My mom was the casting director for this show. I remember running around the studio as a kid during the recording sessions. I still have tons of original animation cels the animators gave me. Thanks for making this!!!!
If they ever released an official DVD set with all the episodes in chronological order plus extras like interviews with creators and casts, you damn right I'll be snatching it up. This show may be "forgotten", but it will live on in the heart and mind of THIS "80's kid" who's now middle age.
Bionic Six was my jam. I blithely went through life thinking it was popular, only to find out (thanks to the internet) that I’m only one of, like, three people who remembers it. Solar indeed.
The animation of Bionic Six is the thing that kept the show in my head for years. I barely remember the stories but the animation was really good it left an impression.
The fact they had TMS doing the animation explains a lot. That into was essentially anime. (I realize that anime is the Japanese slang for animation but you know what I mean)
This one of the few cartoons I wish they could reboot and make better or updated. Like silver hawks. Centurions. And Visionaries . Those have potential.
I always thought SilverHawks was primed more for a remake than Thundercats & should've been done first. With SilverHawks, while the concept, character design, etc. were great, the basic "space cops & robbers" theme got really monotonous & they rarely found interesting ways to expand the premise. Thundercats was solidified in their lore, characters, & did a little more to keep their viewership. So it was harder to "reinvent the wheel" on their behalf whereas there was more wiggle room with SilverHawks.
I seem to remember Centurions as one of the few 80s cartoons with an actual ending(that multiparter with the big computer) but I may be mis remembering
Brother this brings back. The good old days. Dam brother I so miss them days. Before all the madness. Not a fucking worry in the world. Give me the80s . They can keep this2018 2019 shit.😭
I loved Bionic Six. The toys were just like Gi Joes and they started the line with all three female characters getting figures. Which is pretty unheard of in the 80’s. Heck it took Mattel till the very last wave of He-man figures to make the Sorceress. I loved the metal portions and I agree the theme song was fantastic!
Oh I miss these days./ I remeber the bionic six figures they resembled go joes .. I remeber I loved the action figures ... Meg, ( the blonde) an madam O.. I remeber wanting to shop lift them. Lol
I LOVED the Bionic Six! Even as a kid I appreciated the quality animation and I always wanted the toys but could never find them. It is past time this show was officially released on DVD or better yet, Blu ray and we need modern Bionic Six toys. Thanks for the video.
This was one of my favorite animated shows of my youth. The characters were well written, the family dynamic worked well and the animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha was top notch.
I remember watching it and enjoying it but I recall it replaced Transformers repeats over the holidays and I just wanted Transformers. As did most kids I suspect. So yeah bad timing.
One of your best vids yet. Man I didn't know that's what happened to Bionic 6. A show with a pedigree too big to fail brought down by a situation it had nothing to do with. Every now and again that theme song pops into my head too, and the bionic transformation seen... still awesome! BIONICS... ON!
I absolutely loved this show as a kid. One of my favorites of all time. It was way ahead of its time. Action packed, humorous and never shied away from cultural diversity. I'd love to see a proper revival of the series
Dan, thanks for doing this video. As a kid I LOVED this cartoon. Would wake up early on school days just to watch it. The theme song isn't quite on the level of Ducktails but damn is it catchy.
Thankx x10 I was also that kid that got up early before school to watch bionic 6. This is one of those shows that had it all; great animation, super concept etc but was up against giants, G.I.Joe, Transformers and Thundercats. Wish I could buy a complete season of the show.
I grew up in the 80s and was unaware of Bionic Six until the age of youtube. It's now my favorite 80s cartoon and a damn shame it never got any kind of official release.
My younger brother and i had almost the entire product line. That paint chipping was CRAZY... I had to turn the volume of this vid off just now because of some unresolved emotions. My dad threw out my entire 1970's to late 80's toy collection after I moved out of the homestead. About 70 Percent of the toys that you have talked about on this channel...I once owned. I feel ill just thinking about the thousands of dollars of ultra rare toys that were tossed. And just to add to the pain. I was wondering to myself last week "when will the bionic six be featured on this channel?" 😥
I loved the Bionic 6! It was very unique at the time with amazing animation and interesting characters. I even remember that toy commercial. I went out to buy Bionic 1 as soon as I could.
Absolutely loved Bionic Six. I have a bootleg of the series and still have episodes on random vhs I still have from taping it growing up. Had almost All the toys and am currently re collecting them. The plastic/die cast, hefty figures were stellar in my book. And that Intro....so good. I talk about it often on my show as well. Great vid!!
I LOVED this cartoon! I watched it when it first aired on UHF, then on early SciFi channel. I eventually bought it in it's entirity on bootleg recording, and FAITHFULLY wait for it to be put out on DVD/Bluray! If they released the truly obscure Mighty Orbots (also from the legendary Dezaki studio) they must release it at some point. Ah, I love being 38!
The theme was so memorable. I cannot forget the beginning lyrics of the song. "We are a family, I fight for them, And they fight for me. As close as we can be, High in the mountain, Or deep in the sea. Bionic...Bionic 6, oooouuu, oooouuu."
@@alanguages we're all together we fight for right Bionic, bionic six, oh, oh, oh,oh, oooooooh we are so proud to be, a Super Future Family Okay I did my part somebody else do the voice-over
Loved this show! Thank you for this. I remember running around the woods with the neighborhood kids - slamming our fists into our wrists like they did on the show.
Have you ever thought on doing retrospectives on '80s cartoons that never saw any action figures for whatever reason, like The Raccoons, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Ulysees, 31, Rude Dog and the Dweebs Etc. "The Unfigureables" you could call it :D
Ulysses 31 is on our list to get to at some point. And Rude Dog and the Dweebs has gotten a few requests because of this video so it might be time to add it to the list also?
@@oscarsoto9512 this show was "woke" 35 years ago already by making it a multi ethnic adopted family that broke stereotypes. WTF are you talking about?
@@oscarsoto9512 what does "woke" even mean to you exactly? Is this just a buzz word media has trained you to think is bad, or do you have a real opinion you can intelligently articulate about some real issue?
@@aaronj235 people use the term "woke" perjoratively to describe inclusion and diversity that is clearly contrived and pandering. That is, pretending to be awakened to social injustice when in actually simply trying to make the most money possible. There is a fine line between inclusivity and tokenism that has to be walked.
I knew that the "Bionic Six" had something about it that made it stand out to me, but I didn't realize that it was so loaded with all those talented people!!! A truly AWESOME show.
I grew up with this cartoon. For the time it was beautifully drawn and you felt that honest to god effort was put into it. Also, I'd love to see you cover "Defenders of the Earth" as well. :)
Bionic Six was pretty big in the Middle East and one of the very rare animated shows that was subtitled in Arabic, instead of being dubbed. Its presence lasted well into the mid 90s, so it really sucks to hear it didn't do so well stateside.
Yeah, I actually watched it as a kid in Saudi and my siblings and I ADORED it. Our cousins joined in and we'd all play act as one of the characters. Kind of sucked that there were so few girl roles, we'd fight over who got to be Rock-1.
@@PsychoWerekitsune It was! I kind of want to show my nephew and niece now and be like, your mom demanded to be Karate-1. :P Like everyone else in these comments, I thought something so good must also have been so popular and only now am realizing it wasn't.
I absolutely loved this toy line as a kid. The see-through plastic portion of each character to signify each of their bionic specialties and their die-cast metal body was insanely cool.
The obscure But undeniably awesome 👏🏼 Bionic Six ! They will always have a special place in my action figure toy collection . The fact that they are so obscure makes me appreciate the show and action figure line all the more. To all you Bionic Six fans -🙌🏼you have great taste in toons n figures ! Bionics On 🤛🏼!!!!
I was 6 when Bionic 6 hit the airwaves, and the mid 80's were indeed a hotbed of toy activity. I would be the problem child of the family, the first adopted son, Angry-1.
I loved Bionic Six back in the day. One of my favorite shows at the time. I totally used to picture myself being one of the characters, but I never imagined myself as one of the family. I used to imagine myself as one of their friends that would hang out with them and just happen to have bionic powers as well. Although, I always used to have trouble figuring out what specific bionic power my character would have. Each of the other characters had all the more typical bionic powers all covered, so I just imagined myself having the bionic power of “a shit load of guns”. Like I’d imagine myself being able to pull random guns seemingly out of thin air. When playing with the toys, I remember using an extra GI Joe figure to be as myself and then the storylines would be like “Hey, guys what are you all up to? Oh, you know, just hanging out and playing baseball. Oh no! It’s Dr. Scarab and his henchmen.” Then my guy would like obliterate the bad guys with twin machine guns and bazookas. To this day, I still don’t know what my bionic power should be. Maybe like being able to jump really high and throw wrenches at bad guy’s nuts.
Bionic Six was an amazing cartoon. It had incredible animation with a really impressive intro, not to mention the catchy theme song. The subject matter of the cartoon was also fairly mature which I always felt kept the show more interesting. I also loved the figures and have them all now. Some collectors don't like them as the paint on the metal easily chips, but I remember as a kid holding them they felt realistically like half human, half robot. Very weighty.
Thank u so much for the time and effort u put into your videos. Its a blast down memory lane. I was born in 76 so i was here for all these shows. Such a travesty kids dont have the shows and toys we had back in the day. I still have and buy old toys and collect old cartoons. Thank u thank u
Fondly remember Bionic Six, especially the light up parts on the action figures. It's funny how we remember certain animated shows that we watched as kids thinking they were a big deal only to find out the series lasted one season if that.
Thanks for the memories! I had fun watching Bionic Six. I also remember Spiral Zone, which seems to be growing more forgotten over time. Can you please do a video on Spiral Zone? Thank you!
There's no doubt about the intro being ridiculously catchy. It's been about 30 years since I last watched the show, but a couple of minutes ago my brain went "BIONIC BIONIC SIX~" out of nowhere. Which is why I stopped what I was doing and listened to the song again and how I ended up here.
😮 I freaking LOVED this cartoon back in the day!!!!! The only thing that annoyed me (even though I was 11) and that I quickly noticed and had wished that the animators had fixed was when they flashed back to the origin of the rest of the family becoming Bionic. The episode showed that Bionic-1 had been operating as a lone agent for some time before the rest of the family got their life saving procedure ...but for some reason ...Bionic-1 already had a number 6 on his uniform. Lmao. I used to record and pause the episodes so that I could look at the bracelet/gauntlet thing they wore and I would draw and cut one out of a paper plate to wear around my wrist and use the ring that came with my Lion-O (after I figured out you could slide the bigger part off that you stuck into the figure's back and just wear the ring) to pretend I was the newest member of the family. Ah ...memories. I know that these cartoons back in the day are often mocked and people go on about how they were just 30 minute toy commercials and were only good as long as the toy line was good BUT ...I can honestly say that I never saw the toys. I never saw the toy commercials. In fact, watching that one in this video is the first time I've ever seen that particular commercial or any Bionic-6 toy commercial! I remember seeing the toys in a teeny ...tiny corner of a Christmas toy catalog but it was when the show had already been running. I was getting other stuff but figured they'd be around to get the next year but by the next Christmas I was turning 12 and I'd grown out of toys for gifts and moved on to video games. LOL As a kid, I didn't watch the cartoons for the toys because most of the toys sucked (like Transforners ...I had a few but it annoyed me how they barely moved when transformed with their legs often stuck together and also how the sizes were different between the vehicles when compared with how they should've been in real life. I understand why now but back then it felt stupid). I watched cartoons for the creative ideas that were being used. I know they were meant to sell toys but I would've been happy with just the cartoons. To me, the toys were a bonus but not really neccessary. I'm actually more excited about finding the toys NOW then I was back then and I really wish I'd asked for more of them and kept them in better shape than I did. 😪
Thanks for sharing your story. I remember this obscure show that I spent a ton of time watching, it was called Pole Position. I wish I could find toys for it as well
@@jackrussell3084 I absolutely LOVED Pole Position!! Great theme song. Lol. That tune still gets stuck in my head to this day. I watched all of the episodes here on TH-cam a few years back and had them collected in one of the playlists on my TH-cam channel. That premise would've worked for a regular TV show. It should've had more episodes because it had a good story.
Fantastic episode guys! I really would like a reboot of the bionic 6, its definitely one of my childhood favorites . The story itself has so much potential for even a movie which would be a great idea for a comeback. We already have that haunting theme song.😀👍
That's what I was going to say. When did the show air and on what network? I'm trying to figure out how I completely missed this show. If it was a weekday morning show, that would explain it, but I don't remember anyone talking about it at school.
I loved this show so much. I think part of its problem was exposure. It came at a time when cable television was just starting to spread to rural areas. And it wasn't on networks, I seem to remember WPIX carrying it but unless you lived in New You City, you needed cable to watch WPIX.
My interests kinda aged-out by the time PP&tP came out, but I definitely saw enough to know it was a quality show. The Hook VO actor was pretty steller
I don't remember the toys for that, but I do remember the cartoon a lot. I was constantly frustrated with the quality of the animation swinging wildly from really great to kinda bad. But, I agree. BEST HOOK!
@@hawaiianpunch06 I have the toys, nothing too special (pirate ship playset, 3 inch figures, usual tie in type stuff) but I've loved the show for years now, and it doesn't get the recognition it should for how great its voice cast was. Agree that the animation can be very rough though.
I still remember watching this as kid, there is one toy that marked me so much that I still remember today. It was a the bracelet/wristband thing that the characters hit with their fists when shouting "bionics on". I sooo much wanted one. ^^ The show was soooooooo advanced for its time, just look at the animation ! "Perfection" as Magneto would say. If there is one cartoon series that would deserve a reboot, its this one. But not as a western cartoon, I wonder how it would look if it was remade as an Anime. (with the original intro) After all, it WAS developed by a Japanese studio, pretty sure they must hold some kind of rights for the show. :)
So this is why this show was so good including the theme. Im surprised that so many people associated with other animated greats were involved in this.
It's about DANG time. And by the way, 'Carolina Blue' is the color of the greatest team ever, The North Carolina Tar Heels. By the way, how are you going to have 65 episodes and no DVD release? Up next, 13 of the greatest episodes in the history Saturday morning cartoons, 'The Mighty Orbots'!!!
I loved the Bionic 6 and I still know the song lyrics by heart till this day. Awesome cartoon but a a wrong time along with Jayce and the Wheel Warriors with so much endless toons at the time. Gotta love the 80's!!
Loved this show - never got any recognition I’m not sure about others, but in the DMV, this show came on at like 6a on a Saturday. I happened to catch it one day, and was hooked, and set an alarm every Saturday so I could watch it. This meant, though, that no one else I knew watched the show nor were willing to give it a try
The animation graphics of this show was so awesome during those times... remind me of the Visionaries, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and Biker Mice From Mars. Oh wow... the childhood memories... those are some of the best forgotten animation show. Thank you very much for doing this "thesis" on Bionic Six... very awesome information!.. :-)
dude. this one hit me like a nostalgia freight train! I had all but forgotten about this show/toy line, but as soon as I started watching, it all came flooding back! holy smokes! I was even obsessed with this brand when I was a teensy kiddo!
I was hoping to hear that theme song again. Maybe it’s best for my prospects of sleeping tonight that I didn’t. I would be Number-1 because I’m good at maths. And not great at puns.
I have searched the internet periodically trying to find the Bionic six on dvd hoping they will release it. I always end up disappointed. We need this series on dvd!!!
I remember this as being a particularly well done commer... er cartoon. I also remember being vaguely disturbed by the idea that all the kids were bionic and what that implied.
At different times during the series, they would vaguely address the children's injuries that lead them to become cyborgs.......if I remember correctly.
Well, they DID basically die due to an accident trying to help their bionic parents. If memory serves. It's kinda like that new Keanu Reeves movie Replicas. Dad couldn't/wouldn't let them go.
They were borgified to save their lives after being exposed to alien radiation. “The good news, you have super powers. The bad news, you’re like 90% metal now.”
My mom was the casting director for this show. I remember running around the studio as a kid during the recording sessions. I still have tons of original animation cels the animators gave me. Thanks for making this!!!!
Totally awesome, dude!
Your mom was Zita Campisi. She did casting for other TMS shows. Cool. :)
any chance you have a good copy of the series for sale? lol
Yea and their username checks out as well!
Thumps up my friend. Your moms is a part of cartoon royalty
If they ever released an official DVD set with all the episodes in chronological order plus extras like interviews with creators and casts, you damn right I'll be snatching it up. This show may be "forgotten", but it will live on in the heart and mind of THIS "80's kid" who's now middle age.
Bionic Six was my jam. I blithely went through life thinking it was popular, only to find out (thanks to the internet) that I’m only one of, like, three people who remembers it. Solar indeed.
count me as one those three, the show used to air in Egypt.
I remembered it. It was a great series! So, I guess we're up to 4.
I was right now years old when I realized this was not a popular show. I loved this cartoon!
Okay, so it looks like there’s actually about ten of us that remembers the show. Maybe as many as twelve.
Count me in. I wanted to be Hi-Q. I even drew up my own rip-off version as a kid, but felt bad cause it couldn't live up to it. Bionics... on!!!😀
We are a family, I fight for them they fight for me. I loved this series. They need to bring it back.
"As close as we can be....
Up high in the mountains, or deep in the sea....
Bionic, Bionic Six!
Oo oo ooooooo!"
I was totally obsessed with this show, I still think it’s one of the coolest things ever.
I watched this as a kid. I remember playing outside and going, "Bionics ON!".
YESSSSS!!!! Me and my friends use to fight over the characters we wanted to be.😅
It only works if you repeat it: Bionics....ON ON on on on
@@gotindrachenhart 😅🤣😂🤣😅
The animation of Bionic Six is the thing that kept the show in my head for years. I barely remember the stories but the animation was really good it left an impression.
By TMS.....Tokyo Movie Shinsha
I remember when I.Q. elected books over "computer tapes" in the public library.
Same here. I remember it used to come on early in my area, like 6 a.m. and I would get up to watch it solely for the awesome animation.
Same with me... and the awesome intro song
Cause Japanese
This was one of the best animated openings of the 80s.
The overall animation quality was unparalleled at the time.
The fact they had TMS doing the animation explains a lot. That into was essentially anime. (I realize that anime is the Japanese slang for animation but you know what I mean)
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu #FACTS, and I know EXACTLY what you mean lol
THAAAANK YOUUUU
your not kidding. i feel the same way!
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu This is the same company/studio that also animated The Mighty Orbots as well, too!
This one of the few cartoons I wish they could reboot and make better or updated. Like silver hawks. Centurions. And Visionaries . Those have potential.
Loved visionaries. For some reason, I still remember most of their power staff activation phrases 🤣
Yes!!!
I always thought SilverHawks was primed more for a remake than Thundercats & should've been done first. With SilverHawks, while the concept, character design, etc. were great, the basic "space cops & robbers" theme got really monotonous & they rarely found interesting ways to expand the premise. Thundercats was solidified in their lore, characters, & did a little more to keep their viewership. So it was harder to "reinvent the wheel" on their behalf whereas there was more wiggle room with SilverHawks.
I seem to remember Centurions as one of the few 80s cartoons with an actual ending(that multiparter with the big computer) but I may be mis remembering
Considering the reboots of Voltron and She-Ra, I think Netflix would be a great place to bring them back.
The animation in Bionic Six was freakin' awesome...and that theme song. It was one of my favorite series growing up. So bummed when it ended.
Holy crap the list of the people who made this is literally everyone who made my childhood
This show was so well-animated that I always wondered whether the episodes were too expensive. Very impressive show.
Glad to see I am not the only one who remembers this show/toy line (or that can't get that song out of his head...).
Absolutely loved this program when it aired. Wish they would release a complete series DVD set.
I loved Bionic Six!!! They brought it back on the SciFy network when I was still in middle school or high school.
I remember this re-airing
In the mid 90s in the AM. I loved sci fi net for this and sat anime
Brother this brings back. The good old days. Dam brother I so miss them days. Before all the madness. Not a fucking worry in the world. Give me the80s . They can keep this2018 2019 shit.😭
Early morning on Sci-fi channel? You are all my brothers.
Same with me Dude. It was in a block called the "Animation Station".
Everybody give a thumbs up for a remake of Bionic 6!
@@bigbabysld The Bionic Six is a totally different show than The Six Million Dollar Man.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I ll go for a remake if they stay true to the source material. Which they won't. So I'll watch the originals.
Why ? They just will change it to them having 2 daddy's. 😂😂😂😂
@@talented1617 And what would be wrong with that, exactly?
I loved Bionic Six. The toys were just like Gi Joes and they started the line with all three female characters getting figures. Which is pretty unheard of in the 80’s. Heck it took Mattel till the very last wave of He-man figures to make the Sorceress. I loved the metal portions and I agree the theme song was fantastic!
Oh I miss these days./ I remeber the bionic six figures they resembled go joes .. I remeber I loved the action figures ... Meg, ( the blonde) an madam O.. I remeber wanting to shop lift them. Lol
They were made of die cast metal,..If you threw Scarab at someone's head they were going to the ER.
I LOVED the Bionic Six! Even as a kid I appreciated the quality animation and I always wanted the toys but could never find them. It is past time this show was officially released on DVD or better yet, Blu ray and we need modern Bionic Six toys. Thanks for the video.
This show used to air in Egypt during the 90's, I'm glad it's getting some love.
This was one of my favorite animated shows of my youth. The characters were well written, the family dynamic worked well and the animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha was top notch.
Very underrated cartoon, I wish they would’ve made the toy line bigger, it had lots of potential 🤔
Great video Action-1, Producer-1 👍🏽✌🏽
I remember watching it and enjoying it but I recall it replaced Transformers repeats over the holidays and I just wanted Transformers. As did most kids I suspect. So yeah bad timing.
One of your best vids yet. Man I didn't know that's what happened to Bionic 6. A show with a pedigree too big to fail brought down by a situation it had nothing to do with.
Every now and again that theme song pops into my head too, and the bionic transformation seen... still awesome! BIONICS... ON!
Bionic six deserves more retro love. Cool toys, nice looking cartoon. I still have my Glove figure intact because it’s die cast.
I absolutely loved this show as a kid. One of my favorites of all time. It was way ahead of its time. Action packed, humorous and never shied away from cultural diversity. I'd love to see a proper revival of the series
Dan, thanks for doing this video. As a kid I LOVED this cartoon. Would wake up early on school days just to watch it. The theme song isn't quite on the level of Ducktails but damn is it catchy.
me too... but i was getting to the age of not being into Action figures so the toys never hit my radar, i didn't
even know they made them.
@@johnsolomon592 Same here, never realized they had toys till this video.
Thankx x10 I was also that kid that got up early before school to watch bionic 6. This is one of those shows that had it all; great animation, super concept etc but was up against giants, G.I.Joe, Transformers and Thundercats. Wish I could buy a complete season of the show.
30 years later its still in My head sometimes....
I grew up in the 80s and was unaware of Bionic Six until the age of youtube. It's now my favorite 80s cartoon and a damn shame it never got any kind of official release.
This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid! I wish they would release it on DVD so I could watch it with my kids.
I used to get up a 6am just to watch this show. Seriously. Very underappreciated gem.
Since I discovered your channel a month ago I've wanted a History of Bionic Six. Lucky for me I didn't have to wait 30 years for this. Thanks Team!
I loved watching this show. I was 17 when it came out. About time it got some love( Bionics on!!)
I friggin loved this show! Great animation, intro and characters!
I miss this show! Bloody HELL, you lot never cease to make me feel simultaneously old...
And happily nostalgic.
My younger brother and i had almost the entire product line. That paint chipping was CRAZY...
I had to turn the volume of this vid off just now because of some unresolved emotions.
My dad threw out my entire 1970's to late 80's toy collection after I moved out of the homestead. About 70 Percent of the toys that you have talked about on this channel...I once owned. I feel ill just thinking about the thousands of dollars of ultra rare toys that were tossed.
And just to add to the pain. I was wondering to myself last week "when will the bionic six be featured on this channel?" 😥
Dankitus Prime I feel your pain, I lost my original SW Kenner collection, figures, ships, vehicles and play sets.
Yeah I lost some good toys in several moves i went through and that still bugs me for sure.
I loved the Bionic 6! It was very unique at the time with amazing animation and interesting characters. I even remember that toy commercial. I went out to buy Bionic 1 as soon as I could.
Absolutely loved Bionic Six. I have a bootleg of the series and still have episodes on random vhs I still have from taping it growing up. Had almost All the toys and am currently re collecting them. The plastic/die cast, hefty figures were stellar in my book. And that Intro....so good. I talk about it often on my show as well. Great vid!!
I LOVED this cartoon! I watched it when it first aired on UHF, then on early SciFi channel. I eventually bought it in it's entirity on bootleg recording, and FAITHFULLY wait for it to be put out on DVD/Bluray! If they released the truly obscure Mighty Orbots (also from the legendary Dezaki studio) they must release it at some point. Ah, I love being 38!
Wow the talent behind this show should've made it as marketable as gi Joe or transformers.
Ah, the 80's, when a spring loaded missle was strong enough to poke an eye from across a room.
They had a good cartoon and theme song.
The theme was so memorable. I cannot forget the beginning lyrics of the song.
"We are a family, I fight for them, And they fight for me.
As close as we can be, High in the mountain, Or deep in the sea.
Bionic...Bionic 6, oooouuu, oooouuu."
@@alanguages
we're all together we fight for right
Bionic, bionic six, oh, oh, oh,oh, oooooooh
we are so proud to be, a Super Future Family
Okay I did my part somebody else do the voice-over
One of the best theme song ever from the 80's
Loved this show! Thank you for this. I remember running around the woods with the neighborhood kids - slamming our fists into our wrists like they did on the show.
Have you ever thought on doing retrospectives on '80s cartoons that never saw any action figures for whatever reason, like The Raccoons, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Ulysees, 31, Rude Dog and the Dweebs Etc. "The Unfigureables" you could call it :D
Ulysses 31 is on our list to get to at some point. And Rude Dog and the Dweebs has gotten a few requests because of this video so it might be time to add it to the list also?
Ulysses 31 did get toys in 1986 by Popy
Spartakus and the sun beneath the sea
jace n the wheeled warriors
Oh Mysterious cities of gold. I freaking loved that show as a kid.
B6 totally has the right chemistry for a Netflix miniseries
@@oscarsoto9512 this show was "woke" 35 years ago already by making it a multi ethnic adopted family that broke stereotypes. WTF are you talking about?
@@oscarsoto9512 what does "woke" even mean to you exactly? Is this just a buzz word media has trained you to think is bad, or do you have a real opinion you can intelligently articulate about some real issue?
@@aaronj235 people use the term "woke" perjoratively to describe inclusion and diversity that is clearly contrived and pandering. That is, pretending to be awakened to social injustice when in actually simply trying to make the most money possible. There is a fine line between inclusivity and tokenism that has to be walked.
I knew that the "Bionic Six" had something about it that made it stand out to me, but I didn't realize that it was so loaded with all those talented people!!! A truly AWESOME show.
I grew up with this cartoon. For the time it was beautifully drawn and you felt that honest to god effort was put into it. Also, I'd love to see you cover "Defenders of the Earth" as well. :)
Bionic Six was pretty big in the Middle East and one of the very rare animated shows that was subtitled in Arabic, instead of being dubbed. Its presence lasted well into the mid 90s, so it really sucks to hear it didn't do so well stateside.
Awww, my first heart from a content creator.
Yeah, I actually watched it as a kid in Saudi and my siblings and I ADORED it. Our cousins joined in and we'd all play act as one of the characters. Kind of sucked that there were so few girl roles, we'd fight over who got to be Rock-1.
@@pleasestopforcingmetopicka2679 it was legit way ahead of its time.
@@PsychoWerekitsune It was! I kind of want to show my nephew and niece now and be like, your mom demanded to be Karate-1. :P Like everyone else in these comments, I thought something so good must also have been so popular and only now am realizing it wasn't.
@@pleasestopforcingmetopicka2679 I'm sure there were probably a bunch of things that were more popular in the region than they were in the West. :D
I absolutely loved this toy line as a kid. The see-through plastic portion of each character to signify each of their bionic specialties and their die-cast metal body was insanely cool.
Loved that show, the animation was great! Bionic 6 and the Galaxy Rangers were my favorite of that era. Never saw any of the toys anywhere tho.
The obscure But undeniably awesome 👏🏼 Bionic Six ! They will always have a special place in my action figure toy collection . The fact that they are so obscure makes me appreciate the show and action figure line all the more. To all you Bionic Six fans -🙌🏼you have great taste in toons n figures ! Bionics On 🤛🏼!!!!
I was 6 when Bionic 6 hit the airwaves, and the mid 80's were indeed a hotbed of toy activity. I would be the problem child of the family, the first adopted son, Angry-1.
I loved Bionic Six back in the day. One of my favorite shows at the time. I totally used to picture myself being one of the characters, but I never imagined myself as one of the family. I used to imagine myself as one of their friends that would hang out with them and just happen to have bionic powers as well. Although, I always used to have trouble figuring out what specific bionic power my character would have. Each of the other characters had all the more typical bionic powers all covered, so I just imagined myself having the bionic power of “a shit load of guns”. Like I’d imagine myself being able to pull random guns seemingly out of thin air.
When playing with the toys, I remember using an extra GI Joe figure to be as myself and then the storylines would be like “Hey, guys what are you all up to? Oh, you know, just hanging out and playing baseball. Oh no! It’s Dr. Scarab and his henchmen.” Then my guy would like obliterate the bad guys with twin machine guns and bazookas. To this day, I still don’t know what my bionic power should be. Maybe like being able to jump really high and throw wrenches at bad guy’s nuts.
Bionic 6's intro is a sight to see. The animation is amazing, especially on that final explosion.
I remember this show! My older brother and I used to love it. Brings back memories of the glorious ‘80s cartoon era.
“The guy who killed Optimus Prime, after Hasbro called in the hit” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Bionic Six was an amazing cartoon. It had incredible animation with a really impressive intro, not to mention the catchy theme song. The subject matter of the cartoon was also fairly mature which I always felt kept the show more interesting. I also loved the figures and have them all now. Some collectors don't like them as the paint on the metal easily chips, but I remember as a kid holding them they felt realistically like half human, half robot. Very weighty.
One of my favorite series of toys. I did a Doc Scarab cosplay for RetroCon a few years ago.
Have any pics of the cosplay?
@@adamross2256 yes on Instagram. Hashtag Doc Scarab
Thank u so much for the time and effort u put into your videos. Its a blast down memory lane. I was born in 76 so i was here for all these shows. Such a travesty kids dont have the shows and toys we had back in the day. I still have and buy old toys and collect old cartoons. Thank u thank u
Fondly remember Bionic Six, especially the light up parts on the action figures. It's funny how we remember certain animated shows that we watched as kids thinking they were a big deal only to find out the series lasted one season if that.
Thanks for the memories!
I had fun watching Bionic Six. I also remember Spiral Zone, which seems to be growing more forgotten over time.
Can you please do a video on Spiral Zone? Thank you!
Has Dan the Man done Mighty Orbots yet?! That and Bionic Six were at the very top of my favorite underappreciated 80s action cartoons!
Yes, please do Mighty Orbots
I second the second on the Mighty Orbots. My brother and I got up at 6:30 on Saturdays to catch it because it looked so cool.
@@liljenborg2517 Bandroids! Bandroids!
Hoping TG will do the Pole Position & D&D cartoons. Maybe even Galaxy High?
I'm shocked! Someone besides me actually remembers The Mighty Orbots!
There's no doubt about the intro being ridiculously catchy. It's been about 30 years since I last watched the show, but a couple of minutes ago my brain went "BIONIC BIONIC SIX~" out of nowhere. Which is why I stopped what I was doing and listened to the song again and how I ended up here.
They so need to release this show on blu ray/digital.
Man, I loved Bionic Six. Would love to have a reboot (if it's done well...)
Loved the show, waiting or the DVD release, one day.
Thank you for doing this. It was such an awesome anime at the time and still looks amazing. I hope this gives it the start of a revival.
😮 I freaking LOVED this cartoon back in the day!!!!! The only thing that annoyed me (even though I was 11) and that I quickly noticed and had wished that the animators had fixed was when they flashed back to the origin of the rest of the family becoming Bionic. The episode showed that Bionic-1 had been operating as a lone agent for some time before the rest of the family got their life saving procedure ...but for some reason ...Bionic-1 already had a number 6 on his uniform. Lmao. I used to record and pause the episodes so that I could look at the bracelet/gauntlet thing they wore and I would draw and cut one out of a paper plate to wear around my wrist and use the ring that came with my Lion-O (after I figured out you could slide the bigger part off that you stuck into the figure's back and just wear the ring) to pretend I was the newest member of the family. Ah ...memories. I know that these cartoons back in the day are often mocked and people go on about how they were just 30 minute toy commercials and were only good as long as the toy line was good BUT ...I can honestly say that I never saw the toys. I never saw the toy commercials. In fact, watching that one in this video is the first time I've ever seen that particular commercial or any Bionic-6 toy commercial! I remember seeing the toys in a teeny ...tiny corner of a Christmas toy catalog but it was when the show had already been running. I was getting other stuff but figured they'd be around to get the next year but by the next Christmas I was turning 12 and I'd grown out of toys for gifts and moved on to video games. LOL As a kid, I didn't watch the cartoons for the toys because most of the toys sucked (like Transforners ...I had a few but it annoyed me how they barely moved when transformed with their legs often stuck together and also how the sizes were different between the vehicles when compared with how they should've been in real life. I understand why now but back then it felt stupid). I watched cartoons for the creative ideas that were being used. I know they were meant to sell toys but I would've been happy with just the cartoons. To me, the toys were a bonus but not really neccessary. I'm actually more excited about finding the toys NOW then I was back then and I really wish I'd asked for more of them and kept them in better shape than I did. 😪
Thanks for sharing your story. I remember this obscure show that I spent a ton of time watching, it was called Pole Position. I wish I could find toys for it as well
@@jackrussell3084 I absolutely LOVED Pole Position!! Great theme song. Lol. That tune still gets stuck in my head to this day. I watched all of the episodes here on TH-cam a few years back and had them collected in one of the playlists on my TH-cam channel. That premise would've worked for a regular TV show. It should've had more episodes because it had a good story.
Fantastic episode guys! I really would like a reboot of the bionic 6, its definitely one of my childhood favorites . The story itself has so much potential for even a movie which would be a great idea for a comeback. We already have that haunting theme song.😀👍
I've heard of everything. And I've NEVER heard of this.
...Well played, Toy Galaxy.
Another oddball one: heard of Spiral Zone? Sooooooo weird, and dark, but a really interesting show.
That's what I was going to say. When did the show air and on what network? I'm trying to figure out how I completely missed this show. If it was a weekday morning show, that would explain it, but I don't remember anyone talking about it at school.
@@adamross2256 He's already done a video on it :-)
th-cam.com/video/8JYHioEZ2F8/w-d-xo.html
Then you haven't heard of everything.
It wasn't on any of the big networks(ABC, CBS, NBC, TBS, PBS) It was more on the local networks and the UHF channels.
I loved this show so much. I think part of its problem was exposure. It came at a time when cable television was just starting to spread to rural areas. And it wasn't on networks, I seem to remember WPIX carrying it but unless you lived in New You City, you needed cable to watch WPIX.
One step closer to my dream of this channel covering _Peter Pan and The Pirates_
Wow, i totally forgot about that show!!! Good call!
Terry Beardmore FOX KIDS PETER PAN AND THE PIRATES
Definitely the best Captain Hook
My interests kinda aged-out by the time PP&tP came out, but I definitely saw enough to know it was a quality show. The Hook VO actor was pretty steller
I don't remember the toys for that, but I do remember the cartoon a lot. I was constantly frustrated with the quality of the animation swinging wildly from really great to kinda bad. But, I agree. BEST HOOK!
@@hawaiianpunch06 I have the toys, nothing too special (pirate ship playset, 3 inch figures, usual tie in type stuff) but I've loved the show for years now, and it doesn't get the recognition it should for how great its voice cast was. Agree that the animation can be very rough though.
I still remember watching this as kid, there is one toy that marked me so much that I still remember today. It was a the bracelet/wristband thing that the characters hit with their fists when shouting "bionics on". I sooo much wanted one. ^^
The show was soooooooo advanced for its time, just look at the animation ! "Perfection" as Magneto would say. If there is one cartoon series that would deserve a reboot, its this one. But not as a western cartoon, I wonder how it would look if it was remade as an Anime. (with the original intro) After all, it WAS developed by a Japanese studio, pretty sure they must hold some kind of rights for the show. :)
I never clicked a video so fast. I loved those guys
One of my all time favorite cartoons. I wish someone would pick it up again. It would make an awesome movie series.
Loved Bionic Six... Especially the opening theme. I've been looking for a great copy/HD of the theme. But can't fine one.
So this is why this show was so good including the theme. Im surprised that so many people associated with other animated greats were involved in this.
It's about DANG time. And by the way, 'Carolina Blue' is the color of the greatest team ever, The North Carolina Tar Heels. By the way, how are you going to have 65 episodes and no DVD release? Up next, 13 of the greatest episodes in the history Saturday morning cartoons, 'The Mighty Orbots'!!!
I loved the Bionic 6 and I still know the song lyrics by heart till this day. Awesome cartoon but a a wrong time along with Jayce and the Wheel Warriors with so much endless toons at the time. Gotta love the 80's!!
Love this show! Still, know all the words to the theme song! So underrated for its time.
Loved this show - never got any recognition
I’m not sure about others, but in the DMV, this show came on at like 6a on a Saturday. I happened to catch it one day, and was hooked, and set an alarm every Saturday so I could watch it. This meant, though, that no one else I knew watched the show nor were willing to give it a try
Loved me some Bionic 6. Could be a interesting reboot.
This was one of my favorite series when I was a kid. I remember the brain food episode and the first time I was introduced to a quad runner.
I remembered this show, but information about it was so sparce in the early days of the Internet I thought I had dreamed it up
Wait till You see the " Candle Cove " line of toys ! ; )
The animation graphics of this show was so awesome during those times... remind me of the Visionaries, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and Biker Mice From Mars. Oh wow... the childhood memories... those are some of the best forgotten animation show. Thank you very much for doing this "thesis" on Bionic Six... very awesome information!.. :-)
Just because no one has said this yet here : "HAIL SCARAB"
Hail scarab!
Hail Scarab
Rain Scarab
Hail Glove!
dude. this one hit me like a nostalgia freight train! I had all but forgotten about this show/toy line, but as soon as I started watching, it all came flooding back! holy smokes! I was even obsessed with this brand when I was a teensy kiddo!
I was hoping to hear that theme song again. Maybe it’s best for my prospects of sleeping tonight that I didn’t.
I would be Number-1 because I’m good at maths. And not great at puns.
We are a family
I fight for you, you fight for me...
@@dexm2010 Seriously, that theme could've been a Hall & Oates gold record.
I watched this cartoon as a kid but barely remember anything about it now other than really liking the animation style.
I enjoyed it when it came out.
I was reminded of Bionic Six in the last month, the fact you did this video is very good timing for me. Thank you.
Bionic 6 is good still to me.Death of Optimus prime had me hurt for years.
Yes, I also had this theme song in my head since the 80s. The whole "bionics ON!" shout stuck with me.
There is a reason my TH-cam name is what it is...
...just sayin'.
After bingeing a few Toy Galaxy videos today, I feel like 80% of my childhood was cool theme songs.
What about the fact that the bionic six transformation was similar to Gatchaman? You remember Eagle Riders, G-Force, Battle of the planets.
Mario Caez Gatchaman needs a revival or just release it on dvd along with Toei Spider-Man and Starblazers/SBY.
@@AC-gb7do gatchaman had a revival... or something, something, something... really i have no words way to describe gatchaman crowds
I have searched the internet periodically trying to find the Bionic six on dvd hoping they will release it. I always end up disappointed. We need this series on dvd!!!
My name might be Alcohol-1. 😆
Ooh, can my name be Diabetes-1 ?
It's sad because it's true.
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Jean-Paul Gauvin 🤣🤣
LOL!
Marijuana-1
Thanks for doing this, I loved this show and thought it had some of the best animation on TV
i loved that show.
This is a criminally underappreciated show.
And a criminally underexposed channel. Loving the content!
I remember this as being a particularly well done commer... er cartoon. I also remember being vaguely disturbed by the idea that all the kids were bionic and what that implied.
A reboot could play that for horror.
At different times during the series, they would vaguely address the children's injuries that lead them to become cyborgs.......if I remember correctly.
@@L1701 Trank-tastic 4 levels of body horror?
Well, they DID basically die due to an accident trying to help their bionic parents. If memory serves. It's kinda like that new Keanu Reeves movie Replicas. Dad couldn't/wouldn't let them go.
They were borgified to save their lives after being exposed to alien radiation. “The good news, you have super powers. The bad news, you’re like 90% metal now.”
Thank you for doing this! This was one of my favourite shows growing up.