I swear this and Jayce and the Wheel Warriors had the best 80's cartoon intro ever!!!

@Tboysupreme

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Nothing beats Jayce and the wheeled Warriors theme

@brianjl7477

3 жыл бұрын

Fact. But Pole Position is close on it's tail!

@hgc7000

3 жыл бұрын

Those songs. Sooo gooood!

@TacticalBurritoSystem

3 жыл бұрын

"Ignores Mask intro" Am I a joke to you?

@NiskRanThawll

3 жыл бұрын

Galaxy rangers enter chat....

Man, those sound effects on the battle blaster... did every single toy with sounds from the 80s and 90s all use the same half dozen sounds? Such strong sensory memories!

@AdronBuske

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I remember when Ghostbusters II came out, McDonald's happy meals came with these little GB2 "Proton Pack" noisemakers. Used all those same sound effects. (Which would gradually get weaker, slower and sicker sounding as the batteries died.)

@firefox3187

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@keithr.4645

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdronBuske "weaker, slower, and sicker" so true! 😂

@ClintLowe

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much

@SavageMontreal

2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why my mum hated many of our toys. Now I realize a lot of them were just noise buttons.

My goodness, I totally forget about these. Thanks so much for the heavy nostalgia!

@coreyjameshaims449

3 жыл бұрын

100% feeling the same 😅

I had a few Ring Raiders. I took them to school one day. I played with them during one recess and took off the planes but kept the rings on after recess was over. During play time after lunch (still wearing the rings) a military worshiping kid (my dad had served in the Air Force and my brother was an Army MP in South Korea) got into an argument with me over the military and realism of GI Joe (this is all circa 1989ish). He swung at me and my instinct was to punch his hand. I won the fight in one hit thanks to those rings and the kid calmed down after than. And, yes. We became friends that year.

It was only 5 episodes?? Man this (next to MASK) was my favorite 80s cartoon. Loved it. Had an equal great intro like MASK.

@WC_Brush

5 күн бұрын

bought the complete DVD set of MASK in drunk night out return in the early hours^^

Why I love this channel so much is that you'll showcase something I totally forgot about and with that comes all kinds of great memories I would never think about without your content. Thanks so much Dan!!

I did collect a few of these as a kid, they were total supermarket shelf fillers for me. But I always thought they were a spin off of Micro Machines.

@GreatSageSunWukong

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you up at this ungodly hour?

@JazzNazz1

3 жыл бұрын

I remember having a video when I was little

@paulheap1982

3 жыл бұрын

@@GreatSageSunWukong time zones?

@GreatSageSunWukong

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulheap1982 he's in the same one as me unless he's on holiday somewhere, it was like 5.30am

@Jedi_Scowen

3 жыл бұрын

Hello You!

nothing says children's toys like pilots with PTSD?

Not surprising I was a fan back as a kid, until Micro Machines Military released, the ultimate small scale military themed toy ever to exist. Also the UK got all 5 episodes on home video, I had the 2 double episode releases with episodes 2 to 5. I liked how all of them included a flashback segment of the spotlight character in each.

It's so lovely coming back to this channel and finding stuff from your own childhood again - and again - and again. And suddenly you realize how many toys you had as a kid.

“From bikes to trains to video games.” I see what you did there.

I had me some of these, and the Battle Blaster. I also loved the "Ring Of Fire" debut episode VHS to bits, and recognized the music and design of the show from Starcom the year prior (which I also had a wide collection of). Was a neat way to discover the history of aviation beyond the F-14, the F-117A, and the SR-71, which were the most famous planes of the 80s as far as I knew. I wished that TV show had taken off! Also, I recognized the sounds from the Battle Blaster as being exactly the same as a certain dashboard accessory for cars, which I think was called a "Revenge Box". It was a silly toy found in practical joke shops meant as a stress reliever for those suffering road rage. I let the driver pretend, even if for a moment, that they were shooting other motorists with weapons built into their cars ( which as a fan of Roadblasters as well, I found kinda cool). It was a silly, kitschy thing, and I guess when they didn't fly off the shelves, the guts of them were repurposed for the Battle Blaster.

When the thumbnail for this episode came up on the Apple TV youtube app, my reaction was so big and enthusiastic I startled (and amused) my family. I had the 'origin' VHS and a couple plane sets as a kid. A friend and I watched that VHS a bunch of times. The premise was clearly ridiculous (even to kid me) and the people were super weird looking, but we loved it anyway. The fact they broke up the episode with commercials for their own toys was A CHOICE but somehow fit the goofiness of the whole affair perfectly.

@AdronBuske

3 жыл бұрын

Also, was this the only cartoon to feature distinct fingernails on every hand? That always stood out to me...

I remember the cartoon! I loved it as a kid! Even had a couple of the lil plane toys. Side note: did nobody ever think the name Ring Raiders sounds like the new of some Berlin based s&m dungeon? 😂

I had these and I really liked them. I'm a big time airplane enthusiast though. I build the models, I go to air shows and museums, I'm an Air Force Avionics technician on F-15's, these were right up my alley. Never knew about the lore, but I got them right away and played with them a lot.

This show deserved better than just 6 episodes. It was a great concept that never got a chance unlike "Medajets".

I somehow never heard of this show/toy line but I love how bonkers everything about it is. Great video!

I vaguely remember this! I’m kinda shocked that someone else hasn’t tried “airplanes on a rod on a ring” considering how awesome and obvious an idea it is.

@IffyJottere

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I mean, who hasn't stuck their thumb and pinky out from their open hand, pretending it was a plane, anyway, as a kid? Putting toy planes on your hand with rings is like the next logical step from that. It was an inspired move!

@Sedwick1024

2 жыл бұрын

@@IffyJottere Shoot, I’m 43 and I still do that going down the stairs!

I had a few of these that came with a VHS tape. There were live action segments of kids playing aviators and selling rings. "The Power is in your hands!"

4:17 "From bikes, to trains, to video games" I don't want to grow up because if I did, I wouldn't be a Toys R Us kid!

@SecretGalaxyTV

3 жыл бұрын

There it is.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

Oh too soon, too soon. (Lol)

@mematron

3 жыл бұрын

That's all wrong. "from bikes to train to videogame it's the biggest toy store there is - GEE WHIZ. I don't wanna grow up 'cause baby if I did, I wouldn't be a Toys R us kid.

@jeffsienkiewicz7119

3 жыл бұрын

Crap! You’re 4 months ahead of me!! I heard that line and immediately took to the comments section to makes sure I wasn’t alone... I’m not. And I’m also super old now... 😭

"What's our Vector, Victor?"

@RobertHarrisonBlake

3 жыл бұрын

"We've got clearance, Clarence."

This touched upon a very, very buried memory of these toys.maybe km remembering some faint desire from the long ago toy ads? An echo of desire not yet quenched by micro machines?

Love the mullet! Thank you for saving that rare vintage hair cut. Excelsior!

@yokaicustoms

3 жыл бұрын

This isn't a mullet. It's not cut short in the front/top. He's just let it grow out and combed it back.

For years I have been telling people about this wonderful toy line. People just laugh at me when I tell them the name. Thank you for this toy Galaxy, you never fail to disapoint

@plkrtn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely sure you mean that...

I still have a couple of these somewhere. Loved this franchise immensely as a kid and kind of regret not looking after them better like so many other toys from my youth. Even have the VHS of the pilot episode!

Wow. I remember Ring Raiders. I actually miss this toyline.

It did show on TV. I remember seeing it. I have always loved planes so this was right up my ally. I saw toys once at a grocery store and never again. I liked planes and I like the military so I was disappointed it was gone so fast.

This is a blast from the last. I remember collecting these at the time. Used to love having these displayed on the shelves of my cabin bed.

Me, and my brother had these as kids, along with the bed sheets, paper thin blankets on our bunk beds, and the VHS tape. 👍

I remember watching this cartoon as a kid. I am so glad that this was covered. Thanks a lot!

This video made me remember that I had a coloring book for this series as a kid! I vaguely recall one of the bad guys being a mutant shark man, or his plane was shark-themed, or something like that

I forgot about these too! I got some as a kid for Christmas once. I was more into the fantasy aircraft at the time, but I got some of the military ones too. I remember losing most of them, but that stick that made the sounds was more fun to play with.

I use to have a Ring Raiders bookbag back in the first grade (1995) that I absolutely loved, despite the fact I had no clue who the Ring Raiders were.

I loved that you used the Australian version of the add!

I loved Mega force when I was young

I never had the toys but I had a very beat up VHS tape of this. This brought back some memories.

My god Strawberry Shortcake did 500 million in the 80s? That had to be one of the top grossing franchises of the decade

@Jucelegario

3 жыл бұрын

it was huge in Central America, both the toyline and the cartoon. And I'm not a girl but noticed.

@lipstickzombie4981

3 жыл бұрын

Huge in the Philippines too. Their merch was all over the place, especially school supplies.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

And Care Bears was two billion,and that's two billion in 80's dollars. Now Care Bears can't even make a competent cartoon.

@Sevenigma777

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu wow thats crazy didnt know that. Had no clue how big some of those 1980s properties really were. I guess technically you had less choices for the things that got really popular.

@toddtaylor6506

3 жыл бұрын

And they're still making money today. I wonder how much they and the Care Bears properties have made to date ......

Funny story: I ran across a field at an Airshow to see a jet landing and it was the Saab Viggen: Scorchs plane! Seeing it fulfilled a childhood dream! (Was worth destroying the shoes I was wearing to see 😂😂) The episode "A Pilots Faith" is kinda ironic right now: Fighting over the cure to The Second Plague 😂😂 I have a VHS with all 5 episodes on it and I'm convinced it's worn out and if I ever play it it'll disintegrate 🙈😂

Armored Ve...neck sweater for me, Dan. Come on, you got the good ones. I am stunned this line is completely unknown to me, despite my fitting firmly in the demo. Totally flew under my radar.

Never saw the cartoon, but the Fleetway comics were just as awesome as Dan makes them out to be...really hope they get reprinted some day, yes? The time-travelling aspect was really cool too...the toys themselves were always a bit too fiddly for my taste, but as and when Hasbro gets the rights to this line as they do just about everything else(!), it'd be awesome to see some of the pilots and planes be re-released in GI Joe-style scale....I'm thinking of Cub Jones' F-5 in particular...you know, the one with the tiger stripes, yes?

holy shit, I had completely forgotten about these. I used to love them

Hell yeah I loved Ring Raiders I had pretty much all of them and use to watch the hell out of the VHS tape.

Another fantastic video for sure Dan! I wasn’t born yet when this series came out but it sounds truly fascinating and the toys look cool too. I love miniature airplane toys! I would certainly love to look up that pilot episode!

Maaaan I love ring raiders so much. I had the pilot cartoon on vhs. I thought it was sooooo cool.

Victor Vector you say? Roger Murdock : We have clearance, Clarence. Captain Oveur : Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? Tower voice : Tower's radio clearance, over! Captain Oveur : That's Clarence Oveur. Over.

I respect these kind of toy lines- simple, refined, inexpensive. I was about 2-3 years out of toys and into skateboarding at that point, but I can with certainty say I would’ve played with those enthusiastically.

I completely forgot the name of this animated series. I still have my 💀 ring from one of toys. I could not remember the name of this show. Thanks for mentioning it. Fly Ring Riders!

Loved these. Had a bunch, and the Ring Raiders colouring book was up there with the best I ever had.

Wow this dredged up some memories. I had a few of these but haven't thought about their existence in a long, long time. I had no idea there was a cartoon though, it was a fun, simple concept (the toys that is) but not enough to build some kind of toyline empire about.

Does anyone else get so excited about a new Toy Galaxy video, that they run off to watch it away from the kids alone.

I rewatched the heck out of that VHS but never had any of the toys... goodness were those commercials enticing...

Hahaha, I remember that TV commercial as a kid in Melbourne, Australia. Narrator was Aussie AF! Hahaha.

A group of heroes, who use rings that give them the power of creation when they speak an oath. Where have I seen this before? 🤔

@whosaidthat84

3 жыл бұрын

Duh! "Captain Power! He's a hero!"

@hgc7000

3 жыл бұрын

Captain Planet. Seems legit.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes who could forget the various powers 🌎 🌪️ 💧🔥 ♥️ 🚁 🛩️ ✈️

@AdronBuske

3 жыл бұрын

People in these comments really missing that Green Lantern reference, huh?

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdronBuske If it's one based on the movie then yes easily.

Thank you so much for the thorough history lesson of this much forgotten yet badass series. I think I liked this because I was influenced by Top Gun as a kid. Recently I was combing over in my mind all the cartoons and shows I had watched as a youngster: Transformers, GI Joe, Mask, Voltron....etc. But there was one nagging thought recently in the back of my mind: what was that cartoon I saw that had all the multi-colored fighter planes....I knew it existed but I couldn't put my finger on it. I combed the internet and general searches didn't help so I finally did a google image search of that "80s cartoon with fighter planes" and clicked on the Ring Raiders logo... once I looked up the intro I had it........yessss!!!! that's the one!!!! I remember the fourth grade, giving everyone valentines...I gave all my classmates ring-raider valentines cards. Good times :-)

I remember these as a kid! Didn't realize there was a cartoon attached to it.

I still have some of these! I used to play with them and my GUTS guys all the time.

I remember hearing about these Ring Raiders on a special deconstructing commercial myths to kids.

@charlesdavis4887

3 жыл бұрын

That's where I saw them as well. It was a HBO special featuring former N.F.L. player turned actor Brian Bosworth.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

That actually sounds pretty interesting.

@Clay3613

3 жыл бұрын

What's the special called?

@charlesdavis4887

3 жыл бұрын

@@Clay3613 It was a Consumer reports special for kids. Tried Googling it but found nothing.

I remember having these as a kid, in the Uk it seemed they could of been big. My friends dad use to work at a landfill site and they boxes of ring raiders videos and toys turn up brand new to be dumped. Needless to say they got saved and handed out us lot.

Slight correction: It wasn't the theme song that was used for Digimon, it was the background music.

That was an Aussie tv ad, I remember it well. I almost had the full set, but grew out of them and thew them away. I always think that I should have kept them in storage. Edit: I'm Australian BTW and you just got a sub.

I like the Ring Raiders cartoon. Good job!

Dude I loved ring raders as a kid, I had a few of them, I also loved Dino riders!! Good times!

Victor Vector. I remember now. Thanks a bunch.

My cousin brought us these from the US, and jsut remembered them. They were so cool.

Please do "planets wars the Shadow raiders" the toys were awesome

@LlanoRiverBlue

3 жыл бұрын

There's something I would never have remembered without this comment! Those were cool toys.

@orinanime

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't remember the toys at all. But I LOVED the TV show. I wish we could get a complete series box set.

@shishoka

3 жыл бұрын

@Aaron Nicewonger I liked how they slipped a curse word in on the first episode and kept sneaking in sex jokes.

Okay these are pretty cool. The play pattern is surprisingly immersive. I think I might buy one.

Been waiting for this one. Had a few of the toys and watched the pilot episode a number of times, definitely a unique toy I remember having and enjoyed.

I like that Tiny Cars Industry and Micro Cars Industry are considered a real self-actualized thing, independent of the Toy Industry

My word. I forgot about these! I had some. I live in NE Ohio...so Madballs and all that stuff from Cleveland was very abundant here

I still have the Ring of Fire VHS somewhere, I enjoyed it back then. Too bad I don't have a VHS player anymore and that the animation never survived.

Nice sly Toys R Us commercial jingle reference. Very nice.

I watched that pilot episode on VHS over and over as a kid. Used to wish I had the toy you put on your wrist that made the sounds. So much so i was almost convinced i DID have one, but we were dirt poor so highly doubt it. Anyway, i loved that show even though I only ever saw that first ep.

That was a long way to go for that punchline! LOL! Tanktop indeed!

I suppose their legacy lives on in those Star Wars ring ship toys that started coming out around the debut of The Force Awakens. Fascinating video, fellas. I completely missed this show/brand as a kid.

Still got a few of these in tin, haven't got the rings. I just loved them with my Micro Machine.

I had a Ring Raiders Lunchbox in 1st grade , was so sad when the series disappeared.

Because you mentioned Micro Machines, I listened to this at 2x speed. It just felt right

I remember seeing this once at a strange time after school in the 80s and being fascinated then confused it never aired again

I'm grateful they made an 80s cartoon about jets. Planes are awesome especially when you're a kid.

I was given the video Ring of Fire when I was a kid. But by then, the show was gone and the toys as well. But I loved the video!

I had one of these when I was a kid. The most fun I had with it was when the batteries died on the blaster and I had to make the airplane sound effects myself. Brrrrt!!! Pew, pew, pew!!!

One of those toys that I knew of but never played with. Don't remember the cartoon either.

One of the best themes ever

I vaguely remember the comic. Mostly just how the WW2 pilot for skull squadron looked like ghost rider, and an American pilot who had to sleep in his own barracks because the other soldiers on his base hated his loud rock and roll records which caused a literal purple haze to come out of the stereo speakers

Audio cassettes of "Ring Raiders" have also been published by Ariola Express. They include really interesting story lines, but not matching the continuity of the tv series. There is a genius and scary episode about Wraither trying to detonate The Air-Carrier-Justice from the inside.

Popples I used to have one of them as a kid

@RSProduxx

3 жыл бұрын

Me too... Puffball i think (the large white one with blue accents)

oh man I totally forgot about megaforce.

I remember this show. Watched like 2 episodes and then it was gone. Never aired again.

i clearly remember the cartoon specifically an episode where the ring raiders had to fly sky base using their rings they had to tag off to not you know DIE which was pretty heavy for an 80s-90s cartoon

My brother and I were gifted a pack each of these for Chanukah one year without any context at all. Though they were pretty cool, but we ended up untethering them from their rings.

Can't get enough of this channel 👍

Man I don't remember this at all. Back in the 90s I wanted a No Limit Tank chain.

God I had a bunch of these, I forgot they existed until I stumbled on this video

I remember Ring Raiders warming shelves when I was a kid. They never worked as a concept at my school, for the very simple reason that you could come to school with a pocket full of micro machines but ring raiders counted as jewellery, which wasn’t allowed.

"Flamin Blazin Airplanes!"

@AzathothXy

3 жыл бұрын

Flamenblazen?

@wadebrashear7517

3 жыл бұрын

Flame emblazoned

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@AzathothXy Is that a Pokemans?!

Holy crap, I knew this existed! It was aired in my country like once and i had vague memories about it from my childhood, but no one else seemed to have even heard of it, I even asked on reddit once about it and no one seemed to remember it, Thank you very much guys for covering it, i feel like i found a long lost piece of my past buried forever!

I remember having a military toy that was a carrier, but doubled as the same ribbon medals you see on ranked officials of the military.

@jaywoodley6014

3 жыл бұрын

Army gear? I had a bunch. My favorite as a kid was the boat knife

@joshi1891

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that would be it! I couldn’t for the life of me remember the toy brand. Just another toy I could get that was under $5 lol

Ring Raiders premiered on September 11, 1989 as a 2 hour movie then a regular series on September 16. Based on the Matchbox toy line of the same name, this was an unwildly concept that only lasted for the length of a two (2) hour movie and 5 half-hour episodes. As with many programs at this time, it emphasized a "one world" idea, where people of various diverse backgrounds worked together for a common cause, Still, it was a program that wore its derivate aspects, specially from G.I. Joe (q.v.), quite firmly on its sleeve. Ring Raiders is made by DIC (the same people behind Inspector Gadget). The animation in this just looks like C.O.P.S./Cyber-COPS, and StarCom. In 1990, an NES game was planned for release by Matchbox, but was quietly cancelled.

Even the toys you got from a Sunday flea market have a full backstory - even if you never knew!

Was just thinking about Ring Raiders (along with roadblasters) the past few days and this video comes up. Thanks!