The Godzilla Power Hour aired on NBC in 1978. It consisted of Godzilla and Jana of the Jungle.
Overview
Unlike the Japanese movie character, the animated Godzilla (Ted Cassidy) was a 400-foot-tall amphibian that befriended the crew of a research ship after they rescued his younger relative, a cheerful dragon named Godzooky (Don Messick). The ship, led by Capt. Carl Majors and Dr. Quinn Darien, had two kids aboard named Pete and Brock, who often watched after Godzooky. The ship often ventured to dangerous areas to explore unknown corners of Earth, and when danger struck, either Captain Major or Quinn (or occasionally one of the kids) would use a sonic device to summon Godzilla.
Voice cast
- Ted Cassidy as Godzilla
- Jeff David as Captain Carl Majors
- Al Eisenmann as Pete
- Hilly Hicks as Brock
- Don Messick as Godzooky
- Brenda Thompson as Dr. Quinn Darien
Episodes
Season 1
- The Fire Bird
- The Earth Eater
- Attack of the Stone Creature
- The Megavolt Monster
- The Seaweed Monster
- The Energy Beast
- The Colossus of Atlantis
- The Horror of Forgotten Island
- Island of Lost Ships
- The Magnetic Terror
- The Breeder Beast
- The Sub-Zero Terror
- The Time Dragons
Season 2
- Calico Clones
- MicroGodzilla
- Ghost Ship
- The Beast of Storm Island
- The City in the Clouds
- The Cyborg Whale
- Valley of the Giants
- Moonlode
- The Golden Guardians
- The Macro-Beasts
- Pacific Peril
- Island of Doom
- The Deadly Asteroid
Spoofs
- In response to the Y2K hype, Cartoon Network created a short, "Godzilla vs. the Y2K Bug", in which the Calico is attacked by a personified Y2K Bug. The Godzilla calling device is useless because the crew forgot to update the embedded microchip.
- Dr. Quinn Darien appeared as Dr. Gale Melody, a music expert, in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Shoyu Weenie". She was voiced by Grey DeLisle.
DVD release
All 13 Godzilla episodes from the first season have been released on DVD, in three separate volumes titled Godzilla: The Original Animated Series. Volume 1 contains the first four episodes, Volume 2 contains the next four and Volume 3 contains the last five.
As of November 9, 2011, all episodes of Season 1 are also available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu. Season 2 of Godzilla has never been officially released on any home media format.
Jana of the Jungle also has yet to see a DVD release.
External links
- The Godzilla Power Hour at the Big Cartoon Database