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This critically acclaimed 1986 series was the first of three animated [[Space Western|Space Westerns]] to air in America during the late [[The Eighties|1980s]].
To elaborate on the [[Opening Narration]]: The peaceful aliens represent several planets who are endangered by [[The Empire|The Crown Empire]], an interplanetary dictatorship headed by the tyrannical Queen of the Crown. Thanks to the hyperdrive, Earth begins to interact with alien worlds and colonize distant planets, which leads to a culture that resembles a futuristic version of [[The Wild West]]. Unfortunately, it also leads to danger from spacegoing outlaws, as well as The Crown Empire, which wants to enslave every race it encounters--especially the human race. The crimefighting organization BETA (the [[Fun
For a kid-oriented [[Animated Series]] from [[The Eighties]] that had a breakdancing robot in it, ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Not to be confused with ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'', or with the original western name of ''[[Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger]]'', which would become the original ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''.
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* [[And I Must Scream]]: The Slaverlords.
* [[Animated Series]]
* [[Animation Bump]]: Mandell [[Exploited Trope|cleverly exploited this Trope]]. He had access to three [[T Ms]] animation teams: the expensive and high-quality "A" team (Telecom Animation Film, which spent most of their time with [[Disney]] and on ''[[Little Nemo]]'' during this period), the "B" team that balanced price and quality ([[AIC]] of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' fame, under TMS's contract), and the "C" team that was cheapest at the expense of quality (Mizo Planning in Korea, as this and the ''[[
** "Sundancer" has some of the best animation in the series, depsite not focusing on the Rangers.
* [[Animesque]]: Somewhat. The show is done in Japan, although some of the character designs are western (in both senses of the word).
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* [[BLAM Episode]]: Some people dislike "Mothmoose", and any episode featuring Buzzwang, because their comedic tone clashes with the straight adventure episodes favored by fans. Also, "Mothmoose" doesn't feature ''any'' of the Rangers--the heroes are Zach's children and the Kiwi Kids.
** Which is [[Lampshaded]] by Commander Walsh explaining that the Rangers aren't available.
* [[Big Creepy
* [[Bookcase Passage]]: Used in "Ghost Station".
* [[Boom Stick]]: Maya's staff.
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* [[Doomed Hometown]]: The fate of the colony world where Niko was born.
* [[Drama Bomb]]: The Supertrooper Duology, "Psychocrypt," "Scarecrow."
* [[Dueling Shows]]: ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
* [[DVD Commentary]]: On the American box sets, key episodes have commentary from Robert Mandell, his brother (and voice actor on the show) Henry, and story editor Christopher Rowley.
* [[The Empire]]: The Queen runs it.
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* [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]: The principle behind the creation of the Supertroopers, with a touch of [[Magic Genetics]]. A lighter episode, "Marshmallow Trees," and a [[Noodle Incident]] mentioned in "Scarecrow" deal with GMO crops gone out of control.
** It is generally avoided in context with agriculture, though. Gengineered cattle or crops are a fact of life, and the two times problems occur, they stem from unexpected interactions with the conditions on a planet other than the one the organism was developed on.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The writing staff was extremely clever at giving just enough hints about some [[Backstory]] elements (such as mass genocide) to induce [[Fridge Horror]]. It also pulled a subtle, but striking hint that Shane... "took one for the team" to distract the lovely Daisy O'Mega in "Renegade Rangers." Go [[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]] : The Queen of the Crown is a genocidal, paranoid meglomaniac.
* [[Gravity Sucks]]
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** "Trouble at Texton" has {{spoiler|Shane getting the other three to safety while he becomes trapped in a particle accelerator. He gets better courtesy of an extra-dimensional entity}}.
** And in "Phoenix," (the pilot episode): {{spoiler|Eliza orders GV to launch the escape shuttle containing her kids, staying behind to face the [[Fate Worse Than Death]]}}.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Goose and Niko, [[Depending
** Shane's not the only one with a thing for redheads. Eliza was also auburn-haired.
* [[Hobbits]]: The Kiwi species are shorter than humans, specialize in agricultural tech, and are generally a cheerful and good-natured people. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Pissing them off tends to be a bad idea, though]].
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* [[Mechanical Horse]]: Each Ranger has a sentient "Cybersteed".
* [[Mental Fusion]]: The Rangers can use Niko's [[Psychic Powers]] to [[All Your Powers Combined|combine their mental energy]] into an impenetrable shield or a devastating power blast.
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: Subverted. While the producers were always aware how toyetic the project was, ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
* [[Me's a Crowd]]: The "baby Buzzwangs" from "Tune-Up".
* [[Mind Rape]] : [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|For a mid-80's "kids show," they loved this one]]. The Psychocrypt, Po Sensation Doll, Mindnet, "dream maker," and one of the Scarecrow's abilities all fell into shades of this one.
** As did the General's "interrogation" of the prison warden in "Changeling"
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Doc's Cybersteed, Voyager, is a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] who constantly calls him "Wilbur" instead of "Walter". This is a [[Shout-Out]] to the old 1960s sitcom, ''[[Mister Ed]]'', in which the eponymous talking horse has a human owner he has conversations with named Wilbur.
* [[Name's the Same]]: ''Galaxy Rangers'' is the international distribution name for the [[Super Sentai]] series ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'', as can be seen in the closing credits of its American adaptation ''[[
** The Andorians, who have no relation to the blue guys from ''[[
** The Kiwis are neither a hairy-skinned fruit, a funny-looking bird, nor are they from [[Useful Notes/New Zealand|New Zealand]].
** Megamind (the villain of "Ariel") is no relation to, well, ''[[
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: ''Very'' averted. The very first episode shows us people getting cut down by [[G.I. Joe]] lasers, and Zachary is mercilessly gunned down and paralyzed. Characters fear for their lives and openly acknowledge corpses, and the early plot involves mashing humans down into [[Life Energy]].
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] : Cyborg space cowboys versus alien sorcerers and high-tech space zombies. Only in [[The Eighties]].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Shane resembles [[Clint Eastwood]], Doc resembles Billy Dee Williams, the Queen resembles the Queen from ''[[Snow White
* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]: Each Ranger customizes their outfit in some way. At one point Goose even adopts an all-black outfit.
* [[Off-Model]]: See the Animation Bump entry for more information.
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* [[Outlaw Town]]: Blackwater asteroid. It was thought to be an Urban Legend by the law enforcement, but a delerious Cody Carson (a shady quasi-ally to the Rangers) proved it wasn't by all but kidnapping Doc and Niko and taking them there.
* [[Planetville]]
* [[Plot Tailored to
* [[Power Crystal]]: Psychocrystals, and the psi-amplifying Star Stones, which often serve as a [[Mineral MacGuffin]].
* [[The Power of Friendship|Power of Friendship]]: implied to be ''why'' the Mental Fusion tactic can be done, and played up in several episodes, especially "Mindnet" and "Psychocrypt."
* [[Power of Rock]]: The soundtrack, in all of its prog-rock glory, is one of the [[Ear Worm|most memorable aspects]]. John van Tonregen and Peter Wetzler were behind it, and included singers Myles Hunter and Steve Overland. [[In
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Niko has them, as do most residents of Xanadu and the Mesa natives.
* [[Psycho Serum]]: The Mutagen used to amp up the Super-Troopers came with [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|some unforeseen side effects]].
* [[La Résistance]]: The Walkabians who oppose [[The Empire]] in "Queen's Lair".
* [[Ragnarok Proofing]]: Multi-million year old technology that still works, including the ol' [[Durable Deathtrap]] and the Scarecrow.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: While many of the [[Absentee Actor]] episodes were deliberate, some of it was to shoot around ''[[Thundercats
* [[Recurring Character]]: See [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Buzzwang, the [[Star Wars|C3PO-like]] [[Plucky Comic Relief]] android Ranger, and the Cybersteeds.
* [[Rock Beats Laser]]: In one of the UK-only [[Comic Book Adaptation]] stories.
* [[Rogues Gallery]]: Unlike most [[Animated Shows]] from [[The Eighties]], ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
* [[Rogues Gallery Showcase]]: "Birds of a Feather" features the Rangers and several recurring villains all after the same [[MacGuffin]].
* [[R-Rated Opening]]: "Phoenix" and "Gift of Life" - in the first, there's about two or three minutes of exposition before the Crown Destroyer lands on Kirwin and colonists are brutally gunned down. In the second, it's an action-packed opening as the Rangers fight off a criminal gang to arrest a rogue scientist, only to find that the woman inside the house is dead, the scientist is wounded and dying, and their child is nowhere to be seen.
* [[Sapient Dolphin]]: Talking hyperintelligent telepathic cyborg ones, to boot.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Shorttank]]: Ambassador Zizaw, Master of Kiwi-Fu!
* [[Shout-Out]]: Too many to list, but here's a prominent one: Shane Gooseman is presumably named after the main character of ''[[Shane]]''. Also, Walter "Doc" Hartford's talking (mechanical) horse [[Mister Ed|calls him "Wilbur."]]
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* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: The Queen's hyperspace cannon in "Queen's Lair".
* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]: How Zach became a [[Hollywood Cyborg]].
* [[What the Hell, Townspeople?]]: The planets of Ozark and Tarkon - ''several times.'' Both eventually get their act together.
* [[A World Half Full]]: The Crown Empire may be crumbling, but it's still powerful. The [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen]] herself is a bloodthirsty, genocidal megalomaniac. The jail system is about as good as [[Batman|Arkham Asylum]]. Tortuna is a [[Wretched Hive]], and some other planets aren't much better. Earth's politicians are often [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|questionable]] or [[Corrupt Bureaucrat|worse]], as are the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|business-beings]]. One of the Rangers is ''essentially a slave.'' A quarter of the episodes are [[Bittersweet Ending|Bittersweet Endings]]. A few are arguable [[Downer Ending|Downer Endings]]. Oh, and Eliza is never rescued. Still, there are just as many [[Honest Corporate Executive|GOOD Corporate executives]], [[For Science!|benevolent scientists]], [[Reasonable Authority Figure|competent military personnel]], and [[I Come in Peace|friendly alien factions]] as evil ones, and sometimes the "villains" are merely misguided.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: Tortuna and quite a bit of Mars.
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