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I was talking to my friend Myou just a few hours ago when whe suddenly decided to show me her talent. Lo and behold! I was astounded by what she produced! She is a thirteen year old girl by the way way…. She gave me 2 drawings: 1 of Johann Faust VIII from Shaman King and the other, well.. just a little girl called Ami.

Ah… the 80′s! Who can forget those retro hairstyles and invasion of the robots from outer space? The 80′s cartoons have no doubt carved special spots in the hearts of millions of kids and adults. Notable ones are transformers, smurfs, He-man, She-ra, etc, etc….

On the other hand, there are also cartoons, good ones, which are not that popular but are screaming for attention! We, at kartun.com have come up with a list of 80′s cartoons that are worth mentioning and some reasons why they missed the ‘bright spot’.

5. Count Duckula – 1988
A vampire duck who eats broccoli sandwich and lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula, together with Igor, his faithful butler and a nanny.

Reasons why Count Duckula could not get the lime light:
(i) C’mon! A vampire that eats broccoli? Please….
(ii) As a vampire, he doesn’t drink blood!
(iii) He’s cowardly and squeemish
(iv) He rearely uses his vampiric powers
(v) The theme song.. argh….

4. Dinosaucers – 1987
Dinosaurs vs dinosaurs! The Dinosaucers battled against the evil Tyrannos. The Dinosaucers befriended four humans and the latter became their Secret Scouts. They were originally from Reptilon, a planet far far away… Most of the characters are named after the type of dinosaurs they are based on

Reasons why the Dinosaucers lost to their contemporaries:
(i) Well…. being dinosaurs, they are not robots. The 80′s era belongs to the robots.
(ii) Their names are not stylish enough. They’re just puns of the dinosaur species.
(iii) Their names are hard to remember. C’mon! Would you remember Dimetro and Anklyo?

3. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy show
Despite the popularity of the comics, the cartoon was surprisingly neglected. We see Snoopy comics featured in newspapers and magazines now and then, but how many of you have actually watched the cartoon?

Reasons why the cartoon’s popularity did not match the comic’s:
(i) The animated Snoopy can’t talk.
(ii) The cartoon has no adventure, no fighting scenes. A.k.a it’s too slow!
(iii) It does not feature alien robots from outer space.

2. Snorks – 1984
What the heck is this? Snorks? Aliens? Haha.. You are perfectly normal if you don’t know what Snorks are. If you know, the name wouldn’t be mentioned here. Well, basically Snorks are a race of small, colorful, creatures that live in the Snorkland, an underwater world. They have a tube like thingy (called snorkels) on their heads, used to help them to swim through water.

Reasons why Snorks is on this list:
Personally I can’t figure out why… I love this cartoon! Maybe because it’s the lack of action and adrenaline-inducing scenes? If you know, please drop me a note

1. Diplodo – 1988
Dip what?! Now, do not fret! If Diplodo is even remotely familiar to you, it wouldn’t be the no. 1 here. Diplodorians are colorful creatures that look like dinosaurs, well, a cuter version anyway. There are five of them, named Bubbles, Stapler, Stickum, Scissors and Puncher after the powers that each has respectively. The Diplodo’s home, is the sister planet of Earth in a parallel dimension. They travelled to earth and befriended Peter and Jane

Resons why Diplodo is at the top of this list:
(i) I don’t know
(ii) We don’t know
(iii) We still don’t know
We simply love this cartoon! The Diplodorians are just so cute and adorable