Series synopsis
Fantastic Max is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on Syndication on September 11, 1988. It ended on February 4, 1990. It was created by Mike Young. It stars Ben Ryan Ganger, Nancy Cartwright, Gregg Berger and Elisabeth Harnois.
A diaper-wearing toddler with a mohawk named Maxwell "Fantastic Max" Young has adventures in outer space with two of his toys: FX, a pull string alien doll from a planet called Twinkle-Twinkle, and A.B. Sitter, a C-3PO-like android made of blocks.
Premise
A diaper-wearing toddler with a mohawk named Maxwell "Fantastic Max" Young has adventures in outer space with two of his toys: FX, a pull string alien doll from a planet called Twinkle-Twinkle, and A.B. Sitter, a C-3PO-like android made of blocks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ben Ryan Ganger as Max (voice)
- Nancy Cartwright as FX (voice)
- Gregg Berger as A.B. Sitter (voice)
- Elisabeth Harnois as Zoe (voice)
- Benji Gregory
- Paul Eiding
- Gail Matthius
- Don Messick
Guest cast
- Roger Rose as Additional Voices (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 17, 1988 | December 10, 1988 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 29, 1989 | February 4, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Loon In the Moon A.B. is frustrated because Max never listens to him, so he suggests that Max create a new plastic parent -- and he does. |
September 17, 1988 |
| 2 |
Toys Will Be Toys A toy manufacturer named Sticky Wicket can't think of a new idea for a toy, so he steals FX and pretends to have invented him. |
September 24, 1988 |
| 3 |
All In a Babe's Work Max is bored when he has to spend all day in a day care center, so he takes his baby friends into space. |
October 1, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boo Who? It's Halloween, and Max is tired of staying home and missing out on the fun. So FX's trouble-making cousin XS takes the trio to Terrorforma, the spookiest place in the universe. |
October 29, 1989 |
| 2 |
Ben, the Blackmailer Ben videotapes Max's latest trip into space, and he blackmails Max into letting him come along on the next voyage in exchange for his silence. |
November 5, 1989 |
| 3 |
Cowboy Max Max's latest babysitter turns out to be Hoo Jipson, a famous outer space rodeo star. |
November 12, 1989 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 1988 |
| Last aired | February 4, 1990 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |