ARE you a fan of Mazinger Z? In my case, Mazinger Z was second only to Voltes V as my favorite super robot anime show.

In fact, one of my biggest gripes against UFO Grendaizer (UFO Robo Grendizer, also called Grandizer) was that it demoted Koji Kabuto, the pilot of Mazinger Z, to a second-string character. Grr… OK, I’ll stop thinking about it now before I get bitter, heh

In the US, they called the show Tranzor Z, but do yourself a favor and don’t watch this version.

Mazinger Z was of course also famous for including a female robot, Aphrodite A, which was piloted by Sayaka. You can imagine how many jokes were spawned then and now by the fact that Aphrodite A’s weapons were her, uh, boobs

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TO ANSWER reader Jinny’s question about the title of a show about these kids that get shrunk in a lab, I believe she’s referring to another TV series that was part of the “Krofft Supershow,” just like “Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.”

Here’s the opening sequence of “Dr. Shrinker,” provided by 70sKidVid.

Is this the one, Jinny?

REMEMBER this dynamic duo? Eat your hearts out, Batman and Robin

“Electra Woman and Dyna Girl” featured two lovely ladies who battled crime while spoofing Batman and Robin. You should see their gadgets, heh.

Here’s the intro courtesy of 70sKidVid.

For more Electra Woman and Dyna Girl goodness, check out this site.

THIS anime series was known as Hana no Ko Lunlun, which translates to The Flower Child Lunlun, but in the Philippines we knew her as Ronron the Flower Girl (or Ronron the Flower Angel).

Here’s a clip of the opening sequence from blaiseliddell.

And here’s a video of the ending song from aiiro969.

THIS will always be the real thing for me — the best Coca Cola commercial in my opinion.

The 1971 “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” jingle was so popular that it spawned the hit pop song (which removed the Coke references) “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony).”

Here’s the clip of the “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” or “Hilltop” ad from desireless.

And here’s a clip from videoholic2007 of the reunion ad featuring 15 of the original cast members and their children. The ad, which was unveiled during Super Bowl XXIV on January 28, 1990, launched Coke’s “Can’t Beat the Real Thing” campaign.