TV's Fall Animation Lineup

A special report from Pamela Schechter detailing what's new and what's being renewed in animation on American television this coming season.

Comedy Central will feature new episodes of The Tick along with its award-winning Dr. Katz Professional Therapist.

HBO: The premium cable channel will bring back The Neverending Story (Nelvana), which is based on the live-action German feature version of the classic novel.

Showtime: Returning this season is Cinar's The Busy World of Richard Scarry, based on the popular children's books. Also coming back in September is A Bunch of Munsch based on Robert Munsch's tales.

Syndication
Aladdin (Disney), the popular series based on the feature that follows the escapades of Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Iago and Abu returns for another season.

All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series is the new MGM show based on the Don Bluth film featuring the further exploits and shenanigans of Charlie and a pack of gangster dogs living in New Orleans. The series, which debuts September 21, is distributed by Claster.

Beast Wars (Claster) premieres September 16 and features powerful robotic beings--Maximals and Predicons--who crash land on an earth-like planet and battle each other for control of a uniquely powerful energy source called energon.

Blazing Dragons (Nelvana/Ellipse) tells of a battle between knights and dragons from the dragons' point of view.

Bruno The Kid features Bruce Willis as the voice of a 10-year-old computer wiz whose digitally-generated, super spy alter-ego gets him involved in international espionage. The show begins September 23.

Captain Simian & The Space Monkey (Hallmark/Monkeyshine/Bohbot) features Captain Simian and his monkeys in their battle against the evil Nebula.

Cave Kid Adventures (Hanna Barbera) is a Flintstones spinoff that features Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as prehistoric preschoolers.

Dinobabies (Fred Wolf Films, Dublin/Shanghai Morning/Westinghouse), tells of how five dinosaurs and their neighbor act out fairy tales.

Dragon Ball Z (Saban) is a mystical action adventure show featuring characters "who embody the essence of good and evil."

Eagle Riders (Saban) is about a team of five young avengers who use their special powers to battle evil villains.

The Fantastic Voyage of Sinbad, which is based on the classic character from the Arabian Nights, is being distributed by Warner Bros.

Flash Gordon (Hearst) is a new series based on the classic comic strip. It is set in a future filled with black holes, time warps, humanoid creatures and ingenious technology.

G.I. Joe Extreme (Claster) has G.I. Joe and his squad protecting humanity from the forces of SKAR, thus keeping the world free from impending disaster.

Home to Rent (Gaumont) is about five alien monsters who find refuge in an abandoned house and will do anything to keep it from being rented.

Mayan Monsters of the Yucatan Kort (EM3/Bohbot) is an action adventure series that shows how team work, intelligence, speed and agility are what triumphs in the end.

Pocket Dragon Adventures (Bohbot) follows the adventures of miniature dragons who live in "an environment of adventure and learning."










































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