Freakazoid!

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Television series
German title Freakazoid!
Original title Freakazoid!
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1995-1997
length 25 minutes
Episodes 24 in 2 seasons
genre Comedy
idea Steven Spielberg, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini
production Mitch Schauer
First broadcast September 9, 1995 - June 1, 1997 on Kids' WB
German-language
first broadcast		 March 18, 1997 - October 31, 1998 on ProSieben
synchronization

Freakazoid! is an animated series by Warner Bros. that was created between 1995 and 1997. It's about a youngster who becomes a superhero through a computer error .

Characters

Freakazoid! / Dexter Douglas

The main character of the series is Dexter, a normal teenager who was given the skill by a computer glitch into Freakazoid! to transform. A chip failure sucked it into his computer, where it took all the information from the Internet . Freakazoid! has super strength and stamina, particular speed and particularly poor mental health - he is downright insane. To travel long distances, it can turn into electricity and travel through the power lines. Most of the time, however, it moves by stretching out its arms and making strange noises while running, as if it could fly. Only graphite reinforced grids can stop it. Dexter transforms with the words freak out! in Freakazoid !. With the words freak in! he becomes normal again.

Dexter's family and friends

  • Duncan Douglas is Dexter's older brother who teases and teases him a lot and enjoys it. That's why he must be under Freakazoid the most! Suffer.
  • Debbie Douglas is Dexter's mother, who doesn't notice her sons at all. She thinks Dwight D. Eisenhower is still the President of the United States.
  • Douglas Douglas , Dexter's father sold cars and thinks a Gremlin was living in his car tank.
  • Sergeant Mike Cosgrove is Freakazoid! S friend who often gives him tips while visiting cheap tourist traps with him.
  • Roddy MacStew is Freakazoid! 'S Scottish mentor.
  • Steff (Stephanie) is his lively, blonde friend. She knows his secret.
  • Professor Heiney is a scientist who lives in the mountains and is a freakazoid ! often helps.
  • The narrator is often more involved in the story than usual (in the original Joe Leahy ).

Enemies

  • The Lobe is a super genius whose entire head looks like a giant brain.
  • Cave Guy is an aggressive, blue caveman with upper class expression, education, and taste. His real name is Royce Mumphries.
  • Cobra Queen is a former shoplifter named Audrey Manatee who transformed herself into a cobra woman who can command all snakes and reptiles through experimental cosmetics left in the sun for too long . She later meets with Cave Guy.
  • Longhorn is a former trucker and thief who had plastic surgery transformed into a longhorn cattle. His super truck is called "Bessie Mae".
  • Armando Guitierrez (original voice: Ricardo Montalbán ) is the former head of Apex Microchips , the company that developed the defective chip that transformed Dexter. Since then he has wanted to find out about Freakazoid! S secret and eventually even transforms into a similar being.

Production and publication

The series was produced by Warner Bros. from 1995 to 1997 and directed by Dan Riba , Eric Radomski and Scott Jeralds . Steven Spielberg produced the series and screenwriters were Tom Ruegger , John McCann , Paul Rugg and Paul Dini . The series consists of 24 episodes in two seasons, the first season with thirteen episodes, the second season eleven. The average length of an episode is 25 minutes, in which two or three stories are usually told.

The station Kids' WB first aired the series from September 9, 1995 to June 1, 1997. It was first broadcast in Germany from March 18, 1997 to October 31, 1998 by ProSieben . It was later repeated by the broadcasters K-Toon, Junior and RTL II . The series has also been translated into Polish and Portuguese, among others.

synchronization

role English speaker German speaker
Freakazoid Paul Rugg Tobias Master
Duncan Douglas Googy Gress
Debbie Douglas Tress MacNeille
Steff Tracy Rowe Dorette Hugo
teller Joe Leahy

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