SUPERCUT Every Transformation in Manimal (1983)

[@archangel5627]

It’s been so long since I’ve seen any episodes of Manimal that I had completely forgotten how great the transformation sequences were. For an early 80s tv show, Manimal had excellent practical effects. I’d love to rewatch the show now as an adult. Thank you for uploading this video and for showcasing the best part about the Manimal tv show!

[@leilal8053]

I liked the show and was sorry it was canceled so soon.

[@vicolano5632]

I must have been a patient kid watching this. It takes forever for him to transform.

[@alexanrelz1979]

Entre na vibe e tente se transformar você também

[@kodesh1674]

@@alexanrelz1979 5:18 what episode is this

[@westmcgee9320]

It was awesome for its time, so we weren’t bored.

[@salvadorleal8133]

Na época os efeitos especiais eram muito ruim, hoje com tecnologia que temos , ficaria Top10 se refizecem a série novamente . ☝️

[@eio1971]

I was thinking the same thing, it takes half the show for him to transform.

[@clarkparker4860]

The reactions from the random nearby animals are the icing on the cake. 😄

[@paulskerritt5247]

The lion and the tiger thinking WTF

[@Marianmessagesandapparitions]

If I remember well, they could already feel he was kind of one of them

[@Invictus-101]

I loved this show when I was a kid but didn't realise it took him a long time to transform. Time was really of the essence when falling from the sky. I think he also transformed into an elephant. A shame it was short-lived. Great spfx ! Ahead of its time, IMO.

[@SportPrediction]

Automan, Manimal, Knight Rider, AirWolf, The Guyver, Supersonic Man was the go-to sci-fi for someone off us back in those days when there was only VHS and no cable TV

[@yulia62]

MacGyver,not The Guyver

[@Crystal.Unscripted]

Never heard of Supersonic Man! Gotta Google this....

[@christophersilva6044]

you can add misfits of science too

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

Super sonic man?

[@becca7899]

Blue thunder and street hawk too ❤

[@phyllishammond9886]

After all these years , I got it on DVD! Rest in peace , Simon

[@rodrigodelgado2910]

He is dead ? When he died ?

[@phyllishammond9886]

@@rodrigodelgado2910 yes, 2010 from bowel cancer

[@jakehoff6155]

By the time he completes his transformation, the bad guys would have gotten away

[@lextruther-5118]

😂😂😂😂

[@Englishsessions]

Actually, the transformation would take just an instant though the moment is slowed down just for us to admire the every single changing traits ☝️🤓

[@ripmax333]

Or shoot him

[@rodrigodelgado2910]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@Englishsessions]

@@applejuice3500 i understood nothing 🤔🤨

[@dirkdiggler2430]

Watching this show as a kid I used to try to turn into a Panther, I would look at my hand and try to stretch my fingers and concentrate on turning. Lmfao 🤣

[@darthkobe73]

You too 😅

[@nyxnightlinger7719]

I'm totally laughing my ass off because I did the same thing. I so thought I could do it. I still want to so bad.

[@farhanjamal4269]

😅😅

[@brolybacksideclan4879]

The same 😁👍

[@DanSheffo]

Snap

[@tunkycool]

Kids today can laugh all they want but back then this was a treat!

[@robtheanimator1356]

It was amazing at the time! I remember always being excited for the next episode.

[@adidaselitist6739]

“ you gotta a problem… you hyper ventilating or something?” 😂😂😂😂

[@steviedmrbk5179]

I is cat now! 🤗

[@bigorange2082]

I loved this show as a kid.

[@jime6688]

Could we just talk about how creepy these transformations were to watch and why this was on network tv? I’m glad, but this was amazing for the time.

[@omni201]

Exactly, and the music didn’t make it any better. Also the heavy breathing was creepy.

[@ludivinebalthazar9189]

Manimal it was so great 🙌🙌 childhood memories ❤️ 🤗

[@jondennison5874]

I used to watch this show every Friday nights at 9pm on NBC in 1983. R.I.P. Simon MacCorkindale

[@malvenfarrugia3656]

I didnt know that he died!

[@anthonyemmanuel2110]

One of the pioneers of special effects, made this show even more brilliant.

[@9etherking707]

It's crazy how the effects look exactly the same as the American Werewolf in London and Teen Wolf movies and MJ's Thriller 🤔

[@anthonyemmanuel2110]

@@9etherking707 All done by the same team,who created the effects for, The Howling.

[@9etherking707]

@@anthonyemmanuel2110 Okay, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing that information 😊

[@raulzavala9061]

Even the intense music gives the transformation a punch but by the time he completes the transformation the bad guys are long gone.

[@bobafret5619]

Used to love this series when i was much younger and was totally blown away with the effects, bck then…watching all of these now..gosh..I cant stop laughing my ass off..he can literally change into every damn animal?..LOL!..

[@slkshewolf]

Only the hawk transformation I never understood. How can his hands become the claws...where did the wings come from? It made more sense for his feet to become claws and his hands/arms to be wings...but still, it was amazing for its time!

[@vederosa]

These would be amazing snickers commercials.

[@tommywestphallssnowglobe164]

Hahhahah

[@crazilyon]

Brilliant 😂😂😂🤣

[@anilsonvarela2825]

🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄🤣😄

[@codered3009]

My god I used to love this program especially when he turned into the snake

[@richardjohnson9543]

Still wondering where his clothes went when he changed. They made a valiant effort but these kinds of transformation effects were just too expensive and difficult to do well on 1980s television compared to something like The Howling or Altered States. Still, Manimal must've done something right since so many of us still remember those 8 episodes after almost 40 years. This is one of those old shows that would make for a good remake though and I'm surprised nobody's tried so far.

[@AndreasW-p4r]

I never missed an episode, thank God for my 8❤️'S I remember they played it every Saturdays on CNBC

[@SACKTV-VIJAYA]

This show was my childhood favourite and miss it so much now. I used to describe this and other series to my son so much. Those days never come back.

[@savannahjackson8513]

“hurry up Johnathan, hurry up” Great writing!😂😂

[@Noctambulo666]

Que buena serie era Manimal, junto con otras como Mágnum, Lobo del aire, Matt Houston, Automan, Los Magníficos, El Auto Fantástico, Mac Giver, El hombre Nuclear, La mujer Bionica, Los poderes de Matthew Star, El Hombre increíble, Comando Especial, Buck Rogers en el siglo 25, Nam la Misión del deber, etc etc etc hicieron mi infancia feliz

[@wagnernonato407]

las mismas peliculas que veía en Brasil quando era niño!

[@DeclanCorey]

5:43 Oh my god, even Brooke is like "Jonathan, you're *really* dragging this out"!

[@Rune8119]

OMG! I use to watch this show with my mother around. I loved this show as a kid.

[@Reinaldo78]

O seriado acabava e eu ia pro quintal transformar (rsrsrsrs). Não perdia um episódio. Sensacional!!!

[@cidasheldon9709]

Época boa era a nossa. Onde éramos verdeiramente inocentes...

[@aussieyobbosworld]

I remember this was my favorite show

[@rianchiste673]

Tive o prazer de ver está série, quando passou posso garantir que apesar dos recursos tecnológicos da época, sentíamos muito mais emoção do que muitos filmes de hoje em dia, saudades daquela época.

[@milenacasingenazahra295]

Everything was great in this serios starting from the great actors, the music and all the 8 stories

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

A short lived, but really rather good tv show, I encourage anyone who hasn't seen it to watch an episode or two.

[@arjunthearcher3007]

My Childhood Memory... After long year iam watching this.... Thanks to this channel

[@chalayan]

Omg... One of my childhood favourite TV shows.

[@danieldjstark257]

Essas transformações eram o auge dos efeitos especiais da época. Só queria assistir a série pra ver ele transformando kkk. E causava muito impacto na galera.

[@joelmadealmeidabispo406]

Essa série fez parte da minha infância e adolescência

[@hopetagulos]

Qual era o canal e quando, por favor? Para os padrões da época deveria ser bem assustador isso.

[@WellMefisto]

​​@@hopetagulosPassou na Globo, nos anos 80 mesmo. Não lembro se passou em outro canal depois.

[@mathiasthomsen8450]

Manimal it was so great And Amazing childhood memories ❤ 🤗

[@xavierpaololedesmamandreza]

RIP Simon McCorkindale. You are truly missed.

[@chris4real191]

I love that show as a kid. NBC on Friday nights central time. I've been meaning to catch this up for sometime now but kept forgetting. Still dig it...but as I'm older now🤔....goddamn it took him 9 hours just to transform into one animal 🤦🏾‍♂️😆. Love to see a remake of this

[@edz1]

Transforms into an eagle and shits on enemies heads, and the creepy breathing Omg I forgot how silly it was.

[@jamara3330]

You would not rip your clothes if you were shrinking to turn into a snake

[@rodrigosilveira7336]

I thought the same...LOL...

[@beattieproduction]

But everything else is believable right? 😉

[@rodrigosilveira7336]

@@beattieproduction totally...

[@S4inc]

And when he changed back..What is he naked??

[@MichaelWaisJr]

I wanna be a TACO!!! Yeah, a crime-fighting taco that can fly and be invisible and stuff!! Or a burrito!!

[@mikestoolfun]

I LOVED this show as a little kid!!

[@glyyym7694]

Bonjour et merci pour cette vidéo. Ah... Que de merveilleux souvenirs, ces séries des années 1980. Mes adorées, mes préférées. Je suis tellement triste que Monsieur Simon MacCorkindale soit décédé ; je l'ai su hier, lundi 27 décembre 2021. En regardant le film "Jésus de Nazareth" de Franco Zeffirelli, j'ai vu qu'il tenait le rôle d'un soldat romain, Lucius. Quel acteur ! Une carrière méritée. Quelle tristesse. Mes condoléances à sa famille, à ses proches et à ses amis.

[@odizm5196]

Manimal the og Animorph

[@angelastewart6470]

I never thought I would find the name of this TV show I used to watch faithfully, lol I loved this show when I was a kid 😂❤

[@rxLEE]

I love this series. Hope to watch it again.

[@maxjones5705]

The background music is what makes it.

[@braustin1]

Manimal and I have one thing in common. I breathe like that when I have a hangover.

[@TheMortalBard]

Best show ever !

[@AlexMcGillvrey]

When turning into a bird, his hand should be becoming a wing instead of a talon. But I think the reason was they had his hands become talons instead of wings was because it was easier for practical special effects and makeup to pull off on television at the time. But then what is the rest of his body is like when transforming into a falcon? This is my main problem with these transformations.

[@kattdaddy974]

Lol THATS?!?...your main problem. I laugh bc my kids don't have the attention span to make it thru 1 transformation.

[@AlexMcGillvrey]

@@kattdaddy974 Let me clarify my actual problem with this show and it’s transformation sequences, parts of them are good but they’re mainly ruined by the lack of detail they’re giving when he’s turning into an animal. Why does he usually start in a standing pose when he turns into a four legged animal like a panther or something armless like a snake? Does he stand on all twos until he’s fully a panther? When he has turning into a snake, why did he have to stand with his right arm our even though snakes don’t have any arms or legs? And I don’t see any point of having his clothes ripped off of him during some of his transformations when every time he turns back into a human, the clothes somehow magically appear back on like nothing happen to them. These transformations make no sense at all. Now do you understand my problem with this show?

[@kattdaddy974]

@@AlexMcGillvrey I was just messing with you. I used to wait up or get up at all hours of the night for these awesome transformations and when I look at em now I just admire how much imagination and patience "little me" had, to really immerse myself 1000% into these shows. It was bad, but it is what we had.

[@AlexMcGillvrey]

@@kattdaddy974 And I respect your opinion either way.

[@MrNoturaveragerednek]

Considering that a falcon uses it's talons like we use our hands, it makes perfect sense to me why his hands became talons when transforming into a falcon, in the pilot episode he transformed into a white house cat but we never saw that transformation, when his old army buddy asked him how it went, he said "I was a real pussycat".

[@antoniodoria4412]

Manimal,this serie fantastic. Big special effect.

[@marychang5437]

Bom dia🙌gente eu assistia esse programa quando criança 👏👏👏👏achava o máximo 😍tempos maraaaavui👏👏👏hosos

[@stefanodanovaro8140]

the memories dude .. used to watch reruns in the 90s in Peru. then when i was 7 i moved to the US. never saw it again.

[@sandroalves5307]

Esse ator maravilhoso da série manimal vai deixar muita saudades.

[@hereitcomes3912]

This, hulk, a-team and knight rider. Of course many others too, but these were like a family or something. Somehow i even remembered it in a way, that manimal was played by dirk benedict. That's why i couldn't found this show.

[@lextruther-5118]

Not really. It was Simon Mackorkindale

[@RichardX1]

At least he wasn't fighting a shadow war against alien brain slugs

[@mroctober3657]

That's Alex Jones' job.

[@RichardX1]

@@mroctober3657 Then why doesn't he include Andalite morphing cubes on his website shop?

[@mroctober3657]

@@RichardX1 He dropped the ball on that. Unless he's running some sorta false flag psy op.

[@twistedyogert]

I see what you did there.

[@JunTekuTheEngima]

Interestingly enough my dad told me about this show because of my love of those books

[@OliviaGuarin]

My father told me about this and omg this is really good😍

[@genlaz1]

When you go looking for your favorite show on tv and it's gone. Kids don't know about shows being cancelled. Still was cool though.

[@dennisonedwards5263]

I used to watch this show every Friday night on NBC 41 years ago. R.I.P. Simon MacCorkindale

[@Rodshark75]

The best one was when he was locked in a closet and turned into a brahma bull and beat up an entire dojo of ninjas lol

[@rao8559]

And no one put two and two together lol.

[@AkhtarKamal]

Childhood tv series, nostalgic. Really good.

[@hereitcomes3912]

As a kid, i was amazed from this show. Now, as an old fak, i'm scared.

[@hamvocals]

You missed the transformation he did in the episode centering around the Chinese restaurant where Jonathan transformed into an ox

[@bakelado]

Still love this series my childhood memories this hero was my crush 😂😂😂

[@frederikriki8140]

I hope this movie gets a remake

[@Crystal.Unscripted]

...The way the pigeon flew off at (presumably) the sight of the hawk lol

[@thewho2482]

So underrated. Johnny Carson's late night crap show and comment was the partial demise of this series. Not to mention the baby boomers could never really appreciate this work of art. Show was ahead of its time.

[@ahmadhendi5495]

Sebelumnya saya benar benar lupa film ini, tapi ketika muncul di beranda jadi teringat lagi masa kanak kanak👍👍👍👍

[@ugarajahgovindasamy6933]

In one episode,he even transformed into a dolphin and fought with a shark!

[@Rabaikal]

Wtf? I was looking for this show for ages, couldn't come up with the name and nobody remembered it. Now the algorithm just recommended it for me.

[@akhtrzaman4955]

I used to love the transformation part of this show as a kid. Now watching it as an adult after many years looks hilarious.

[@REINERROLANDO]

Amaba ésta serie cuando era niño.

[@socialmediaalliance]

Well done.

[@rangorangila1306]

every time he tore his clothes during transformation and then he returned in human shape with the same pair of pants.

[@alicelafontaine4199]

I loved Manimal, was my favourite tv series in the 80's. I did'n knew that Simon past. I'm so sorry. R.I.P.

[@davidwest3258]

I remember playing “manimal’ during recess at school! 😆 we’d do the breathing and concentrating think like the doctor and almost believed we’d really change! 😅

[@isaaclopezgomez]

Una de las mejores series de los 80s

[@umartariq]

Music was awsome The amount of stress he had to go through to become a horse at one point i cant imagine

[@bluestripetiger]

"Man, you ok? you hyperventilating or something?" 😂😂

[@silverhawk5707]

Damn Nostalgia of the 90s. Those were simpler times. I have always wondered how he regained his clothes since they were torn to pieces during conversion. And I think you missed the one in which he converted into a Dolphin. Anyways thanks.

[@mr.y.mysterious.video1]

At work last month a guy had an upset stomach and stunk the toilets out. When he rendered the room I called him minimal and since that day it’s stuck and everyone calls him it. He’s now paranoid and afraid to use the toilets lol

[@lorenzoricci1982]

Non perdevo mai un episodio, bellissimo.

[@fluxpenguin]

All those nice suits ripped...

[@RadialSkid]

Yet they would always somehow be intact again when he returned to human form. Part of his magic, I suppose?

[@jasondunbar3592]

The amount of suits he went through was Ridiculous

[@websurfer352]

You know it’s a full moon when your sinews start popping like popcorn under your skin

[@luvz2reed]

The way the camera and he are absolutely motionless as he transforms....

[@mallusraz]

Imagina um remake dessa série hoje? ❤️

[@Misterword20]

Seria uma bela porcaria carregada de cgi e saturada de rostinhos bonitinhos atuais. Anos 80 foram tão bons e originais que hoje eles precisam recorrer a remakes ou continuidades que, mesmo com mais tecnologia de hoje, não chegam nem perto das produções originais. Vide Indiana Jones e a Caveira de Cristal, Exterminador do Futuro perdido em continuações ridículas, o Predador que hoje briga com todos e tudo, etc, etc, etc…

[@mallusraz]

@@Misterword20 Fora a militância político social 🤦🏽‍♂️ AFF.. Verdade 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulolobato5553]

Se eu tivesse esse poder me transformava em um urso e dava um soco na minha sogra velha chata

[@fernandocesarcostaramos9258]

Seria uma lacração, cheia de cgi e muita frescura, melhor o original.

[@marcelosantana1877]

nossa que saudade,assistia muito,tinha também o Automan, trovão azul, esquadrão classe A,super herói americano, águia de fogo,isso tudo na década de 80

[@Akva77]

😨😱😂omg this is hilarious...but back then im sure i would have thought Wow...that was the case with the show V with the lizard aliens🤣

[@pyperwhite1972]

Good lord.. so much breathing.. I can not believe i was into this show🤣🤣

[@redrebel0066]

It was so crap yet so brilliant!

[@vickyboyrogger1570]

my childhood time love❤movie

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

The way the animals stared was like "Uh,... WHAAAAAAT!!!!????"

[@chandandey950]

In 1983 this movie must have been a blockbuster

[@joshmcbroom9391]

I just read that this show was trash and i had forgotten about it completely. I have very fond memories of it, the panther was epic as a kid.

[@iskandarmustaffa9466]

how come the CGIs were more realistic than most movies nowadays?

[@syedhammadahmedzaidi3089]

I never missed a single episode of it back then in 1993.

[@setiyaadi3523]

tontonan faforit waktu masih SMP...sayang sdh ga ada remake nya

[@AHzMn]

I remember this show. This series was shown in the 90's in my country. Same goes with the Hulk series and that aquaman or namor like series starred by the same guy who played Bruce banner in the Hulk series. Love them very much