Pro Athletes with Superpowers? Enter the ProStars

A TV post. Posted on April 27, 2010 by Brian Boone

In this Saturday morning cartoon from 1990, already worshipped-as-gods celebrity athletes Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, and international lacrosse sensation Wayne Gretzky were literally imbued with godlike, superpower crime-fighting abilities which they use to, uh, fight crime and such.

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From the middle of nowhere in the Pacific Northwest, I contribute to the Retroist, write for trivia publications, and blog about music in a humorous fashion at www.lovehatesociety.com. I feel about "Back to the Future" the way you feel about "Star Wars." Also, I'm married and have a child (sorry ladies, orphans).

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