Difference between revisions of "Battle for GoBotron"

Battle for GoBotron
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Premiere date	October 29, 1984
Run time	21:59
Starring	Lou Richards; Bernard Erhard; Frank Welker; Arthur Burghardt; Marilyn Lightstone; Sparky Marcus; Candy Brown; Morgan Paull; Rene Auberjonois; Brock Peters; Kelly Ward; Bob Ridgely
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Alan Burnett; Tom Ruegger; Jeff Segal
Director(s)	Oscar Dufau; Carl Urbano; Gordon Hunt (voices)
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	Title card

Latest revision as of 09:35, 20 March 2024

"Battle for GoBotron" is the first episode of the Challenge of the GoBots miniseries, and the first episode of the series overall. It aired on October 29, 1984 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Alan Burnett, Tom Ruegger, and Jeff Segal, directed by Oscar Dufau and Carl Urbano, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Unavailable
Cy-Kill	Bernard Erhard
Cop-Tur	Arthur Burghardt
Crasher	Marilyn Lightstone
Rest-Q	Frank Welker
Hans-Cuff	Lou Richards
Leader-1	Lou Richards
Turbo	Arthur Burghardt
Zeemon	Frank Welker
Scooter	Frank Welker
Fitor	Kelly Ward
Tank	N/A
Geeper-Creeper	N/A
BuggyMan	Bob Ridgely
Zod	Ted Cassidy
Nick Burns	Sparky Marcus
Matt Hunter	Morgan Paull
A.J. Foster	Candy Brown
Doctor Zebediah Braxis	Rene Auberjonois
General Newscastle	Brock Peters

Organizations

Locations

GoBotron
- GoBotron Headquarters
- Renegade Fortress
Earth
- Australia (mentioned)
- Antarctica (mentioned)
- United States
  - NASA base
  - Cleveland (mentioned)
  - Hunter residence
The Moon

Objects

Astrobeam
Argos
Sorium
Daily News newspaper

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 1984.

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin, with Paul DeKorte as musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 29, 1984 in syndication

Behind the scenes

Warner Archive's DVD release (mentioned below) removed the title card.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Marketing and promotion

To coincide with the episode, the Canadian company K-Tel released a vinyl/book adaptation of the episode.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- 1985: Kideo Video releases GoBots on VHS.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1986: The Video Collection releases GoBots on VHS.
- May 17, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases Challenge of the GoBots: The Original Miniseries on DVD.

References

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 |premiere= [[October 29]], [[1984]]
 |run_time= 21:59
-|cast=
+|cast= [[Lou Richards]]<br />[[Bernard Erhard]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Arthur Burghardt]]<br />[[Marilyn Lightstone]]<br />[[Sparky Marcus]]<br />[[Candy Brown]]<br />[[Morgan Paull]]<br />[[Rene Auberjonois]]<br />[[Brock Peters]]<br />[[Kelly Ward]]<br />[[Bob Ridgely]]
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 |writers= [[Alan Burnett]]<br />[[Tom Ruegger]]<br />[[Jeff Segal]]
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 |previous= Battle for GoBotron
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+|title_card= [[File:COTGB 101 title card.jpg|300px]]
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-'''"Battle for GoBotron"''' is the first episode of the ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]'' miniseries. It aired on [[October 29]], [[1984]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Alan Burnett]], [[Tom Ruegger]], and [[Jeff Segal]], directed by [[Oscar Dufau]] and [[Carl Urbano]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
+'''"Battle for GoBotron"''' is the first episode of the ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]'' miniseries, and the first episode of the series overall. It aired on [[October 29]], [[1984]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Alan Burnett]], [[Tom Ruegger]], and [[Jeff Segal]], directed by [[Oscar Dufau]] and [[Carl Urbano]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Cy-Kill]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bernard Erhard]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Cop-Tur]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Arthur Burghardt]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Crasher]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Marilyn Lightstone]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rest-Q]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hans-Cuff]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Lou Richards]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Leader-1]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lou Richards
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Turbo]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Arthur Burghardt
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Zeemon]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fitor]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Kelly Ward]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Tank]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Geeper-Creeper]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[BuggyMan]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bob Ridgely]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Zod (GoBots)|Zod]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Ted Cassidy]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Nick Burns]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Sparky Marcus]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Matt Hunter]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Morgan Paull]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[A.J. Foster]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Candy Brown]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Zebediah Braxis]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Rene Auberjonois]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[General Newscastle]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Brock Peters]]
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Organizations==
+* [[Renegades]]
 * [[Guardians]]
-* [[Renegades]]
+* [[Guardian Council]]
+* [[NASA]]
+* [[NASA Space Corps]]
+* ''[[Daily News]]'' (mentioned)
 ==Locations==
 * [[GoBotron]]
+** [[GoBotron Headquarters]]
+** [[Renegade Fortress]]
 * [[Earth]]
-**
+** [[Australia]] (mentioned)
+** [[Antarctica]] (mentioned)
+** [[United States]]
+*** NASA base
+*** [[Cleveland]] (mentioned)
+*** [[Hunter residence]]
+* [[Moon|The Moon]]
 ==Objects==
-*
+* [[Astrobeam]]
+* ''[[Argos]]''
+* [[Sorium]]
+* ''Daily News'' newspaper
 ==Vehicles==
-*
+* [[Command Center]]
+* [[Thruster]]
+* ''[[Intrepid]]''
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
+The episode was copyrighted in 1984.
 ==Music==
-The music was composed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
+The music was composed and conducted by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with [[Paul DeKorte]] as musical director.
 ==Release==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-*
+* Warner Archive's DVD release (mentioned below) removed the title card.
 ==Errors==
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 * In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
 ** [[1986]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''GoBots'' on VHS.
-** [[May 17]], [[2011]]: [[Warner Archive Collection releases ''[[Challenge of the GoBots: The Original Miniseries]]'' on DVD.
+** [[May 17]], [[2011]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Challenge of the GoBots: The Original Miniseries]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==