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This cult favorite originally ran from 1984-85 on [[NBC]]. It involved a [[Garage Band]] who were brought to a [[Cloudcuckooland|very strange magical land]] called the Flip Side by the evil [[Perfect Hair Forever|controller of cats]], [[Big Bad|Master Blaster]]. Master Blaster wishes to kidnap all the musicians from our world (it's never really explained ''why''; perhaps he had hit upon the idea of using [[The Power of Rock]] for evil). The band escapes with the help of the [[Fairy Companion|good Fairy]], Glitter, and the rest of the series involves them getting into [[Adventure Towns|adventures in every city]] and battling Master Blaster and his Copy Cats. |
This cult favorite originally ran from 1984-85 on [[NBC]]. It involved a [[Garage Band]] who were brought to a [[Cloudcuckooland|very strange magical land]] called the Flip Side by the evil [[Perfect Hair Forever|controller of cats]], [[Big Bad|Master Blaster]]. Master Blaster wishes to kidnap all the musicians from our world (it's never really explained ''why''; perhaps he had hit upon the idea of using [[The Power of Rock]] for evil). The band escapes with the help of the [[Fairy Companion|good Fairy]], Glitter, and the rest of the series involves them getting into [[Adventure Towns|adventures in every city]] and battling Master Blaster and his Copy Cats. |
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As with the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons ( |
As with the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' series, they're also [[Trapped in Another World|ostensibly looking for a way to get back to the real world]]... but not really. The fact that '''everyone''' in the Flip Side loves their music relieves the sting of [[Failure Is the Only Option]]. |
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Much, much more importantly, this series is remembered for being a truly ''glorious'' perfect storm of [[Refuge in Cool]], [[Deranged Animation]], and [[The Eighties]]. ''Mass quantities'' of [[The Eighties]]. |
Much, much more importantly, this series is remembered for being a truly ''glorious'' perfect storm of [[Refuge in Cool]], [[Deranged Animation]], and [[The Eighties]]. ''Mass quantities'' of [[The Eighties]]. |
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* [[Terrible Trio]] - The Copy Cats. |
* [[Terrible Trio]] - The Copy Cats. |
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* [[Walking the Earth]] - Okay, they ride a bus-car-submarine-thing. |
* [[Walking the Earth]] - Okay, they ride a bus-car-submarine-thing. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made |
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]] - Even the people who worked on it even commented on it. |
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{{quote| '''Robbie Rist''': I don’t know what they put in the water cooler in the animation department, but it became this crazy thing that... it was like ''Lidsville.'' It was this acid-influenced, crazy animation. It became something like ''[[ |
{{quote| '''Robbie Rist''': I don’t know what they put in the water cooler in the animation department, but it became this crazy thing that... it was like ''Lidsville.'' It was this acid-influenced, crazy animation. It became something like ''[[Alice in Wonderland]],'' and I was in my twenties and watching these second-season episodes, going, “Is this for kids?” It was just a little bit too weird.}} |
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