To be honest, I'm surprised that Inspector Gadget, Duck Tales, Pole Position, Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers, or Defenders of the Earth didn't make your list. I might have to add some British shows on there, like Danger Mouse, Bertha, The Trap Door, Postman Pat, and Count Duckula into the mix, but I am a sucker for those that have some intro as part of its opening sequence.
@andynortonuk I never really had much exposure to any of the British programming until I did the UK as part of my Animated 80s series. I'll have to go back and listen to all of those intros again without any distractions!
My top twenty would be, in no real particular order and not all from the 80's... BraveStarr M.A.S.K. Voltron Masters of the Universe Alvin and the Chipmunks Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Gummi Bears Batman Beyond Robotech Animaniacs Silverhawks Super Friends The Tick Thundercats X-Men Diplodo (listen to it some time, it's a BANGER) G.I. Joe The Movie (specifically the movie version) Freakazoid! Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Transformers (the '85 version, which I also prefer) Honorable mention to Kidd Video (which I also adore), Pole Position, Pink Panther and Sons, and Pac-Man.
My top 20 list are 20. Super Mario Brothers Super show 19. Danger mouse 18. Voltron 17. C.O.P.S 16. Gummy bears 15. Centurions 14. Heathcliff 13. Scooby-Doo where are you 12. M.A.S.K 11. He-man 10. Inspector gadget 9. Bravestarr 8. Visionaries 7. Chip and Dale's rescue rangers 6. G.I. Joe 5. DuckTales 4. Teenage mutant Ninja turtles 3. Transformers 2. ThunderCats 1. Silverhawks
@jasonscott1978 Good list! I almost put Heathcliff on there, and as much as I love some of the others I don't know why they don't resonate with me as much. DuckTales and TMNT always put a smile on my face, and I'll always sing along, so I don't know why they didn't hit the list for me!
@@dr.animaction Here's my top 15: 15. Adventures of The Gummi Bears 14. Denver The Last Dinosaur.(The Cartoon is Terrible, but the theme song is not) 13. The Littles.(Season 3) 12. Meatballs and Spaghetti. 11. Pink Panther and Sons. 10. Get Along Gang. 9. It's Punky Brewster. 8. Heathcliff and the Catallic Cats. 7. Snorks Season 2 Opening. 6. TMNT '87. 5. Thundercats. 4. MASK. 3. Snorks S3/Syndication theme. 2. The World of David The Gnome. #1. Ducktales. Bonus: The New Archies.
Just off the top of my head (and apologies I've not posted in a long long time, after doing so regularly) Ulysses 31 (great build up with monologue, then surely some kind of proto-Daft Punk) Rhubarb and Custard (craziest guitar in any cartoon intro) Transformers (very musically strange, when you listen to it) Either Henry's Cat theme (because they sound like library music made by a small yellow cat - both of them) That's enough for now
If this was my list, I would have wormed 'DuckTales', 'Alvin & the Chipmunks', 'Ninja Turtles', 'Chip N Dale RR', 'Heathcliff', and even *'Jem!"* onto the list, with honorable mentions to the credits music for 'He-Man' and 'She-Ra'. ...So many good ones, though. A solid list, NTL.
Fun video, I definitely was shocked to see MASK not on here, a lot of us probably have it at the top. Jayce and DuckTales are also up there for me. Alvin tends to be underrated, it's a pretty fun rock theme. And Danger Mouse might be a dark horse for me.
Thank you for the vid, we didn't get Camp Candy, I'll look it up. I would have added somewhere the intro for MASK and Ghostbusters (the filmation version). I agree with the songs :D but I would not have guessed the #1.
My favorite is Jem & The Holograms. I do agree with you on Season 2 of The Transformers. I also want to mention Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (shout out to the end theme Rangers Are Forever), Silverhawks, and MASK.
@@dr.animaction Doc. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to insist you hand over your 80's Kool Kid card. You'll get it back after you listen to some Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, and Oingo Boingo.
I couldn’t stop smiling when you had Camp Candy. John Candy was a treasure he could make anyone smile.
@geoffodensos7187 Couldn't agree more!
@@dr.animaction his role in Stripes as Ox was great
I mighta belted out the Scooby theme. XD
@MalWave Can't blame you!
is it me or does any one else notice that the Thunder cats respond to The sword omens call by chasing a laser dot in the sky.
@billhoffer3247 I never thought of it that way before, but you're absolutely right!
To be honest, I'm surprised that Inspector Gadget, Duck Tales, Pole Position, Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers, or Defenders of the Earth didn't make your list. I might have to add some British shows on there, like Danger Mouse, Bertha, The Trap Door, Postman Pat, and Count Duckula into the mix, but I am a sucker for those that have some intro as part of its opening sequence.
@andynortonuk I never really had much exposure to any of the British programming until I did the UK as part of my Animated 80s series. I'll have to go back and listen to all of those intros again without any distractions!
@@dr.animaction No problem. It has sparked a lot of fun debate over opening themes from that decade, which is fun to recollect.
They making new cops toys soon
@WillisWheeler I'll have to check those out. I loved C.O.P.S.!
My top twenty would be, in no real particular order and not all from the 80's...
BraveStarr
M.A.S.K.
Voltron
Masters of the Universe
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Gummi Bears
Batman Beyond
Robotech
Animaniacs
Silverhawks
Super Friends
The Tick
Thundercats
X-Men
Diplodo (listen to it some time, it's a BANGER)
G.I. Joe The Movie (specifically the movie version)
Freakazoid!
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Transformers (the '85 version, which I also prefer)
Honorable mention to Kidd Video (which I also adore), Pole Position, Pink Panther and Sons, and Pac-Man.
@Dorelaxen Great list, not a dud in the bunch! I'll definitely look up Diplodo!
My fave TF theme is the one from the '86 movie. :)
@TenNoZeorymer72 Love that one! 80s Power Rock at it's finest!
Adventures of the Galaxy, Rangers, Darkwing Duck, M.A.S.K., SilverHawks, Gummie Bears
@Straightened-Slinky. Solid picks, one and all. You'll probably see Darkwing Duck on my 90s list!
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo just being mentioned brought me back as soon as I heard the theme song play
@judybelanger2176 Music is so awesome in its ability to do that!
Nice list! I'm curious to know what your Top 20 Favorite Cartoon Theme Songs of the 1990s will be like...
@tmfuentes2001 I'll definitely be doing one of those at some point!
Cool! Thanks for the update!
Also, can't wait to see what else you've got planned coming up!
Cool, fun topic! For me: The bangers of this era are TMNT, Thundercats, Duck Tales, Jaycee and Bionic Six. LOL at the Camp Candy comment.
@KnowledgeLost Solid picks. I love both TMNT and DuckTales. Bionic Six just feels a little sitcom-y or After School Special for me lol
@@dr.animaction the narration in the middle of the theme is also awkward with the B6 theme.
My top 20 list are
20. Super Mario Brothers Super show
19. Danger mouse
18. Voltron
17. C.O.P.S
16. Gummy bears
15. Centurions
14. Heathcliff
13. Scooby-Doo where are you
12. M.A.S.K
11. He-man
10. Inspector gadget
9. Bravestarr
8. Visionaries
7. Chip and Dale's rescue rangers
6. G.I. Joe
5. DuckTales
4. Teenage mutant Ninja turtles
3. Transformers
2. ThunderCats
1. Silverhawks
@jasonscott1978 Good list! I almost put Heathcliff on there, and as much as I love some of the others I don't know why they don't resonate with me as much. DuckTales and TMNT always put a smile on my face, and I'll always sing along, so I don't know why they didn't hit the list for me!
@@dr.animaction Here's my top 15:
15. Adventures of The Gummi Bears
14. Denver The Last Dinosaur.(The Cartoon is Terrible, but the theme song is not)
13. The Littles.(Season 3)
12. Meatballs and Spaghetti.
11. Pink Panther and Sons.
10. Get Along Gang.
9. It's Punky Brewster.
8. Heathcliff and the Catallic Cats.
7. Snorks Season 2 Opening.
6. TMNT '87.
5. Thundercats.
4. MASK.
3. Snorks S3/Syndication theme.
2. The World of David The Gnome.
#1. Ducktales.
Bonus: The New Archies.
Mystery inc was the best Scooby doo by far. I would have added the Gummi bears
@joshuamountz6891 I definitely liked Gummi Bears too. Cutting it down to 20 was tough!
I prefer the animated movie's version of Transformers theme song.
@DragonKingX78 Look for that one when I do an animated movie themes for sure!
Just off the top of my head (and apologies I've not posted in a long long time, after doing so regularly)
Ulysses 31 (great build up with monologue, then surely some kind of proto-Daft Punk)
Rhubarb and Custard (craziest guitar in any cartoon intro)
Transformers (very musically strange, when you listen to it)
Either Henry's Cat theme (because they sound like library music made by a small yellow cat - both of them)
That's enough for now
If this was my list, I would have wormed 'DuckTales', 'Alvin & the Chipmunks', 'Ninja Turtles', 'Chip N Dale RR', 'Heathcliff', and even *'Jem!"* onto the list, with honorable mentions to the credits music for 'He-Man' and 'She-Ra'. ...So many good ones, though. A solid list, NTL.
@chrisrj9871 Honestly, I stretched it out to top 20 and even that was tough. Too many great songs from 80s cartoons to count!
@@dr.animaction - I totally agree, I shouldn't have added so many in my comment but they just kept flooding in!
My favorite 80's cartoon theme songs are M.A.S.K., Thundercats, Robotech, G.I.JOE., Dinosaucers, Spider-man and His Amazing Friends, and more. 😀👍
@jamesmoss3424 I love the G.I. Joe and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Themes as well, they're just too heavy on exposition for this list!
Fun video, I definitely was shocked to see MASK not on here, a lot of us probably have it at the top. Jayce and DuckTales are also up there for me. Alvin tends to be underrated, it's a pretty fun rock theme. And Danger Mouse might be a dark horse for me.
@km_9 Some great picks in there, and definitely all songs I would sing along with!
Duckula’s theme is good pick to make if you like spooky comedic theme in a similar vein to Beetlejuice.
@mindwipe8788 I do like the Duckula theme, and honestly had forgotten about it. Not sure it would have made the list, but fun song!
I didn't see Pup named Scooby Doo as #1. Was I singing along, yeap.
@grune8975 So catchy!
Thank you for the vid, we didn't get Camp Candy, I'll look it up. I would have added somewhere the intro for MASK and Ghostbusters (the filmation version). I agree with the songs :D but I would not have guessed the #1.
@CarlosLopez-oc9nh Camp Candy is definitely a fun show if you just want some wholesome 80s humor with some John Candy delivery!
Kidd Video, catchy theme song, very strange show even for the 80's.
I loved that show. Always wanted that one kid's Subaru Brat.
My favorite is Jem & The Holograms. I do agree with you on Season 2 of The Transformers. I also want to mention Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (shout out to the end theme Rangers Are Forever), Silverhawks, and MASK.
@Rhomega Love the Galaxy Rangers theme! There's definitely some great stuff that I couldn't fit on the list!
Alright list I guess. Apologies, but where you put MASK Crusaders?
@matthewhenningervonada9914 M.A.S.K. was just a little too "new wave" feeling for my personal taste.
@@dr.animaction Oh. Fair enough, I just ask considering that's usually in a lot of people's greatest 80's cartoon themes. You're good though.
@@dr.animaction Doc. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to insist you hand over your 80's Kool Kid card. You'll get it back after you listen to some Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, and Oingo Boingo.