Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Voltron 84) (1984)

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7.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Franklin Cofod

Starring

Jack Angel
King Zarkon / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

Michael Bell
Lance / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

Peter Cullen
Narrator / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

Neil Ross
Keith / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

B.J. Ward
Haggar / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

Lennie Weinrib
Hunk / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1985

Tress MacNeille
Queen Merla 9 episodes

Written by

Jameson Brewer
(2 episodes, 1984)

Jack Paritz
(2 episodes, 1984)

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Power Rangers? Pff...

17 years ago at May 6 16:56

SuperSpongy

Yup, classic 80's, giant fighting transformer robot thingys with a crew of stereotypical characters. Fat guy, little nerd, strong hero, melancholy annoyance, and the pretty princess of girl power. This made fighting robots cool way before Power Rangers came around.

I caught it early morning the other day, and yikes... bad animation, bad dubbing, cheesy dialog, and pretty boring. B... read more

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Description: This series focuses on 5 lion robots and their pilots as they fight the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor. Five Galaxy Alliance space explorers named Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk and Sven come upon Planey Arus which has been ravaged by the evil King Zarkon's forces. When they arrive, they are captured and taken to Planet Doom, where they are imprisoned. After their escape, they head back to Arus. After making it to the ruins of the Castle of Lions, they convince the beautiful Princess Allura and her advisor, Coran, to allow them to seek out the five Lions of Voltron. From then on, they are known as the Voltron Lion ... (more)

Release date: 10 September 1984

Tags: Animation (7), Sci-fi (5), Robots (5), Anime (5), 1980s (3), Action (3), Family (3), Cartoon (3), Space (2), 1984 (2), Gunfights (2), Beasts (2), Chases (2), Tv Series (1), Action Adventure (1), Vehicles (1), 3 Seasons (1), Ended 1985 (1), Started 1984 (1)

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"“Breaking Up is Hard to Doom” Airdate: November 18 1984 “No chance, Zarkon. You're a legend in your own mind. So let me clue you in: two-bit tyrants with fancy titles are a dime a dozen. But there's only one Voltron, Defender of the Universe!” "

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"Developed by: Ted Koplar, Peter Keefe, and Jameson Brewer Created by: Saburo Yatsude, Keisuke Fujikawa, and Shigemitsu Taguchi Airdate: December 14, 1984 – February 18, 1985 "

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