Growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s, cartoons were a huge part of my life.
Like most kids, I was glued to the TV on Saturday mornings.
Hanna-Barbera shows were a staple of the time, and I watched countless hours of their cartoons.
![Galaxy Trio](http://www.suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/galaxy-trio_l20-300x225.jpg)
I still have many fond memories of shows like the Galaxy Trio and Space Ghost.
The Herculoids were also required watching, along with Mighty Mightor, Frankenstein Jr., Samson and many more.
![The Herculoids](http://www.suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/herculoids-300x233.jpg)
Jonny Quest and the beautiful backgrounds easily captured my imagination and is probably the single biggest cartoon influence on Suzi. The walking eye, the jet-packs and that fantastic Hoyt Curtin score.
![Battle of the Planets (yes, I know it's Gatchaman!)](http://www.suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screenshot_1_16383-300x160.jpg)
As I got older, more and more animation from Japan started appearing.
Shows like Battle of the Planets, Star Blazers and Robotech soon caught my attention.
![Star Blazers](http://www.suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/starblazers-300x241.jpg)
By the mid-80’s, I was out of high school and into the world, but my love of animation never died. My goal is to get some Suzi animated shorts online this year. I have already created some test footage, and I am always working on refining my process.
I think I have the technical skills down, but I am finding that my hardware is just too outdated for the task.
Once I get my computer upgraded a bit, I will have some pretty cool stuff to show you.