Sky Commanders

Sky Commanders
Genre Adventure
Action
Drama
Directed by Oscar Dufau
John Kimball
Don Lusk
Charles A. Nichols
Ray Patterson (supervising director)
Composer(s) Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Kay Wright
Editor(s) Gil Iverson
Running time 22 miutes approx.
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Toei Animation
Distributor Worldvision Enterprises (original)
Turner Broadcasting (current)
Warner Bros. Television (current)
Release
Original network Syndication
Original release July 1987

Sky Commanders is an animated television series made by Hanna-Barbera with the co-production of Toei Animation. It premiered in July 1987 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and lasted for thirteen episodes. It was based on action figure line from Kenner Toys.

Plot

The storyline of Sky Commanders comprises the daily adventures of a multi-racial group of soldiers and mountaineering specialists from all over the world who battle the evil General Lucas Plague and his goon squad of villainous mercenaries and miscreants, "The Raiders", whose aim is to seize control of the planet. The series is set on a new continent deep in the South Pacific which was created by the emergence to the surface world of a new and powerful, unstable radioactive element called Phaeta Seven.

This lethal energy source can only be stabilized for containment by exposure to temperatures of 200 degrees below zero. It is known that whoever can control the element and harness its enormous power would be the ruler of the world; a goal that the amoral General Plague wants strongly. It is up to General Mike Summit and his highly trained soldiers to stop him.

Complicating the Sky Commanders' objective of stopping the criminal ambitions of the Raiders is the fact the new continent (collectively referred to in the series as "The High Frontier") is routinely beset by sporadic, unstable and highly dangerous weather conditions and environmental hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, cave-ins, whirlpools, etc. There is also the need for monthly shipments of fresh supplies, new advanced technology and weapon systems. Constant attack by the scheming and underhanded Raiders and the aforementioned environmental dangers make the Sky Commanders's mission only that much more dangerous.

Travel throughout the new continent is only possible by means of high-altitude flight, or by means of using Laser Cables; a specialized version of a rappelling cord emitted from combat backpacks worn by both Raider and Sky Commander. When used, the cables shoot out from the combat backpacks in the form of energy beams. When contact is made with a solid object, the Laser Cable solidifies into a solid metal cable line upon which travel is possible.

Phaeta Seven, the radioactive element that both sides vie for control of, came from the deepest subterranean recesses of Earth itself, and it has brought with it, on its rise to the surface of Earth, not only the new continent itself but also a wild and voracious, bizarre menagerie of utterly horrific creatures to inhabit it. These lifeforms are either the products of long-term mutative exposure to Phaeta Seven's radiation or were just naturally brought about the way that they are. Occasional violent encounters with these monstrosities is yet another danger waiting for both sides of this battle for the future freedom or enslavement of the world.

List of episodes

# Title Written by Original air date
1"Assault on Raider Stronghold"David Schwartz ()
2"Back in the Fold"Tony Zalewski and Kelly Ward ()
3"Fresh Recruit"Don Glut and Kelly Ward ()
4"Marooned"Don Glut and Kelly Ward ()
5"Divide and Conquer"Mark Cassutt ()
6"One on One"Tony Marino and Kelly Ward ()
7"Rescuers Need Rescuing"John Bates ()
8"Terminal Temblor"Jack Hudock ()
9"S.O.S."Andrew Yates ()
10"Turncoat"David Schwartz ()
11"Deep Freeze"Mark Cassutt ()
12"Firestorm"Tony Zalewski and Eric Lewald ()
13"The Agony of Defeat"Jack Hudock and Kelly Ward ()

Voice cast

Home Media releases

On August 28, 2012, Warner Archive released Sky Commanders: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Commanders - 'The Complete Animated Series' Now Available: Box Art, Cost, More".
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