Flash Gordon Saturday Morning Cartoon

I used to love watching this early on Saturday...

It certainly isn't anything spectacular. I think I liked it because of the serial nature of the show in it's first season.

...anything is better than that abysmal SyFy channel reboot of Flash Gordon, which according to Wikipedia, "UK science fiction magazine SFX described episode 3 as 'possibly the worst episode of anything, ever.' (Well said, SFX) And I did have such hopes for that show. (I mean, in spite of the deus ex machina, and, well, maybe the entire last season, they did a pretty good job of Battlestar Galactica, right?)

Just look at that picture! the guy on the left who was Dr. Zarkov looks like he just wandered into the photo shoot. The princess (In red on the table) displayed the worst acting chops I have EVER seen on television--really, I mean E--V--E--R. I think the casting director took his or her job literally and cast lots to pick the actors. The guy in the back in the black suit and red collar is Ming. I understand wanting to steer away from the Asian stereotype but this dude looks like an accountant. The guy who played Flash was the only one that really seemed to fit. Everyone in this picture has the lets-just-hurry-up-and-get-this-thing-cancelled-so-my-agent-can-try-and-pick-up-the-pieces look on their faces. This is what failure looks like.

And....I'm shutting up now.

Evil Grimace

Anybody else remember when Grimace was evil and had 4 arms? 

Here's a not so easy to see commercial that proves it.

I'm sure McDonald's tried to hide Grimace's evil past.

His schtick back then was to steal milkshakes.

That was back in the day's of Captain Crook and Hamburgler.

When McDonaldland was overrun with organized crime. 

They even let you smoke in the restaurants back then. 

Remember these?

Get your Freakies on

We are the freakies

We are the freakies

And this is our freakies tree

We never miss a meal

'Cause we love or Cer-eee-eal.

I used to have some Freakies magnets.

The above picture doesn't show the magnets, just the plastic, very appetizing, Freakies.

Who wouldn't want to get Freakies with milk? 

Stretch Monster

I used to have one of these.

Check out more about Stretch Monster at Stretch Monster Lair

And here's the 1977 commercial:

"We'll meet again shorty."

Where's my Rocket Car?

Yesterday I mentioned Magnus and his mini skirt. Today let's look at his flying car. How uncomfortable is that? you have to drive it lying on your stomach.

 

George Jeston also had a flying car:

Bruce Willis flew a cab in the Fifth Element:

So I want to know, where is my flying car?

Magnus Robot Fighter: Man in a Mini on a Mission

Yes, Magnus wore a mini skirt. But he could kick your robot's ass! (AND your robot Go-rilla's ass!)...

...AND your robot mama's too!

I love that Magnus wore a miniskirt and boots and lived in North Am. Magnus was the Tarzan of the Space age. Tarzan was raised by apes, Magnus was raised by robots. 

For more of Magnus, Check out Uncanny Manfrog

FLASH! AHHHHHHH!

He'll save every man, every woman, every child, everybody....FLASH!