| VR Troopers | |
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| Genre | Science fiction Superhero Action/Adventure Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Haim Saban Shuki Levy Toei Company |
| Based on | Space Sheriff Shaider, Spacetime Warrior Spielban, & Superhuman Machine Metalder by Toei Company |
| Starring | Brad Hawkins Sarah Brown Michael Bacon David Carr Gardner Baldwin Richard Rabago Julian Combs Michael Sorich Aaron Pruner Zeb |
| Voices of | Gardner Baldwin Kerrigan Mahan Michael Sorich Mike Reynolds Richard Epcar Dave Mallow |
| Composers | Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi Jeremy Sweet Ron Wasserman |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 92 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Producer | Robert Hughes |
| Production locations | California (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles) Japan (Saitama, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Saban Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. Cyberprod, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Broadcast syndication |
| Release | September 3, 1994 – February 21, 1996 |
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VR Troopers is a syndicated live-action superhero-adventure television series produced and distributed by Saban Entertainment from 1994 to 1996. The show tried to profit from the fascination with virtual reality in the mid-1990s as well as the success of Saban's other property, Power Rangers.[1] VR Troopers was the first official "sister series" to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Much like it, this was an Americanization of a Japanese tokusatsu children's program series by Toei Company. The series is a co-production of Toei and Cyberprod.
The show featured early CGI and video effects mixed with Japanese stock footage from three different Metal Hero Series: Metalder, Spielban and Shaider. On May 7, 2010, the copyright for VR Troopers was transferred from BVS Entertainment to Saban Capital Group.[2] In 2018, the rights were transferred to Hasbro, as part of the acquisition of the Power Rangers brand, which included related intellectual property & content libraries previously owned by Saban Properties.[3]
The show was canceled after only two seasons primarily because the available Japanese footage was quickly exhausted. Its successor, Big Bad Beetleborgs, another Saban adaptation of a Metal Heroes series, was cancelled for the same reason.[4] The show spawned a toy line and a video game for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear.
- ^ Mangan, Jennifer (August 3, 1994). "V.R. Troopers' To Hit Airwaves – And Store Shelves". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "WebVoyage". Cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "Hasbro to Acquire Saban Brands' Power Rangers and Other Entertainment Assets". BusinessWire (Press release). May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Staff, C. B. R. (July 28, 2018). "VR Troopers: 15 Crazy Things Only Huge Fans Will Know". CBR.