So in thinking about a cartoon from the 80’s (see below) that is sadly out of print, it’s started me thinking about what IS in print from the 80’s (and a few from the 90’s). I figured I’d take this opportunity to create a list (most link to amazon.com if you actually want to pick some of these gems up.) I’m also going to include an additional section of titles now out of print on DVD as well as a section of frustrating titles (frustrating for me because they are available in a different DVD region coding or language than mine and I just think that’s unfair.) So here’s the freaking list already:
ThunderCats Season 1, part 2
ThunderCats Season 2, part 1
C.O.P.S. Vol. 1
Danger Mouse Seasons 1 & 2
Danger Mouse Seasons 3 & 4
Count Duckula Season 1
Duck Tales Season 1 (minus the first 5 episodes)
He-Man Season 1, part 2
He-Man Season 2, part 1
He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special
Heathcliff Season 1
Garfield & Friends Season 1
Garfield & Friends Season 3
Garfield & Friends Season 4
Garfield & Friends Season 5
Garfield Prime Time Specials
Inspector Gadget Vol. 1
Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers Season 1
Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors (4 episode disc)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda Complete Series
Fraggle Rock Season 1
The Muppet Show Season 1
It’s Punky Brewster (cartoon episodes included on live action sets)
The Little Prince Complete Series
The Littles (movie)
The Littles Christmas Special (actually 4 non-Christmas episodes)
My Little Pony Vol. 1 (for completeness sake)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4
Robotech: The Complete Macross Series
Robotech: The Complete Masters Series
Robotech: The Complete New Generation Series
Ren & Stimpy Seasons 1 & 2
Ren & Stimpy Seasons 3 & 4
Ren & Stimpy Seasons 4 & 5
Ewoks (8 episodes edited into two bad movies)
Droids (8 episodes edited into two bad movies)
The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 1
The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 2
The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 3
Scooby Doo Where Are You? Vol. 1 (not 80’s but it was syndicated in the 80’s)
The New Scooby Doo Movies Vol. 1
The Scooby Doo and Dynomutt Hour (featuring Blue Falcon!)
Battle of the Planets Vol. 1
Battle of the Planets Vol. 2
Battle of the Planets Vol. 3
Battle of the Planets Vol. 4
Battle of the Planets Vol. 5
Battle of the Planets Vol. 6
Tale Spin Season 1
Darkwing Duck Season 1
The Animaniacs Vol. 1
Pinky & the Brain Vol. 1
The Tick Season 1 (minus the Vs. the Mole Men episode)
Galaxy High Vol. 1
Galaxy High Vol. 2
Alf Vol. 1
The Best of the Electric Company
Batman: The Animated Series Vol. 1
Batman: The Animated Series Vol. 2
Batman: The Animated Series Vol. 3
Batman: The Animated Series Vol. 4
Superman: The Animated Series Vol. 1
Superman: The Animated Series Vol. 2
Superman: The Animated Series Vol. 3
Mr. Wizard’s World Vol. 1-6
The Best of She-Ra Princess of Power
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Vol. 1
Bobby’s World Vol. 1
Bobby’s World Vol. 2
Inhumanoids Vol. 1
Inhumanoids Vol. 2
Out of Freaking Print on DVD
Transformers Season 2, part 2
Transformers Season 3, part 1
Transformers Season 3, part 2 and Season 4
G.I. Joe (the two original mini series)
G.I. Joe Season 1, part 2
G.I. Joe Season 2, part 1 (Rhino never released Season 2, part 2)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (originally aired as a 5 part mini series)
Jem and the Holograms Seasons 1 & 2
Jem & the Holograms Season 3, part 1
Unfairly Available in other Regions or Languages
United Kingdom
Dungeons & Dragons the Complete Animated Series
Denver the Last Dinosaur Vol. 1
Denver the Last Dinosaur Vol. 2
Visionaries Vol. 1
Duck Tales the Movie: Legend of the Lost Lamp
M.A.S.K. Vol. 1
Bananaman
Bob & Margaret Season 2
Ghostbusters Vol. 1 (cartoon not based on the movies)
The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 1 (episodes we don’t have)
The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 2 (episodes we don’t have)
France
Mysterious Cities of Gold Complete Series
Canada
The Smurfs (but in French only!?!)
I think I’ll try and keep this updated as time goes on so you’ll probably see this post once every few months or so…