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In the year 1532, a Spanish orphan named Esteban joins a party of Spaniards in their search for one of The Seven Cities of Gold in the New World, hoping to find his father. He is joined on his quest by Zia, an Incan girl, and Tao, the last descendant of the sunken empire of Mu ("Hiva" in the English dub). The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology, and science fiction. Esteban, Zia, and Tao encounter the Mayans, Inca, and Olmecs during their journey. The characters discover many lost technological wonders of the Mu Empire, including a solar powered ship (the Solaris) and The Golden Condor, a huge solar-powered would-be ornithopter (mechanical bird), capable of traveling considerable distances under the sun's power alone. They are constantly pursued by antagonists Gomez and Gaspard, who are also in search of the Cities of Gold. It is the 16th century. From all over Europe great ships sale west to conquer the New World, the Americas. These men eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands. They long to cross uncharted seas and discover unknown countries. To find secret gold on a mountain trail high in the Andes. They dream of following the path of the setting sun that leads to Eldorado, and the Mysterious Cities Of Gold.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.2 x 14.2 x 4.8 cm; 539.77 Grams
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5030697010865
Run time ‏ : ‎ 18 hours and 40 minutes
Studio ‏ : ‎ Fremantle
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00149XOW2
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 6

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David P

As good as I remembered it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2019

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I remember I loved this in the 80s so decided to give it another look. I marathoned all 39 episodes in a week so it's safe to say I wasn't disappointed!
The characters are nicely believable and develop well as the series progresses. At times the animation is a little primitive by modern standards and the sound is a little shaky in places but this doesn't distract from what is still a well made series. It gets a little silly near the end when they meet the Olmecs and I'd forgotten what a trail of dsestruction they left behind as they progressed, but overall it was worth buying and watching again. I will probably watch it through yet again at some point soon.
This also has a 5 minute documentary at the end of the episodes which describes events and history of the subjects in the episodes that us Brits didn't get on the TV run. While I wasn't offended by it, there was some tribal nakedness and a live chicken beheading that I admit would be a bit much for 80s BBC to show to children.

Anyway, worth a look!

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Andrew James Hodgson

It has stood the test of time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2015

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According to an internet search this series was first aired in the UK in 1986 so I must've been 12 years old when I first saw it. Often I look back on programmes from childhood with rose tinted spectacles on. Then I watch them again many years later and realise they weren't half as good as I remembered. This is certainly not the case with The Mysterious Cities O G. After watching the series again recently I thought it ticked every box. The storyline is epic, the music and animation are really nice (and dramatic) and the characters are well developed. I particularly like the way the children interact with each other. The way that children behave has been very well observed. Companionship, loyalty, bashfulness, bickering, playfulness, clumsiness, imagination, fear, bravery and so on. It's all there in the child characters.
The live action documentaries at the end of each episode are interesting and educational and any Brit buying this DVD set may be seeing them for the first time because I think they were edited out when the series aired in the UK. Why they were cut?, I don't know. Perhaps the British censors thought the reference to sacrifice and very brief scenes of nudity, bull fighting and chicken slaughter were unsuitable for children. The scenes are brief and in my opinion there is nothing graphic enough for parents to worry about their children seeing. This view seems to be backed up by the number of 5 star reviews and lack of complaints.

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T-Rex

The best cartoon series ever created.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 June 2016

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I bought this original series of MCOG (as well as Dogtanian) and relived a very nostalgic moment from my childhood. This is simply the best cartoon series ever created.

When I heard that MCOG 2 was being released I could not wait to get hold of a copy. This brought back so many childhood memories.

I have to say that the the second series is not a patch on the first series. Don't know why, but I was expecting the voices of the characters to be the same as the first series. They are not, but close enough. Nevertheless, it was great to see the developers come together to bring back what I regard as the best cartoon series ever created.

Give your kids a proper cartoon to watch, rather than the computer-generated graphic cartoons they appear to produce these days.

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Jimmy Beesechurger

My childhood memories on DVD!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2015

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I didn't even realise a DVD set had been released, but when I saw it, I had to have it! This show takes me right back to my childhood, and was easily my favourite show at the time. I never saw the second series, but the reviews appear to be somewhat mixed on that one, so I doubt i'll be watching it any time soon. This first series is the one I know and love. All 39 episodes, fully remastered. Ok, so it's not in widescreen, but that doesn't take away the awesomeness of this show. It didn't take long for the memories to come flooding back. Esteban and his mischievous friends, the Golden Condor, and arguably the very best title theme ever!

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Queen of Cups

but I remembered I loved it, despite the fact they never seemed to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2015

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I had only vague memories of this from my childhood, but I remembered I loved it, despite the fact they never seemed to find the cities of gold. When it came up in the Black Friday deals, I got it to share with my husband and children, so I could finally find out what happened! The storyline is great, and I particularly love the little factual segments at the end of each episode (which I don't remember at all). We haven't finished watching them yet, but we are all enjoying them, and my toddler sings along with the theme tune, as does my father-in-law whenever he gets exposed to it.
If you remember this from your childhood too, get it, you won't be disappointed. :)

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Genre	Animation
Language	English
Number of discs	6
Runtime	18 hours and 40 minutes