| G-Force: Guardians of Space | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Based on | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman by Tatsuo Yoshida |
| Directed by | Fred Ladd |
| Starring | Sam Fontana Cam Clarke Barbara Goodson Jan Rabson Gregg Berger Bill Capizzi |
| Country of origin | United States Japan (o.v.) |
| No. of episodes | 85 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Fred Ladd |
| Animator | Tatsunoko Production |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Turner Program Services King Features Entertainment Sparklin' Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SuperStation WTBS |
| Release | 1986 |
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G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) is the second American animated television adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972), following Sandy Frank Entertainment's initial 1978 effort Battle of the Planets and preceding ADV Films' 2005 attempt, known merely as Gatchaman.[1] With G-Force, Sandy Frank Entertainment collaborated with Turner Broadcasting to create a newer, more faithful translation of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman for a new audience, and such a translation was made possible with the relaxed television standards of the 1980s, a luxury that the more Star Wars-themed Battle of the Planets did not enjoy.[citation needed]
In the show, five teenagers—Ace Goodheart, Dirk Daring, Agatha June, Pee Wee and Hoot Owl—battle the aliens Galactor and Computor for the fate of the planet Earth.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-1476665993.