The Freedom Force (TV series) facts for kids
The Freedom Force was a cartoon TV show from 1978. It was made by a company called Filmation and shown on CBS. This show was part of another cartoon series called Tarzan and the Super 7. It was all about a team of superheroes led by a hero named Isis. She brought together heroes from all over the world to fight bad guys! Isis had been in a live-action TV show before, called The Secrets of Isis, but a different actress voiced her in this cartoon. Only five episodes of The Freedom Force were ever made.
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Meet the Heroes
The Freedom Force team had some really cool members:
- Isis: The powerful leader of the team.
- Merlin: A wise and powerful wizard.
- Sinbad: A brave sailor, just like the one from famous adventure stories.
- Super Samurai: This hero was actually a young Japanese boy named Toshi.
- Hercules: The super-strong hero, who had also been part of another team called the Space Sentinels.
Who Voiced the Characters?
Here are the actors who gave voices to these heroes:
- Michael Bell voiced Merlin, Toshi (Super Samurai), and Sinbad.
- Diane Pershing was the voice of Isis.
- Bob Denison voiced Hercules.
Exciting Adventures (Episodes)
Even though there were only five episodes, each one was a new adventure for The Freedom Force!
- The Dragon Riders: The team had to stop a war between two tribes who fought battles in the sky.
- The Scarlet Samurai: Toshi, who is Super Samurai, made a new friend. But this friend was jealous of Toshi's powers! An evil wizard tried to use this jealousy to get revenge on Toshi's father.
- The Plant Soldiers: An evil wizard stole a special necklace called the Necklace of Osiris. He used it to control the Nile River and create an army of walking plant soldiers!
- Pegasus' Odyssey: The magical winged horse, Pegasus, was captured by an evil sorceress. She wanted revenge on Hercules!
- The Robot: An inventor created a giant robot. This robot wanted to prove it was stronger than the entire Freedom Force team!
Where to Watch (Home Media)
For a while, you could find all five episodes of The Freedom Force on DVD! In 2006, a company called BCI Eclipse released the show on DVD. It was packaged with all 13 episodes of Space Sentinels, another cartoon that featured some of the same characters. The DVDs had clear picture and sound, and even included scripts, Spanish language options, and interviews with the creators.
However, this DVD release is now hard to find because the company stopped making them in 2009. You might still find one episode, "The Plant Soldiers," as a bonus on the DVD release of the live-action The Secrets of Isis series.
