Hammerman facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hammerman |
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| Created by | Andy Heyward MC Hammer |
| Directed by | Michael Maliani |
| Starring | MC Hammer |
| Voices of | Neil Crone Clark Johnson Jeff Jones Miguel Lee Joe Matheson Susan Roman Ron Rubin Carmen Twillie Louise Vallance Maurice Dean Wint |
| Composer(s) | The Music Team Mark Simon (additional music) |
| Country of origin | United States Canada Italy |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward Louis Burrell |
| Producer(s) | Kevin O'Donnell |
| Editor(s) | Mark A. McNally Susan Odjakjian |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DIC Animation City Bustin' Productions, Inc. Reteitalia |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 7, 1991 – 1992 |
Hammerman was a fun Saturday morning cartoon that starred the famous rapper MC Hammer. It aired for 13 episodes on the ABC network in the fall of 1991. The show was made by DIC Animation City and an Italian company called Reteitalia S.p.A.. They worked with a Spanish TV network called Telecinco.
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Meet Hammerman
The cartoon tells the story of Stanley Burrell, who is MC Hammer's real name! Stanley works at a youth center. He owns a special pair of magical dancing shoes. These shoes are super cool because they are alive and can even talk! When Stanley puts on these amazing shoes, he changes into the superhero Hammerman.
Hammerman often gets advice from his "Gramps." Gramps used to own the magical shoes himself and was known as a hero called Soulman. When Stanley transforms into Hammerman, he wears MC Hammer's famous purple Hammer pants and lots of shiny gold chains.
The real MC Hammer also hosted the show. He sang the catchy theme song, which explained how Hammerman got his powers. The story goes that back in the 1960s and 1970s, Gramps (whose real name was Robert Nameson) was the superhero Soulman. But as he got older, he became weaker and had to stop being a hero. Gramps and his granddaughter Jodie searched for a new superhero. Their search ended when they met Stanley, and he put on the magical shoes.
In each episode, Hammerman helped people with different problems. At the end of every show, MC Hammer would talk directly to the audience. He would give helpful tips on how kids could deal with similar issues in their own lives.
Who Are the Voices?
Many talented actors gave voices to the characters in Hammerman.
- MC Hammer - He played himself in the live-action parts and was also Hammerman/Stanley Burrell.
- Clark Johnson - He was the voice of Hammerman in the cartoon parts.
- Ron Rubin - He voiced Righty, one of the magical shoes.
- Susan Roman - She voiced Hammerman's would-be girlfriend.
- Maurice Dean Wint - He voiced a character named Showbiz.
- Other voices included Neil Crone, Jeff Jones, Miguel Lee, Joe Matheson, Carmen Twillie, and Louise Vallance.
More Voices You Might Know
Many other actors helped bring the world of Hammerman to life!
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Episodes of Hammerman
Hammerman aired on Saturday mornings at 10 AM on ABC. The first episode, called "Defeated Graffiti," aired on September 7, 1991. MC Hammer himself confirmed this was the first episode! There were 13 episodes in total.
Here's an example of one episode:
- Episode 1: Defeated Graffiti
- Written By: Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly
- Original Air Date: September 7, 1991
- Summary: Hammerman, the superhero with super cool dancing shoes, and the Oaktown Rec Center Kids face a crime wave that's messing up their neighborhood. If anyone can save Oaktown, Hammerman can!
See also
In Spanish: Hammerman para niños
