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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, [[Everything's Better
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."
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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".
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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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* [[Skintone Sclerae]]
* [[Stock Phrases]]
** [[Glad He's
** [[It's Quiet... Too Quiet]]: Xandor in "Mission of the Amatons" and "The Island of the Gravites".
** [[Leave Him to Me]]: The king of "The Mole Men", 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.
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[[Category:Hanna Barbera]]▼
[[Category:Science Fiction Western Animation]]
[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
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