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Flight Squad

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Flight Squad
Also known asAir Academy[2]
GenreAnimated series
Created byOlivier Marvaud
David Faure
Directed byBenoit di Sabatino
Voices ofSee below
Country of originCanada
France
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMicheline Charest
Ronald A. Weinberg
Christophe di Sabatino
Eric Garnet
Paul Hannequart
Marc Minjauw
ProducerCassandra Sahafhausen
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesCINAR Corporation
Antéfilms Productions
Neurones Animation
Original release
NetworkM6 (France)
Teletoon (Canada)
ReleaseMarch 6 (2000-03-06)[1] –
July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)[1]

Flight Squad (Air Academy[2] in French) is an [1] animated television series produced by the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain), Antéfilms Productions, and Neurones Animation. The show has 26 episodes were produced.

Plot

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A team of daredevil pilots form the Flight Squad. With their own airplane fleet that is as high-yielding as it is varied, Flight Squad is organized as an independent air services company, carrying out "à la carte" missions for their clients.

Characters

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  • Dan, an ex-fighter pilot and former member of the Canadian secret service.
  • Tina, an assistant woman.
  • Alex
  • Jeff, brother of Emma.
  • Emma, sister of Jeff
  • Jeff's teenage friends.
  • Max, indispensable.
  • Parachute the Flying Squirrel, the team's pet.

Enemies

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  • Kordac, benefactor of Barracudas.
  • Bill, leader of Barracudas.
  • Buck, Bill's second in command and member of Barracudas.
  • Boris, member of Barracudas and the more baddest of them.

Voice cast

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  • Al Goulem
  • Ricky Mabe
  • Thor Bishopric
  • A.J. Henderson
  • Patricia Rodriguez
  • Richard Dumont
  • Holly Gauthier-Frankel
  • Mark Camacho
  • Arthur Holden

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Teletoon/Télétoon title [3]Teletoon airdate [1]Télétoon airdate [1]
11"One of Our Satellites Is Missing"
"Opération satellite"
UnairedJune 4, 2000 (2000-06-04)
22"Cream of the Crop"
"La crème des récoltes"
March 27, 2000 (2000-03-27)June 10, 2000 (2000-06-10)
33"The Secret of the Icon"
"L'icône mystérieuse"
April 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)
44"Sky Jack"
"Hold-up en plein ciel"
July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)April 29, 2000 (2000-04-29)
55"Whale Rescue"
"S.O.S. Baleines"
April 24, 2000 (2000-04-24)April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)
66"Leonardo De Alex"
"Alex De Vinci"
UnairedJune 17, 2000 (2000-06-17)
77"Log Booming"
"Les voleurs de bois"
UnairedJune 18, 2000 (2000-06-18)
88"Ghost Place"
"L'avion fantôme"
UnairedJune 24, 2000 (2000-06-24)
99"Flying Ark"
"L'arche volante"
UnairedJune 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)
1010"Christmas Star"
"L'étoile de Noël"
UnairedJuly 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)
1111"The White She-Wolf"
"La louve blanche"
May 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)
1212"Parachute to the Rescue"
"La chasse aux castors"
UnairedJuly 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)
1313"The Black Lagoon"
"Le lagon noir"
May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
1414"The Return of the Pilot"
"Le retour du pilote"
May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)
1515"Underground Fire"
"Le feu sous la terre"
May 29, 2000 (2000-05-29)May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
1616"Cloud Wraith"
"Le spectre des nuages"
UnairedMay 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)
1717"Top Gal"
"La justicière du ciel"
UnairedMay 27, 2000 (2000-05-27)
1818"Terror Train"
"Aller simple"
UnairedMay 28, 2000 (2000-05-28)
1919"Pirates of the Frozen Sea"
"Les pirates de la mer glacé"
UnairedJune 3, 2000 (2000-06-03)
2020"Skynapped"
"Le sequestre la mine"
March 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)April 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)
2121"Bigfoot"
"Le Bigfoot"
March 13, 2000 (2000-03-13)April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)
2222"Trial by Fire"
"Le baptême du feu"
March 20, 2000 (2000-03-20)April 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)
2323"Compact Risk"
"Compact risque"
April 3, 2000 (2000-04-03)April 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)
2424"Double Trouble"
"Double danger"
April 10, 2000 (2000-04-10)April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23)
2525"Uranium Express"
"Uranium express"
May 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06)
2626"Ice!"
"Multiples facettes"
August 13, 2000 (2000-08-13)April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)

Broadcast

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The show ran on Teletoon in Canada.[4] Internationally, The show is aired on M6 in France and Telefutura (Spanish) and This TV in the United States.

DVD releases

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Two volumes of the series, each containing three episodes, were released on DVD in 2005.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". www.teletoon.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCProgram.do?sId=EP00425043&t=Flight+Squad&method=getEpisodesForShow&epYear=2001 [dead link]
  4. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 65. ISBN 9781476672939.
  5. ^ "Flight Squad Air Wars". Amazon. 6 September 2005.
  6. ^ "Flight Squad Search and Rescue". Amazon. 6 September 2005.
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