"Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos" (1986) TV series 1986-

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family

Plot:

This was Chuck Norris attempt to star in his own animated series. He plays an operative for the United...

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Ninja | Action Hero | Taekwondo | M 60 Machine Gun

Cast

Sam Fontana	...	Reed (5 episodes, 1986)
Kathy Garver	...	Pepper (5 episodes, 1986)
Robert Ito	...	Tabe (5 episodes, 1986)
Bill Martin	...	Claw (5 episodes, 1986)
Chuck Norris	...	Himself (5 episodes, 1986)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	President (5 episodes, 1986)
Keone Young	...	Super Ninja (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Directed by
John Kimball		(5 episodes, 1986)
Charles A. Nichols		(5 episodes, 1986)

Series Writing credits
Jack Bornoff		(1 episode, 1986)

Series Produced by
Larry Huber	....	producer (5 episodes, 1986)
Stacy McLaughlin	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 1986)
Joe Ruby	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1986)
Ken Spears	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Original Music by
Udi Harpaz		(5 episodes, 1986)

Series Production Management
Chip Yaras	....	executive in charge of post-production (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Art Department
Brian Chin	....	storyboard supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
Jaime Diaz	....	story director (5 episodes, 1986)
John Dorman	....	production design supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
Sharon McGinnis	....	design coordinator (5 episodes, 1986)
Dana Napolitano	....	design coordinator (5 episodes, 1986)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics (5 episodes, 1986)
Laura Rubenstein	....	design coordinator (5 episodes, 1986)
Dick Sebast	....	story director (5 episodes, 1986)
Steve Swaja	....	designer: vehicles and props (5 episodes, 1986)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Golden Felton	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 1986)
Ralph White	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Martina Young	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Animation Department
Noreen Beasley	....	character designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Teresa Birch	....	background designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Ted Blackman	....	background designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Timothy Burgard	....	character designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Jaime Diaz	....	character designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Dennis Durrell	....	background artist (5 episodes, 1986)
Julienne Gimeno	....	models (5 episodes, 1986)
Alice Hamm	....	models (5 episodes, 1986)
James Hegedus	....	background artist (5 episodes, 1986)
Jim Hickey	....	background artist (5 episodes, 1986)
Tom Hickson	....	models (5 episodes, 1986)
Alan B. Huck	....	models supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
Duncan Marjoribanks	....	model designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Tom Minton	....	background design supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
Bunny Munns	....	color key artist (5 episodes, 1986)
Eric Semones	....	background artist / background supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
Leo Swenson	....	background designer (5 episodes, 1986)
Jim Woodring	....	character design supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Editorial Department
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative consultant (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Music Department
Darryl Duran	....	music editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Frank Fitzpatrick	....	music editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Udi Harpaz	....	music producer (5 episodes, 1986)
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Other crew
Alfredo Alcala	....	creative consultant (5 episodes, 1986)
Lynne Batchelor	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Jeffrey M. Cooke	....	studio manager (5 episodes, 1986)
Melinda Diner	....	assistant to executive producers (5 episodes, 1986)
Dan DiStefano	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1986)
Susan Feldstein	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Paul Gorniak	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Maria Guereca	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Michael Hack	....	voice director (5 episodes, 1986)
Loretta High	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 1986)
Bill Hogan	....	titles (5 episodes, 1986)
Gil Kane	....	creative consultant (5 episodes, 1986)
Jack Kirby	....	creative consultant (5 episodes, 1986)
Diorena B. Rock	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Debby Ruby-Winsberg	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Lisa Schneider	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1986)
Jeanne Silveri	....	assistant to executive producers (5 episodes, 1986)
Doug Wildey	....	creative consultant (5 episodes, 1986)

Production Companies

• Ruby-Spears Productions

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) (DVD-R)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• XAM! Productions  story direction
• Hanho Heung-Up Co. Ltd.  overseas animation (uncredited)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Ruby-Spears Productions

Trivia:

The name "Chuck Norris" is spoken nine times in the introduction sequence alone, and shown twice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Atop the Fourth Wall: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #1 (#3.21)" (2010)

"It's Ok, Kids! I'm Chuck Norris!"

"Chuck Norris, Karate Kommandos" is one of the several dozen TV shows based around an action hero to come out in the mid-80's. This show, as far as action cartoons are concerned, hit all the right spots.

Pointless explosions? Check. Complete and utter disregard for continuity (i.e. Chuck Norris riding a motorcycle one second, and suddenly appearing on the back of a truck without ever showing how he got there)? Check. Children constantly in peril? Check. Ninjas, ninjas, and more ninjas? Check.

All of this, and Mr. Norris' physique which in this cartoon is about twice as buff as the actual guy (which is clear because he spends most of the show shirtless, for some reason). Even funnier, they call this show "Karate Commandos", but there's a minimal emphasis on "Karate." Most of the action involves laser guns and falling steel beams. The funniest scene I remember on this show is where Chuck Norris steals a bike from a little kid, and the kid gets all upset. Then Chuck Norris, as he heads off towards evildoers (via the kid's bike), turns back to the kid (and his friends) and says "It's Ok, Kids! I'm Chuck Norris!"

At the beginning and end of every episode, the REAL Chuck Norris, usually at a Gym or Martial Arts Studio, would talk to the camera - or us, the audience - about the moral of the day's episode, whether it be telling the truth, being a good friend, or... in an ironic turn, not stealing things from others. I guess that doesn't include bicycles?