Rambo: The Force of Freedom

Rambo: The Force of Freedom
GenreAction-adventure
Based onFirst Blood
by David Morrell
Written byMichael Chain
Directed byJohn Kimball
Charles A. Nichols
Voices ofNeil Ross
Alan Oppenheimer
Michael Ansara
Lennie Weinrib
Peter Cullen
Mona Marshall
James Avery
Frank Welker
Edmund Gilbert
Robert Ito
George DiCenzo
Narrated byDon LaFontaine (opening narration)
Opening themeJerry Goldsmith
Ending themeJerry Goldsmith
ComposersHaim Saban
Shuki Levy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producersJoe Ruby
Ken Spears
ProducersWalt Kubiak
Cos Anzilotti
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesRuby-Spears Enterprises
Carolco Pictures
Original release
NetworkFirst-run syndication
ReleaseSeptember 15 (1986-09-15) –
December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26)
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Rambo: The Force of Freedom (also known simply as Rambo) is a 1986 American animated series based on the character of John Rambo from David Morrell's book First Blood and the subsequent films First Blood (1982) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).[1] This series was adapted for television by story editor/head writer Michael Chain and also spawned a toy line.[2]

The series ran for 65 episodes and was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises. It debuted on April 14, 1986 as a five-part miniseries and was renewed in September as a daily cartoon.

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 488–489. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 651–652. ISBN 978-1476665993.