Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV series)

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
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Genre
Based onCharacters created
by John DeBello
J. Stephen Peace
Costa Dillon
Developed byRichard Mueller
Written by
Directed byKaren Peterson
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox (Fox Children's Network)
Release8 September 1990 (1990-09-08) 
23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an American animated television series based on the 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and its 1988 sequel Return of the Killer Tomatoes . [1] The series aired on Fox Kids from 8 September 1990 to 23 November 1991. Repeats aired on Fox in 1992 and 1996, and on Fox Family from 1998 to 2000.

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The show, a sequel to the original film, is about the mad scientist Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen and his associate Igor Smith turning the tomatoes in the town of San Zucchini into monsters. [2] The evil doctor was battled by young Chad Finletter, and his friends Tara Boumdeay (secretly a human/tomato hybrid pretending to be a teenage girl) and F.T., a "Fuzzy Tomato" pretending to be a dog. The second season is known for being the first Saturday Morning cartoon series to be computer-animated. [3]

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions. [4] [5] [6]

Origin

The original film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was released by Four Square Productions in 1978. A parody of the giant menace movies of the 1950s, it became a cult hit and predated the movie-spoofing disaster film Airplane! by two years.

The Killer Tomatoes might have remained in that genre had it not been for an unlikely intervention from an equally unlikely source. During the 1986–1987 season of Muppet Babies , there was a segment in the episode "The Weirdo Zone" upon which Baby Fozzie deals with how he once faced an 'Attack of the Silly Tomatoes'. The segment used clips from the movie and concluded with Baby Fozzie using a giant-sized ketchup bottle to capture the Silly Tomatoes (he told bad jokes and the large tomatoes launched themselves at him, only to be caught inside the bottle when he ducked out of the way). It became one of the higher-rated episodes of the season, so much that New World Pictures (the owner of Marvel Productions, which made Muppet Babies) approached Four Square about making a sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. [7]

Four Square had never intended to make a sequel but when New World approached them with a two-million dollar budget towards filming a potential sequel, John De Bello, Costa Dillon and Stephen Peace got to work on crafting a script. The resulting film, Return of the Killer Tomatoes , was a surprise success.

New World was pleased with the results, and the company decided to duplicate the results of the film with an animated series aimed at a younger audience. Tweaking various characters and ideas from both Attack and Return, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Series was born and debuted as one of the first Saturday morning cartoons on the Fox Children's Network in the fall of 1990.

There were many inside jokes to popular television series and movies that played out during the series' run. It often poked fun at itself or its low-budget film origins.

Plot

The series picks up five years after The Great Tomato War (much as the film Return of the Killer Tomatoes did), where tomatoes are banned. However that has not stopped Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen from engaging in his experiments. Gangreen's ultimate goal is world domination and he will not let anyone stop him. But his most successful experiment may very well be his undoing. Tara Boumdeay, a tomato turned human, runs away from Gangreen, taking along her "Brother", the fur-covered F.T., whom she passes off as a dog. They befriend Chad Finletter (nephew of the Great Tomato War veteran, Wilbur Finletter) who, after saving the pair from a tomato attack, gets Tara a job at his uncle Wilbur's Tomatoless Pizza Parlor. She shares their secret with Chad regarding the two of them being tomatoes and Chad vows to help them against whatever Gangreen has planned. That is where everyone stands at the start of the first episode, "Give A Little Whistle", where the evil Doctor sets his new plans into motion (and would continue through the first season).

Season Two would center on Gangreen actually conquering the world in the debut episode. However, he is overthrown by Zoltan and his gang of twice-mutated tomatoes and is forced to join up with Chad, Tara, Wilbur and the rest of the Killer Tomato Task Force (other vets of the Great Tomato War).

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

– The mayor of San Zucchini, who is an airhead who somehow lucked into his job. He made two significant appearances in the series, one where he slept through San Zucchini being overthrown (in "Invasion of the Tomato Snatchers") and an appearance where he decides to name Wilbur Finletter as San Zucchini's first sheriff since the 1920s (in "The Gang That Couldn't Squirt Straight"). An election poster could be seen of him as well in the episode "Give A Little Whistle".

Villains

Tomatoes

Besides Tara and F.T., the following characters are tomatoes that were created by Dr. Gangreen:

  • Zoltan (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – Dr. Gangreen's tomato commander. At first, Zoltan was a failed experiment originating from when Igor accidentally had placed old movies into their programming stage instead of training videos, causing him and his gang of five to be lazy and to imitate old movie characters occasionally. Perhaps echoing what the future was to hold for Zoltan, he underwent a transformation into a vampire tomato dubbing himself "Spatula, Prince of Dorkness" and proceeded to kiss people on the neck to transform humans and tomatoes alike into vampires. Fortunately that was undone by Count Dracula himself, who, after handing Wilbur Finletter a cure for the vampirism, declared that the people of San Zucchini did not have the class to be vampires, nor did he want the bad press associated with the citizens' sole night of terror. During the second season, Zoltan and his gang were given a transformation, becoming larger, smarter, and deadlier. Zoltan and his gang conquered the planet and were each issued a continent to rule (e.g. Zoltan controls North America). Soon after that, Zoltan realized they did not need Gangreen anymore and overthrew him, allowing Zoltan to seize control of leader. The series was ended before a final episode resolving matters could be made, but it is assumed that Zoltan and his tomatoes were eventually defeated.
    • Tomacho (voiced by Cam Clarke) – One of Zoltan's gang of six. Tomacho rules over South America and is known as being very calm and chill but also dimwitted. Tomacho speaks like John Travolta and with a surfer accent. In the episode where the gang is temporarily turned into humans, Tomacho becomes a muscular, good-looking young man with long hair, true to his name.
    • Beefsteak (voiced by Chuck McCann) – One of Zoltan's gang of six. Beefsteak rules over Europe, and is known for his short temper. Beefsteak has bull horns on his head and wears a nose ring, which only helps his image of charging at enemies like a bull.
    • Fang (voiced by Susan Silo) – One of Zoltan's gang of six. Fang rules over Africa, and is known for her snake-like personality. Fang has serpent eyes, a snake's tongue and large fangs filled with venom. Fang had the biggest problem with her continent due to her soldiers not returning from the "Heart of Africa". Fang temporary took control of the Gang of Six in the last episode, but returned control over to Zoltan after her defeat by him.
    • Ketchuck (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – One of Zoltan's gang of six. Ketchunk rules over all of Asia and is known for being the biggest and fattest of the gang of six. Besides being large, Ketchunk is constantly drooling and always hungry for food.
    • Mummato (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – One of Zoltan's gang of six. Mummato rules over Australia and New Zealand, and is known for his silence (though he does speak on rare occasions; his voice sounds much like Marlon Brando). Mummato is wrapped in bandages like a mummy.
  • Phantomato (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A deformed tomato that sought refuge in the sewers after the tomatoes seized control of Earth. He hid his face behind a mask just like the Phantom of the Opera, and even had a pipe organ. He saved Tara from Zoltan and Beefsteak and offered to help her find Gangreen once he was finished playing his organ. When the tomatoes located them and attempted to capture Tara again, he saved her by holding off the tomato soldiers while they escaped.
  • The Ultimato – The last tomato experiment made by Dr. Gangreen who has the cloned brain of Dr. Gangreen. He was originally made to help the task force by fighting off the tomatoes, but later turned on them when he wanted to seize control for himself.
  • Link (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A deformed tomato that was believed to be the missing link between normal, dormant tomatoes and the killer variety. First appearing in the episode "Tomato From The Black Lagoon", it is revealed that Link is not quite like his killer cousins. He aids Chad and Tara against Gangreen and Igor (Gangreen originally sought Link out to use him in a renewed effort to destroy San Zucchini). He is also very wealthy, as his lair is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and the finest foods. He appeared in a second-season episode, aiding Tara and Chad in their efforts to locate the African Tomato Worms. It is established in both this episode and the episode which the Phantomato debuted ("The Phantomato of the Opera") that they are cousins.
  • Johnny Tomato (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – Inspired by his love of 1950s rockabilly music and a desire to erase the mistakes he made when he first created Tara, Dr. Gangreen created a tomato that could change into a human named Johnny Tomato, and be used to lure both The KTTF and Chad, Tara and FT to their doom. Johnny's conflicted emotions between loyalty to Gangreen and budding feelings towards Tara led to Johnny succumbing to the same allergy to salt that plagued Tara. It was then, with Gangreen's plot exposed, that Johnny (in a dormant tomato form) was swept away by Gangreen's army of Killer Tomatoes (all of this was shown in the season 1 episode "Streets of Ketchup"). Though the character never appeared again, it was revealed in the season 2 episode "The Phantomato of the Opera" that Johnny survived, as Wilbur Finletter infiltrated an Elvis Presley Impersonator Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, searching for Dr. Gangreen, and got a picture with him.
  • Tomato Minions – The Tomato Minions are all the other mutated tomatoes in the series. They act as soldiers to Professor Gangreen and Zoltan. In the 1st season they came in different colors which was yellow, green and orange but most of them are red of course. In the 2nd season they all were red and wore Roman-style war helmets and patrolled all parts of the world. They all looked the same as well.

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 138 September 1990 (1990-09-08)29 December 1990 (1990-12-29)
2 87 September 1991 (1991-09-07)23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)

Season 1 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byOriginal air date
11"Give a Little Whistle"Richard Mueller8 September 1990 (1990-09-08)
Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen has a whistle to command all tomatoes to destroy San Zucchini. Can Chad stop his plan and save Tara at the same time?
22"Attack of the Killer... Pimentoes?"Jack Enyart15 September 1990 (1990-09-15)
Dr. Gangreen utilizes cherry tomatoes in his latest conquest attempt. He sends Igor Smith to Finletter's Tomatoless Pizza Parlor and sells Wilbur on the idea that pimentos (actually the cherry tomatoes) could be used to showcase his latest pizza creation. They are sent to every neighborhood in this town. Now, San Zucchini is a battleground.
33"Tomato from the Black Lagoon"Ted Pedersen22 September 1990 (1990-09-22)
Dr Putrid T. Gangreen watched a news report with Whitley White about the Tomato Link from the Black Lagoon. Gangreen and Igor must bring it to the lab for examination. Meanwhile, Wilbur is about to give money to Chad. He's heading to the botanical gardens with FT and Tara. They're on the way to the Black Lagoon but they did not know is that the Tomato Link is under the depths. He caught Tara. Some say it was dangerous like the face of a tomato but inside his heart, he has love.
44"Streets of Ketchup"Richard Mueller29 September 1990 (1990-09-29)
Dr. Gangrene has built a new tomato. An Elvis-like person who is Tara's new idol.
55"Tomato Invasion from Mars"Ted Pedersen13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)
Tomatoes grown on Mars have mutated greatly and arrive on Earth for conquest. Can Chad, Tara and the Tomato Task Force combat a menace from beyond the stars?
66"War of the Wierds"Jack Enyart20 October 1990 (1990-10-20)
Igor Smith heads back to the lab from the henchman convention and finds the angry Dr. Gangreen a shell of himself. Dr. Gangreen relates the story of a childhood enemy named Sidney Igotcha whose tricks led to Gangreen's obsession with tomatoes. Now he's back and created a new enemy aimed at his own attempts at world conquest. It's an all-out war between the two bitter foes. Tomato vs. Kumquat and the Tomato Task Force caught in the middle.
77"Invasion of the Tomato Snatchers"Richard Mueller27 October 1990 (1990-10-27)
Dr. Gangreen's latest plot involves replacing every citizen in San Zucchini with tomato-headed doubles and it's up to Chad, FT & Tomato Guy to save the citizens, Tara and the day.
88"Terminator Tomato from Tomorrow"Ted Pedersen10 November 1990 (1990-11-10)
Chad & Tara must rescue the Tomato Task Force from the Tomato Terminator in the 23rd Century with the help of an eclectic star ship crew.
99"Camp Casserole"Richard Mueller17 November 1990 (1990-11-17)
Chad & Tara head to summer camp for two weeks where she is picked on by two mean girls. Dr. Gangreen plans to exploit Tara's hurt feelings by promising to make her fully human if she helps him control Larry, the largest tomato monster the angry Doctor ever created.
1010"Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness"Richard Mueller24 November 1990 (1990-11-24)
On Halloween night, Count Dracula relates a tale of how he once gave Dr. Gangreen a serum to transform tomatoes into vampire tomatoes. Though the Doctor refused, Zoltan overheard their conversation and, mistaking the word serum for syrup, ingests the serum himself and renaming himself "Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness". Can they be stopped before the entire town is transformed into neck-kissing vampires?
1111"Frankenstem Tomato"Ted Pedersen1 December 1990 (1990-12-01)
Wilbur's pizza delivery truck falls off a cliff in Death Valley as he was taking Tara, Chad and FT to the top secret Tomato Task Force field training. The only place stay for the night is the Frankenstem's Horror Castle where Doctor Gangreen plans on using Tara's tomato brain to bring the Frankenstem Monster to life.
1212"The Gang That Couldn't Squirt Straight"Jack Enyart15 December 1990 (1990-12-15)
After a plot to splatter Chad with tomatoes goes awry, Zoltan & the Gang of Five rebel against Dr. Gangreen and take up racketeering to enslave some of San Zucchini's businesses. Luckily the mayor deputizes Wilbur, Chad & Tara to oppose this new threat.
1313"Beach Blanket Tomato"Ted Pedersen29 December 1990 (1990-12-29)
The first-ever Tomato Task Force beach party is besieged by Dr. Gangreen's tomato sharks and it's up to Chad, Tara & the Tomato Task Force to stop him and get the show renewed for a second season.

Season 2 (1991)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byOriginal air date
141"The Ripening Disaster" Flint Dille 7 September 1991 (1991-09-07)
Dr. Gangreen's latest scheme involves mutating Zoltan and his new Gang of Six into credible threats to conquer Earth one continent at a time.
152"A Rotten Reversal"Flint Dille14 September 1991 (1991-09-14)
After succeeding in his goal to conquer the world, Dr. Gangreen attains inner peace and releases the Tomato Task Force from his dungeon, which leads to his own creations turning on him. Meanwhile, the KTTF join up with Whitley White and Tomato Guy in the sewers attempting to avoid being recaptured by Zoltan's forces.
163"Phantomato of the Opera"Richard Mueller21 September 1991 (1991-09-21)

Dr. Gangreen is missing and the KTTF splits up to find him. Tara travels to Paris, France to locate him but only manages to locate the Phantomato of the Opera. Is he friend or foe?

Note: This episode aired earlier than intended as it relates events viewers had yet to see, such as the new alliance between the KTTF & Gangreen & Igor in the episodes "A Rotten Reversal" & "The Tomato Worms Turn".
174"Stemming the Tide"Gordon Kent5 October 1991 (1991-10-05)

Will the Killer Tomato Task Force join Gangreen & Igor in an uneasy alliance to combat their mutual enemies? And is the key to defeating the tomatoes located in the heart of Africa, where they can't seem to get a clear foothold upon?

Note: This episode aired later than was intended as it directly relates the events & fallout of "A Rotten Reversal".
185"The Tomato Worms Turn"Ted Pedersen19 October 1991 (1991-10-19)

Travelling to Africa via rollercoaster, Chad, Tara, Dr. Gangreen & Igor locate the one enemy that can defeat the tomatoes, the African Tomato Worm Tribe. Can they arrive back in San Zucchini to save the KTTF in what may be their last stand?

Note: This episode also aired later than was intended as it directly relates the events & fallout of "A Rotten Reversal".
196"Ultra-tomato III"Unknown2 November 1991 (1991-11-02)
After the events of "The Tomato Worms Turn", Gangreen begins his new plot to take over the world with a new creation named the Ultimato, armed with a brain cloned from the angry Doctor himself. He & it deceive the KTTF into thinking it's on their side but the creature has its own designs on world domination and Gangreen doesn't fit into its plans.
207"Tomatotransformation"Evelyn Gabai9 November 1991 (1991-11-09)
The KTTF & Gang of Six trade places which leads to the newly-tomatoed Wilbur & his team being on the run while the now-human Gang of Six plan on putting the African Tomato Worms on ice. Can Chad, Tara, Gangreen & Igor reverse fortunes in time?
218"The Great Tomato Wars"Ted Pedersen23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)
With humanity slowly reclaiming Earth from the Killer Tomatoes, Fang stages an uprising and ousts Zoltan from the Gang of Six. Zoltan then forms a tentative alliance once more with Dr. Gangreen, who creates five new caveman-themed tomatoes to fight against Fang's crew. The tomato infighting threatens to undo the work achieved in previous episodes but the key to saving the day may very well be FT.

Crew

Documentary

Screaming Soup! Presents the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective, a documentary film focusing on the history of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise with interviews including cast and crew from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes TV Series, was released in February 2023 on YouTube. [8]

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