Comments on: Random TV show about Fanasty in the 80s

Question: Random TV show about Fanasty in the 80s

Rolandkorn — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:33:13 -0800

80s tv question. When i was a young man i remember this show that was semi fanasty with a plot around swordsmen who had a sword but also a dirk would come out of the hilt of the sword. This is all i remember if anyone could guide me more would apprecaite it. Show would have been before 85.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:40:56 -0800

Cartoon with cat people? Thundercats? No dagger, but the sword grew when imbued with magical power.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:42:35 -0800

Robin of Sherwood? It ran from 84 to 86.

By: Rolandkorn

Rolandkorn — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:42:59 -0800

Wasnt cartoon was real people. Should have include that there was an fanasty knight element to it thank you for responding.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:48:59 -0800

Was it Wizards and Warriors (IMDB)?

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:50:27 -0800

I immediately thought of that because the show I just mentioned has come up before. This previous AskMe has links to clips and such from Wizards and Warriors.

By: Rolandkorn

Rolandkorn — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:51:46 -0800

Yeah i think that is it i remember the hair the most. Thanx CoG Nate.

By: zengargoyle

zengargoyle — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:03:09 -0800

Just another... The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi also has a dagger in the handle of his sword. But he's 60s samurai flick so maybe it's where they got the idea from.

By: Naberius

Naberius — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:40:52 -0800

Then there's The Sword and the Sorcerer in which it kind of became a running gag that the titular sword, which started out as this enormous three-bladed monstrosity (two of which could literally be launched like rockets) kept breaking down into smaller and smaller weapons as the movie went on.

God that was a stupid movie. I loved it to death.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:09:20 -0800

Oh yeah, the triblade. I'm fairly certain that either it or the sword that Cromwell wielded had the same kind of out-popping-dirk feature, too. Awesomely bad flick.