The Halley Microbe

The Halley Microbe

October 17, 1986 TV Episode Rambo

Studio
Ruby-Spears Productions, Carolco Entertainment
Distributor
Worldvision

Synopsis

Kat's brother, a scientist, is investigating the ion trail left by Halley 's Comet. A space probe was sent to gather samples left by the comet. General Warhawk, with the help of the Black Dragon, tries to intercept the probe on its descent back to Earth but the probe lands in a small town. Rambo's team goes to the town and finds that an alien microbe on the probe has made people in the town raving lunatics. Rambo corrals the people into a barn but his suit is breached during the struggle and he is exposed to the microbe. Rambo unexpectedly tests negative for the microbe. He finds three young boys who also were not affected by the microbe. General Warhawk sends in helicopters to steal the probe. Warhawk plans to use the guidance system on the probe for his missiles. He also begins making microbe bombs. Rambo attaches a homing device to the helicopters and follows them back to Warhawk's base. He destroys the base but Warhawk escapes. Later it is found that the microbe can not live in Earth's atmosphere for very long. Also, the microbe can not live in the presence of adrenaline, which explained why Rambo or the frightened boys weren't affected.

Characters

John Rambo, Colonel Trautman, Sergeant Havoc, Kat, Black Dragon, Turbo, General Warhawk, Dave

Credits

Directing

Director
Michael Hack

Producing

Producer
Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

Voices

Voice
Neil Ross (Rambo), Allan Oppenheimer (Colonel Trautman), Lennie Weinrib (Gripper), Peter Cullen (SergeantHavoc), Mona Marshall (Kat), Frank Welker (Mad Dog), Robert Ito (Black Dragon), James Avery (Turbo), Edmund Gilbert (Nomad), Michael Ansara (General Warhawk)

Music

Music
Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
Non-Original Music
Jerry Goldsmith

Production notes

VERY toned down from the Rambo films, Rambo is now a member of a rag-tag force of heroes called "The Force of Freedom," a liberal-minded and ethnically-mixed group of men and women, each with his or her own combat specialties. Rambo and the Freedom Force always seemed to come up against the evil organization SAVAGE, led by renegade General Warhawk.