Toxic Crusaders | |
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Genre | Superhero |
Created by | Lloyd Kaufman Michael Herz |
Based on | The Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman |
Directed by | Bill Hutton Tony Love |
Starring | Gregg Berger Susan Blu Rodger Bumpass Paul Eiding Ed Gilbert John Mariano Chuck McCann Michael J. Pollard Hal Rayle Susan Silo Kath Soucie Patric Zimmerman |
Composers | Dennis C. Brown Chuck Lorre Larry Brown |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Fred Wolf |
Producer | Walt Kubiak |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Sachs Family Entertainment Troma Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | January 21 May 20, 1991 | –
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Toxic Crusaders is an American animated series loosely based on The Toxic Avenger films.[1] It features Toxie, the lead character of the films, leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. This followed a trend of environmentally considerate animated series and comics of the time,[2] including Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Swamp Thing, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, as well as animated series based on R-rated properties like RoboCop and Police Academy. As this incarnation was aimed at children, Toxic Crusaders is considerably tamer than the films it was based on, although it contained adult-oriented jokes that would go over most children's heads.[3]
Thirteen episodes were produced and aired, with some episodes airing as a "trial run" in Summer 1990[4] followed by the official debut on January 21, 1991.[5]
The show aired in Canada on YTV from 1991 to 1992. The US cable network G4 aired the first two episodes on July 25, 2009.