Action Man (1995 TV series)
Action Man is an American-Canadian-British children's animated television show, created by DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment. The cartoon is based on the Hasbro toy line of the same name. The show also featured live action segments before and after the main show, which they were filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida.
Plot
Action Man is a member of an elite multinational task force named Action Force who fight against the terrorist Dr. X and his "Council of Doom". Action Man is also portrayed as being an amnesiac who is trying to unlock the mystery of his past.Cast
- Mark Griffin as Action Man
- Dale Wilson as Knuck
- David Hay as Gangrene
- Garry Chalk as Norris
- Iris Quinn as Vira
- Joely Collins as Natalie
- Richard Cox as Jacques
- Rolf Leenders as Doctor X
Additional cast
- Nigel Bennett
- Lisa Bunting
- Christopher Gaze
- Chris Humphreys
- David Morse
- Colin Murdock
- Rick Poltaruk
- Simon Pidgeon
- William Samples
- Devon Sawa
- Tabitha St. Germain
- Tracey-Lee Smyth
- Ingrid Tesch
Episodes
Toys
The show introduced several new team mates for Action Man which were then made into toys. The action figures of Natalie Poole and Knuck have become very rare collectors items. At Joecon 2010, a convention exclusive Q-Force action figure of Natalie Poole was released.Media releases
United States
In 2001, Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Trimark Home Video released two VHSes titled "Secret of Action Man" and "Action Man in Space", containing two episodes each. The latter was also released on DVD, containing the four episodes seen on the VHSes.In 2003, Sterling Entertainment released a DVD called "Space Wars" containing the two episodes found on the "Action Man in Space" VHS as well as two more. It was re-released by NCircle Entertainment in 2007.
On 17 February 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Action Man- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. This marked the first time all episodes of the show had received a DVD release.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the series was released on VHS by Abbey Home Entertainment and later on DVD by the company’s successor Abbey Home Media, but the episodes on the DVDs are in a random order, and many episodes have been released numerous times while several have not been released at all. This has caused confusion amongst many fans.| DVD name | Episodes | Release date | Running time | Additional information |
| Explosive Situation | Explosive Situation, Fountain of Youth, Cyber Soldier | 2002 | 63:00 minutes | |
| A Time for Action | A Time For Action - Part One, A Time For Action - Part Two, The Most Dangerous Prey | 2003 | 63:00 minutes | |
| The Outside Edge | The Outside Edge, Skynap, Crack of Doom | 2004 | 63:00 minutes | |
| Past Performance | Soul of Evil, We Came in Peace, Past Performance | 2004 | 63:00 minutes | |
| Peril At Perigee | Peril At Perigee, You Can't Go Home Again | 2005 | 42:00 minutes | |
| Rogue Moons | Rogue Moons, Points of Danger, Deja Vu | 2006 | 63:00 minutes |