Captain N: The Game Master

Captain N: The Game Master
GenreAction
Adventure
Comedy
Science fiction
Written by
  • Calvin Kelley
  • David Ehrman
  • Dennis O'Flaherty
  • Dorothy Middleton
  • Greg Klein
  • Jeffrey Scott
  • Matt Uitz
  • Michael Maurer
  • Paul Dell
  • Rick Merwin
  • Sean Roche
  • Steven Weiss
  • Ted Alben
Directed byMichael Maliani (Season 1)
Chuck Patton (Season 2)
John Grusd (Season 3)
Kit Hudson (live-action sequences)
Voices ofGarry Chalk
Ian James Corlett
Michael Donovan
Matt Hill
Alessandro Juliani
Andrew Kavadas
Doug Parker
Levi Stubbs
Venus Terzo
Frank Welker
Tomm Wright
ComposersHaim Saban (Season 1)
Shuki Levy (Season 1)
Michael Tavera (Season 2–3)
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes34 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAndy Heyward
ProducersMichael Maliani (Season 1)
John Grusd (Season 3)
EditorsLars Floden (Season 1)
William P. Magee (Season 1)
Warren Taylor (Season 2)
Mark A. McNally (Season 2–3)
Susan Odjakjian (Season 2–3)
Mel Ashkenas (Season 3)
Jill Goularte (Season 3)
Running time22 minutes (Season 1–2)
11 minutes (Season 3)
Production companiesDIC Animation City
Saban Productions (Season 1 only)
Nintendo of America
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1989 (1989-09-09) –
October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
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Captain N: The Game Master is an animated television series that aired on NBC from 1989 to 1991 as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup.[1] Produced by DIC Animation City, it incorporated elements from video games of the time by Japanese company Nintendo. There was also a comic book adaptation by Valiant Comics.

The series was also part of an hour-long block with The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Season 2 and a half-hour block with Super Mario World in Season 3.[2]

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-1476665993.