RoboCop: Alpha Commando

*RoboCop: Alpha Commando*
RoboCop: Alpha Commando
Genre	Cyberpunk; Superhero;
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

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]

Synopsis

The 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

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.
Campbell Lane as the voice of Alpha Prime
Jim Byrnes as Mr. Brink / DARC Leader
Saffron Henderson additional voices

Crew

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

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

^ 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

RoboCop: Alpha Commando at IMDb
Official page on KidsClick

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] "Television News". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[3] Kenyon, Heather. "NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling..." Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[4] "10K". SEC. March 31, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[5] 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.

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