Wing Commander Academy (1996– )

The adventures of a group of space cadets on the Terran carrier Tiger's Claw in the war against the Kilrathi.

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Thomas F. Wilson, Malcolm McDowell

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Hamill	...	Christopher 'Maverick' Blair (13 episodes, 1996)
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (13 episodes, 1996)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn (13 episodes, 1996)
Dana Delany	...	Gwen 'Archer' Bowman (13 episodes, 1996)
Pat Fraley		(11 episodes, 1996)
Lauri Hendler	...	Lindsay 'Payback' Price (10 episodes, 1996)
Kevin Schon	...	Thrakhath (7 episodes, 1996)

Storyline

The adventures of a group of space cadets on the Terran carrier Tiger's Claw in the war against the Kilrathi.

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Plot Keywords:

fictional war | outer space | surrealism | based on video game

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1996 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Origin Systems Inc., Universal Cartoon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996)

User Reviews

Not too bad for American animation.

The animation was okay for an American series and it had plenty of potential. Unfortunately it was only given one season and they never had a chance to fine tune the show. It was also nice to have the cast from the games doing the voice work. Could have been an epic cartoon series but wasn't given the time or resources to meet it's full potential.