Voltron

If you were a kid in the eighties and had the complete set of Voltron, you were the shit. These five large, independent mechanical tigers each controlled by a human would all join forces and ultimately create Voltron. There were yellow, blue, red, green, and of course, black. Voltron could fly, swim, time travel, but always kick ass. There was never a villain too large for Voltron.

And I'll form -- The head!

He-Man

Ignore all the things you've heard about him being blatantly homosexual from VH-1 and the Internet (yeah, because those sources are full of straight people), He-Man was the quintessential bad-ass. He ruled his kingdom by day, and when trouble called, he pulled out a humongous sword, chanted an awe-inspiring mantra, ripped his shirt off and rode to battle on a green tiger.

Pop culture, give me a damn break. Throw one of these Gen X'ers in there with a tiger and you see what happens. Does the name Roy ring a bell?

Pssh. Teela was hot. And you know He-Man was hittin' it after hours even though her father was his right-hand man. Damn right, Man-at-Arms. You work for me, carry my coffee, and I sodomize your daughter in the royal palace I won't let you step foot in. Now, go make me a sandwich. Ha ha!

And how many dudes you know would go after a ripped version of the grim reaper who had an army of mutants at his whim? Please, I don't want to hear any more members of the cast of "That 70's Show" calling He-Man gay when they weigh a buck five caked in mud and have his same hairstyle.

Tom and Jerry

It is not conducive to us as adults to be entertained in simplicity. However, when we watch this cartoon about a cat chasing a mouse, we are enthralled. Watching this show, one cannot be unaware of the strange emotions the show provokes. Either we are afraid for Jerry, the rodent, as he narrowly escapes the clutches of the unlucky feline, or we are sad for Tom as his constant efforts to eat the mouse are un rewarded. Rarely are we treated to Tom and Jerry combining their efforts in an attempt to destroy the other animals on the block.

Thundercats

So popular the producers duplicated it as Silverhawks, complete with a villain that went through a transformation. It was basically an animated martial-arts show, with nun chucks, sword, staff, and the two mini-Thudercats as ninjas. The outtake reel from the voice-actors is the source of one of the best internet-circulated sound clips ever. Panthro was the blackest non-human brother ever to appear in a kids' show, including Mr. T. And of course, Cheetara-- well...