"Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad" (1994) TV series

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Writer:

James Rowley (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

12 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Let's Samuraize Guys!

Plot:

Sam Collins is a typical teen (with a talent for programming video games) who's the leader of a rock band...

Plot Keywords:

Edited From TV Series | Miniaturization | Giant | Transformation | Cyber

Cast

Matthew Lawrence	...	Sam 'Servo' Collins (8 episodes, 1994)
Glen Beaudin	...	Malcom Frink (8 episodes, 1994)
Troy W. Slaten	...	Amp Ere (8 episodes, 1994)
Kevin Castro	...	Tanker (8 episodes, 1994)
Robin Mary Florence	...	Syndey 'Syd' Forrester (8 episodes, 1994)
Jayme Betcher	...	Jennifer Doyle (8 episodes, 1994)
John Wesley	...	Principal Pratchett (8 episodes, 1994)
Diana Bellamy	...	Mrs. Cha-Cha Rimba Starkey (8 episodes, 1994)
Kelli Kirkland	...	Yolanda 'Yolli' Pratchett (8 episodes, 1994)
Tim Curry	...	Kilokahn (8 episodes, 1994)
Kath Soucie	...	Elizabeth Collins: Sam's Sister (6 episodes, 1994)
Gary Owens	...	Opening Narration (6 episodes, 1994)
Rembrant	...	Lucky London (6 episodes, 1994)
Neil Ross	...	Skorn / ... (4 episodes, 1994)

Also Known As:

"Powerboy" (USA) (working title)
"SSSS" (USA) (short title)
"Servo" (USA) (working title)
"Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad" (USA) (alternative spelling)
"Superhuman Samurai" (USA) (short title)
"Syber-Squad" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

20 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Trivia:

'Kevin Castro''s character, Tanker, was the only person besides Sam ('Matthew Lawrence') to transform into Servo.

Quotes:

Tanker: "Next thing you know, you'll tell us we really speak japanese!"

Movie Connections:

Follows "Denkou choujin Guriddoman" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Light Up The Night Drago

A Guilty Pleasure--But Probably Just For Me

I was a fan of the original Ultraman TV series, watching old reruns when I was a child. When Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad came along (first as a toy line), I was immediately attracted to it. Tsuburaya Productions, who made Ultraman, also made the source for Syber-Squad ("Gridman"). I'll probably seek out that as well. What I like most about Syber-Squad, apart from the spectacular special effects brought from the Japanese original, is the incidental music score and the enthusiasm of the new cast, who more than make up for the corny puns and minimalist production values. I own the third tape of the series, "The Glitch That Stole Christmas", which I consider the best of them.