Bureau of Alien Detectors facts for kids
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| Genre | Science fiction Horror Action Adventure |
| Developed by | Eric Lewald Julia Lewald |
| Directed by | Ron Myrick |
| Starring | Michael McConnohie Bree Anderson Peter Spellos Reuben Daniels Sammy Lane Walter Rego Tyrone Week |
| Composer(s) | Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi Larry Seymour |
| Country of origin | United States France |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Joel Andryc Eric S. Rollman |
| Producer(s) | Ron Myrick |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment |
| Distributor | Saban International |
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| Original network | UPN |
| Original release | 1996 |
Bureau of Alien Detectors (commonly initialized as BAD) is a 1996 American animated series by Saban Entertainment that aired on the UPN network's weekend-morning cartoon block UPN Kids. It was touted as "X-Files meets the A-Team," and only lasted for one season.
Plot
The series follows the exploits of the Phalanx Squad of the titular organization, led by war veteran Ben Packer, and consisting of resident psychic Casey Taylor, biologist Shane Sanderson, computer expert Colin Marcus, and super powered alien encounter survivor Moose Trengannu. But as they protect humanity from threats beyond the stars, some of the higher ups in B.A.D. have their own plans for the aliens.
Cast
- Michael McConnohie as Ben Packer
- Bree Anderson as Casey Taylor
- Peter Spellos as Moose Trengganu
- Reuben Daniels
- Sammy Lane
- Walter Rego
- Tyrone Week
Episodes
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| 1 | "The Hunt" | Francis Moss Ted Pedersen |
September 8, 1996 | |
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The team must defend an extraterrestrial ambassador nicknamed "Crystal Eve" from alien terrorists who are opposed to the sharing of knowledge and technology between species.
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| 2 | "Hothouse" | Cary Bates | September 15, 1996 | |
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A renegade scientist's attempt at solving world hunger using spores "gifted" to Earth by aliens goes awry, and results in a Costa Rican jungle being overrun by otherworldly flora.
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| 3 | "The Encounter" | Eric & Julia Lewald | September 22, 1996 | |
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B.A.D. investigates a spaceship crash near a small South Dakota town, the residents of which are acting secretive and strange.
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| 4 | "Freezer Burn" | Bruce Reid Schaefer | September 29, 1996 | |
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When a hazmat team disappears in the frigid Canadian wilderness while looking into a spaceship sighting, B.A.D. is dispatched to locate them. Along the way, they find clues to the disappearance of a fellow agent named Miguel.
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| 5 | "The Awakening" | Chuck Wagner | October 6, 1996 | |
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Long-gestating subterranean monstrosities hatch and begin terrorizing rural Kansas.
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| 6 | "The Curse of Tassim" | Francis Moss Ted Pedersen |
October 13, 1996 | |
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Two separate archaeological digs, one in Egypt and the other in Arizona, unleash a pair of ancient, malevolent energy beings known as "The Fiends of Tassim."
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| 7 | "Always Faithful" | Russell Wiederspahn | October 20, 1996 | |
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Sanderson is left in charge when Packer vanishes while investigating a spike in possible paranormal phenomena in the Bermuda Triangle that may involve Miguel.
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| 8 | "Twinkle, Twinkle Part 1" | Steve Melching David McDermott |
October 27, 1996 | |
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Earth's communications array is thrown into disarray and its military cemeteries pillaged by the Martians, a marauding race that uses cyborg zombies to conquer planets, destroying any that refuse to submit to their rule.
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| 9 | "Twinkle, Twinkle Part 2" | Brooks Wachtel | November 3, 1996 | |
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As the Earth is overrun by the undead, it is up to Casey and Moose to take out the Martian mother ship under the guidance of the benevolent alien Peytar.
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| 10 | "Gifted" | Mark Edens | November 10, 1996 | |
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A California town finds itself at the mercy of a troubled, genetically-enhanced child.
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| 11 | "Grease Trap" | Barry Hawkins | November 17, 1996 | |
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A radioactive meteorite lands in a Louisiana swamp, and mutates the resident larvae into creatures that grow and multiply rapidly by ingesting oil.
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| 12 | "And Then Comes the Rain" | Diane Fresco | November 24, 1996 | |
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A freak heatwave in North Dakota precedes a torrential downpour that prematurely ages and mutates anyone exposed to the rainwater, which originates from a giant, cloud-like alien.
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| 13 | "Bone Deep" | Don Glut | December 1, 1996 | |
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Alien radiation originating from beneath the Nevada desert has produced a race of sentient, animate dinosaur fossils.
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