually saw some episodes of Space Ghost cartoon, years after watching its parody talk show version.

Robert (Bob) Ridgley would be recognized by most of us here as Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Thundar, and Centurian Rex Charger but he was also the hangman in Mell Brooks Blazing Saddles, Robinhood Men in Tights and When times were Rotten.

The New Adventures of Flash Gordon was great in its first season. Season 2, not so much with the addition of "Gremlin".

I looked forward to everyone of those cartoons when I was growing up. Thundarr was my absolute favorite. Some of the others you missed were Manta and Moray and Space Sentinels.

Keep up the stellar content!!!

Absolutely loved Sea Lab 2020. It made me want to live under the sea and had me contemplate ocean sciences. And yes, I really got into Sea Quest DSV. When Sea Lab 2021 came out, I really got a kick out of it and they made it more adult humor. It is very surprising not more was said about Johnny Quest since it had some of the greatest sci-fi storylines.

I grew up on the Godzilla cartoon, so I was kinda traumatized when I saw my first live-action Godzilla movie, Mothra vs. Godzilla! Didn't help that at the time it was called Godzilla vs. the Thing (from the Fantastic Four? How? And which thing? There were 3 of them: Mothra and her 2 larvae)!

For a three year old that Godzilla cartoon really worked on me back in the 90s when they showed reruns. I thought it was the perfect introduction to the character for kids.

Didn't leave my house until golf started. I know it wasn't sci-fi but I did like Dungeons and Dragons. So bad it's good.

Best thing about my friday mornings at the office. Kicking my day off with your videos. Thanks brother.

Filmation Associates and King Features Syndicate did an amazing job in bringing "FLASH GORDON" to Saturday Morning TV, but overall, Filmation's commitment to the realistic technology, such as the spaceship sequences used in both the Pilot film and the NBC series, went far beyond anything that rival studio Hanna-Barbera could possibly ever do- but the animation was amazing, using more rotoscoping techniques and great character designs, which gave "FLASH GORDON" the ultimate superiority to any other Saturday Morning cartoon series, but back in 1978 and 1979, Filmation Associates also made great live action sci-fi shows, as demonstrated with "JASON OF STAR COMMAND" (1978-79), which used some very impressive special effects scenes and detailed miniatures. The Filmation series, which debuted as part of "TARZAN AND THE SUPER 7" for CBS in 1978, was something of a spinoff from "SPACE ACADEMY" (1977), but went into a more sci-fi adventure area, making "JASON" like that of the old movie serials, just like "FLASH GORDON" once did! By the way, the narrator of this RU-vid video made a huge mistake- Hanna-Barbera's "GODZILLA" cartoon was voiced by Ted Cassidy, NOT Richard Kiel! Ted Cassidy's history with Hanna-Barbera goes way back to "ATOM ANT" in 1965, "FRANKENSTEIN JR. AND THE IMPOSSIBLES" in 1966, and also as both the live action and animated likeness of "Injun' Joe" for NBC's "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN" (1968-69), Hanna-Barbera's first live-action and animated series for Primetime TV (airing right before "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY" on Sunday Nights). Ted Cassidy, best remembered as "Lurch" from ABC-TV's "THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1964-66), also had a busy year with Saturday Morning cartoon voices in 1978, and known for being the narrator and doing the vocal effects from CBS's "THE INCREDIBLE HULK", was once considered for the role of Star Lord, "Dragos" on "JASON OF STAR COMMAND", but that went to Sid Haig instead.The narrator also focused on Filmation's "BLACKSTAR" for CBS in 1981, which was voiced by actor George Di Cenzo, best remembered for his role as "Vincent T. Bugliosi" on the 1976 CBS miniseries, "HELTER SKELTOR", who later became the voice of "Hordak" on "SHE-RA, PRINCESS OF POWER" (1985-1986). "THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN" was also voiced by actor Robert Ridgely, an actor that was once the co-star of ABC and Warner Bros' "THE GALLANT MEN" (1962-63, the second of two WWII TV series, the other, which was "COMBAT!), as Ridgely also voiced Filmation's "TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE" (1976), and "FLASH GORDON", and earlier on, he also played "Steve Exhaustion"-"The $6.95 Man" on Filmation's "UNCLE CROC'S BLOC" short-lived live-action series (ABC, 1975).

Thundarr was the best and was created by no less than Jack Kirby, the King.

Johnny Quest was the coolest!

You know how everyone has a memory that is their first? One that goes back when they were little and their brain started retaining memories? My first memory is of sitting on the living room floor on Saturday morning watching the Godzilla cartoon.

funny thing about Blackstar. perhaps as an 'easter egg' by Filmation. he appears in the original He-Man cartoon. as a memorial (i think) statue, suggesting that Eternia and Sagar were the same world.

Love your channel! I'd love a vid on 80s syndicated cartoons the were on 6am on weekdays before school or early 90s after school 3-5 (central time) tv. That stuff shaped my world

The Sun Sword was a Laser Sword. 😋

You got all the Godzilla enemies names right in the real movies LOL I grew up watching the movies (I was very young), and when the cartoon came out, I couldn't believe how badly they neutered it - I only watched a few episodes before I found something else to watch in that time slot. My best friend loved Thundarr, and I hated it, so I never stayed over at his house HAHA!

Great memories! The challenge for Sealab 2020 was the live action Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Godzookie was much like a Scrappy Doo. What happened to mention of Battle of the Planets?

Thundarr was must see TV on Saturday Mornings. I wish someone like Netflix would reboot the animated series.

Great video. Loved them all and actually own all these complete series on either Blu or DVD except Godzilla, but I do have a DVD compilation of Godzilla eps.

Glad I've Got Star Trek the Animated Series on DVD.

LOVED these shows (well, not the 80's onwards stuff ! With Land of the Lost being the favorite. The Krofts, Hanna-Barbera and Filmation were my childhood. And,though I havent seen itin decades, baxk in the day I kept hoping for 2 things: Far Out Space Nuts' aliens would be used in a serious spin-off (I mean in the right setting they would have seemed even scary), and that Electra-Woman and Dina-Girl would get expanded (comics, toys, cartoons, etc) witn hopes of some original male superhero or even whole new superhero team showing up. What a great trip down memory lane. Thanks.

Watching Soul Eater I kept wondering where I had heard the name Black Star before.

Love Star Trek TAS.

Other SciFi 70's fare: Young Sentinels (aka Space Sentinels), Web Woman, Manta & Moray, and live-action such as Jason of Star Command and Ark II. Some were bundled with fantasy shows in 60 and 90 minute blocks with Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Batman; The Super 7; Lone Ranger and Zorro.

Mighty Orbots

Shows like Josie and the Pussycats in Space and Gilligan's Planet just remind me of this line: "Why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!" -Strong Sad

Thundarr, Star Trek and later the Dungeons and Dragons cartoons for me!

Thank you for telling me the subplot about Flash Gordon cartoon I remembered in that cartoon as kid see Ming the merciless doing the Nazi salute to a picture of Hitler I watched dvd of series it didn't have that I thought I was loosing my mind cause remembered that in that cartoon

I watched Thundarr back in the day, and ordered the DVD a couple of years ago. I love finding the Easter Eggs during the shows. In one episode, there was a movie theater or billboard among the ruins advertising a movie called "Revenge of the Jedi" (which was the original title of "Return of the Jedi".)

I always wondere how much Thundarr the Barbarian influenced Palladium Games "Rifts" RPG

I remember the Flash Gordon the greatest adventure of all animated movie which took place in WW2 it was the pilot that started that series (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong) I'm a big sci-fi fan which makes that one of my favorite animated movies, also there a comic reboot adapted to the continuation of the series. As for other properties like Thundarr there is a rumored attempt to bring it back possibly in comic book form.

I think I might be the only reviewer here on RU-vid that has reviewed all cartoons under the space stars programing block ( and several others mentioned here,) my favorite was Thundar, that was a colab with RowdyC from TV trash

omg i remember them all!!!!! YOU MENTION FLESHGORDON. one of my all time favs.. where is THE PLANT OF THE APES. ? BLACKWATER?

"liquid space". i remember that from Disneyland's Submarine Voyage yeeears ago. (4:39) i know it was a rhetorical question, but yes, i do remember _seaQuest DSV_. (4:57-4:59)

Drak Pack, Tarzan, Lone Ranger, Zorro Adventure Hour, the Super Seven, Freedom Force, Plastic Man, Shazam, Isis, Monster Squad

Love the hb version of godzilla

MANY MAY HAVE. FORGOTEN. MINUTE MOUSE & CORAGOUS CAT. FROM BOB KANE ( CREATER OF BATMAN ) COURAGOUS CAT. IS. GOT THE SAME. MANNER

Loved this, I caught a few of your videos before, thought I subscribed then, but nope, so I made sure this time

Hey victor nice job on sci-fi Saturday I must ask can you if possible get star blazers? It was my favorite thanks so much 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I never heard of anyone liking Godzuki!

Flash Gordon look was not inspired by the old serials. It was lifted directly from the original source material comics by Alex Raymond

Thundarr the barbarian could have made a great live action movie.

10:53 - You're fired! Booooo! LIAAAAR! GET OFF THE STAGE YOU (insert some lame insult here that I'm too lazy to think of).

I like it how the video focused on the more serious cartoons, not the "funny" ones. I grew up with all of those and have fond memories, but some that I had in high regard were awfully disappointing when I tried to re-watch as an adult: Godzilla, Flash Gordon, Defenders of the Earth and even Tarzan, which is not in the video but I found fantastic as a kid. Star Trek, though, is still very good, and I have it on DVD. One I've always wanted to check again is Sealab 2020, but it seems it has completely disappeared in its original form and there is only the Adult Swim re-dub mockery.

Remembering fondly those series as if they made them yesterday,most of them if not all were also played in greek television in the 80s probably in the 70s as well.I can't tell for certain since i was born in 79 years which i knew also some other weird shows like sport billy if someone remember him! Most of us thought that those series were big even though they were mostly 1 tops 2 seasons,and to tell you the truth its kinda disappointing as a whole that weren't at least 3 seasons long because of the commercialism from toy lines need! But since many times they played in our programs many times mixed instead in order were getting the feeling that were bigger as shows which it helped somewhat as an illusion that those were bigger as series.Back then we didn't had the internet to see a horror movie,or a cartoon show mostly relying to the tv program magazines and we were so disappointed that many times they changed the programs days or times and they played something else in the happy hours! The other thing with two parters of a series wasn't continued the next day and we didn't knew what our heroes become in the second episode is something that today we learned easier which kinda ruins the whole experience.😅

I had the Prince Thun action figure. Wonder what it’s worth?

Flash Gordon that is a great show, love the characters, story also the animation. Still holds up today, Princess Aura is so hot, Dale very beautiful in that dress.

G-Force: Guardians of Space

i liked goober and ghostchasers and fangface even though i realise they both ripped off scooby doo .i thought godzooky ruined godzilla . i liked space sentinels and battle of the planets . probably saw most of 'the arabian nights on saturday morning tv .seeing the clips from star trek just reminded me of something , wasn't there some kind of new adventures of felix the cat which always ended with him turning to his girlfriend and saying "oh felicia" or am i imagining it ? but mostly i remember things like dastardly and muttley in their flying machines/stop that pigeon then in the 80's he-man/thundercats and transformers (and even carebears and my little pony) swept everything away in the quest to sell toys to kids

preferred marine boy

Scooby Doo was for the dumb kids who were shocked every week when the monster turned out to be a hoax.

Sadly we’ll never get THUNDARR released on dvd/BlueRay due to the original creator (who also created Howard The Duck comic) hated the live action movie. And honestly can’t blame him. That movie is a dumpster fire fit for visually torturing people.

I think it would be cool if there was a live version of the Godzilla cartoon show.

No Battle of the Planets?

Yeah, bro! I loved Thundarr and a few of these others back in the 1980s. I was born and raised in a strict cult group, so many of these cartoons I had to watch at friends' houses. 🤮