RoboCop: Alpha Commando is an animated television series based on the RoboCop franchise, and the second animated production to feature the character, following on from RoboCop.[1] Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation for Orion Pictures in association with Fireworks Entertainment, the series was syndicated by The Summit Media Group[2][3][4] for one season of forty episodes, which aired from September 7, 1998 until February 3, 1999.[5]
| RoboCop: Alpha Commando | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Michael Miner Edward Neumeier |
| Developed by | Eric Lewald Julia Lewald |
| Directed by | Larry Houston |
| Voices of | David Sobolov Jay Brazeau |
| Theme music composer | Carl Johnson |
| Composer | Carl Johnson |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jonathan Dern Jay Firestone Paul Sabella |
| Producers | Larry Houston Victor Dal Chele |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Fireworks Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Orion Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 7, 1998 – February 3, 1999 |
Synopsis
editThe series is set in the year 2030 (2020 in the pilot episode), and deals with RoboCop being reactivated after five years offline to assist a federal high-tech group, "Alpha Division" in their vigilance and struggle against DARC (Directorate for Anarchy, Revenge, and Chaos), a highly advanced terrorist organization, and other forces of evil, whenever that may be, globally or nationally.
The series shared many of the same writers who had contributed to the 1980s animated series, but had even less in common with the films or television canon that it was based on: RoboCop has numerous gadgets in his body that were never in the film, such as roller skates and a parachute. The absence of Anne Lewis was never explained. Besides RoboCop / Alex J. Murphy himself, Sgt. Reed is the only character from the movies to be present in the series.
The show also suffers from major continuity errors: during the first episodes, RoboCop's son is shown in flashback memories and appears to be around 10; however, he later appears to be exactly of the same age and even wearing the same clothing. The names of RoboCop's wife and son were also changed to Susan and Richie; however, this is explained in episode 10: after Alex Murphy became RoboCop, his family was forced to change their identity to keep RoboCop's enemies from locating them.
Unlike the movies, and previous TV incarnations, RoboCop never takes off his helmet in Alpha Commando.
Voice cast
edit- David Sobolov as RoboCop
- Akiko Morison as Agent Nancy Miner
- Dean Haglund as Dr. Cornelius Neumeier
- Blu Mankuma as Sgt. Reed - Blu Mankuma, the voice actor for Sgt. Reed, was also in RoboCop: The Series where he played Sgt. Parks, the show's version of Reed.
- Dale Wilson additional voices
- Ron Hadler additional voices
- Campbell Lane as the voice of Alpha Prime
- Jim Byrnes as Mr. Brink / DARC Leader
- Saffron Henderson additional voices
- Brad Swaile additional voices
- Garry Chalk additional voices
- Ian James Corlett additional voices
- Andrew Francis additional voices
- Janyse Jaud additional voices
- Alex Doduk additional voices
- Paul Dobson additional voices
- David Kaye additional voices
- Richard Ian Cox additional voices
- Terry Klassen additional voices
- Cusse Mankuma additional voices
- Scott McNeil additional voices
- Tegan Moss additional voices
- Richard Newman additional voices
- Alvin Sanders additional voices
- Dave Ward additional voices
- Michael Dobson additional voices
- Chantal Strand additional voices
- Lee Tockar additional voices
- Nicole Oliver additional voices
- Cathy Weseluck additional voices
- John Payne additional voices
Crew
edit- Executive story editors: Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald
- Writers: Cary Bates, Larry Braman, Carter Crocker, Steve Cuden, Mark Edens, Michael Edens, Adam Gilad, Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell, Peter Hunziker, Gary Stewart Kaplan, Ann Knapp, Eric Lewald, Julia Lewald, Steven Melching, Martha Moran, Richard Mueller, Cynthia Riddle, Erica Rothschild, Bruce Reid Schaefer, Douglas Sloan, Richard Stanley, Jan Strnad, Larry Swerdlove, Bruce Talkington, Len Uhley, Brooks Wachtel, Len Wein, Russ Weiderspahn
- Produced and directed by Larry Houston
Episodes
edit- Justice Reborn: Part 1
- Justice Reborn: Part 2
- Justice Reborn: Part 3
- Doppelganger
- Town of Tomorrow
- Cyber-Fagin
- Plague on Ice
- Robo Racer
- The Hermanator
- Robopop
- The Weakest Link
- Really, Really Big Shoo
- A Pretty Girl Is Like a Malady
- Francesca's Quest
- Power Play
- Deep Trouble
- Maxsop 4
- Oh Tannenbaum Whoa Tannenbaum!
- We'll Always Have Paris
- Best Friends
- Garden of Evil
- Robodog
- Brawl in the Family
- Cop Games
- H-2-Uh-Oh
- Inside Out
- The ERG and I
- Survival of the Fittest
- While You Were Sleeping
- Return of the Hermanator
- Family Reunion: Part 1
- Family Reunion: Part 2
- Small Packages
- Head Games
- DARC Secrets
- Thank You Very Mulch
- Father's Day
- Out of the Dark
- Das Re-Boot
- Talk About the Weather
References
edit- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "Television News". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ Kenyon, Heather. "NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling..." Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "10K". SEC. March 31, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 226. ISBN 9781476672939.
External links
edit- RoboCop: Alpha Commando at IMDb
- Official page on KidsClick