Battle of The Planets

Other (ended 1985)

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Premiered: Sep 01, 1978
Status: Ended

Battle of the Planets follows the adventures of the teenaged hero team G-Force. Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop, and Tiny travel in The Phoenix to battle the evil forces of Zoltar from Planet Spectra. G-Force is guided by Chief Anderson and 7-Zark-7, but also receives help from Colonel Cronos, President Kane, Susan, and even 1-Rover-1. They are based in Center Neptune, which is far beneath the sea off the west coast of the United States. Although it has never been officially established, it's thought that the show takes place in 2001. ''''This show is the first English translation version of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.''''The second English version was known as G-Force: Guardians of Space.''''For fans that loved this show as children, this is a great time! For 15 years, we couldn't find anything on the show. Now, everywhere you look, there's Battle of the Planets! This is the 25th Anniversary DVD release of Battle of the Planets episodes. This follows seven prior DVD releases. Rhino eventually plans to release all 85 episodes. If you live in the UK, or have a Region 2 DVD player, you can purchase all 85 episodes in one, 12-disc set that was released by Universal.moreless

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S 6696 : Ep 78	Save the Space Colony
S 6454 : Ep 70	Spectra Space Spider
S 1 : Ep 85	The Conway Tape Tap
S 1 : Ep 84	G-Force in the Future
S 1 : Ep 83	Strike at Spectra

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Keye Luke

voice of Zoltar
Alan Young

voice of Keyop
Alan Dinehart

voice of Tiny

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This was definitely a classic and ahead of it's time.

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By Captain59, Nov 16, 2010 Report Abuse

"Battle of the Planets" was a show I absolutely loved as a kid. I remember vividly sitting on the floor of our family room as an seven-year-old, and my dad sitting on the couch said, "hey Mark...there's a new cartoon starting this week you might like." He handed down the TV Guide to me and there was actually a picture advertisement for "Battle of the Planets." It was to be shown on our ABC affiliate every afternoon at 4:00. I started watching, and I was hooked. I loved that show, and the animation, and the voice acting...everything. I'm sure we're not the only ones, but my brother and I would regularlly play G-Force...using our dad's old t-shirts to make uniforms and capes. Now, as a 34-year-old, I love the show just as much as I did when I was a kid, and I can't wait to share it with my own kids. "Battle of the Planets" has definitely passed the test of time, and will be sticking around for a long time.moreless

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Great show

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By CAPNDEL, Oct 03, 2007 Report Abuse

This is one of the finest examples of Japanese anime being brought to American audiences ever. Along with Robotech, and Captain Harlock, they did not get much better.

Too bad most of the episodes that were broadcast in the states were so severely edited. The Japanese versions were much more gritty and dark. Luckily most of them are available on DVD now.

I have heard talk of the show being turned into a feature film. I think that after the success of the Transformers movie that the possiblity of G-Force making it's way to the big screen could become a reality.moreless

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The adventures of G-Force.

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By Lokar, May 12, 2006 Report Abuse

The brave youngsters of the 'guardians of space' pilot the mighty Phoenix ship, which launces from underwater base Center Neptune (in a secret location which suspiciously resembles the coast of California). The manic Keyop, practical Jason and Mark, stout Tiny and graceful Princess band together under the leadership of Chief Anderson. They must face enemies as varied as robot ants, lava giants, and monsters and aliens galore. The evil genius behind all this is Zoltar of Spectra. Ever crafty, he sends wave after wave of terror, only to be thwarted again. Beware, though--both sides can be counted on to live to fight another day.

Funny, brisk, stylish and wtih clever characters, this was a series which had no trouble finding a loyal audience. I don't know exactly why people who lived on board a submerged station and space rocket needed to dress in winged outfits with beaked helmets, but then again, they never lost points for style.

The themes of unity, intelligence and never giving up made it far better than most animated shows today, which are little more than toy commercials. With BOTP/G-Force, you got plenty of heart for your trouble.moreless

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A pioneer in TV animation

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By LB80, Nov 14, 2005 Report Abuse

Although it seems fairly dated now, `Battle Of The Planets` is an iconic series in animated TV history, as it helped introduce the japanese art of anime to a much wider audience. It's just a shame that the western version had so much of the show's violence cut out.

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In my youth, I would constantly sneak out of bed late in the night just to watch this show.

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By VertigoX5, Jul 25, 2005 Report Abuse

I used to watch this show when I was younger. I can remember about six or seven years ago when this show was still on Cartoon Network. In my youth, I would constantly sneak out of bed late in the night just to watch this show. There was a slight problem; at that age I couldn't have cared less about the name of it. I actually just found the show by accident the other day while I was looking at Wal-Mart. Though it had a different name than I though, Gatchaman.

Enough about how I came to watch the show and more about the show. I originally saw the show shown on Cartoon Network late one night and instantly fell in love with it. As I understand, the show was called Battle of the Planets when it was originally shown in the U.S.. But then what is Gatchaman? Well I looked around and found that out, its BotP except its just uncut. Don't get the two show mixed up, as they aren't all the same.

Gatchaman (as it is called by the boxed DVD sets) is an unedited Japanese version of the show. It's the pure, unedited, dubbed version. It contains much of the "gore", "cursing" and even unaired episodes that were cut from G-Force.

BotP is a great show! Likely my favorite anime ever, but if you have the chance to purchase either Gatchaman or BotP, go with Gatchaman. It might take a little bit to get used to the differences, but you may eventually get to see some episodes and scenes that you've never seen before and even episodes you have in the complete uncut, unedited versions!moreless

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A "Battle Of The Planets"DVD 30th Anniversary Box Set Collection
In 1978 I was only 8 years old when I saw Battle Of The Planets for the first time,and it became the only animae cartoon I enjoyed...

By Solid_Snake2003, Jun 27, 2009

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Different series?
This show was presented under a few different names in its history. You may know it as BOTP or as G-Force. What I'd like to know i...

By Lokar, May 29, 2006

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The team base...
Why, exactly, was it never found? Was it invisible to sonar or something?Don't you think the Navy would have noticed somebody inst...

By Lokar, Jul 03, 2006

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Silly Questions
How does Jason get to Center Neptune? He's the only one who has a vehicle that can't go over or on water, and he doesn't always ...

By TheHunted1, Jul 05, 2006

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Keyop
Did he drive anyone else nuts? I know, that sounds cruel, but he kind of got on my nerves. Never my favorite character.

By Lokar, Jun 12, 2006

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