Series synopsis
Street Sharks is an American action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on Syndication on September 7, 1994. It ended on May 18, 1997. It was created by Martha Moran, Phil Harnage. It stars Lee Tockar, Matt Hill, Andrew Rannells and D. Kevin Williams.
Gene-slammed by an evil genius, four young brothers fight for honor and goodness. They are street smart, street tough...STREET SHARKS!
Premise
Gene-slammed by an evil genius, four young brothers fight for honor and goodness. They are street smart, street tough...STREET SHARKS!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Tockar as Ripster (voice)
- Matt Hill as Jab (voice)
- Andrew Rannells as Streex (voice)
- D. Kevin Williams as Big Slammu (voice)
- Jim Hoggatt as Bends (voice)
- Pam Carter as Lena Mack (voice)
- John Michael Lee as Dr. Piranoid (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 41 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 29, 1995 | September 29, 1995 |
| Season 1 | 13 | September 7, 1994 | November 28, 1994 |
| Season 2 | 19 | January 5, 1995 | April 28, 1996 |
| Season 3 | 8 | October 3, 1996 | May 18, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gene Slamming Begins Gene-slammed by an evil genius, four young brothers fight for honor and goodness. They are street smart, street tough... STREET SHARKS! Dr. Piranoid, a brilliant but twisted genetic engineer, inject the DNA of aggressive ocean species into his unsuspecting victims, changing them into monstrous creatures! |
September 29, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sharkbait Dr. Robert Bolton had invented a gene-slamming device for peaceful uses until his colleague Dr. Luther Paradigm uses it for his evil purposes. When Dr. Bolton tries to intervene, he ends up gene-slammed into an unseen inhuman creature during the struggle and escapes. While in search of their father, John, Clint, Robert, and Coop are mutated into humanoid sharks by the evil Dr. Paradigm. While adapting to their new looks, the four brothers must avoid being seen. |
September 7, 1994 |
| 2 |
Sharkbite The Street Sharks are on a runaway from the police along with their friends Bends and Dr. Lena. The Street Sharks must find a new place to live in and be safe from society. |
September 14, 1994 |
| 3 |
Sharkstorm Ripster, Jab, Streex, and Slammu must protect their reputations and change the way they are being viewed in Fission City. They must fight Dr. Piranoid as well as finding their father once and for all. |
September 21, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jurassic Shark Jab and Streex are sent back in time in two different eras by Dr. Paradigm's time machine called the Time Slammer. Back in the present, Slammu, Ripster, and Bends have to deal with Dr. Piranoid's Seaviates who are now joined by Shrimp Louie. With the help of some Atlanteans, Jab is able to travel in time to save his brother Streex. |
January 5, 1995 |
| 2 |
Sir Shark-a-Lot Dr. Paradigm creates Tentakill as part of his time-traveling plot to have Killamari go back to the medieval times and kill the Street Shark's ancestor Sir Thomas Bolton. Ripster and Big Slammu hijack Dr. Paradigm's Time Slammer to prevent Sir Thomas Bolton from being killed. |
January 12, 1995 |
| 3 |
Shark to the Future The Street Sharks are sent to a future where Dr. Piranoid controls everything. They meet up with Bends' great-great-grandson General Bendsini and join the rebel forces. |
January 19, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ancient Sharkonauts A space capsule that landed on Earth 65,000,000 years ago has been unearthed by archaeologists. While Dr. Paradigm has taken interest in the space capsule, an incident involving the capsule's prisoner Bad Rap causes Mantaman to fall under his control (the alien whose DNA was used to create Mantaman was one of Bad Rap's many creations) as they plot to control the largest radio telescope in order to contact Bad Rap's fellow Raptors. Now the Street Sharks must work to free Mantaman before Bad Rap's transmission to his fellow Raptors gets through. |
October 3, 1996 |
| 2 |
Sharkotic Reaction President Horne contacts the Street Sharks informing them that a UFO has been sighted in the Solar System. Upon investigating, the Street Sharks meet the Dino Vengers T-Bone, Stegz, Bullzeye, and Spike. The Street Sharks learn from them that they are after Bad Rap and the Raptors. The Street Sharks and the Dino Vengers join forces when the Raptors steal different weapons from different countries in order to make the other countries think they are being attacked by the other. |
October 10, 1996 |
| 3 |
Sand Sharks While fighting the Raptors, the Street Sharks and the Dino Vengers hear from President Horne that the military is testing their stealth Super Shadow chopper. As the Street Sharks and the Dino Vengers work to protect the Super Shadow from the Raptors, Dr. Paradigm takes interest in the Raptors as he leads Shrimp Louie and Tentakill into finding them where he will steal the Super Shadow for them in exchange for Velociraptor DNA. After Dr. Paradigm obtains the Super Shadow, the Raptors trick Dr. Paradigm by giving him iguana DNA. The Street Sharks and the Dino Vengers must work to reclaim the Super Shadow from the Raptors. |
October 17, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 7, 1994 |
| Last aired | May 18, 1997 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |