Spartakus Sun Beneath the Sea - Menudo Theme

[AutisticPersona]

I have the Opening with Video on My Comp....unfortunately I can't put it on due to Copyright...

[75lauranna]

"Les mondes engloutis" didn't deserve such bad treatment...

[lordsxman]

This song totally takes me back 25 years ago when my family first got cable and we were able to watch Nickelodeon, the First Kid's Channel! Good times, thanks for posting this song. Just love that guitar break at the end!

[cennarian]

Now this is the opening song that I remembered from when I was in grade school (some 25 years ago.) One of my favorite things to watch on Saturday night.

[MrEduardoMF]

I gotta find out if Ricky Martin was in the group when they recorded this song. If I was a talk show host and he was on, I'd force to sing this.

[Minyobi083]

I've had this song in my mind since grade school (Over 20 years ago)! The big issue is that I only caught this show once, so the only thing I remembered was this song. So awesome to run into this (and the show).

[HamburgerJameson]

I just heard Ricky Martin's balls drop... into another dude's bung!

[Onyx1337]

This was the shit when i was younger. I know times are changing but I'm tired of trash bubble gum shows. Popularity =/= Quality Hear that JAPAN STOP MAKING F**KING POKEMON!!!!! 151 end of story.

[GoGojiraGo]

This and Mysterious Cities of Gold were my absolute favorite shows back in the late 80's. I'd turn on Nick and watch them religiously every day.

God I miss those days. Cartoons were actually fun and entertaining then.

[crazysingingchick]

@GoGojiraGo You know, you're so right? My girls love the Avatar series which really reminds me of those two shows. Too bad Nick stopped making new episodes of Avatar. it's like they don't know a good thing when they've got it. Now, my girls like MCOG (i think I found them on HULU) and want to see Spartakus too.

[Tigerman1138]

@GoGojiraGo They just don't make them they way they did 20 years ago do they?

[fenris91]

THIS was the theme I remember growing up! No one seems to acknowledge it though....

I remember the 2nd opening had the sun plunging down under the water as a visual cue.

If anything it reminds me of She-Ra's ending theme. (No clue at the time this was Menudo though!!)

[solaire66]

I was suprised to see Menudo did it too!!!

[postsimianproduct]

Arg, the other theme was way better.

[DreamDancer82]

This got me to thinking. I don't remember this, but were the images the same from the Menudo version or did they show different stuff?

I'm guessing different because of the picture in this video. Geesh, the logo here looks SO FAMILIAR to me and I can't come up with ever having seen it (keep in mind I was only about four or five when it was on Nick, and I've only saw like two or three eps back then).

[k1scholar]

Let the children sing: "Spartacuuuuusss....Sparatacuu­uuuuusss..."

[david84ss]

Awesome. This is back when nickelodeon aired shows worth watching

[NYKgjl10]

This is old school theme from Spartakus!!!Damn, I havent heard this for a very long time. Epic!!!

[DaguchnaReloaded]

I like it only as instrumental closing theme :P

[royalblue7777]

See now THIS was the theme song that

I remember and loved!

[JigokuKitty]

For some reason, all day at work, this was stuck in my head - so glad someone posted it! Ah, the good old days :)

[Relivingthe80s]

Yay, this is the theme I remember. This is the later theme, IIRC. As much as I dislike Menudo, I love hearing this song. I miss Spartacus :(

[Neoguest]

I was looking for this theme.

[DreamDancer82]

I just remembered something about this version of the theme. Back in the day (I think 1987), my sister and I were in our parents' room watching Spartakus and the ending credits came on. I don't know what the heck happened, but I remember the credits being "stills" from the show, and instead of going to the second still, the first still (and the music) started over. This happened about five times. To this day, I don't know what happened, and it's like the only memory I have of the show!

[Mayaan007]

I have been looking for this forever, thank you so much for posting it!

[EmperorofCartoons]

Man this show just did not HAVE any bad openings did it? Original French music was awesome, 1st english version was awesome, Menudo version was awesome. Dear God this show needs a movie adaptation. So bad.

Come on, Jack Black was BRON to play Nasty Max.

[entityk14]

You mean "Born."

[EmperorofCartoons]

Indeed.

[MrEduardoMF]

@EmperorofCartoons a live action adaptation would be interesting to pull off but you gotta be careful some studio doesnt some annoying child actress du jour to play Rebecca

[poppy77]

this is the version i remember

[entityk14]

I think the oringinal English song should have been kept in. It didn't sound all that bad. I'm with you Crashbee.

[Crashbee]

I prefer the original theme song.

[TriviaDude77]

Nothing wrong with either version...Original helped tell the story better, newer one was more upbeat, more kid-friendly...

One must remember, in the U.S., Menudo were starting to become popular among English-speaking Americans. So Nickelodeon, who owned the rights to broadcast Spartakus (Les Mondes Engloutis) in USA thought that that using Menudo for the theme would help with ratings.

[DreamDancer82]

I heard Menudo also recorded the theme in Spanish for the Spanish speaking viewers.

Personally, I like both themes, but I think Menudo's would be better as a promotional thing for the show, and not the actual theme.

[royalblue7777]

I just want to thank you for posting this. This was the best theme. Ironically a French cartoon. And I am French and this theme is not and  I lovvvvvvvve it - you are awesome!!!!

[fatfoxclown]

@TriviaDude77

this version is why I didnt watch it the older one would have had my attention and who wrote this haim saban?

[SerenaBlackCat]

Yeah...now I know I wasn't hallucinating!! hehe

[RevDrTSgtC]

@Crashbee I agree.  The original theme was better.

[lukestarr451]

Now, THIS is the version of the intro to this show that I BEST remember, even though I only remembered bits of it; I didn't even recall the first intro at all!