Yes it is and it used to annoy me on the re-runs and DVD boxset they shortened the credits. I remember Phillip Schofield singing along to it. This totally deserves a sequel/prequel based on Homer's epic the Illiad on Netflix.
On Children's BBC they were showing Tony Robinson retelling the Odyssey followed by Ulysses 31. Little did we know how much of the classics were woven into our childhoods.
Well, I am Greek, born and living in Greece and this was my first contact with the Odyssey and Homer in general. After that I read a children's version of the story and then the original. It speaks volumes for the power of this show. Love Ulysses 31. Absolutely love it!
Just a shout-out to Jean Chalopin, who seems often forgotten even though he was producer and writer on lots of the Euro/Japan crossover cartoons. He really defined a childhood for lots of people and introduced them to anime style cartoons.
"Ulysses The way back to earth has been wiped from my memory" The floating bodies used to freak me out but this was the greatest cartoon of my childhood. I held my breath all week hoping I would win the battle of 3 other siblings to be able to watch it on our one tv
French watcher here so I grew up with the show. 2 things : 1) Ulysse is the portrait of Jean Chalopin, who created the show back then. 2) watched it a few month ago with my 8 years old daughter and she just loved it. She knew all the intro by the start of episode 5.
Watched in german. Surprised Jean Chalopin is behind this. Looked more like a japanese animation art and story.(Rose of Versailles and Perrine were all Japanese animations but took place in France) Completely overwhelmed that Jean also is behind Conan the Adventurer series - it was one of the better and faithful works of Robert E. Howard as an adaption.
as a french man born at the end of the 70's i grew up with ulysses 31, les mysterieuses citees d'or, goldorak, albator, jayce and the wheeled warriors..... what a time it was to be aa kid. damn thank you for this blast from the past....
Albator.....That one made it across the pond to play on the French CBC channel when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. I couldn't understand it, but as a confirmed Battle of the Planets(Gatchaman) and Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato) fan, I watched every episode I could anyway. It was only years later after describing the credit sequence on a UseNet forum of anime geeks in the late 90s that I found out the source show was Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and years after THAT that the name of the French translation was revealed to be Albator, and I finally heard the great French theme song of that series again.
*IT IS THE 31ST CENTURY! Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops and rescued the children, and his son Telemachus.* *But the ancient Gods are petty and cruel, and threaten a terrible revenge!* "Mortals!! You defy the Gods?! I sentence you to travel among unknown stars! Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone!" Circe: "Ulysses, the way back to Earth has been wiped from my memory!" Telemachus: "Father! Oh, father!" Ulysses: "You are alive, my son!" *cue theme music*
Ulysses, Ulysses. Soaring through all the galaxies. In search of earth. Flying into the night. Ulysseeeeeees, no one else can do the things you doooo. Ulysseeeeees, Like a bolt of thundrt from the bluuue. Ulysseeèeeees, Always fighting all the evil forces brining peace and justice to aaaall.
I loved this when I was a kid! Mysterious Cities of Gold, too! There were a lot of European/Japanese co-productions that were hugely successful with kids in Europe during the eighties, but never made it in America. They were generally more story oriented, rather than action. And they drew a great deal of inspiration in history and literature. Their main purpose was to properly educate kids, rather than just sell them toys.
This was released here in the Philippines in the late '80s/early '90s. Criminally underrated show. The narrative might not be original, but man, the visuals. Space Jesus rocks!
Yes.. I remember in Manila.. the aesthetic reminded me of late 70’s “Heavy Metal” but for kids.. but we all know The Iliad was never for kids - just the detailed violence alone..
Watched it as a youngster back in the 80's on uk tv and loved it. Im 50 years old now and just recently got the dvd box set and watched it all again. Think i enjoyed it even more now as an adult than i did when i was a youngster. Its truly awesome.
Another reason why TOY GALAXY is my favourite TH-cam channel! ULYSSES 31 ROCKS!!! EASILY one of my favourite 80s cartoons. I feel lucky that I have the whole series on dvd. Just a shame there has been very little in terms of merchandise and action figures.
I used to tease my sister by singing the theme tune pretty often because she had a Ulysses fringe 🤣🤣🤣 she has understandably never let me forget it! Super underrated show thanks for the memories 💖🙏
As you may imagine the show was immensely popular in Greece. We were watching it withe the french sountrack and greek overdub broadcasted during 1983-1985. Now something that will surprise many people. The english dub is probably the worst. The original french is much better but the greek one I think that it might be superior to all. Im not saying this out of some silly nationalistic pride. There is a reason for this. Back in the 80's there were only 2 public tv stations. Private owned television was not allowed at that period. With the greek cinema industry spiraling downwards, the only outlets for actors were theatre, small cinema productions, tv serials, and overdubs. We were lucky as children to have cartoons voiced by very famous actors, of the highest calibre, along with newer ones that were influenced by their experience. When I watch Ulysses 31 in english I hear some guys doing ''funny voices'', the greek version was played more seriously, more dramatic as if it was a real play (yes with the occasional silly Nono entrance). Last summer I was sitting with my brother and I remembered that I had all the episodes of Ulysses 31. We decided to watch one for old times sake. We spent all day watching them all. It really holds well and I think because its taking itself seriously. It IS an epic tale that unfolds and keeps your interest. The design is great, with some super cool gadgets (the lazer-pistol/sword is epic) and the music one of the best ever in cartoons. Compare this with the ''quirky'' aimless garbage that kids watch today.
A little thing American viewers might not know is how high level were the dubs in Europe, for the reasons you told here but also because there where policies in France and Italy to dub everything with high standards. In France some dialogues for other shows were trash but you can see that the adapters had a real work to adapt the dialogues and would often write more subtle dialogues with métaphores and plays on word. Even though for most show I'll make a point to watch it in the original version, there is 10% of films or série that are better once dubbed. I can totally relate to your story. And sorry for the English viewers but I didn't see many anime that had better English version than japanese
Absolutely loved this one! Also, I must add, character design was made by Shingo Araki, reknown artist on Europe and Latinamerica for his amazing work on Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), Rose of Versailles, Galaxy Express 999, among others. All of this in the 80s.
first, the design was made by René Borg with Jean Chalopin before sending it to japaneses studios. The story and the emotion looks like more European than japanese style.
In Quebec, in the 80's, we grew up on the French version of such Japanese shows like Ulysses 31, Captain Harlock, Captain Future, Gatchaman and so many more. Good times indeed.
I’m privileged to say i grew up watching the original french version, courtesy of french television constantly broadcasting it to this day and my mother being a huge fan who watched it as it first aired. Despite every single episode of the show being definitively burned into my memory, I never get tired of watching it. It is appreciated by my whole family, kids and adults alike, highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t watched it yet.
Il est toujours sur la télévision française ? La quelle chaîne svp? J’habite en France et je voudrais à apprendre ma française avec la version française 😊 crdt Ian
@@bugler75 Salut, désolée pour la réponse tardive. Je me saurais dire, ça fait 8 ans que je n’ai pas accès aux chaînes françaises, mais je sais que l’intégralité des épisodes (en français) sont disponibles sur youtube! Sur la chaîne Génération 80 si je ne m’abuse.
i saw Ulisses 31 for the first time in the early 80's in Spain , I am 44 Years old now and still a massive Fan.I do believe that Ulisses 31 was and is the most educational Cartoon ever . That stuff should be mandatory in elementary school ❤❤❤
I remembered loving this show as a kid. I actually thought it was a dream until recently when I found the intro. It honestly has one of the best intros I've ever seen. It's like Heavy Metal for kids.
Thank you so much for more behind-the-scenes info about Ulysses 31. I just watched the whole series last year absolutely amazing and it really unique with a sci-fi, psychedelic, inner quest feel at times as well especially with the ship being shaped as a giant eye venturing into unknown space. Even with the space sci-fi elements it feels to me like this could represent Ulysses inner Journey the space of his inner self and his psyche as well.
Shuki Levy really did so many classic cartoon not only for this show, that one could just make a full episode on em all as they are a important reason as to why a bunch of the shows became popular.
I continue to love the Odyssey ship, both that it harkens back to the Greek practice of painting eyes on the bows of ships but also that it's just so unique among TV spaceships. The theme is also amazing.
UK viewer & loved this back in the day. Have the box set & it still holds up pretty well today. One of the few cartoon shows that had a start, middle & an end. Only drawback is when No No gatecrashes the theme...what were they thinking lol
Well you're going to have to cover Dogtanian, Willy Fogg and Mysterious Cities of Gold now if you're doing Euro/Japanese shows of the '80s. But I loved Ulysees 32 as a kid, theme song is forever burned into my brain. But I never saw any of those toys on shelves, and we even got Samurai Pizza Cats figures here!!!
Remember when TH-cam used to show you videos related to what you were watching - I would have found this channel ages ago based on that alone! I only found it recently by deep-diving on Ulysses 31 backstory stuff; you have so much of my past life hidden here - instant sub!
We all loved it as teenagers in school in the 80s. Greek Mythology meets Science Fiction. Brilliant animation and stories. It also has a proper ending unlike other cartoons.
This was big in the U.K. in the 80s, after school cartoons. Absolutely love the opening soundtrack. Thanks for this video, very interesting to hear about the background to this cartoon. 👍
A staple of my Australian childhood and a permanent piece of my brain. That said, I never knew there were toys and now I must own some... oh, my wallet hates this video as much as my heart adores it...
The opening of this episode gave me goosebumps - I haven't thought of Ulysses 31 even once in the past 25 years and BAM! Dan takes me back to 1988. I loved this show so very much. Thank you very much!
It's been decades and I finally found this cartoon! I remember this being broadcasted here in the Philippines, I think it was 1990 or 91. I was around 3-4 yrs. old at the time and only understood pre-school english (I'm not a native english speaker) and saw this and thought to myself "Wow, it's both a gun and a laser sword... Jesus has some awesome gear"
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This was BY FAR my favourite cartoon when I grew up!
Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold were my favorites and most memorial..... being a 80s Kid was the best time to be a Kid, the intros were long and always epic, would watch the intros with wonder in my eyes.............. was a great time to be a kid....
Back in the eighties a friend of mine found a Ulysses 31 star fighter on the beach, possibly washed up as it was slightly battered. It was treated like ancient treasure, but it’s a hazy memory, so it could be filed under the time my brother claimed he found a penguin on the same beach. I’m pretty sure the star fighter toy was real. The penguin, less so.
This aired when I was a tiny kid in Ireland, probably around 92, 93 or thereabouts and I freaking loved that show. A lifelong obsession with swords (both laser and metal) and sleek beards are definitely because of this crazy wonderful show. Did the cartoon ever finish with Ulysses finding Earth and kicking those princes out of his space house?
it did air in the mid 80s on BBC and i think on the Den as well.......i did air again in the 90s on the Cartoon network, that's when I got my boxset and it has the cartoon network logo all m over it and the bad copy cover art.
The original end did show them making to Hades and Ulysses and friends encounter a young couple named Orpheus and Eurydice of their version of Greek mythology who are also trying to back to Earth but their destiny takes them to the afterlife. Then Ulysses is force to decide to stay and let his crew and friends leave for Earth or refuse. He refuses but instead of being punished for his decision, he granted passage back to Earth because this was a test of his character evaluation and that convince the gods that he's a worthy person and not the villain of his deeds for Cyclops' destruction. No extra scenes for the last poem passage of the reimagined Odyssey were made for the series.
Ulysses 31 has to be the BEST 80s Cartoon theme song of that decade. I feel so cheated because living in the USA, it didn't debut til 1986. I recall two of my best buddies speaking highly of the show back in the 80s. I am on epsisode 15, and LUV It! I assume that the series was not released in the USA in 1981, becasue it's one of those that is not only gear for kids, but for adults. It has some dark themes. i can see the René Laloux influence in Ulysses 31 LOVE LIVE ULYSSES 31!!!!
We in Canada got this show twice. I distinctly remember seeing this show (along with Cities of gold) in the early to mid 80s on one of the French language stations. Then in the early 90s, we got an English dub of both shown on one of the English Canadian channels.
I am nearly 50 and I can sing every word of the theme of this awesome show. Between Ulysses 31 and SanSeya/Chevaliers du zodiaque I became a tragic Greek mythology nerd. By junior high I spent every moment reading either LotR or wuthering heights. Ulysses reviens!!!!!!!!!!
Loved this as a kid in the early 80s... Great stories, got me interested in actual Greek Mythology - straight to the library, yes... The library, so I could absorb all I could. The internet has destroyed that magic.
"They're poems how long can they be?" lol priceless. Also I remember vaguely seeing one episode.. the conversation with others was "You're already into like 4 shows at the same time, do you really want to try to get into it?" And then it was canceled and so my mind was made up for me. Too bad it looks good, I'll have to give it a watch sometime.
That last line had me in stitches - that's exactly how my English teachers duped me! 😂 Loved Ulysses 31 - hope you do some more of these. I'm off to find that soundtrack.
In the mid 80s (Australia), I watched and recorded to VHS this series for much re-watching, did computer art on the Amiga 1000 etc. And of course I bought the DVD set. As you say, epic music, very good story lines, great art.
Epic show with an epic theme song indeed! Thanks for making this video. Listened to the French version back in the days in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
Jesus. H. Christ. I have had this theme song stuck in my head for almost forty years, and I had NO CLUE of where the song came from. Did not remember the show, the characters, the plot, or even that it was from a cartoon. It has randomly run word for word through my head for as long as I can remember. Thank you so much for finally showing me what this was from (even though I still don't remember anything but the theme song).
Michael Thomas oh man yes, i used to tape together a plastic sword and a toy ray gun, and eith the other hand i was spining a string with a small weight attached, for force shield lol
One of the best cartoons ever. As a kid I would get up at 5am to watch early morning TV and this was on. It was jayce and the wheeled warriors, Ulysses 31 and 80vdays around the world.
Great series - have the whole thing on dvd. I believe there was some sort of rights issues at one point as one of the musical themes used in the show was ripped off from something John Williams wrote for one of the Star Wars films. Also Nono the robot was one of the great tradition of ubiquitous annoying sidekick characters in that era of cartoons. Snarf, Orko, Kuma the cat monkey thing from Pole Position, Slimer - cartoons were legally required to have one.
Studio exec. "So...where is the lovable kid friendly side character?" Story pitcher. " Lovable...kid friendly....side character ?..." >Black Panther bursts into the room< "Someone.....get this character a SIDE KICK".
TMS produced the finest animation in the 80s and early 90s, a pity that producing Akira almost put them out of the map. As trivia, Hayao Miyazaki's last work on TV was for them.
Fun fact: Odessa named after Odysseus by Katherine the Great and/or one of her fellas. Many of the cities on the Black sea coast of Novorossiya (New Russia) were given Greek sounding names.
Me: views title of this video upload and immediately replays the intro from memory: It is the 31st century, Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus. But the ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge: Zeus: Mortals, you defy the Gods? I sentence you to travel among unknown stars. Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone. Sherka: Ulysses, the way back to earth has been wiped from my memory. Telemachus: Father, oh, father! Ulysses: You are alive my son. Ulysses, Ulysses, soaring through all the galaxies, in search of Earth, flying in to the night. Ulysses, Ulysses, fighting evil and tyranny, with all his power, and withall of his might. Ulysses, no-one else can do the things you do. Ulysses, like a bolt of thunder from the blue. Ulysses, always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all. It's me Nono small robot you know, friend of Ulysses. It's me Nono small robot you know, friend of Ulysses. Ulysses, no-one else can do the things you do. Ulysses, like a bolt ofthunder from the blue. Ulysses, always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all. From this child program, from a period of my youth when Saturday morning cartoons was LIT!!!!
Absolutely loved this show. I watched this ever Wednesday religiously. Great show, a little dark at time but fabulous nonetheless. And gotta love that theme!!!!
I loved this as a kid, and you're right, at around the same time in the UK Tony Robinson and Richard Curtis released an excellent adapted novel of Odysseus and the show served as an excellent gateway (as did Robinson's superb reading of it on Jackanory)
Man, i still fondly remember singing along to the theme song while strumming on my air guitar. Never knew it had french origins. Thanks for this awesome memory. Would you consider doing the "Swat Kats" next, or "Wild c.a.t.s"?
Great episode. I never heard about this show. Saint Seiya is another show which is loved internationally, but never made it in the US. Cartoon Network tried to bring it to US, but bad dubbing and editing destined it to fail. The toys are beautifully amazing.
Being a kid new to mythology in the 80's, this show's stories felt deeper to me than many other shows and I totally loved it. As one can guess, I would become a huge mythology buff in later life.
Excellent video man, kudos!!!!, but I think you forgot to mention about Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno as character designer (Saint Seiya, Lady Oscar, Mighty Orbots and so on)
One of the greatest animated series of the 80’’s I can remember being transfixed by the 1st episode. It definitely rotted my brain in all the best ways. s
Quite a synchronicity! I decided to do a search for the episode 'The Spells of Circe'. Then saw this was uploaded a day ago! My favourite cartoon of 1985 (Australia).
Good question. Personally, from all the media I've observed ( comics, movies, videogames etc...) I think the only problem would be staying true to the concept without letting current year politics and/or ideology influence the product. I wouldn't want to see an IP like this re-imagined or adapted right now. Creativity and Talent need to be the forefront of producing this work and a lot of what we're getting lately isn't entertaining; it's out there to preach and teach one way of thinking.
If this was to be remade today,it would be a total shitshow,chuckfull with identity politics,''woke'' messages and an artstyle that would look like some monkey,on crystal meth, had done the character designs.Just look at Netflix's ''She-Ra'' series,that stuff is pure eye-cancer.
Imo if it was taken seriously with good detailed and realistic looking designs and the same mix of adventure and dark themes it would work. Kids are not stupid. They acknowledge quality work. But right now if they were doing it, they would probably emphasize on cartoony american politics, politically correct bullshit and they would make everything cute and round and quirky. It would bomb instantly because as i said kids are not stupid and the production company would blame it on lack of interest by the audience
Well, Tim.... Video games have done a decent job of introducing historical ages and heroes to people who may not read as much as others. My pick for a an ancient story to adapt DOSE have some familiarity and lore contemporaneously wrapped around it.... The Epic of Gilgamesh. "The Annunaki are coming back!" "Planet X! Planet X!" "We are the genetic offspring of an ancient race..." It's mostly already re-written itself ! >Opening scene. Deep, dark space, with a dot in the distance coming closer to camera, revealing itself not to be a spaceship...but A PLANET! Gnarly synth chord rises, cut off filter and Resonance building the notes ominous vibe...< "Journeying thru space on their dying planet, Nibiru, a race of super intelligent beings chance across the planet Earth and it's just emerging civilization of early humans... . . ."
I still remember first seeing this a kid on a Spanish channel here in Philadelphia in the mid-80's. I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I loved the animation and action, so I would tune into it every week. When the English version debuted, I was already hooked! Still love the series and the unforgettable intro & soundtrack to this day! Great job again, Dan!
@@theflyingninja1 only good thing about getting old is that most of the shit we dreamed of as kids is actually now happening like justice league movies.star wars TV shows.3d vr graphics.movie accurate ninja turtle figures 30 years too late lol. Thank the gods for TH-cam putting these classics up and keeping us old farts young lol. Still disappointed there's not an actual hover board yet.its 5 years overdue
À travers les cieux, l’espace et le temps. Un vaisseau s’en vient, Uly-y-y-ysse! Contrôlés des Dieux, les pièges géants. C’est l’Odysseus, Uly-y-y-ysse!
See....THIS...this right here is why I am subscribed to this channel. I've never heard of this show, although I consider myself pretty well versed in the cartoons of my generation! Thanks for another great video Dan!
Back when I was young, it would be part of the regular morning routine of my brother and I to get up absurdly early (before our parents were up) so that we were downstairs in plenty of time for this show to start in the mornings 😊
You undersold the cartoon, Dan. A fantasy space epic, with above par writing, visuals, and voice acting, Quite similar to Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. Of all my childhood favourites, Ulssyss 31, has aged well, and is still a bingewatchably entertaining journey, that works well episodically, as well as, as a whole. Even to a cynical, 2020s audience spoilt by CGI and Spiderverses. ...and yes, the Theme tune was above par too. The cartoon and it's music heavily inspiring the look and sound of modern French bands like Daft Punk and Justice.
I loved Ulysses! One of my favorite childhood cartoons. Though didn't even realised they made figures too, that said, i was massively into Star Wars and He-Man, so just like now, I probably couldn't have started collecting ANOTHER line!
Hello from France ! Very surprised and delighted to watch your video ! Ulysse 31 was a real choc when it came on the TV screans here ! influences from Star Wars and Alien, great soundtrack, classic legendary references and japanese's art of animation....summit of pop' european culture at the time !!! thanks for your vid' !!
The theme tune for this is burned into the minds of all the UK kids of the 80's. This and Mysterious Cities of Gold.
IT IS THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY... :)
Yes it is and it used to annoy me on the re-runs and DVD boxset they shortened the credits.
I remember Phillip Schofield singing along to it. This totally deserves a sequel/prequel based on Homer's epic the Illiad on Netflix.
Along with Dogtanian and Willy fog!
All together now ... U lee see ee eesees 🤣
Sounds just like "Too Much Time on my Hands" by STYX.
On Children's BBC they were showing Tony Robinson retelling the Odyssey followed by Ulysses 31. Little did we know how much of the classics were woven into our childhoods.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold could be a topic.
Was it shown in the US you think? Or your french and trying to plug it? 😃
Capitain Flam 😃
Please, yes!! Sooo epic.
@@lunarmodule6419 It was on Nickelodeon in the U.S, and they promoted the hell out of it.
@@lunarmodule6419 It was shown in the US in the early days of Nickelodeon.
Well, I am Greek, born and living in Greece and this was my first contact with the Odyssey and Homer in general. After that I read a children's version of the story and then the original. It speaks volumes for the power of this show. Love Ulysses 31. Absolutely love it!
Just a shout-out to Jean Chalopin, who seems often forgotten even though he was producer and writer on lots of the Euro/Japan crossover cartoons. He really defined a childhood for lots of people and introduced them to anime style cartoons.
"Ulysses The way back to earth has been wiped from my memory" The floating bodies used to freak me out but this was the greatest cartoon of my childhood. I held my breath all week hoping I would win the battle of 3 other siblings to be able to watch it on our one tv
French watcher here so I grew up with the show.
2 things :
1) Ulysse is the portrait of Jean Chalopin, who created the show back then.
2) watched it a few month ago with my 8 years old daughter and she just loved it. She knew all the intro by the start of episode 5.
ca doit etre incroyable de partager ca avec un gamin... moi qui ne veux pas d'enfants, j'espere que j'aurais des neveux ou nieces :)
The starship was designed from the french Channel "FR3" logo from that time.
Watched in german. Surprised Jean Chalopin is behind this. Looked more like a japanese animation art and story.(Rose of Versailles and Perrine were all Japanese animations but took place in France)
Completely overwhelmed that Jean also is behind Conan the Adventurer series - it was one of the better and faithful works of Robert E. Howard as an adaption.
Thats so interesting about Ulysse modeled after Jean Chalopin... thank you.
great info@@gouzigounette
as a french man born at the end of the 70's i grew up with ulysses 31, les mysterieuses citees d'or, goldorak, albator, jayce and the wheeled warriors..... what a time it was to be aa kid. damn thank you for this blast from the past....
Albator.....That one made it across the pond to play on the French CBC channel when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. I couldn't understand it, but as a confirmed Battle of the Planets(Gatchaman) and Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato) fan, I watched every episode I could anyway.
It was only years later after describing the credit sequence on a UseNet forum of anime geeks in the late 90s that I found out the source show was Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and years after THAT that the name of the French translation was revealed to be Albator, and I finally heard the great French theme song of that series again.
@@exidy-yt 'Albator' is the French name. His real name is 'Harlock'.
@@elfeling7187 Thank you, but I know that. As I said above: " in the late 90s I found out the source show was Space Pirate Captain Harlock" ;-)
*IT IS THE 31ST CENTURY! Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops and rescued the children, and his son Telemachus.*
*But the ancient Gods are petty and cruel, and threaten a terrible revenge!*
"Mortals!! You defy the Gods?! I sentence you to travel among unknown stars!
Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone!"
Circe: "Ulysses, the way back to Earth has been wiped from my memory!"
Telemachus: "Father! Oh, father!"
Ulysses: "You are alive, my son!"
*cue theme music*
I am Nono small robot you know. Friend help Ulysses.
Uuuulyyysseees.
:)
@@Changeling9au Boy, Nono was irritating AF! Mind you I watched the Greek dubbing as a youngster but still...
@@jordanhelljester He did kill the cyclops though. It's like Jar Jar Binks killing Darth Maul.
Ulysses, Ulysses.
Soaring through all the galaxies.
In search of earth.
Flying into the night.
Ulysseeeeeees,
no one else can do the things you doooo.
Ulysseeeeees,
Like a bolt of thundrt from the bluuue.
Ulysseeèeeees,
Always fighting all the evil forces brining peace and justice to aaaall.
The Nono part was oddly placed, but overall, a great theme.
I loved this when I was a kid! Mysterious Cities of Gold, too!
There were a lot of European/Japanese co-productions that were hugely successful with kids in Europe during the eighties, but never made it in America.
They were generally more story oriented, rather than action. And they drew a great deal of inspiration in history and literature. Their main purpose was to properly educate kids, rather than just sell them toys.
Ulysses 31 is a classic, rocking theme song, and quite dark and sometimes mature episodes. Love it.
This was released here in the Philippines in the late '80s/early '90s. Criminally underrated show. The narrative might not be original, but man, the visuals. Space Jesus rocks!
The concept is so unique. What's last time you seen combination of space and mythogogly?
Sci-Fi version of Greek Mythology it was fun and the song gets stuck in your head. No kidding this cartoon got me reading the original Greek Myths.
Yes.. I remember in Manila.. the aesthetic reminded me of late 70’s “Heavy Metal” but for kids.. but we all know The Iliad was never for kids - just the detailed violence alone..
Man, untill this day i remember he Sisyphus Episode
Was it on GMA TV?
Watched it as a youngster back in the 80's on uk tv and loved it. Im 50 years old now and just recently got the dvd box set and watched it all again. Think i enjoyed it even more now as an adult than i did when i was a youngster. Its truly awesome.
Another reason why TOY GALAXY is my favourite TH-cam channel! ULYSSES 31 ROCKS!!! EASILY one of my favourite 80s cartoons. I feel lucky that I have the whole series on dvd. Just a shame there has been very little in terms of merchandise and action figures.
I used to tease my sister by singing the theme tune pretty often because she had a Ulysses fringe 🤣🤣🤣 she has understandably never let me forget it! Super underrated show thanks for the memories 💖🙏
As you may imagine the show was immensely popular in Greece. We were watching it withe the french sountrack and greek overdub broadcasted during 1983-1985. Now something that will surprise many people. The english dub is probably the worst. The original french is much better but the greek one I think that it might be superior to all. Im not saying this out of some silly nationalistic pride. There is a reason for this. Back in the 80's there were only 2 public tv stations. Private owned television was not allowed at that period. With the greek cinema industry spiraling downwards, the only outlets for actors were theatre, small cinema productions, tv serials, and overdubs. We were lucky as children to have cartoons voiced by very famous actors, of the highest calibre, along with newer ones that were influenced by their experience. When I watch Ulysses 31 in english I hear some guys doing ''funny voices'', the greek version was played more seriously, more dramatic as if it was a real play (yes with the occasional silly Nono entrance). Last summer I was sitting with my brother and I remembered that I had all the episodes of Ulysses 31. We decided to watch one for old times sake. We spent all day watching them all. It really holds well and I think because its taking itself seriously. It IS an epic tale that unfolds and keeps your interest. The design is great, with some super cool gadgets (the lazer-pistol/sword is epic) and the music one of the best ever in cartoons. Compare this with the ''quirky'' aimless garbage that kids watch today.
A little thing American viewers might not know is how high level were the dubs in Europe, for the reasons you told here but also because there where policies in France and Italy to dub everything with high standards.
In France some dialogues for other shows were trash but you can see that the adapters had a real work to adapt the dialogues and would often write more subtle dialogues with métaphores and plays on word.
Even though for most show I'll make a point to watch it in the original version, there is 10% of films or série that are better once dubbed.
I can totally relate to your story.
And sorry for the English viewers but I didn't see many anime that had better English version than japanese
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@@TheMoukis Thanks, as a long time fan from Ireland this is super interesting to watch in Greek. I think it is a perfect match!
The voice of Jean Topard as Zeus here in France is still in everyone's mind
@@stefanswiss3760 I can testify that the Spanish dub was GOOD. I grew up with this series and I still love it.
Absolutely loved this one! Also, I must add, character design was made by Shingo Araki, reknown artist on Europe and Latinamerica for his amazing work on Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), Rose of Versailles, Galaxy Express 999, among others. All of this in the 80s.
first, the design was made by René Borg with Jean Chalopin before sending it to japaneses studios. The story and the emotion looks like more European than japanese style.
In Quebec, in the 80's, we grew up on the French version of such Japanese shows like Ulysses 31, Captain Harlock, Captain Future, Gatchaman and so many more. Good times indeed.
I’m privileged to say i grew up watching the original french version, courtesy of french television constantly broadcasting it to this day and my mother being a huge fan who watched it as it first aired. Despite every single episode of the show being definitively burned into my memory, I never get tired of watching it. It is appreciated by my whole family, kids and adults alike, highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t watched it yet.
Il est toujours sur la télévision française ? La quelle chaîne svp? J’habite en France et je voudrais à apprendre ma française avec la version française 😊 crdt Ian
@@bugler75 Salut, désolée pour la réponse tardive. Je me saurais dire, ça fait 8 ans que je n’ai pas accès aux chaînes françaises, mais je sais que l’intégralité des épisodes (en français) sont disponibles sur youtube! Sur la chaîne Génération 80 si je ne m’abuse.
i saw Ulisses 31 for the first time in the early 80's in Spain , I am 44 Years old now and still a massive Fan.I do believe that Ulisses 31 was and is the most educational Cartoon ever . That stuff should be mandatory in elementary school ❤❤❤
I loved this cartoon as a kid. Watched it every afternoon.
I doubt a single person who watched Ulysees 31 as a child has forgotten that Epic theme tune. Definitely 1 of my all time favourite cartoons.
I cannot express how much I appreciate some validation of how much I loved this slow as a kid
I remembered loving this show as a kid. I actually thought it was a dream until recently when I found the intro. It honestly has one of the best intros I've ever seen. It's like Heavy Metal for kids.
This was a very mature show with some high level themes and plotlines, epic show
It also premiered in the UK (BBC1) in 1981 as I was at school at the time and it was essential viewing for us.
Really? I thought it wasn't until 1985. Not that I would fully remember if it was 1981.
Thank you so much for more behind-the-scenes info about Ulysses 31. I just watched the whole series last year absolutely amazing and it really unique with a sci-fi, psychedelic, inner quest feel at times as well especially with the ship being shaped as a giant eye venturing into unknown space. Even with the space sci-fi elements it feels to me like this could represent Ulysses inner Journey the space of his inner self and his psyche as well.
Shuki Levy really did so many classic cartoon not only for this show, that one could just make a full episode on em all as they are a important reason as to why a bunch of the shows became popular.
I continue to love the Odyssey ship, both that it harkens back to the Greek practice of painting eyes on the bows of ships but also that it's just so unique among TV spaceships.
The theme is also amazing.
"They are poems, how long could they be?"... I see what you did there!
This was one of the best cartoons of the time.Had one of the greatest theme songs out!would have loved a toy of his shuttle craft.
"Of the time"? Surely you mean "of all time"! 😅
UK viewer & loved this back in the day. Have the box set & it still holds up pretty well today. One of the few cartoon shows that had a start, middle & an end. Only drawback is when No No gatecrashes the theme...what were they thinking lol
Well you're going to have to cover Dogtanian, Willy Fogg and Mysterious Cities of Gold now if you're doing Euro/Japanese shows of the '80s.
But I loved Ulysees 32 as a kid, theme song is forever burned into my brain. But I never saw any of those toys on shelves, and we even got Samurai Pizza Cats figures here!!!
And Spartakas and The Sun Beneath The Sea!
@@chrisc9421 never had those over here in the UK.
Don't forget Starfleet.
@@Larry It was on Sky back in the day. Fun Factory was the early morning slot where they had the cartoons. Had Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors etc
@@chrisc9421 they were on channel 4 in the morning.
Remember when TH-cam used to show you videos related to what you were watching - I would have found this channel ages ago based on that alone! I only found it recently by deep-diving on Ulysses 31 backstory stuff; you have so much of my past life hidden here - instant sub!
I had no idea this was a thing, and yet it seems tailor-made just for me. Classical epic with a sci-fi twist? YES! YES! YES!
It's really good...I am a new fan to it and 30 mins almost does not do the ep justice....the art work is simply amazing!!
And also Mysterious Cities of Gold and Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea.
@@pmcollectorboy2929 spartakus? Never heard of that before obviously I've heard of spartacus TV show but a cartoon. I'm sold 🤣
It was really good
We all loved it as teenagers in school in the 80s. Greek Mythology meets Science Fiction. Brilliant animation and stories. It also has a proper ending unlike other cartoons.
This was big in the U.K. in the 80s, after school cartoons. Absolutely love the opening soundtrack. Thanks for this video, very interesting to hear about the background to this cartoon. 👍
One of my favourites as a kid!
4pm+ after school slot. Cities of Gold, Battle of the Planets, Dungeons & Dragons....great times
A staple of my Australian childhood and a permanent piece of my brain. That said, I never knew there were toys and now I must own some... oh, my wallet hates this video as much as my heart adores it...
.....i never knew there were toys as well.....i have the boxset......looks like I'll be looking at ebay on payday.
How do you know if you've found an Australian on the Internet?
Wait a minute, he'll tell you
I have the DVD set, after many years of hanging on to the VHS tapes recorded from the TV. Such great times.
The opening of this episode gave me goosebumps - I haven't thought of Ulysses 31 even once in the past 25 years and BAM! Dan takes me back to 1988. I loved this show so very much. Thank you very much!
If it wasn’t for me watching this and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors when I was four years old, I doubt I would be a science fiction fan.
Also a kickass opening theme
funktimusrhyme ULYSEEEEEYYYEEEEYYYYYEEEEEEYYYEEEESSEE
Right with ya
Jace and the wheeled warriors....wow that's a good memory
@@darthpaul490 JatWW also had rockin' theme music.
It's been decades and I finally found this cartoon! I remember this being broadcasted here in the Philippines, I think it was 1990 or 91. I was around 3-4 yrs. old at the time and only understood pre-school english (I'm not a native english speaker) and saw this and thought to myself "Wow, it's both a gun and a laser sword... Jesus has some awesome gear"
This was BY FAR my favourite cartoon when I grew up!
Ulysses 31 is one of the most underappreciated series of the 80s. One of the rare good shows from DiC.
Yes it was. Plus, it had a true series finale. A rarity for a cartoon at the time.
Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold were my favorites and most memorial..... being a 80s Kid was the best time to be a Kid, the intros were long and always epic, would watch the intros with wonder in my eyes.............. was a great time to be a kid....
That was a hit in Poland when I was a kid back then. Loving this channel, the nostalgia is making me feel warm. ❤️
Back in the eighties a friend of mine found a Ulysses 31 star fighter on the beach, possibly washed up as it was slightly battered. It was treated like ancient treasure, but it’s a hazy memory, so it could be filed under the time my brother claimed he found a penguin on the same beach. I’m pretty sure the star fighter toy was real. The penguin, less so.
Used to watch this on Saturday Mornings in the UK on Channel 4. Was a fantastic show
Not BBC 1? Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was on Channel 4, I think.
@@rubberghost8566 Ulysses 31 was BBC/CBBC in its Broom Cupboard days, Jayce and the wheeled warriors was Channel Four (6-7am, heck knows why).
Ulysses 31 was shown on CBBC in the 1980s and on Channel 4 early mornings (6:30am, I used to watch it before my paper round) in the early/mid 90s
Wow! I remember watching this show in Mexico as a kid on vacation. It was a fan favorite. I haven't thought about this cartoon in 25+ years.
This aired when I was a tiny kid in Ireland, probably around 92, 93 or thereabouts and I freaking loved that show. A lifelong obsession with swords (both laser and metal) and sleek beards are definitely because of this crazy wonderful show. Did the cartoon ever finish with Ulysses finding Earth and kicking those princes out of his space house?
I was in Ireland also and I am sure it was the mid 80s. They might have shown repeats during the 90s.
Remember is on rte, or network 2 it use to be known as, in the early 90s. Quite dark for kids program but was cool.
it did air in the mid 80s on BBC and i think on the Den as well.......i did air again in the 90s on the Cartoon network, that's when I got my boxset and it has the cartoon network logo all m over it and the bad copy cover art.
The original end did show them making to Hades and Ulysses and friends encounter a young couple named Orpheus and Eurydice of their version of Greek mythology who are also trying to back to Earth but their destiny takes them to the afterlife. Then Ulysses is force to decide to stay and let his crew and friends leave for Earth or refuse. He refuses but instead of being punished for his decision, he granted passage back to Earth because this was a test of his character evaluation and that convince the gods that he's a worthy person and not the villain of his deeds for Cyclops' destruction. No extra scenes for the last poem passage of the reimagined Odyssey were made for the series.
They did not make it to Earth, just to our universe. Slight bit of a cliffhanger, maybe hoping for a second season?
Got this in australia when i was a kid in the 80's absolutely loved it, amongst many other big hits around the same time!!! miss 80s kids tv shows
Saw this as a kid in Dominican Rep., it was HUGE there, excellent show! always felt like there was a lot of gravitas! The theme song FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!
Ulysses 31 has to be the BEST 80s Cartoon theme song of that decade. I feel so cheated because living in the USA, it didn't debut til 1986. I recall two of my best buddies speaking highly of the show back in the 80s. I am on epsisode 15, and LUV It! I assume that the series was not released in the USA in 1981, becasue it's one of those that is not only gear for kids, but for adults. It has some dark themes. i can see the René Laloux influence in Ulysses 31 LOVE LIVE ULYSSES 31!!!!
We in Canada got this show twice.
I distinctly remember seeing this show (along with Cities of gold) in the early to mid 80s on one of the French language stations. Then in the early 90s, we got an English dub of both shown on one of the English Canadian channels.
I don't remember seeing this on Radio Canada, but Mysterious Cities of Gold ran for a long time on there.
Jean Chalopin DIC french touch !
I am nearly 50 and I can sing every word of the theme of this awesome show. Between Ulysses 31 and SanSeya/Chevaliers du zodiaque I became a tragic Greek mythology nerd. By junior high I spent every moment reading either LotR or wuthering heights. Ulysses reviens!!!!!!!!!!
Loved this as a kid in the early 80s... Great stories, got me interested in actual Greek Mythology - straight to the library, yes... The library, so I could absorb all I could.
The internet has destroyed that magic.
"They're poems how long can they be?" lol priceless.
Also I remember vaguely seeing one episode.. the conversation with others was "You're already into like 4 shows at the same time, do you really want to try to get into it?" And then it was canceled and so my mind was made up for me. Too bad it looks good, I'll have to give it a watch sometime.
That last line had me in stitches - that's exactly how my English teachers duped me! 😂
Loved Ulysses 31 - hope you do some more of these. I'm off to find that soundtrack.
In the mid 80s (Australia), I watched and recorded to VHS this series for much re-watching, did computer art on the Amiga 1000 etc. And of course I bought the DVD set. As you say, epic music, very good story lines, great art.
One of my all time favourite cartoons with a great soundtrack.
Epic show with an epic theme song indeed! Thanks for making this video. Listened to the French version back in the days in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
Ulysses 31 was my jam as a kid in the UK. It was dark af and was The Odyssey in space that freaked a generation. Loved it!
Jesus. H. Christ.
I have had this theme song stuck in my head for almost forty years, and I had NO CLUE of where the song came from. Did not remember the show, the characters, the plot, or even that it was from a cartoon. It has randomly run word for word through my head for as long as I can remember. Thank you so much for finally showing me what this was from (even though I still don't remember anything but the theme song).
Love Star Wars to bits but there was one weapon as a kid I wanted more than a lightsaber.. That was Ulysses sword blaster.
Michael Thomas oh man yes, i used to tape together a plastic sword and a toy ray gun, and eith the other hand i was spining a string with a small weight attached, for force shield lol
Check out Star Wars Rebels...
One of the best cartoons ever. As a kid I would get up at 5am to watch early morning TV and this was on. It was jayce and the wheeled warriors, Ulysses 31 and 80vdays around the world.
Great series - have the whole thing on dvd. I believe there was some sort of rights issues at one point as one of the musical themes used in the show was ripped off from something John Williams wrote for one of the Star Wars films. Also Nono the robot was one of the great tradition of ubiquitous annoying sidekick characters in that era of cartoons. Snarf, Orko, Kuma the cat monkey thing from Pole Position, Slimer - cartoons were legally required to have one.
Thank You:) I was recently thinking of shows I used to love and for life of me could not remember the name. Pole position:)
Studio exec. "So...where is the lovable kid friendly side character?"
Story pitcher. " Lovable...kid friendly....side character ?..."
>Black Panther bursts into the room<
"Someone.....get this character a SIDE KICK".
Even most sci-fi anime of the times had the annoying robotic sidekick, including Gundam!
T-Bob from MASK was probably the most annoying of all! LOL
Loved this cartoon series so much when I was a kid. Still watch an episode from time to time. Really happy you made this 'History of' 👍
The same signature TMS linestyles can be seen in Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Mighty Orbots, and Bionic Six.
TMS produced the finest animation in the 80s and early 90s, a pity that producing Akira almost put them out of the map. As trivia, Hayao Miyazaki's last work on TV was for them.
To this day Jayce is still looking for his father.
@@souldom99 ah don't worry he went on to help create that Sci-Fi series Babylon 5 😉
Fun fact: Odessa named after Odysseus by Katherine the Great and/or one of her fellas. Many of the cities on the Black sea coast of Novorossiya (New Russia) were given Greek sounding names.
Me: views title of this video upload and immediately replays the intro from memory:
It is the 31st century, Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus. But the ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge:
Zeus: Mortals, you defy the Gods? I sentence you to travel among unknown stars. Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone.
Sherka: Ulysses, the way back to earth has been wiped from my memory.
Telemachus: Father, oh, father!
Ulysses: You are alive my son.
Ulysses, Ulysses,
soaring through all the galaxies,
in search of Earth,
flying in to the night.
Ulysses, Ulysses,
fighting evil and tyranny,
with all his power,
and withall of his might.
Ulysses, no-one else can do the things you do.
Ulysses, like a bolt of thunder from the blue.
Ulysses, always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all.
It's me Nono small robot you know, friend of Ulysses.
It's me Nono small robot you know, friend of Ulysses.
Ulysses, no-one else can do the things you do.
Ulysses, like a bolt ofthunder from the blue.
Ulysses, always fighting all the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all.
From this child program, from a period of my youth when Saturday morning cartoons was LIT!!!!
I even sang that piece, "from this child program...." Your lyrics are right on.
I've rewatched the remastered versions of the show a bunch of times here. Drove my daughter crazy with the theme :)
glad to know I wasnt the only one.
Interestingly, we have two versions of the opening credits: that one, and the second one that I would translate as “Ulysses, come back”.
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Intro begins playing again. This will be an interesting few hours lol. And I will look for the other intro.
Loved this series, it even had a decent finale ! And the theme tune was first class.
Absolutely loved this show. I watched this ever Wednesday religiously. Great show, a little dark at time but fabulous nonetheless. And gotta love that theme!!!!
I loved this as a kid, and you're right, at around the same time in the UK Tony Robinson and Richard Curtis released an excellent adapted novel of Odysseus and the show served as an excellent gateway (as did Robinson's superb reading of it on Jackanory)
Man, i still fondly remember singing along to the theme song while strumming on my air guitar. Never knew it had french origins. Thanks for this awesome memory. Would you consider doing the "Swat Kats" next, or "Wild c.a.t.s"?
Great episode. I never heard about this show. Saint Seiya is another show which is loved internationally, but never made it in the US. Cartoon Network tried to bring it to US, but bad dubbing and editing destined it to fail. The toys are beautifully amazing.
we need a live-action adaptation with Chris Hemsworth playing Ulysses, lol.
I don't know about Chris Hemsworth. Hmm... He could pull it off.
Omg that would be epic!
Nah! Ulysses needs to be a red-head, not some generic blond himbo.
Michael Fassbender!
Ewan McGregor
This doesn't need a reboot. It hasn't aged too badly and is perfect as is.
Being a kid new to mythology in the 80's, this show's stories felt deeper to me than many other shows and I totally loved it. As one can guess, I would become a huge mythology buff in later life.
I loved Ulysses 31 so much growing. I even managed to watch the final episode when it aired!
This show was a MASSIVE hit in Latin America.
I am from Honduras, and my dad loves this show, he used to watch it as a kid
The theme tune still rocks today....a live action film would be awesome.
I actually have fond memories of this series... I still occasionally hum the opening song 😁
Excellent video man, kudos!!!!, but I think you forgot to mention about Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno as character designer (Saint Seiya, Lady Oscar, Mighty Orbots and so on)
One of the greatest animated series of the 80’’s I can remember being transfixed by the 1st episode. It definitely rotted my brain in all the best ways. s
I love when you guys insert the old commercials. Really takes me back.
watching this without sound on is just learning about the 80s Jedi Jesus cartoon.
Quite a synchronicity!
I decided to do a search for the episode 'The Spells of Circe'.
Then saw this was uploaded a day ago!
My favourite cartoon of 1985 (Australia).
Would a cartoon like this, that reimagines classical mythology as a space opera, work today? Or are current audiences too nuanced or jaded?
Good question. Personally, from all the media I've observed ( comics, movies, videogames etc...) I think the only problem would be staying true to the concept without letting current year politics and/or ideology influence the product. I wouldn't want to see an IP like this re-imagined or adapted right now. Creativity and Talent need to be the forefront of producing this work and a lot of what we're getting lately isn't entertaining; it's out there to preach and teach one way of thinking.
If this was to be remade today,it would be a total shitshow,chuckfull with identity politics,''woke'' messages and an artstyle that would look like some monkey,on crystal meth, had done the character designs.Just look at Netflix's ''She-Ra'' series,that stuff is pure eye-cancer.
Imo if it was taken seriously with good detailed and realistic looking designs and the same mix of adventure and dark themes it would work. Kids are not stupid. They acknowledge quality work. But right now if they were doing it, they would probably emphasize on cartoony american politics, politically correct bullshit and they would make everything cute and round and quirky. It would bomb instantly because as i said kids are not stupid and the production company would blame it on lack of interest by the audience
It could work. The real challenge for “kids today” is keeping them engaged, as with so many things to distract, attention spans are a lot shorter.
Well, Tim.... Video games have done a decent job of introducing historical ages and heroes to people who may not read as much as others. My pick for a an ancient story to adapt DOSE have some familiarity and lore contemporaneously wrapped around it....
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
"The Annunaki are coming back!"
"Planet X! Planet X!"
"We are the genetic offspring of an ancient race..."
It's mostly already re-written itself !
>Opening scene. Deep, dark space, with a dot in the distance coming closer to camera, revealing itself not to be a spaceship...but A PLANET!
Gnarly synth chord rises, cut off filter and Resonance building the notes ominous vibe...<
"Journeying thru space on their dying planet, Nibiru, a race of super intelligent beings chance across the planet Earth and it's just emerging civilization of early humans... . . ."
I still remember first seeing this a kid on a Spanish channel here in Philadelphia in the mid-80's. I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I loved the animation and action, so I would tune into it every week. When the English version debuted, I was already hooked! Still love the series and the unforgettable intro & soundtrack to this day! Great job again, Dan!
Or as we used to call it in the U.K. Useless Knees 31
@@theflyingninja1 we're old as fuck now
@@theflyingninja1 only good thing about getting old is that most of the shit we dreamed of as kids is actually now happening like justice league movies.star wars TV shows.3d vr graphics.movie accurate ninja turtle figures 30 years too late lol.
Thank the gods for TH-cam putting these classics up and keeping us old farts young lol.
Still disappointed there's not an actual hover board yet.its 5 years overdue
I was a kid when this came out... me and grandad would binge wrestling in the late 80s... cartoons and shows! I might watch this back it was unreal!
Nobody:
Frenchs who grown up in the 80's: ♪Ulysse revien-en-ent! Ulysse revient!♫
And for the older (those clever enough to know that using 'Nobody:' is pointless)
♫U-ulysse, U-ulyyyyysse, au milieu de la galaxiiiie.♫
À travers les cieux, l’espace et le temps. Un vaisseau s’en vient, Uly-y-y-ysse! Contrôlés des Dieux, les pièges géants. C’est l’Odysseus, Uly-y-y-ysse!
See....THIS...this right here is why I am subscribed to this channel. I've never heard of this show, although I consider myself pretty well versed in the cartoons of my generation! Thanks for another great video Dan!
I remember Ulysses 31. A truly classic cartoon which is a futuristic retelling of a Greek myth.
Awesome series. Awesome synopsis :)
“Called Ulysses in Roman and Latin translation”... aren’t Roman and Latin translations the same thing?
They surely are, the Roman language doesn't exist.
The Roman upper crust mostly spoke Greek, because they were educated by Greek slaves! Latin was the common man's tongue!
Back when I was young, it would be part of the regular morning routine of my brother and I to get up absurdly early (before our parents were up) so that we were downstairs in plenty of time for this show to start in the mornings 😊
You undersold the cartoon, Dan. A fantasy space epic, with above par writing, visuals, and voice acting, Quite similar to Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
Of all my childhood favourites, Ulssyss 31, has aged well, and is still a bingewatchably entertaining journey, that works well episodically, as well as, as a whole. Even to a cynical, 2020s audience spoilt by CGI and Spiderverses.
...and yes, the Theme tune was above par too. The cartoon and it's music heavily inspiring the look and sound of modern French bands like Daft Punk and Justice.
I loved Ulysses! One of my favorite childhood cartoons. Though didn't even realised they made figures too, that said, i was massively into Star Wars and He-Man, so just like now, I probably couldn't have started collecting ANOTHER line!
This show was a bit to advanced for me as a kid, but I loved the look and the title song was rad.
Hello from France !
Very surprised and delighted to watch your video ! Ulysse 31 was a real choc when it came on the TV screans here ! influences from Star Wars and Alien, great soundtrack, classic legendary references and japanese's art of animation....summit of pop' european culture at the time !!! thanks for your vid' !!