| Van-Pires | |
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| Created by | John Gentile Anthony Gentile |
| Developed by | Ron Kaehler |
| Directed by | John Gentile and Anthony Gentile |
| Starring | Marc Schwarz Garikayi Mutambirwa Melissa Marsala Jason Hayes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brandon Pender, AGE Inc. |
| Running time | approx. 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Abrams/Gentile Entertainment MSH Entertainment Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | First-run Syndication |
| Release | September 14 – December 7, 1997 |
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Van-Pires is a 1997 animated children's television series with live-action segments.[1] It was produced by Abrams/Gentile (New York), with CGI animation being produced under MSH (San Francisco).[2] The show was syndicated by The Summit Media Group.
Van-Pires also had portions of its soundtrack written and performed by John Entwistle of the rock band The Who and Steve Luongo, Entwistle's long-time friend, producer, and drummer in The John Entwistle Band with Noam Kaniel.[3]
Van-Pires centers on a group of human teenagers who protect and defend the world from evil anthropomorphic junkyard vans and vehicles known as the "Van-Pires" by transforming into robotic anthropomorphic cars, calling themselves the "Motor-Vaters".[4]
"When a mysterious meteor crashes into a lonely junkyard, derelict vans and cars take on human-like life. The Van-Pires suck the gas from innocent cars to feed their need for speed and drain the planet of all its fuel. Only four teenagers transformed by the meteor stand between the Van-Pires and a world sucked dry and running on empty. Part teen, part car, all hero. The Motor-Vaters must fight the night to save the day so check your fear and get in gear, the Van-Pires are here!"
- opening narration
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 672. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "Van-Pires Company Credits". Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "V John Entwistle – Music From Van-Pires". Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 885–887. ISBN 978-1476665993.