"Freakazoid!" (1995) TV series 1995-1997

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Directors:

Ronaldo Del Carmen
Jack Heiter
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Writers:

Alan Burnett (writer)
Paul Dini (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

9 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Washington, D.C. has a new defender: Freakazoid. The comedy (and sanity) never stops when he's around and he's only one of the weird heroes of the series! It's better than a nice tub of good things!

Plot Keywords:

Slapstick Comedy | Teen | Self Referential | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Rugg	...	Freakazoid / ... (24 episodes, 1995-1997)
Joe Leahy	...	Our Narrator / ... (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices / ... (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Edward Asner	...	Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (15 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices / ... (15 episodes, 1995-1997)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices / ... (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
John P. McCann	...	Douglas Douglas / ... (11 episodes, 1995-1997)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Longhorn / ... (10 episodes, 1995-1997)

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Series Directed by
Dan Riba		(2 episodes, 1995)
Ronaldo Del Carmen		(unknown episodes)
Jack Heiter		(unknown episodes)
Peter Shin		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Paul Rugg		(2 episodes, 1995)
Alan Burnett		(unknown episodes)
Paul Dini		(unknown episodes)
Melody Fox		(unknown episodes)
John P. McCann		(unknown episodes)
Wendell Morris		(unknown episodes)
Tom Sheppard		(unknown episodes)
Mitch Watson		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Haven Alexander	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mitch Schauer	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Julie Bernstein		(1 episode, 1997)
Gordon Goodwin		(1 episode, 1997)
Richard Stone		(1 episode, 1997)
Steven Bernstein		(unknown episodes)
Tom Ruegger		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Bradford Keatts		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Casting by
Leslie Lamers		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Production Management
Joey Franks	....	production supervisor (24 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Art Department
Thomas A. Nelson	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Allison P. Brown	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Don Shump	....	painter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects / supervising sound editor (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sean Keegan	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Alan G. Brown	....	digital production: Animated F/X, Inc. (1 episode, 1997)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Sung-Il Choi	....	head of camera (1 episode, 1997)

Series Animation Department
Todd White	....	character clean-up artist (23 episodes, 1995-1997)
Terry Pike	....	overseas animation supervisor (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Diane Kredensor	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Peter Shin	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1996)
Don Shump	....	ink and paint artist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Al Breitenbach	....	supervising editor (1 episode, 1997)
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production coordinator (1 episode, 1997)
Bill Fiala	....	post-production assistant (1 episode, 1997)
Pamela MacLaren	....	videotape supervisor (1 episode, 1997)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (1 episode, 1997)
Bruce Ochmanek	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 1997)
Steve Siracusa	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1997)
Jay Weinman	....	videotape supervisor (1 episode, 1997)
Denise Whitfield	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1997)
Mike Williams	....	colorist (1 episode, 1997)

Series Music Department
Ron Goldstein	....	orchestrator (1 episode, 1997)
Steve Holtman	....	orchestrator (1 episode, 1997)
Tom Lavin	....	music editor: MX Editing, Inc. (1 episode, 1997)
Richard Stone	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1997)
Julie Bernstein	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Chuck Ansel	....	production administrator (1 episode, 1997)
Rich Arons	....	supervising director (1 episode, 1997)
Carlton Batten	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 1997)
Geno DuBois	....	archives supervisor (1 episode, 1997)
Ana Durand	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 1997)
Jenn Guttler	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 1997)
Jack Heiter	....	series director (1 episode, 1997)
John P. McCann	....	story editor (1 episode, 1997)
Phoebe McKay	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1997)
Lauren Mentzel	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1997)
Courtney Narz	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 1997)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (1 episode, 1997)
Paul Rugg	....	story editor (1 episode, 1997)
Bill Ryan	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 1997)
Michele Schouman	....	assistant to producers (1 episode, 1997)
Gregory L. Shephard	....	assistant to producers (1 episode, 1997)
Peter Shin	....	series director (1 episode, 1997)
Maria Womack	....	production administrator (1 episode, 1997)
Scott Challgren	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Steve Kindernay	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Amblin Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• CanWest Global Communications
• Kids' WB
• WB Television Network, The (1995-1997) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min (24 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

In the Toby Danger cartoon "Doomsday Bet," Toby Danger and Dr. Vernon Danger are played by Scott Menville and Don Messick, respectively. The characters are spoofs of Jonny Quest and Dr. Benton Quest from "Jonny Quest", who were also respectively voiced by Menville and Messick.

Quotes:

Freakazoid: Please, please, leave me alone. I'll give you anything, anything you want, if you'll just go away. How about the just-written script of Batman IV?
Fan Boy: Plucked it off the internet last night.
Freakazoid: An autographed picture of Stan Lee?
Fan Boy: Who's that?
Freakazoid: No idea. How about your very own Harlan Ellison?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XI (#12.1)" (2000)

I miss it SOOOOO much.

Every episode is packed to the gills with hilarity! Not only are the Freakazoid bits brilliant but so are the rest: Toby Danger, Lawn Gnomes, Huntsmen, Lord Bravery (think the Monty Python of Heroes), and everything else rules. Also the voice actors are great, like Ed Asner as Cosgrove and Jonothan Harris (AKA Dr. Smith from Lost in Space). One of the best cartoons but was aimed for the wrong audience. Great songs, likable hilarious characters (like Lobe: the villain with a low self-esteem and Cosgrove whose easily distracted by various things), wonderfully brilliant yet strange stories, jokes galore, homages and spoofs, great use of Stock footage for comedy. BRING IT BACK!