7 Forgotten 80s Cartoons That Got Dark
106K views · May 19, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@YesterTube · 4 months ago · pinned
Which one do you wish they'd brought back properly, not a reboot, not a remake, but a genuine continuation that respected what the original was?
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@davidsamuel4279 · 4 months ago
I'm over 50 and I watched all of them when they aired!!!!!
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@anthonyconrady3641 · 4 months ago
I’m 54 and I remember all of these! I found Thundar The Barbarian on Tubi and have been watching it nonstop
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@shoked99 · 3 months ago
All good stuff. Wish we'd get Bionic Six and Visionaries on home video.
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@cristianaguero8969 · 3 months ago
Great list. I would add Inhumanoids because of the dark theme. That one really creeped me out back in the day.
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@Swampthing71 · 4 months ago
Thundarr The Barbarian was one of the best cartoons of the 1980s. I was always a sucker for sword & sorcery stories as well as post apocalyptic stories. The fact that Alex Toth, Steve Gerber, & Jack Kirby being involved the creation of this show makes me like it even more. I'm also a big comic book fan as well.
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@Azman_Hamid · 3 months ago
Have a soft spot for Dungeons & Dragons.
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@dreamguardian8320 · 4 months ago
It's still sad that Dungeons and Dragons did not get to air its series finale episode.
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@fbomb7184 · 3 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwM9BKXBvig&t=163">2:43</a> You mean "under 50". I’m 52 and have fond memories of Thundar the Barbarian.
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@AetheriusComics · 3 months ago
Mighty Orbots should be on this list. It was the best cartoon I had ever experienced growing up. It was a pleasure to be able to see the whole first season before it got unexpectedly canceled.
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@KeianhhnaieK · 2 months ago
Reminiscing about the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon, few years back I went looking for anything else of the same caliber. I was surprised when I stumbled on Thundarr The Barbarian. Figured I should have remembered it, that thing is, I was born in 1981, so I just missed it. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.
@hornaceka · 3 months ago
Over 50 here and I Loved all these cartoons!!!!
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