When I was about 4 years old (in 1984) I said that if I ever have a son I would name him Ulysses...I got to do that this year :) and he loves this theme song too :)
Excelsior2007 exactly no radical toxic feminism or sjw politics rotting everything to its very core. People were allowed to enjoy great stories and characters without all the poison and bile that gets inserted into all entertainment media these days. Just look at star wars, Dr who, Thundercats, Ghostbusters etc etc for examples of cool things they've ruined.
i remember loving this show when i was a kid, my dad won a trip to Paris France and he took me with him, they had this toy shop there full of Ulysses 31 figures, I was in heaven i spent all my money in there and bought a load of stuff! Awsome!
Me, being born after the 80s just learning about Ulysses now: "Is that Jesus or Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees in space? And why does he have a light saber?" Still, the 80s were kickass. Love the French intro too.
I'm 34 and this music still gives me goosebumps. This and The Centurions were my favourites. Just goos cartoons, without having to sell a product. Now it's all sell sell sell, expensive toys, whereas back then it was just a brilliant cartoon. I loved it. Thanks for posting.
RIP to Lionel Leroy, the man who sang this song, and was a HUGE part of so many children's childhoods! 😭💞🙌💗 Sending good vibes out to everyone who appreciated the man💞💖
When was the last time a cartoon theme song made you get up & dance? Oh, that's right...Cartoons don't even HAVE theme songs anymore. Gotta make more room for damn commercials.
Lyrics: Ulysses, Ulysses, soaring through all the galaxies In search of Earth, flying into the night! Ulysses, Ulysses, fighting evil and tyranny With all his heart and with all of his might! Ulysseee-eee-eees, no-one else can do the things you do! Ulysseee-eee-eees, like a bolt of thunder from the blue! Ulysseee-eee-eees, always fighting all the evil forces, Bringing peace and justice to all! It's me Nono, small robot, you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess! It's me Nono, small robot, you know, friend of Ulysses! Ulysses, Ulysses, could not find his destiny Leaving earth such a long time ago! [guitar riff] Ulysseee-eee-eees, like a mighty warrior in the sky! Ulysseee-eee-eees, with the small companions by his side! Ulysseee-eee-eees, like a king is now protected by the gods from every foe in his way! It's me Nono, small robot, you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess! It's me Nono, small robot, you know, friend of Ulysses! Ulysseee-eee-eees, no-one else can do the things you do! Ulysseee-eee-eees, like a bolt of thunder from the blue! Ulysseee-eee-eees, always fighting all the evil forces Bringing peace and justice to all! It's me Nono, small robot you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess! It's me Nono, small robot you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess! It's me Nono, small robot you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess! It's me Nono, small robot you know, friend of Ulysses! Uly-eeessseess!
loved this cartoon as a kid, there was one episode were he travelled back to ancient Greece and kicked the shit out of some hoplites with a staff. funny what you remember
Simon Anderson More like 'what'. It's a podcast dedicated to Arsenal football club. The host was talking about loving this cartoon because of the theme song. He even played a snippet of it during his show. I'm from the U.S.A., so I've never heard of the song or cartoon until this morning. After hearing it, I went immediately to RU-vid to hear the song in its entirety. I'm glad he mentioned it, because I've officially fallen in love with this song.
80s cartoons were amazing, and this was one of the best (not least because it was based on Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epic poems ever created by human hands). Ulysses had a lightsabre that was also a pistol, for goodness' sake. How is that not twenty kinds of awesome? :)
I just found this for the first time, and...listening to this song...I...I felt like I was in another fucking world. My mind was transported to a place so amazing it is practically beyond imagination.
I have never felt so much nostalgia. I thought I'd seen / heard all old cartoons and theme tunes from my youth already. I'm 29 now, I remember that bit with "UuuuuuulYYYYYYSEEE-eeee-EEE-eeee-EEEEEEES" so goddamn well - it's grifted into my mind as probably one of the last things I'll ever forget, deep into possible future senility. Fuck. Yes.
This show was amazing! I strangely recall watching bits of this as a baby in Germany! It's a shame this hasn't been released on DVD /Blu-ray in the USA. I just found out Studio Nue of Macross fame worked on this show around the same time! It's still hard to believe farming animation out to Japanese studios in the 80s was cheaper!
Not really. This is adapted version of a famous Greek hero of legend. Odysseus, Ulysses in Latin. Think there's been a couple of films with/about Odysseus, but this adaptation would be fucking amazing if remade properly. Guardian of Galaxy is something completely different story wise.
I can't believe people remember this one! Not many tributes to the 80's cartoons have this one in them. This was my favourite one. Thanks for posting :-D
I never heard of this show...they didn't show it in the states when I was a kid. But found the series on RU-vid and got hype for the start of every episode because of this theme. Never heard anything THIS epic. Not even "The Touch" from the Transformers Movie is this epic.
This brings back memories! I used to watch this as a kid, was one of my fave shows on telly. Listening to this I have a huge grin on my face :D P.S. Love the annotations!
There was a nation wide and later a local TV station which run this back in the day. Unfortunately as with many other animated series, they only had at best a season worth of episodes, some times far less. I must have watched the 6 or so episodes several times over the years. It was dubbed in Greek, but surprisingly enough it was one of the very rare good dubbing jobs of the time. Such a great show.
One of the best theme tunes ever! Thanks for posting this full-length vid. I have a video of me playing this, and other music from Ulysses on my guitar, U31 fans please watch and comment! Thank you!
I can't find the video you're talking about, but it's always nice to see people in the comments who also love awesome music and tv shows from way back when ☺️💕
ah, even though i never saw the series as a child, i've seen it a couple of years ago and it immediately brought me back to a time that was much simpler and more fun, this song's amazing i wonder, if this series was aired today, would it be a succes or not? zapping sometimes and stumbling on some of the modern 'cartoons' they show these days, i can't understand the drop in quality and wonder and how kids can watch them
Ohh this is wonderful. I have NEVER heared the full version before. Had the short cartoon intro taped and it was a very strong childhood memory. THANKS so much for uploading!!! (btw I NEVER understood what the robot voice was singing and I would never in a milion years have known if I hadnt googled it just now; "its me Nono small robot you know, friend of Ulysses LOL ^^)
Nearly 40 years later and I still know enough lyrics to get by at some imagined Ulysses 31 reunion gig. Can’t say that about that cartoon for mogodon users; Thundercats, even if that was mainly stating the name of the show! Hang on I’m remembering the perspectively challenged Pole Position now ......
I was all ways freaked out on the part where they explored that alien kids planet and every one was stone...also when I don't remember much but there where clones in a swamp or something
