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I wish I could sue the shit out of Disney for calling the hamsters "G-Force." I don't get it. Why the fuck do they not have all G-Force episodes available on Blu-Ray or DVD or iTunes? It's Battle of the Planets that have the gay robot, which is just fucked up. I don't care about Battle of the Planets or Eagle Riders. All I care about is collecting all the episodes of G-Force, because it all sounds cool with the action and the music, which sounds like '80s Genesis with Phil Collins.
@icsws55 "G-Force" has too niche of a fan following to warrant a full home video release. The show was much more popular in Latin America than it was in the U.S and Europe, but even that following is small compared to BotP's. Not just that, but Sandy Frank lost the rights to do ANYTHING with BotP & G-Force several years ago, as they no longer have the domestic license for "Gatchaman" (the original Japanese show). '90's Cartoon Network recordings are the only way to get all of "G-Force".
@SuperAdventures Maybe I was being aggressive, because "G-Force" first introduced me to Gatchaman. But what the hell, I guess I could check out "Battle of the Planets" along with uncut English episodes that were never aired. The only things different about G-Force are the music, script, minor characters, and character names. Though not all G-Force episodes are available on DVD or Blu-Ray, I guess Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman would really be cool to watch
@icsws55 Actually it's frustrating for me as well, as I would've liked the series to have been released on DVD, but the Gatchaman franchise is all but dead here in the U.S now that the CGI movie got canned, so there won't be any releases of anything Gatchaman-related on DVD.
@SuperAdventures If I noticed the Eagle Riders replacing G-Force in the '90s, I could've gotten a heart attack. I guess it's multiple versions of Gatchaman that made the franchise and the CGI movie dead, and caused frustrations of many Americans, like me. If G-Force was the ONLY American English version of Gatchaman, rather than BotP and Eagle Riders, Family Guy could've gotten permission to do a cutaway gag of those heroes. Plus, there would be uncut versions of G-Force
@SuperAdventures From reading your guys' comments, I can't tell if I'm just posting stupidly, but they did release the original gatchaman series in English awhile back. You can find the DVDs on ebay and some anime sites. They're pretty good, though I'm not sure how well they compare to G-Force (which I used to watch on Cartoon Network as a kid a LONG time ago). I may do some searching for the episodes online though because I'm interested...
@SuperAdventures I think they released a couple volumes a long time back, but I can't remember if they were on VHS or DVD. Even then, it was just a few episodes.
@icsws55 Disney won the "G-Force" Lawsuit against Tatsunoko Production Company Limited and retained the rights to the 2009 film of the same name which had guinea pigs instead of animated people.
@brandonefron2064 I see how it is with Disney, but I still called the animated heroes G-Force anyways because "G-Force" is a simpler term than "Gatchaman." If there was a Gatchaman CGI movie, then it would be as cool as I-Robot with Will Smith.
I hated most video games that was well after the 90s but when tatsunoko vs Capcom came out for the Wii I actually enjoyed it because it reminded me of my childhood which in this case the G-force.
Honestly, those who prefer this never saw Battle of The Planets (the real g force - unless you are japanese and/or managed to get Gatchaman as a basement dwelling adult).
@fredfinks Likewise, those who prefer BotP never bothered to watch "G-Force: Guardians of Space", and/or are blind to the massive cutting and editing done to each and every BotP episode.
@SuperAdventures I grew up in the 90s and even though apparently there was a 90s version, I only knew this one. G-Force, as I know now, had less cuts, censorship, or stupid robots than BoTP.
@fredfinks My older cousins have the ORIGINAL G-Force (it was still called G-Force) cartoon from the early 80s on VHS. Names changed, violence had been cut out and all kinds of shit. The version we are commenting on "SUCK ASS!" just like you said.
@fredfinks Shows how much research you actually bothered to do (very little) -- G-Force is actually *closer* in tone and story to the actual source material (Gatchaman) than Battle of the Planets EVER was; matter of fact, you ask most people who are fans (of Gatch), Battle of the Planets is an utter bastardization of what Gatch actually was, and G-Force is more faithful to the original source material (though even they will admit that its far from a perfectly faithful adaptation).
Hey,does anyone remember Eagle Riders? It was an another adaption from Gatchaman(Battle of The Planets,G-Force).It came out in the 90's.Their names were Hunter Harris, Joe Thax ,Kelly Jennar ,Mickey Dugan and Ollie Keeawani.
I'm a little confused about the 1986 date on the video. I can remember watching these cartoons when I was in 4th and 5th grade...The late 1970's. Did the show continue running until 1986?
@sandman19681012 it was probably the Battle of the Planets version that you remember cause that was around in the 70's cause the g-force adaptation didnt come till 1986.
@Bhethar Check the "Closing" video that may be to your right on the "Suggested Videos" list, it features the show's closing credits, which contains a clean version of the theme.
@monkeyneedbanana Nah, nothing was stolen. The rights to adapt Gatchaman into English were licensed from Tatsunoko in the first place. Despite the over-the-top names and campy script, this version was the closest adaptation of the original until the 2005 ADV dub.
@TheTKCreborn Fred Ladd, producer of the "G-Force" dub, had a (bad) habit of re-naming characters with over-the-top names in his productions (such as "Astro Boy" and "Gigantor"). He brought his 60's dubbing mentality into an '80's dub of a '70's anime.
@dngillikin There used to be a MiST of Episode 20 floating around the web many years ago, pretty funny stuff. Those in the know of the bastardization that occured in the previous English dub, Battle of the Planets, would have a field day with doing just one episode of that.
@SuperAdventures Ah yes, the infamous puppy episode. I printed it out a long, long time ago. Like many my age, I started out with BotP, and didn't encounter GoS until I caught a bit of it on Cartoon Network. My reaction at the time was like many commenters, but GoS started to grow on me and started to enjoy the campiness of the translation.
@GadGades MiST (or occasionally MyST) stands for engaging in the riffing activity pioneered by Mystery Science Theater 3000, now practiced by MST3K alumni at Cinematic Titanic and Rifftrax.
BOTP: I remember watching: Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny and Keeop. Zoltar was the evil guy and O Luminous one, the Great Spirit: no Computor. I remember 7 Zark 7. I remember Planet Spectra as well. Other than that it is a bit sketchy. I use to watch this after school in the very late 70s and early 80s. Firey Phoenix, that was the killer transformation.
Lol Awesome! Its Kind of like the Archie's in Space! Archie (Mark) Jason (Reggie) Princess (Betty) Keop (Jughead) and Tiny (Big Moose) hahaha The Original in the 70's was the best though! Ahhh the memories
@kohstamojahn yeah i have to agree. No Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny and Keyop. instead the originals Ken, Jo, Jun, Ryu and Junpei. The ones befor Battle of the planets the ones that dosnt have 7-zark-7 apearing so he can censore the violence. The one were Junpei/ Keyop spoke, i meant with words not sounding like he is haveing a seuizure.complain about being treated like a kid. not go BRRRU WWOUPT. Jo/Jason is shot and kill and Katse/Zoltar is the blond women you see. Cos he is a hermaphrodite.
Never heard of this version as a kid. this intro SUCKS Battle of planets was waaaaaaaay better lol. the names changes are retarted!....and so is music. what were they were thinking? IF IT AINT BROKE!..............you know the rest.
@LVSWTZ "Battle of The Planets" didn't just break almost everything that made the original Gatchaman great, but shattered it into tiny pieces. 7-Zark-7, the "Ready Room" and "spaceburgers" in place of exciting action and fisticuffs? Come on now.
@SuperAdventures okay! but this versions intro really sucks! I mean it's like they slapped it together. The BOTP intro is much better like they put more time into it The music was beautiful like a new day dawning the good guys are on the way to save the day and The names seemed to fit the faces Mark Jason Princess Tiny. They should've kept the feel of the BOTP and just add the more action and drama but this? no! Gatchaman to violent for kids but now? perfect!
@SuperAdventures Hear hear! G-Force may not have been the nigh-flawless classic that the original Gatch was, but at least it actually *tried* to stick as close to the original as executive meddling (and moral guardians, the bastards) would allow; BoTP was a comple and UTTER bastardization of everything the original Gatch was supposed to be. (And at least for me, as embarrassing as it was, I actually kind of liked the techno beat...still kinda do, actually; make of that what you will, I guess...)
@Dougster Agreed. I was in HS in 1986 and this was long before that. This came out before Force 5 (Danguard Ace, Gaiking, Grandizer, Starvengers) and around the same time as Star Blazers. I put it at about 1978-1980.
@Lfdjake91 *sigh*, the uber-detailed video description isn't there for nothing! The incarnation of the show that you grew up with was "Battle of the Planets", which premiered in 1978 and ran in syndication through the mid-1980's. That was the first English version of "Gatchaman". This is the 2nd, "G-Force: Guardians of Space", which was produced in 1986 but not aired in the U.S until it premiered on Cartoon Network in 1995. Its the version the '90's-era children grew up with.
@SuperAdventures Sorry I didn't read the description. I just watched the video & read the comments. After a bit of thought it occured to me that the show when I watched it was called "Battle of the Planets" & the character names were different so I figured this was some type of remake. At least I was right on the year! :)
@KatzyPawe ADV's English dub of "Gatchaman" from 2005 is the definitive English-language version of this series. "G-Force" is still close to the original Gatchaman content-wise (with only minor edits for strong content and time constraints), but contains drastically different character names, additional music which most agree is annoying, and only covered 85 of Gatch's 105 episodes. Plus, "G-Force" will never see a full series release on home video, mostly because there's no demand for it.
Thanks for the info. I always thought that this version was incomplete. I also did not know that this series was edited. Now I have to catch the later episodes. I just wish they were English dubbed.
I love this intro over all the intro's and I like the voices. This is the version I grew up watching on Cartoon Network. Anything else is sort of foreign to me.
I remember when this showed on Cartoon network. I had no IDEA what anime was at the time, this and speed racer. I had NO clue they were anime's when i was a kid.
When I was little this used to come on at 4:30 AM or so on Cartoon Network. I went to bed very early so I was always up early and watched this almost every day... man I love this theme song haha
I used to watch BOTP as a child in the 80s, but I don't know why I remembered the title as G-Force, as it was definitely BOTP that I saw, with Keyop and 7Zark7.
AND MIGHT I ADD.....THERE IS ALWAYS 1 HOE ON THE TEAM!!! AT LEAST POWER RANGERS HAD THE LEAD HOE (KIMBERLY) AND THE BACKUP BITCH (TRINI) RIP TRINI... but yea
AND MIGHT I ADD.....THERE IS ALWAYS 1 HOE ON THE TEAM!!! AT LEAST POWER RANGERS HAD THE LEAD HOE (KIMBERLY) AND THE BACKUP BITCH (TRINI) RIP TRINI... but yea
I thought their names were Ken the Eagle, Jun the Swan, and Joe the Condor. Those I'm familiar with thanks to TvsC. The Japanese opening was cooler, but this one's good too. It at least gives insight into the main characters. I didn't know they were teens! :O
@BigBossMan538 There was first japanese Gatchaman in the early 70s, it was then redubbed english and edited heavily to be Battle of the planets late 70s to 80s.
in 86 they redubbed Gatchaman in english but didnt do much editing and this is what you have. You have G'Force Guardians of space. Its the more truer english version of gatchaman uptill the recent redub of Gatchaman , Science Ninja Team. There was a half ok version called eagle riders done in the 90s.
@Sweetmervs Dragonball Evolution.... need I say more? Hollywood really REALLY needs to STOP ADAPTING OUR BELOVED CHILDHOOD SHOWS INTO HALF-ASSED BIG BIDGET BLOCKBUSTER BULLSHIT FILMS! I know it's hard for you talentless hacks to make something ORIGINAL but at least TRY. Hopefully Hollywood is at least merciful enough to avoid Michael Bay like the plague.
@Sweetmervs sorry if I gave you that impression, the only people I'm mad at are the morons and hacks that shovel all that crap into movie theaters. I'm not mad at you at all, kill the sender not the messenger. Sorry again for the misunderstanding.
OMFG!!!!!!!! i have been looking for this show for AGES!!!! i cant find it for sale anywhere. I would pay an arm, leg and my left Nut to get this show series iuf anyone knows where i can buy or download it please comment i havent seen this show since i was a teen
This was the version i grew up with, back when it was on Cartoon Network. It wasn't as hardcore as Gatchaman (due to editing and what not) but it definitely beat the %$#@ out of Battle of the Planets. F___ Seven Zark Seven.
the original japanese beginning had shown jun's panties while she was tumbling! this had been cut out.. In that version, the Galactor was a criminal organization on earth, their leader was a uber-genius who designed mecha to defeat military operations. The science ninja team or "kaganinjatai" were named after the leader, "gatchaman". Berg Katse was an androgenous clone who was their nemesis. hoyt Curtin wrote a very good theme for BOTP
One of the things that has always bothered me about this opening is that during "Agatha Jun's" bit they show Ace twice! What, they thought we'd think of Ace or did they think we wouldn't notice that Aggie suddenly became her boyfriend?! Grrr.
@magicalgirl Yep, they definitely slipped on that part. Apart from brief scenes of Gatch episodes 18 & 87 (the pilot episodes for "G-Force"), this is pretty much a shortened version of the second Gatchaman OP. Perhaps they were too lazy to edit in a shot of Aggie/Jun. If you were to use your imagination, you could take Ace being shown twice as visual representation of how Aggie's "a match for the strongest on the team!" *cuts to Ace footage* Heh.
@SuperAdventures I've read at the wikipedia site that they were going to make a live-action-movie of this movie called Gatchaman. But they haven't pick the characters to play all five members. What's your take on this?
@magicalgirl I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SAME, BUT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THEY PUT THOSE ACE'S IMAGES BECAUSE THE NARRATOR SAYS AGATHA CAN BE COMPARED TO THE STRONGEST OF THE TEAM.. JUST MAYBE :P
@ODML21 I take it you mean the repetitive background music that played whenever the original, symphonic Gatchaman score didn't. If so then yes, the "backbeat" as I call it is a stripped-down rendition of this opening theme.
@SuperAdventures Don't you know that they are making a live-action Gatchaman film? Imagi films is going to produce and shoot the film. What do you think?
Thumbs up if you always used to think the narrator called Hooty a "wise cracking alligator".
NuyoBoy87 2 weeks ago
@NuyoBoy87 Makes sense considering his costume's colored green. XD
SuperAdventures 2 weeks ago
Ace Goodheart! Dirk Daring! Agatha June? Hoot Owl? PeeWee?
who the fuck thought up the names for this show-those first two are utterly cornball hilarity!
PorkFrog 2 weeks ago
Disclaimer: If you have a cape like a bird you will not be able to fly. Do not jump off your parents roof and break your leg and cause your parents to skip Christmas because of a huge hospital bill.
killersushi99 1 month ago
@killersushi99 Do you speak from personal experience?
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これは非常に古い１９７２のイエスですか？?
TAKAHASHIGRAY 1 month ago
Originally called Battle of the Planets 1976 I think
TAKAHASHIGRAY 1 month ago
ガッチャマンって、Ｇフォースってタイトルで輸出されたんだ。
mappimappi1122 1 month ago
I wish I could sue the shit out of Disney for calling the hamsters "G-Force." I don't get it. Why the fuck do they not have all G-Force episodes available on Blu-Ray or DVD or iTunes? It's Battle of the Planets that have the gay robot, which is just fucked up. I don't care about Battle of the Planets or Eagle Riders. All I care about is collecting all the episodes of G-Force, because it all sounds cool with the action and the music, which sounds like '80s Genesis with Phil Collins.
icsws55 2 months ago 4
@icsws55 "G-Force" has too niche of a fan following to warrant a full home video release. The show was much more popular in Latin America than it was in the U.S and Europe, but even that following is small compared to BotP's. Not just that, but Sandy Frank lost the rights to do ANYTHING with BotP & G-Force several years ago, as they no longer have the domestic license for "Gatchaman" (the original Japanese show). '90's Cartoon Network recordings are the only way to get all of "G-Force".
SuperAdventures 2 months ago
@SuperAdventures Maybe I was being aggressive, because "G-Force" first introduced me to Gatchaman. But what the hell, I guess I could check out "Battle of the Planets" along with uncut English episodes that were never aired. The only things different about G-Force are the music, script, minor characters, and character names. Though not all G-Force episodes are available on DVD or Blu-Ray, I guess Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman would really be cool to watch
icsws55 1 month ago
@icsws55 Actually it's frustrating for me as well, as I would've liked the series to have been released on DVD, but the Gatchaman franchise is all but dead here in the U.S now that the CGI movie got canned, so there won't be any releases of anything Gatchaman-related on DVD.
SuperAdventures 1 month ago
@SuperAdventures If I noticed the Eagle Riders replacing G-Force in the '90s, I could've gotten a heart attack. I guess it's multiple versions of Gatchaman that made the franchise and the CGI movie dead, and caused frustrations of many Americans, like me. If G-Force was the ONLY American English version of Gatchaman, rather than BotP and Eagle Riders, Family Guy could've gotten permission to do a cutaway gag of those heroes. Plus, there would be uncut versions of G-Force
icsws55 1 month ago
@SuperAdventures From reading your guys' comments, I can't tell if I'm just posting stupidly, but they did release the original gatchaman series in English awhile back. You can find the DVDs on ebay and some anime sites. They're pretty good, though I'm not sure how well they compare to G-Force (which I used to watch on Cartoon Network as a kid a LONG time ago). I may do some searching for the episodes online though because I'm interested...
TWB141 1 month ago
@SuperAdventures I think they released a couple volumes a long time back, but I can't remember if they were on VHS or DVD. Even then, it was just a few episodes.
JasondeLEpee 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@SuperAdventures Damn it. Once again I wish I just videotaped everything that existed on the early days of CN.
SmaddyDiva 1 month ago
@icsws55 Disney won the "G-Force" Lawsuit against Tatsunoko Production Company Limited and retained the rights to the 2009 film of the same name which had guinea pigs instead of animated people.
brandonefron2064 1 month ago
@brandonefron2064 I see how it is with Disney, but I still called the animated heroes G-Force anyways because "G-Force" is a simpler term than "Gatchaman." If there was a Gatchaman CGI movie, then it would be as cool as I-Robot with Will Smith.
icsws55 1 month ago
GAY!! Go get the real Gatchaman DVDs and watch in Japanese with subtitles. This is GAY, moronic and PC American crap cutting and dubbing.
Diabolik771 2 months ago
This brings me back to the age of 6 years....
theAyak808 3 months ago
G-Force the guardians of the planet earth!
MrDarryl1977 3 months ago
Does anyone have all episodes of this show in english version (not spanish) and can ript it and post it here? I would love that
yamimaru1 3 months ago
I hated most video games that was well after the 90s but when tatsunoko vs Capcom came out for the Wii I actually enjoyed it because it reminded me of my childhood which in this case the G-force.
Soullycurrupted 3 months ago
bring back these cartoons not what cartoon network is showing now
passion3101 4 months ago in playlist passion3101's Favorited Videos
oh! come on i couldn't stand that crap lol classic crap retro junk gigantor transor z, voltron yes good g force crap
irobot2009able 4 months ago
use to love these type of shows
vincentjanse 4 months ago
eahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
MrAcrilis 4 months ago
SUCKS ASS!
Honestly, those who prefer this never saw Battle of The Planets (the real g force - unless you are japanese and/or managed to get Gatchaman as a basement dwelling adult).
Battle of the Planets - go look it up.
fredfinks 4 months ago
@fredfinks Likewise, those who prefer BotP never bothered to watch "G-Force: Guardians of Space", and/or are blind to the massive cutting and editing done to each and every BotP episode.
SuperAdventures 4 months ago 14
@SuperAdventures I grew up in the 90s and even though apparently there was a 90s version, I only knew this one. G-Force, as I know now, had less cuts, censorship, or stupid robots than BoTP.
tty23 3 months ago 2
@fredfinks My older cousins have the ORIGINAL G-Force (it was still called G-Force) cartoon from the early 80s on VHS. Names changed, violence had been cut out and all kinds of shit. The version we are commenting on "SUCK ASS!" just like you said.
RuffRyda25 4 months ago
@fredfinks Shows how much research you actually bothered to do (very little) -- G-Force is actually *closer* in tone and story to the actual source material (Gatchaman) than Battle of the Planets EVER was; matter of fact, you ask most people who are fans (of Gatch), Battle of the Planets is an utter bastardization of what Gatch actually was, and G-Force is more faithful to the original source material (though even they will admit that its far from a perfectly faithful adaptation).
DorianMichaelsIII 3 months ago
@fredfinks i believe that they edited battle of the planets to make it seem like they were going to different planets or some dumb shit like that
NobumetsuJackson 2 months ago
Best intro music!
wrathlizard 4 months ago 2
@wrathlizard You must not have heard the Battle of the Planets theme song.
kaldemvor 4 months ago
@kaldemvor Yeah I heard it but this was the one that played when I was a kid, so it gets the nostalgia bonus =)
wrathlizard 4 months ago
The G-spot was their secret base, no enemy could ever find it!!!
alucardrub 5 months ago
This G-Force theme song sounds like 'Abacab' and 'Turn it on Again,' which are Genesis songs by Phil Collins
icsws55 5 months ago
How secret can they be when they're flying around dressed like birds? Still, loved watching this in the 80's when I was a kid.
LibraGamesUnlimited 5 months ago
buenas........ one of the best cartoons i have ever seen on tv cant compair with todays *&&^%$# on tv
christianreynosa 5 months ago
I hated G-force
allianceFiLifeDotCom 5 months ago
muy bueno
rortegarebecaortega 5 months ago
I wish capcom made "G-Force Vs Street Fighter" instead of Tatsonuko vs capcom cause they didnt even add samurai pizza cats
CubanoRicanTony360 5 months ago
G-Force shitted fucked the Power Rangers and had Voltron!
WizzoPro9476 5 months ago
those aren`t hamsters
angel38394 5 months ago
Takes me back.
ElricSowrd 6 months ago
This is the Japanese Gatchaman!
Look at this!
ガッチャマンの歌／米米CLUB
Kamesango 6 months ago
Hey,does anyone remember Eagle Riders? It was an another adaption from Gatchaman(Battle of The Planets,G-Force).It came out in the 90's.Their names were Hunter Harris, Joe Thax ,Kelly Jennar ,Mickey Dugan and Ollie Keeawani.
123hawkgirl 6 months ago
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jamestargetedindiv 6 months ago
G-FORCE!!!!!! hek hek hek
leoric17 7 months ago
Holy shit! I remeber this shit ajajajajajaja damn it's been years.
Severddans 7 months ago
best song track GATCHAMAN LA BATTAGLIA DEI PIANETI (sigla italiana completa)
ziofagio 7 months ago
This was what I came home from school to, right after Robotech on the SciFi Channel
neildKoR 7 months ago
I thought this was the SwaneeRiver
TheHanif965 7 months ago
I'm a little confused about the 1986 date on the video. I can remember watching these cartoons when I was in 4th and 5th grade...The late 1970's. Did the show continue running until 1986?
sandman19681012 7 months ago
@sandman19681012 it was probably the Battle of the Planets version that you remember cause that was around in the 70's cause the g-force adaptation didnt come till 1986.
chidori316 6 months ago
bahaha i remember when Hootie and the Blowfish got popular, and all i could think of was Hootowl singing that damn "I Only Wanna Be With You" song.
i liked the bizarreness of their names. Ace Goodheart. really? oh god, Galactor. that SHINY LIPSTICK. so much fail, it's almost a win. fwin? xD
loved the hell outta this series.
soullesslover 8 months ago in playlist Battle of the Planets - G Force, Part 1
Anyone know where i can find the theme music without the presenter's voice ?
Bhethar 8 months ago
@Bhethar Check the "Closing" video that may be to your right on the "Suggested Videos" list, it features the show's closing credits, which contains a clean version of the theme.
SuperAdventures 8 months ago
@SuperAdventures Thanks a lot man , i owe you one ^ ^
Bhethar 8 months ago
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WaltonFowler 8 months ago
wow they stole a character from tatsunoko ken the eagle is the original character instead of ace it ken and jun is original its jun the swan
monkeyneedbanana 8 months ago
@monkeyneedbanana Nah, nothing was stolen. The rights to adapt Gatchaman into English were licensed from Tatsunoko in the first place. Despite the over-the-top names and campy script, this version was the closest adaptation of the original until the 2005 ADV dub.
dngillikin 8 months ago
whoa did silver hawks copy G-Force
wilsonr007 9 months ago
I don't know why I find Joe the Condor's english name to be so amusing. Dirk Daring? Seriously? DIRK DARING! DIRK FUCKING DARING! WHAT IS THAT!
TheTKCreborn 9 months ago 3
@TheTKCreborn Fred Ladd, producer of the "G-Force" dub, had a (bad) habit of re-naming characters with over-the-top names in his productions (such as "Astro Boy" and "Gigantor"). He brought his 60's dubbing mentality into an '80's dub of a '70's anime.
SuperAdventures 9 months ago 3
@SuperAdventures I actually like the name Dirk Daring because it's so over-the-top
TheTKCreborn 9 months ago
@SuperAdventures He's like the equivalent of 4Kids. ^^
ShredderzGirl 5 months ago
@TheTKCreborn well also bc his name is the same as the guy from Dragons Lair. lol
Nilahas0 4 months ago
Undoubtedly the NVIDIA founders watched this series as they were young :)
VideoUploaderTester 9 months ago
The fun thing about G-Force: Guardians of Space is that the scripts practically MiST themselves.
dngillikin 9 months ago
@dngillikin There used to be a MiST of Episode 20 floating around the web many years ago, pretty funny stuff. Those in the know of the bastardization that occured in the previous English dub, Battle of the Planets, would have a field day with doing just one episode of that.
SuperAdventures 9 months ago 2
@SuperAdventures Ah yes, the infamous puppy episode. I printed it out a long, long time ago. Like many my age, I started out with BotP, and didn't encounter GoS until I caught a bit of it on Cartoon Network. My reaction at the time was like many commenters, but GoS started to grow on me and started to enjoy the campiness of the translation.
dngillikin 9 months ago
@dngillikin
What does MiST stand for?
GadGades 5 months ago
@GadGades MiST (or occasionally MyST) stands for engaging in the riffing activity pioneered by Mystery Science Theater 3000, now practiced by MST3K alumni at Cinematic Titanic and Rifftrax.
dngillikin 5 months ago
BOTP: I remember watching: Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny and Keeop. Zoltar was the evil guy and O Luminous one, the Great Spirit: no Computor. I remember 7 Zark 7. I remember Planet Spectra as well. Other than that it is a bit sketchy. I use to watch this after school in the very late 70s and early 80s. Firey Phoenix, that was the killer transformation.
EdtheLivingDead 9 months ago
ACE GOODHEART! Wtf? It's Ken the Eagle dammit!
TheTKCreborn 10 months ago
i remember seeing this as a kid back in 77 maybe 78 did they redo it for the 80's? i could swear i saw this back in the 70's
Amonthered 10 months ago
this theme was for the G FORCE MOVE VERSION FOR VHS TAPE IN THE MID 80`S
TheDavid317 10 months ago
You know with a name like "Ace Goodheart" that shit in this show got real.
theidort 10 months ago 2
You know- the start of this is so WII fly boys- I think you could improve this cartoon by making it Spitfires versus aliens.
robesofearth 10 months ago
Im gonna stick with the 70`s version thanks !!!
jjeby369 10 months ago
Hehe..Joe-3
English kills it D:
666Cynti 10 months ago
Lol Awesome! Its Kind of like the Archie's in Space! Archie (Mark) Jason (Reggie) Princess (Betty) Keop (Jughead) and Tiny (Big Moose) hahaha The Original in the 70's was the best though! Ahhh the memories
TheInsideEdge93 10 months ago
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Akyho 9 months ago
5 teenage g spots.
BlakcNinja 11 months ago
fuck wut some ppl said i luv this intro as much as i remember it as a kid
Chaos2ThaWorld1 11 months ago
you ever play capcom vs tatsunoko
TyKelly100 11 months ago
WTF is up with the names? Mark Jason Princess Tiny and Keyop and no other names thank you...hello
kohstamojahn 11 months ago
@kohstamojahn yeah i have to agree. No Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny and Keyop. instead the originals Ken, Jo, Jun, Ryu and Junpei. The ones befor Battle of the planets the ones that dosnt have 7-zark-7 apearing so he can censore the violence. The one were Junpei/ Keyop spoke, i meant with words not sounding like he is haveing a seuizure.complain about being treated like a kid. not go BRRRU WWOUPT. Jo/Jason is shot and kill and Katse/Zoltar is the blond women you see. Cos he is a hermaphrodite.
Akyho 9 months ago
10 People were disappointed that they saw no talking hamsters.
atomofish 11 months ago
I'm sure it would be too fucking boring to be a guardian of space LOL
renekenshin6573 11 months ago
this is not the "JDM" version......
WTFFOB 11 months ago
Never heard of this version as a kid. this intro SUCKS Battle of planets was waaaaaaaay better lol. the names changes are retarted!....and so is music. what were they were thinking? IF IT AINT BROKE!..............you know the rest.
LVSWTZ 11 months ago
@LVSWTZ "Battle of The Planets" didn't just break almost everything that made the original Gatchaman great, but shattered it into tiny pieces. 7-Zark-7, the "Ready Room" and "spaceburgers" in place of exciting action and fisticuffs? Come on now.
SuperAdventures 11 months ago 2
@SuperAdventures okay! but this versions intro really sucks! I mean it's like they slapped it together. The BOTP intro is much better like they put more time into it The music was beautiful like a new day dawning the good guys are on the way to save the day and The names seemed to fit the faces Mark Jason Princess Tiny. They should've kept the feel of the BOTP and just add the more action and drama but this? no! Gatchaman to violent for kids but now? perfect!
LVSWTZ 11 months ago
@SuperAdventures Hear hear! G-Force may not have been the nigh-flawless classic that the original Gatch was, but at least it actually *tried* to stick as close to the original as executive meddling (and moral guardians, the bastards) would allow; BoTP was a comple and UTTER bastardization of everything the original Gatch was supposed to be. (And at least for me, as embarrassing as it was, I actually kind of liked the techno beat...still kinda do, actually; make of that what you will, I guess...)
DorianMichaelsIII 10 months ago 9
@LVSWTZ
Yeah this intro sucks baddd!!!!!
erasermusic 11 months ago
Umm, the names were different whe i watched it? It was Jason,Mark,TIny Princess and Kee-op ????
Noonelson 11 months ago
@Noonelson THANKYOU!
kohstamojahn 11 months ago
I watched this on Channel 2 like Magma Man and Ultra Man
johnnydisini 11 months ago
Loved this show as a kid.
Lfdjake91 11 months ago
So is this Battle of the Planets re-dubbed AGAIN!?
Or is it another Gatchaman series that wasn't turned into BotP?
I'm confused
JoeScaramanga 1 year ago
@JoeScaramanga They are going to make Gatchaman into a live action movie to be shown this year.
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
10 ppl borned in the year 2000 and never knew of epic cartoons like this 1
Hellcure 1 year ago
This was good on CN and so was the Saturday Morning Anime on Sci-Fi Channel back during that time.
jase7474 1 year ago
This was a lot older than 86, sure it wasn't 76?
Dougster 1 year ago
@Dougster Agreed. I was in HS in 1986 and this was long before that. This came out before Force 5 (Danguard Ace, Gaiking, Grandizer, Starvengers) and around the same time as Star Blazers. I put it at about 1978-1980.
Lfdjake91 11 months ago
@Lfdjake91 *sigh*, the uber-detailed video description isn't there for nothing! The incarnation of the show that you grew up with was "Battle of the Planets", which premiered in 1978 and ran in syndication through the mid-1980's. That was the first English version of "Gatchaman". This is the 2nd, "G-Force: Guardians of Space", which was produced in 1986 but not aired in the U.S until it premiered on Cartoon Network in 1995. Its the version the '90's-era children grew up with.
SuperAdventures 11 months ago
@SuperAdventures Sorry I didn't read the description. I just watched the video & read the comments. After a bit of thought it occured to me that the show when I watched it was called "Battle of the Planets" & the character names were different so I figured this was some type of remake. At least I was right on the year! :)
Lfdjake91 11 months ago
go check the Italian opening... just epic!
search for "GATCHAMAN LA BATTAGLIA DEI PIANETI (sigla italiana completa)"
or paste this: v=4GFs5X1ATEE
worstnews 1 year ago
This brings back memories.
TriceCeilborn 1 year ago
I remember watching this all the time on Cartoon Network. I wonder now which version of this series is the better one to watch.
KatzyPawe 1 year ago
@KatzyPawe ADV's English dub of "Gatchaman" from 2005 is the definitive English-language version of this series. "G-Force" is still close to the original Gatchaman content-wise (with only minor edits for strong content and time constraints), but contains drastically different character names, additional music which most agree is annoying, and only covered 85 of Gatch's 105 episodes. Plus, "G-Force" will never see a full series release on home video, mostly because there's no demand for it.
SuperAdventures 1 year ago
@SuperAdventures
Thanks for the info. I always thought that this version was incomplete. I also did not know that this series was edited. Now I have to catch the later episodes. I just wish they were English dubbed.
I love this intro over all the intro's and I like the voices. This is the version I grew up watching on Cartoon Network. Anything else is sort of foreign to me.
Vaughndy 1 year ago
lol..."trained to fly like birds"...so silly but i loved this fuckin cartoon
Anju876 1 year ago
Ah, the 80's...good times, good times...
menslady125 1 year ago
Thumbs up if you remember this on Cartoon Network...back when it was still good...
benjovi356 1 year ago 58
@benjovi356 Ya I used to watch this all the time then the show disappeared out of no where :(
xMoJox 9 months ago
@benjovi356 Ya, I feel sorry for kids today, none of the cartoons are remotely as good as what I grew up with.
chrisAKAchig 9 months ago
@benjovi356 LOL yup! F**kin Toonami, with the little fat robot
ShaiqNBaiq5464 5 months ago
Gatchaman
Firelogger 1 year ago
I remember when this showed on Cartoon network. I had no IDEA what anime was at the time, this and speed racer. I had NO clue they were anime's when i was a kid.
DarkShadowRage2 1 year ago 2
This version is so cheesy!
ECMarine6 1 year ago
When I was little this used to come on at 4:30 AM or so on Cartoon Network. I went to bed very early so I was always up early and watched this almost every day... man I love this theme song haha
teemell19 1 year ago
AMERICAAAA! WHAT HAVE YOU DOOOOOONE!!?
TheSturgeonGeneral 1 year ago
G-Force............Sounds like a sex toy!
IPman77 1 year ago 8
@IPman77 Ha ha ha ha...! XD
ElricSowrd 6 months ago
what a terrible theme, the original is better :P
paganwolfspider 1 year ago
Its gatchaman not g-force.
and its not ace its ken
IAMWEEGEE24 1 year ago
personally I like the battle of the planets theme more than this one
ronbond2 1 year ago
This is my favorite theme out of the entire Gatchaman adaptations!!
Hewylewis 1 year ago
@Hewylewis This one is cool but personally I like the battle of the planets theme
ronbond2 1 year ago
This is the one I remember. I HATE, how those damn hampsters are G-force...
TheLeaderNOW 1 year ago
I used to watch BOTP as a child in the 80s, but I don't know why I remembered the title as G-Force, as it was definitely BOTP that I saw, with Keyop and 7Zark7.
ElBerto 1 year ago
this opening is WAY better than the japanese, the soundtrack is great
craizy007 1 year ago
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AND MIGHT I ADD.....THERE IS ALWAYS 1 HOE ON THE TEAM!!! AT LEAST POWER RANGERS HAD THE LEAD HOE (KIMBERLY) AND THE BACKUP BITCH (TRINI) RIP TRINI... but yea
xEENiEMEENiEMiNiEMOx 1 year ago
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AND MIGHT I ADD.....THERE IS ALWAYS 1 HOE ON THE TEAM!!! AT LEAST POWER RANGERS HAD THE LEAD HOE (KIMBERLY) AND THE BACKUP BITCH (TRINI) RIP TRINI... but yea
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xEENiEMEENiEMiNiEMOx 1 year ago
EPIC STANCE @ 0:24
xEENiEMEENiEMiNiEMOx 1 year ago
WTF is this? ace goodheart? dirk daring? what bullshit is this?
kohstamojahn 1 year ago
I thought their names were Ken the Eagle, Jun the Swan, and Joe the Condor. Those I'm familiar with thanks to TvsC. The Japanese opening was cooler, but this one's good too. It at least gives insight into the main characters. I didn't know they were teens! :O
BigBossMan538 1 year ago
@BigBossMan538 There was first japanese Gatchaman in the early 70s, it was then redubbed english and edited heavily to be Battle of the planets late 70s to 80s.
in 86 they redubbed Gatchaman in english but didnt do much editing and this is what you have. You have G'Force Guardians of space. Its the more truer english version of gatchaman uptill the recent redub of Gatchaman , Science Ninja Team. There was a half ok version called eagle riders done in the 90s.
Akyho 1 year ago 2
lol G-Force = gatchaman
it ya think i'm wrong look it up
ghosttaker 1 year ago
@ghosttaker They are actually making a live-action movie out of this cartoons? What are your thoughts on this?
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
@Sweetmervs if japanese doing it yesssss if uses do it noooooooooooooooooooooo
ghosttaker 1 year ago
@Sweetmervs Dragonball Evolution.... need I say more? Hollywood really REALLY needs to STOP ADAPTING OUR BELOVED CHILDHOOD SHOWS INTO HALF-ASSED BIG BIDGET BLOCKBUSTER BULLSHIT FILMS! I know it's hard for you talentless hacks to make something ORIGINAL but at least TRY. Hopefully Hollywood is at least merciful enough to avoid Michael Bay like the plague.
GabbaGabbaHey529 1 year ago
@GabbaGabbaHey529 Don't be mad at me. I was just asking for an opinion.
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
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@Sweetmervs sorry if I gave you that impression, the only people I'm mad at are the morons and hacks that shovel all that crap into movie theaters. I'm not mad at you at all, kill the sender not the messenger. Sorry again for the misunderstanding.
GabbaGabbaHey529 1 year ago
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GabbaGabbaHey529 1 year ago
I still love the song!!!
ElUnicoMaster 1 year ago
i love this show as an kid :D
zonda4444 1 year ago
OMFG!!!!!!!! i have been looking for this show for AGES!!!! i cant find it for sale anywhere. I would pay an arm, leg and my left Nut to get this show series iuf anyone knows where i can buy or download it please comment i havent seen this show since i was a teen
xwerefoxx 1 year ago
@xwerefoxx You can get the original "Gatchaman" on DVD,
They also brought out "Battle of the planets" on DVD
But they haven't released the G-Force DVD.
Soo look for BOTP or Gatchaman, either download or DVD
mohgig 1 year ago
This was the version i grew up with, back when it was on Cartoon Network. It wasn't as hardcore as Gatchaman (due to editing and what not) but it definitely beat the %$#@ out of Battle of the Planets. F___ Seven Zark Seven.
YoungAF1 1 year ago 2
beats the movie
remixchild 1 year ago
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The best cartoon ever!
OskarKampos 1 year ago
this sucks in english
charliebell01 1 year ago
@charliebell01 What made you say that?
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny, Kyopp??
oflct 1 year ago
the original japanese beginning had shown jun's panties while she was tumbling! this had been cut out.. In that version, the Galactor was a criminal organization on earth, their leader was a uber-genius who designed mecha to defeat military operations. The science ninja team or "kaganinjatai" were named after the leader, "gatchaman". Berg Katse was an androgenous clone who was their nemesis. hoyt Curtin wrote a very good theme for BOTP
dynagravitomagnetic 1 year ago
@dynagravitomagnetic need more jun's panties!
pplarzza 1 year ago
AMAZING MUSIC!!!
AriesFireTulip 1 year ago
One of the things that has always bothered me about this opening is that during "Agatha Jun's" bit they show Ace twice! What, they thought we'd think of Ace or did they think we wouldn't notice that Aggie suddenly became her boyfriend?! Grrr.
magicalgirl 1 year ago 2
@magicalgirl Yep, they definitely slipped on that part. Apart from brief scenes of Gatch episodes 18 & 87 (the pilot episodes for "G-Force"), this is pretty much a shortened version of the second Gatchaman OP. Perhaps they were too lazy to edit in a shot of Aggie/Jun. If you were to use your imagination, you could take Ace being shown twice as visual representation of how Aggie's "a match for the strongest on the team!" *cuts to Ace footage* Heh.
SuperAdventures 1 year ago
@SuperAdventures I've read at the wikipedia site that they were going to make a live-action-movie of this movie called Gatchaman. But they haven't pick the characters to play all five members. What's your take on this?
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
@magicalgirl I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SAME, BUT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THEY PUT THOSE ACE'S IMAGES BECAUSE THE NARRATOR SAYS AGATHA CAN BE COMPARED TO THE STRONGEST OF THE TEAM.. JUST MAYBE :P
AriesFireTulip 1 year ago
This is old skool i remember watching this as a kid- thanks for the vid
bboyJIZ1 1 year ago
They used the same song over and over and over again in all the series.
ODML21 1 year ago
@ODML21 I take it you mean the repetitive background music that played whenever the original, symphonic Gatchaman score didn't. If so then yes, the "backbeat" as I call it is a stripped-down rendition of this opening theme.
SuperAdventures 1 year ago
@SuperAdventures Don't you know that they are making a live-action Gatchaman film? Imagi films is going to produce and shoot the film. What do you think?
Sweetmervs 1 year ago
HAHAHAAHA!!!!! the memories
9ers2dasbowl 1 year ago
One of my all time fav Cartoons!
nrgwar 1 year ago
Nvidia success because they use this name
geforce 240gt haha
hierophantmy 1 year ago
Pamiętam! Kurwa, pamiętam to! :,)
GilekFromOldField 1 year ago
why in tatsunoko vs capcom ace goodheart name is ken the egal
390fusion 1 year ago
@390fusion Tatsunoko VS Capcom is Japanese.They stuck with the original Japanese names.
Saiyanryu 1 year ago
oh wow I remember this show
Troo44 1 year ago