Series synopsis
Mighty Max is an American animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syndication on September 1, 1993. It ended on December 2, 1994. It was created by Rob Hudnut, Mark Zaslove. It stars Tony Jay, Rob Paulsen and Richard Moll.
Mighty Max is an American animated action/sci-fi television series that aired from 1993 to 1994 to promote the British Mighty Max toys, an outgrowth of the Polly Pocket line, created by Bluebird Toys in 1992. It ran for two seasons, with a total of 40 episodes airing during the show's run.
Premise
Mighty Max is an American animated action/sci-fi television series that aired from 1993 to 1994 to promote the British Mighty Max toys, an outgrowth of the Polly Pocket line, created by Bluebird Toys in 1992. It ran for two seasons, with a total of 40 episodes airing during the show's run.
Premise: A chosen kid. His bodyguard. And a chicken. Evil doesn't stand a chance.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tony Jay as Virgil (voice)
- Rob Paulsen
- Richard Moll as Norman (voice)
Guest cast
- Kenneth Mars
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Ellen Gerstell
- Neil Ross
- Frank Welker
- Michael Bell
- Henry Polic II as Nemo (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 1, 1993 | December 8, 1993 |
| Season 2 | 27 | September 22, 1994 | December 2, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Bellwether in One's Cap Eleven-year-old Max receives a baseball cap that turns out to be the key to a series of teleport ""portals"" left by the ancient Lemurians, which as the foretold ""Mighty One"" he must use to defeat the evil Skull Master. |
September 1, 1993 |
| 2 |
The Brain Suckers Cometh! Max, Virgil, and Norman must prevent the earth from being invaded by brain sucking space aliens. The only way to do this is for Max to make amends with Ernie, his nerdy loudmouth lab partner from school. Ernie is the only one that can crack the computer codes on the aliens' disks |
September 8, 1993 |
| 3 |
Snakes & Laddies When Max brings an ancient necklace back from Egypt and gives it to a girl named Jiffie, it turns out to have a curse that causes her to be kidnapped for sacrifice to a snake god. |
September 15, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pandora's Box (1) Lava Lord escapes from his prison after the destruction of the crystal of souls and is out to seek his vengeance on the one who imprisoned him, Skull Master. An all out war breaks out in the center of the earth between the armies of Skull Master and Lava Lord. Virgil tells Max that now is the time to strike in order to fullfill his destiny of destroying Skull Master. With Norman, they travel to Skull Mountain where things start to go wrong. They are separated from each other and Virgil is captured by Skull Master. Norman and Max regroup and attempt to find Virgil. When the two find him, they are horrified to discover that Virgil has turned to evil by joining the side of Skull Master. TO BE CONTINUED |
September 22, 1994 |
| 2 |
Pandora's Box (2) Lava Lord attempts to destroy Skull Master with the help of his creation, ""Megus"", but is unsuccessful. Max and Norman are hurt and confused by Virgil's betrayal. Their doubts are put to rest when they discover that Virgil has not become evil, but has setup Skull Master. Virgil helps Max and Norman take control of Megus. This gives Max the opportunity to fulfill his destiny as the weapons of Megus are locked on Skull Master, ready to fire. Skull Master quickly grabs hold of Virgil to use as his protection. Max is on the brink of ridding the world of Skull Master, but he won't fire because his friend's life is more important to him than fulfilling the prophecy. Despite Virgil's objections, Max chooses not to kill Skull Master in order to save the wise old fowel. During the final moments of the confrontation, Max uses a portal to transport him, Norman, and Virgil back to the surface. But in the process he also frees Warmonger and Skull Master who releases the dragon. On the dragon |
September 23, 1994 |
| 3 |
Blood of the Dragon After being released from his inner earth prison, Skull Master travels to an island where he preys on and deceives some of the native inhabitants into drinking dragon's blood. This transforms them into reptilian creatures that become mindless slaves obedient to his commands. Max, Virgil, and Norman head to the island to stop him and encounter a young native who is stuck in mid transformation because he didn't fully drink the dragon's blood. Together they attempt to rescue the rest of the natives who haven't drank the blood of the dragon. |
September 26, 1994 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 1, 1993 |
| Last aired | December 2, 1994 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Wednesday |