Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters
Armstrong with his companions Omni-Mass (left) and Wingspan (right)
Genre	Superhero Action
Developed by	Kevin Burke Victor Cook Chris "Doc" Wyatt
Voices of	Scott Menville Steven Yeun Ogie Banks Wil Wheaton Kate Mulgrew Gary Cole Nazneen Contractor Felicia Day Keith David Walter Koenig Miguel Ferrer David Kaye
Theme music composer	Michael Tavera
Opening theme	"Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters" by Holy White Hounds
Composer(s)	The Outfit
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	23
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Burke Victor Cook Stephen Davis Chris "Doc" Wyatt
Producer(s)	Vincent Aniceto Mikiel Houser (co-producer)
Running time	22–23 minutes
Production company(s)	Hasbro Studios Digital eMation
Distributor	Hasbro Studios Netflix
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17) – September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)

Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters is an exciting American animated series. It was made by Hasbro Studios and shown on Netflix. The show is based on the classic Stretch Armstrong action figure from the 1970s. However, this series introduces a brand new superhero world! It features new characters, new bad guys, and a fresh story. Kevin Burke, Victor Cook, and Chris "Doc" Wyatt created the show.

Victor Cook also helped guide the series as the main director. Burke and Wyatt were in charge of the stories. They even wrote a comic book series for IDW Publishing that goes along with the show. The first season came out on Netflix on November 17, 2017. The second season followed on September 7, 2018.

What's the Story?

Jake Armstrong, Nathan Park, and Ricardo Perez were just normal teenagers. They lived in Charter City, a super high-tech place. One day, they had an accident and got covered in a special goo called "Flexarium." This goo gave them amazing superpowers!

Their new powers caught the eye of Jonathan Rook. He's the boss of Rook Unlimited and a big helper for Charter City. Rook offered them a deal: he would keep them out of trouble for the accident if they became Charter City's superhero team, the Flex Fighters. The boys agreed, but only if Rook and everyone else wouldn't know their real names. So, Jake became Stretch, Nathan became Wingspan, and Ricardo became Omni-Mass.

At first, the Flex Fighters trained hard with Malcolm Kane. He was Rook's second-in-command. They fought many villains, including Stretch Monster. This villain seemed to help many of the bad guys. Stretch Monster also had a past with Dr. Racine Cleo, also known as Dr. C. She was Rook's old teacher. Dr. C worked with her ninja friend Riya Dashti, who was also Stretch's classmate and crush.

In their final mission, the Flex Fighters made a shocking discovery. Jonathan Rook and Stretch Monster were the same person! This meant their boss had been their enemy all along. Rook planned to use Dr. C's "HyperFlexarium" formula. He wanted to create an army of monsters and take over the world. With help from Dr. C and Blindstrike, the Flex Fighters escaped Rook. But then, Rook tricked the public. He blamed the Flex Fighters for the damage he caused in the city.

With Charter City under Rook's control, people turned against the Flex Fighters. So, the heroes teamed up with Dr. C and Blindstrike. Their goal was to show everyone Rook's crimes and clear their names.

In season two, Rook had convinced everyone in Charter City that the Flex Fighters were bad guys. The Flex Fighters, Dr. C, and Blindstrike worked together. They fought Rook's hired fighters and tried to clear their names. They also had to deal with Malcolm Kane when a group called the Tech Men attacked.

Meet the Characters

The Heroes

• Stretch / Jake Armstrong (voiced by Scott Menville)
  • Jake is a busy high school student. After getting covered in chemicals, he can stretch his body super far!
• Wingspan / Nathan Park (voiced by Steven Yeun)
  • Nathan is Jake's best friend. He also got exposed to the chemicals. He can flatten his body to create wings and glide.
• Omni-Mass / Ricardo Perez (voiced by Ogie Banks)
  • Ricardo is the new, cool kid at Jake and Nathan's school. He gained the power to change his size and weight after the accident.
• Dr. C / Racine Cleo (voiced by Kate Mulgrew)
  • Dr. Cleo is a smart scientist who used to teach Jonathan Rook. She pretended to disappear to stop Rook from taking over the world.
• Blindstrike / Riya Dashti (voiced by Nazneen Contractor as a teen, Kathreen Khavari as a child)
  • Riya is a classmate of the Flex Fighters. She's secretly a ninja working with Dr. C. Her parents worked on the Flexarium formulas before Stretch Monster caused their plane to crash.
• Erika Violette (voiced by Felicia Day)
  • Erika is a classmate and Nathan's crush. She becomes an ally to the team after Nathan tells her the truth. In season two, she gains energy powers and can fly.

The Villains

• Stretch Monster / Jonathan Rook (voiced by Wil Wheaton as human, Miguel Ferrer and David Kaye as monster)
  • Jonathan Rook is the CEO of Rook Unlimited. He's also secretly Stretch Monster, an elastic creature who helps criminals. Later, he even has to work with the Flex Fighters against a common enemy.
• Tech Men
  • This is an evil group, once called the Epsilon Society. They believe they should control all technology.
  • Number One / Malcolm Kane (voiced by Keith David)
    • Malcolm Kane was Rook Unlimited's head of security and the Flex Fighters' former teacher. He is the leader of the Tech Men.
• Multi-Farious / Donald "Don" Robertson (voiced by Jon Heder)
  • Dr. Don Robertson was a Rook Unlimited employee. He turned into a granite monster that could make copies of himself. He later gets cured.
• Circuit-Stream (voiced by James Arnold Taylor)
  • A computer hacker who can go through walls and control electronics. He has a pet gecko named Brute.
• The Freak Sisters / Kari and Mari Freak (both voiced by Grey Griffin)
  • Twin sisters who use helmets with Flexarium tentacles and special weapons to commit crimes.
• Smokestack / Jack Kinland (voiced by Clancy Brown)
  • Jack Kinland was a crime boss. He gained smoke powers from Stretch Monster. He can turn into a cloud of smoke.
• Mechanica / Santos (voiced by Tia Carrere)
  • Officer Santos was a security guard for Rook. She was badly hurt in a fight and turned into a powerful cyborg by Rook.
• Dr. Dreamscape / Jason "Jay" Michaels (voiced by Michael Ross)
  • Jay Michaels can hypnotize people and control their dreams.
• The Gentleman (voiced by Eric Bauza)
  • A polite mercenary who wears a robotic suit to make him super strong and fast.
• Anastasia (voiced by Tara Strong)
  • A mix between a flower and a computer brain, created by her "father," Oleg Savic.

Supporting Characters

• Mark Armstrong (voiced by Gary Cole)
  • Jake's father.
• Gabe-Farious / Gabe Bannerman (voiced by Josh Keaton)
  • A classmate who briefly became the new Multi-Farious in season two.
• Miya Kimanyan (voiced by Kelly Hu)
  • A local news reporter in Charter City.
• Grandpa Park (voiced by Sab Shimono)
  • Nathan's wise grandfather, who used to be a reporter. He learned about Nathan's secret.
• Biomass / Oleg Savic (voiced by Walter Koenig)
  • The Flex Fighters' botany teacher. He could temporarily turn into a plant monster.

How the Show Was Made

The original Stretch Armstrong toy came out in 1976. Over the years, the rights to the toy ended up with Hasbro.

There were many tries to make a TV show or movie about Stretch Armstrong. Some live-action movie ideas didn't work out. The idea for this show started as a live-action series about a teenage Stretch Armstrong. But it was later changed to an animated series for kids. Victor Cook joined the team because of his work on The Spectacular Spider-Man. Soon after, Kevin Burke and Chris Wyatt were hired to produce and write.

The show was designed to have individual episodes that also built up a bigger story over the first season. The first sneak peek of the series was shown at HasCon on September 10, 2017.

The animation for the series was done by Digital eMation in South Korea.

Episodes Guide

Season 1 Adventures

Season 2 Challenges

Special Episode

Comic Book Adventures

The first comic book issue of Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters came out on February 28, 2018. There were three issues in total. All three issues tell one complete story. This story happens before the season 1 episode called "Lie Sandwich."