JEM

[ET]

She is truly fucking outrageous. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20BZID081Vk) I used to loathe the show when I was a wee lad as my sister wanted to watch it before our morning busride. I would rather have watched He-Man, thank you very much! But I was a kind and loving brother.

So going back and watching the intro again in I don't know how many years, I noticed that it's animated really well especially by today's standards. I want to compare it to how a normal episode would look.

So I figured since I'm at it why not go back and check out some intros to shows I remember watching pretty often when I was a bit older. Like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for example. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIOiWiS9Oes) Yeah watch it and see... do you ever remember an episode where they fucking rocketed out of the Turtle Van like that before? Badass shit right there. You even have the constantly moving Dragon Ball Z/any anime ever background going nuts as they show off their weapons. This had to have been done in Korea or something.

Then Michaelangelo goes Jedi on some random objects being tossed around. Next, Splinter mutates into his usual form and IMMEDIATELY begins to decimate the shit out of a ten story bell tower. You or I would be crapping our pants in the corner because we've just been turned into a giant rat. But what does Splinter do? Break shit as soon as humanly possible.

I didn't watch much of the rest because I had to just type all of this out as it was pretty batshit. Big coffee machine... Technodrome... blah blah... Just imagine if the regular show had been this insane instead of the sloppily animated mouth movements and no weapon fighting. Yeah, I didn't forget about that stuff. Boo on CBS.

Do you know of any more kick ass openings like these?

[funk63]

iv never heard of that jem show. haha damn. the opening alone is fucking annoying i cant even imagine how horrible the rest of the show must be.
but sticking with the theme another good example would be the KICKASS, Pokemon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZPCZz4n7Zc) opening. sure its got clips from the show but you also got pikachu running through dudes legs in quasi 3d fasion and other kool epicness that set the stage for the show. coupled with intrensic theme song it was mad good.

[b i o n i c]

ive noticed particularly how cool the animation is for jem before, actually. its truly outrageous

generally speaking, tv intros are some of the most kick ass little pieces out there. some tv theme songs are incredibly well done, they have all the parts of a song in 30 seconds.

tip: if you're every really depressed, have a tv themes mp3 collection to turn on, instant joy(y)

[ET]

Pikachu keeps it real with the nut brushing. Who am I to judge an animal that likes the feel of testicles rubbing down his backside? I think the theme song itself is what's truly remarkable about the opening. It needs a 2 minute solo on the guitar but I'll let it slide because half of the opening is constantly moving anime background. It's a step toward being epic. That's actually the first time I've seen it too.

Theme songs are good. I won't deny that. Like the Bob Newhart Show (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql8r2s_oC0A) or Family Ties (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iliLnQmaEOA). But are the montages epic? Do the themes and montages form an explosion of badassery? That is the question, my friend.

[funk63]

you can practically feel the love in that family ties joint. and whoever painted that painting has got some skills.

[ET]

Word. It kind of sounds a little 70's porn-ish at the same time too. I like how the paintbrush looks forced in the beginning of the intro as it goes outside of the lines but then all of a sudden the painting is looking awesome at the end. Perfect.

Right now I'm trying to decide which of these three theme songs are the best.
1.) Growing Pains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liFmMcmigsQ)
2.) Who's The Boss? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9PqZkVCUAs)
3.) And of course Family Ties

The weird thing is that all of these show titles have 3 syllables in them. Creepy.

Also, let me know if any of you guys finds the intro to the C.O.P.S. cartoon. Nevermind I found it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KmGtW6kQt8) apparently Peter Chung, of Aeon Flux, had a hand in the show's design. No wonder this is such a great intro.

[Kid Presentable]

Jem was pretty outrageous. The soundtrack was always bangin. It was an adequate substitute for Transformers on a slow day.

My contributions:

Samurai Pizza Cats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXiJYcK4-GU)
Voltron (lions) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-RiJZ8W4jA)

You'll notice Peter Cullen is moonlighting as the announcer on one of them. Do you need to guess?

[Drederick Tatum]

these are all good suggestions, but none of them is Duck Tales. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwH1taatvyM)

[Randetica]

this thread is full of shows i want to see again and i find jem quite hot!

[mate_spawn_die]

ooooooh yeah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wxxCYpFh7A&feature=related) :cool:

[mate_spawn_die]

captain planet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO41GWNePDI&feature=related) the power is yours...

rocko's modern life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXyLJdAL2E&feature=related)

there's was a show called "heroes on hot wheels" i think..... that had a funny 80's hair metal theme. but i can't find it.

[mate_spawn_die]

these are all good suggestions, but none of them is Duck Tales. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwH1taatvyM)


awww man! such great childhood memories. i love tailspin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYcQGD9b3m0) and rescue rangers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE) too

[alien autopsy]

wow. that was a flashback to the eighties. what a fucking opening. man.

[alien autopsy]

THE LEGEND OF VOLTRON DEFENNNNDDDEEEEERRRR OF THE UNIVERSE!

i used to wake up at 5 in the morning and sit in the dark, glued to the tv set eating cake frosting out of the tubes watching voltron. they need to bring back voltron like they did transformers.

[alien autopsy]

i used to love this theme song

widget the worldwatcher (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFwoG2P-s6U)

[alien autopsy]

and this one goes out to tino...she turned me on to untalkative bunny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9uil-VPWo&feature=related)

[alien autopsy]

duckman! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WzZ7vpBc44)

ok one more spaceghost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVsT6KoTJOI). and his wife bjork. dj tricky wont get off the couch and is pising all over the place, tom yorke starts twitching...spaceghost gets married. what an episode

[na§tee]

dogtanian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-xO72s5EBY) motherfuckers.

[taquitos]

I gotta go with the misfits, I never liked Jem (The pussycats were a hotter girl-group, obviously.)

[Loppfessor]

My friends sister was deathly afriad of the misfits...like she had nightmares about them and stuff lol

[alien autopsy]

tiny toons triangle man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78dCFLFLDs)

[hpdrifter]

I loved Jem. Mostly because I was a little girl and she was mostly pink and she was a rock star and a superhero (sort of). I didn't know much about animation then. Not that I do now.

[funk63]

Word. It kind of sounds a little 70's porn-ish at the same time too. I like how the paintbrush looks forced in the beginning of the intro as it goes outside of the lines but then all of a sudden the painting is looking awesome at the end. Perfect.

Right now I'm trying to decide which of these three theme songs are the best.
1.) Growing Pains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liFmMcmigsQ)
2.) Who's The Boss? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9PqZkVCUAs)
3.) And of course Family Ties

The weird thing is that all of these show titles have 3 syllables in them. Creepy.

Also, let me know if any of you guys finds the intro to the C.O.P.S. cartoon. Nevermind I found it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KmGtW6kQt8) apparently Peter Chung, of Aeon Flux, had a hand in the show's design. No wonder this is such a great intro.



i would argue that fa mi ly ties has 4 syllables.

[ET]

Four sylables huh? My arguement is that I'm from the south. :cool:

The Duck Tales opening is pretty epic, I must admit. It definitely trumps the regularly animated episodes. The theme song itself is really optimistic and completely fits the theme of the series. I'd say the Rescue Rangers intro and theme comes closest to beating it out. Gummi Bears taking a close third.

[ET]

...I'd been waiting for that one.

[beastieangel01]

I was SO obsessed with the cartoon. I was watching it last weekend :o My 5th birthday cake was Jem and it was the real deal not the transfer paper crap. have a photo of me somewhere in all pink with a star painted over my eye like Jem and a pink balloon with stars all over it.

We named our first dog Mej. I also really liked Stormer. I liked the Misfits clothes way better though.

;( haha.

[ET]

If you take that last photo of yourself in the Family Album and add some face paint you could totally be one of the Misfits. Although you'd need an animal print in there somewhere. Gotta have an animal print.

[beastieangel01]

I want zebra. Like Pizzazz.

Actually, I used to have zebra print high heels. Ha.

[ET]

Oops (http://i28.tinypic.com/eprnft.jpg)

[TAL]

I couldn't find a nice zebra print. (http://i28.tinypic.com/eprnft.jpg)

Or a working link. (http://i28.tinypic.com/eprnft.jpg)

[na§tee]

it could only be improved it the AHAMAY (ha!) said CRYSTAL.

[ET]

I should have taken that left turn in Albuquerque.

Those AHAMAY's are pretty cheap at the Chinese flea markets. I picked up a pair of ADIDOS shoes and some IVEL jeans while I was there too.

[beastieangel01]

AHAHHA OH MY GOD THAT IS FUCKING AMAZING

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