The History of Dungeons & Dragons: Satanic Panic on Saturday Mornings!
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Right at the height of the 1980’s Satanic panic, fueled by the media, there was the game Dungeons & Dragons.
It was so popular that it was only a matter of time before the networks came calling and in 1983 CBS unleashed Dungeons & Dragons, a cartoon based on the game (sort of) that aired on Saturday mornings.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(TV_series)
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December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
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@OdariArt
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Dungeons & Dragons is one of my favorite cartoons. The live action car commercial was awesome alao.
@melasnexperience
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
12:15 I think that's the first time I've heard something sensible coming from Peggy Charren.
@uglygiantbagsofmostlywater
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Maybe the guy off-ed himself because he couldn't bear the fact that his mom and her friends are absolute nutbags.
@patrick2205
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Hail Satan!
@Archvile-h5q
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
That D&D labyrinth game was awesome. My brother & I played the hell out of it!
@ScottRobinson76
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Was there an episode where the kids thought they got back home? I could have sworn the last episode sent them home. Been a long time since I watched it.
@ggbetz
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
The show to ask, but did they die? Or is it like book 7 Narnia magic? Or are they just like Dr Sam Beckett, and just trying to get home?
@lanedossett6870
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
D & D and Thundarr The Barbarian were the cool cartoons for the time they came out.
@Lord_Dillinger
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Excellent content, loved the cartoon, have the DVD set!
@Thomas-VA
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
this is the bible's work . . eliminating perceived competition, not standng on its own merits
@damenwood3670
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
I still have my warduke toy!
@meangreenmememachine2890
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Ask T0m Hank$ "what happened to Sarah Ruth Ashcraft?" 🍕🍕🍕
@deceptijon
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
This channel is YouTube videos purely designed to sell cereal to adults about cartoons purely designed to sell toys to children.
@BrianJNelson
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
If you are looking for the action figures, know that Eric, Presto and Sheila are hard to find and pretty expensive. DM and Venger are also not cheap but they are a set and that's to be expected, Diana and Hank are still available and pretty cheap, and Bobby and Uni (a set) are starting to get rare so snap them up soon.
@malkmuslistener5459
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
it's hard to believe that people were so stupid in the 80's they thought a tabletop game was 'real' and 'demonic'. while ironically, that's more like D&D now. i actually WISH it was still 'sweaty nerds in a basement' rather than overly-pc left-leaning 'fandom geek theater-kid' people playing it to 'roll to seduce lamp.' i can't think of a cringier thing than critical role.
@padawanmage71
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Played DnD for several years with friends back in the 80s, but while i remember my parents being slightly concerned, they could tell that i was just having fun.
@derekstein6193
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
0:14
Wait? It actually had an ending? News to me.
Edit: 13:57
Okay, I thought so. For a bit there I thought I had severely overlooked an episode somehow.
@BrycePerry
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Saying that Mazes and Monsters "starred" Tom Hanks is doing a lot of the marketing department's work for them. He's IN the movie, for sure. But he's hardly the star thereof.
@Satsujinki1973
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
I didn't realise there were three seasons. It felt like I only watched one season as a kid here in NZ.
@mihousebot3045
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Not sure what's worse- the fucking Magic Spoon ad, or calling THE GAME MASTER "some wizard". FFS 🤦
@DistantThunderworksLLC
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Hey, I enjoyed Pandemonium!
@mwinchesterjr6862
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Of all the shows Hollywood is itching to Re-Make, I think I would be okay with this one being remade.
@Dalpima
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Ah yes, MEP.
"Mattel Electronics Presents…..BEEEEEE SEVENTEEEEEEEN BOOOOOMBER."
@JohnSmith-os9eb
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
The fact the campaign didn’t have a proper ending and just faded out is the most d&d thing ever lol
@nomeldaeh
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
I TRULY thought I was the only person that remembered Pandamonium
@niveketihw1897
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Anyone remember the animated for TV film "Flight of Dragons?"
@williamozier918
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
I went to Michigan State University, and yes I found the tunnels and would sneak down into them and run around.
@SauloBenigno
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
It was called "Caverna do Dragão" (Dragon's Cave) here in Brazil, and was a big hit, still is today!!!
@Alucard-A-La-Carte
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
People wonder why I'm pathologically allergic to starting a series before it ends, maybe it's because 90% of the entertainment I grew up with all had the worst endings ever. Or no ending whatsoever.
It's like all creators were trying for the biggest cliffhanger to rile people into demanding the show's return, or a spite snub toward anyone for ever getting invested and NOTHING in-between.
@michaelemond7315
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Thank you for this. This was easily my favourite cartoon when I was growing up. Sure I loved Thundercats, G.I. Joe, Transformers and Challenge of the Superfriends. But with the children angle I felt the premise spoke to me (as a child myself). I could never transform into a car but I could easily ride a rollercoaster into an alternative dimension.
It was a shame they never got home. It was just another one of those shows that left me feeling unresolved. Like Quantum Leap, The Prisoner (yeah – he kinda got home but man that was a crap ending), Gilligan's Island (don't you dare count the made for TV movies). and Kidd Video (still trapped in the Flipside) .
@AmanojakuX
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
"This is Satan's work."
Picture: a flumpf.
lol
@dendostar5436
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Charlie: “I seem The Devil.”
@marcellorenatto
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
You forgot to mention the most important part: the great writing this series had. It was far superior to Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats, and it became a pop-culture phenomenon in Brazil. The car commercial was produced for Brazilian audiences and featured Brazilian actors.
@Phule77
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
I really enjoyed Pandemoniun as a child, but it was only on before school in my area, much like Dinosaucers and Galaxy Rangers.
@Trevin_Taylor
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Azes and Onsters ?
@seanv3997
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Was Into the game and the show when it was on the air. Good times. It was due to the panic that I got my game supplies cheap and a yard sale. My dad couldn’t care less about the news, he knew dragons and knights were cool and I liked them. I still watch this show through once every few years. Lot of good memories.
@aarondavidking
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Pandamonium was an awesome show.
@eternalskeptic
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
Hail Satan!
@cornhustlah
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 am
@15:42 looks at Venger:
….
Rick Grimes crying:
"What'd they do to my boy?"
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