Tag: 1980s animation

Serpentorslair Staff · October 1, 2026

5 Forgotten Retro Action Cartoons Every Gen-X Fan Needs to Rewatch This Weekend!

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s animation, 1990s animation, 80s Cartoons, 90s cartoons, Bucky O'Hare, cartoons to rewatch, classic animated series, classic cartoons, Dinosaucers, forgotten retro action cartoons, Galaxy Rangers, Gen X nostalgia, Mighty Orbots, Pirates of Dark Water, Retro cartoons, retro TV shows, Saturday morning cartoons, Serpentorslair, toy cartoons, vintage cartoons1 Comment

If you grew up during the golden age of Saturday morning television, there was nothing quite like waking up, grabbing a bowl of cereal, and planting yourself in front of the television for a morning filled with robots, spaceships, monsters, dinosaurs, and larger-than-life heroes. Everybody remembers G.I. Joe, Transformers, ThunderCats, He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But the 1980s and early 1990s produced an unbelievable number of action cartoons that don’t receive nearly enough attention today. That’s exactly what we’re digging into this week. For this week’s Serpentor’s Lair Retro…

The Making of the Original GoBots Cartoon: Hanna-Barbera’s Answer to Transformers

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1980s animation, 80s Cartoons, Arthur Burghardt, Challenge of the GoBots, Cy-Kill, Frank Welker, GoBots cartoon, GoBots episodes, GoBots history, GoBots voice actors, GoBots vs Transformers, Hanna-Barbera GoBots, Hasbro GoBots, Leader-1, Lou Richards, Transformers origins0 comment

Before Transformers became the dominant toy-based animated franchise of the 1980s, Challenge of the GoBots hit the airwaves in 1984. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, the studio behind classics like The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and The Jetsons, the series was based on the Machine Robo toy line from Japan, which Tonka rebranded as GoBots in North America. The GoBots cartoon followed the battle between two factions: the heroic Guardians, led by Leader-1, and the villainous Renegades, commanded by Cy-Kill. The series ran for 65 episodes, making it one of the first transforming robot…

Buster Jones: The Voice Behind the Icons of 1980s Animation

February 25, 2024February 26, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff1980s animation, animation legends, Black Vulcan, Blaster, Buster Jones, Casey Kasem, Dick Clark’s Soul Unlimited, Doc, Extreme Ghostbusters, Frank Welker, gi joe, Lane College, Paris, Super Friends, Tennessee, The Real Ghostbusters, Transformers, voice acting icons, Voice Actor, Winston Zeddemore0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a look at voice actor Buster Jones. Born in 1943 in Paris, Tennessee Jones grew up and went to Lane College in Jackson, TN. While attending school Jones was in a band and took a job as a disc jockey. He would work in DC and LA where he would take voice parts in commercials and eventually lead him into some of the greatest 1980’s characters. Jones would voice Black Vulcan on the popular Super Hero cartoon Super Friends. Along side other great voice actors…