I used to love watching this as a kid in Poland, along with Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon, those were my favorites. Plot creativity certainly did decrease from that time tho, its a shame. Most shows on television for kids now are truly garbage.
I've been in search of a cartoon that I used to watch when I was a little kid. I think it was this one, but I can't remember.
What I do remember was towards the ending there was a building, pyramid, castle or something built out of the shape of humans. It gets destroyed and they show the building falling into pieces made from those human shapes. That's really all i remember about the cartoon. Is this that cartoon?
I used to eat cereal in the morning and watch this show before school. I totally forgot about it. I just found all the episodes and I will finally get to watch it in the proper order and finally see the finale.
OMG i freaking love this, i have been trying to remember it for years lol, i used to walk about singing this all the time when i was a kid,, omg those were the best days ever,, along with thundercats and defenders of the earth,
This was the greatest of all the teatime children's animated serials. It actually had a proper story arc, with a beginning and an end. And what an epic finale it was!!! I nearly wept during that final episode and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Never before or since has the cliche of riding into the sunset been so aptly used.
If you want the season 1 French dub voice actors to keep their jobs, there are Facebook petitions available to have them do the next 3 seasons in French. And in this version, Esteban and Tao are voiced by females.
Three new seasons with 26 episodes each are planned. Will air in France and Quebec in around September 2012 and with an English dub with new voices, in around June 2013. Two cities of gold will be revealed in every season. But the upcoming seasons are in some trouble. The French studios have dumped the Japanese people from season 1, sacked the season 1 French dub voice actors and seem to be bungling every step in the process. but I hope that all works out and we get 3 great seasons.
This is a prime example of QUALITY TELEVISION for kids. I too used to get up at 5:45am so I wouldn't miss this show. Watched it from start to finish, and felt smarter for doing so.
Nick would rather feed kids mindless bullshit these days than run something this epic.
I was about 4 when this was broadcast in the 80's and I can only remember the tune and the odd parts of the intro bits...but the tune was that good that I used to sing it to myself and today I still remember it from back then. I had to look it up now Im 28 and I still love the intro tune. Fantastic. :)
Εξαιρετικη σειρα κινουμενων σχεδιων Ιαπωνικης παραγωγης 1982.Με ενδιαφερον υποθεση,και ιστορικες πληροφοριες,σχετικα με τις περιφημες"Πολιτειες του Χρυσου",στην Νοτια Αμερικη,στις περιοχες των Ινκας και των Μαγιας.Δυστυχως δεν προβαλεται πια,στα ξενα τηλεοπτικα δικτυα,επειδη οι καιροι εχουν αλλαξει,και τα παιδια προτιμουν να διασκεδαζουν(δηλαδη να αποβλακωνονται)με γελειοτητες τυπου"Μπομπ ο Σφουγγαρακης"΄και"Ντορα η μικρη εξερευνητρια"και"Μπεν 10"...
I loved the song for this cartoon. I SO remember this! AAAAHHHHHH AHHHHHH Wishing for the seeee-teeees of gooold, AAAAHHHHHH AHHHHHH some day we will find the seeee-teeees of gooold,
Do do do do-do do AHHHHHH Do do do do-do do seeee-teeees of gooold! very 'Bollywood'! LOL LOL xD
This was my Favorite Show. I loved it. I watched when I was a little girl and lived in Michigian. Now I live in Kentucky, and nobody here knows what it is......Wonder why?
This cartoon was amazing. Actually very educational as well, i used to watch it every morning before going to school and feel positively enlightened. Great theme song as well.
You can purchase the boxset from PLAY.COM £17.99 FREE postage. I have pre ordered for Christmas. This cartoon without doubt has to be the best ever. Educational and fantastic music score. Todays crap childrens tv has no imagination.
@gubernator87 ale jakie kultowe :D mi najbardziej podobał się francuski cykl zawierający m. in. "było sobie życie",kiedyś (w sumie nie tak dawno,bo mam raptem 26 cykli ziemskich) emitowane bajki były znacznie bardziej treściwe niż to gówno,którym karmione są dzisiejsze pokemony-dla mojej córeczki ściągnąłem wszystkie odcinki "było sobie życie" i "był sobie człowiek",nawet nie wiecie jak ona uwielbia to oglądać...a to, co dzisiaj serwuje cartoon network to pizda polana kałem
@jridge79 Commercialism and consumerism, the use of popular "formats", "return on Investment", rules and regulations, political correctness, claimed educational values, MTV,...
I do like stuff like family guy and such but these days seem to lack something as creative and soulful as these kind of cartoons. I guess if the writers would have proposed this concept today, it would get shot down or get a sped up storyline with 5 times the amount of action and effects...
@cobh8crew2009 But let's not look at the past through rose-colored glasses; also there was always a lot of, well, _shit_...our minds just tend to not remember it. Those who are kids today will say similar things to you in 20 years - and not without some good reasons, there's a lot of good stuff being created today (for example where The Mysterious Cities of Gold came from...)
*Sigh* This takes me back to when children's programming was actually more sophisticated than latex suits, lame gags and heapings of corn and ham. Love the 80s!
@cobh8crew2009 you are soo right friend,i too was from this era and it was awesome,Seems kids programs got lazy and tacky since the days of TLCOG and MANY other awesome cartoons of the 80's.
I FINALLY FOUND IT!! I barely remember this as a kid and I wasn't sure if this was just a tape that I had or if it was on T.V. or what. The only real memories I have of this cartoon was there was a dark skinned kid with a bowl cut and another kid that had a cool necklace because when I would watch it I would take precise bites of my Nilla Wafers to try and make it look like his necklace!haha
This is one of the few from my childhood that has stuck with me forever. I still cry when Pappacamayo dies, all the twists and turns that caught my breathe, and when they find The High Priest... *shakes head* I refuse to spoil it for anyone who's not seen this masterpiece. Seriously, our generation truly had the best cartoons.
Now THIS is a quality anime. You don't see them made like this anymore, and it's a shame. Now all you find are spike haired, bull headed males clenching their first claiming they fight to dull their emotional pain...oh yeah, they're that tough...bleh...
@LadyAryun the kid was afraid of heigts. i saw this on norwegian tv, and i remember that in one episode, the kid was climbing in the mast on the boat. he refuses to open the eyes. it is over 20 years ago i saw this episode, so i don`t rememer all.
I knew it in French and I watched it in Belgium. Les Mystérieuses Cités D'or. I live in NY permanently. My favorite cartoon. Noam sings the song in English and French. Children of the Sun! It's an AMerican, French, Japanese production by Shuki Levy and some other producer!
My friend told me there was a toy of the Golden Condor! I've searched and never found it.. He was a big fat liar.. it was 23 years ago and it still gets me! Somebody tell me he was lying!
This animation is a Japanese/French collaboration(actually the French company joined after ep.7) and the animation itself was all done by Japanese anime studio Sutudio Pierrot (not done by French campany DIC). So the opining animation was made to fit the Japanese version but I like the French version of music.
As child, I only knew the music. Now that I'm 17, i have finally decided to watch this show. Great stuff! Amazing music, story, characters and graphics! Too bad I missed that!
It is one of the only cartoons I like watching at my age, even though it does not remind me any childhood memory (apart from the main theme).
just the narration in the intro is enough to spark a crazy amount of imagination... i'm almost afraid to watch the show again in the fear that it'll be a letdown compared to that.
As an adult I can scarcley believe that a production company put the miraculous work in to bring this wonderful tale to me as a child. It affected every aspect of my personality to this day, and for that, I am eternally greatful.
if your watching this and you were born in the year of the monkey 1980 .what happened to you people you all got fat and married .....we used to climb trees and play football now you work all days and watch tv eating beans..........
One of The Best Cartoons Ever!!!! I used to love this show, but it would come on when school was just finishing. I'd only get to see like half an episode. Still I always remembered it. Lucky for me they have it on DVD now. I'm currently watching it and savoring every moment. = )
Please someone tell me - something I never found out when I was a child? I used to watch with dedication - but I didn't get to find out - what did happen in the end? Did they succeed?
@myrnaloysboy yupp they found the cities of gold i wont tell you the rest . you should just watch it .theres a torrent of the whole series up online and has been for a few years now download it and watch it . your never to old for cartoons
my ma wanted me to find this she says she remembers it from nickelodeon from back in the day it reminds me of the old school anime scene seems pretty kool
i own (rainbow) (80 days around the world) and (super ted) all on dvd boxset and many of the turtles and original transformers and many other 1980's classics from my time.
please please please whare can i get my hands on the dvd boxset...............i must have it as its always been my childhood fave cartoon of all time!
I went and lived in Cusco, the ancient Incan capital in the Andes, for two months last year and I was reliving this cartoon and this song everyday. The culture and the history of the Incas, the Spanish invaders and the stories of the gold are still in the Andes to be lived and breathed. Everyone should have the experience of Peru and the culture of the Incas.
France and Japan "co-production" is too much representation. Because France is not really involved in making most. They took part in the middle of the story (from episode 7.) The original story of Odile Scott "Seven Cities of Gold," but the animation is only borrowed from the original geographical and historical background and main characters. Many are Japanese creators imaginary.
Yes and no... written and conceived in France, and realised in Japan, because it costed less. :) It's made by Jean Chalopin, who made many other success like Ulysse 31, Inspector Gadget, Jayce and the Wheeled warriros, The Care Bears, and many many others (look at his wiki page)
damn i miss watching this with my daughter and hearing her sing this song this cartoon isso classic the monkey man lol i miss u juliana rose ill see u in september
I remember as a kid i used to rush home from school to watch this.Always used to sing a long the music.They made cartoons in those days, not anymore. This along with Dungeons and Dragons, Thundercats, He Man, Defenders of the Earth etc were also ones I used to watch.Classics in my opinion. Good old days hey.
Loved this show as a kid. I wish Nickelodeon would go back to the way they used to be back in the early eighties. I want my chihldren to see these shows too!!
I'm from Portugal and I watched the French version of these cartoons back in the 80's... It's funny to hear the English version!!!! These cartoons were simply amazing, much better than the ones imposed on children now... Me and millions more were luky to have grown with such quality cartoons as these... ;-)
Holy crap! This at 5:30 then Mr. Wizard on at 6 am just before I had to catch the bus. All on Nickelodeon. Wow! Wonder where you can't do that on television is?
eveytime I watched the opening song itd reminds me of back went I was in the 5th grade and used to to run home to watch this cartoon during the summer of 1985... good time.. what dont they dont make cartoons like this any more !!!!!!!!
I even want to cry when I remember my childhood watching this cartoons
birdmanalwaysflys 2 days ago
Fantastic, I have been looking for this for ages, I remember this from when I was really young. I'm 28.
TeamStephenson 1 month ago
my childhood lol !
but i'm 21 this was dubbed in arabic late, lucky me :p
dobbelganger 1 month ago
8 people never found the city of gold
nejiswife27 1 month ago 2
one of those tunes that no one forgets.
boosomentity 1 month ago
this bring's back my childhood lol i with bugsy i still sing it and im 35 lol
LordBritOne 2 months ago
hhahaha wow that song takes me baaack !
bizophecles 2 months ago
The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Secret Passage - Valyom vs Mua remix on you tube
VddEnergise 2 months ago
I used to love watching this as a kid in Poland, along with Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon, those were my favorites. Plot creativity certainly did decrease from that time tho, its a shame. Most shows on television for kids now are truly garbage.
TWOD0LLAR 2 months ago
I feel sorry for menator. He only wanted to look after the well being of his people.
700gsteak 2 months ago in playlist Mysterious Cities of Gold
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700gsteak 2 months ago in playlist Mysterious Cities of Gold
Best cartoon ever
Badboydawg 3 months ago
I've been in search of a cartoon that I used to watch when I was a little kid. I think it was this one, but I can't remember.
What I do remember was towards the ending there was a building, pyramid, castle or something built out of the shape of humans. It gets destroyed and they show the building falling into pieces made from those human shapes. That's really all i remember about the cartoon. Is this that cartoon?
fjl05 4 months ago
@fjl05 Certainly, that's how the cartoon ends.
nekoamine 3 months ago
@nekoamine Thanks for the reply! They have this cartoon on netflix now. Gonna start watching it!
fjl05 3 months ago
I used to eat cereal in the morning and watch this show before school. I totally forgot about it. I just found all the episodes and I will finally get to watch it in the proper order and finally see the finale.
NiceHat79 4 months ago
This show was all Biblical and we never knew it.
STLEO1 4 months ago
Zia, An Incan girl named Zia... ??
Cuenca20 5 months ago
OMG i freaking love this, i have been trying to remember it for years lol, i used to walk about singing this all the time when i was a kid,, omg those were the best days ever,, along with thundercats and defenders of the earth,
Mothboy81 5 months ago 2
@Mothboy81 I to love love this show it was when Nickelodeon really had class not like today with gay Sponge bob mess
STLEO1 4 months ago
@STLEO1 lol thats true haha
Mothboy81 4 months ago
Best cartoon song ever,I can play this song all day.
TheStartrekkid 5 months ago
Check out the french version!
/watch?v=L8oePo9p8rg
ceridan01 5 months ago
This was the greatest of all the teatime children's animated serials. It actually had a proper story arc, with a beginning and an end. And what an epic finale it was!!! I nearly wept during that final episode and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Never before or since has the cliche of riding into the sunset been so aptly used.
I actually wanted to be Esteban...
KrillLiberator 6 months ago
"Ahhhh-ah-ah-ah, Wishing for the Cities of Gold. Ahhhh-ah-ah-ah....Someday we will find the cities of Gold!"
Sidottu 6 months ago 9
If you want the season 1 French dub voice actors to keep their jobs, there are Facebook petitions available to have them do the next 3 seasons in French. And in this version, Esteban and Tao are voiced by females.
darkangel2347 6 months ago 2
Three new seasons with 26 episodes each are planned. Will air in France and Quebec in around September 2012 and with an English dub with new voices, in around June 2013. Two cities of gold will be revealed in every season. But the upcoming seasons are in some trouble. The French studios have dumped the Japanese people from season 1, sacked the season 1 French dub voice actors and seem to be bungling every step in the process. but I hope that all works out and we get 3 great seasons.
darkangel2347 6 months ago 2
DUDE I AM 26 AND I AM CRYING ..... AMAZING SHOW JUST AMAZING
1994silent 6 months ago
Never saw the "last" show did they ever find the city of gold
chuckchizzle 6 months ago
@chuckchizzle they did :)
neatkitten 6 months ago
Loved this show...could watch it very early in the morning or Sunday afternoons. Loved this show
chuckchizzle 6 months ago
wow... 5+
kinmanyuen 7 months ago
FREE TO WATCH ON HULU - USE HOTSPOT SHIELD IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF AMERICA !!!
TheVenerableChicken 7 months ago
though it has lots of fiction lines but still it is one of the most educational cartoons of all time.. simply a masterpiece!
free0pheonix 8 months ago
zawsze chcialem byc taki jak esteban bajka mojego dziecinstwa
TheMleczak 8 months ago
I used to watch this in arabic...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! <3!
Beeba88Libra 8 months ago
Maaan, I miss being a kid, when I see this!
tOxicPete 8 months ago
This is a prime example of QUALITY TELEVISION for kids. I too used to get up at 5:45am so I wouldn't miss this show. Watched it from start to finish, and felt smarter for doing so.
Nick would rather feed kids mindless bullshit these days than run something this epic.
Bullocks123 8 months ago
HOLY SMACK! Youtube is an awesome time machine!
theblacksheep1000 8 months ago 2
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON A BETAMAX WHEN I WAS A KID. :-)
Krrrimmi 8 months ago
Great show ! I'm proud it's french:)
Can't wait for the new seasons in 2011/2012 !
unintendedchoices 8 months ago 3
Is there a Monolith in the city of gold?
tuktuktok 9 months ago
Never saw or heard of this show until tonight. On the other hand, I have yet to find anything on "Radio Boy" apart from one comic book I own, either.
rakkav 9 months ago
funny, is it just me or does it seem to be based on alternative mythology theories, which are actually quite common nowadays? ^^
Mysticsloth 9 months ago
best show EVER!!!
Alchemyzigzag 9 months ago
Interezante historia en territorio Peruano ;)
saludos desde Chile
filexmaster 9 months ago
I used to race home from school to watch this show! So many memories... I just found that you can watch all of these streaming on Netfilx!
Mavrick284 10 months ago
T_T
rineddy 10 months ago
i wish they remake this one .. one of m best ever .. and the music ! oh god i love this music so much .. i feel better every time i hear it ..
BOBOSAMA 10 months ago 2
@BOBOSAMA They're supposedly remaking this series with some movies and continuing it.
riodragon 10 months ago 2
papa gamayo
willyfreckles 10 months ago 2
I was about 4 when this was broadcast in the 80's and I can only remember the tune and the odd parts of the intro bits...but the tune was that good that I used to sing it to myself and today I still remember it from back then. I had to look it up now Im 28 and I still love the intro tune. Fantastic. :)
ashleelmb 10 months ago
I still sing the "Ahhh Ah ah ah ahhh" and I'm 41!!!
BugsyBradford 10 months ago 20
@BugsyBradford: I know, the intro's amazing isnt it? Its stuck with me all these years...lol
ashleelmb 10 months ago
@BugsyBradford So am I my friend, so am I. Both singing and 41.
I'm going to South America in 5 months time for at least a year. It's taken me 25 years, but I'll finally be finding MY cities of gold.
crackaspaz 5 days ago
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murillo3121 10 months ago
Oh shit son! I remember watching this when I was a kid!
jsv121 11 months ago
And it's finally on Netflix Streaming! (Well, the English version, which is the one I saw as a kid.) Woohoo!!
wednesday181 11 months ago
it's weird...i prefer the original French version
Kaiyra68 11 months ago
Heard the English version for the first time. It's not bad but i prefer the original version: the french one :D
Those qho don't know, listent to the french version
junkiiee7 11 months ago
no it isnt better arabic, always best in english or japanese.....i like german too :D
britishgoose01 11 months ago
I think this show pretty much summs up cartoons in the 80's: EPIC!!!
egnod 11 months ago
One of my all-time favorites! Love the theme song almost more than the actual show!
shanoknowsmusic 11 months ago
6 people didn't have childhood or were living in the basement
HellHammerOfDoom 11 months ago
De rég is volt eza sorozat.
PappAdam1986 11 months ago
amınoğlu esteban.
umut1551 1 year ago
Loved this show along with Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (Les Mondes Engloutis).
theiran 1 year ago
I remember when this was shown Nickelodeon when it was still a good channel.
08techgrad 1 year ago 4
/watch?v=UgbaYNEyb3g
a9933 1 year ago
Εξαιρετικη σειρα κινουμενων σχεδιων Ιαπωνικης παραγωγης 1982.Με ενδιαφερον υποθεση,και ιστορικες πληροφοριες,σχετικα με τις περιφημες"Πολιτειες του Χρυσου",στην Νοτια Αμερικη,στις περιοχες των Ινκας και των Μαγιας.Δυστυχως δεν προβαλεται πια,στα ξενα τηλεοπτικα δικτυα,επειδη οι καιροι εχουν αλλαξει,και τα παιδια προτιμουν να διασκεδαζουν(δηλαδη να αποβλακωνονται)με γελειοτητες τυπου"Μπομπ ο Σφουγγαρακης"΄και"Ντορα η μικρη εξερευνητρια"και"Μπεν 10"...
DENVERTZ007 1 year ago
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ub50738 1 year ago
This reminds me of Philip Scofield trying to sing the theme tune in The Broom Cupboard on BBC kids telly.
Tommysgirl14 1 year ago
This and Ulysses were my favourite shows as a kid
mrmonkey1980 1 year ago
My childhood :) greetings from Bulgaria !
ecoBUL 1 year ago
my god the arabic version is alot better
u wanna check it out copy and paste this
الأحلام الذهبية.
T3rm3nator 1 year ago 2
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I have this show - full episodes on my channel in HD if anyone is interested.
chickensayboo 1 year ago
I really loved this. It brings back so many memories of growing up in the 1980's.
19761david 1 year ago 5
Best intro song ever!!!!
Aubergineberger 1 year ago 4
I LOVED this show. I remember trying to get off the bus as quickly as possible so that I didn't miss the beginning! ^_^
KitsuneNyanko 1 year ago 3
OMG I remember this! I live in Ohio I cant remember what channel it used to come on though
kekest 1 year ago 2
Thanks for posting this!! Loved this cartoon so much, brought back great memories
imagah 1 year ago
never got into this cartoon,but i really, really liked this opening song though.
1floss1 1 year ago
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I loved the song for this cartoon. I SO remember this! AAAAHHHHHH AHHHHHH Wishing for the seeee-teeees of gooold, AAAAHHHHHH AHHHHHH some day we will find the seeee-teeees of gooold,
Do do do do-do do AHHHHHH Do do do do-do do seeee-teeees of gooold! very 'Bollywood'! LOL LOL xD
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
This was my Favorite Show. I loved it. I watched when I was a little girl and lived in Michigian. Now I live in Kentucky, and nobody here knows what it is......Wonder why?
allisonww 1 year ago
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nikodem783 1 year ago
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@allisonww
I don't know. Is this popular in U.S. ?
nikodem783 1 year ago
@allisonww
I watched it growing up in KY, but it came on at 5:30 in the morning here! Not too many got up that early to watch it!
sassyfras77721 1 year ago
@sassyfras77721
It came on that early in Michigan also. You are the first person that I have meet that lives in KY that knows this show. Where do you live?
allisonww 3 months ago
This cartoon was amazing. Actually very educational as well, i used to watch it every morning before going to school and feel positively enlightened. Great theme song as well.
somethinglacking1 1 year ago
You can purchase the boxset from PLAY.COM £17.99 FREE postage. I have pre ordered for Christmas. This cartoon without doubt has to be the best ever. Educational and fantastic music score. Todays crap childrens tv has no imagination.
RETROHEAVEN1 1 year ago
absolute gold, best ever 80s cartoon, theme tune and phillip schofield in the broom cupboard
shoogaldougal 1 year ago
This bring back a lot of nice memories from my childhood.
Love it
afilhadamadrugada 1 year ago
just amazing & very interesting Classic show :D
BioPhilReturns 1 year ago
@1000davy
@Johnpicha
You Start Work That...
3-D Animation...
Thank You...
BLANKNOTING 1 year ago
Ale to stare :D
gubernator87 1 year ago
@gubernator87 ale jakie kultowe :D mi najbardziej podobał się francuski cykl zawierający m. in. "było sobie życie",kiedyś (w sumie nie tak dawno,bo mam raptem 26 cykli ziemskich) emitowane bajki były znacznie bardziej treściwe niż to gówno,którym karmione są dzisiejsze pokemony-dla mojej córeczki ściągnąłem wszystkie odcinki "było sobie życie" i "był sobie człowiek",nawet nie wiecie jak ona uwielbia to oglądać...a to, co dzisiaj serwuje cartoon network to pizda polana kałem
androgenius2 1 year ago
what happened in the last twenty years
jridge79 1 year ago 69
@jridge79
The cartoons got dumb, that's what happened
stryderblaze80 1 year ago 2
@jridge79
Cartoon technology increased and plot creativity decreased.
shazam15 1 year ago 7
@shazam15 inverse ratio
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
@jridge79 Commercialism and consumerism, the use of popular "formats", "return on Investment", rules and regulations, political correctness, claimed educational values, MTV,...
I do like stuff like family guy and such but these days seem to lack something as creative and soulful as these kind of cartoons. I guess if the writers would have proposed this concept today, it would get shot down or get a sped up storyline with 5 times the amount of action and effects...
I guess I'm getting old :o)
Usethebanana 8 months ago 4
@cobh8crew2009 But let's not look at the past through rose-colored glasses; also there was always a lot of, well, _shit_...our minds just tend to not remember it. Those who are kids today will say similar things to you in 20 years - and not without some good reasons, there's a lot of good stuff being created today (for example where The Mysterious Cities of Gold came from...)
zimolag 1 year ago
@zimolag Well fine then pass me those purple-colored glasses then...there right over there....
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
Ever since 2003, Kid's Animation TV has been going downhill FAST. And it's not going to stop. Unless a miracle happens.
Mewtwo465 1 year ago
*Sigh* This takes me back to when children's programming was actually more sophisticated than latex suits, lame gags and heapings of corn and ham. Love the 80s!
whatisaspacebar 1 year ago
@cobh8crew2009 God I remember waking up at 6am to watch this before school back when Nickelodeon was good...Boy does it bring back memories :)
leoguy1979 1 year ago
@leoguy1979 I used to watch this at 6AM on Nickelodeon as well! It's now streaming on Netflix. :)
djkst35 10 months ago
@cobh8crew2009 You know why, it because for a lot of us who grew up in the 80s & 90s had very fertile Imaginations that the kids of today don't have.
Harlemlate 1 year ago
@cobh8crew2009 you are soo right friend,i too was from this era and it was awesome,Seems kids programs got lazy and tacky since the days of TLCOG and MANY other awesome cartoons of the 80's.
mrshef666 1 year ago
@mrshef666 opps i meant TMCOG
mrshef666 1 year ago
Does anyone know for certain if the booklet, poster, postcards, map etc. is included in the slim-line dvd box-set of this cartoon series?
I'd reeeeealy like to know. Thanks!
zjeraar 1 year ago
God I miss that show.
JeraPerthro 1 year ago 48
@JeraPerthro
You shouldn't miss it for long. Next Spring the french team who coproduced that one with the japanese will finaly release a 3 seasons sequels.
Apparently this time Esteban, Tao and Zia will find a new city in China and another one in Japan.
But damn 30 years was a long wait to watch more of it ^_^
Truhania 6 months ago
I FINALLY FOUND IT!! I barely remember this as a kid and I wasn't sure if this was just a tape that I had or if it was on T.V. or what. The only real memories I have of this cartoon was there was a dark skinned kid with a bowl cut and another kid that had a cool necklace because when I would watch it I would take precise bites of my Nilla Wafers to try and make it look like his necklace!haha
Eyewash03 1 year ago 2
This is one of the few from my childhood that has stuck with me forever. I still cry when Pappacamayo dies, all the twists and turns that caught my breathe, and when they find The High Priest... *shakes head* I refuse to spoil it for anyone who's not seen this masterpiece. Seriously, our generation truly had the best cartoons.
LadyAryun 1 year ago
WOW!!! Thank you!!!
I totally forgot about this show, and I tried for so may years to find out what it was.
Nobody knew ANYTHING about it, and now here it is before my very eyes.
Nostalgia overload!!!!!
123argaet 1 year ago
I almost cried watching this again...
illwillcruz 1 year ago 2
@cobh8crew2009 Well it's plain obvious a lot less time, money and effort is put into modern cartoons.
meluaz 1 year ago
Now THIS is a quality anime. You don't see them made like this anymore, and it's a shame. Now all you find are spike haired, bull headed males clenching their first claiming they fight to dull their emotional pain...oh yeah, they're that tough...bleh...
ZelgadX 1 year ago
@ZelgadX
Damn straight! That or gender-unspecific losers asking who they are and why they exist. 僕は誰だ？僕はなぜ僕として。。。 僕は武器じゃない。。。
Makes me sick. Anime has died my friend.
Karmoon7 1 year ago
@ZelgadX Indeed! I much prefer a 'Child of the Sun' that has problems with heights ;)
LadyAryun 1 year ago
@LadyAryun the kid was afraid of heigts. i saw this on norwegian tv, and i remember that in one episode, the kid was climbing in the mast on the boat. he refuses to open the eyes. it is over 20 years ago i saw this episode, so i don`t rememer all.
bjakk333 1 year ago
@bjakk333 Oh in the first episode, the people in Barcelona hoist him up on this little pole and don't understand why he's freaking out. Poor Esteban.
LadyAryun 1 year ago
ohhhh
TheGeoffrey77 1 year ago
@cobh8crew2009 Made by true creators with care for their work
benjyboba 1 year ago 2
did they ever find the city of gold???
KingRalf00 1 year ago
@KingRalf00 Yes, they did find the city of gold.
MPbmfm 1 year ago
Best. Box-set. Purchase. EVER. Period.
247otaku 1 year ago
I used to watch this show too! I forgot about it entirely until i heard that theme song! I want more now!
mimewar 1 year ago
Greatest anime ever.
Fuck you if you disagree. (yeah, thumbs are overrated, good old fuck you i tell ya)
Addams1x1 1 year ago 2
I knew it in French and I watched it in Belgium. Les Mystérieuses Cités D'or. I live in NY permanently. My favorite cartoon. Noam sings the song in English and French. Children of the Sun! It's an AMerican, French, Japanese production by Shuki Levy and some other producer!
nellie2581 1 year ago 2
I never would've guessed that this is a japaneese anime.
qwuezalothus 1 year ago
@qwuezalothus half french half japanese 2 be exact
UpliftingMelodies 5 months ago
My friend told me there was a toy of the Golden Condor! I've searched and never found it.. He was a big fat liar.. it was 23 years ago and it still gets me! Somebody tell me he was lying!
cjpatz 1 year ago
It's Peru machu picchu!!!
salgadito 1 year ago
This animation is a Japanese/French collaboration(actually the French company joined after ep.7) and the animation itself was all done by Japanese anime studio Sutudio Pierrot (not done by French campany DIC). So the opining animation was made to fit the Japanese version but I like the French version of music.
dicenster 1 year ago
i loved this so much
moronicmother 1 year ago
we can say thank you to two french composer Shuki Levy and Haim Saban and is a cartoon of the french company DIC
not American
chloroform75 1 year ago
@midnitegun watch the full intro for ulysses 31 and then this one seems about 5 seconds, lol
ryanfan2008 1 year ago
THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING THIS SONG IT BRINGS BACK CHILDHOOD MEMERIES
THANK YOU
xenacharmedcrow 1 year ago
*All New "The Mysterious Cities Of Gold" 3-D
Coming Soon...
BLANKNOTING 1 year ago
@cobh8crew2009 Yes they were!
Tonydan48 1 year ago
I used to get up at 6am just to watch this on Nickelodeon back when it was good.
leoguy1979 1 year ago
@leoguy1979 I did the same thing as a kid! Wow!
Tonydan48 1 year ago
Holy crap I remember this!!! Holy crap I'm old!!!!
MichaelBradfordPoet 1 year ago
As child, I only knew the music. Now that I'm 17, i have finally decided to watch this show. Great stuff! Amazing music, story, characters and graphics! Too bad I missed that!
It is one of the only cartoons I like watching at my age, even though it does not remind me any childhood memory (apart from the main theme).
MaybeImALionche 1 year ago
just the narration in the intro is enough to spark a crazy amount of imagination... i'm almost afraid to watch the show again in the fear that it'll be a letdown compared to that.
devospud 1 year ago
As an adult I can scarcley believe that a production company put the miraculous work in to bring this wonderful tale to me as a child. It affected every aspect of my personality to this day, and for that, I am eternally greatful.
kieranification 1 year ago
if your watching this and you were born in the year of the monkey 1980 .what happened to you people you all got fat and married .....we used to climb trees and play football now you work all days and watch tv eating beans..........
themooseOFpower 1 year ago
One of The Best Cartoons Ever!!!! I used to love this show, but it would come on when school was just finishing. I'd only get to see like half an episode. Still I always remembered it. Lucky for me they have it on DVD now. I'm currently watching it and savoring every moment. = )
teruel82 1 year ago
Please someone tell me - something I never found out when I was a child? I used to watch with dedication - but I didn't get to find out - what did happen in the end? Did they succeed?
myrnaloysboy 1 year ago
@myrnaloysboy yupp they found the cities of gold i wont tell you the rest . you should just watch it .theres a torrent of the whole series up online and has been for a few years now download it and watch it . your never to old for cartoons
themooseOFpower 1 year ago
This is one kids TV show that has aged very well. It really showed up a lot of garbage back then.
stufaman 1 year ago
my ma wanted me to find this she says she remembers it from nickelodeon from back in the day it reminds me of the old school anime scene seems pretty kool
Ivan7The7Occultist 1 year ago
I used to watch this show every morning before I had to go to kindergarten.
jccw227 1 year ago
i own (rainbow) (80 days around the world) and (super ted) all on dvd boxset and many of the turtles and original transformers and many other 1980's classics from my time.
DARKWOLF1982BEBO 1 year ago
please please please whare can i get my hands on the dvd boxset...............i must have it as its always been my childhood fave cartoon of all time!
DARKWOLF1982BEBO 1 year ago 2
Wow, this brings back memories. I remember this came on Nick at around 5am when I watched it.
Libramoon77 1 year ago
I went and lived in Cusco, the ancient Incan capital in the Andes, for two months last year and I was reliving this cartoon and this song everyday. The culture and the history of the Incas, the Spanish invaders and the stories of the gold are still in the Andes to be lived and breathed. Everyone should have the experience of Peru and the culture of the Incas.
n4979338 1 year ago 2
@n4979338 I did the exact same thing, except I lived there for over a year on and off. Soley because of the mysterious cities of gold.
I tried to explain it once to the guy that dresses up in the alley way off plaza de armas... He just thought I was a crazy gringo.
mu101xer 1 year ago
@mu101xer Makes perfect sense to me! There is no greater dream than to go in search of the mysterious cities of gold.
n4979338 1 year ago
France and Japan "co-production" is too much representation. Because France is not really involved in making most. They took part in the middle of the story (from episode 7.) The original story of Odile Scott "Seven Cities of Gold," but the animation is only borrowed from the original geographical and historical background and main characters. Many are Japanese creators imaginary.
zousandazou 1 year ago
I've watched all 40 (or was it 39?) episodes. This is a truly inspired work!
mezzatorre 1 year ago
Remember everyone. It's made in Japan
zousandazou 1 year ago
@zousandazou false : it's french too :)
He's far the time where animated were clever.
shadeoner 1 year ago
@zousandazou
Yes and no... written and conceived in France, and realised in Japan, because it costed less. :) It's made by Jean Chalopin, who made many other success like Ulysse 31, Inspector Gadget, Jayce and the Wheeled warriros, The Care Bears, and many many others (look at his wiki page)
Galaad1 1 year ago
damn i miss watching this with my daughter and hearing her sing this song this cartoon isso classic the monkey man lol i miss u juliana rose ill see u in september
johnnykingkong 1 year ago
Wooooow!!! I watched this religiously! :)
TheKirakira36 1 year ago
So funny that I found this video. The other day the song popped into my head. I remember watching this as a kid.
pookiewood 1 year ago
0.41basically IS "WELCOME to the crucible, for day SEVEN of the Embassy World Snooker Championship"
afuzzyduck 1 year ago
I remember as a kid i used to rush home from school to watch this.Always used to sing a long the music.They made cartoons in those days, not anymore. This along with Dungeons and Dragons, Thundercats, He Man, Defenders of the Earth etc were also ones I used to watch.Classics in my opinion. Good old days hey.
gladiator187 1 year ago
Loved this show as a kid. I wish Nickelodeon would go back to the way they used to be back in the early eighties. I want my chihldren to see these shows too!!
flwrgrl80 1 year ago
i loved this show where can i find it on dvd
nibelung34343 1 year ago
@nibelung34343 If you live in the UK, or can import, it was released as a full boxset around here a few years back. ^^
DJVinneh 1 year ago
I'm from Portugal and I watched the French version of these cartoons back in the 80's... It's funny to hear the English version!!!! These cartoons were simply amazing, much better than the ones imposed on children now... Me and millions more were luky to have grown with such quality cartoons as these... ;-)
appleblossom1976 1 year ago
Holy crap! This at 5:30 then Mr. Wizard on at 6 am just before I had to catch the bus. All on Nickelodeon. Wow! Wonder where you can't do that on television is?
chazc2 1 year ago
Thanks for the upload! Great quality!
CanOfMinus 1 year ago
eveytime I watched the opening song itd reminds me of back went I was in the 5th grade and used to to run home to watch this cartoon during the summer of 1985... good time.. what dont they dont make cartoons like this any more !!!!!!!!
wdsr5 1 year ago
Esteban!!