Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Captain N September 8, 2017 To get ready for the retro gaming awesomeness going on at AVGC this weekend, we headed back to 1989 for the Nintendo mashup Captain N which, along with The Super Mario Bros Super Show, was part of Nintendo’s all out pop culture domination in the late 80’s and into the 90’s.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Sonic the Hedgehog August 17, 2017 The second Sonic cartoon from DiC, Sonic the Hedgehog took things a little more seriously than the Tex Avery inspired Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and pitted Sonic (Jaleel White) and a band of freedom fighters up against Dr. Robotnik (Jim Cummings) and his robotic army.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Rambo: The Force of Freedom July 27, 2017 Presumably taking place after First Blood Part 2, Rambo: The Force of Freedom finds everyone’s favorite one man army taking on the evil General Warhawk and his band of colorful evil doers as they try to take over the world.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys July 13, 2017 Airing in 1997, Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys pitted the titular crew of primates, who gain enhanced intelligence from a mysterious alien race, against Nebula, a living black hole who wants to destroy the universe and remake it in his own image.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Thunder in Paradise June 29, 2017 Closing out our month of vehicular action for Auto Pilot is 1994’s Thunder in Paradise, which featured Hulk Hogan as ex-Navy SEAL “Hurricane” Spencer, who along with his buddy Bru (Chris Lemmon), develops a high-tech power boat nicknamed Thunder that they use to take on various villains in the water around Florida.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Cobra June 22, 2017 American Ninja’s Michael Dudikoff starred in this 90’s syndicated show as Scandal Jackson, an ex-Navy SEAL who is recruited by the mysterious Cobra agency to be their field agent and help people the criminal justice system has failed.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Street Hawk June 15, 2017 A $3 million high tech crime fighting motorcycle, Street Hawk took on crime with former motorcycle cop Jesse Mach (Rex Smith) at the helm, taking on a drug dealing Christopher Lloyd in the first episode.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Viper June 8, 2017 Created as basically an advertisement for the new Dodge Viper SR 1, Viper debuted on NBC in 1994 and followed a special task force in the fictional future city of Metro City, where Project Viper is created to help stop the evil crime syndicate The Outfit with a souped up, gadget filled muscle car.