Masked Rider (TV series)
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| Created by |
Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Starring | T.J. Roberts Rheannon J. Slover Ashton McArn II David Stenstrom Candace Kita Ken Ring Jennifer Tung |
| Voices of |
Jason Narvy Paul Pistore Wendee Lee Michael Sorich Steve Kramer Michael McConnohie Julie Maddalena |
| Narrated by | Michael McConnohie (preview and credits narration) |
| Composer(s) | Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi Udi Harpaz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Producer(s) | Robert Hughes |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic-Films Toei Company, Ltd. Bugboy Productions, Inc. |
| Distributor |
Saban Brands MarVista Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
FOX (Fox Kids) Broadcast syndication |
| Original release | September 16, 1995 – November 20, 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Kamen Rider Black RX |
Masked Rider (also titled Saban's Masked Rider) is a 1995 live action television series produced by Saban Entertainment and Toei Company, Ltd. It is an American adaptation of the 1988 Japanese television series Kamen Rider Black RX, and also serves a spinoff of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It aired on FOX as part of the Fox Kids program block from September 16, 1995 to August 31, 1996 and then in syndication from September 9, 1996 to November 20, 1996.
The series began with the main character, Dex, escaping the Plague Patrol with a small group of Edenoites rebels, before leaving for Earth, the next target of his sinister uncle Count Dregon who ruled Edenoi with an iron fist after displacing Dex's grandfather King Lexian who also gave Dex the Masked Rider powers (where the powers came from is a mystery, although they have been kept for some time by Edenoi's champions). Arriving on Earth in a massive crater, Dex finds himself in the care of the Stewarts, a multiracial family consisting of a white father and adopted daughter (named Hal and Molly respectively), an Asian wife (Barbara), and their adopted African-American son (Albee). The addition of an extra Stewart was not noticed by anyone (although, according to Albee, he and Molly are adopted) in Leawood, the town where the series took place in. Dex defends the town as Masked Rider from Count Dregon and his vicious Insectovores.
Edenoi was mentioned in the Power Rangers as the planet where Alpha 5 was created by Lexian, the Edenoites' leader.
Dex was dispatched to Earth by his grandfather in order to keep Count Dregon from taking over it. The scene in which Dex is given his powers by King Lexian (a scene which differs from the televised version) remains in the title sequence, possibly one of the few remaining aspects of the original pilot.
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