I, too, was a fan of Mr. Socko. In fact, I think the Star Trek world needs to replace the prepatory command "Computer..." with "Giant Robot..."

I would point out, though, that however cool this commercial is; and it is very cool; it's hard to top the Steve McQueen "If you build it, he will come" Mustang Commercial.

That commercial would be a lot cooler if the car wasn't all, you know, French.

But I think the serious issue that you're ducking here--the one which everyone is dying to hear your stance on--is this: Lynn Minmei or Lisa Hayes?

I thought I was the only person left alive who knew about G Force! I was young enough to find them very cool, as opposed to dorky. Now, of course, I think they'd be hard to watch - but man, was that so much better than anything else on at the time.

One of the most inadvertently amusing moments in cinematic history occurs in Johnny Socko. Johnny is shot by one of the bad guys trying to steal the robot, flies about 15 feet and lies still. His barely pubescent sidekick runs over and says "Johnny, are you all right?" I love this movie.

I never could identify with Johnny Socko. Perhaps it was because he needed a surrogate to save the day.

Now that Hayata, on the other hand, didn't need no stinkin' surrogate, just a giant sleeping capsule-looking thingy that transformed him into the awesome Ultraman! When the Science Patrol wasn't enough, you could always count on Ultraman! Except when the stupid Earth's atmosphere impedes the cosmic rays that fed him and he almost dies but then he manages to find just enough energy to fly into space and absorb enough of those precious rays to propel him to victory. Other than that, you could always count on Ultraman.

As to G-Force/Battle of the Planets, you will actually find me occasionally posting as 7-Zark-7. I wanted to name my dog 1-Rover-1, but my big sister overruled me.

Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny, Keops. The fiery Phoenix! What do they have now, Yu-gi-oh? What's that nonsense?

Not gay. Or, if so, only like a Viking.

Oooh. I want one!

What?!?!? Say it aint so Ace! You were too old for Transformers? I don't know if I can read this blog anymore. I will have to go reread Allah again and vote for him in best blog. Sorry, but you ruined it.

I have you all trumped. (You're all fired!) I was into transformers when I lived in Japan, long before they made it to our shores. Same goes with the Datsun 240Z. It was the car of the FUTURE!

No one remebers the opening to Battle of the Planets (or GotchaMan depending on your country of childhood)? Man, as a horny as all get out 9 year old I used to live for that character roll-call at the beginning where Princess twirls through the air and we got a quick, but entirely planned and executed, panty flash. ahhhhh that's the stuff.

Minmei for sure, I'm a glutton for punishment over and over again.