ACTION MAN
Action Man is a 1995 British children's animated television show, created by DIC 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. 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). It has also been 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. EPISODE NAMES: Explosive Situation S1, Ep1 23 Sep. 1995 Fountain of Youth S1, Ep2 30 Sep. 1995 Cybersoldier S1, Ep3 7 Oct. 1995 You Can't Go Home Again S1, Ep4 14 Oct. 1995 Ancient History S1, Ep5 21 Oct. 1995 The Red Plague S1, Ep6 28 Oct. 1995 Peril at Perigee S1, Ep74 Nov. 1995 Rogue Moons S1, Ep8 11 Nov. 1995 Hands Down S1, Ep9 18 Nov. 1995 We Come in Peace S1, Ep10 25 Nov. 1995 R.A.I.D. S1, Ep11 2 Dec. 1995 Skynap S1, Ep12 9 Dec. 1995 The Outside Edge S1, Ep13 16 Dec. 1995 The X Factor S2, Ep1 22 Sep. 1996 Ice Age S2, Ep2 29 Sep. 1996 Soul of Evil S2, Ep3 6 Oct. 1996 Deja Vu S2, Ep4 13 Oct. 1996 Satellite Down S2, Ep5 20 Oct. 1996 Space Walk S2, Ep6 27 Oct. 1996 The Most Dangerous Prey S2, Ep7 3 Nov. 1996 Points of Danger S2, Ep8 10 Nov. Crack of Doom S2, Ep9 17 Nov. 1996 Space Wars S2, Ep10 24 Nov. 1996 Past Performance S2, Ep11 1 Dec. 1996 A Time for Action: Part 1 S2, Ep12 8 Dec. 1996 A Time for Action: Part 2 S2, Ep13 15 Dec. 1996 Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 23 September 1995 (USA) Website of Interest: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147743/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17 *Note the video below from the Action Man series has been dubbed in German. |
CAST
Mark Griffin - Action Man (26 episodes, 1995-1996) Rolf Leenders - Dr. X (3 episodes, 1995) Joely Collins - Natalie (3 episodes, 1995) Dale Wilson - Knuck (3 episodes, 1995) Garry Chalk - Norris (3 episodes, 1995) Richard Cox - Jacques (2 episodes, 1995) David Hay - Gangrene (2 episodes, 1995) Iris Quinn - Vira (2 episodes, 1995) Richard Ian Cox - Jacques (1 episode, 1995) Chadwick Pelletier - Action Man (1 episode, 1996) Patti Allan - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Gillian Barber - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Nigel Bennett - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Lisa Bunting - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Babs Chula - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Brian Drummond - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Christopher Gaze - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) L. Harvey Gold - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Mark Hildreth - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Chris Humphreys - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Art Irizawa - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Scott McNeil - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) David Morse - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Colin Murdock - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Simon Pidgeon - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Rick Poltaruk - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Ken Roberts - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) William Samples - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Devon Sawa - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Kelly Sheridan - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Tasha Simms - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Tracey Lee Smythe - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Tabitha St. Germain - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Raimund Stamm - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Ingrid Tesch - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) French Tickner - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Stevie Vallance - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Dave 'Squatch' Ward - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) Richard Yee - Additional Voices (unknown episodes) |