I watched this when I was 6 or 7 or so, back in the 80s, then soon forgot about it for the next 17 years. I wish I'd remembered more, but then, I wasn't much of a couch potato and didn't catch every episode.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I somehow stumbled on the Wikipedia entry and the memories started coming back. I was a bit too young to be conscious of all the subtexts in the show, but if nothing else, it was what added words like Spaniard, Inca, Olmec, condor, Andes, and El Dorado to my vocabulary. Oh, and I thought Esteban, Zia and especially Tao had funny names. The things one thinks as a kid. I obtained the episodes and started watching. More memories - the voice-over in the intro, the theme, Esteban's medallion.
As for the actual content of the show, it's brilliant stuff, and any thoughtful adult who isn't hung up about watching a "kids show" should watch it if the opportunity arises. I wish it would get re-run for the benefit of today's kids, and if that happens, parents, get your kids to watch it, and don't let them forget it!
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I somehow stumbled on the Wikipedia entry and the memories started coming back. I was a bit too young to be conscious of all the subtexts in the show, but if nothing else, it was what added words like Spaniard, Inca, Olmec, condor, Andes, and El Dorado to my vocabulary. Oh, and I thought Esteban, Zia and especially Tao had funny names. The things one thinks as a kid. I obtained the episodes and started watching. More memories - the voice-over in the intro, the theme, Esteban's medallion.
As for the actual content of the show, it's brilliant stuff, and any thoughtful adult who isn't hung up about watching a "kids show" should watch it if the opportunity arises. I wish it would get re-run for the benefit of today's kids, and if that happens, parents, get your kids to watch it, and don't let them forget it!