Disagree? Name one, just one cartoon today that’s better than Voltron. Which one of us didn’t like the 5 Space Lions, and the underground passageways that lead to each one; The stone passage to Black Lion, the water passage to Blue Lion, the lava passage to Red Lion, the forest passage to Green Lion, and the sand passage to Yellow Lion. What about the size of the Lions and the weaponry they possessed? How many of us couldn’t wait for them to form Voltron after going several rounds with one of Witch Hagar’s new “RoBeasts”? And we all knew it was curtains when we heard what 3 words? “Form, Blazing Sword!” His hands pounded together, and magically created an illuminated sword from nowhere, as they spread apart. Cartoons like that don’t exist anymore. What about Justice League? Seeing all your favorite superheroes under one roof; Batman (and Robin), Superman, Supergirl, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and more! Who couldn’t wait to hear these words. . .”Go, Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer Gooo!”? Everyone loved that song, and waited anxiously to see what kind of trouble Sprittle and Chim-Chim would get into after hiding in the trunk of the Mach 5 for the un-teenth time! Do I even have to mention G.I. Joe? Remember the safety tips at the end of each episode. . .”And knowing is half the battle”.

Cartoons today and their creators have some big shoes to fill, if they intend to follow in the footprints of their predecessors. Over the years, and more recently, there’s been various attempts to re-create animated greats and classics like; G.I. Joe, Speed Racer, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Justice League; but none of them has the same feeling of authenticity as the originals, and they fail to pay proper homage to the originals as well. My suggestion is that cartoon creators and animators today review yesterday’s cartoons and use them as blueprints to introduce fun and quality animated creations for today’s youth, because all they’ve done so far is simply televise garbage.