BraveStarr

[Hawkee]

In the 80's there was a cartoon show named BraveStarr that featured cowboys in a wild west setting in outer space and was one of the most popular 80's cartoons and there was even a line of action figures based on BraveStarr as well. Back in the 80's it seemed that there were a lot of cartoons with interesting settings and the idea of cowboys in outer space seemed like a fun idea when BraveStarr was created
Bestie

[DadTheKing]

Hi, Bestie! I remember that cartoon! the horse was real funny!
DTK

[Mace Dolex]

Yeah it was a pretty neat show, for some reason I don't know how in '87-'88 space cartoon westerns were popular out of the blue.

There were other two futuristic/western cartoons that came around the time Adventures Of The Galaxy Rangers and Saber Rider & The Star Sheriff's, each show had their good and bad aspects but one thing they all had in common was a kickin' theme song.

[Hawkee]

Another thing I discovered about BraveStarr was that it was also done by Filmation and created by the same guy who also created He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe and She-Ra Princess Of Power. It's so shocking that Filmation was a top animation company of the 80's and BraveStarr is one of the best cartoons of that company
Bestie

[Mace Dolex]

Yeah I think Bravestarr tried to cater more the older 9-11 year olds that had outgrown watching He-Man, in fact in Bravestarr there was even an episode in which a small child gets adicted to some type of drug called "spin" and even dies at the episodes end.

[Videoranger007]

Short lived series and toyline. Mainly remembered for the drug episode. It wasnt created by the guys that created He Man and She Ra either, you are thinking of Lou Scheimer, he just owned Filmation. This was a co-production between filmation and an independent animation studio from Japan.

[TMC]

Here's the listing of Bravestarr's syndication which is was owned by Gaylord Entertainment aired between 1987-1989 are:

WDCA 20 in Washington, DC
KWGN 2 in Denver, CO
WBFS 33 in Miami, FL
WTOG 44 in Tampa, FL
WOFL 35 in Orlando, FL
KUTP 45 in Phoenix, AZ
KTVT 11 in Dallas, TX (owned)
KHTV 39 in Houston, TX (owned)
WPIX 11 in New York, NY
WTAF 29 in Philadelphia, PA
WKBD 50 in Detroit, MI
KTLA 5 in Los Angeles, CA
KTVU 2 in San Francisco, CA
KTXL 40 in Sacramento, CA
KSTW 11 in Seattle, WA (owned)
WSBK-TV 38 in Boston, MA
WGN-TV 9 in Chicago, IL
WGNX 46 in Atlanta, GA
WUAB 43 in Cleveland, OH (owned)
KMTA 23 in Minneapolis, MI
KDNL 30 in St. Louis, MO
WGNO 26 in New Orleans, LA
WVTV 18 in Milwaukee, WI (owned)
KRLR 21 in Las Vegas, NV
KPTV 12 in Portland, OR

[TMC]

With Filmation's biggest success, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, drawing to a close they looked to the future and bet the company's future on BRAVESTARR, an original property they brought to MATTEL.

But MATTEL had their own ideas for how BRAVESTARR should look and function and when it should release with a betrayal that may have doomed the whole line.

This is the story of BRAVESTARR and the downfall of FILMATION.