Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers: Phoenix

I am a huge fan of classic 1980's animation. From time to time, I would like to post info on cartoons that may not be Transformers related. This is one such cartoon. This is a single disc DVD I just purchased called The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers: Phoenix. This show ran from 1986-1987, and it ran for 65 episodes.

This DVD in particular contains the first two episodes of the series (Phoenix & New Frontier), one of the best episodes of the series (Psychocrypt), and another okay episode (Rain Maker). This series is a classic of 1980's animation, but it also not a well known series. The plot revolved around a team of four rangers who have special implants that increase their current abilities. The team protects Earth as part of BETA and battles the forces of the Crown Empire. The leader of the team, Zachary Foxx, has a personal stake in the series as his wife was kidnapped by the Queen of the Crown, and his wife's mind was imprisoned in a Psychocrystal. The rangers recovered her body, but her mind is trapped by the Queen and she is now a Slaverlord. If you pick up this DVD, you can see all of these events happen! As the series progressed, it dove deeper into the characters as well as fleshed out the severity of the situations the Galaxy Rangers faced. The Queen in her attempt to find the perfect beings to create Slaverlords nearly exterminated an entire alien race.

The animation was top notch as it was animated in Japan, but it was produced in the United States. Also, the show featured excellent writing as it was one of the few action cartoons not supporting any toy lines and having no obligation to get new toys featured. It was a very mature show for its time. The series is currently available in four DVD's with four episodes each, or you can own the complete series in two DVD box sets. I was a HUGE fan of this show when I was a kid, and it was fun to revisit the series through this release. The first three episodes are awesome, and the final episode is pretty good although not up to the caliber of the other three episodes. I don't think I will purchase the entire series (Transformers is the only show to earn that honor), but I will probably pick up the other single discs since they are only $2.00 a piece on Amazon.com. Great show and it certainly was one of the best of the 1980's.