Series synopsis
Mighty Orbots is an American animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on ABC on September 8, 1984. It ended on December 15, 1984. It was created by Fred Silverman. It stars Barry Gordon, Don Messick, Sherry Alberoni and Julie Bennett.
Earth: the 23rd century. A time of robots and aliens. And of destruction and terror! Can the Galactic Patrol, defender of the United Planets, stop the evil computer Umbra? You bet they can!
Premise
Earth: the 23rd century. A time of robots and aliens. And of destruction and terror! Can the Galactic Patrol, defender of the United Planets, stop the evil computer Umbra? You bet they can!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Barry Gordon as Rob Simmons (voice)
- Don Messick as Crunch / Commander Rondu (voice)
- Sherry Alberoni as Bo (voice)
- Julie Bennett as Boo (voice)
- Jim MacGeorge as Bort (voice)
- Bill Martin as Tor (voice)
- Noelle North as Ohno (voice)
- Jennifer Darling as Dia (voice)
Supporting cast
- Robert Ridgely
- Gary Owens as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 8, 1984 | December 15, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Magnetic Menace Two musicians working for Umbra use their music to summon a Magnetic Monster on Earth. The Orbots must unite to stop it before it destroys the planet. |
September 8, 1984 |
| 2 |
The Wish World Ohno begins to doubt her worth because she's ""just an Orbot."" Shadow agent Plasmus turns her into a human at her request, but when Mighty Orbots is needed on a rescue mission, Ohno finds she can't change back and as a result, can't activate Mighty Orbots! |
September 15, 1984 |
| 3 |
Trapped on the Prehistoric Planet Deciding that Mighty Orbots is too powerful for his agents to defeat, Umbra has his agent Metanllis, who has the power to control minds, lure them to the planet Evilon with a stolen defense satellite. There, its prehistoric monsters will surely destroy the robot heroes. Meanwhile, a giant meteor is flying toward Earth, which will be devastated with both the defense satellite and Mighty Orbots unable to stop it! |
September 22, 1984 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 1984 |
| Last aired | December 15, 1984 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |