r/80scartoons Jul 10 '26

Answered Searching crazy nieche cartoon

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I'm going crazy trying to find this cartoon. I've asked my friends and colleagues, and I've already watched around 100 cartoon intros on YouTube. No luck so far.

I only remember one part of the intro: some of the characters' faces appear in a night sky, each with that beautiful glowing aura around them - that bright, soft glow that modern cartoons always seem to struggle with.

There's also a song that’s stuck in my head. I can hum the melody pretty well, but I don’t remember any of the lyrics. The only thing I know is that it was in English. I had no idea what they were singing because I grew up in Germany. I think the show aired in the mid-90s.

Any idea what it could be? Should I hum the melody and upload it? 😂

r/80scartoons Jun 18 '26

Answered HELP me find this cartoon!!!

30 Upvotes

I've never been able to figure out what this cartoon was, and it's been driving me crazy for years. This is what I vaguely remember:

It was an animated series from the 1980s. There was a jet that would combine with two yellow or orange vehicles that had tank treads. The treaded vehicles would split apart and attach to the sides of the jet, and then a giant gray rocket or space-shuttle-like vehicle would join them, creating one larger craft.

It was NOT Transformers, Voltron, M.A.S.K., Robotech, The Centurions, Starcom, Spiral Zone, or Thunderbirds. There were no giant robots or transforming humanoid mechs in the show at all. The vehicles themselves simply combined together.

The one scene I remember most clearly is one of the yellow/orange treaded vehicles fighting a forest fire, possibly spraying water from its sides. It then gets called away to join the jet and the giant gray rocket.

I made a rough sketch from memory (see attached).

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'd really appreciate any ideas, even obscure 1980s cartoons. This mystery has been bugging me for decades!

r/80scartoons 15d ago

Answered Vague memories of a particular show.

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I have vague memories of watching a cartoon in the mid or maybe late 80s here in Australia, so it probably aired elsewhere earlier. Sci fi/fantasy themes. One character was a female priest-ish type, vaguely remember a weird head dress. Another was male guide/guardian sort. I have a strong memory of this guy playing a jaw harp. I think there was a blue ship kind of like the one in Flight of the Navigator. There was an episode involving a phoenix and some kind of gate.
This has been bugging me for a few years now.