The Savage Dragon (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Savage Dragon |
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| Genre | Superhero |
| Developed by | Dean Stefan (seasons 1-2) Bob Forward (season 2) |
| Directed by | Craig Wilson |
| Voices of | Jim Cummings Mark Hamill Michael Dorn Jennifer Hale René Auberjonois Frank Welker Paul Eiding Rob Paulsen Tony Jay |
| Composer(s) | Sean Murray |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Universal Cartoon Studios Lacewood Productions (Season 1) Studio B Productions (Season 2) P3 Entertainment USA Studios |
| Distributor | MCA TV |
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| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | September 21, 1995 – December 21, 1996 |
The Savage Dragon is an exciting American animated TV show. It was shown as part of the Cartoon Express on the USA Network. This show was made by Universal Cartoon Studios. It had 26 episodes and ran from 1995 to 1996. Many characters from the original comic book series appeared in the show. These included She-Dragon, Horde, Barbaric, Mako, and Overlord.
The Dragon was voiced by the famous voice actor Jim Cummings. Other talented voice actors like Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, Jennifer Hale, René Auberjonois, Frank Welker, Paul Eiding, Rob Paulsen, and Tony Jay also lent their voices to the show.
One special episode, "Endgame" (episode 21), was part of a big four-part story. This story connected The Savage Dragon with three other shows on USA's "Action Extreme Team" block. These shows were Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, and Wing Commander Academy.
You can now watch the series on the streaming service Peacock.
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Meet the Voices: Main Characters
Find out who voiced the main characters in The Savage Dragon!
Main Voice Cast
- René Auberjonois as Horde
- Jeff Glen Bennett as Barbaric, Mako the Shark, and Sgt. Howard Niseman
- Jim Cummings as Savage Dragon, Doubleheader
- Jennifer Hale as She-Dragon
- Dorian Harewood as Lt. Frank Darling, R. Richard Richards
- Tony Jay as Overlord
- Danny Mann as Fiend, Open Face
- Rob Paulsen as John Backwood, Octopus
- Kath Soucie as Alex Wilde
- Frank Welker as Arachnid, Basher
Additional Voice Actors
Many other voice actors helped bring the world of Savage Dragon to life.
- Gregg Berger
- Ruth Buzzi
- Darleen Carr
- Dave Coulier as Gilroy
- Michael Dorn as The Warrior King
- Paul Eiding
- Jeannie Elias
- Richard Gilbert Hill
- Allan Lurie
- Mark Hamill
- Robert Picardo
- Peter Renaday
- Neil Ross
- Cree Summer
- Marcelo Tubert
- Paul Williams
Episode Guide: Adventures of the Dragon
Here's a list of all the episodes from The Savage Dragon TV series.
Season One (1995) Episodes
| # | Title | Story Summary |
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| 1 | R.S.V.P. | Overlord and Arachnis try to kidnap Alex and Frank to get to Dragon. |
| 2 | Possession | Lab workers start acting like criminals. Dragon finds out it's because of a creature called Horde. |
| 3 | Undercover | Alex goes undercover as a "freak" to join a group called the Vicious Circle. |
| 4 | Dragonsmasher | Dragon finds out Overlord is working with a politician. He must fight a cyborg called "the Dragonsmasher". |
| 5 | Locomotion | Overlord's helpers take over a train Alex is on. They want to destroy a tunnel. |
| 6 | She-Dragon | She-Dragon tries to fight crime but causes trouble for Dragon. They must team up when Alex is kidnapped. |
| 7 | Hurt | A super-powered villain named Bludgeon wants revenge on Dragon. Alex starts liking a paramedic who doesn't like "freaks." |
| 8 | Web | Dragon goes to a town to bring prisoners back to Chicago. He teams up with the sheriff to stop people from disappearing. |
| 9 | Hit-Man | Overlord makes a clone of Dragon. He wants the clone to get close to a politician and hurt him. |
| 10 | Red-Handed | Dragon finally sends Overlord to jail. But then Barbaric surprisingly helps Overlord escape. |
| 11 | Loathing | Dragon tries to stop the Fiend, a creature that gets stronger from hate and uses humans as hosts. |
| 12 | Rampage | Three "freak" bikers demand She-Dragon be given to them after she damages one of their bikes. |
| 13 | Armageddon | Alex, Dragon, and She-Dragon must stop Horde, who has returned and wants to destroy the ozone layer. |
Season Two (1996) Episodes
| # | Title | Story Summary |
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| 14 | Bull | Mysterious robberies happen in tall buildings. Dragon must stop them. Alex likes a "freak" actor whose show is like Dragon's life. |
| 15 | She-Fiend | The evil Fiend takes over She-Dragon's body. |
| 16 | Homecoming | Alex and Dragon find a picture of Dragon as a child. They try to find out more about his past. |
| 17 | Loose Cannons | Three "freak" bikers try to kill Dragon to join the Vicious Circle. She-Dragon becomes a police officer. |
| 18 | Star | Dragon tries to find out who the mysterious hero Star is. He thinks it might be a rock star. |
| 19 | Barbarism | Barbaric's home is destroyed when Dragon fights a group called Body Function. Barbaric then stays with Dragon. |
| 20 | Ceasefire | Former members of the Vicious Circle form a peaceful group. They meet with leaders to talk about how "freaks" can do good. Is this a trick by Overlord? |
| 21 | Endgame | The Fiend gets even more powerful with a glowing orb. Alex and Dragon team up with a traveler from another dimension, the Warrior King, to stop the Fiend. |
| 22 | Negate | A "freak" named Negate can take away other "freaks'" powers. Overlord wants him to join the Vicious Circle. |
| 23 | Ball of Fire | Many bombings happen in the city. Dragon and Alex try to stop the bombers before they hit their next target: the police ball. |
| 24 | Femme Fatale | Barbaric falls in love with a "freak" woman who might be connected to the Vicious Circle. |
| 25 | Bride | Arachnid is getting married! Openface and Octopus create a bride for him. But she might be even more dangerous than Arachnid. |
| 26 | Dragonlord | In the final episode, Overlord claims that Dragon was the Overlord before him. Is this true, or is there more to his surprising claim? |
Action Extreme Team Crossover Event
Episode 21, called “Endgame," was a special part of a four-episode crossover story. This event connected several shows that were part of the USA "Action Extreme Team" programming block.
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996, animated): episode 9 “Resurrection" (Part 3 of the crossover)
- Street Fighter (1995–1997, animated): episode 22 (209) "The Warrior King" (Part 1 of the crossover)
- Wing Commander Academy (1996, animated): episode 8 “Recreation“ (Part 4 of the crossover)
This big crossover story featured the Warrior King and a powerful orb. However, the main characters from the four different shows did not actually meet each other in person.
