A mild mannered human youth secretly leads a squad of uniquely designed robots in the defence of Earth.A mild mannered human youth secretly leads a squad of uniquely designed robots in the defence of Earth.A mild mannered human youth secretly leads a squad of uniquely designed robots in the defence of Earth.
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- TriviaThe series drew a lawsuit from the toy company, Tonka, on the allegation of basing the cartoon on their GoBots franchise, which was adapted from Bandai's Machine Robo line. Although that lawsuit proved to be baseless, the legal complications led to Mighty Orbots being canceled after one season.
- ConnectionsSpoofed in Dexter's Laboratory: Last But Not Beast (1998)
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Without a doubt, one of the best cartoons of the '80s
I always wondered what became of the Mighty Orbots. When I found out the show was canceled due to a stupid lawsuit concerning the extremely cheap and bottom of the bargain basement bin GoBots, I was very disappointed. I have fond memories of getting up early on Saturday mornings so I could enjoy the adventures of these Mighty Orbots. It was very well animated, and the plots kept you guessing at what would happen next. I also admired the nature of each of the Orbots' personalities. They weren't over-the-top, so it was easy to develop a bond with all of them. It definitely introduced a better quality of anime in the American market and this was apparent in the success of Robotech, Transformers and Voltron. Ironically, the GoBots tanked horribly and was always seen as a "poor man's" version of the Transformers. Maybe one day somebody will decide to re-release the Orbots or pick up the series again. At the very least, I hope that a DVD is forthcoming.
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- Dec 28, 2005
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