List of Megas XLR episodes
Megas XLR is an American animated action comedy television series created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic for Cartoon Network, which aired two seasons from May 1, 2004 to January 15, 2005, each consisting of 13 episodes. The series revolves around two slackers, mechanic Coop (David DeLuise) and his best friend Jamie (Steven Blum), who find a mecha robot from the future called Megas (Mechanized Earth Guard Attack System) in a New Jersey junkyard. Coop modifies Megas and replaces his head, the control center, with a classic muscle car, and names him XLR (eXtra Large Robot). Together with Megas's original pilot Kiva (Wendee Lee), they must defend Earth from the evil alien race called "the Glorft".
While playing video games, Schaeffer and Krstic came up with an idea of making an animated series in which the main character would use his video gaming skills to pilot a giant robot.[1] Much of the series is inspired by Japanese mecha anime which the two grew up watching, with the animation being inspired by both anime and Western animation.[1] The humour often pays homage or mocks anime conventions.[1] The entire series is available at the iTunes Store[2] and on Xbox Video.[3] The series was met with positive reception,[4][5] and was ranked at No. 4 on ToonZone's "Toons of the 2000s: Top 5 Cartoon Network Originals".[6]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| Pilot | — | August 23, 2002 | ||
| 1 | 13 | May 1, 2004 | September 4, 2004 | |
| 2 | 13 | October 16, 2004 | January 15, 2005 | |
Episodes
Pilot (2002)
| No. in series |
Title | Written by | Storyboarded and directed by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | "LowBrow: Test Drive" | George Krstic | Chris Prynoski | August 23, 2002 | |
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During a routine trip to the garbage dump, suburban misfit Coop discovers an advanced robot from the future. Coop brings the treasure home and retools it to suit his modern-day slacker needs. Note: The pilot episode was aired as part of Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoon Weekend Summerfest marathon. | |||||
Season 1 (2004)
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| Pilot | — | August 23, 2002 | ||
| 1 | 13 | May 1, 2004 | September 4, 2004 | |
| 2 | 13 | October 16, 2004 | January 15, 2005 | |
Season 2 (2004–05)
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| Pilot | — | August 23, 2002 | ||
| 1 | 13 | May 1, 2004 | September 4, 2004 | |
| 2 | 13 | October 16, 2004 | January 15, 2005 | |
References
- ^ a b c Baisley, Sarah (May 4, 2004). "Cartoon Network Revs Up Megas XLR". Animation World Network. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ iTunes Store releases:
- "Megas XLR, Season 1". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- "Megas XLR, Season 2". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ Xbox Video releases:
- "Megas XLR: Season 1". Xbox Video. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Megas XLR: Season 2". Xbox Video. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ Pezzano, Kevin (May 11, 2004). "Megas XLR". Revolution Science Fiction. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Matthew. "Megas XLR". DVD Vision Japan. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ The Huntsman (November 13, 2009). "Toons of the 2000s: Top 5 Cartoon Network Originals". ToonZone. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
External links
- List of Megas XLR episodes at TV.com