Series synopsis
Toxic Crusaders is an American animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syndication on January 21, 1991. It ended on May 20, 1991. It was created by Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz. It stars Rodger Bumpass, Gregg Berger, Susan Silo and Ed Gilbert.
Loosely based on the 1984 B-horror comedy film The Toxic Avenger, Toxic Crusaders is a syndicated 13-episode animated series created by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Like the source material, Toxie is a grotesque mutant endowed with superhuman powers, but is still a good-hearted and law-abiding citizen of the fictional town of Tromaville, New Jersey; the setting of most of Troma Entertainment's films. In a change from the films, the toxic waste mutated his mop into a sentient entity that somet ...
Premise
Loosely based on the 1984 B-horror comedy film The Toxic Avenger, Toxic Crusaders is a syndicated 13-episode animated series created by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Like the source material, Toxie is a grotesque mutant endowed with superhuman powers, but is still a good-hearted and law-abiding citizen of the fictional town of Tromaville, New Jersey; the setting of most of Troma Entertainment's films. In a change from the films, the toxic waste mutated his mop into a sentient entity that sometimes battles enemies by itself or gives him ideas on how to solve problems. The villains include Czar Zosta, Dr. Killemoff, and Psycho, polluters from the planet Smogula who wreak ecological havoc with help from Tromaville's corrupt mayor, Grody. Bonehead, a street punk who bullied Melvin, joins them in the first episode.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rodger Bumpass as Toxie / Dr. Killemoff (voice)
- Gregg Berger as Junkyard (voice)
- Susan Silo as Mrs. Junior (voice)
- Ed Gilbert as Major Disaster (voice)
- Hal Rayle as Bonehead (voice)
- Patric Zimmerman as Czar Zoster (voice)
- Chuck McCann as Mayor Grody (voice)
- Susan Blu as Mona (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kath Soucie as Yvonne (voice)
- Michael J. Pollard as Psycho (voice)
- Paul Eiding as Nozone (voice)
- John Mariano
Guest cast
- Lloyd Kaufman as Self (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 21, 1991 | May 20, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Making of Toxie Nerdy loser Melvin falls into a barrel of toxic waste left by an alien insectoid warlord Dr. Killemoff who wants to pollute and take over the Earth. However, Melvin mutates into a hideously deformed superhuman Toxie and fights him. |
January 21, 1991 |
| 2 |
This Spud's for You Killemoff's mad scientist Dr. Bender creates a chemical that makes people old and senile. Toxie and his mutant friends must stop people from eating junk food with it in it. Meanwhile, Bender gets accidentally merged with airhead Fender. |
March 8, 1991 |
| 3 |
Club Fred Killemoff invites Toxie and his friends to a fake island resort called 'Club Fred' and sets a trap. Meanwhile, a humanoid mutant dog, Junkyard, is looking to join the Toxic Crusaders. |
March 15, 1991 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 21, 1991 |
| Last aired | May 20, 1991 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |