By 1986 I was 12 years old, and had started to grow out of cartoons and the toys that they often promoted, so I'd never watched an episode of 'Defenders of the earth' before now. I was of course familiar with Flash Gordon, have become somewhat recently enamored with The Phantom, and have heard of Mandrake the Magician in passing, but as for the cartoon, I knew zilch. For all I knew, it was based on an actual property where they were already teamed up. Hint; it's not.
I chose this episode because it was the highest rated here on IMDb, and figured that was as good a guide as any. The premise, plot mechanics and execution are standard 80's cartoon level stuff. As is the animation. However the voice acting is more generic than store brand cornflakes.
This was an interesting bit of 80's cartoon archaeology, but nothing I'd put in a museum.
I chose this episode because it was the highest rated here on IMDb, and figured that was as good a guide as any. The premise, plot mechanics and execution are standard 80's cartoon level stuff. As is the animation. However the voice acting is more generic than store brand cornflakes.
This was an interesting bit of 80's cartoon archaeology, but nothing I'd put in a museum.
