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Turbo Teen
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Genre Cartoon series, Superheroes, Adventure
Created by Ruby-Spears Productions
Developed by Michael Maurer
Voices of T. K. Carter
Pat Fraley
Pamela Hayden
Michael Mish
Frank Welker
Composer(s) Udi Harpaz
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Running time 20 mins (excluding commercials)
Production company(s) Ruby-Spears Productions
Distributor Worldvision Enterprises
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format Color
Audio format Mono
Original release September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) – August 31, 1985 (1985-08-31)

Turbo Teen is an American animated television series about a teenager with the ability to transform into a sports car. It aired on Saturday morning on the ABC Network for thirteen episodes in 1984.

The series was rerun on the USA Network's USA Cartoon Express programming block.

Plot

Turbo Teen is about a teenager named Brett Matthews who swerves off a road during a thunderstorm and crashes into a secret government laboratory. There, he and his red sports car are accidentally exposed to a molecular beam, invented by a scientist named Dr. Chase for a government agent named Cardwell. As a result, Brett and his car become fused together. Brett gains the ability to morph into the car when exposed to extreme heat and revert into his human form when exposed to extreme cold. With this new superhero power, Brett, along with his girlfriend Pattie (a freelance reporter), his best friend Alex (a mechanic who calls Brett "TT"), and his dog Rusty go on crime-fighting adventures together and solve other mysteries.

A recurring subplot involves Brett's, Cardwell's, and Dr. Chase's search for a way to return Brett to normal. Also, a recurring villain is the mysterious, unseen "Dark Rider" who drives a monster truck and seeks to capture Brett in order to find the secret behind his abilities. Dark Rider is voiced by Frank Welker in a similar way to his voice performance of Dr. Claw in the Inspector Gadget series.

Episodes

Title Story Original air date
1 "Turbo Thieves" Mark Jones TBA
2 "Dark Rider and the Wolves of Doom" Michael Maurer September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08)
3 "Mystery of Fantasy Park" Matt Uitz September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15)
4 "No Show UFO" Evelyn A.R. Gabai September 22, 1984 (1984-09-22)
5 "Micro-Teen" Dennis Marks October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
6 "The Sinister Souped-Up Seven" Matt Uitz October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13)
7 "Video Venger" Michael Brown October 20, 1984 (1984-10-20)
Various war machines from an arcade game come to life when Brett and his friends discover the game is a training program for a real planned invasion of Washington D.C.
8 "Dark Rider and the Wolves of Doom" Michael Maurer October 27, 1984 (1984-10-27)
Dark Rider captures Monique's father Dr. Fabro and his formula that can cause dogs to regress to their primitive state in his latest plan to capture Brett Matthews.
9 "The Curse of the Twisted Claw" Matt Uitz,
Michael Maurer
November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03)
10 "Daredevil Run" Cliff Ruby,
Elana Lesser
November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10)
Brett, Alex, and Pattie enter a cross-country race as cover while escorting a girl named Paula to court so that she can testify against a jewel thief called "The Dragon."
11 "The Amazon Adventure" Ted Pedersen November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)
12 "Fright Friday" Matt Uitz November 24, 1984 (1984-11-24)
13 "The Mystery of Dark Rider" Michael Maurer December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)

Cast

Additional voices

Crew

  • Alan Dinehart - Voice Director
  • Howard Morris - Voice Director
  • Michael Maurer - Story Editor
  • John Kimball - Director
  • Jack Kirby - Production Design
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