The Savage Dragon (TV series): Difference between revisions

*The Savage Dragon*
The Savage Dragon
Genre	Superhero
Based on	Savage Dragon; by Erik Larsen
Developed by	Dean Stefan (seasons 1–2); Bob Forward (season 2)
Directed by	Craig Wilson
Voices of	Jim Cummings; Danny Mann; Jennifer Hale; Dorian Harewood; René Auberjonois; Frank Welker; Kath Soucie; Rob Paulsen; Jeff Glen Bennett; Tony Jay
Composer	Sean Murray
Country of origin	United States; Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Universal Cartoon Studios; Lacewood Productions; (season 1); Studio B Productions; (season 2); P3 Entertainment; USA Studios
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	September 21, 1995 –; December 21, 1996

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 15:10, 14 May 2024

The Savage Dragon is a half-hour animated television series aired as part of the Cartoon Express on the USA Network.^[1] Co-produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, P3 Entertainment, Lacewood Productions for season 1 and Studio B Productions for season 2, it ran for 26 episodes from 1995 to 1996 and featured numerous supporting characters from the comic book series, including She-Dragon, Horde, Barbaric, Mako and Overlord.

The Dragon was voiced by Jim Cummings.^[2] Additional voices were provided by Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, Jennifer Hale, René Auberjonois, Frank Welker, Paul Eiding, Rob Paulsen and Tony Jay.

The series is currently available to stream on Peacock.

Cast

Main cast

René Auberjonois as Horde
Jeff Glen Bennett as Barbaric / Mako The Shark / Sergeant Howard Niseman
Jim Cummings as Savage Dragon / Doubleheader
Jennifer Hale as She-Dragon
Dorian Harewood as Lieutenant Frank Darling / R. Richard Richards
Tony Jay as Overlord
Danny Mann as Fiend / Open Face
Rob Paulsen as John Backwood / Octopus
Kath Soucie as Alex Wilde
Frank Welker as Arachnid / Basher

Additional voices

Episodes

Season 1 (1995–1996)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Background Color Designed by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"R.S.V.P."	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Nick Jennings	October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)	101
Overlord and Arachnis abduct Alex and Frank to kidnap Dragon.
2	"Possession"	Steve Loter Tom Klein	Steve Loter	Roman Arambula	Nick Jennings	October 26, 1995 (1995-10-26)	102
Lab workers mysteriously develop criminal behavior, and Barbaric is the latest victim. Dragon soon discovers it is the work of a leech-covered creature named Horde.
3	"Undercover"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Jane Nassbaum	November 2, 1995 (1995-11-02)	103
Alex goes undercover as a freak to infiltrate the Vicious Circle.
4	"Dragonsmasher"	Gene Ray Tom Klein	Victoria Jenson Donald Judge	Hudson Hornet	Nick Jennings	November 9, 1995 (1995-11-09)	104
Dragon discovers a plot between Overlord and an unscrupulous congressional candidate, and must battle a cyborg called "the Dragonsmasher".
5	"Locomotion"	Patrick A. Ventura Tom Klein	Victoria Jenson	Todd Kurosawa	Martin Ansolabehere	November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)	105
Overlord's henchmen take over a train Alex is on, so they can destroy an unfinished tunnel.
6	"She-Dragon"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Zac Moncrief Jordan Reichek	Jane Nassbaum	December 20, 1995 (1995-12-20)	106
Wannabe crime fighter She-Dragon screws up Dragon's work, but they must team up when Alex is kidnapped.
7	"Hurt"	Richard Pursel Bill Burnett Steve Loter Tom Klein	Steve Loter	Tom McGrath Stephen DeStefano	Nick Jennings	December 13, 1995 (1995-12-13)	107
Superfreak Bludgeon wants revenge on Dragon for arresting his partner. Meanwhile, Alex falls for a paramedic prejudiced against freaks, putting a wedge in her and Dragon's relationship.
8	"Web"	Keith Baxter	Victoria Jenson	Jeffrey Siergey	Jane Nassbaum	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)	108
Dragon is sent to a southern town to bring prisoners back to Chicago, but must team up with the town's sheriff to stop a rash of disappearances.
9	"Hit-Man"	Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Joe Horne	Hudson Hornet	Martin Ansolabehere	December 7, 1995 (1995-12-07)	109
Overlord clones Dragon to gain access to a freak mayoral candidate and assassinate him.
10	"Red-Handed"	Steve Loter Henry Gilroy Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Steve Loter	Joe Horne	Nick Jennings	January 3, 1996 (1996-01-03)	110
Dragon finally sends Overlord to prison, but is shocked when Barbaric breaks him free.
11	"Loathing"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Zac Moncrief Charles Visser	Nick Jennings	January 10, 1996 (1996-01-10)	111
Dragon tries to stop the Fiend, who feeds off hate and uses humans as hosts.
12	"Rampage"	Joe Horne Tom Klein	Joe Horne	Joe Horne	Jane Nassbaum	December 28, 1995 (1995-12-28)	112
A trio of freak bikers demand She-Dragon is handed over to them after she damages one of their bikes.
13	"Armageddon"	Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Joe Horne	Victoria Jenson	Martin Ansolabehere	January 17, 1996 (1996-01-17)	113
Alex, Dragon, and She-Dragon must stop a resurrected Horde from destroying the ozone layer.

Season two (1996)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Background Color Designed by	Original air date	Prod. code
14	"Bull"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Zac Moncrief	Nick Jennings	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)	201
Mysterious robberies are being committed in high rises, and Deagon must stop them. Meanwhile, Alex falls for freak actor Raging Bull, whose series mimics Dragon's life.
15	"She-Fiend"	Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Victoria Jenson	Victoria Jenson Stephen DeStefano	Jane Nassbaum	September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)	202
The Fiend takes over She-Dragon's body.
16	"Homecoming"	Steve Loter Tom Klein	Steve Loter	Todd Kurosawa	Martin Ansolabehere	October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02)	203
After discovering a picture of Dragon as a child, Alex and Dragon try to follow the lead.
17	"Loose Cannons"	Ross Hastings Tom Klein	Victoria Jenson Donald Judge	Hudson Hornet	Andrew Bialk	October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)	204
Three freak bikers try to kill Dragon to join the Vicious Circle. Meanwhile, She-Dragon becomes a police officer after saving the mayor.
18	"Star"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Zac Moncrief Chris Savino	Jane Nassbaum	October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)	205
Dragon tries to discover the identity of the mysterious Spider-Man-esque vigilante Star, who he suspects to be an egotistical rock star. Meanwhile, Alex's anti-freak Gun is stolen by Skullface.
19	"Barbarism"	Keith Baxter	Jeffrey Siergey	Jeffrey Siergey Keith Baxter	Nick Jennings	October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)	206
Barbaric's home is destroyed when Dragon battles the freak group Body Function, so Barbaric stays with Dragon.
20	"Ceasefire"	Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Joe Horne	Hudson Hornet	Andrew Bialk	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)	207
Former members of the Vicious Circle have formed a peaceful group, and are meeting with foreign diplomats to discuss the good freaks can do, but this could be a plot made by Overlord.
21	"Endgame"	Steve Loter Tom Klein	Steve Loter	Bob McKnight	Martin Ansolabehere	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)	208
The Fiend uses a glowing orb to become even more powerful. With the help of an inter-dimensional traveler named the Warrior King, Alex and Dragon try to stop Fiend. Note: This episode is the second part of a crossover storyline that spanned the other shows in the USA Action Extreme Team lineup. The crossover began in an episode of Street Fighter ("The Warrior King"), and continued in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm ("Resurrection") and Wing Commander Academy ("Recreation").^[3]
22	"Negate"	Richard Pursel	Chris Reccardi	Roman Arambula	Jane Nassbaum	November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20)	209
A Freak named Negate, who has the ability to remove the powers of other Freaks, surfaces, and is targeted by Overlord, who wants him to join the Vicious Circle.
23	"Ball of Fire"	Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Jordan Reichek	Zac Moncrief Charles Visser	Martin Ansolabehere	November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27)	210
When a rash of bombings strikes the city, Dragon and Alex try to stop the bombers before they hit their next target: the annual police ball.
24	"Femme Fatale"	Ross Hastings Tom Klein	Joe Horne	Chris Reccardi	Nick Jennings	December 4, 1996 (1996-12-04)	211
Barbaric falls for a Freak woman who may be connected to the Vicious Circle.
25	"Bride"	Victoria Jenson Tom Klein	Victoria Jenson	Victoria Jenson Stephen DeStefano	Andrew Bialk	December 11, 1996 (1996-12-11)	212
Wedding bells ring for Arachnid when Openface and Octopus engineer a bride for the gluttonous monster. But she may be an even worse menace than her groom.
26	"Dragonlord"	Steve Loter Tom Klein Jordan Reichek	Steve Loter Jordan Reichek	Todd Kurosawa Zac Moncrief Charles Visser	Jane Nassbaum Martin Ansolabehere	December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18)	213
Series finale. In a bizarre twist, Overlord claims that Dragon was the Overlord before him. The heroes must discover whethever he was telling the truth or there is more than his claim.

Toyline

To coincide with the animated series, Playmates Toys produced a toyline of five action figures featuring the Dragon, She-Dragon, and Barbaric.

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 713–714. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ "10 Worst Comic Book Animated Series of All Time". Newsarama. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
^ "Warrior King: The Forgotten Street Fighter / Mortal Kombat Crossover". Den of Geek. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

External links

The Savage Dragon at IMDb

This animated television series–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 713–714. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] "10 Worst Comic Book Animated Series of All Time". Newsarama. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

[3] "Warrior King: The Forgotten Street Fighter / Mortal Kombat Crossover". Den of Geek. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Savage Dragon
Erik Larsen
Characters	The Dragon Dart Freak Force Horridus Jennifer Dragon Mighty Man SuperPatriot Vanguard Ant Alex Wilde Malcolm Dragon Angel Dragon Maxine Dragon
Enemies	Vicious Circle Cyberface Damian Darklord Overlord Dart Covenant of the Sword
Other	Television series Image Universe Crossover

v t e USA Cartoon Express
Original series	Highlander: The Animated Series (1994–96) The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1993–96) Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) Problem Child (1993–96) The Savage Dragon (1995–96) Street Fighter (1995–97) Wing Commander Academy (1996)
Hanna-Barbera	The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan The Banana Splits The Biskitts Buford and the Galloping Ghost Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Challenge of the GoBots Clue Club Devlin Dynomutt, Dog Wonder The Flintstones The Flintstone Comedy Hour The Funky Phantom Galaxy Goof-Ups Goober and the Ghost Chasers The Great Grape Ape Show Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! The Herculoids Hong Kong Phooey Huckleberry Hound and his Friends Inch High, Private Eye Jabberjaw Jana of the Jungle Jonny Quest Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space The Kwicky Koala Show Laff-A-Lympics Magilla Gorilla/Quick Draw McGraw/Wally Gator/Loopy De Loop Monchhichis The New Fred and Barney Show Pac-Man Paw Paws The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show Popeye and Son (1989–90) Richie Rich The Robonic Stooges The Roman Holidays The Ruff and Reddy Show Scooby-Doo and its various spin-offs Sealab 2020 Shirt Tales The Skatebirds The Smurfs Snorks Space Kidettes Space Ghost and Dino Boy (minus the Dino Boy segments) Space Stars (minus the Astro and the Space Mutts segments) Speed Buggy Trollkins Valley of the Dinosaurs Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch Where's Huddles? Wildfire Yogi's Gang Yogi's Space Race Yogi's Treasure Hunt Young Samson & Goliath
Other series	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1995–96) The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1994–95) Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1994–95) Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1994) The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (1994–95) COPS (1995) Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1991–95) Dinosaucers (1993–95) Double Dragon (1996–98) Dragon's Lair (1988–92) The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1989–90) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1988–89) Gargoyles (1997–98) G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1992–96) The Great Space Coaster (1987) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1989–90) Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1994–95) Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (1994–95) Jem (1989–92) Maxie's World (1994) Mighty Max (1996–98) Mister T Pole Position (1994–95) The Real Ghostbusters (1992–94) Sailor Moon (1997–98) She-Ra: Princess of Power (1988–89) Sport Billy Street Sharks (1996–97) The Superman/Batman Adventures (1995–96) Super Mario World (1996–97) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1993–96) Terrytoons (1993–95) Turbo Teen Voltron (1991–93) WildC.A.T.s (1995–96) The Woody Woodpecker Show (1995–96)
Related	The Animation Station Cartoon Quest Curt Chaplin Children's programming on NBC USA Action Extreme Team