With all the buzz lately surrounding movies like TMNT and Transformers, we started to ponder what other 80s cartoons might be destined for the silver screen.  With that in mind, we conducted a poll asking participants which cartoons they would most like to see made into a live action movie.  Over 8,000 people voted, and here are the results:

Less than 6%

Above: Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, and Care Bears.

At the bottom of the pack, we have four cartoons which each earned less than 6% of the vote.  "Strawberry Shortcake" earned a mere 2.5% and "Rainbow Brite" came in around 4.3%, while "She-Ra" and the "Care Bears" each earned a little more than 5%. Being that most of these cartoons were quite saccharine, it is hard to imagine a live-action version being appealing to anyone over the age of 10.  Many voters commented that it would be difficult to adapt these particular cartoons into live-action movies (Not to mention the fact that the Care Bears could end up looking more creepy than cute).  Out of the four, "She-Ra" probably holds the most potential, but the movie would have to be done very well to pull it off.
 

8.77%

Jem and the Holograms

9.6%

     
Some of those who voted for "Voltron" commented that if the Transformers can have their own movie, so can the Defender of the Universe!  The original cartoon that played in the US was actually a redub of a Japanese cartoon.  In the US version they had to remove much of the violence and in doing so the storyline often didn't make sense.  This actually might give a Voltron movie a decent shot of not offending fanboys.  Since the story made no sense to begin with it's unlikely anyone would complain if the movie strays from the cartoon.  It was recently announced that a movie is in the works.  Since less than 10% of the visitors to 80sTees chose this movie as their favorite choice that could spell trouble for the box office of this movie.

Voltron

13%

Many voters pointed out that He-Man already appeared in a live-action movie, Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren.  While we were aware of this, the 1987 movie strayed so far away from the cartoon that we wondered if perhaps a newer and better He-Man movie could make up for it.  With the special effects available in movies today, it's possible we could see some very convincing He-Man/Skeletor battle scenes.  Since the poll was started a He-Man movie was announced by Warner Brothers! 

He-Man

24.25%

"Thundercats" was a classic 80s cartoon--and that is quite apparent in this poll, with nearly a quarter of the votes.  Many voters commented that a Thundercats movie would be highly anticipated, much like the upcoming Transformers movie.  A few people commented that the cats might be better as 3-D animation rather than a live-action flick.  Otherwise, it could just end up seeming like a cheesy spin-off of the musical Cats.  Those people are going to get their wish since Warner Brothers has announced a 2010 release for a CGI ThunderCats movie.

Thundercats

26.64%

And the winner is....

...a real American hero!  There are many possible reasons why "G.I. Joe" received the thumbs-up from most of our poll-takers, and why it could work as a movie.  One factor is that the G.I. Joe toys have been around since the 60s, appealing to kids for over four generations.  Another reason is that it would likely be the most convincing and believable out of all the options featured in this poll.  "G.I. Joe" deals mainly with military combat rather than magical powers or talking animals, so it could easily be translated to the big screen--and could be something for both young and old to enjoy.  Who wouldn't want to see Cobra in live action on the big screen?

G.I. Joe