Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

In a distant galaxy, Jayce's father Audric had created a plant to solve the hunger problem. His plants get mutated by space radiation which turns them into the evil Monster Minds. Audric fled and the only salvation is a magic root. The root is split in two with the other half going to Jayce. Jayce goes in search for his father with the help of the wizard Gillian, Flora with her fish mount Brock, robot squire Oon, and brigand Herc Stormsailor with his spaceship looking for riches. The Monster Minds are led by Sawboss and they can transform into fighting machines.

I do remember the opening and the plant-machines. I don't really remember watching the show back in the day. I do recall Oon although it's the ill-fitting nature that makes him memorable. Watching it now as an adult, one can see the convoluted, frail seams in the story construction. There is a lot of Star Wars in the writing. Mattel had the Wheeled Warriors toys and decided to create a cartoon to support the line. It's the Master Minds versus the Lightning League. Obviously, somebody jerry-rigged the Star Wars characters into the toys. It doesn't make it bad by definition. Transformers and G.I. Joe are examples of making a series based on toys and those worked. The pilot tries to jam a lot of info to set up all the characters. I'm not going to denigrate anybody's childhood memories but the writing doesn't hold up to an adult's examination. Mattel did produce 65 episodes although it only ran for one season.

This cartoon is an 80's gem that should be rebooted. I would love to see the entire show again. I am 44 years old now and I think I was 11 or 12 when it came out. I am a true product of the 80's and all the best cartoons are from that era. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors should be up there with He-Man, GI Joe, and MASK, among others. If you can find it, check it out, it is awesome!

Wow I can't belivee no one has commented on this cartoon. Dungeon's and Dragons was a great cartoon but you cant overlook this one.

Jayce and the Wheeled Warrior spawned 65 syndicated episodes where as D&D only had 27.

The central character, Jayce (short for Jason), traveled the universe searching for his father, Audric. Audric, an agricultural genius, had developed a magical root capable of feeding the world, but the evil Sawboss had turned his creation against him.

The mutated plant-creatures, known as the Monster Minds, worked under Sawboss' direction to spread evil across the cosmos. Jayce still held half of the magic root, and only by reuniting it with his father's half could peace be restored. In his quest to battle the Monster Minds and find his father, Jayce was aided by a group of friends who re-formed a branch of the ancient Lightning League, dubbing themselves the Wheeled Warriors.

This brave band of heroes included Gillian, the centuries-old wizard; Herc Stormsailer, the good natured, yet gruff pilot of the Space Barge; Oon, the robotic eternal squire; Flora, a literal flower child; and Brock, Flora's pet flying fish. Armed with a magically powerful ring, a transforming vehicle called the Armed Force, and the courageous help of his friends.

Classic, buy it if you can, but be warned its out of print.

Anyone who is reading this review will no doubt have seen or at least heard about the cartoon so I won't go into depths about the plot. What i will say is that this is one of the best cartoons of the 80s and therefore one of the best ever as today's cartoons don't compare! What i remember most about J&WW is getting up at 6am to watch it. With all the action scenes, interesting characters and that immense theme tune it was not to be missed.

To anyone who has not seen J&WW I 100% recommend it. Its the reason i now have a huge chain-saw attached to my car!!

Over & Out

I appreciated this average cartoon as a child because it was the only decent thing on on a sunday morning. The one thing i found funny was when saw boss at the at end of every episode after being beaten as usual said something like "I'll get you next time Jayce". Worth watching on tv if nothing else is on.