 By Ted Hucklebuck |
Most everybody (of a certain age) has fond memories of their favorite cartoon stars from childhood. Ninja Turtles, Voltron, Thundercats; There was never any shortage of great, animated series on the tube every Saturday morning, trying to sell you action figures or breakfast cereal or whatever. |
Sadly, there aren’t really any cartoons that aren’t about collectible card games or that are specifically for adults anymore. But for generations raised in the 80s and 90s, cartoons were big business. So what do you suppose happens to all those cartoon stars that don’t get resurrected in big budget Hollywood movies, like G.I. Joe and the Transformers? Do they retire, change professions, or simply cease to exist? We looked up a few of our own favorite cartoon stars from the 80s and 90s and were (somewhat) surprised by the answers we found…
He-Man
Much to everyone's no one’s surprise, He-Man is still a buff prick that goes around wrestling other buff pricks and "punishing" them for their misbehavior. But at least now he’s abandoned his sissy “Prince Adam” persona and is all He-Man, all the time. Clad from head to toe in metal and leather, He-Man manages a totally straight bar called “Men-At-Arms” in the seedy “Toolbox District” of Eternia. Most nights you can find He-Man riding the mechanical bar with his platonic male partners, Ram-Man and Fisto, arm wrestling patrons for drinks, or simply playing a relaxing game of strip poker in the men’s room of the nearby highway rest stop.
