Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! | |
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Genre | Action-adventure |
Based on | |
Developed by | Roger Slifer |
Directed by | Karen Peterson |
Starring | Jason Michas Shane Meier Long John Baldry Richard Newman Terry Klassen Scott McNeil Dale Wilson Margot Pinvidic Sam Khouth Jay Brazeau Garry Chalk |
Opening theme | Doug Katsaros |
Country of origin | United States France |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | first-run syndication (U.S.) |
Release | September 8 – December 1, 1991 |
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (also known as Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace in Canada and Bucky O'Hare in the United Kingdom) is an animated series created by Sunbow Productions, Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, Continuity Comics and the French company IDDH, co-produced by Marvel Productions and distributed by Hasbro's subsidiary Claster Television. [1] It was based on the cult comic Bucky O'Hare , [2] and animated by AKOM. [3]
It debuted in 1991 in the United States, and 1992 in the UK on the BBC. [4]
The show was made with the intention of promoting the new Bucky O'Hare themed toy line. When plans for that fell through, the series was abruptly cancelled after only 13 episodes.
Most of the ideas from the comic book were used for the cartoon, with several major differences: the parallel universe the story takes place in is named the "Aniverse", Willy DuWitt can travel freely between Earth and the Aniverse instead of being stranded there, Bruce is transported into another dimension instead of killed, the Toad Empire are willingly following KOMPLEX instead of brainwashed, Deadeye has a Southern accent instead of a Scottish accent, the nigh-omnipotent mouse is nowhere to be seen, and Jenny reveals her psionic powers to Willy DuWitt. The cartoon explored more of the Aniverse and followed a loose unifying arc, with Bucky's home planet of Warren being captured by the toads in the season premiere and rescued in the finale (which was co-written by Neal Adams).
Bucky and his crew are members of the S.P.A.C.E. organization, which stands for Sentient Protoplasm Against Colonial Encroachment.
The members of the Toad Empire introduced are as follows:
Almost all the characters listed above are both from the comic book and the cartoon. Most of the new ones that were introduced are listed below.
Nº | Title | Written by | Original air date | PC |
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1 | "War of the Warts (Part 1)" | Christy Marx | September 8, 1991 | 101 |
Bucky O'Hare and the Righteous Indignation crew learn that the Toad Empire has taken over his homeworld Warren, and must travel there to investigate. Meanwhile, an Earth boy named Willy DeWitt enters Bucky's universe using an experimental device. | ||||
2 | "A Fistful of Simoleans (Part 2)" | Christy Marx | September 15, 1991 | 102 |
Willy join Bucky's crew to Planet Warren where they find information relating to the world's recent climate change. The cause is revealed to be a new weapon called the Climate Converter. Meanwhile, a spy is hired by the Toad Empire to gain access through the Aniverse capital, Planet Genus. | ||||
3 | "The Good, the Bad and the Warty (Part 3)" | Christy Marx | September 22, 1991 | 103 |
It's a race against time as the Righteous Indignation crew infiltrate a Toad Mothership to retrieve Planet Genus's access codes. The only things standing in their way are gun-for-hire Al Negator and the deadly Toadborg. | ||||
4 | "Home, Swampy Home" | Christy Marx | September 29, 1991 | 104 |
After getting himself captured and then rescued by the Toads, Bucky plans to infiltrate a slave colony that is currently building a new Climate Converter. | ||||
5 | "On the Blink" | George Arthur Bloom | October 6, 1991 | 105 |
The Toad Empire has taken control of a koala homeworld and has installed a defense system that prevents any mammalian access. It's up to the android Blinky to sneak onto the planet and shut it down. | ||||
6 | "Kreation Konspiracy" | Martin Pasko | October 13, 1991 | 106 |
Rumor has it that a powerful device is located in a barren planet and Bucky's crew must intercept it before the Toads do. Meanwhile, Blinky is kidnapped by three elder toads, who may have a connection with the Empire's leader, KOMPLEX. | ||||
7 | "The Komplex Caper" | Doug Moench | October 20, 1991 | 107 |
KOMPLEX uses the power of Toad TV to control the mammalian population. Bucky must travel to the Toad Homeworld to shut down the transmission and, with any luck, KOMPLEX himself... | ||||
8 | "The Search for Bruce" | Rick Merwin | October 27, 1991 | 108 |
Brusier's brother, the former R.I. engineer Bruce, has returned in a spectral form but definitely alive. Meanwhile, the Toad Empire creates a new invention to teleport squads to anywhere in the Aniverse. | ||||
9 | "Corsair Canards" | Christy Marx | November 3, 1991 | 109 |
A treaty between the UAC Security Council and Dead-Eye's former pirate mates is about to be finalized, but a small group of pirates' recent plunders is on the verge of endangering the treaty's process. | ||||
10 | "The Artificers of Aldebaran" | Christy Marx, Bridget McKenna | November 10, 1991 | 110 |
Jenny's pupil, Princess Felicia, is abducted by Toadborg and it's up to her and Willy to save her. The source of power that the cybernetic villain is after may spell doom for Jenny's homeworld, Planet Aldebaran, and possibly the entire Aniverse. | ||||
11 | "The Warriors" | George Arthur Bloom | November 17, 1991 | 111 |
The Toad Air Marshal is kicked out of his army after his most recent failure at the hands of Bucky O'Hare. To regain his status, he joins a samurai lizard, who is plotting to take over a nearby planet: Kanopis III, Dead-Eye's homeworld. | ||||
12 | "Bye Bye Berserker Baboon" | Roger Slifer | November 24, 1991 | 112 |
The Toads invade the homeworld of Bruiser and his fellow Beetlegeusian Baboons, using special goggles to prevent their fear of their most terrifying foes. Bucky and crew fight back and soon encounter the empire's secret weapon: the unstoppable Terror Toad. | ||||
13 | "The Taking of Pilot Jenny" | Neal Adams, Peter Stone | December 1, 1991 | 113 |
Jenny has been captured by the toads. Toadborg is ordering a trade for a recently relinquished Climate Converter, unaware of Bucky's true objective. |
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