One of the most fun detail about this show are the subtle allusion to Arthurian Mythology. Arta Penn -> Arthur Pendragon. Lance -> Lancelot. Moordryd -> Mordred and probably a few more. The name Beaucephalus is a reference to Bucephalus, the legendary horse of Alexander the Great.
Nerdcore had so many cool shows that never really got off the ground. It always annoyed me how most shows from my teen years ended after a season or two with little fanfare. Dragon booster was probably the first one I noticed this with.
When I say I scrolled through your entire channel about 2 weeks ago trying to find this show... I'm not kidding. The name of this show has alluded me for years and years. You just scratched an inch I've literally had for like a decade! Thank you lol, haven't had the chance to watch the video start to finish yet but im sure is just as fantastic as usual!
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Same. This was the show I wanted to know what happened to. And the one I searched through all of the channels videos when I first came across the channel. Glad that he finally made a video on the show.
NerdCorps has a sad history of constantly getting the short end of the stick, considering how many of their shows never got followups. Dragon Booster, Hotwheels (to an extent), and Storm Hawks were very well conceived shows with interesting settings and good storylines that all feel like they were cheated out of a conclusion. Of them, Dragon Booster hurts the most, because there were a bunch of story threads and seeds that deserved more attention, and the promise of Academy forever being unfulfilled was a big punch to the gut at the time.
Yeah, I remember being a kid and finding the Dragon City website for the first time. Not long after, the season finale aired and we were all sooo excited for Academy... Feels bad man.
my god, i was thinking "what stories, wasn't dragon booster over?" until you mentioned the academy bit... that brought back the memories. honestly you'd think a show that was popular worldwide with good toy sales would get a season 2
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The reveal of Mortis being Artha and Lance's missing father blew my little-kid brain when I saw it for the first time. Also, of all the villains, Armeggadon was easily my favorite. He had a fearsome design, his voice was powerful and commanding, and the idea of an ancient warlord returning to lay siege to the modern era is always a fun thing to have in an action series. His arrival in the show was also a nice tie-in to the "Shadow Track" episode. I wish we could have seen more of him. It's a shame the sequel series never happened.
I remember thinking "that's probably their dad" when Mortis was first introduced. I couldn't figure why he would keep his true identity a secret though. I still don't get it
Man this is one of those shows I completely forgot about until now and it’s all coming back to me. I did enjoy this show when it was out and I always thought it had a unique animation; but I could have sworn it was a little better last time I remember lol
not gonna lie the animation immediatly struck a chord with me when i clicked onto this video. literally said "damn thats not bad for early cgi" outloud. impressed
This show had so much potentialm the lore was strong. Dragons. Fire type. Earth type. Gagets that you attach with the dragons. Amazing shit. I will never get over this show man. It needed a good ending. They didnt even end it.......
I remember this show fondly, as it was my favorite show for a long time and used to watch and rewatch episodes all the time. I always thought the premise, story, characters, and world building were really interesting. Really disappointed we didn’t get the follow up series Dragon Booster Academy to finish out the story.
Something I remember about the lore of the show was how the color-coordinated gear for the dragons were indicative of function, with red being about speed and acceleration and white for mobility, etc. And that the color of the dragon itself determined what could be equipped. The problem I saw that was never addressed is that the gold dragon could equip all colors of gear, as demonstrated in the first episode, to the surprise of the candidates selected to ride him. So then, wouldn't that have given away their secret identity? Since Beau could be equipped with multiple colors, you'd think people who pay attention to the races would take notice and bring attention to that, as if in an interview or something.
All I have to say about this one is: i hope when I create something I"m able to convey the same level of love and care for the series and the fans and just make it fun. It must have been so hard for them when the plug got pulled. I never really got into Dragon Booster but after watching this I have only respect... especially as I've been trying to create something solid for so long.
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Dang, watching this made me feel really old. I still remember watching this as a Uni student and being absolutely amazed by it all those years back. I still have fond memories of it and I hope that one day this series gets rebooted or remastered for modern TV entertainment given how much and how unique its lore is! There's not a lot of dragon centric franchises out there and its sad to see that it never got continued despite the strong tease at the end of Season 3 Episode 13.
I know I should say I remember it looking a lot better but the quirks are there just as I remember them combined with the characters, its almost impossible to forget this show
I remembered watching this as a kid. It look okay to me at that time, now looking at the animation it looks weird, but the feeling of nostalgic is still there.
DEAR LORD ABOVE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS SHOW FOR YEARS!!! I remember watching this show as a kid but could never remember what it was called or any of the characters names so I had no way of looking it up. I remembered it randomly one day like 6 years ago and it’s been bugging me ever since. Thank you so much 😂😂
I want you to know that all these Jetix/ Canadian aired shows (Yvonne of the Yukon,Jimmy two two,Digimon, Skyhawks) were all shown on RTÉ's kids slots called the den and wow as kid who grew up Infront of TV in the 2000s due to the recession your content is so beautiful to me in the way you explore these series, mentioning the den or RTÉ will mean the world to me and I'll know you read this, keep up your outstanding work ethic and quality
Duuuude I've been trying to remember what this show was for the past few months with no success, thanks a lot for bringing this show back into attention
This show is so embedded in my memory that it's a major inspiration for a tabletop racing game I made. The racing scenes had so much energy and vibrant tension, and the voice actor for Payne Sr. went on to voice the villain of Homeworld 2, another fave of mine!
Jordan your intro has so many layers upon layers to it, and I want to say I see it all, and appreciate all of the effort you put into it, it's perfect!
What I did like about the show. was that the primary antagonist Moordryd, who was a villan, did have some good virtues, compare to for exampel skeletor who is only a villan.
bruh i just watched the storm hawks one and left thinking "oh man i wonder if he'll ever do a dragon booster one that was really cool" went to the channel to binge some more nostalgia and BAM! just uploaded, that was pretty cool
Oh man I DO remember this. This is the best RUclips series I swear. Feels like a kid agian. Fringe will get around to Huntik Secrets and Seekers one day... one day...
I am so glad you got around to this show Mr Jordan, this show was my childhood, i loved this show to death and i always wondered why it stopped airing episodes, it was getting better and better with each one! I would've loved to see Mordred have a complete character arc and be friends with Arthur and co and go against his father and such, i would've loved to have seen the war that the show was leading up to and i absolutely would've loved to have seen the prequel stuff, i'm a huge fan of this show! I really hope that one day it can come back and have the last episodes finished up and such, maybe one day just not today. Loved the video Jordan keep up the good work mate!
For the longest time I'd was trying and I mean TRYING so hard to remember this show even it's name was a pain in the ass. Like similar to Storm Hawks, Dragon Booster was my childhood and I'd guess it's maybe the main reason I like dragons so much
Oh my god finally! I've been waiting for someone to finally make a review or retrospective on Dragon Booster. I've looked all over for someone talking about it and no one ever does I started to feel like I was the only one who ever watched it 😂
The most interesting parts of this series is the Boosters, in the end of the first season, Pharma Sheen is targeted to be the Power Booster(if I'm not wrong in remembering) and he successfully got the Power Medal, is one step closer to be the third Booster in the series. Each main characters were foreshadowing to be Boosters, Kit is the Fire(Red) Booster, Payn's lil bro is the Energy(Blue) Booster.
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Oh my god!!! I have been trying to find this show for two decades. Couldnt remember the name and broad lists were too expansive to look through. And for some reason, everyone i watched the show with thought i was crazy for describing such a thing as being a show we watched. Thank you so much!
This was one of my favourite shows back when I was little. Mind you, it was in French (or a related language) and I didn't know that language at all, I don't think I entirely understood the plot, but I loved it anyway. Foster's House for Imaginary Friends or whatever it was called was in same boat along with some other cartoons. It's really weird. There was also this one other cartoon that was kinda trippy and used stickfigure-like designs, but I can't clearly remember it or find what it was, it was on the same channel.
Finally! I remembered this show so much but I couldn't for the life of me remember the name or where I saw it! Thank you for proving I'm not completely crazy for remembering this!
It's a shame it never got to live up to its full potential. The combination of futuristic racing and fantastical dragons was a unique enough take to stand out compared to a lot of other shows, and the lore was consistently pushed without being overbearing on the pacing of the story. I honestly think it'd have ended up in a better position long term if they hadn't gone with Disney as their backer though, unless they got insane viewer numbers it was always going to be a factor of toy sales with them, whereas some other groups might have recognized the show's consistent viewer base instead.
It's unfortunate so many cartoons are forced to rely on toy sales to measure success. I mean, in Japan they usually tie the success of an anime series to the sales of the source material. Which feels more organic from the consumer's point of view, IMHO. Like the anime? Cool. You may want to consider buying the manga, then. 500 yen a pop. And, hey - if something goes wrong with the anime, the manga will provide a conclusion regardless. Can't do that with western cartoons. Once a cartoon is dead, it's DEAD. I did like Dragon Booster as a kid but I had zero interest in the toys. I mean, they weren't going to provide me with more of the story so I didn't care.
From Mexico, I hold this cartoon in such high esteem. From heroes to villains, all the characters had a complexity that made them likable enough. I still have a sticker stuck somewhere in my room just to always remind myself how cool the dragon designs from this show are
I love how despite only having 39 episodes this show told so much story, some shows will have 8 seasons and 100+ episodes and only be able to cover half the story
I loved Dragon Booster growing up even now that I’m older I still look it up every now and then to rewatch it and I still love it ❤ It’s a huge shame that they didn’t continue it I was so devastated when they didn’t 😢
I remember coming home from school and turning to abc to watch this every day I could, I appreciate the research that you do into where these shows aired and on what network.
YOOOOOO!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO THIS SERIES WAS MY CHILDHOOD I REMEMBER HAVING THE MACDONALD'S TOY, AND I THOUGHT THIS SERIES WAS A FEVER DREAM, BUT MAN, I WASN'T CRAZY
I remember it. I tried to find any episode on the internet but everything was so low quality and short. I still remember the line. "Release the Dragon", The Macks from the dragons, then both the characters shooting it through their hands, the Dangerous flying thing during that one race, etc. Bro i miss this.
This was an amazing series that I loved. Seeing this video hit me right in the nostalgia. Remember being completely enthralled by the idea of RACING ACTUAL DRAGONS! Tons of fun was had.
YYYYYESSSSS. I'm so glad you did a video on this show 😭 It was one of my first animated shows next to Inuyasha growing up & its always had such a special spot in my heart & one of the many pieces of media that made me fall in love with Dragons of all sorts.
Dragon Booster was amazing. I just wish they would finally bring out Dragon Academy like was stated in the final episode of Dragon Booster. Then we would get such a more amazing complete series.
This gave me such whiplash back into my childhood. Your video gave me a feeling I haven't felt in a while when it comes to long lost shows as it reminded of something so deep in my memory banks that it took me a good while to realize if I experiended it myself, or I happened to just see bits and pieces of it around and it managed to locked itself into my brain making me think I experienced it properly. Like some sort of weird pseudo memory. I'm still not fully sure which it is- But I definitely experienced it in some way. I absolutely adore these types of throwbacks so thank you so much for reviving this super hidden unlocked memory
I must say, the concept of draconium mag energy felt really cool to me. I honestly think they should've made a second season where a real dragon human war actually starts. I would really like to see all the other boosters as well.
I had told my younger sister about this back in December and the look of *childhood memory unlocked* that appeared on her face gave me pure joy. I loved this show growing up.
Thanks for reminding me of the show’s name. You might also remember another show from the same time which was about a robot boy in a delivery company, in the future, some sort of evil corporation who wanted special tech. I remember it being blue and white neon mostly.
I remember watching this show on Jetex, but since I've never seen anything of it since I was 5, the only thing I have to remember it by was a single burger king toy of the bulky blue and green dragon. Up till now, I didn't even remember what it was called, so thank you so so much for reigniting my childhood!
When my friends were talking about dragon ball z, I ended up finding this series and I watched the whole thing in RUclips back in about 2010. One of my favourite childhood show and I couldn’t talk to others about it as no one knew this and I keep forgetting the name.
you know what you should do a video on? the gerry anderson show lavender castle, bit before the timeline you cover most of the time but it'd fit in well as its one of those extremely niche, extremely well done (for its time) shows that nevertheless, wound up forgotten
I don't remember anything about this show lore wise but I do remember after watching it I would run around the entire house pretending im riding on Beau
i vaugly remember me and my sister having dragon and dragon rider OCs for the series. it came out when we were exploring writing and drawing. i don't remember the names, just that we got those mcdonalds toys and painted them to look like the dragon OCs. i always thought that would have been a huge seller for this kind of show where everyone has their own dragon that is a racecar- get a blank model and paint it or color it with markers and BAM! *your* own racecar dragon!
Love this show. So stylish It's hard to forget about it. Everytime I remember this show, Delta State comes to mind for some reason, even though they have nothing in common.
God, you just keep finding things from the periphery of my memory. THings i watched as a kid, but didn't leave a massive impact on my mind, but i still firmly remember.
Oh I remember seeing bits and pieces of this on Canadian broadcast television way back. I used to really like it, when I could catch it. If I remember correctly, I liked the way the dragon characters were clearly characters in their own right, just somewhat alien and silent ones, and the villains often had redeeming qualities or character arcs. More moral grey than usual for a kid's show. I seem to vaguely remember an episode with the episode antagonists being some weird cultists that had something similar to the dragon mind influence gear used by the main villains to artificially enhance their rider-mount bond, but operating in reverse, with their impressive feats of reflex and coordination (and unnerving fanaticism) deriving from the fact that the humans were acting as telepathically-bonded extensions of the dragons, in the opposite of what was typically considered the 'ideal' of mounted combat in the setting? And the _very_ different way they spoke about the previous war and the one they were preparing for, being associated with a bitter supremacist movement of another, rather legitimately oppressed species attempting to 'come out on top this time'. I wonder how accurately I remembered that?
Dang Jordan I hardly ever comment on things but I have to here because I was gonna ask about this series. Didn't have cable growing up but still caught a lot of these shows you showcase while visiting friends/family/family's friends or on vacation. And then kid me eventually figured out good ol RUclips had a lot of episodes of these shows. This show blew my little 10-11 year old mind my friend and I were obsessed for a while we would catch it on their TV and also watch it together on youtube and then run around outside rping as dragonboosters. I think it's a really cool concept and I'm honestly surprised a reboot or re-hashing hasn't happened.
Thanks so much for watching! Were you a fan of Dragon Booster? Let me know your thoughts?
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No, I have only seen it few times. I am a fan of Max Steel though and would love if you did a video on that show.
I always remember this show at least twice a year and every time I have to look it up to make sure I'm not making it up. I loved it as a kid!
it happens to me too but when i play sly cooper for some reason
i didn't even remember it until 2 years ago, i thought i made it up
i was 1 year old when this came out and 3 when it ended and i still remember it
Same... remember shinzo?
They seriously gotta being this back as a reboot
This show is amazing
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well it is technically a Canadian show, and they’re mostly known for never really getting cancelled, as a new season can just show up years later
@@VideoSmarts1 I hope that'll be the case for this and Storm Hawks.
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@@cyborgparrot1996 with how crap classic 80s tv shows have been rebooted, i wouldnt have much hope with boot hawks
I remember it looking so much better than this
Yeah me too
Same
Yeah srsly im having an existential crisis about this. I don't remember the framerate being that low.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I've been thinking the exact same thing!!!!!
Same 😂
One of the most fun detail about this show are the subtle allusion to Arthurian Mythology. Arta Penn -> Arthur Pendragon. Lance -> Lancelot. Moordryd -> Mordred and probably a few more. The name Beaucephalus is a reference to Bucephalus, the legendary horse of Alexander the Great.
Agreed! That was one of my favourite parts!
Nerdcore had so many cool shows that never really got off the ground. It always annoyed me how most shows from my teen years ended after a season or two with little fanfare. Dragon booster was probably the first one I noticed this with.
it didnt last to long because of low toy sales
The dragons design was awesome. It also had a web browser racing/rpg game that used items and the explained the attributes, it had lots of potential
YOOOO THAT'S A THROWBACK
I remember playing it
So this show wasn't a fever dream
When I say I scrolled through your entire channel about 2 weeks ago trying to find this show... I'm not kidding. The name of this show has alluded me for years and years. You just scratched an inch I've literally had for like a decade! Thank you lol, haven't had the chance to watch the video start to finish yet but im sure is just as fantastic as usual!
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@@digitalizotakugamer_ I was like if anyone would know this guy would know lmfao!!!! Then BOOM 💥 👌
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Same. This was the show I wanted to know what happened to. And the one I searched through all of the channels videos when I first came across the channel. Glad that he finally made a video on the show.
I did the same thing last week after I watched his Storm Hawks vid.
Honestly the toys from this show were one of my fav to play with as a kid
NerdCorps has a sad history of constantly getting the short end of the stick, considering how many of their shows never got followups.
Dragon Booster, Hotwheels (to an extent), and Storm Hawks were very well conceived shows with interesting settings and good storylines that all feel like they were cheated out of a conclusion.
Of them, Dragon Booster hurts the most, because there were a bunch of story threads and seeds that deserved more attention, and the promise of Academy forever being unfulfilled was a big punch to the gut at the time.
Rated A For Awesome is also from Nerd Corps.
A lot of cool Canadian shows got cut short
Yeah, I remember being a kid and finding the Dragon City website for the first time. Not long after, the season finale aired and we were all sooo excited for Academy... Feels bad man.
my god, i was thinking "what stories, wasn't dragon booster over?" until you mentioned the academy bit... that brought back the memories. honestly you'd think a show that was popular worldwide with good toy sales would get a season 2
I was obsessed with this one as a kid, used to draw Beau all the time, he was my favourite dragon!!!
Me too!
This was one of my favourite shows as a kid. I still remember staying up late at night during the summer watching reruns of episodes on Jetix.
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We need JETIX to return. Too many awesome shows lost. That and Discovery Kids
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Jetix was awesome too bad we got shit Disney xd
The reveal of Mortis being Artha and Lance's missing father blew my little-kid brain when I saw it for the first time. Also, of all the villains, Armeggadon was easily my favorite. He had a fearsome design, his voice was powerful and commanding, and the idea of an ancient warlord returning to lay siege to the modern era is always a fun thing to have in an action series. His arrival in the show was also a nice tie-in to the "Shadow Track" episode. I wish we could have seen more of him. It's a shame the sequel series never happened.
Dude was such a badass villain that even the main antagonists thought he was a serious threat.
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And that's saying something, considering just how powerful Word/Drakkus was shown to be at the end of the First Season.
I remember thinking "that's probably their dad" when Mortis was first introduced. I couldn't figure why he would keep his true identity a secret though. I still don't get it
@@GraycataHe said that it was part of his (Artha’s) training to believe in himself even without him.
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I really like the idea of the protags MAKING the dragon of legend, instead of the usual find it in some hidden ruins somewhere.
Man this is one of those shows I completely forgot about until now and it’s all coming back to me. I did enjoy this show when it was out and I always thought it had a unique animation; but I could have sworn it was a little better last time I remember lol
This and Slugterra
This show would constantly pop into my head from time to time and I just knew you'd eventually talk about it
not gonna lie the animation immediatly struck a chord with me when i clicked onto this video. literally said "damn thats not bad for early cgi" outloud. impressed
This show had so much potentialm the lore was strong. Dragons. Fire type. Earth type. Gagets that you attach with the dragons. Amazing shit.
I will never get over this show man. It needed a good ending. They didnt even end it.......
I remember this show fondly, as it was my favorite show for a long time and used to watch and rewatch episodes all the time. I always thought the premise, story, characters, and world building were really interesting. Really disappointed we didn’t get the follow up series Dragon Booster Academy to finish out the story.
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Something I remember about the lore of the show was how the color-coordinated gear for the dragons were indicative of function, with red being about speed and acceleration and white for mobility, etc. And that the color of the dragon itself determined what could be equipped.
The problem I saw that was never addressed is that the gold dragon could equip all colors of gear, as demonstrated in the first episode, to the surprise of the candidates selected to ride him. So then, wouldn't that have given away their secret identity? Since Beau could be equipped with multiple colors, you'd think people who pay attention to the races would take notice and bring attention to that, as if in an interview or something.
All I have to say about this one is: i hope when I create something I"m able to convey the same level of love and care for the series and the fans and just make it fun. It must have been so hard for them when the plug got pulled. I never really got into Dragon Booster but after watching this I have only respect... especially as I've been trying to create something solid for so long.
One of my core memories. My childhood had a lot of good shows.
Loved this show as a kid and still love it as an adult. Thanks for shining a light on this under-rated show, Jordan!
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I love this channel. Unlocking the forgotten parts of my childhood. The toys were so cool to me
I REALLY wish this got the sequel series
The world building and creatures were so unique
Dang, watching this made me feel really old. I still remember watching this as a Uni student and being absolutely amazed by it all those years back.
I still have fond memories of it and I hope that one day this series gets rebooted or remastered for modern TV entertainment given how much and how unique its lore is! There's not a lot of dragon centric franchises out there and its sad to see that it never got continued despite the strong tease at the end of Season 3 Episode 13.
Fav show as a young lad. If I ever become financially fortunate I’m gonna bring this show back.
Really
Oh yes, I remember this show back then. I couldn't wait to watch it when it came on.
I know I should say I remember it looking a lot better but the quirks are there just as I remember them combined with the characters, its almost impossible to forget this show
I remembered watching this as a kid. It look okay to me at that time, now looking at the animation it looks weird, but the feeling of nostalgic is still there.
I just remembered it randomly. I absolutely adored this show As a kid. It was so cool and magical.
thank you jordan for always covering the deep cuts of my childhood. i didn't think ANYONE remembered this show!
DEAR LORD ABOVE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS SHOW FOR YEARS!!! I remember watching this show as a kid but could never remember what it was called or any of the characters names so I had no way of looking it up. I remembered it randomly one day like 6 years ago and it’s been bugging me ever since. Thank you so much 😂😂
Been waiting for you to cover this, I loved this show as a kid.
I want you to know that all these Jetix/ Canadian aired shows (Yvonne of the Yukon,Jimmy two two,Digimon, Skyhawks) were all shown on RTÉ's kids slots called the den and wow as kid who grew up Infront of TV in the 2000s due to the recession your content is so beautiful to me in the way you explore these series, mentioning the den or RTÉ will mean the world to me and I'll know you read this, keep up your outstanding work ethic and quality
Duuuude I've been trying to remember what this show was for the past few months with no success, thanks a lot for bringing this show back into attention
This show is so embedded in my memory that it's a major inspiration for a tabletop racing game I made. The racing scenes had so much energy and vibrant tension, and the voice actor for Payne Sr. went on to voice the villain of Homeworld 2, another fave of mine!
Jordan your intro has so many layers upon layers to it, and I want to say I see it all, and appreciate all of the effort you put into it, it's perfect!
Oh god.. This video just unlocked all sorts of memories for me,.I completely forgot about this show and I LOVED it as a kid.
What I did like about the show. was that the primary antagonist Moordryd, who was a villan, did have some good virtues, compare to for exampel skeletor who is only a villan.
Man, I'd enjoy if you did one on ZOIDS!
I love the way you describe and explain the shows and the process of bringing them to life! Keep it up!
Only a week ago was I wondering if you’d ever do an episode about this underrated show. Funny coincidence.
bruh i just watched the storm hawks one and left thinking "oh man i wonder if he'll ever do a dragon booster one that was really cool" went to the channel to binge some more nostalgia and BAM! just uploaded, that was pretty cool
God I loved this show so much its so sad it never continued
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Because of low toy sales
Oh man I DO remember this. This is the best RUclips series I swear. Feels like a kid agian. Fringe will get around to Huntik Secrets and Seekers one day... one day...
I've always loved this show and even re-watched it a few times, I wish we could have gotten to see dragon booster academy.
I am so glad you got around to this show Mr Jordan, this show was my childhood, i loved this show to death and i always wondered why it stopped airing episodes, it was getting better and better with each one! I would've loved to see Mordred have a complete character arc and be friends with Arthur and co and go against his father and such, i would've loved to have seen the war that the show was leading up to and i absolutely would've loved to have seen the prequel stuff, i'm a huge fan of this show!
I really hope that one day it can come back and have the last episodes finished up and such, maybe one day just not today. Loved the video Jordan keep up the good work mate!
Everytime he does the intro I lean forward and say "wait I DO remember that!"
For the longest time I'd was trying and I mean TRYING so hard to remember this show even it's name was a pain in the ass. Like similar to Storm Hawks, Dragon Booster was my childhood and I'd guess it's maybe the main reason I like dragons so much
i also liked the fact that the characters were named after arthunian figures. gave a mystical vibe to the world
This was one of my favorite childhood shows, so glad to see someone revisiting it
Oh my god finally! I've been waiting for someone to finally make a review or retrospective on Dragon Booster. I've looked all over for someone talking about it and no one ever does
I started to feel like I was the only one who ever watched it 😂
The most interesting parts of this series is the Boosters, in the end of the first season, Pharma Sheen is targeted to be the Power Booster(if I'm not wrong in remembering) and he successfully got the Power Medal, is one step closer to be the third Booster in the series. Each main characters were foreshadowing to be Boosters, Kit is the Fire(Red) Booster, Payn's lil bro is the Energy(Blue) Booster.
This deserved a second season 😭 I'm just thankful I have the full first season
Was literally just wondering if you did a video on this show. I remember thinking it was the coolest thing as a really little kid.
I loved this show and was so sad that it was cancelled. Thank you for covering it.
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Oh my god!!! I have been trying to find this show for two decades. Couldnt remember the name and broad lists were too expansive to look through. And for some reason, everyone i watched the show with thought i was crazy for describing such a thing as being a show we watched. Thank you so much!
This was one of my favourite shows back when I was little. Mind you, it was in French (or a related language) and I didn't know that language at all, I don't think I entirely understood the plot, but I loved it anyway. Foster's House for Imaginary Friends or whatever it was called was in same boat along with some other cartoons. It's really weird.
There was also this one other cartoon that was kinda trippy and used stickfigure-like designs, but I can't clearly remember it or find what it was, it was on the same channel.
Finally! I remembered this show so much but I couldn't for the life of me remember the name or where I saw it! Thank you for proving I'm not completely crazy for remembering this!
It's a shame it never got to live up to its full potential. The combination of futuristic racing and fantastical dragons was a unique enough take to stand out compared to a lot of other shows, and the lore was consistently pushed without being overbearing on the pacing of the story. I honestly think it'd have ended up in a better position long term if they hadn't gone with Disney as their backer though, unless they got insane viewer numbers it was always going to be a factor of toy sales with them, whereas some other groups might have recognized the show's consistent viewer base instead.
It's unfortunate so many cartoons are forced to rely on toy sales to measure success.
I mean, in Japan they usually tie the success of an anime series to the sales of the source material. Which feels more organic from the consumer's point of view, IMHO. Like the anime? Cool. You may want to consider buying the manga, then. 500 yen a pop.
And, hey - if something goes wrong with the anime, the manga will provide a conclusion regardless. Can't do that with western cartoons. Once a cartoon is dead, it's DEAD.
I did like Dragon Booster as a kid but I had zero interest in the toys. I mean, they weren't going to provide me with more of the story so I didn't care.
You should do one super long video about dragon hunter and how amazing it was
I remember watching this show as a kid! I just ended up forgetting the name of it. Thanks!!
From Mexico, I hold this cartoon in such high esteem. From heroes to villains, all the characters had a complexity that made them likable enough. I still have a sticker stuck somewhere in my room just to always remind myself how cool the dragon designs from this show are
OH MY GOSH YOU JUST UNLOCKED A VAULT IN MY BRAIN! Thank you Fringe Thank you 🙏🏻
Rewatched This Whole Thing On RUclips Couple Years Ago Surprised How Good It Held Up
I love how despite only having 39 episodes this show told so much story, some shows will have 8 seasons and 100+ episodes and only be able to cover half the story
Idea for next video: ATOM
Alpha Teens On Machines 🤝
And years later, the dreamworks dragons franchise acted as a partial successor to this series.
Shows like this remind me of "Angel Wars". Now THAT is an obscure, but fun show I'd love to see you do a review on!
Wait remember w.i.t.c.h.
This... My childhood!!!!! I can't stress enough how much I loved this series
I loved Dragon Booster growing up even now that I’m older I still look it up every now and then to rewatch it and I still love it ❤
It’s a huge shame that they didn’t continue it I was so devastated when they didn’t 😢
I’ve been trying to piece together my fractured memories to find this show for weeks. Bless you
I remember coming home from school and turning to abc to watch this every day I could, I appreciate the research that you do into where these shows aired and on what network.
YOOOOOO!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO THIS SERIES WAS MY CHILDHOOD I REMEMBER HAVING THE MACDONALD'S TOY, AND I THOUGHT THIS SERIES WAS A FEVER DREAM, BUT MAN, I WASN'T CRAZY
I remember it. I tried to find any episode on the internet but everything was so low quality and short.
I still remember the line. "Release the Dragon", The Macks from the dragons, then both the characters shooting it through their hands, the Dangerous flying thing during that one race, etc. Bro i miss this.
This was an amazing series that I loved. Seeing this video hit me right in the nostalgia. Remember being completely enthralled by the idea of RACING ACTUAL DRAGONS! Tons of fun was had.
Loved this show as a kid. I still think about it to this day.
I forgot about this show until you mentioned it and then all the memories flooded back.
had a nostalgic connection with the show!
I used to watch this as a kid on jetex, completely forgot the name but today this video gave me my memories a memory boost
YYYYYESSSSS. I'm so glad you did a video on this show 😭 It was one of my first animated shows next to Inuyasha growing up & its always had such a special spot in my heart & one of the many pieces of media that made me fall in love with Dragons of all sorts.
I was waiting for you to talk about this series!!!! I loved it so much as a kid!!! and those dragons were cool as hell😩
Dragon Booster was amazing. I just wish they would finally bring out Dragon Academy like was stated in the final episode of Dragon Booster. Then we would get such a more amazing complete series.
This gave me such whiplash back into my childhood. Your video gave me a feeling I haven't felt in a while when it comes to long lost shows as it reminded of something so deep in my memory banks that it took me a good while to realize if I experiended it myself, or I happened to just see bits and pieces of it around and it managed to locked itself into my brain making me think I experienced it properly. Like some sort of weird pseudo memory. I'm still not fully sure which it is- But I definitely experienced it in some way. I absolutely adore these types of throwbacks so thank you so much for reviving this super hidden unlocked memory
I have been trying to remember the name of this series for YEARS. I can finally look up the trading cards I remember having when I was younger.
I must say, the concept of draconium mag energy felt really cool to me.
I honestly think they should've made a second season where a real dragon human war actually starts.
I would really like to see all the other boosters as well.
I had told my younger sister about this back in December and the look of *childhood memory unlocked* that appeared on her face gave me pure joy. I loved this show growing up.
It deserved another season at least!!!! It had SUCH A GREAT STORYLINE!!!
Thanks for reminding me of the show’s name.
You might also remember another show from the same time which was about a robot boy in a delivery company, in the future, some sort of evil corporation who wanted special tech. I remember it being blue and white neon mostly.
I remember watching this show on Jetex, but since I've never seen anything of it since I was 5, the only thing I have to remember it by was a single burger king toy of the bulky blue and green dragon. Up till now, I didn't even remember what it was called, so thank you so so much for reigniting my childhood!
When my friends were talking about dragon ball z, I ended up finding this series and I watched the whole thing in RUclips back in about 2010. One of my favourite childhood show and I couldn’t talk to others about it as no one knew this and I keep forgetting the name.
you know what you should do a video on?
the gerry anderson show lavender castle, bit before the timeline you cover most of the time but it'd fit in well as its one of those extremely niche, extremely well done (for its time) shows that nevertheless, wound up forgotten
I don't remember anything about this show lore wise but I do remember after watching it I would run around the entire house pretending im riding on Beau
i vaugly remember me and my sister having dragon and dragon rider OCs for the series. it came out when we were exploring writing and drawing. i don't remember the names, just that we got those mcdonalds toys and painted them to look like the dragon OCs. i always thought that would have been a huge seller for this kind of show where everyone has their own dragon that is a racecar- get a blank model and paint it or color it with markers and BAM! *your* own racecar dragon!
Love this show. So stylish It's hard to forget about it. Everytime I remember this show, Delta State comes to mind for some reason, even though they have nothing in common.
God, you just keep finding things from the periphery of my memory.
THings i watched as a kid, but didn't leave a massive impact on my mind, but i still firmly remember.
Oh I remember seeing bits and pieces of this on Canadian broadcast television way back. I used to really like it, when I could catch it. If I remember correctly, I liked the way the dragon characters were clearly characters in their own right, just somewhat alien and silent ones, and the villains often had redeeming qualities or character arcs. More moral grey than usual for a kid's show.
I seem to vaguely remember an episode with the episode antagonists being some weird cultists that had something similar to the dragon mind influence gear used by the main villains to artificially enhance their rider-mount bond, but operating in reverse, with their impressive feats of reflex and coordination (and unnerving fanaticism) deriving from the fact that the humans were acting as telepathically-bonded extensions of the dragons, in the opposite of what was typically considered the 'ideal' of mounted combat in the setting? And the _very_ different way they spoke about the previous war and the one they were preparing for, being associated with a bitter supremacist movement of another, rather legitimately oppressed species attempting to 'come out on top this time'.
I wonder how accurately I remembered that?
Dang Jordan I hardly ever comment on things but I have to here because I was gonna ask about this series. Didn't have cable growing up but still caught a lot of these shows you showcase while visiting friends/family/family's friends or on vacation. And then kid me eventually figured out good ol RUclips had a lot of episodes of these shows. This show blew my little 10-11 year old mind my friend and I were obsessed for a while we would catch it on their TV and also watch it together on youtube and then run around outside rping as dragonboosters. I think it's a really cool concept and I'm honestly surprised a reboot or re-hashing hasn't happened.