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Who is this 1980s character?
That looks like Master Roshi from the Dragon Ball franchise. The Dragon Ball manga was released in 1984, and the anime in 1986, which would make it possible for him to show up among "80s ...
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Cartoon: girl with blue skin can phase through walls
This is Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
It was a 2D Western Animation produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Pixar Animation Studios. The general attire of the Space Rangers is visually ...
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Cartoon series about a world-saving agent, who is an Indiana Jones and James Bond mixture
This sounds a lot like Bob Morane, a 1998 cartoon series. The main character was a super-spy, much in the James Bond mould (but in truth I don't see much resemblance to Indiana Jones), based on a ...
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TV show from 70s or 80s where jets join together to make giant robot
The show was Starvengers (Original Japanese title: Gettâ robo Jî)
YouTube video of the opening credits:
Description from IMDB:
Soon after the events of the first ...
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Cartoon featuring a blonde action heroine and dinosaur
Is this Project G.e.e.K.e.R. (1996–1997)...?
The show parodied the style of action-adventure cartoons. Set in the future, it was based around a genetic shapeshifter experiment known as Project GKR (...
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Animated TV series with a boy who has a half broken sword who sails to look for 12 or 13 mystical gems
This is Pirates of Dark Water.
Ren, the son of the dying King Primus of Octopon, sails around the alien world of Mer on a ship called the Wraith, searching for the "Thirteen Treasures of Rule&...
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3D-animated cartoon about a boy who belongs to a tribe on another planet and collects magical powers
This is Legend of Enyo (2009–2010).
From the narration over the show's opening:
In a faraway world, the nomadic Doodjie tribe found an orphan boy. They named him Enyo. As he grew, so too did his ...
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Halloweenish cartoon where children chase one of their kidnapped friends, trying to rescue him before he changes/dies forever
The Halloween Tree, a cartoon adaptation of the Ray Bradbury book of the same name.
The narrator (Ray Bradbury) describes one small American town's preparations for Halloween night. Four friends are ...
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Part live-action, part animated TV show about kids in their high school(?) years who fought animated monsters
Team Toon, which released in 2013, seems to fit most of what you remember.
Discovering that the "Psycho Squirrel" cartoon characters they draw can come to life, four friends pit their ...
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Old TV show/cartoon about a prehistoric boy and his pet dinosaur
You may be thinking of Pitt and Kantrop (2005).
From Wikipedia:
Pitt & Kantrop is a children's television animated series produced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Millimages. It was ...
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Tryng to find a Pokemon-like cartoon where there the main character had a red monster and they captured monsters on talismans
Possibly Yo-kai Watch? It ran on Disney XD from 2015 to 2020. The main character, Nate, partners with the cat Yo-kai Jibanyan in the first episode, who is a red monster:
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Looking for English Animated late 90s/early 2000 mini-series similar to Xyber9
Might this be Invasion America as per 90's-2000's animated series: protagonist with robotic hand can transform a seemingly antique motorcycle into a hoverbike?
The story of Invasion America ...
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Animated short about a butterfly that kills a butterfly hunter?
Well, seems that answer is Kolekcionar (Milan Blažeković, 1971.), with that same ending
He is a collector. He enthusiastically collects butterflies. His only
goal in life is – a collection. However, ...
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Trying to find an older anime about a man who morphs into a robot/mecha suit
Well... thankfully I posted this to Facebook, where my little sister who was barely even ONE when I was watching this show, saw it and answered it CORRECTLY. It was Tekka Man - The Space Knight.
The ...
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80s cartoon that had foes that looked like ant or scorpion aliens and rode cycled vehicles
Perhaps you're recalling Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (1985)
The show featured two duelling forces. The heroes are humans called the Lightning League who drive white and silver vehicles with ...
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Animated film with a dog on a grass covered moon
If the protagonist's pet would be a cat, the April and the Extraordinary World animated movie could be the answer.
In 1941, April Franklin, great-granddaughter of scientist Gustave Franklin, ...
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What 90's (possibly 80's?) cartoon had a space bike in it?
It's insane that 9 years later, I finally found the answer. It was SilverHawks. I have no clue how or why I got a space bike added to the mix in my brain.
A bionic space enforcer called Commander ...
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Early 90s or late 80s cartoon - gundam style fighter mech with "X" on body
Could this be "GoShogun" ("Sengoku Majin GōShōgun")? It is also known as "Macron 1", "Fulgutor" and "Gotriniton" in some localized (and sometimes ...
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Animated Spider-Man show with apparently unique villains
Based on the similarities in sentient plants, I suspect that you're looking for the same work as in Which 1970s Spider-Man cartoon had sentient alternate dimension plants?, where the answer turned out ...
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Cartoon show where people use cards to summon monsters
This is Future Card Buddyfight (2014-2015).
Future Card Buddyfight takes place in a more futuristic version of today. The card game connects to a parallel universe through special cards (Buddy Rare ...
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TV show from 70s or 80s where jets join together to make giant robot
It could be Vehicle Team Voltron.
From Wikipedia:
This Voltron Force consists of fifteen members, divided into three teams of five, known respectively as the Land, Sea, and Air Teams. Each team is ...
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Who is this character and how is he related to the plot of time-travelling robots?
After Dwayne says that, they went to see Benjamin Franklin, who once demonstrated that lightning is electricity using a kite that was struck by lightning. Dwayne later says that "Ben's kite key ...
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1990s cartoon about going to another dimension
A possible answer to this one is The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest; it aired 1996-7 so the timeline fits.
The premise involves the protagonist (Jonny Quest), his father (Dr Benton Quest), friends ...
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Cartoon show or movie involving three kids who combined with monsters to fight three other kids who did likewise
Is this Guardians of the Lost Code 3D (2010)...?
From Wikipedia:
Guardians of the Lost Code (Spanish: Brijes 3D) is a 2010 animated adventure film, created by Ricardo González Duprat, distributed by ...
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Atomic superhero cartoon pilot from early 1990s
I knew this would happen - posting the question jogged my memory almost immediately. The cartoon is 1992’s “Defenders of Dynatron City”.
The cyborg mentioned above is actually a misremembered version ...
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Movie/show/cartoon about a group of poor children who gained powers to turn themselves into "monsters"
Is this Guardians of the Lost Code 3D (2010)...?
From Wikipedia:
Guardians of the Lost Code (Spanish: Brijes 3D) is a 2010 animated adventure film, created by Ricardo González Duprat, distributed by ...
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Show with siblings on springs
Sounds like you're thinking of Angus & Cheryl (2006).
From Wikpedia:
Vicky & Johnny (Korean: 비키와 조니; RR: Bikiwa Joni) is a South Korean-Spanish series of animated shorts produced by Tuba ...
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Help Identifying A Medieval / Fantasy Animated Cartoon Quote: "Fireball, Fly!"
I believe this is XCALIBUR. It's a medieval/fantasy animated cartoon featuring a wizard (and partners) who says "Fireball, fly!". The wizard is a student, and his Wizard Master gave him ...
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Cartoon about the son of a blacksmith who made friends with a warrior and an archer, and fought monsters
With the exception of being a son of a blacksmith, what you're describing is Wakfu.
First released in 2008, but they were making episodes in 2017, so within your timeframe (the episode you ...
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Cartoon series about a young woman with 1-3 mutant/android companions in a post-apocalyptic world
This is Shinzo (2000), originally titled Mushrambo in Japan.
In the world of Mushrambo, human life has all but come to an end. After a deadly virus threatened the extinction of mankind, a new race ...
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