Cartoon Opening Chain
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.. continuing the theme of 'rock & rollin' creeps: 
* apologies for the soft audio
* apologies for the soft audio
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Yeah, I guess it's that time again.Whippet Angel wrote:Judging by the trend, this thread gets resurrected around the same time each year.
droo's last post reminded me of this:Loved this show when I was young. I know it was just another Scooby-Doo clone, but I remember liking it even more than Scooby.
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from a 1970s cartoon rock band, to a (ver-r-ry!!) 1980s cartoon rock band:
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Biz-zarre...! 
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I think it's safe to say that the 'game' aspect of this thread has been 'over', for some time .. but perhaps it's better served for allowing us to just share cartoon opening titles for a series about which someone has a question/comment -- or that s/he might like to see on DVD -- or just thinks its opening was kinda cool..! 
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To start with, here's a show which (for me) covers all three of these points:
Pandamonium! was produced by Marvel for CBS Saturday Mornings in 1982. I recall always being very excited by the premise laid-out in this opening title .. only to feel 'let-down' by the episode itself.
IMO this is mostly because the narrative of the titles suggests an 'arc' of continuity -- of a storyline with a definite beginning, middle, and end -- but, alas, the show (like the vast majority of western toons at that time) consists entirely of 'stand-alone' episodes .. with no reference to any 'progress' being made in the quest to collect the pyramid pieces.
This likewise reduced my enjoyment of a contemporary Marvel-produced show: Dungeons & Dragons -- although its ensemble of characters actually kept that series rather compelling, from week-to-week. The three pandas in Pandamonium! were not nearly as interesting .. and the two kids were mere 'cyphers', whom I barely remember.
Even so, If Warner Archive (or someone similar) were to bring this show to DVD .. I'd very likely pick it up.
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To start with, here's a show which (for me) covers all three of these points:
Pandamonium! was produced by Marvel for CBS Saturday Mornings in 1982. I recall always being very excited by the premise laid-out in this opening title .. only to feel 'let-down' by the episode itself.
IMO this is mostly because the narrative of the titles suggests an 'arc' of continuity -- of a storyline with a definite beginning, middle, and end -- but, alas, the show (like the vast majority of western toons at that time) consists entirely of 'stand-alone' episodes .. with no reference to any 'progress' being made in the quest to collect the pyramid pieces.
This likewise reduced my enjoyment of a contemporary Marvel-produced show: Dungeons & Dragons -- although its ensemble of characters actually kept that series rather compelling, from week-to-week. The three pandas in Pandamonium! were not nearly as interesting .. and the two kids were mere 'cyphers', whom I barely remember.
Even so, If Warner Archive (or someone similar) were to bring this show to DVD .. I'd very likely pick it up.
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No matter how "bad" anything is, there's *nothing* like childhood nostalgia, Droo!
For a moment there, I thought you might be remembering a cartoon show based on a little seen comedy film "Pandemonium"...but then I saw the spelling twist. Nobody remembers that movie...it was hysterical to us at the time, with a pretty fun cast and some nutty, Airplane!/Mel Brooks-styled spoofery humor. WB have the rights and, even though I transferred my VHS to DVD long ago, I'd snap it up in a widescreen Archive DVD!
For a moment there, I thought you might be remembering a cartoon show based on a little seen comedy film "Pandemonium"...but then I saw the spelling twist. Nobody remembers that movie...it was hysterical to us at the time, with a pretty fun cast and some nutty, Airplane!/Mel Brooks-styled spoofery humor. WB have the rights and, even though I transferred my VHS to DVD long ago, I'd snap it up in a widescreen Archive DVD!