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This 1960s [[Animated Series]] from [[Hanna-Barbera]] was unlike its contemporary, ''[[Space Ghost]]'', in that it was set on Quasar<ref>Amzot in the original series</ref>, a primitive planet protected by King Zandor<ref>Just "Zandor" in the original series</ref>. Zandor's wife, Tarra, and their son, Dorno, were the only other known human inhabitants. For some reason, aliens kept trying to conquer an isolated, largely uninhabited jungle world full of monsters. Go figure.
When trouble arose, Zandor commanded a small army of exotic beasts: Gloop and Gleep, a pair of [[The Blob|gelatinous]] [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shape-shifters]]; Igoo, [[
In the early 1980s,
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* [[Action Mom]]: Tarra, very rarely. Most of the time she was a [[
▲* [[Action Mom]]: Tarra, very rarely. Most of the time she was a [[Distressed Damsel]].
* [[Badass Family]]
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: Zandor and Zok in "Sarko the Arkman."
* [[Big Red Button]]: "Malak and the Metal Apes". Used to activate a [[Self
* [[The Blank]]: The title opponents in "Attack of the Faceless People".
* [[By the Lights of Their Eyes]]: The eyes of the monsters of the Stone Forest in "The Lost Dorgyte."
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* [[Deployable Cover]]: "The Time Creatures" and "Invasion of the Electroid Men''.
* [[Disintegrator Ray]]: Many [[Villains]] had these.
* [[
* [[Diving Save]]: Dorno to Gleep in "Swamp Monster."
* [[Dressing
* [[Everything Is Better With Monkeys|Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: Igoo, and the flying monkeys in "The Beaked People."
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Most of the [[Villains]].
* [[Exotic Weapon Supremacy]]: The heroes had slingshots loaded with Tundro's explosive rocks.
* [[Eye Beams]]: Zok's [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] eyes.
** In a very small number of episodes Zok displayed the ability to breath fire, sadly this troper can not recall if he actually used it as a weapon so it's possible they some how managed to give a dragon a fire [[Breath Weapon]] while managing to avert [[Kill It
* [[Fastball Special]]: Gloop changes to a giant slingshot to throw Igoo and also throws Gleep once.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Zok, one of "The Gladiators of Kyanite" and the "Laser Lancers".
* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: One of the microscopic monsters in the "Tiny World of Terror".
* [[Giant Flyer]]: Zok the dragon.
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* [[Hand Signals]]: Igoo and Zandor in "The Raiders".
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Igoo in "Mekkor."
* [[Hoist
* [[Horn Attack]]: Thundro's signature attack, especially of the shooting variety.
* [[Hostage Situation]]: Tarra and Dorno occasionally.
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* [[Instant Sedation]]: Used by "Sarko the Arkman" on Zandor.
* [[Invincible Hero]]: Every member of the cast except for Tarra and Dorno.
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: The Mutoid leader Mutak in "The Mutoids".
* [[Jet Pack]]: Used by enemies in "Queen Skorra" and "The Pirates"
* [[Mugged for Disguise]]: Several Crystalite guards in "The Crystalites".
* [[Our Dragons Are Different/Western Animation|Our Dragons Are Different]]: Zok
* [[Planetary Romance]]
* [[Precision
* [[Put Their Heads Together]]: "Invasion of the Electrode Men" and "Ruler of the Reptons".
* [[Red Alert]]: In "Prisoner of the Bubblemen" after Zandor and Tarra escape.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The title characters in "The Mutoids" and "The Crystaloids".
* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Zandor
* [[Reverse Polarity]]: "Revenge of the Pirates". Zok does his with his eye beams.
* [[Rubber Man]]: Gloop and Gleep
* [[Self
* [[Shrink Ray]]: Used on the protagonists in "Tiny World Of Terror."
* [[Skintone Sclerae]]
* [[Stock Phrases]]
** [[Glad He's
** [[It
** [[Leave Him to Me]]: The king of "The Mole Men", referring to Zandor.
** [[Seize Them]]: The king of "The Mole Men", again referring to Zandor.
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* [[Taken for Granite]]: Subverted when a medusa-type villain tried to do this to Igoo, who already ''was'' granite.
* [[Throwing Your Shield Always Works]]: Zandor in multiple episodes.
* [[Timmy in
* [[Trap Door]]: "Sarko the Arkman" and "The Antidote".
* [[Treasure Room]]: "The Raider Apes". In the villager's cave system.
* [[Tree Buchet]]: Igoo to Dorno in "The Raiders".
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: The title creatures in "The Mutoids".
* [[Wafer
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Zandor and Dorno.
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[[Category:Hanna Barbera]]▼
[[Category:Science Fiction Western Animation]]
[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
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