Hercules (cartoon series)

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Television series
German title Hercules
Original title Hercules:
The Animated Series
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1998-1999
length 25 minutes
Episodes 65 in 2 seasons
genre Comedy
idea Phil Weinstein,
Michael Merton
Jess Winfield
production Mark McCorkle,
Chris Henderson,
Tad Stones,
Robert Schooley
music Adam Berry ,
Kevin Quinn,
Eric Schmidt
First broadcast August 31, 1998 - March 26, 1999 on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 November 21, 1999 on RTL
synchronization

Hercules ( English Hercules: The Animated Series ) is an animated series by the Walt Disney Company from 1998 and 1999. The series is based on the Disney film Hercules from 1997 and the subsequent video production Hercules: Zero to Hero from 1998, which as Pilot film can be viewed.

content

The series is about the youth of the demigod and hero in training, Hercules. This visits the Prometheus Academy . Hercules also struggles with the usual problems of a teenager, although he always takes action when fiends do themselves the honor. Above all his evil uncle Hades, the god of the underworld, turns out to be a recurring adversary. He finds support from his best friends, Cassandra and Icarus.

The plot runs parallel to the first half of the film, and much relates to the film and later events. Most of the figures come from Greek mythology .

main characters

  • Hercules : The young demigod is the son of Zeus . Although he is a naive clumsy man, he has a keen sense of justice and bravery. He attends the Prometheus Academy and is a hero in training .
  • Cassandra : She is a seer and of a pessimistic and serious mind. She comments sarcastically and coolly on her predictions, mostly bad ones, as well as Icarus' advances.
  • Icarus : Once he flew too close to the sun with his father's wax wings, whereupon he suffered brain damage and fell. Today he is therefore a crazy but happy contemporary. He worships Cassandra, but she doesn't want to know anything about it. His father Daedalus leads the handicraft classes at the academy.
  • Adonis : Adonis is the self-loving and arrogant Prince of Thrace and from a wealthy family. He constantly tries to exploit this supposedly higher position to his advantage and towards his classmates. The handsome boy is alternately in a relationship with Helen of Troy .
  • Superba (in the original: Tempest): She is an attractive Amazon and the daughter of Hippolyte . Her mother sent the disgruntled Superba to the academy. She is easily irritable and at times choleric, but basically also sensitive and romantic.
  • Philoctetes : He is a satyr and experienced hero trainer, which is why he now also leads the hero training at Hercules.
  • Helena : Helen of Troy is the most popular girl in the school. She is extremely attractive, nice and helpful and in a relationship with Adonis.

Furthermore, there are other recurring characters, especially the Greek gods such as Zeus , Hades , Ares , Aphrodite , Poseidon and Hermes .

Production and publication

The Walt Disney Company produced the series in 1998 and 1999, directed by Phil Weinstein . The music is by Adam Berry, Kevin Quinn and J. Eric Schmidt. There were 65 episodes in two seasons (1st season: 1-52; 2nd season: 53-65) from August 31, 1998 to January 16, 1999 on the ABC channel.

In Germany, the series ran for the first time on Saturday morning on November 21, 1999 on RTL . In addition to broadcasts on Disney Channel and Toon Disney , Hercules was also shown on ProSieben , Kabel eins and Super RTL . In Austria, the station ORF 1 also broadcasts the series. Two episodes have been released in German on DVD.

synchronization

role English speaker German speaker
Hercules Tate Donovan Dominik Auer
Phil Robert Costanzo Mogens von Gadow
Cassandra Sandra Bernhard Alexandra Ludwig
Icarus French Stewart Jakob Riedl
Adonis Diedrich Bader Kai Taschner
Hades James Woods Arne Elsholtz
bad luck Bobcat Goldthwait Stefan Gossler
sulfur Matt Frewer Gerald Schaale
Aphrodite Lisa Kudrow Claudia Lössl
Morpheus Jonathan Katz Thomas Rauscher
teller Robert Stack Alexander Kerst

Awards

The series won the ASCAP Award in the Top TV Series category in 2000 . In addition, Hercules was nominated four times for the Daytime Emmy Award in 1999 and 2000 , with a trophy being won in 2000.

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