The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

I remember the opening theme for this show. I can't seem to remember any particular episodes though. I do remember this show being above and beyond

almost all the other cartoons at the time. Robotech was better, but nothing else I've seen. This was one of the few 80's cartoons that didn't insult your intelligence. Check it out if you can. Although I wouldn't get my hopes for a DVD release. Not likely to happen. The original master tapes of this cartoon are probably decomposing in a studio archive vault somewhere.

Someone earlier mentioned that Galaxy Rangers pre-dated the cartoon\toy tie-in craze. That's not true. The toy cartoon\tie-ins you see now, began in the early 80's. The toys were made before many of the 80's cartoons were even produced yet. He-Man comes to mind but that's another story.

This show was quite a big hit in Germany. Although no one can really recall a single episode everybody remembers how good GR was. It's rather sad that this great series sort of disappeared. I wonder how I'd like it now that I am an adult?

What I personally remember were really good and intelligent story lines, something totally novel for cartoons at that time (80s). Being a big fan of Anime by now I am still amazed at how far ahead of it's time GR was, especially for an American production. I can't think of anything from the US or Europe that ever came close to it.

Obviously it's finally being released on DVD now, and I'll happily spend some bucks on it.

Though this series only ran a season, it has stayed with me for 20 years. It was by far and above my all time favorite cartoon ever. I would give nearly anything to have it on DVD or whatever format I can get. If you find any means of seeing this series I suggest you take full advantage. This series was the first one (in my opinion) that had a truly coherent storyline that spanned across multiple episodes. It also made me truly care about the characters and what happened to them. Heck the character Goose actually scared me sometimes. He was just that odd at the time. Also the leader of the group reminds me a lot of a combination of Clint Eastwood/Tommy Lee Jones. If anyone has any way of contacting the creator/holder of the rights to the series and can get them put out on DVD please by all means do so!!!

I thought I was the only one who remembered this gem from the '80s! Ok there are very few of us who still recall this one, but I'm sure there would be many new fans of this show if some network, like, oh I don't know, maybe some network that is devoted to showing CARTOONS, would pick it up! Too bad it was so short-lived. I think it could have lasted much longer if it had been around earlier, but in the late '80s it seemed like cartoons were really dying out. Anyhow, I still remember this cartoon and it rocked!! :)

As a writer of science-fiction and fantasy, I find "Galaxy Rangers" to be one of the best written sci-fi cartoons ever. The scripts and dialogue are satisfying and the characters are captivating and dynamic. Every other sci-fi cartoon should take a lesson from "Galaxy Rangers." I'm a big fan, and I sincerely hope that "Galaxy Rangers" is brought back on the air somewhere. Anywhere. Are you listening Cartoon Network?