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

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 (USA) (short title)
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (USA) (alternative spelling)
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:

Episode 105 is the first show in which Sam uses his Wrist Communicator to record and playback the magic , as a substitute for his guitar.

Quotes:

Sam 'Servo' Collins: Welcome to Team Samurai.
Amp Ere: [looking around suddenly] Samurai? Where?
Sam 'Servo' Collins: No, that's the name of our band.
Amp Ere: [bows and speaks fake Japanese]

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of "Denkô chôjin 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.