Action Man (2000 TV series)

Action Man
Genre Animation
Action
Starring Mark Hildreth
Michael Dobson
Tabitha St. Germain
Peter Kelamis
Theme music composer Paul Gordon
Composer(s) Shuki Levy
Kussa Mahchi
Michael Whitaker
Paul Gordon
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) Ian Pearson
Paul Sabella
Jonathan Dern
Carol Monroe
Producer(s) Mark Ralston
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Mainframe Entertainment
Distributor Saban Entertainment (2000-2001)
Release
Original network YTV
Fox Kids
Original release August 5, 2000 – 2002
Chronology
Related shows Action Man (1995 TV series)
A.T.O.M.

Action Man was a Canadian-American CGI animated TV series based on the toy line of the same name. The show is unrelated to the 1995 show. In this series, Alex Mann is an extreme sports athlete known as "Action Man" and is a member of Team Xtreme. A video game named Action Man: Search for Base X was released based on the 2000 series. The show's theme song "Amp it up Action Man" was written and performed by Saban Entertainment's Paul Gordon.

Synopsis

Alex Mann, Action Man's civilian identity, is an extreme sports athlete of Team Xtreme. Danger and adrenaline trigger hidden mental powers called AMP (Advanced Macro Probability) Factor, a result of secret experiments by his former high school coach Simon Grey. With it, Alex is able to calculate all future possibilities, choosing the best course of action. Alex "Action" Mann, Desmond "Grinder" Sinclair, Agnes "Fidget" Wilson, and Ricky Singh-Baines must stop arch-enemy Doctor X, a brilliant geneticist and bio-engineer who stops at nothing to duplicate AMP Factor to rebuild Earth with the genetically enhanced neo-humanity.

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Season One

Dr. X captured and physically tested Alex Mann repeatedly, as well as his best friend Brandon Caine. Dr. X also added nanotech enhancements to Brandon, making him superior to Alex in battle and in athletics. The culmination of the experiments was to mind transfer Dr. X into Brandon's body to become a nanotech cyborg, able to change his appearance and infect others. Following the ninth episode the series becomes more simplified.

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Competitive Edge"James TaylorMarty Isenberg & Robert N. SkirAugust 5, 2000 (2000-08-05)
2"Building The Perfect Beast"Steve BallMarty Isenberg & Robert N. SkirAugust 15, 2000 (2000-08-15)
3"Grey Areas"Steve SacksMarty Isenberg & Robert N. SkirAugust 19, 2000 (2000-08-19)
4"Storm Front"Greg DonisSteve MelchingAugust 26, 2000 (2000-08-26)
5"Gremlin In The Gears"Craig McEwenGreg Klein & Thomas PugsleySeptember 2, 2000 (2000-09-02)
6"Double Vision"George SamilskiMarsha F. GriffinSeptember 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)
7"Into The Abyss"William LauKaaren Lee BrownSeptember 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)
8"Out of The Shadows"Sebastian BrodinAndrew RobinsonSeptember 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)
9"Lost In The Funhouse"Steve SacksAndrew RobinsonSeptember 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)
10"The Hereafter Factor"Gio CorsiEric KartenOctober 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)
11"Cold War"Ezekiel NortonMarsha F. GriffinNovember 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
12"Swarm: Part 1"Gino NicheleKaaren Lee BrownNovember 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
13"Swarm: Part 2"George SamilskiMarty Isenberg & Robert N. SkirNovember 19, 2000 (2000-11-19)

Season Two

Dr. X founded the Council of Doom with his evil cohorts: Asazi, Tempest, Gangrene, and Quake. Dr. X's nanotech trilobites appeared to gain collective intelligence and rebel against him; but this was actually Brandon Caine's uploaded mind punishing Dr. X.

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
14"Green Thoughts"Andrew DuncanEric KartenFebruary 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)
15"Thirst"Sebastian BrodinMarsha F. GriffinMay 2, 2001 (2001-05-02)
16"Ground Zero"Angela StevensonNick DuBoisMay 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
17"Tower of Power"George SamilskiLen WeinMay 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
18"Rumble - Part 1"Gino Nichele & Colin AdamsAndrew RobinsonMay 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
19"Rumble - Part 2"Ezekiel NortonKurt WeldonMay 18, 2001 (2001-05-18)
20"Search and Destroy"Chuck JohnsonSean RocheMay 25, 2001 (2001-05-25)
21"The Triton Factor"Steve SacksBrooks WatchelJune 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)
22"Mann's Best Friend"Mark SchiemannMarsha F. GriffinSeptember 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)
23"Mann Hunt"Sebastian BrodinNick DuBois
24"Tangled Up in Green"Patrick CarrollEric Karten
25"The Ultimate Doom - Part 1"Gio CorsiRobert N. Skir & Marty Isenberg
26"The Ultimate Doom - Part 2"Sebastian BrodinMarty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir

Home releases

DVD

DVD title Season Volume Episodes Time length Release date
Action Man 1 1 5 107 minutes 23 Aug 2004
Team Xtreme 1 2 5 107 minutes 25 Oct 2004
Cold War 1 3 3
Ground Zero 2 1 13

VHS

Several volumes of the show were released on VHS with three episodes on each tape.

Awards

In 2001, the show won a Golden Camera Award at the U.S. and International Film and Video Festival for 'Best Animation' in the episode "The Swarm: Part 2".[1]

External links

References

  1. www.imdb.com
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