"Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs" (1987) TV series 1987-1988

Director:

Franklin Cofod

Writer:

Marc Handler (1987-1989)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

14 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Interactive | Surrealism | Space Western | Outer Space

Cast

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, 1987-1989)

Series Directed by
Franklin Cofod		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Marc Handler		(3 episodes, 1987-1989)

Series Produced by
Franklin Cofod	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Keefe	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Yûji Nunokawa	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Yoshitaki Suzuki	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dale Schacker		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Harold McKenzie		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
R.D. Floyd	....	foley mixer / sound designer (3 episodes, 1987)
Michael Beiriger	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Roy Braverman	....	sound designer / sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michael Dotson	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Don Gooch	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Wade Hanniball	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Hilda Hodges	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Mark Hufman	....	sound technician (unknown episodes)
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Peter Lewis	....	sound technician (unknown episodes)
Gary Littell	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Elen Orson	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Lisa Palattella	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John F. Reynolds	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Paul Vitello	....	stereo sound designer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Steve Bergin	....	timing coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gail Goldstein	....	timing coordinator (unknown episodes)
Shigenori Kageyama	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Darcy Marta	....	timing coordinator (unknown episodes)
Susan Myers	....	timing coordinator (unknown episodes)
Akira Shigino	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Clay Wilcox	....	timing coordinator (unknown episodes)
Yorifusa Yamaguchi	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Takeshi Ôsaka	....	character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Daryl McKenzie	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Steve Carnelli	....	musician: guitar (unknown episodes)
Charles Davis	....	musician: trumpet (unknown episodes)
Clark Gassman	....	musician: keyboards (unknown episodes)
Don Gooch	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Timothy Mulholland	....	musician: drums (unknown episodes)
Wally Snow	....	musician: percussion (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Kimberly Frances	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Marc Handler	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Courtney Leigh	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• World Events Productions

Distributors

• VCI Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (volume 1)

Other Companies

• Complete Post  video post-production
• Bluth Video Systems  video post-production
• AME  video post-production
• Sound Services  audio recording
• Devonshire Studios  audio recording (as Devonshire Sound Studios)
• Motown / Hitsville  stereo re-recording
• Calico Ltd.  title design (as Calico)
• Vitello Productions  sound post-production (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Mono

Company:

World Events Productions

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.

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of "Sei jûshi Bisumaruku" (1984)

Man, how I used to love this series!!!

A few hours ago me and some friends of mine had a talk about the cartoons we were watching when we were kids... And Saber Rider was one of those everyone agreed was really AWESOME!! Here in Greece, this series used to be EXTREMELY popular when I was a kid back in the late 80's - early 90's (like most things back then, it took a couple of years for it to make it here).

One of the things I remember most distinctly is the theme.. Man, especially when the narrator tells the summary of the episode and there is that guitar solo on the background... Fantastic! One of our friends even remembered certain plots, such as the one with Jessy Blue and the covalt cannon (those who remember, know exactly how much that trouble that guy brought to our heroes)!

Anyway, to all anime fans out there I recommend this with all my heart. Surely, those giant-robot elements aren't very original (but served quite well for the times of giant-robot comparisons back in the age of innocence :p) however you're really going to enjoy it a lot. Pick a few episodes up, especially if you can from the later seasons and take a journey to the worlds of the New Frontier...