Inhumanoids Explored - 80's Insanely Grotesque, Mature & Brilliant Cartoon Was Way Ahead Of Its Time

[@bradrankin844]

I have said it before and I'm sure I will say it again, they just don't make cartoons like they used to back in the 80s! And unfortunately I don't think that they will ever again 😕 And that's just a sad commentary on where we're going as a society! Great video once again!👍👍👍👍

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Kids shows featuring titans & genetic freaks hiding inside hollow earth are generally frowned upon.... too close to reality. I love this show, bro 👍.

[@bradrankin844]

@@TexasHollowEarth Thanks for your comment Rusty.

[@jimmyhoffa2530]

Idk cartoons are actually better these days than in the 80's and early 90's. Nostalgia can make things seem better in retrospect than they actually were. Now Ghostbusters and Ninja Turtles was the shit back in the day but a lot of the other ones were actual shit. lol!!

[@bradrankin844]

@@jimmyhoffa2530 Your right....but you forgot 2 that were bad ass-- G.I. Joe and Transformers!

[@jimmyhoffa2530]

@@bradrankin844 Hell yeah!!! GI Joe was the shit!!

[@alansharps6704]

I LOVED this show as a kid. Of all the 80s reboots getting done this definitely needs to make the list

[@jamaldominicbarr7379]

>reboot NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO

[@chitrok1]

They'd ruin it just like all the others.

[@rickyrackey7930]

Someone call Hidetaka Miyazaki for an Inhumanoids reboot.

[@thebrownbaldy]

This was one of the darker children's cartoons of the 80s and man oh man did I enjoy it.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

My mom was glued to this. Heroes like in her time. Monsters she thought were extreme. She loves horror and satire like this. She is gone now. But I still watch it. I even turned the comic into a nine part video comic on my channel. I added extra artistic elements elements to augment it. Fun to work on.

[@cocodojo]

Animators : So... how dark and violent did you want this to be? Head of the show : Yes!

[@neblettadam]

I absolutely loved the show and toys back when I was a kid!

[@the0s0ph1st]

LOL I remember touching things and chanting "D E C O M P O S E !"

[@yahnatanlevi6894]

They need to bring this back as a cartoon and a live action movie

[@Solus3D]

Like Godzilla vs Kong

[@yahnatanlevi6894]

@Jason Stephenson same here Hollywood/hollyweird will ruin it 😑 😒 😐 😤

[@alphatrion100]

I LOVED all sunbow cartoons. Great voicecasts

[@jamisonfrey3452]

Inhumanoids was a really unique toy line/cartoon and, yes it was the monsters that really sold the idea and toys back then. My brothers and I had a bunch of the monsters, but none of the human figures that I can remember. I still have the leader of the bad guys 'Metlar' as well as 'Redlen' and 'redsun' which were the Redwood good guy tree creatures.

[@MrMicklethal]

I have every Inhumanoids figure and all the vehicles, favorite part of my toy collection!

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@MrMicklethal Not gonna lie, that's pretty impressive.

[@MrMicklethal]

@@jamisonfrey3452 Thanks! I'm also the proud owner of the entire line of the *_Sectaurs toys._*

[@MrMicklethal]

@@jamisonfrey3452 I was incredibly lucky...most of them were bought in three weeks. Woolworth's was going out of business so my wife and I went to see what we could buy cheap. They had three aisles jammed with toys with orange "Clearance Stickers" on them. The first trip we bought nothing but *Inhumanoids toys.* I barely looked at the other two aisles. The next trip I found the Sectaurs toys, I never even heard of them but they looked so cool I had to get them. This was pre-internet so I used the pics on the boxes to figure out which toys I still had to find. When Woolworth's closed those two collections were about 80% complete. The next few years I found the rest. The Sectaurs have a huge *_"Hyve" Playset"_* which was their answer to He-Man's Castle Grayskull. I was walking through Present Company (another store no longer in business) one day and I found the Hyve for $6.99. LOL I don't know about other toy collectors but I can tell you where I found every piece I have. I've seen the Hyve on eBay go for a 1000 dollars in the original box. About halfway through our buying spree my wife was getting a little antsy about the money we were spending and I kept telling her these would be worth a lot of money in a few years. But inside my head I'm secretly thinking *_"OMG I hope these things are worth something someday!"_*

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@MrMicklethal Wow!! That's a cool story, dude. Sounds like you really hit the jackpot with those finds. I remember the Hive playset. I never had the pleasure of owning one myself, but I would have liked to. Yeah, I'm like you in that I can remember where I got just about every piece In my collection. I think it's a collector's thing lol. The 80s had so many great properties to collect too. My favorite is the He-Man stuff, but I've also got stuff from G.I. Joe, Battle beasts, Dino-Riders, Transformers, Inhumanoids, Madballs Ghostbusters, Thundercats and I feel like I'm leaving out a ton lol. Who's your favorite Inhumanoid figure? I've always liked Decompose. I got him for my birthday one year when I was a kid. A friend of mine accidentally dropped him and his head broke off. I was not happy to put it nicely. I used to love the open up ribcage gimmick that Decompose had. As I mentioned before, I didn't have any of the human figures from the line. But that was ok. It just meant that He-Man/Inhumanoids crossover battle events would rage across my bedroom floor. Good times, indeed.

[@Silverset_]

I was completely enthralled by this show as a kid. It blew my mind!

[@BunnyslippersEUC]

I always wondered what happened, but only 13 episodes. I really like the adult nature of this cartoon. It was real sci-fi/horror. The titan monsters really had a basic but very interesting design. I am now 40 years old. I think I saw the Inhumans on the BBC, living the Netherlands.

[@DchanZockt]

The action figures of the series (best still originally packaged) are today probably as valuable as gold bars.

[@OmarBhoo]

Oh man I loved this show as a kid.

[@tagreene06]

I remember I binge watched this on KZbin a few years ago. I had no idea what it was. I never watched an episode when I was a kid and this shit is one of the coolest cartoons I've ever laid my eyes on. A cartoon where monsters are the good guys. I love stuff like that. I've been waiting for this to come out on DVD 😭😭😭😭

[@TexasHollowEarth]

5 episode mini series came out in the U.S. on DVD. The remaining 7 or 8 episodes only came out on DVD in Europe & it's PAL format. I bought it years ago & converted it to NTSC 👍.

[@DireTribble]

This is a show I watched as a kid and had all the toys for (except for Metlar. He was the only one I never got my hands on). I never really stopped to think, until watching this, how unique the show was from its contemporaries in terms of its dark and adult tones. Looking back now it makes sense why I’ve never forgotten it.

[@ericinla65]

I REMEMBER THIS SHOW... Never had a chance to watch it when I was a kid. I have to check it out now.

[@ragingbull8024]

This series scare the hell out of me as a kid!

[@pablobarrera7613]

Thanks to the voices of its characters, I eventually became an extreme metal musician since the early 2000s. The terifying metal vocals remended me of Inhumanoids and they immediately clicked something in my head.

[@jacobwebb2623]

YES!!!!! Great review, this was one of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid!

[@csx6910]

Loved it as a kid and even had some of the toys.

[@mrf19741]

I remember when this debuted as part of the Super Sumday cartoon line-up and was hooked after the first episode. When they put all of the debut episodes together as a mini-movie, I geeked out as a kid. I was thrilled when it was put on Saturday mornings with weekly episodes! Not to mention, this was the first cartoon that legit scared the hell outta me as a kid!

[@glasshalffullofwhatever3106]

Does anyone else think D'compose could've and should've been in charge of the inhumanoids?? He had the coolest voice, powers and in most cases, storylines and scenes...I mean, he did create Nightcrawler...

[@mal35m]

Still one of the all time best cartoons.

[@mk_wizard]

As a child, this cartoon scared me.

[@LonewolfAZ520]

Never recall watching this cartoon. But it looks like something I'd watch. Very cool!

[@rcredmon]

This show scared the hell out of me.

[@sunboltgift711]

I loved this show as a kid, even had quite a few of the action figures, really wish they'd either remake it or throw it on DVD somewhere.

[@Froggy711]

6:07 really messed with me as a kid. Watching her die and turn into a monster on screen was super upsetting and I am not surprised it got taken off the air.

[@cassandralyris4918]

This show scared the crap outta me at 4 years old...I still showed up to watch it every weekend, at least until parents had my local Minneapolis station take it off. 😂 None of my friends ever got ahold of one of the toys either. Too rich for our blood I'm afraid. It would've been awesome though. I'm willing to bet it would have been a "My mom says I don't have to share that one" toy anyways. 🤣 Speaking of more mature than I was expecting cartoons, have you ever reviewed Exosquad? It definitely qualifies.

[@insaneedoko999]

If this re-aired when I was younger I definitely would have watched this along with probably most older cartoons with monsters and/or dinosaurs with my dad and may that awesome man be awesome!

[@t8r507]

This show really highlights what kind of educational prowess and maturity that was expected of American pre-teens back in 1985 as opposed to now. This cartoon had some really heavy-duty themes and a certain amount of educational growth was obviously expected just to even begin to follow and understand this show. Not only expected but was such a reality it was an afterthought not even remotely considered you understood and comprehended. Viewed from a certain standpoint this classic cartoon puts a huge spotlight on an crisis that has obviously gotten worse as time passed by.... Time passes...will you?

[@t8r507]

It really does highlight where their priorities are at the moment for the education of our young children. Not broadening the horizons but narrowing to vertical a generation with tunnel vision.

[@paranoyd70]

I watched this show when I was very young, and I loved it. I saw the toys in a store and they were way cooler than their cartoon counterparts, but they were way too expensive.

[@truthspitter8156]

Never heard of this show I was born in 91 but I'm I'm major kaiju and monster fan I'll check this out love nothing more than a monster

[@barriolimbas]

My parents didn't want me to watch it at the time, rewatched it and I now see why. Still unlike other shows, least this one did not end unresolved and abruptly.

[@Karlos1234ify]

D’Compose was the scariest one of the trio.

[@mkv2718]

god i loved this show as a kid. it was metal before i even knew what that was. (i did have a zeppelin cassette and a black sabbath cassette that i played on a teddy ruxpin. unfortunately his mouth wouldn’t move, but only my parents had a tape player downstairs, so if i wanted to listen to music as a kid, that’s what i had to do 😂). Decompose was definitely my favorite

[@Rucker1980]

I remember watching this when i was a kid, i wasn't ready for all that

[@jamelholoman9229]

I loved this as a kid they need to bring it back

[@jkhadem5729]

really enjoyed this cartoon and vid, i hope they continue the story was more a fan of earth corps

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

I want this show back on the air. Or on dvd so I can finally do fanfic of this show.

[@nooneofimportance2110]

I loved this show back in the day.

[@jthegrind]

This cartoon haunted me when I was a kid

[@quinnessential8917]

As a kid I rented the movie over and over and over again

[@OscillatorCollective]

Really good show…I wish I still had my Tendrill and Decompose…and I always wanted one of those redwood tree beings…

[@markusmcgee]

At the time this was the best cartoon out. AAAMMMMBEERRRRRRRR!!!!

[@cowpuddles4851]

I absolutely loved this cartoon but the toys needed some help. Great possibilities but some of the Earth Corps suits were a little silly. I would love to see a crossover with Centurions though.

[@geardog24]

Inhumanoids a.k.a what if G.I. Joe fought elderitch horrors instead of Cobra

[@brianjordan3841]

U can’t kill the glory of the 80s it’s too awesome

[@bignblack63bx]

This cartoon was way ahead of its time like most 80's and 90's cartoon. Saturday morning cartoon but had such a dark adult style to it. D-COMPOSE was the straight mence of the 3 just saying his name as he turned you into a mutated undead zombie.....DeeeeeCommmmmPosssssse! Why can't they make them like this anymore? 😫

[@eyeseer1]

Owned a D’Compose toy, Granite soldier, Redwood minion and the VHS. Truly a gem in my childhood but sadly the D’Compose toy head fell off.

[@Supremmo]

I remember this show. It use to come on Sunday Mornings in Syndication (at least in my area). Inhumanoids should've had more seasons. It was a well done show!

[@EvilTShirtClub]

Brilliant!! I used to suffer through "Jem" to see ~10 min episodes of this...was SUPER annoying haha!

[@restionSerpentine]

Had this movie as a Kid, watched it and the Dinoriders movie nonstop

[@scotttrammell3913]

I remember this show as well as the comics.

[@kaylaturnis9486]

One of the tree monsters was voiced by the man who voiced Optimus Prime from Transformers!

[@GrahamJamesMcKenzie]

Thank You muchly for this in depth analysis. I read this in comic form about 35 years ago. Think it was a back-up to the Transformers comic, maybe Action Force (I could look it up but want to do this from memory) and even in that form it stood apart from other works. Very intense, dark and left on a cliff-hanger of the halves of magnicore being defeated unleashing the terrifying Boss. Took years, maybe decades before I found out what happened. ha

[@J_Dubb79]

Sectaur comes to mind for horror and action

[@josebautista4311]

I loved watching this cartoon when I was a kid

[@nickkovac97]

Great show!!!!

[@blackhazeification]

I use to love this show n I've been looking for the Decompose action figure

[@TheMultiskykid]

I still have the vhs of the movie

[@eyeseer1]

Mine got chewed up after 22 years. Still have the box.

[@bwill3337]

Man I love inhumanoids! It was fun and scary!!

[@benbarnett5743]

Surprised this series was considered a show for kids due to the premise and massive amounts of body horror in it

[@Daiwafisherman]

Would make a great movie!!

[@caliguy8173]

I use to love this cartoon

[@rush1er]

Decompose scared the $#|+ out of me as a kid. Not just his look, but what he did to you if he got a hold of you. And the toys ribcage opened up like a jailcell door and you could trap smaller action figures inside his chest cavity.... MOTHER OF GOD! The epitome of 80's trauma! The toys were top notch. They were big and derailed. I owned Dr Bright, Auger, the Redwood guy, the Rock dude, and my favorite, Magnatar.

[@HORRIOR1]

I wish to one day see these beasts being brought back, even if it were just a cameo or a crossover with some of the more successful series. Imagine Autobots and GI Joes fighting against Decepticons and Inhumanoids.

[@Halbared]

I'd forgotten all bout SLither.

[@chesterquick4745]

I'm trying to get the DVD set, I love this show.

[@eyeseer1]

Awesome series deserves a Blu-Ray. The dvd was released on 2002.

[@TheAmazingsuntanSpider-man]

I remember having the Metlar toy💙 IT WAS HUGE !!!!

[@katmandu573]

I think the intro song got stuck in my head because of the commercials. It was a shame that it ended so soon.

[@justinpurdy2418]

I wish they made a reboot of the series it would be awesome 😄😄🔥

[@eyeseer1]

Inhumanoids, Transformers and GI Joe were owned by Hasbro. Could see Michael Bay doing Inhumanoids.

[@gregg9672]

This was an amazing cartoon

[@BlueDog241]

We've had several Transformer, G.I. Joe and Jem and the Holograms Movies. We need an Inhuminiods Movie! we are over due!

[@Hiltonliveparanormalnews79]

This cartoon had very mature content for it's time if you listen to it's dialogue. I loved this show had the action figures too

[@harveywittii9323]

I do really wish that Godzilla had been part of the show as well

[@Marty-z1y]

It was ahead its time; I was 5 or 6 and I ate this show up, bit grew up on gi joe, transformers and she-ra

[@yuukisama2001]

Oh watched this a lot during my HS days. D'Compose scared the crap out of me. I mean you are creature that had the power to decompose anything he touched. When he touched a human, I was like "NO!!!" But thankfully you could cure them. I use to draw Metlar all the time. Then I was on his side. Yeah, they played that whole Megatron/Starscream deal. Yet I don't even know how this whole saga ended.

[@jamalvargas6146]

At Least Michael Bay Didn't Get a Chance to butcher this classic with a Live Action film thank the 80's animation gods 😁😁😁☺☺☺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kevinwedderburn7177]

You got that right!

[@eyeseer1]

I’d watch that.

[@sammylane21]

The Rod Reiss Titan from ATTACK ON TITAN, he'd fit right on in this series. If you never seen him, Google him.

[@hillbillyharper4008]

Loved that show

[@bilwisss]

it was very metal, and very lovecraftian at the time. ....would H.P. Lovecraft have enjoyed the Inhumanoids? makes me wonder, how far where we from an EVIL DEAD cartoon?

[@BBBHuey]

This is a show that is right up Michael Bay's alley. It amazes me that no one, not even him, has tried to make a movie out of it.

[@misterlau5246]

I loved this one like most Kids. Dark scary and nothing like I had seen before 😳🤯

[@christianleocastelo342]

I'd love it if there was a talk about ninja robots, that was my childhood

[@louiswilkins9624]

Great memories

[@jesusperez8394]

I had the Decompose figure when I was a kid.

[@lazarocuellar6130]

I actually use to watch them with anticipation!🧐😎🤷

[@theinconspicuousbxc]

I was 8 when Inhumanoids came out, and it was screwed up then, too!!

[@billwill7383]

I had a metlar toy as a kid. Big heavy plastic toy with a pointy red horn. It fell horn split my head open. Good times. Made an impression on me.

[@bflippsytrance]

Remember seeing this very early on Saturday morning before fun factory started, and I really was impressed by how graphic it was being a very young boy at that time. I think I only saw it twice since of the hour it was on, but seeing it later as an adult I instantly noticed the animation being bad and very inconsistent compared to other shows at that time. I found the re-watch value to be quite low on this one, at least for me, and I'm a big fan of 80's animation.

[@revisweston4455]

I USE TO WATCH THE INHUMANOIDS CARTOONS EVERY SUNDAY MORNING BACK IN "1986." I WAS ONLY 16 YRS. OLD THEN NOW I'M 53. ANYWAY WHAT I ❤️ LOVED MOST ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CARTOON WAS THAT IT CAME OFF AS 😳. SERIOUS WITH IT'S DRAMATIC EVENTS EVEN SO THE UNEXPECTED SENCE OF. 🤭🤣😂😅😆 HUMOR WOULD JUST MAKE MY MORNING JUST CRACKING ME 🆙 UP 🤣 LAUGHING AT IT ESPECIALLY WHEN D'COMPOSE COVERD HIS NOSE 🆙 UP BECAUSE OF METLAR'S EXTREMELY BAD BREATH!!!!. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA. 🤣😆😅😂🤭!!!!!!!.

[@racspartan1]

Awesome 👏

[@hankmessaros6700]

Come on make a live action movie 🎬 who else would go and see this

[@arieljacobsegal]

Me✅

[@Reviewer2016]

Reminds one of the mutant league series.

[@johnnywalker8815]

Shockingly these inhumanoids all have humanoid type bodies.

[@skiptoacceptancemdarlin]

i looked this up based on a memory of Decompose opening up his ribcage and putting one of the humans inside, smashing him inside against his guts to rot. needless to say it stuck with me. i didn't even remember the name of the show (if i ever knew it). my daycare had it on VHS

[@davidheard709]

One of the best for the Mutores was Magnokor.

[@cotillion]

Used to be my favorite :D

[@devinsears1886]

I think there should be a revival or reboot of the show, but as a show that's rated e for everyone