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Captain N: The Game Master 

Kevin Keene, a teenager from Northridge, California, is brought to another universe known as Videoland, along with his dog, Duke, to defeat the evil villainess, Mother Brain. Mother Brain ... See full summary »
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Michael Donovan ...
 Eggplant Wizard 33 episodes, 1989-1991
Doc Harris ...
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Doug Parker ...
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 Dr. Wily / ... 33 episodes, 1989-1991
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Tomm Wright ...
Long John Baldry ...
 Additional Voices / ... 33 episodes, 1989-1991
Antony Holland ...
 Additional Voices 33 episodes, 1989-1991
Levi Stubbs ...
Mark Weatherly ...
 Additional Voices 33 episodes, 1989-1991
Dorian Barag ...
 Kevin 'Captain N' Keene (live action main title) 33 episodes, 1989-1991
Louie ...
 Duke (live action main title) 33 episodes, 1989-1991
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 Additional Voices 26 episodes, 1989-1990
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 Additional Voices 20 episodes, 1990-1991
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Kevin Keene, a teenager from Northridge, California, is brought to another universe known as Videoland, along with his dog, Duke, to defeat the evil villainess, Mother Brain. Mother Brain is trying to conquer Videoland. Kevin has been brought to defeat her, as foretold in an Ancient Prophecy. Kevin is given the title "Captain N: The Game Master". He and Duke join the N Team, which consists of Princess Lana (the Ruler of Videoland), Simon Belmont (the hero from Castlevania), Mega Man, Kid Icarus, and Gameboy (a giant supercomputer). The N Team goes up against the evil Mother Brain (the villain from Metroid) and her minions, King Hippo (Punch-Out), the Eggplant Wizard (Kid Icarus), and Dr. Wily (Mega Man). These forces of good and evil go up against each other and often find themselves in comical, hilarious situations. Written by Mark Moore <kevinkeene@geocities.com>

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9 September 1989 (USA)  »

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Captain N and the Video Game Masters  »

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Trivia

The working title of the show was "Captain Nintendo - The Game Master", and the working title for the pilot episode was "Kevin in Nintendoland." This had to be changed, as the network didn't want the word Nintendo in the title - they felt that would be blatant advertising. See more »

Goofs

In Mr. And Mrs. Mother Brain, the arrow maker makes a "cow" appear with his cow arrow, but it has horns. Cows DO NOT have horns. "Bull arrow" would have been a better name for this contraption. See more »

Quotes

Mother Brain: It won't be long before I, beautiful goddess that I am, become Queen of Videoland! Ah-ha ha ha ha!
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Connections

Referenced in Pat the NES Punk: Bayou Billy/The Punisher (2014) See more »

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Nostalgic and Wonderful
15 May 2006 | by See all my reviews

What a show! I remember watching this when I was so young, and for the longest time whenever I talked about it everyone thought I was crazy because no one remembered it. But just because a lot of people don't remember it that doesn't mean it wasn't terrific! This show had everything that little kids would want in a TV show—video game heroes, an imaginary land where your games come to life, a princess to appeal to little girls, and characters that could make you laugh. The main character, Kevin, completely has the whole 80's character feel to him: a smart aleck who loves everything electronic, takes on the world single-handedly, and being more into his video games than real life. It totally takes me back to being little, to the good 'ol days when 8-bit Nintendo was the best $100 you could spend, and cartoons were the way they should be—animation that ISN'T done on a computer, innocent (for the most part), and free of big-eyed, big-lipped sassy girls who only care about their clothes and makeup. I give this show an eight rating for its content, characters, and being so kid-friendly. The negative two points only exist because I haven't seen this show in seventeen years, and can't make an adult decision. It'd probably be more if I watched it now. : )


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