ChooseYour Poison Yep, that was me as young kid! Every day at the end of school as soon as the bell rang I would RUN NON STOP almost half a mile from my Elementary School Classroom to the Living Room TV (in my Grandparents House) to catch the show!
Lonnie King So it wasn't just me . . XD I used to love it when I stayed at my grandparent's house as it meant I got to watch it in colour . . aah memories
Me too, it only feels like yesterday it was 1980 and I was watching this after school with the dogs barking as my dad's car arrived home from work with my mum fussing as it was going to be tea time soon.
@@Robert_Manners You watch these old cartoons and shows and remember the innocence of tv,my how things have changed.I have to monitor my son's tv shows today.We really didn't know how good we had it with tv programming
0:57 that chord change is absolute magic. My eyes begin to water on those notes. Such good memories of a carefree life. Pop tarts, lucky charms, cream of wheat. So nostalgic. 🙏🏽
Go watch it in it's original form known as Gatchaman. Battle of the Planets was made for the American audience. It's a much different beast in it's original form.
As kids we didnt know how good this cartoon really was and how lucky we were to have grown up in that time. The production, animation, soundtrack, the stories and character conflicts and villains. It was a simpler time then but this show set the standard. Their helmets, suits, capes, were all so freakin cool then, and still are. I often wish I could thank the people who made this, Sandy Frank. Even the narrator is epic. Cheers my 80’s friends!
One that sticks in my mind is He-man ,"By the power of grey skull!" They don't make em like that anymore..... I feel sorry for kids that didn't witness all that back in the day
@@OCRATHLETE Agreed. I especially loved the Saturday morning cartoons. I (kinda) miss the fights with my brothers over what to watch when favorite cartoons were on different channels/networks and we only had one TV. Good times! Yeah, and no PC or SJW, political or woke themes forcibly injected. Just pure fun and adventure.
@@anthonyhalliday7695 In 2018 I found a BotP print in a little shop in Tokyo. The only merch I found there after almost 50 years since the premiere. I'm finally getting it framed after doing some nostalgia tripping on this video.
Omg I wanna cry! I'm so happy I found this!! I have been searching for this for yrs! I only have vague memories of these characters flying and communicating through their wrist bands and remember watching it at my grandma's at very young age and pretending to be them and the feeling of intense joy and happiness it gave me. I just could not remember the name. Man this gives me great nostalgia!
Top Cow Comics had Battle Of The Planets back around 2001, and there are DVDs around. BotP was originally called Gatchaman, and ADV dubbed it into English. This is the original, uncut and without 7-Zark-7 and 1-Rover-1, as well as no Rec Room scenes.
Watched this from the first day it hit American TV in September of 1978, and after a decade of all the usual Saturday morning cartoons, it really hit the spot. I've watched my share of television in my life when I was a kid, and I honestly can't remember an intro this good. The intro music sounded serious and well above other animated series I'd seen, and it made me feel as if I were about to see something important.
Honestly I do think that TV show theme songs were much more memorable in the 60s 70s and 80s. Sure, the kids who grew up in 90s and 2000s remember their shows and themes, but one difference is that re-runs were more prevalent before and so you really seriously, picked up on these theme songs for many many years of your childhood, to that point that it's still memorable now, decades later.
Ironically the original Japanese version was created in 1971. But hey, Star War was popular "Battle" (Wars) of the "Planets" (Stars) was syndicated for the US market.
So weird because Casey had a distinctive voice, odd I'd recognize him in Scooby Doo, but not on this show. I have to say I'd like to watch the original Gatchaman series.
My god for years I could not remember the name of this gem from my childhood, how I love cartoons from my past of the seventies and eighties.....they cant be beaten!
Ha ha yes I remember how when Zoltar used to occasionally appear in a dress and lipstick, he would be passed off as "Zoltar's sister" - it was only as an adult that I realised that in the original Gatchaman cartoons Zoltar was what we today would call transgender - as a child I had never heard of such a thing :-) aahhh the innocence of childhood
I actually got goosebumps watching this for the first time in probably 30 years. I'm 53 now. I remember every bit of the intro like I just saw it yesterday.
Funnily enough, there is a live action movie version from Japan. This show was originally called GATCHAMAN in Japan and you can buy the live people film version from Amazon for the horrific price of £50.92 + shipping - yikes!
It's on it's way by the sounds of it. Some writer from fast and furious and end game, implying a big budget.. So it's clearly going to be a pile of stinky old tosh..
@@alcockell Yes, the Super Sentai programmes were all heavily inspired by the likes of Gatchaman, which is probably why Power Rangers got greenlighted quickly. It is live action Battle of the Planets/G-Force, a proven success.
In Japan, there is an entire genre of these kinds of shows with 3 or 5 cast members as the heroes, doing their things on an episodic basis for their TV shows. So definitely, one inspires the next, but they also follow a certain formula that the kids like.
Growing up in Australia, I would tune into channel Win4, and even with not so good reception, loved this cartoon. It was an escape, a release from the stresses of growing up, peer pressure, and feeling like you couldn't relate to planet Earth. Brings back fond childhood memories.
This takes me back to a childhood where kids could go outside and play for hours without the parents worrying about them. Back when there was no internet, social media, cell phones and school shootings. Sure you got bullied but it stopped when you got home and the worse thing to happen to you is that you got beat up. I used to love racing home to watch this and loved Saturday morning cartoons with my siblings. Battle of the Planets had one of the most epic themes for a cartoon and as we all know there were several like that. Everyone have a great weekend as I feel like binge watching some quality cartoons starting with this one.
Indeed. Cut from the same cartoon cloth, we are!!! Dungeons and Dragons wasn't bad either but early 80's cartoons, especially on Saturdays rocked! I got up at 5:30 am watching New Zoo Revue, Captain Kangaroo, and others. During the week, was The Great Space Coaster for me.
I LOVED this as a child in the 70s. It just takes me right back! Wow. Vivid. And what a wonderful, challenging musical romp for the full orchestra! A delight to see the effort put into a kids show.
You couldn't prise me away from the telly when this was on!. My favorite cartoon when I was a kid. I wanted to be in G-Force so much as this was THE cool cartoon to grow up watching. I found Volume One out on my travels yesterday in a second hand shop..nearly died on the spot..my inner kid went crazy..
I believe "Battle Of The Planets" was a re-working of the 1970's Japanese cartoon series "Gatchaman", with some of the original show's footage dropped, some scenes made in the U.S. added, and a whole new soundtrack of dialogue and music put in as well. I also believe 7-Zark-7 the robot was also created for the U.. re-working.
Holy shit. I never ever thought id ever see the intro to this awesome cartoon again. Battle Of The Planets (AKA GForce) was the top gun cartoon when it was on back in the 80's. Todays cartoons are just shit.
The bad guy was actually a hermaphrodite. It cut to the robot narrator in the edited version when he/she was unsuitable for kids. Crikey, it's never what you think it is.
The dub presented "Goldar" as the actual giant, "Silvar" as a regular-sized woman, and "Gam" (putatively their son) as comparable to his human best friend were it not for his antennas. All three could turn into aircraft.
Best after school entertainment back in the 80's in Australia... Along with AstroBoy, Starblazers, Inspector Gadget, Ulysses, The Goodies, and Roger Ramjet.. just to name a few. I feel like I am 12 years old again in my parents bedroom watching this on a tiny colour tv sitting on the floor...
+Jeffrey Riley Agreed. It was the flash of her pristine white panties that won me over, every time. The skank girlfriend at the beginning of the Double Dragon video game is a distant second to Princess.
I was madly in love with Mark. He was cartoon hot to me and so was his voice. My sister had it bad for Jason...lol. Cruising on cartoon characters. Good times, good times!
I'm stunned by how awesomely 70's and fantastic the music is, especially at the bridge (1:00). Kind of breath taking for me! Was so very epic when I was little...that person's still alive inside me and kicking!
really beautiful how they animated when they push the limits of the ship into a phoenix. and when finally the phoenix is in full form. great stuff. i used to watch this as a kid and deep in my memory perhaps even a dream, the bad guy always wore a mask. one episode they unmasked him and it was too much and almost like a atomic explosion. bright lights and all still didn't see his face. great theme btw
Yes, I too remember the Unmasking, and it's just as you describe (as far as it goes). But (if memory serves) we DID get to see... a magnificent head of suspiciously feminine-length hair (?!?!!) which made you reflect about how Zoltar's lips were always pink and shiny. Wild enough at the time to think Zoltar was a woman, masculine voice or not...but could Zoltar have actually been the first _Trans_ villain in juvenile pop culture? 🤯
Really amazing to go back to your childhood & then read all of these amazing comments from people who share that same nostalgia. Can’t lie, I get a little choked up
This show was so absolutely EPIC . I would literally sprint the one block home from school to watch it, and the ending credits where even more EPIC because it got you pumped up for the next episode.
Exactly, those are the same assholes who think World of Gumball and Family Guy, are well drawn works of animated art. Stevie Wonder can draw better with his feet.
I remember that the solution to every problem was to redline the spaceship into firebird mode and win while everyone grits their teeth and sweats. The rest of the show was filler.
+LeonardCrassman The only thing that got us watching the whole way through was the unfulfilled promise of more fanservice from Princess, long before we understood such things. That opening credit sequence was like some weird lapdance for seven-year-olds.
I doubt British editors would have been any better and we'd likely have ended up with a Cockney 7-zark-7? Probably have given Zoltar a german accent, although I'd have gone for Geordie myself.
Anyone else used to race home after school as a kid so they could catch this?
ChooseYour Poison Yep, that was me as young kid! Every day at the end of school as soon as the bell rang I would RUN NON STOP almost half a mile from my Elementary School Classroom to the Living Room TV (in my Grandparents House) to catch the show!
Lonnie King So it wasn't just me . . XD I used to love it when I stayed at my grandparent's house as it meant I got to watch it in colour . . aah memories
Yep!! My grandfather was an airline pilot so they had the color TV as well! (= Really miss those days with them!
Me! Cartoons back then were awesome.
ChooseYour Poison, YO!!!!!! RIGHT HERE!
That theme song was so EPIC to me, when I was a kid! Actually, it still is EPIC to 48 years old me today.
To a certain age you play that... and watch their mind remember
So true...loved this theme song
I loved the show growing up and Space Battleship Yamato.
So true.
I am 48 also this year.
Class of Dec 75
Pushin' towards 50 now, but I still have fond memories of this great cartoon. Oh man!
Great show,this Johnny Quest and All Star Blazers.
Me too, it only feels like yesterday it was 1980 and I was watching this after school with the dogs barking as my dad's car arrived home from work with my mum fussing as it was going to be tea time soon.
@@Robert_Manners Tea time , that's great
@@stanterrell3632 it was 40 years ago, too people who are born in this century it must seem like a 100 years ago to read all these comments.
@@Robert_Manners You watch these old cartoons and shows and remember the innocence of tv,my how things have changed.I have to monitor my son's tv shows today.We really didn't know how good we had it with tv programming
0:57 that chord change is absolute magic. My eyes begin to water on those notes. Such good memories of a carefree life. Pop tarts, lucky charms, cream of wheat. So nostalgic. 🙏🏽
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i thought i was the only who lost it at the bridge! thats my favorite part of the theme!
The high point for me is the awesome bass drop at 0:24.
Memory is a strange thing; I haven't seen this for probably 35+ years, but it's as familiar as if I saw it yesterday.
lebroy
Time is a construct.
ungratefulmetalpansy
Sounds good to me... 😉
Go watch it in it's original form known as Gatchaman. Battle of the Planets was made for the American audience. It's a much different beast in it's original form.
The 80's were the best to grow up in.
Furrowed Brow How do you figure?
As kids we didnt know how good this cartoon really was and how lucky we were to have grown up in that time.
The production, animation, soundtrack, the stories and character conflicts and villains. It was a simpler time then but this show set the standard. Their helmets, suits, capes, were all so freakin cool then, and still are. I often wish I could thank the people who made this, Sandy Frank. Even the narrator is epic. Cheers my 80’s friends!
Everytime I hear this theme song gives me goosebumps!!!
Sunn Pd I’m making it my ringtone
It’s was Epic before the word became stylish.
Same thing... 40 years later
@@johnwilliams3734 it is an Honor to have your comment in my mentions.
@@TomPetty007 You're are most welcome.
This is when cartoons were awesome.
For the UK market, the first animé to be mainstream.
This was when Television was awesome. Not anymore.
@@batdude811 agreed, cartoons back then entertained with no political agenda or correctness. we sat down with our bowls of cereal and enjoyed...
One that sticks in my mind is He-man ,"By the power of grey skull!" They don't make em like that anymore..... I feel sorry for kids that didn't witness all that back in the day
@@OCRATHLETE Agreed. I especially loved the Saturday morning cartoons.
I (kinda) miss the fights with my brothers over what to watch when favorite cartoons were on different channels/networks and we only had one TV. Good times!
Yeah, and no PC or SJW, political or woke themes forcibly injected. Just pure fun and adventure.
Loved this show as a kid! Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny, Keyop....and watching over them; 7-Zark-7. Still have their names memorized after 40 years!
Princess was my first cartoon crush lol, it was the extremely short dress with the knickers flashing!
as a kid? Im 52 and still watch them even now love 'em and the theme music i have as my ringtone! ;)
I remember some of the names of the characters and the music, but I was very young. Even still, it stuck out in my mind for some reason.
@@richallenxbox1976 Truth!
@@anthonyhalliday7695 In 2018 I found a BotP print in a little shop in Tokyo. The only merch I found there after almost 50 years since the premiere. I'm finally getting it framed after doing some nostalgia tripping on this video.
Kids who grew up in the 70s & 80s with Battle of the planets, Transformers & Voltron....damn we were lucky to have these awesome cartoons to watch.
and Starblazers if you were lucky enough to live in the right areas!
Yes we were.
Yeah but kids today have Ed Sheeran and Mizzy. So clearly better.
and Robotech Macross!
Robotech
I was completely obsessed by this show in the early 80's. The theme music still gives me goosebumps.
music is so important to tv, movies
70s for me.
I had me a bowl of cereal every morning and watched Battle of the Planets before heading to school. Man those 80's were priceless.
I would skip school to watch this show.
Love it
Memories 5 grade 630 am
I was a lil boy 1977 o 78 watching this I also remember mom bitching to dad taking me to see the warriors 1979 lol memories
Loved Battle of the Planets
I loved this back in 1978 and still do. What a great opening theme.
That has to be one of the most epic intros and theme tunes ever in a kids cartoon.
That’s the year I was born.
Debut in Syndication in 1978,Lasted for two years.
Omg I wanna cry! I'm so happy I found this!! I have been searching for this for yrs! I only have vague memories of these characters flying and communicating through their wrist bands and remember watching it at my grandma's at very young age and pretending to be them and the feeling of intense joy and happiness it gave me. I just could not remember the name. Man this gives me great nostalgia!
Top Cow Comics had Battle Of The Planets back around 2001, and there are DVDs around. BotP was originally called Gatchaman, and ADV dubbed it into English. This is the original, uncut and without 7-Zark-7 and 1-Rover-1, as well as no Rec Room scenes.
That chord transition at 0:24 my god... takes me back to 7 years old and watching this on our 14" Sony colour TV...
Yeah it hits hard!
Watched this from the first day it hit American TV in September of 1978, and after a decade of all the usual Saturday morning cartoons, it really hit the spot.
I've watched my share of television in my life when I was a kid, and I honestly can't remember an intro this good.
The intro music sounded serious and well above other animated series I'd seen, and it made me feel as if I were about to see something important.
Honestly I do think that TV show theme songs were much more memorable in the 60s 70s and 80s. Sure, the kids who grew up in 90s and 2000s remember their shows and themes, but one difference is that re-runs were more prevalent before and so you really seriously, picked up on these theme songs for many many years of your childhood, to that point that it's still memorable now, decades later.
Me, too!
The trumpet damnit, the trumpet!
Ez-8 When that trumpet blares you know what that means!!! G-Force!!!!
I would love to have been in the studio when they composed this music.
Everyone keeps saying the 80s.....I remember this in 79 at least.
Ironically the original Japanese version was created in 1971. But hey, Star War was popular "Battle" (Wars) of the "Planets" (Stars) was syndicated for the US market.
I remember when this show came on every day after school at 4:30 p.m. on Global TV in Toronto back during the fall of 1978 (when I was in Grade 3).
It was first shown in the US in 1978, and shown as reruns throughout the early to mid 80's.
I remember it airing on weekdays at 4:30 in NYC around 78. No later than 79. I loved it.
From my recollection It played well into the 80's, but yes it was from the 70;s
This and Star Blazers were the best shows for after-school watching .
Probably the best opening theme ever. music was epic
I'm thinking that piece took some serious time and money to put together. It sounds fantastic.
I'm 50 and I still watch this like when I was 12
RIP Casey Kasem, who was the voice of Mark the leader of G-Force. IMHO, the greatest and most popular cartoons of all time growing up.
He was also the original voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo.
FIY,He is still alive According to DirecTV stupid!
He will always be Cliffjumper to me.
@@ValiantWrestling He'll always be the original Shaggy in Scooby Doo to me.
So weird because Casey had a distinctive voice, odd I'd recognize him in Scooby Doo, but not on this show. I have to say I'd like to watch the original Gatchaman series.
Still one of the best cartoon soundtracks out there! Loved this show as a kid. Thanks for sharing.❤
Such a classy theme , horns ,and orchestra all on point .
It's called Disco.
And, the actor who was the voice behind 7-Zark-7, Alan Young, died only just over four months ago on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the age of 96.
I'm sure the guy who did the voice of Zoltar played the "old man" in the original Gremlins, Keye Luke.
That gentleman sure had an incredible voice!
Wow that old thanks for sharing
Alan Young was not only 7-Zark-7, he was also Scrooge McDuck on Ducktales, as well as the human in Mr Ed!
@@richallenxbox1976 It was most definitely Keye Luke who voiced Zoltar on “Battle of the Planets”.
I LOVED THIS SHOW SOOOO MUCH!!!!!! Still do. The gateway to modern day Anime.
My god for years I could not remember the name of this gem from my childhood, how I love cartoons from my past of the seventies and eighties.....they cant be beaten!
Ditto. I had to go to Wikipedia and scour it for Anime released in the USA by decade.
Whenever I hear that opening fanfare, I'm twelve years old again!
my 5 year old son has just started watching and loving it... it's great!!! :)
Andy Beaumont Nice to see the next generation appreciating the classics!
This is the greatest thing ever. Gawd bless the internets. Loved this show.
Try watching it through adult eyes. It will give you a whole new perspective.
+Scott Hudson that's a great call...
Ha ha yes I remember how when Zoltar used to occasionally appear in a dress and lipstick, he would be passed off as "Zoltar's sister" - it was only as an adult that I realised that in the original Gatchaman cartoons Zoltar was what we today would call transgender - as a child I had never heard of such a thing :-) aahhh the innocence of childhood
Damn........you're right!
Remember when Zoltar used to run? It was like watching a prostitute in high-heels trying to win the 100 metre dash.
67 people are members of Spectra, and the 68th is Zoltar.
it's up to 72 now!
+ivalat74 It's now up to 77!
number 73
and now 107 is Egobossler
Quite possibly the best theme tune to any programme EVER!!
I actually got goosebumps watching this for the first time in probably 30 years. I'm 53 now. I remember every bit of the intro like I just saw it yesterday.
"Protecting Earth from galaxies beyond space"
and
"Protecting Earth's entire galaxy"
Oh man, I can't believe I missed those gems as a kid.
How has this not been turned into a movie yet?!
Yeah a reboot that will mostly be absolute complete shite. Missing the point. But. Hey, we can dream.
Funnily enough, there is a live action movie version from Japan. This show was originally called GATCHAMAN in Japan and you can buy the live people film version from Amazon for the horrific price of £50.92 + shipping - yikes!
I know this is a few years late but I have wondered the same thing.. And honestly it's not the only show that deserves its own movie
Omg yes! That would be awesome if done right
It's on it's way by the sounds of it. Some writer from fast and furious and end game, implying a big budget.. So it's clearly going to be a pile of stinky old tosh..
Loved this show as a kid. Im a 50 year old git now and still love it. Even bought the dvd box set.
Always rushed home from school to see this..WOW brings back some memories:)
A very class act, now I look at this it really reminds me of Power Rangers. 7Zark7 could be Alpha 5 !
Was Haim Saban following Sandy Frank?
Gatchaman came out three years before the very first Super Sentai
@@alcockell Yes, the Super Sentai programmes were all heavily inspired by the likes of Gatchaman, which is probably why Power Rangers got greenlighted quickly. It is live action Battle of the Planets/G-Force, a proven success.
Ay yi yi!🤣
In Japan, there is an entire genre of these kinds of shows with 3 or 5 cast members as the heroes, doing their things on an episodic basis for their TV shows.
So definitely, one inspires the next, but they also follow a certain formula that the kids like.
Growing up in Australia, I would tune into channel Win4, and even with not so good reception, loved this cartoon. It was an escape, a release from the stresses of growing up, peer pressure, and feeling like you couldn't relate to planet Earth. Brings back fond childhood memories.
This takes me back to a childhood where kids could go outside and play for hours without the parents worrying about them. Back when there was no internet, social media, cell phones and school shootings. Sure you got bullied but it stopped when you got home and the worse thing to happen to you is that you got beat up. I used to love racing home to watch this and loved Saturday morning cartoons with my siblings. Battle of the Planets had one of the most epic themes for a cartoon and as we all know there were several like that. Everyone have a great weekend as I feel like binge watching some quality cartoons starting with this one.
I came to the comments thinking only a handful of people would remember this as vividly as I do. It's like a time machine
I remember watching this in Poland in early 80's and it was AWESOME !! My knees weakens when I heard the intro again and the first few seconds.
THAT music. Takes me back to my childhood. Whoever uploaded this made this Gen X'er well up with nostalgia.
Thank you kindly x
Battle of the planets and Thundarr the Barbarian are two of the all time best cartoons
absolutely!
j butler, same here.
BlackHawk 66 We're ALL old schoolers here.
A toast to the old school.
Just watched Thundarr and the Thunder Cats last weekend on Blue Ray. Awesome still.
Indeed. Cut from the same cartoon cloth, we are!!! Dungeons and Dragons wasn't bad either but early 80's cartoons, especially on Saturdays rocked! I got up at 5:30 am watching New Zoo Revue, Captain Kangaroo, and others. During the week, was The Great Space Coaster for me.
I LOVED this as a child in the 70s. It just takes me right back! Wow. Vivid. And what a wonderful, challenging musical romp for the full orchestra! A delight to see the effort put into a kids show.
RIP Casey Kasem and Janet Waldo, our Mark and Princess! Godspeed!
Alan Young died too...
DCB99FReturns I
DCB99FReturns I know, but had forgotten he was on BOTP.
And most recently.RIP Alan Young.(7 Zark 7)
Amen to that! R.I.P. to all of them!!!!
This was MY JAM!!!! Ahh....they just don't make 'em like this anymore!
yup.. they don't. I couldn't watch them all because I had to go to catechism
Whaaaaat, usually don't hear females talking bout this one! Wow
You couldn't prise me away from the telly when this was on!. My favorite cartoon when I was a kid. I wanted to be in G-Force so much as this was THE cool cartoon to grow up watching. I found Volume One out on my travels yesterday in a second hand shop..nearly died on the spot..my inner kid went crazy..
The strings on that theme tune are insane! Love this show so much.
So glad I found this! Turning 50 in June, my daughter asked me about cartoons I watched when I was a kid.
I believe "Battle Of The Planets" was a re-working of the 1970's Japanese cartoon series "Gatchaman", with some of the original show's footage dropped, some scenes made in the U.S. added, and a whole new soundtrack of dialogue and music put in as well.
I also believe 7-Zark-7 the robot was also created for the U.. re-working.
Yeah, that robot is not in the original. They tried to take advantage of the Star Wars boom at that time, so they gave it a star wars flair
I confess I saw this one first before I saw an episode of Gatchman.
Lucy I was just thing he looks like an R2D2 knockoff.
Yup
Pure nostalgia. Takes me right back to my childhood.
Holy shit. I never ever thought id ever see the intro to this awesome cartoon again. Battle Of The Planets (AKA GForce) was the top gun cartoon when it was on back in the 80's. Todays cartoons are just shit.
Because this was an anime
Steven Fisher Well stated. Even though it was watred down in the USA, it is still better than this shit on tv today.
Steven Fisher I think I was going to post this, but you already did.
Good job, carry on.
Totally agree
Steven Fisher I loved the artwork and the animation. It was very different from the standard cartoon fare back then. : )
Man these were the kind of cartoons parents could not worry about letting their kids watch!
The bad guy was actually a hermaphrodite.
It cut to the robot narrator in the edited version when he/she was unsuitable for kids.
Crikey, it's never what you think it is.
@@andrewoliver8930 yup, the Japanese cartoon it was based on was pretty violent! 🤣
My childhood has returned.I loved watching this..and godzilla movies too.
by far the best cartoon ever made, couldn't wait to watch this every time it was on... fantastic memories x
Would do anything to hear a full orchestra play this live! I think I would 😭 lol
I was twelve in 1978. Loved the show then, love it more now!
i remember running home after school to watch this at 4:00pm..
My man Hoyt rocking it and exceeding all expectation, as he always did in a brilliant career.
Who remembers these shows, StarBlazers, Ultraman and Space Giants😄. We had the best shows.
And Spectreman (which was basically like Ultraman). Wow, no one ever remembers Space Giants when I mention them!
The dub presented "Goldar" as the actual giant, "Silvar" as a regular-sized woman, and "Gam" (putatively their son) as comparable to his human best friend were it not for his antennas. All three could turn into aircraft.
The unmasking of Zoltar remains a huge childhood memory for me.
2 things I used to wait for watching this on a Saturday morning. 1. Jun/Princess showing her knickers. 2. The ship turning into the fiery phoenix!
And in another show...you probably remember it...the Wave Motion Gun! 👍👍
Princess' fiery knickers would be good too
@@TheStumyu She puts a fire in my knickers!! Hang on a sec...
As a 10 year old with puberty approaching that was something to look forward to!
When we first saw the intro, and Princess showed her knickers, I think our eyes popped out of our heads. We were 10 year old then.
Best after school entertainment back in the 80's in Australia... Along with AstroBoy, Starblazers, Inspector Gadget, Ulysses, The Goodies, and Roger Ramjet.. just to name a few. I feel like I am 12 years old again in my parents bedroom watching this on a tiny colour tv sitting on the floor...
Ahh, Roger Ramjet... back when taking drugs was a social thing. (I remember he'd take a couple pills before a big mission)
Watching this on a nice quiet Saturday morning, 35 years later. 😊
Blast From the past!!!
Cartoons in the younger years were absolutely magical!!!Thanks from the past and Future!!!
I haven't seen this in over 35 years, gave me goosebumps
The narrator sounds like something out of Superfriends.
+MDthornton83 Same guy
I thought so.
I think it is Bill Woodson!!
Ted Night?
William Woodson. The narrator of The Superfriends as well as the opening narrator of the tv series The Invaders and The Odd Couple.
Highlight of my Saturday morning back in the day.
I was just listening to some 80s music and remembered these cartoons..(sigh).life was so good but we didn't realize it back then.
Best Saturday morning program of them all ❤
what a fcuking intro!!!!!!! superb
The theme music is STILL absolutely EPIC!!!!!
Man I used to love this show
Used to? I still do. Lol
Osia Wideman Same here.
Ah such memories. I loved this cartoon
You’ll never beat the 80’s I’m just glad I was around for it.
wow...the opening!
brings back hard memories!
after watching the movie, i had to watch this intro again.
the movie was very well done!
damn...they made a movie battle of the planets? why the hell was i not told of this?
kcirred nosrednad search for Gatchaman movie.
***** roger that. thank you.
Watching Princess flipping also brings back "hard memories" :D
mistofoles
Right U are!,Her panties were showing while she did the flipping & somersaulting.
loooooved this show as a kid, and I would get this mixed up with Voltron and speedracer cause of the outfits and vibe....all amazing shows
Me too!
Battle Of The Planets and Speed Racer were both made by Tatsunoko Studios.
I had a huge cartoon crush on Princess.
+Jeffrey Riley Agreed. It was the flash of her pristine white panties that won me over, every time. The skank girlfriend at the beginning of the Double Dragon video game is a distant second to Princess.
I was madly in love with Mark. He was cartoon hot to me and so was his voice.
My sister had it bad for Jason...lol.
Cruising on cartoon characters. Good times, good times!
Ditto!
Oh man....the memories this brings back. Loved being an 80s kid...
Without question the most indelible and personally arresting intro of my life.
I'm stunned by how awesomely 70's and fantastic the music is, especially at the bridge (1:00). Kind of breath taking for me! Was so very epic when I was little...that person's still alive inside me and kicking!
The bridge is my favorite part as well...the strings, horns and BASS! This was one of Hoyt Curtin's best compositions!
yes, I like it even better than "Superfriends" which I heard more, later still...but this one got me rather emotional!
This has to be one the best opening themes! Such memories!
really beautiful how they animated when they push the limits of the ship into a phoenix. and when finally the phoenix is in full form. great stuff. i used to watch this as a kid and deep in my memory perhaps even a dream, the bad guy always wore a mask. one episode they unmasked him and it was too much and almost like a atomic explosion. bright lights and all still didn't see his face. great theme btw
Yes, I too remember the Unmasking, and it's just as you describe (as far as it goes). But (if memory serves) we DID get to see...
a magnificent head of suspiciously feminine-length hair (?!?!!) which made you reflect about how Zoltar's lips were always pink and shiny. Wild enough at the time to think Zoltar was a woman, masculine voice or not...but could Zoltar have actually been the first _Trans_ villain in juvenile pop culture? 🤯
Words cant explain the feeling of this for the first time in 40 years. Wow! I love it
Love this show i'm 46 and still watch it once a year it's still one of the best cartoons around 💥🔥❤👍
I was 10 when I used to watch this. AWSOME. I LOVE IT.
RIP Casey Kasem.
Every SUNDAY morning I LOVED this cartoon. G-FORCE was the BEST thing EVER...... Kids today have NO CLUE what they missed out on.
Really amazing to go back to your childhood & then read all of these amazing comments from people who share that same nostalgia. Can’t lie, I get a little choked up
This show was so absolutely EPIC . I would literally sprint the one block home from school to watch it, and the ending credits where even more EPIC because it got you pumped up for the next episode.
Gotta love the 80's intros: That one corny announcer. Sure, this was before my time but it never stops being funny in a good way.
More like a 70's intro... Debuted in 1978.
Also the voice for Superfriends!
ted Knight?
"Alien Galaxies from Beyond Space." wait, what? Loved it regardless though, this, and StarBlazers.
Alien galaxies = not the Milky Way .... Beyond Space = beyond known space.
Jonah Falcon are we talking the crystal skull aliens ala' Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Or Third Space aliens Babylon five?
*****
gonna have to look that one up.
Star Blazers rocked!!!! I also liked Force Five!
63 people will NEVER know what quality animation is...
#DamnShame
Damn right brother!
Amen
Exactly, those are the same assholes who think World of Gumball and Family Guy, are well drawn works of animated art. Stevie Wonder can draw better with his feet.
thanks to Tatsunoko
Word
I loved this as a kid... couldn't wait to get home after school to watch this along with Starfleet and Terrahawks every Weekend.
The music really hit the soul as a kid. And still as an adult.
This was THE show with me and my friends when I was in grades 1-3. (late 70's-early 80's).
Trans-MUTE!
1978. I used to wait for the underwear camel toe shot @ 1:12. I was an early bloomer.
We all did
that's hilarious
Damn I thought I was the only one. Lmmfaoooooooo
I hear ya, bro. I'm also pretty sure Cheetarah is the reason I now have a minor thing for beastgirls
First upskirt I ever saw!
I remember that the solution to every problem was to redline the spaceship into firebird mode and win while everyone grits their teeth and sweats. The rest of the show was filler.
+LeonardCrassman The only thing that got us watching the whole way through was the unfulfilled promise of more fanservice from Princess, long before we understood such things. That opening credit sequence was like some weird lapdance for seven-year-olds.
double post >_
I doubt British editors would have been any better and we'd likely have ended up with a Cockney 7-zark-7? Probably have given Zoltar a german accent, although I'd have gone for Geordie myself.
+LeonardCrassman For 8 year olds it works.
ahahahahahahahaha oh can't stop laughing about the gritting part. ah the memories
OMG I’d forgotten all about this ! For 30 seconds I’m a happy little boy again .
I used to watch this show every day after school. Loved it! Wish they had all the full episodes on TH-cam...
They're on DVD.