Jonny Quest: The Invisible Monster & Less is More

(Originally posted on April 19, 2017) I’ve been recently re-watching the original Jonny Quest cartoons from the sixties.  I haven’t seen many of them since I was a kid, and some hold up fairly well, while others . . . ehhh.  There are more than a few dated and embarrassing ethnic stereotypes. Anyway, one of […]

Television that Needs More Love: Mighty Orbots

(Originally posted on February 1, 2017) In the primeval year 1984, I ran across a keen animated show called Mighty Orbots on ABC.  It only ran for a single season before disappearing without a trace.  Years later when describing it to others, skepticism arose.  No one else acknowledged its existence.  At times I wondered whether […]