Action Man (1995 TV series)

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	Stephen C. Marston
Country of origin	European countries
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Andy Heyward Brad Kreisberg Robby London Michael Maliani
Producers	Kyle Solorio Jim Weathers
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	DIC Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon (U.S./U.K.)
Release	23 September 1995 – 15 December 1996
Related
A.T.O.M. Action Man (2000 TV series)

Action Man is a 1995 British children's animated television show, created by DIC Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment. The cartoon is based on the Hasbro toy line of the same name. The show focuses on Action Man, 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.

The show also featured live action segments before and after the main show.

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 Leendres 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

Season 1

• Explosive Situation (23 Sept. 1995)
• Fountain of Youth (30 Sept. 1995)
• Cybersoldier (7 Oct. 1995)
• You Can't Go Home Again (14 Oct. 1995)
• Ancient History (21 Oct. 1995)
• The Red Plague (28 Oct. 1995)
• Peril at Perigee (4 Nov. 1995)
• Rogue Moons (11 Nov. 1995)
• Hands Down (18 Nov. 1995)
• We Come in Peace (25 Nov. 1995)
• R.A.I.D. (2 Dec. 1995)
• Skynap (9 Dec. 1995)
• The Outside Edge (16 Dec. 1995)

Season 2

• The X Factor (22 Sept. 1996)
• Ice Age (29 Sept. 1996)
• Soul of Evil (6 Oct. 1996)
• Deja Vu (13 Oct. 1996)
• Satellite Down (20 Oct. 1996)
• Space Walk (27 Oct. 1996)
• The Most Dangerous Prey (3 Nov. 1996)
• Points of Danger (10 Nov. 1996)
• Crack of Doom (17 Nov. 1996)
• Space Wars (24 Nov. 1996)
• Past Performance (1 Dec. 1996)
• A Time for Action: Part 1 (8 Dec. 1996)
• A Time for Action: Part 2 (15 Dec. 1996)

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

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.

on 17 February 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Action Man- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. Season One (1995)

DVD Name	Episodes	Release Date	Running Time	Additional information
Explosive Situation	Explosive Situation, Fountain of Youth, Cyber Soldier	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 Performance	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

External links

• Action Man (1995) at IMDb
• IMDB: Episode list for "Action Man" (1995)
• TV.com: Action Man (1995) Episode Guide