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Battle of the Planets

  • TV Series
  • 1978–19801978–1980
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 30m
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7.6/10
2.1K
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Battle of the Planets (1978)
A five-member superhero team called G-Force fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
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A five-member superhero team called G-Force fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.A five-member superhero team called G-Force fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.A five-member superhero team called G-Force fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
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2.1K
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  • Stars
    • Alan Young
    • Keye Luke
    • Ronnie Schell
  • Stars
    • Alan Young
    • Keye Luke
    • Ronnie Schell
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    • 28User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Alan Young
    Alan Young
    • 7-Zark-7…
    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • Zoltar…
    Ronnie Schell
    Ronnie Schell
    • Jason…
    Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
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    Casey Kasem
    Casey Kasem
    • Mark…
    Alan Dinehart
    • Tiny Harper…
    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
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    Takayo Fischer
    Takayo Fischer
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    William Woodson
    • Narrator…
    David Jolliffe
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    Edward Andrews
    Edward Andrews
    • Dr. Baxter…
    Frank Maxwell
    Frank Maxwell
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    Wendy Young
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    • Trivia
      Most footage comes from an existing Japanese anime series known predominantly as "Gatchaman", but the series content was tweaked for an American audience, including a reduction in violent scenes. To offset the removed content, the character 7-Zark-7 was added and had a role that tied the altered story together.
    • Quotes

      [opening narration]

      Narrator: Battle of the Planets! G-Force, five incredible young people with superpowers! And watching over them from Centre Neptune, 7-Zark-7! Watching, warning against surprise attacks by alien galaxies from beyond space. G-Force! Fearless young orphans, protecting Earth's entire galaxy. Always five, acting as one. Dedicated! Inseparable! Invincible!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK DVD box set of the entire series contains several alternative versions of several episodes:
      • 'Battle of the Planets: The Movie', a 68 minute feature editing together several episodes onto one storyline: 'Attack of the Space Terrapin', 'Big Robot Gold Grab', 'Ghost Ship of Planet Mir' and the 'Invasion of Space Centre' episodes'. The G-Fore team's adventures here are all earthbound, and include scenes of violence and loss of life originally edited from the TV series. 7 Zark 7 is played by David Bret Egen instead of Alan Young.
      • 'Mini Feature', a 40 minute short combining the 'Invasion of Space Centre' episodes. This feature includes violence and loss of life originally cut out of the TV series. It also includes an alternative character introduction separate from the TV series, and a new club version of the theme music.
      • The episode 'Rescue of the Astronauts', with an additional character introduction, introduction sequence and the club version of the theme music.
    • Connections
      Edited from Gatchaman (1972)

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    A great cartoon lost in limbo
    This was the best cartoon I saw as a child. Alas, with no videos or reruns the chances of anyone seeing it now are rare to say the least. It was edited down from the Japanese anime "Gatchaman" for US kids. While it lost a lot of the storyline and violence it was gifted with one the best theme tunes. While the 1990's remake of Gatchaman is available to buy, it is of nowhere near the quality of the original Gatchaman or Battle of the Planets, lacking the character and incidental score that graced the originals. Looks like Battle of the Planets will just have to live in the fond memories of the millions of school kids that it touched.
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    • SJJ
    • Jan 1, 2000

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1978 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Comando G
    • Production companies
      • Gallerie International Films Ltd.
      • Tatsunoko Production
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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