"Voltron: Defender of the Universe" (1984) TV series

Director:

Franklin Cofod

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

This series focuses on 5 lion robots and their pilots as they fight the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Pilot | Planet | Giant Robot | American

Cast

Jack Angel	...	King Zarkon / ... (121 episodes, 1984)
Michael Bell	...	Lance / ... (121 episodes, 1984)
Peter Cullen	...	Narrator / ... (121 episodes, 1984)
Neil Ross	...	Keith / ... (121 episodes, 1984)
B.J. Ward	...	Haggar / ... (121 episodes, 1984)
Lennie Weinrib	...	Hunk / ... (121 episodes, 1984)

Series Directed by
Franklin Cofod		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Stan Oliver		(48 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Peter Keefe	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1984)
Sean Molyneaux	....	restored version (52 episodes, 1984)
Steve Sterling	....	producer (52 episodes, 1984)
John Tiechmann	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 1984)
Franklin Cofod	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Teichman	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Petersen		(unknown episodes)
Dale Schacker		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
R.D. Floyd	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Paul Vitello	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Marc Handler	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Jeremy Corray	....	special thanks (29 episodes, 1984)

Production Companies

• World Events Productions

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (1997-2007) (USA) (TV)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Image Home Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Look Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Sony Video (video)
• USA Network (1989-1990) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

"The New Adventures of Voltron" - USA (reissue title)

Runtime:

30 min (124 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Iceland:LH (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

World Events Productions

Trivia:

Pidge, who was a member of the Lion Voltron Force, had a brother named Chip, who was part of the Vehicle Voltron Force. However, the two Japanese inspirations for the show, "Hyakujû-ô Goraion" (1981) and "Kikô Kantai dairugger XV" (1982) are not related, up to and including these characters.

Goofs:

Continuity: In order to activate the Lions, each team member had to insert a special key. In many instances when Keith is starting the Voltron forming sequence, his key can still be seen on his tunic, but then is also seen on the panel of his lion, and then moves in the same way - left to right - as it already did when first being used to activate the Black Lion.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend; the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe, a mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Planet Earth...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vice Versa (1988)

This show was the best!

I loved this show back in my youth. I would never miss an episode. I am pretty sure there was a movie made about this too. I remember having all the action figures and being obsessed with this cartoon. In my humble opinion this is the best cartoon made post 1980.