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Genre	Action-adventure
Developed by	Roger Slifer
Directed by	Karen Peterson
Starring	Jason Michas Shane Meier Long John Baldry Richard Newman Terry Klassen Scott McNeil Dale Wilson Margot Pinvidic Sam Khouth Jay Brazeau Garry Chalk
Opening theme	Doug Katsaros
Country of origin	United States France
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Sunbow Productions Abrams/Gentile Entertainment Continuity Comics IDDH Marvel Productions AKOM
Release
Original network	first-run syndication (U.S.)
Original release	September 8 (1991-09-08) – December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01)

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! is an exciting animated TV show. It is also known as Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace in Canada. The series was made by several companies, including Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions. It first aired in 1991 in the United States. In the UK, it started in 1992 on the BBC. The show is based on a popular comic book called Bucky O'Hare.

About Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars
- How the TV Show is Different from the Comics
Meet the Characters
Episode Guide
Watching the Show at Home
See also

About Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars

This animated series takes place in a different universe. This universe is called the "Aniverse." The story is about a brave crew fighting against the evil Toad Empire.

How the TV Show is Different from the Comics

The TV show uses many ideas from the original comic book. However, some things were changed for the cartoon:

The parallel universe is named the "Aniverse."
A character named Willy DuWitt can travel easily between Earth and the Aniverse. In the comics, he was stuck there.
Bruce, another character, goes to a different dimension. In the comics, he was killed.
The Toad Empire follows their leader, KOMPLEX, willingly. In the comics, they were brainwashed.
Deadeye, a duck character, has a Southern accent. In the comics, he had a Scottish accent.
A very powerful mouse from the comics does not appear in the show.
Jenny, a cat character, shows her special mind powers to Willy DuWitt.

The cartoon explored more of the Aniverse. It followed a main story arc. Bucky's home planet, Warren, was taken over by the toads. The crew worked to rescue it by the end of the season.

Meet the Characters

Bucky and his friends are part of an organization called S.P.A.C.E. This stands for Sentient Protoplasm Against Colonial Encroachment. They fight to protect planets from being taken over.

The Righteous Indignation Crew

Bucky O'Hare – He is a green hare and the captain of a S.P.A.C.E. spaceship. His ship is called The Righteous Indignation. Jason Michas provides his voice.
Jenny – She is the first mate and pilot of the ship. Jenny is a cat from the planet Aldebaran. Females of her species have secret magical and mind powers. These powers include reading minds, moving her spirit outside her body, shooting energy, and healing. She keeps these powers a secret from most of the crew. She has a special connection with Willy. Margot Pinvidic is her voice actress.
Bruce – He is Bruiser's older brother. Bruce is a Betelgeusian Berserker Baboon. He used to be the engineer on The Righteous Indignation. He disappeared into another dimension during a battle. Dale Wilson voices him.
Willy DuWitt – He is a human boy from San Francisco and the ship's engineer. Willy enters the Aniverse through a special portal. He takes Bruce's place as engineer. Later, Willy gets stuck in the Aniverse. Bucky and his crew keep Willy a secret from the S.P.A.C.E. organization and the Toads. Shane Meier is his voice actor.
Dead-Eye Duck – He is a four-armed duck and the ship's gunner. Dead-Eye used to be a space pirate. He is missing one eye. He is impatient and likes to use his four laser pistols to solve problems. Unlike the comics, he has an American accent. Scott McNeil voices him.
AFC Blinky – This is an advanced robot, an AFC (Android First Class). Blinky has only one eye. He often says "Calamity and Woe!" when there are problems. Sam Khouth provides his voice.

The Evil Toad Empire

These are the main bad guys in the show:

KOMPLEX – This is the computer program that rules the Toad Empire. It was made to manage the toad culture but took over and made them into a military force. In the toad language, its name means 'Feed me'. Long John Baldry voices KOMPLEX.
Toad Air Marshall – He is one of KOMPLEX's top commanders. He has many medals on his uniform and a face full of warts. Jay Brazeau is his voice actor.
Toad Borg – This is a large, purple cyborg. He is KOMPLEX's second-in-command. Richard Newman voices him.
Storm Toads – These are the regular toad soldiers. They don't think for themselves and are the main fighting force for the Empire.

New Characters in the Animated Series

Most characters are from both the comic and the cartoon. Here are some new ones made just for the cartoon:

Bruiser – He is Bruce's younger brother. Bruiser is also a Betelgeusian Berserker Baboon. He joins Bucky's team as a space marine. Like all berserker baboons, he scares the toads and loves to fight them. He is kind but not very smart. He looks up to Willy. Dale Wilson voices him.
Commander Dogstar – He is Bucky's friend and an ally. Dogstar is the captain of another ship called The Indefatigable. Garry Chalk is his voice actor.
Mimi LaFloo – She is a fox who was captured by the toads. Bucky rescues her. Mimi later becomes the captain of her own mammal spaceship, The Screaming Mimi. Margot Pinvidic voices her.
Frix and Frax – These are the Air Marshal's two clumsy assistants. Terry Klassen and Scott McNeil voice them.
Al Negator – He is a bipedal crocodile spy and mercenary. The Air Marshal often hires him. He speaks and dresses like people from the cajun culture. Garry Chalk voices him.

Episode Guide

Episode No.	Title	Writer	Air Date	PC
1	"War of the Warts (Part 1)"	Christy Marx	September 8, 1991 (1991-09-08)	101
Bucky and his crew learn that the Toad Empire has taken over his home planet, Warren. They travel there to find out what happened. Meanwhile, a boy from Earth named Willy DeWitt enters Bucky's universe.
2	"A Fistful of Simoleans (Part 2)"	Christy Marx	September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15)	102
Willy joins Bucky's crew on Planet Warren. They discover a new weapon called the Climate Converter, which is changing the planet's weather. A spy is hired by the Toads to get into the Aniverse capital.
3	"The Good, the Bad and the Warty (Part 3)"	Christy Marx	September 22, 1991 (1991-09-22)	103
Bucky's crew races to get access codes from a Toad Mothership. They must face Al Negator, a hired gun, and the dangerous Toadborg.
4	"Home, Swampy Home"	Christy Marx	September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29)	104
Bucky plans to sneak into a slave colony. The colony is building a new Climate Converter.
5	"On the Blink"	George Arthur Bloom	October 6, 1991 (1991-10-06)	105
The Toad Empire has taken over a koala planet. They have a defense system that stops mammals from entering. Blinky must sneak onto the planet to shut it down.
6	"Kreation Konspiracy"	Martin Pasko	October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13)	106
There's a rumor about a powerful device on a barren planet. Bucky's crew must get it before the Toads do. Blinky is kidnapped by three old toads who might be connected to KOMPLEX.
7	"The Komplex Caper"	Doug Moench	October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20)	107
KOMPLEX uses Toad TV to control the mammal population. Bucky must go to the Toad Homeworld to stop the broadcast and maybe even KOMPLEX himself.
8	"The Search for Bruce"	Rick Merwin	October 27, 1991 (1991-10-27)	108
Bruiser's brother, Bruce, returns in a ghost-like form, but he is alive. The Toad Empire creates a new invention to teleport soldiers anywhere in the Aniverse.
9	"Corsair Canards"	Christy Marx	November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03)	109
A peace agreement is about to be made between the UAC Security Council and Dead-Eye's old pirate friends. But a small group of pirates causes trouble, which could stop the agreement.
10	"The Artificers of Aldebaran"	Christy Marx, Bridget McKenna	November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10)	110
Jenny's student, Princess Felicia, is taken by Toadborg. Jenny and Willy must save her. The power Toadborg wants could destroy Jenny's home planet, Aldebaran, and maybe the whole Aniverse.
11	"The Warriors"	George Arthur Bloom	November 17, 1991 (1991-11-17)	111
The Toad Air Marshal is kicked out of his army after failing Bucky O'Hare. To get his job back, he joins a samurai lizard who plans to take over a nearby planet. This planet is Kanopis III, Dead-Eye's home.
12	"Bye Bye Berserker Baboon"	Roger Slifer	November 24, 1991 (1991-11-24)	112
The Toads invade the home planet of Bruiser and his fellow baboons. They use special goggles to overcome their fear of the baboons. Bucky and his crew fight back and face the empire's secret weapon, the Terror Toad.
13	"The Taking of Pilot Jenny"	Neal Adams, Peter Stone	December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01)	113
Jenny is captured by the toads. Toadborg wants to trade her for a Climate Converter. He doesn't know Bucky's real plan.

Watching the Show at Home

You can find Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! on home video.

In North America, Family Home Entertainment released all 13 episodes on six VHS tapes.
In the United Kingdom, BBC Video released 12 episodes on six VHS tapes. Later, Metrodome Entertainment released all 13 episodes on a Region 2 DVD set. They also released a single DVD volume. These DVDs are now out of print.