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Welcome back to Top 10 Nerd, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey.
We talk an awful lot about superheroes on this channel, most of whom come from comic
books.
But just as not all heroes wear capes, not all superheroes come from comics!
So let’s talk about some of the best heroes that got their start on TV, rather than in
comics.
If you like this video, check out our video on Top 10 Supervillains not from comic books!
Now get ready, it’s time for the Top 10 Superheroes from Cartoons!
Number 10: Ben 10.
Finally!
I know there’s at least one person that was asking for a video on Ben 10 for ages,
and I finally get to talk about him!
Ben 10 is a show about Ben TENnyson, a TEN year old boy, who receives an alien watch
thing called an Omnitrix, which lets him transform into TEN different aliens.
Yeah, they really beat the dead horse with that whole “Ten” thing.
He fights evil with the help of the Omnitrix, as well as his cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max.
And Blitzwolfer and Four Arms are the best.
Number 9: The Powerpuff Girls.
Powerpuff Girls was one of those shows that little Ron would watch in secret, because
as I little boy I didn’t want people to know that I watched a Q Girlie Q show.
But I’m a man now.
And I’m secure in my masculinity.
Ish.
So I can reveal my knowledge.
The Powerpuff girls were three girls named Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup, created by
a professor using Sugar, Spice, and Everything nice, but the accidental addition of chemical
X turned them into superheroes.
And they fight against a monkey with a big brain called Mojo Jojo, who got super smart
in the same chemical X accident.
Apparently there’s a 4th one named Bliss now, but that’s a story for another day.
Number 8: The Mummies from Mummies Alive.
Man, I loved this show, and it makes me so sad that there’s only 1 season.
The show is about a modern kid with the spirit of Prince Rapses the twelfth, who awakens
ancient Egyptian warriors that fight against a mummy sorcerer guy.
Interesting premise right?
They all have animal powers; Ja-Kal the falcon, Rath the snake, Armon the ram, and Nefer-Tina
the cat.
I always liked Ja-Kal as a kid, for some reason I always gravitated towards the leader in
shows like that.
Speaking of shows where I love the leader…
Number 7: The Gargoyles.
Do you guys remember Gargoyles?
I do.
I went as Goliath for Halloween.
You know, before I went as Harry Potter 5 years in a row.
Yeah, I was a cool kid.
Gargoyles told the story of these superhero gargoyles that were transported to New York,
coming to life at night to protect the city.
The Gargoyles all looked really unique, with distinct personalities.
But Goliath was the best.
I keep hearing rumblings about a live action version, which would be awesome, but they’ve
been saying it for years so I won’t hold my breath.
Number 6: Captain Planet.
Captain Planet is the star of Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
When Gaia, the spirit of the planet, is awoken by Hoggish Greedly who is, surprise surprise,
a villain, she sends out five magic rings across the world.
Each ring gives its bearer control over Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart.
If the 5 Planeteers are in over their heads, they can combine their powers to bring out
Captain Planet, an elemental superhero whose weakness is, you guessed it, pollution.
Yeah, it’s basically Environmental Power Rangers, but I liked it.
Number 5: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
This is one show that somehow managed to go directly under my radar for years, but I’m
so glad to have learned about it this year.
Harvey Birdman is an ex-superhero of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio fame, who decided to start
working as a lawyer.
No longer does he use superpowers to defeat villains, he instead uses logic, reasoning,
and legal precedent in a world of Hana Barbera characters.
So he went from one of the most beloved professions to one of the most hated.
Atta boi.
Number 4: Thundercats.
I suspect a good number of you guys are too young to have watched the ThunderCats on TV.
I am too.
But you, like me, are probably super familiar with them because they’re pretty ubiquitous
in pop culture.
The Thundercats are a bunch of alien superheroes from the planet Thundera.
They defend Third Earth from the evil Mumm-Ra, and fight against hordes of mutants.
And Panthro is the best.
Lion-O can rub a monkey’s tummy with his head.
Number 3: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.
If you’ve watched a lot of our videos, you’ve probably seen me talk about Bobobo.
He’s a ridiculously masculine hero with an afro of gold and nose hairs of steel.
This is one of the strangest shows I’ve ever seen, due largely to the fact that Bobobo
fights using his frickin nose hairs.
It’s gross, it’s weird… and it’s just glorious.
Number 2: The Super Duper Sumos.
Oh man.
I remembered this show a few weeks ago, and ever since I’ve just had this theme song
popping into my head pretty much every day.
It’s the best.
And I just learned today, that this absurdly homoerotic show was produced by “DiC Entertainment”.
Just sayin.
Anyway, the sumos save the day using their own special moves, including the Sumo Squeeze,
the Honourable thunderball, and of course, the Gluteus Maximus.
Did I mention this show is super weird?
Number 1: Freakazoid.
This may have been one of the first heroes you thought of when you saw this title, and
for good reason.
When Dexter Douglas accidentally activated his Pinnacle computer chip, he gained the
ability to say “Freak out” and turn into an internet-powered superhero.
Freakazoid is awesome, he’s kind of a mixture of The Mask and Deadpool, with strangely inconsistent
superpowers and a weakness to Poo Gas.
Constantly breaking the 4th wall, mixed with slapstick and ridiculous stock footage made
for a kids show unlike any other.
I gotta watch Freakazoid tonight.
That’s it for today!
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Later nerds!