The Adventures of Hyperman

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The Adventures of Hyperman
GenreSuperhero comedy
Created by
  • Ken Corr
  • Kevin O'Donnell
  • Craig Southard
Based onThe Adventures of Hyperman
Written by
  • David Finley
  • Cliff MacGillivray
Directed byBert Ring
Voices of
Narrated by Neil Ross
Theme music composer Eric Allaman
Composers
  • Randall Crissman
  • Terry Wilson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Willard Carroll
  • Thomas Wilhite
  • Ken Corr
  • Kevin O'Donnell
  • Craig Southard
Running time22 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) 
August 10, 1996 (1996-08-10)

The Adventures of Hyperman is an American animated series that aired from October 14, 1995 to August 10, 1996 on CBS. [1] The show features an intergalactic sheriff fighting the evil monster Entrobe and his sidekick Kidd Chaos. Hyperman is joined by his own sidekicks, Studd Puppy and 13-year-old science genius Emma C. Squared. [2] The only voice actor to appear in both the game and the cartoon is Frank Welker.

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Background

The program is based on an interactive computer game of the same name. The property was created by Kevin O'Donnell, Ken Corr and Crag Southard. It was released as a CD-ROM by IBM prior to running as an animated series. [3]

Voice cast

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