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- From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
- Subject: Re: Galaxy Rangers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.223115.11352@sura.net>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 22:31:15 GMT
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- In article <alix.725010220@pv663d.vincent.iastate.edu> alix@iastate.edu (L.A. Melloy) writes:
- >In <1992Dec21.025907.2137@wam.umd.edu> ericw@next00wks.wam.umd.edu (Eric Tang Williamson) writes:
- >>Back in 86-87 there was a series out called Galaxy Rangers... Anyone know
- >>who made the show and if it's still on anywhere/ where to get it?
-
- I seem to remember the animation was done by TMS (Tokyo Movie Shinsha) and
- was produced by some company called Gaylord Productions, I think.
-
- >Two of the other characters were Niko: a female who's power was empathic,
- >and Doc: who had two computer-related helpers. I can't remember the last
- >main character's name, except he was the leader, and had a long-standing feud
- >with the "bad guys" (actually a woman) because she had is wife and son
- >prisoner.
-
- Zachary Taylor was his name, I think. He had the bionic arm. His
- wife had been captured and used in/for a psychocrystal, which Zak
- periodically tried to retrieve. The "bad girl" was the Queen.
-
- >If there ARE any video copies of this show available, please post and/or
- >e-mail me (since I don't get on the net that often).
-
- 12 volumes were released, each containing 3 or 5 episodes (covering
- the entire series, I think). The last volume was also put out on LD.
- All but the first two volumes can be obtained from:
-
- The Whole Toon Catalog
- PO Box 369
- Issaquah, Washington 98027
- To order by phone: (206) 391-8747
- 9:30-5:30 Pacific time Monday through Saturday
-
- And if any Galaxy Rangers fans are interested in trading episodes, E-MAIL ME!
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