| Action Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation Action |
| Written by | Phil Harnage Gildart Jackson |
| Directed by | Chris Bartleman |
| Voices of | Mark Griffin Rolf Leenders Joely Collins Dale Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Stephen C. Marston |
| Country of origin | European Countries |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward Brad Kreisberg Robby London Michael Maliani |
| Producer(s) | Kyle Solorio Jim Weathers |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DiC Enterprises |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | 23 September 1995 – 15 December 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | A.T.O.M. |
Action Man is a 1995 British children's animated television show, created by DiC Entertainment. The cartoon is based on the 1990 Hasbro toy of the same name. It stars Action Man as a member of an elite multinational task force who is trying to unlock the mystery of his past.
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Action Man was played by Mark Griffin, best known as "Trojan," from Gladiators, the British version of the United States hit sports show, American Gladiators. Devon Sawa, before his career took off, was one of the voice-over actors for various characters in the show.
The show introduced several new team mates for Action Man which where 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.
The series was only available on VHS in the UK due to rules on advertising to children (a toy could follow a program but not the other way around). It has also been released on DVD 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 |
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| Explosive Situation | Explosive Situation, Fountain of Youth, Cyber Soilder | 2002 | 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 Perfomance | 2004 | 63:00 minutes | |
| A Time for Action | A Time For Action - Part One, A Time For Action - Part Two, The Most Dangerous Prey | 2005 | 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 | |
| Space Wars | We Came in Peace, Satellite Down, Skynap, Space Wars | 2007 | 68:00 minutes |
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