I turn –GULP- thirty next month.  That said I had the privilege of growing up in the ‘80s and having reliable Saturday Morning Cartoons.  Being a kid in this era rocked.  Entertainment out the wazoo, and while we had the Atari and the Coleco-vision and eventually the Nintendo, but I was most interested in my cartoons.

I remember spending my mornings watching The Chipmunks, Smurfs, Snorks, and later Captain N the Game Master and Jem and the Holograms.  I still have fond memories of Shirt Tails and don’t even get me started on He-Man and She-Ra.  Gah!

Of all of those at I admit to enjoying most was my first known dose of Anime.  Sure, there was G-Force, but I never missed an episode of Voltron.  The rest of them were easily forgotten while the Lions filled a half an hour of my childhood mornings.  I loved watching the sequence when the Voltron crew would get into their Lions, from the zip lines to the lift chair with that pounding battle music in the background.  I could easily envision the victory that Voltron would bring.

I never felt bad for Lothor, always got fed up with the Princess, though I’ll admit she was pretty cool considering she drove Blue Lion.  The minute Keith called to “Form Blazing Sword” those poor little robeasts should have tucked their tails up and taken off before they were sliced and diced.

Confession time – I found out Boomerang is showing Voltron again.  I haven’t missed an episode since I found it.  Nearly thirty and I still enjoy an 80’s cartoon about mechanical Lions; still cheering when they descend into the depths to board their Lions, and grinning like a fool when the blazing sword comes out.

Ah how I miss the hours lost as a child, glued to the adventures of the Saturday Morning Cartoons.  Is there one you miss?  One you’ve found playing again after all these years?  That one guilty pleasure of animation?  Confess yourself here and share your geekdom.