Action Man (1995 TV series)
| Action Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Action |
| Created by |
DIC Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment |
| Developed by |
DIC Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment |
| Written by |
Gildart Jackson Jules Dennis Bob Forward Diane M. Fresco Julie Fuller Phil Harnage Jeff Kwitny Reed Shelly Brooks Wachtel Michael A. Medlock |
| Directed by |
Jeff Pruitt Chris Bartleman |
| Creative director(s) |
Jeff Pruitt Chris Bartleman |
| Voices of |
Mark Griffin Rolf Leenders Joely Collins Dale Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Stephen C. Marston |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Andy Heyward Brad Kreisberg Robby London Michael Maliani |
| Producer(s) |
Kyle Solorio Jim Weathers |
| Cinematography | Nick Woolfolk |
| Editor(s) | Miriam L. Preissel |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
DIC Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon (U.S./U.K.) |
| Original release | 23 September 1995 – 15 December 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
A.T.O.M. Action Man (2000 TV series) |
Action Man is an American children's animated television show, created by DIC Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment. The cartoon is based on the Hasbro toy line of the same name. The show focuses on Action Man, a member of an elite multinational task force named Action Force who fight against the terrorist Dr.X and his 'Council of Doom'. Action Man is also portrayed as being an amnesiac who is trying to unlock the mystery of his past.
The show also featured live action segments before and after the main show.
Cast
- Mark Griffin as Action Man
- Dale Wilson as Knuck
- David Hay as Gangrene
- Garry Chalk as Norris
- Iris Quinn as Vira
- Joely Collins as Natalie
- Richard Cox as Jacques
- Rolf Leendres as Doctor X
Additional cast
- Nigel Bennett
- Lisa Bunting
- Christopher Gaze
- Chris Humphreys
- David Morse
- Colin Murdock
- Rick Poltaruk
- Simon Pidgeon
- William Samples
- Devon Sawa
- Tabitha St. Germain
- Tracey-Lee Smyth
- Ingrid Tesch
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Explosive Situation" | September 23, 1995 |
| Dr. X orchestrates the explosion of a plane to steal a nuclear warhead. With a nuclear battleship about to fall in Dr. X's hands, Action Man makes haste to recover the warhead, aided by his team and Dr. X's former lackey Ursula. | ||
| 2 | "Fountain of Youth" | September 30, 1995 |
| Dr. X captures the Fargo scientists to get hold of the regenerative Extract Herb to gain a fortune out of youth serum. Action Man liberates the scientists, but Dr. X has destroyed all their research. | ||
| 3 | "Cybersoldier" | October 7, 1995 |
| Dr. X steals an experimental KGB cybernetic android. Action Man barely survives his encounter with the android, but uses this an advantage to beat Dr. X to his game at a robotics factory. | ||
| 4 | "You Can't Go Home Again" | October 14, 1995 |
| Natalie helps Action Man recall some of his past memories, but realise they had followed a false trail to Haven Mount village that Dr. X is holding captive to ensure the destruction of the Xtreme Station. Action Man is able to destroy Dr. X's plasma cannon and save Haven Mount. | ||
| 5 | "Ancient History" | October 21, 1995 |
| Dr. X has stolen a tunneling machine and kidnapped a team of miners for an excavation led by Natalie's uncle Ian, under blackmail from Dr. X. Thanks to Ian's mine planted on Dr. X's snowcruiser, Action Man manages to destroy Dr. X's acquired lethal PAX 39 gas canisters. | ||
| 6 | "The Red Plague" | October 28, 1995 |
| Dr. X has taken a beaker of deadly Red Plague virus and kidnapped Dr. Pandemo who developed the cure. Action Man is lured to Dr. X's underground lab so Dr. X can steal the Jet Xtreme. Action Man liberates the jet and scientist and vanquishes the Red Plague virus for good. | ||
| 7 | "Peril at Perigee" | November 4, 1996 |
| Dr. X has hijacked a stealth bomber. Dr. X takes the bomber's weapons to launch from the European Space Agency base. Dr. X takes Jacque as hostage, but Jacques turns the tables on Dr. X and puts his satellite out of operation. | ||
| 8 | "Rogue Moons" | November 11, 1995 |
| Dr. X has a rogue moon launcher set to destroy Earth's cities. After Action Man braves the Gobi Desert hazards, Jacques seeds some precipitation to wash out Dr. X's camouflaged gun bunker and destroy the launcher. | ||
| 9 | "Hands Down" | November 18, 1995 |
| Dr. X's kidnaps the American ambassador to brainwash him in order to set up the Action Team. Action Man goes vigilante to root out Dr. X and clear the Action Team's name. | ||
| 10 | "We Come in Peace" | November 25, 1995 |
| Dr. X has stolen an anti-gravity device to stage an alien attack on Earth. With the aid of the scientist Professor Mackenzie who invented the device, Action destroys the fake alien battleship. | ||
| 11 | "R.A.I.D." | December 2, 1995 |
| With his Catalyst Crystal plot thwarted, Dr. X sends a dog (which Jacque adopts under the name Raid) to attack Action Man. Jacque uses Raid to track down Dr. X and terminate his Catalyst Crystal missiles. | ||
| 12 | "Skynap" | December 9, 1995 |
| Dr. X steals Jet Xtreme and kidnaps Secretary Norris and takes over the Action Space Station to start a major war around the world. Using his VR Suit, Action Man hacks into the Space Station to drive Dr. X out. | ||
| 13 | "The Outside Edge" | December 16, 1995 |
| Dr. X and his infiltrator Domichi frame Secretary Norris of corruption and disband the Action Team. The Action Team liberate their equipment and Norris and thwart Dr. X's next shipment theft, thus clearing their names. | ||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | "The X Factor" | September 22, 1996 |
| 15 | "Ice Age" | September 29, 1996 |
| 16 | "Soul of Evil" | October 6, 1996 |
| 17 | "Deja Vu" | October 13, 1996 |
| 18 | "Satellite Down" | October 20, 1996 |
| 19 | "Space Walk" | October 27, 1996 |
| 20 | "The Most Dangerous Prey" | November 3, 1996 |
| 21 | "Points of Danger" | November 10, 1996 |
| 22 | "Crack of Doom" | November 17, 1996 |
| 23 | "Space Wars" | November 24, 1996 |
| 24 | "Past Performance" | December 1, 1996 |
| 25 | "A Time for Action: Part 1" | December 8, 1996 |
| 26 | "A Time for Action: Part 2" | December 15, 1996 |
Toys
The show introduced several new team mates for Action Man which were then made into toys. The action figures of Natalie Poole and Knuck have become very rare collectors items. At Joecon 2010, a convention exclusive Q-Force action figure of Natalie Poole was released.
Media releases
The series was only available on VHS in the UK due to rules on advertising to children (a toy could follow a program but not the other way around). The series was later released on DVD but the episodes on the DVDs are in a random order and many episodes have been released numerous times while several have not been released at all. This has caused confusion amongst many fans. On 17 February 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Action Man- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[1] This marked the first time all episodes of the show had received a DVD release.
| DVD Name | Episodes | Release Date | Running Time | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive Situation | Explosive Situation, Fountain of Youth, Cyber Soldier | 2002 | 63:00 minutes | |
| The Outside Edge | The Outside Edge, Skynap, Crack of Doom | 2004 | 63:00 minutes | |
| Past Performance | Soul of Evil, We Came in Peace, Past Performance | 2004 | 63:00 minutes | |
| A Time for Action | A Time For Action - Part One, A Time For Action - Part Two, The Most Dangerous Prey | 2005 | 63:00 minutes | |
| Peril At Perigee | Peril At Perigee, You Can't Go Home Again | 2005 | 42:00 minutes | |
| Rogue Moons | Rogue Moons, Points of Danger, Deja Vu | 2006 | 63:00 minutes | |
| Space Wars | We Came in Peace, Satellite Down, Skynap, Space Wars | 2007 | 68:00 minutes | |
| The Complete Series | All episodes | 2015 | Complete series | |
References
External links
- Action Man (1995) at the Internet Movie Database
- IMDB: Episode list for "Action Man" (1995)
- TV.com: Action Man (1995) Episode Guide
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