Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988)

Stars:

Townsend Coleman, Pat Fraley, Pat Musick

Cast

Series cast summary:
Townsend Coleman	...	Colt (52 episodes, 1987-1988)
Pat Fraley	...	Fireball (52 episodes, 1987-1988)
Pat Musick	...	April (52 episodes, 1987-1988)
Rob Paulsen	...	Saber Rider (52 episodes, 1987-1988)
Peter Cullen	...	Narrator (51 episodes, 1987-1988)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

interactive | surrealism | space western | outer space

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site STUDIO PIERROT CO., LTD. [jp] (japanese)- Bismark page

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bismarck the Star Musketeers

Company Credits

Production Co:

World Events Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the German dubbed version of the series in one episode Colt follows some young women to flirt with them. The other Star Sheriffs seemed amusingly annoyed and comment "He never can stay away from beautiful women..." , "Well...that's the Tramitz-syndrome!". Christian Tramitz is the German voice of Colt.

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Connections

Alternate-language version of Sei jûshi Bisumaruku (1984)

User Reviews

"Voltron Meets the Wild West" Good but Repetitive just like Voltron.

This cartoon/anime was a weird one. It had futuristic robots, weapons, and vehicles in a wild west setting. The Star Sheriffs was also a strange blend of characters types. Saber was the leader spoke with a british accent and carried a sword instead of a gun. Colt was the typical cowboy type complete with accent and layed back attitude (and his own theme song). April was the female member who was skilled with computers, and Fire-Ball was the race car driver who had a quick temper. The Sheriffs main enemies were called Vipers and they came from another dimension. When the Vipers got shot they didn't die, they were transported back to their dimension. That was something I didn't like about this cartoon/anime. The Vipers should die when they get shot and to allow them to keep coming back again is pretty lame especially for an anime cartoon.

At the climax of each episode the Star Sheriffs would pilot a Giant robot named Ram-Rod and would do battle with a giant enemy of some sort. This cartoon is very similar to Voltron and is almost as repetitive. If you liked Voltron, you'll like this one. If you can find it that is, I've never seen this cartoon repeated on TV since it came off in the late eighties.

Lets get one thing straight, Saber Rider is NOT in Robotech's League, not even close. Robotech raised the bar for cartoons when it came out in 1985. I have yet to see a cartoon/anime series that EXCEEDS it terms of character and plot depth and development.