Action Man (2000 TV series)
| Action Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Action |
| Starring |
Mark Hildreth Michael Dobson Tabitha St. Germain Peter Kelamis |
| Theme music composer | Paul Gordon |
| Composer(s) |
Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi Michael Whitaker Paul Gordon |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ian Pearson Paul Sabella Jonathan Dern Carol Monroe |
| Producer(s) | Mark Ralston |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mainframe Entertainment |
| Distributor | Saban Entertainment (2000-2001) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
YTV Fox Kids |
| Original release | August 5, 2000 – 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Action Man (1995 TV series) A.T.O.M. |
Action Man was a Canadian-American CGI animated TV series based on the toy line of the same name. The show is unrelated to the 1995 show. In this series, Alex Mann is an extreme sports athlete known as "Action Man" and is a member of Team Xtreme. A video game named Action Man: Search for Base X was released based on the 2000 series. The show's theme song "Amp it up Action Man" was written and performed by Saban Entertainment's Paul Gordon.
Synopsis
Alex Mann, Action Man's civilian identity, is an extreme sports athlete of Team Xtreme. Danger and adrenaline trigger hidden mental powers called AMP (Advanced Macro Probability) Factor, a result of secret experiments by his former high school coach Simon Grey. With it, Alex is able to calculate all future possibilities, choosing the best course of action. Alex "Action" Mann, Desmond "Grinder" Sinclair, Agnes "Fidget" Wilson, and Ricky Singh-Baines must stop arch-enemy Doctor X, a brilliant geneticist and bio-engineer who stops at nothing to duplicate AMP Factor to rebuild Earth with the genetically enhanced neo-humanity.
Main Cast
- Mark Hildreth - Alex "Action Man" Mann
- Michael Dobson - Desmond "Grinder" Sinclair
- Tabitha St. Germain - Agnes "Fidget" Wilson
- Peter Kelamis - Ricky Singh-Baines
- Christopher Judge - Coach Simon Gray
- Tyler Labine - Brandon Caine
- Michael Kopsa - Dr X (new body)
- Campbell Lane - Doctor X (original body)
- Andrew Francis - Templeton "Tempest" Storm
- Janyse Jaud - Asazi
- Garry Chalk - Dr. Wolfgang "Gangrene" Greenholtz
Supporting Cast
- Mackenzie Gray - Nick Masters
- Venus Terzo - Agent Diana Zurvis
- Michael Donovan
- Kirby Morrow - Jimmy Woo
- Ian James Corlett
- Brian Drummond - Craig
Season One
Dr. X captured and physically tested Alex Mann repeatedly, as well as his best friend Brandon Caine. Dr. X also added nanotech enhancements to Brandon, making him superior to Alex in battle and in athletics. The culmination of the experiments was to mind transfer Dr. X into Brandon's body to become a nanotech cyborg, able to change his appearance and infect others. Following the ninth episode the series becomes more simplified.
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Competitive Edge" | James Taylor | Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir | August 5, 2000 |
| 2 | "Building The Perfect Beast" | Steve Ball | Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir | August 15, 2000 |
| 3 | "Grey Areas" | Steve Sacks | Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir | August 19, 2000 |
| 4 | "Storm Front" | Greg Donis | Steve Melching | August 26, 2000 |
| 5 | "Gremlin In The Gears" | Craig McEwen | Greg Klein & Thomas Pugsley | September 2, 2000 |
| 6 | "Double Vision" | George Samilski | Marsha F. Griffin | September 9, 2000 |
| 7 | "Into The Abyss" | William Lau | Kaaren Lee Brown | September 16, 2000 |
| 8 | "Out of The Shadows" | Sebastian Brodin | Andrew Robinson | September 23, 2000 |
| 9 | "Lost In The Funhouse" | Steve Sacks | Andrew Robinson | September 30, 2000 |
| 10 | "The Hereafter Factor" | Gio Corsi | Eric Karten | October 28, 2000 |
| 11 | "Cold War" | Ezekiel Norton | Marsha F. Griffin | November 4, 2000 |
| 12 | "Swarm: Part 1" | Gino Nichele | Kaaren Lee Brown | November 18, 2000 |
| 13 | "Swarm: Part 2" | George Samilski | Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir | November 19, 2000 |
Season Two
Dr. X founded the Council of Doom with his evil cohorts: Asazi, Tempest, Gangrene, and Quake. Dr. X's nanotech trilobites appeared to gain collective intelligence and rebel against him; but this was actually Brandon Caine's uploaded mind punishing Dr. X.
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Green Thoughts" | Andrew Duncan | Eric Karten | February 26, 2001 |
| 15 | "Thirst" | Sebastian Brodin | Marsha F. Griffin | May 2, 2001 |
| 16 | "Ground Zero" | Angela Stevenson | Nick DuBois | May 3, 2001 |
| 17 | "Tower of Power" | George Samilski | Len Wein | May 4, 2001 |
| 18 | "Rumble - Part 1" | Gino Nichele & Colin Adams | Andrew Robinson | May 11, 2001 |
| 19 | "Rumble - Part 2" | Ezekiel Norton | Kurt Weldon | May 18, 2001 |
| 20 | "Search and Destroy" | Chuck Johnson | Sean Roche | May 25, 2001 |
| 21 | "The Triton Factor" | Steve Sacks | Brooks Watchel | June 1, 2001 |
| 22 | "Mann's Best Friend" | Mark Schiemann | Marsha F. Griffin | September 14, 2001 |
| 23 | "Mann Hunt" | Sebastian Brodin | Nick DuBois | |
| 24 | "Tangled Up in Green" | Patrick Carroll | Eric Karten | |
| 25 | "The Ultimate Doom - Part 1" | Gio Corsi | Robert N. Skir & Marty Isenberg | |
| 26 | "The Ultimate Doom - Part 2" | Sebastian Brodin | Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir |
Home releases
DVD
| DVD title | Season | Volume | Episodes | Time length | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Man | 1 | 1 | 5 | 107 minutes | 23 Aug 2004 |
| Team Xtreme | 1 | 2 | 5 | 107 minutes | 25 Oct 2004 |
| Cold War | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Ground Zero | 2 | 1 | 13 |
VHS
Several volumes of the show were released on VHS with three episodes on each tape.
Awards
In 2001, the show won a Golden Camera Award at the U.S. and International Film and Video Festival for 'Best Animation' in the episode "The Swarm: Part 2".[1]
External links
- Action Man (2002) at the Internet Movie Database
- IMDB: Episode list for "Action Man" (2000)
- TV.com: Action Man (2000) Episode Guide
References
- ↑ www.imdb.com