Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

1967

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EP10 Birdman Versus Cumulus, the Storm King Sep 30, 1967

EP14 The Galaxy Trio and the Peril of the Prison Planet Oct 07, 1967

6.7| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio is an animated science fiction television series created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera. It debuted on NBC on September 9, 1967, and ran on Saturday mornings until September 6, 1969. The program consists of two segments: Birdman, depicting the adventures of a winged superhero powered by the sun, and The Galaxy Trio, centering around the exploits of three extraterrestrial superheroes. NBC ran two new segments of Birdman each Saturday, separated by a segment of The Galaxy Trio. The character of Birdman was revived three decades later in the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim TV series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, and several characters from Birdman and the Galaxy Trio appeared in this revival.

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Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Dalbert Pringle Up until a few weeks ago - I had never, ever heard of such cartoon superheroes as Birdman and The Galaxy Trio (featuring Vapor Man, Meteor Man, and Gravity Girl) even though their actual incarnation goes all the way back to 1967.I guess my unfamiliarity with these particular crime-fighting crusaders has to do with the fact that they are not a part of the snobbishly elite "Marvel Comics" set and, so, they have not been given their due attention and much-deserved respect.Anyway - Birdman and his fellow superheroes were originally created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (who are also credited for the creation of The Flintstones and The Jetsons).Now, I would never say that these Birdman cartoons were fantastic - But - IMO - (Considering that they are now 50+ years old) - These pre-CG, animated shorts are just as entertaining and exciting as are any Marvel cartoons that were being aired back in those days. Yep. They sure are.
r-c-s What really makes this cartoon loose points is bird boy. I hated the episodes he was in and no, it was notches below "Dino boy". I understand some brilliant mind wanted the audience (a show engineered for children, always remember that ) to relate to a target closer to their age, so they could dream of actually being bird boy, but I just hate it. It aged worse than other H&B cartoons in my opinion. While all H&B cartoons of sort have "segments" (E.G the "song & run" in Josie and the pussycats; the "push power band button" in Space Ghost ), bird man is more predictable and therefore less interesting. Galaxy trio is a bit better with its Star Trek feeling, and more worth watching.
richard.fuller1 Have to warn of possible spoilers, need to focus on best words to get the job done. Need to use all my concentration on the keyboard to strike the right letters or else! Thus was the world of Birdman. A man in a bird costume with sun powers, who recharged with the sun. He was a solar powered hero, it seems. Why not Sun Man? Looks too much like Superman I guess.So we use a bird? Avenger the purple eagle is a truly strange sidekick. He behaves like a dog. In watching the shows, I half expect him to bark once or twice. When Birdman is in a cage, Avenger actually tries to bend the bars apart."No, no, trusty Avenger. It's no use." Galaxy Trio always reminded me of the Fantastic Four, minus the Human Torch. They are aliens of some sorts. In one episode, we learn Gravity Gal is a princess and her father is a king on Gravitas. Apparently Meteor Man didn't know that either.There would be Bird Boy (voiced by the remarkable Dick Beal, who was 40 when he did this voice, he also did Buzz Conroy in Frankenstein Jr, Davey in Davey & Goliath, Alka Seltzer kid and Ralphie Phillips the daydreaming kid in WB cartoons) and one episode has Bird Girl.The setups are so limiting and puzzling. Why is Falcon's Lair in a a volcano? I used to wonder the same thing about Space Ghost. Villains would contact Space Ghost and tell him what crime they were going to commit and challenge him to stop them! I thought, why did you contact him in the first place? Birdman actually gets a recurring bad group called F.E.A.R.Now they don't call this group FEAR. Birdman and others, including the group themselves!, will say the letters out. F.......E......A.....R Birdman has at least two appearances on Space Ghost: Coast To Coast, subbing for SG (initially there had been plans for Birdman to get the talk show, but eventually this was given over to the more popular Space Ghost) where we learn he is separated from Gravity Girl and he is devastated by it.But the Harvey Birdman, Atty At Law cartoons are a great extension and understanding of this truly puzzling cartoon.I've watched Space Ghost with SG:C2C, Sealab 2020 with 2021 and they really are great additions to the original shows.Birdman and Harvey Birdman are pretty much the same.
Staack117 Ever notice that the least-fit people to do a job, are many times the ones in charge? I would sooner trust Charles Manson to produce a cartoon for kids, than the people responsible for this train wreck. Retro-fanatics delude themselves. There are no excuses for something like this. Budget or technology limitations never stopped many endeavors which had thought behind these. Birdman and The Galaxy Trio is a tragedy. It's as if the most mentally void people in the world came together to make an action cartoon, or a bunch of criminal-geniuses went to great lengthes to make the WORST CARTOONS EVER. I pray for the latter. I have learned through experience that it takes a lot of work and thought to make something intentionally HORRIBLE. One has to think of every mistake, and every flaw that would annoy viewers. Birdman and the Galaxy Trio is so chock full of 'plot' holes (the plots of each episode could be summarized in about 4 words) and oversights. The animation was terrible, even compared to Space Ghost or The Herculoids. There were too many cheap liberties taken because of poor planning and writing. Unlike Super Globetrotters, The Gary Coleman Show, or Mr. T, this stupid animated series has no redeeming value. While the above are funny to watch because of it's campiness, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio should be avoided like the plague. Never have I seen an animated series that could make so many people LITERALLY ANGRY at how poor it is.