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November 17, 1986 TV Episode Rambo

Studio
Ruby-Spears Productions, Carolco Entertainment
Distributor
Worldvision

Synopsis

Mad Dog and his gang are forcing a group of elderly people out of their houses. TD, a friend of Rambo's and grandson of one of the evictees, asks for Rambo's help. Rambo and TD battle with Mad Dog and chase them away. General Warhawk is using the area to dig a tunnel under a nearby Army base with the intent of stealing a top secret new super tank. Rambo finds the tunnel entrance and battles with Gripper. TD, watching the fight from a skylight, accidentally falls through and hits Rambo. Both men are captured. While Warhawk is stealing the tank, TD manages to trip an alarm and alert the base. Rambo and TD manage to escape. Rambo gets into the super tank and chases after Warhawk. Warhawk's men retreat. All the elderly people return to their homes. They have their street renamed to, "Rambo Road."

Characters

John Rambo, Colonel Trautman, Gripper, Sergeant Havoc, Spike/Mad Dog, General Warhawk, Animal, Jerkface, Razor, TD

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.