4/5 Surprisingly good
  by emergencystoppingonly
I grew up in the 80s and although I have fond memories of cartoons from back then, frankly I think for the most part they sucked. Seriously, the cartoons of the 90's and 00's have been way better in quality on most levels than the ones I grew up with. I am really huge on nostalgia and how awesome the old 80s toons were to me, but let's face it - when you try to watch them today they simply do not hold up. I personally can't stand to watch some of those cartoons today that I know I used to love and watch over and over and over again as an 80s child.

This one is different. There are a few golden shows that still hold up to me as decent cartoons (one example, the Real Ghostbusters). I bought both volumes 1 and 2 of this for a plane trip home and I watched them both all the way through for the flight. They were fantastic! It wasn't that the show was particularly funny, but it was entertaining. The character designs are amazingly clever. The voice acting is good. The characters are nicely developed for what it is. The animation is a wonderful step up above the usual bad 80s drek (japanese animation, in fact.. TMS for you animation nerds out there). The stories were cute, too!

I think the strong point of this series is the world it creates. You have these very nicely realized characters and a couple of earthlings thrown in for flavor. It's high school in space, the vibe is very happy, trippy, fun, and just plain awesome. You have this great sense of "being there", like you would love to see more adventures of these school kids all from different planets. I don't know how else to explain it other than if you like being transported to a different fictional "universe" this show does it really well. It's like being really sucked into an otherworldly universe like Ducktales, Talespin, or some good european comics. It's very "cartoony", physics doesn't apply, there are silly ideas and machines, etc. That's all the fun of the show. Very imaginative.

It's not the best toon universe or show out there, but it's decent enough to get caught up in for a short time. I wish there was another season. Give it a shot, I think you'll enjoy the world they created.

5/5 GALAXY HIGH!!! GALAXY HIGH!!!
  by J. Garrett
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS OF ALL TIME!!IT'S SO ORIGINAL AND CUTE!!! LOVE IT!!!!

5/5 Enrolling at Galaxy High
  by Dunestar
During the 80s, when the animated scene had been glutted with nothing but cartoons based either on video games, films, television shows, or merchandising products, there was one gem which stood out on Saturday Mornings: Galaxy High School.

Chris Columbus developed the concept which was simple enough: two exchange students from Earth are transferred to the first intergalactic educational institution at the end of the Universe (never really established where exactly GHS was, but that wasn't the point).

The twist here was, on Earth, Doyle Cleverlobe was your typical high-school jock. Always admired for his athletic prowress, but never once cracking a book (guess this was before 'no-pass, no-play'). Whereas Amee was your studious geek, always striving for good grades, not really popular.

However, when they end up enrolling at Galaxy High, apparently Amee becomes Ms. Popular, not only for her brillant mind, but the fact she's a female. (Apparently the males outnumber the females at GHS, so seeing another girl is rather fascinating, and one from Earth at that!) Doyle regrettably has to get a part-time job to earn his tuition, and isn't exactly treated the way he was on Earth.

Way before 'My Gym Partner's a Monkey' dared debuting, there was 'Galaxy High School.' The interesting thing about this show, while the premise was set thousand of light years across space, the characters faced problems normal (?!) teens had in high school.

You had Beef Bonk, a roosteresque alien who always picks on Doyle, exclaiming "Earth Stinks!" As well as his cronies, a living egg creature and a slime lifeform. You had the rich kid, the socalite, the gossip and the 'Melody' type, they were just aliens.

What made the show really work was it blended in the right humour, and provided lessons without being over preachy, and it was just fun to watch. In Vol. 1, we learn how Amee and Doyle get admitted to GHS, and how they've coped with their situations at the school.

GHS is one of the rare animations I recommend picking up and watching, because it is one of the gems you hardly see in animation today. I was fortunate enough to find the first volume here at Amazon, since you can hardly find the series anywhere else. I managed to get Vol. 2 by accident when I purchased a grab bag at a local electronics store.

Like I said, Galaxy High School is genuinely a series worth purchasing, I hope if they do plan a film for it, they keep it true to the series and hopefully they'll revive it.

4/5 Show from my childhood
  by David Cooley (Virginia Beach, Va USA)
This show was one of very few that my older sister and I could watch on Saturday mornings together. We usually fought over our single tv (in the 80s) and rarely could agree on anything. But Galaxy High was enjoyed by both of us. It's quirky silliness and aliens-can-do-anything storylines were great. Some episodes have the "I learned something today" bit, others are just funny.

The show only had 13 episodes, so it's no wonder they broke the single season into 2 separate dvds.





5/5 Retro-cool!!!!
  by Jamberlee1230 (Texas)
I vaguely remember watching this show when I was younger but I did see it, and remembered enough to want to buy it for my 3 year old son. I can't tell you how much 80s nostalgia is mixed into this show. My son loves it and sings the theme song where ever he goes.

Word of caution though: I don't know what company is releasing the show but their introduction just before the cartoon menu begins is a little inappropriate for younger ears. Bleeped vulgarity. Foward directly to the menue.