RoboCop: Alpha Commando

RoboCop: Alpha Commando is a 1998–1999 animated series based on the Orion Pictures film RoboCop and the series/films that followed. It is the second animated version of the character, following on from RoboCop.[1] The series premiered in first-run syndication on September 7, 1998, and ran until February 3, 1999. It was syndicated by The Summit Media Group.[2][3][4] The show aired on Sinclair's KidsClick programming block in 2017 from July 1 to September 10. 40 episodes were produced.[5]

RoboCop: Alpha Commando
Genre	Action/Adventure Science fiction
Created by	Michael Miner Edward Neumeier
Developed by	Eric Lewald Julia Lewald
Written by	Cary Bates Larry Braman Carter Crocker Steve Cuden Mark Edward Edens Michael Edens Adam Gilad Sam Graham Chris Hubbel Peter Hunziker Gary Stewart Kaplan Ann Knapp Eric Lewald Julia Lewald Steven Melching Martha Moran Richard Mueller Cynthia Riddle Erica Rothschild Bruce Reid Schaefer Douglas Sloan Richard Stanley Jan Strnad Larry Swerdlove Bruce Talkington Len Uhley Brooks Wachtel Russell Wiederspahn Len Wein
Directed by	Larry Houston
Voices of	David Sobolov Jay Brazeau
Theme music composer	Carl Johnson
Composer	Carl Johnson
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan Dern Jay Firestone Paul Sabella
Producers	Larry Houston Victor Dal Chele Robert Winthrop(co-producer)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	MGM Animation MGM Television Orion Pictures
Distributor	The Summit Media Group
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	September 7, 1998 – February 3, 1999

Synopsis

The series is set in the year 2030 (2020 in the pilot episode), and deals with RoboCop being reactivated after five years offline to assist a federal high-tech group, "Alpha Division" in their vigilance and struggle against DARC (Directorate for Anarchy, Revenge, and Chaos), a highly advanced terrorist organization and other forces of evil whenever that may be, globally or nationally.

The series shared many of the same writers who had contributed to the 1980s animated series, but had even less in common with the films or television canon that it was based on. RoboCop has numerous gadgets in his body that were never in the film, such as roller skates and a parachute. The show also suffers from major continuity errors. In the first episodes RoboCop's son is in his memories flashback and he appears to be around 10. He later appears to be exactly of the same age and even wearing the same clothing, as his memories. The names of Robocop's wife and son were also changed to Susan and Richie.

The name change for RoboCop's wife and son is explained in episode 10. After Alex Murphy becomes RoboCop, his family was forced to change their identity to keep RoboCop's enemies from locating them.

The absence of Anne Lewis was never explained. Besides RoboCop/Alex J. Murphy himself, Sgt. Reed is the only character from the movies in the series. Unlike the movies, and previous TV incarnations, RoboCop never takes off his helmet in Alpha Commando.

Voice cast

• David Sobolov as RoboCop
• Akiko Morison as Agent Nancy Miner
• Dean Haglund as Dr. Cornelius Neumeier
• Blu Mankuma as Sgt. Reed - Blu Mankuma, the voice actor for Sgt. Reed, was also in RoboCop: The Series where he played Sgt. Parks, the show's version of Reed.
• Campbell Lane as the voice of Alpha Prime
• Jim Byrnes as Mr. Brink, the leader of DARC
• Saffron Henderson additional voices

Episodes

1. Justice Reborn: Part 1
2. Justice Reborn: Part 2
3. Justice Reborn: Part 3
4. Doppelganger
5. Town of Tomorrow
6. Cyber-Fagin
7. Plague on Ice
8. Robo Racer
9. The Hermanator
10. Robopop
11. The Weakest Link
12. Really, Really Big Shoo
13. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Malady
14. Francesca's Quest
15. Power Play
16. Deep Trouble
17. Maxsop 4
18. Oh Tannenbaum Whoa Tannenbaum!
19. We'll Always Have Paris
20. Best Friends
21. Garden of Evil
22. Robodog
23. Brawl in the Family
24. Cop Games
25. H-2-Uh-Oh
26. Inside Out
27. The ERG and I
28. Survival of the Fittest
29. While You Were Sleeping
30. Return of the Hermanator
31. Family Reunion: Part 1
32. Family Reunion: Part 2
33. Small Packages
34. Head Games
35. DARC Secrets
36. Thank You Very Mulch
37. Father's Day
38. Out of the Dark
39. Das Re-Boot
40. Talk About the Weather

References

1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-1476665993.
2. "Television News". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
3. Kenyon, Heather. "NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling..." Animation World Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
4. "10K". SEC. March 31, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
5. 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. 226. ISBN 9781476672939.

External links

• RoboCop: Alpha Commando at IMDb
• RoboCop: Alpha Commando at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• RoboCop: Alpha Commando at TV.com
• Official page on KidsClick