Rubik, the Amazing Cube facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rubik, the Amazing Cube
Genre	Animation Adventure Family
Written by	Tom Dagenais Janis Diamond Jack Enyart Gary Greenfield Mark Jones Gordon Kent Norman Maurer Richard Merwin
Directed by	John Kimball Rudy Larriva Norm McCabe
Voices of	Ron Palillo Michael Saucedo Jennifer Fajardo Michael Bell Ángela Moya
Theme music composer	Dean Elliott
Opening theme	Menudo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joe Ruby< Ken Spears
Producer(s)	Mark Jones Steven Werner
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Ruby-Spears Enterprises
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	September 17 (1983-09-17) – December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10)

Rubik, the Amazing Cube was a fun Saturday morning cartoon that aired in 1983. It was based on the famous Rubik's Cube puzzle. The show was made by Ruby-Spears Enterprises.

It was first shown on ABC as part of The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour. This block of shows ran from September 10 to December 10, 1983. Reruns continued until September 1, 1984. Later, the Rubik half-hour aired by itself from May 4 to August 31, 1985.

The cartoon was about a special, magic Rubik's Cube named Rubik. He could fly and had other cool powers. Rubik only came to life when his colors were all solved. Ron Palillo was the voice of Rubik. He spoke slowly, and then technicians sped up his voice to make it sound unique.

The Story of Rubik

The main story of the show began when Rubik fell out of an evil magician's stagecoach. This magician became the main bad guy in the series. Rubik teamed up with three kids: Carlos, Lisa, and Reynaldo Rodriguez. Together, they worked to stop the magician from getting Rubik back.

One time, a detective who was related to the magician found Rubik. But the detective decided the children should keep Rubik. He knew the magician would use Rubik's powers for bad things.

Adventures and Challenges

Besides the evil magician, the kids and Rubik faced other problems. For example, the oldest son, Carlos, once had trouble with a bully. This bully was trying to impress a girl while being mean to Carlos. Rubik secretly helped to show the girl the bully's true, unkind personality.

For exciting moments in the show, Rubik would often get scrambled. This could happen if he was dropped or if the family dog grabbed him. Sometimes, Rubik even scrambled himself! When he was scrambled, Rubik could only make quiet, jumbled sounds. He would sometimes even say, "Help." The Rodriguez children usually solved him quickly, but it took them longer in tricky situations.

Meet the Characters

Here are the main voice actors who brought the characters to life:

• Ron Palillo – Rubik
• Michael Bell – Reynaldo Rodriguez
• Jennifer Fajardo – Lisa Rodriguez
• Michael Saucedo – Carlos Rodriguez
• Angela Moya – Marla

Other voices in the show included: Jack DeLeon, Alan Dinehart, Laurie Faso, Takayo Fischer, Bob Holt, Tress MacNeille, Tysun McMullan, Neil Ross, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo, and Alan Young.

The Theme Song

The show's theme song had a fun, Hispanic sound. It was sung by the famous Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The members who sang on the theme song included Johnny Lozada, Ricky Melendez, Charlie Masso, Ray Reyes, and Roy Rossello.

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