M.A.S.K. (TV series)
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The M.A.S.K. Logo
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| Genre | Animated television series |
| Voices of | Brendan McKane Mark Halloran Graeme McKenna Doug Stone Sharon Noble Brennan Thicke Brian George |
| Country of origin |
France United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 75 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 mins |
| Production company(s) |
DIC Entertainment Kenner |
| Distributor | LBS Communications |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | September 30, 1985 – November 26, 1986 |
M.A.S.K. (short for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is an animated television series produced by the French-American DIC Enterprises, Inc and Kenner. The series was based on the M.A.S.K. action figures. It was animated in Asia by studios; KK DIC Asia (later known as KK C&D Asia), Studio Juno, Studio World, and Ashi Production.
A total of 75 syndicated episodes of M.A.S.K. were broadcast from 1985 to 1986. One of many cartoons produced during the 1980s as a vehicle for toy merchandising, M.A.S.K., was a hybrid of popular era cartoons G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and The Transformers.
When originally broadcast, M.A.S.K. was the first closed-captioned series to air in first-run syndication.
M.A.S.K. (an acronym for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is a special task force featuring an array of characters, led by Matt Trakker, with transforming vehicles engaged in an ongoing battle against the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (an acronym for Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem), with an emphasis on super-powered masks worn by the characters on the show.
It is never made clear what sort of criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. is, exactly. They were not the typical world-conquering villains and their schemes mostly revolve around profiting from illegal activities and doing mercenary services.
M.A.S.K. was named the 99th best animated series by IGN. They called it one of the most popular cartoon/toy marketing franchises of the 1980s, and that it took many of the strengths of G.I. Joe and Transformers while taking few of their flaws.
Several episodes of the series were released under Karl-Lorimar's "Kideo Video" branding on VHS in the 1980s, with two episodes per tape. The "racing season" of the series would be distributed by Tempest Video. Several episodes were also released under the label M.A.S.K The Movie, and M.A.S.K The Movie II. No true direct-to-video or theatrical M.A.S.K movie was ever made.
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