Toonhound - Avenger Penguins (1993)

   "Avenger! - Avenger! - Avenger Penguins!
     On their motorbikes - Armies they fight - Ooh - in Big City!"
                                                                            - Avenger song
    "Penguins! - Bike up!"
                     - Marlon's battle cry

   Big City and the world is in peril. Caractus P Doom is an Evil Genius, a mad
    scientist and schemer bent on total domination of the city and the planet.
    Only those daring heroes, the motorbike-riding Avenger Penguins can stop him
    but Marlon, Rocky and Bluey are just as likely to stop themselves in their own
    chaotic bike tracks, such is their dysfunctional approach to this 'super hero'
    game...

      Caractus P Doom and Harry Slime

    Marlon is the leader, a sassy smart penguin who may well know what he wants,
    yet can not co-ordinate things to achieve it. Rocky is the biggest stumbling block.
    Or indeed, a blockhead who stumbles through the Avenger adventures in his
    crash helmet, blind to his own ambitions - maybe he should raise his visor
    more often? And that's our cue to introduce Bluey, the babbling third member
    of the gang. He's as blind as Rocky, with his Kaiser's helmet over his eyes
    all of the time, but worse, he's a babbler - babbling on in his own obscure
    world. Maybe his talk is 'blue'. We can't be sure, it's indecipherable to all
    but Rocky!...

   The Avenger Penguins are true petrolheads, operating out of Irv's Garage by day.
   And Fighting Doom is tough enough for the gang without the extra vehicular
   activities of The Stink Brothers, Big City's resident Hell's Angel squad with
   a whole bag of chips on their shoulder...

         Rocky

   Doom's dastardly schemes involve such fiendish devices as a Monstertron,
   a Transanium-based time machine and even a Ruby Laser World Dominator
   And Coffee Percolater. And they also involve his unfortunate assistant Harry
   Slime who is invariably the first to test the devices - with equally-unfortunate
   results, poor fellow. Caractus Doom is an overblown Orson Welles-type figure,
   whilst Harry Slime is of course, a play on the Welles' character Harry Lime from
   that classic film 'The Third Man'. Although he actually sounds more like
   Peter Lorre...

   Like Fantomcat before it, "Avenger Penguins" was actually animated by Alfonso
   Productions in Spain. Originally, it was to be called "Hell's Penguins" but a title
   change was swiftly made after objections were raised by folks in the States.
   Just like "Fantomcat", the series isn't perhaps top draw Cosgrove Hall, but it's
   still good fun with some splendid in-jokes and asides...

         "Avenger Penguins, you're reputation for honesty,
          integrity and courage go before you. But what
          the heck, we're desperate and you're cheap!..."
                                                             - Professor Boring hires The Penguins

     Episode titles

    Series One                        Series Two
    The President is a Fish         The 23rd Century
    The Hog Jamboree               Mommy's Boy
    Quantum Mechanic              Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Penguin
    Big City Little City               Surprise Fate
    Computer Chaos                  High Doom
    I Married an Android            The Jewel in the Crown
    Cat Pig Cat of Iron              A Christmas Carol
    Nightmare at Tea Time         Fish Finger
    Starstruck                         Disgusting or What?
    The Labyrinth of Doom         Rock'n'Roll Penguins
    The Wild Wild West             The Computer of Doom
    A Winter's Tale                   Sherlock's Penguins
    The Revenge of Doom          Beautie and the Beast

     Avenger Penguins on DVD

     Avenger Penguins
                Region 2 / three discs / Delta Music / March 2006

     Most Wanted Classic Kids TV
                "The Wild West Story" is included in this Cosgrove Hall
                compilation disc produced by Fremantle Home Ent.

      a Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall film

     director:           Jean Scott
     producer:          Ben Turner
     for Granada:      Edward Pugh
     writers:             Malcolm McGookin, Jimmy Hibbert,Roger Stennett
      music:                  Phil Bush
     vocals:             Paul Young
      bus & finance:     Phil Slattery
      prod co-ord:        Laura Cosgrove
      anim dir:              Carlos Alfonso (Alfonso Productions)
      storyboard:         Keith Scoble
      design:                 Andy Roper, Jon Doyle, Maggie Riley,
                            Alastair Fell, Mike Whaite
      colorist:               Joan Jones
      film editing:         FLIX
      dubbing mix:       John Wood
      dig dub editors:  Darren Cox, Simon Hall
      voices:                Mike McShane (Doom / Marlon)
                             Jimmy Hibbert
                             Rob Rackstraw
                             Lorelei King

     On the web

     Cosgrove Hall Ate My Brain
     Nyanko includes the avenging trio on her fan-site...

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			Avenger Penguins (1993) producers: Cosgrove Hall Productions ltd animation: 2D animation episodes: 26 x 22mins
		"Avenger! - Avenger! - Avenger Penguins! On their motorbikes - Armies they fight - Ooh - in Big City!" - Avenger song "Penguins! - Bike up!" - Marlon's battle cry Big City and the world is in peril. Caractus P Doom is an Evil Genius, a mad scientist and schemer bent on total domination of the city and the planet. Only those daring heroes, the motorbike-riding Avenger Penguins can stop him but Marlon, Rocky and Bluey are just as likely to stop themselves in their own chaotic bike tracks, such is their dysfunctional approach to this 'super hero' game... Marlon is the leader, a sassy smart penguin who may well know what he wants, yet can not co-ordinate things to achieve it. Rocky is the biggest stumbling block. Or indeed, a blockhead who stumbles through the Avenger adventures in his crash helmet, blind to his own ambitions - maybe he should raise his visor more often? And that's our cue to introduce Bluey, the babbling third member of the gang. He's as blind as Rocky, with his Kaiser's helmet over his eyes all of the time, but worse, he's a babbler - babbling on in his own obscure world. Maybe his talk is 'blue'. We can't be sure, it's indecipherable to all but Rocky!... The Avenger Penguins are true petrolheads, operating out of Irv's Garage by day. And Fighting Doom is tough enough for the gang without the extra vehicular activities of The Stink Brothers, Big City's resident Hell's Angel squad with a whole bag of chips on their shoulder... Doom's dastardly schemes involve such fiendish devices as a Monstertron, a Transanium-based time machine and even a Ruby Laser World Dominator And Coffee Percolater. And they also involve his unfortunate assistant Harry Slime who is invariably the first to test the devices - with equally-unfortunate results, poor fellow. Caractus Doom is an overblown Orson Welles-type figure, whilst Harry Slime is of course, a play on the Welles' character Harry Lime from that classic film 'The Third Man'. Although he actually sounds more like Peter Lorre... Like Fantomcat before it, "Avenger Penguins" was actually animated by Alfonso Productions in Spain. Originally, it was to be called "Hell's Penguins" but a title change was swiftly made after objections were raised by folks in the States. Just like "Fantomcat", the series isn't perhaps top draw Cosgrove Hall, but it's still good fun with some splendid in-jokes and asides... "Avenger Penguins, you're reputation for honesty, integrity and courage go before you. But what the heck, we're desperate and you're cheap!..." - Professor Boring hires The Penguins Episode titles Series One Series Two The President is a Fish The 23rd Century The Hog Jamboree Mommy's Boy Quantum Mechanic Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Penguin Big City Little City Surprise Fate Computer Chaos High Doom I Married an Android The Jewel in the Crown Cat Pig Cat of Iron A Christmas Carol Nightmare at Tea Time Fish Finger Starstruck Disgusting or What? The Labyrinth of Doom Rock'n'Roll Penguins The Wild Wild West The Computer of Doom A Winter's Tale Sherlock's Penguins The Revenge of Doom Beautie and the Beast Avenger Penguins on DVD Avenger Penguins Region 2 / three discs / Delta Music / March 2006 Most Wanted Classic Kids TV "The Wild West Story" is included in this Cosgrove Hall compilation disc produced by Fremantle Home Ent. a Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall film director: Jean Scott producer: Ben Turner for Granada: Edward Pugh writers: Malcolm McGookin, Jimmy Hibbert,Roger Stennett music: Phil Bush vocals: Paul Young bus & finance: Phil Slattery prod co-ord: Laura Cosgrove anim dir: Carlos Alfonso (Alfonso Productions) storyboard: Keith Scoble design: Andy Roper, Jon Doyle, Maggie Riley, Alastair Fell, Mike Whaite colorist: Joan Jones film editing: FLIX dubbing mix: John Wood dig dub editors: Darren Cox, Simon Hall voices: Mike McShane (Doom / Marlon) Jimmy Hibbert Rob Rackstraw Lorelei King On the web Cosgrove Hall Ate My Brain Nyanko includes the avenging trio on her fan-site... index » previous » next »

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