A tiny correction: the Herculoids predates that cable TV era. This was network TV that was broadcast through the air similar to radio and could be picked up by "Rabbit Ears" free of charge without having to pay for cable. The Herculoids was from the golden age of free TV.

@GeraBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Or an outdoor antenna, if you lived 30 or more miles from your local station, as my family did. I think in the intro she meant the cable reruns that happened in the '80s, '90s, and '00s, first on USA, then Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She did get the original year correct - 1967. 8 additional episodes were added to the original 17 for the 1968 season. For a total of 50 cartoons for the first incarnation. But it was a Saturday morning - not Sunday morning - cartoon.

@nightshadeii9248

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you missed it, but she says @ 00:43 (paraphrasing) that ‘the Herculoids was a Sunday morning cartoon that aired on TV in the late 60’s, and was re-aired with additional scenes on cable in the 1980’s’

@tolfan4438

2 жыл бұрын

​@@GeraBrown it grew up on Philly so 3 networks , PBS to times and 3 UHF plus a couple other sometimes UHF .

@johnharris3455

Жыл бұрын

You tell them, they just don't know. The 60's was the best. 4 sho.

@MangoSlade.

Жыл бұрын

@@nightshadeii9248 I remember watching it on regular T.V in the 80's.

This cartoon ROCKED, along with Space Ghost, no beating around the bush just straight to the action.

@biguy617

2 жыл бұрын

This cartoon deserved a movie

@DANINSKYWOW

2 жыл бұрын

Both were designed by the late, great Alex Toth - Genius!!!

@eugeniosabater8449

Жыл бұрын

My list: 1) Rurouni Kenshin 2)Thundercats 2)Pirates of Dark water 3) Jonny Quest 4) Herculoids 5) Thundarr the barbarian 6) Birdman 7) Zodiac knights 8) G-Force (Gatchaman)

@DavidSamuelBl10

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely,@@biguy617!☺️

@lorenadavila5580

9 ай бұрын

Not to mention Space Ghost and The Galaxy Trio.

I loved the Herculoids as a kid and still do as an adult.

@YankeeMystique

Жыл бұрын

Fax 📠

@DavidSamuelBl10

9 ай бұрын

Me, 2 personally, Danela Monreaux!

I remember watching them in the 60s. Hanna Barbera did a lot to keep animation alive and deserved more credit in their day.

@osmarcamanhojunior3215

2 ай бұрын

Exatamente

I loved the Herculoids as a kid in the Sixties, and I still do today.

@damianprock1650

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it

I'm 62, and I remember seeing "The Herculoids" on TV when it was new, and it became an instant favorite. When I saw "Avatar" in 2009, the basic themes of "The Herculoids" immediately came to mind, with the new twist that it was Earth doing the invading. That said, I would like to see a reboot of "The Herculoids;" either animated or even live action. But I would also be worried that it would not be done 'right.'

@The_RealDC

2 жыл бұрын

Live action is almost NEVER done right

@stevengalloway8052

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_RealDC - Ironic name for you, "DC", seeing as with some rare cases, DC Comics have been recently terrible in live-action movies, unlike Marvel. 😏 I think you're right, though. It has to be done RIGHT...

@The_RealDC

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevengalloway8052 lol yea luckily my name has nothing to do with the comics...I like marvel better...but I like Image comic's

@petermcguinness5281

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite shows ever... And I'm 63..

@joshportie

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_RealDC its agenda for indoctrination > money > story. Always

Zandor, Tara and Dorno were originally conceived as an outer space version of Tarzan, Jane and Boy.

@DavidSamuelBl10

9 ай бұрын

Obviously yes, *Rambling RJ.*

@timepilotcluefinder94

28 күн бұрын

Boy's real name is Korak as in the novels...he just took a codename in the serials. Tarzan, Jane and Korak in space is the Herculoids.

No, the reason people love ''The Herculoids'' is because they kick ass! Literally! You invade their homeworld, and they'll kick your ass!

@mrf19741

2 жыл бұрын

FACTS!

@chake46

2 жыл бұрын

I often wondered just how much The Herculoids would have just blown up on Saturday mornings if they had the time 23 to 25 minutes like Jonny Quest per episode.

@sachinmistry1

8 ай бұрын

They'll kick your ass using a slingshot and badass pets.

@drakeil

8 ай бұрын

I have to agree. And they did not ask or give any quarter. Even when the villain was defeated and trying to get away they still pursued and destroyed him.

@ThunderZandor

5 ай бұрын

Very well said. You defined who the Herculoids are. You invade their home turf and they will obliterate you. Hi tech aliens versus low tech or no tech family of the jungle.

Born in 1966. Loved The Herculoids! It's a lost gem.

This was shown on Saturday mornings, not Sunday mornings. This was my favorite as a youngster growing up. I have the complete series on DVD. Cartoons like these are a lot better than the bs, they show today, because these cartoons are drawn by hand.

@tribequest9

2 жыл бұрын

Someone hasn’t watched Castlevania on Netflix

@tonylester3868

2 жыл бұрын

@@tribequest9 Netflix ? There was no Netflix, in the 60s and 70s

@tribequest9

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonylester3868 you made a statement about there are no good cartoons like that today and I was offering you a suggestion.

@tonylester3868

2 жыл бұрын

@@tribequest9 You have to pay money to watch those cartoons. I grew up on free tv.

@Donathon-xt2nl

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely

When you watch this cartoon(either version) it’s amazing to think all the villains came to their planet and always got their asses kicked. You think word would get around and the bad guys would be like “Um, maybe we’ll go somewhere else. Anybody know where Space Ghost lives?”

@Karlos1234ify

2 жыл бұрын

Pulled up to their planet & got handed L’s

@chake46

2 жыл бұрын

@@Karlos1234ify And for most the final big "L"! You come to Amzot and try The Herculoids......too many tried and too many failed!🤣😁🤣😁

It was always hilarious when the villains would say, Zandor and his Herculoids will not stop us this time!!! Normally.very shortly before a horrible defeat!!!! 😄😃😃😃😃

The Herculoids is an excellent example of Robert E. Howard's "Barbarism triumphing over Civilization"

I loved this and thundarr the barbarian so much as a kid

@michaelmetler6315

2 жыл бұрын

Yep they were awesome. And I also watched Valley of the Dinosaurs as a kid. Good times 🖖🖖

@stevenorton8722

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmetler6315 Mike Road was on Valley Of The Dinosaurs too along with Shannon Farnon (Wonder Woman on the Superfriends)

I remember this show with great joy. Used to play Herculoids in my back yard in the late 60s

Loved this show growing up in the '60's. Every episode was about them defending their turf. What a concept. I wish I had pets like that.

This show still rocks! Gloop and Gleek were my favorites. The animation is just fine the way it is!

@powerbad696

2 жыл бұрын

Those 2 were my favorite too. All H & B's super-heroe shows had good intro music.

@jeffreese1828

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! When I was a boy in the early 70s , Igoo was my favorite ( also loved Kong and Mighty Joe Young...so was Ape-centric , I guess ) , but as I got older , Gloop and Gleep seemed the bomb ! I know they have the best creature voices of all time ! Over the years , I have heard each creature Herculoid picked as someone's fav...so they have all gotten some love !

@isaiahbing2192

Жыл бұрын

Loved the music 🎶 with these cartoons ❤Herculoids & space ghost

love the fact that he fights aliens with a slingshot and they all have lasers.

I liked that every episode the different Herculoid creatures got their turn to shine to save the day. It all depended on the powers of who they were fighting.

Growing up in 70s/80s, I watched original series on Saturday mornings along with Spaceghost, and Frankenstein, JR. Then I remember the Space Stars series bringing out new episodes. I bought the entire original series and Space Stars on DVD.

I love this cartoon when I was a kid.

@jeffreywilliams8499

8 ай бұрын

Me too

I remember this! Only saw it a few times in the 80s. I remember the triceratops that shoots rocks out of its horn.

@eugeniosabater8449

Жыл бұрын

It's not a Triceratops it's just similar it!

I'm 61 and loved the herculoids. Also loved many hanna barbera cartoons.

@elizabethjordan5755

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Loved all the Hannah-Barbera classic cartoons during the sixties. Even to this day I would love to visit their studios. That would be my bucket list!

I'm 52 years old and I remember watching these reruns and the new adventures and the '80s and the late '70s they were fun watch on Saturday morning

@jeffreywilliams8499

8 ай бұрын

👍😎

I used to love this show as a kid! And I really feel like shows like Thundarr the Barbarian, John Blackstar and The Masters of the Universe were influenced by this show.

@Th3Xp3rt

9 ай бұрын

I think you listed them in order, too!

I love the Herculoids!❤ I'm 52. Fave 40+ years ago! Saturday morning cartoons on the sofa under the blankets eating Cheerios. 😁

One of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. The quality and consistency of the animation of this show stood above the others, even to a young kid's eyes. Thank you for a very thorough treatment.

I used to watch this as a kid in syndication on the USA Network.

It should be noted that Gloop & Gleep owe inspiration to the fictional cartoon character Shmoo created by Al Capp. Shmoo first appeared in the Lil Abner comic strip and was incredibly popular with children in the 1950s.

@moeomoton520

11 ай бұрын

I used to watch The Shmoo Show! Loved it!

The herculoids were great 👍

One of my ALL TIME favorite cartoons. I have done some fan art based on the monsters and I need to do an updated version of it.

That 60's show is the BOMB, Gloop and Gleep and Zok rocked the boat. At 62 I still enjoy watching the shows. Hannah Barbarra you are the HERCULOIDS! Bring them all back in motion pictures including MIGHTOR

I loved this show! I watched it when it aired on CBS. It was part of the "Saturday Morning CBS Cartonniverse." I have all episodes on DVD and now watch them with my grandson to show him what I watched at his age (6).

I watched all of these as a child. I'm now 62 and still watch them if I can find them. / THX

I remember all of these cartoons. Saturday used to be the day and u only saw kids around noon when they went off.😎

I love this show and have some toys in my toy collection, born in 68 so the Saturday morning cartoons were very important to me. The 70s had so great live action like BIGFOOT AND WILDBOY

The Herculoids are awesome. From the music to the villains, technology, and family connections. Possibly one of the reasons for Star Wars' success may have come from the Herculoids' integration of robots, aliens, space travel. and heroism. Who Knows' Somewhere out in space may live the.... Just like a Galaxy Far Far Away.

I loved watching the reruns as a child. I especially liked the way they had each other's backs when facing a challenge. WHAT TEAMWORK!!!!!

I watched Herculoids in rerun in the early-to-mid 80's, and it was always a segment in part of a block of Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and it was always beyond weird. It felt like reading a single issue of a comic book, without having read the previous issues. Who were these people/things? Why were they in space? How did they come to live together? Why were they constantly under attack? WTF is a space rhinoceros, and why does it have so many legs? None of these things were ever addressed, and I always felt like if I could just watch the entire series some of it would make sense. The occasional insertion of an episode of Space Ghost made me think that there must be a bigger story arc, or at least some origin stories, but nope. It was just action for the sake of action. I loved the visuals then and now, looking like a Jack Kirby drawing come to life, and I enjoyed every episode that I saw, but it always felt just a little bit like a fever dream.

@09Ateam

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%, several years ago they had a marathon on cartoon network and I thought ahhh now I can figure it out. Several hours later I finally realized there were no answers.

@MezTZO

2 жыл бұрын

"It felt like reading a single issue of a comic book, without having read the previous issues." Oh, hell yes. The majority of their enemies seemed to be enemies that they had encountered before, but off-screen.

@joshrubio5285

2 жыл бұрын

@@MezTZO Been forever since I've seen a episode but soon as you said encountered how many of the villains had been encountered before off screen, instantly remembered that fact, thx.

@jeffreese1828

2 жыл бұрын

No , not everything is ever explained....but that is part of the mystique , imo , one of things that makes it cool ! Just some far out critters kicking ass when messed with !

@jamesbarnes3832

2 жыл бұрын

lol Yeah, but you have to remember from Buckaroo Banzai. Two of the characters are running through a lab and a watermelon is stuck in a gauss generator. One of the characters says "What's that doing there?" The other character says "Don't worry about it. I'll explain it later." In other words, "we don't have time to explain everything, just hang on for the roller coaster ride."

I remember watching The Herculoids back when I was younger and I loved it

@jeffreywilliams8499

8 ай бұрын

Me too 😊

The Herculoids and Thundar the barbarian, the 70's were awesome.

Alex Toth was a great artist and great designer. Great artists can be forgotten (how often is Mac Raboy is mentioned?), but great designers will always be remembered because their creations will always be around.

I love the Herculoids, I wish they would remaster it with up to date graphics!

This show was right up my alley when I was a kid. I loved sci/fi and comic books, and this show fit right in. Sometimes, the simplicity of these old cartoons is what makes them so valuable to us. This video took me back. Thanks for that.

I love the Herculoids!! I have there action figures! This and Scooby doo are my favorite hannah barbarra cartoons❤

Herculoids What if the Super Friends were formed in the Stone Age

@googleblockedme5543

2 жыл бұрын

Space stone age

❤❤❤😂😂😂 at 50s I could still vividly recounts the days were I watch the herculoids side by side with space ghost...nostalgic...

The music and special effects sounds in all Hanna- Barbara cartoons are so cool and creative and awesome and so memorable and add so much to excitement.

The 60s and 70s was the best times for Saturday morning cartoons.

This show was on normal TV that came on every Saturday. Another reason I loved the 80s. Cartoons on Saturday was Perfection for kids growing up back then. I loved this show as a kid.

Definitely one of your better videos. I remember watching this as a kid along with Space Ghost, then later Super Friends and even later Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. All of these combined to start a lifelong interest in comic books and heroic themes.

I enjoyed THE HERCULOIDS as a kid when the cartoons aired on Saturday mornings. Still do.

All brave, all strong 💪, all heroes... Something that this former 10 yr. old back in 1967 hope to be...someday. Johnny Quest may have been the pinnacle of Hanna-Barbera's leading edge animation and sophistcated storytelling. But The Herculoids took Space Ghost's simple good vs. evil style and added their own sheer originality of character strangeness for overcoming adversity...for must see Saturday morning TV.

I discovered the Herculoids....and other superhero/adventure cartoons of that era, e.g. Space Ghost, Galaxy Trio, Birdman and Mightor....via a show called "Hanna Barbera's World of Super Adventure", which was a syndicated showcase for these adventurers. The show aired on Channel 5 in NYC weekdays at 1pm, and my memory goes back to 1980 when I first caught the program. Changed my life.

What a great video! Thanks for bringing those nostalgic feelings back for the 'inane fun' of the planet Anzot/Quasar saving Herculoids. Being an over 55 nerd from waaay back, I watched them in all their incarnations. The monster turned hero trope and scifi vs nature is so prevalent in this show, and something that always got me watching. What always got me more though was 20% dialogue, and 80% screams, grunts, shrieks and explosions. I love it so much. Chefs kiss to this video, thanks again for this :)

I'm 65 and I loved the Herculoids, Mightor, Space Ghost and all the rest. I was always curious about what they ate though. They lived on a rocky, barren planet that had no vegetation at all!

One of the best Cartoons ever ! 👍👍

The Hercules was a must see every Saturday morning , for me back when I was coming up as a child…

The Herculoids, Thunder the barbarian & of course Johnny Quest were my favorite cartoons growing up. Great concept w/ awesome action on all three shows.

I always enjoyed this TV show in my younger days I think I could probably enjoy it now in my later ones as well!!! 🤠👍

I watched this cartoon back in the early 1980s each Saturday on Channel 5, Lima, Peru.

I absolutely loved this show! Thank you so much!❤

The Herculoids was/is one of My absolute favorite space-oddesy animations ever.!!!! From each character to their home planet's appearance as being both primative & futuristic @ the same time!!!!🤯

The Herculoids was my favorite cortoon. I still watch the show with my daughter.

I ,LOVE THIS CARTOON COMING UP AS A KID IT EVEN GOT ME INTO science YES I'M A BIG FAN OF THE ( Herculoids ) !!! I ALSO WAS INTO ( Space Ghost Galaxy Trio teen forced young Samson Thundarr The Barbarian ) YES ! I LOVE THEM ALL !!! THANS FOR YOU KZread ! 👍 GREAT WORK !!!

HERCULOIDS!!!!!! Loved this cartoon as a kid!

Having watched the Herculoids since I was about nine, I've been hooked on it ever since, and I especially liked the theme of nature versus technology. Still superior entertainment 56 years later. (My age.) I was born in 1967, so I prefer the original series. Still tops even now. 😸👍😁👍🐲❤🐉💚🐉💜

Alex Toth was a creative genius behind every character that went far beyond the drawing board and the comics page. He always had an ace up his sleeve to really make it all stick. 😎

Not gonna lie. when I was a kid and cartoon network first came to my region. I loved the Herculoids. I thought they were 😎🆒😎

As a kid growing up in the 80s, I first saw the Herculoids on TV as part of 60 Laser-Blasting minutes of Space Stars, along with Space Ghost, The Teen Force, and Astro & The Space Mutts. When my Mother & Stepfather told me that they used to watch the Herculoids & Space Ghost when they were younger, it blew my Little mind away! As such, we all watched Space Stars every Saturday morning. Good Times!

I haven't thought about them nearly 60 years! I did not know they reappeared in the 80's and 90's. I was too busy earning a living by then. The late 60's was the golden age of Saturday morning cartoons. Another of my favorite but short-lived series in '66 with quirky characters was The Mighty Heroes. The bumbling heroes of that series were Strong Man, Diaper Man, Tornado Man, Cuckoo Man and Rope Man who always managed to stumble their way to victory in the end.

Always watched The Herculoids! Zok was my favorite Dragon Ever! I liked the family style!🤗💪👍

Herculoids was my favorite cartoon. A Laser ray shooting flying giant dragon. A giant rock ape almost indestructable. Tundro, a rhino that shoots energy rocks through his snout and almost indestructable. Gloop and Gleep can stretch as well as break apart. Multiply and stretch.

This was one of my favorite Cartoons when I was growing up

Hey Now " HON "! I know upon first Look, The HERCULOIDS might Seem a TAD Campy. But to a 5 yr. Old Lil Boy that hasn't discovered Comic Books Yet!?? This was my SUPER GROUP!! The HERCULOIDS Will always hold a Special place in my Heart 💖!!

Herculoids and Galaxy Trio are my favorite. I have all the original episodes of the Herculoids. I think they should do a live action movie for some of these Hanna Barbara classics.

Hell yes. Thank you for this video. Loved this cartoon back when cartoon network would play reruns in the early 90s.

Thanks for creating and sharing this. I was one of those kids who watched it back when there series originally aired. This is awesome!

I remember watching the Herculoids on NBC back in the late 70s. I remember later seeing a connection in Thundarr and Blackstar in the early 80s

I love the herculoids! I love the family, and the animals! Fantastic!

The Herculoids is one of my favorite Hanna-Barbera superhero shows! I loved seeing them in Future Quest, as well!

Imagine if it was made into a live action series

@Bezaliel13

2 жыл бұрын

... why?

@Novusod

2 жыл бұрын

It should just be rebooted into regular Cartoon series.

@Bezaliel13

2 жыл бұрын

@@Novusod Absolutely.

@themexis

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bezaliel13 i think i need a Castlevania styled less episodic reboot.

@damianprock1650

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea

Timeframe: I'm 65. I worked with my dad on summer vacations as a kid. We fixed TV's (and etc.). Had to work Saturday mornings. Now, color TVs needed a lot of adjustment back in the day, each color gun had to be precisely aligned, and it just so happened at 10:30 on Saturday mornings, a TV would need a 30 minute adjustment, never failed. By sheer coincidence, that was when the Herculoids was on. Please, Alex Toth's masterpiece, the greatest H-B cartoon ever made. What are the Herculoids? Only the greatest, most OP off-the-charts Hanna-Barbera cartoon ever. This was during the mid-70s reruns, but I've been from Ruff and Reddy to Jabber Jaw, and there is no other. The best, period, full stop.

When Cartoon Network debuted in the 90’s, it was all about Super Adventures, from Space Ghost to Birdman, and especially the Herculoids. A shame that CN isn’t as good as it was back then.

@damianprock1650

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it can be again with what I'm working on

There was no cable t.v. At that time! Cable t.v. Came with w.h.t. Cable box! In the early 80s. But i loved the herculoids! It had everything! I dont know how they never made a live action movie of the herculoids!

I was just crazy about this show!! It had a huge influence on me.

My all time favorite cartoon. As mentioned below, no matter what 'riches" Amzot may possess, you would think the villains would eventually say, "Amzot? Naah I'm good. Let's go tangle with the X-men or the Avengers". Also as mentioned below, where did Zandor and Tara find Igoo, Zak, Tundro, Gloop and Gleep? Love the Herculoids.

Somewhere in the future lived the herculoids! Remember it on Saturday mornings.

This was one of my favorites!!!😀😀😀

I’ll always have a special place in my heart for The Herculoids. They were before He-Man, G.I.JOE, Thundercats, and Transformers. Tundro is still my favorite Herculoid. I did pick up the series on Blu-Ray not too long ago.

Fantastic show. I made them out of lego (big old style) to play. I have them now on DVD to show my kids. (and me of course 😁)

All a needed on Saturday mornings, were the Herculoids ...and a bowl full of Sugary Cereal!😱🍲🍲🍲🥘🥘🥘🍲🍲🍪🍪🎂🍩🍲🍲🍲

I loved this cartoon growing up. Herculoids was a staple to the Saturday morning line-up! Just pure adventure fun...primitive beings teaming up and battling hostile take-overs. What keeps me from subscribing - and I don't want to be a downer, but it would be great to have someone that actually grew up with these cartoons narrating... a lot (maybe most) of this script is obviously read from Wikipedia and sounds like a younger niece read this. Even references to other things like pronouncing Shire vs Shi'ar....subtle; the generations that appreciate narrative and originality are the ones listening more to this. Just a thought.

Excellent video about one of my favorite childhood cartoons. You have a new follower!

Hercules and Mightor were my favorites during this time. The animation was still well done and fun stories. Least to a kid.

This show was awesome

I was 9 years old when this cartoon hit the airwaves back in 1967.

For those of us who are a tad older than you, we saw this not on cable but on regular FREE tv! And it was fantastic!

Our favourite cartoon in Australia during the late 60s and early 70s.

I loved watching this show when I was a kid. ❤