Wing Commander Academy

Wing Commander Academy
Title screen
GenreScience fiction
Based onWing Commander
by Chris Roberts
Developed byMichael Edens
Mark Edens
Directed byLarry Latham
Voices ofMark Hamill
Tom Wilson
Malcolm McDowell
Dana Delany
ComposerAlexander van Bubenheim
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerLarry Latham
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Cartoon Studios
USA Studios
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseSeptember 21 (1996-09-21) –
December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
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Wing Commander Academy is a 1996 American animated television series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, along with a team led by Larry Latham.[1] The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to Wing Commander. The show's aired from September 21[2][3] to December 21, 1996, on the USA Network's "USA Action Extreme Team" block.[4]

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 909–910. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ "Electronic Arts Origin Inspired Wing Commander Academy Cartoon Series Premieres Saturday; Universal Cartoon Studios' Production Debuts on USA Network". Business Wire. September 20, 1996. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via The Free Dictionary.
  3. ^ "America's Most Wanted Ends Its Run With Special". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1996. p. 222. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon(Subscription required.)
  4. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 699–700. ISBN 978-1538103739.