"Bionic Six" (1987) TV series

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A family of cyborg superheroes fights evil around the world.

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Surrealism | Based On Toy | Secret Identity | Superhero

Cast

Norman Bernard	...	I.Q. / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
Carol Bilger	...	Helen Bennet / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
Bobbie Block	...	Meg Bennet / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
Jennifer Darling	...	Madame-O (65 episodes, 1987)
Jim MacGeorge	...	Dr. Scarab (65 episodes, 1987)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Metalhead / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
Hal Rayle	...	Bob / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
John Stephenson	...	Bionic-1 / ... (65 episodes, 1987)
Brian Tochi	...	Bunjiro 'Bunji' Bennet / ... (65 episodes, 1987)

Series Directed by
Osamu Dezaki		(65 episodes, 1987)
Toshiyuki Hiruma		(65 episodes, 1987)
William T. Hurtz		(65 episodes, 1987)
Lee Mishkin		(65 episodes, 1987)
Sam Nicholson		(65 episodes, 1987)
John Walker		(65 episodes, 1987)
Steve Clark		(43 episodes, 1987)
John Ahern		(33 episodes, 1987)
Mark Glamack		(22 episodes, 1987)

Series Writing credits
Ron Friedman		(65 episodes, 1987)
Gordon Bressack		(25 episodes, 1987)
Pamela Hickey		(15 episodes, 1987)
Dennys McCoy		(15 episodes, 1987)
Craig Miller		(10 episodes, 1987)
Mark W. Nelson		(10 episodes, 1987)
Francis Moss		(5 episodes, 1987)
Mary Kaiser Donev		(4 episodes, 1987)
Stef Donev		(4 episodes, 1987)
Jina Bacarr		(3 episodes, 1987)
Gerard Baldwin		(3 episodes, 1987)
Buzz Dixon		(3 episodes, 1987)
Jack Enyart		(3 episodes, 1987)
John Welden		(3 episodes, 1987)
Burt Wetanson		(3 episodes, 1987)
Arthur Byron Cover		(2 episodes, 1987)
Lawrence G. DiTillio		(2 episodes, 1987)
Jean-Marc Lofficier		(2 episodes, 1987)
Randy Lofficier		(2 episodes, 1987)
Lydia Marano		(2 episodes, 1987)
Frances Novier		(2 episodes, 1987)
John Semper		(2 episodes, 1987)
Marc Scott Zicree		(2 episodes, 1987)

Series Produced by
Shiro Aono	....	producer: TMS (65 episodes, 1987)
Gerard Baldwin	....	producer (65 episodes, 1987)
Yutaka Fujioka	....	executive producer (65 episodes, 1987)
Shunzo Kato	....	producer: TMS (65 episodes, 1987)
Sachiko Tsuneda	....	supervising producer (65 episodes, 1987)

Series Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(65 episodes, 1987)
Steve Rucker		(65 episodes, 1987)

Series Film Editing by
Sam Horta		(57 episodes, 1987)

Series Casting by
Zita Campisi		(65 episodes, 1987)

Series Art Direction by
Robert Dranko		(65 episodes, 1987)

Series Production Management
Brad Case	....	production supervisor (65 episodes, 1987)
Dale Case	....	production supervisor (65 episodes, 1987)
Eiji Katayama	....	production executive (65 episodes, 1987)
Mitsuo Yoshimura	....	production manager (65 episodes, 1987)
Ken Kessel	....	production supervisor (59 episodes, 1987)
Jeff Hall	....	production supervisor (43 episodes, 1987)
Sam Kirson	....	production supervisor (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Art Department
Grigor Boyadjiev	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
George Cannata Jr.	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Fred Carrillo	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Leo Duranona	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Ric Estrada	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Alex Fierro	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Romeo Francisco	....	graphics / storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Adrian Gonzales	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Gabriel Hoyos	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Frank Paur	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Jesse Santos	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Michael Swanigan	....	storyboard artist (65 episodes, 1987)
Bruce Zick	....	graphics (65 episodes, 1987)
Wayne Becker	....	storyboard artist (43 episodes, 1987)
Gil Kane	....	graphics (43 episodes, 1987)
Jean-Maxime Perramon	....	storyboard artist (43 episodes, 1987)
Alex Toth	....	graphics (43 episodes, 1987)
John Ahern	....	storyboard artist (42 episodes, 1987)
Ron Campbell	....	storyboard artist (42 episodes, 1987)
Jim Fletcher	....	storyboard artist (42 episodes, 1987)
Dick Sebast	....	storyboard artist (42 episodes, 1987)
Timothy Burgard	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1987)
William H. Frake III	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Lee Go	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Tim Gula	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Mike Hodgson	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Alex Lovy	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1987)
Alex Nino	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Mike Sekowsky	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Rhoydon Shishido	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1987)
Jim Shull	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Alex Stevens	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Fernando Tenedora	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Dean Thompson	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Nancy Ulene	....	graphics (22 episodes, 1987)
Keith Tucker	....	storyboard artist (10 episodes, 1987)
Gary Montalbano	....	props (4 episodes, 1987)
Zahra Dowlatabadi	....	artwork coordinator (unknown episodes)
Richard Ory	....	props (unknown episodes)
Douglas Vandegrift	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jackson Schwartz	....	recording engineer (65 episodes, 1987)
Sam Black	....	sound mixer (57 episodes, 1987)
Jon Johnson	....	sound effects editor (57 episodes, 1987)
Brian F. Mars	....	sound effects editor (57 episodes, 1987)
Randal S. Thomas	....	sound effects editor (57 episodes, 1987)
Patrick J. Foley	....	sound effects editor (43 episodes, 1987)
Greg Jacobs	....	dialogue editor (43 episodes, 1987)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John O. Robinson III	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Mike Vosburg	....	character designer (65 episodes, 1987)
Cindy H. Yamauchi	....	key animator (22 episodes, 1987)

Series Editorial Department
Cecil Broughton	....	supervising editor (57 episodes, 1987)
Barbara Riley	....	negative cutter (57 episodes, 1987)
Nobuo Masuda	....	post-production coordinator (43 episodes, 1987)

Series Music Department
Timothy Borquez	....	music editor (57 episodes, 1987)

Series Other crew
Judy Bell	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Gordon Bressack	....	story editor (65 episodes, 1987)
Karen Covell	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Zahra Dowlatabadi	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Lupe Fernandez	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Kenneth T. Ito	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Eriko Mori	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1987)
Howard Morris	....	voice director (65 episodes, 1987)
John Welden	....	associate story editor (65 episodes, 1987)
Sutherland C. Ellwood	....	production staff (43 episodes, 1987)
Nobuo Masuda	....	production coordinator (22 episodes, 1987)
Kaoru Nishiyama	....	production coordinator (22 episodes, 1987)

Production Companies

• TMS Entertainment
• MCA Television

Distributors

• MCA Television
• Studios USA Television

Other Companies

• B & B Sound Studios  recording studio (as B&B Sound)
• Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)  animation production
• Interior Designers  animation (uncredited)
• Mook Animation  animation (5 episodes) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

22 min (65 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

TMS Entertainment

Quotes:

Dr. Scarab:Surprise, surprise! You see, I now control the minds of every single human being on the face of the earth.
[Laughs]
Dr. Scarab:Life is good, isn't it?
[More laughter]

Movie Connections:

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Am I the only one?

Am I the only one who notices the ridiculous fact about this show that no one in the story could seem to figure out who the Bionic Six were? I mean, come on, not only did they NOT WEAR MASKS, but they were a family consisting of two Caucasian kids, an African-American and an Asian kid. Kind of hard to miss, yet it seemed in every episode people would be asking "Who are the Bionic Six?" Did the writers think the kids watching were complete morons?