The X-Impulse

The X-Impulse

November 11, 2000 TV Episode X-Men Evolution

Studio
Film Roman Productions.
Distributor
Marvel Productions, Ltd.

Synopsis

When Kitty Pryde discovers her mutant ability to phase through objects, she's naturally frightened and confused. Life proves to be more difficult for Kitty when both Jean Grey and Lance Alvers, a.k.a. Avalanche, approach her. While Jean tries to recruit Kitty to Professor Xavier's Institute, Alvers has plans of his own. Meanwhile, Sabretooth, Wolverine's arch-nemesis, rolls into town and he's looking for a fight!

Characters

Cyclops/Scott Summers, Wolverine/Logan, Jean Grey, Professor Charles Xavier, Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Shadowcat/Katherine "Kitty" Pryde, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Avalanche/Lance Alvers, Mystique/Raven Darkholme, Sabretooth/Victor Creed, Riley's Friend Amy, Mrs. Pryde, Amanda Sefton

Credits

Directing

Director
Gary Graham

Producing

Producer
Boyd Kirkland
Executive Producers
Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Rick Ungar
Animation Producer
Mike Wolf
Executive Producers, Animation
John W. Hyde, John Bush

Writing

Writer
Greg Johnson
Story
Rick Ungar, Greg Johnson
Executive Story Editors
Greg Johnson, Bob Forward

Voices

Voice
Kirby Morrow (Cyclops/Scott Summers), Scott McNeil (Wolverine/Logan), Venus Terzo (Jean Grey), David Kaye (Professor Charles Xavier, Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur), Brad Swaile (Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner), Maggie Blue O'Hara (Shadowcat/Katherine "Kitty" Pryde), Kirsten Alter (as Kirsten Williamson) (Storm/Ororo Munroe), Christopher Cho (as Christopher Grey) (Avalanche/Lance Alvers), Colleen Wheeler (Mystique/Raven Darkholme), Michael Donovan (Sabretooth/Victor Creed), Janyse Jaud (Riley's Friend Amy, Mrs. Pryde), Moneca Stori (Amanda Sefton), Sam Vincent (as Samuel Vincent)

Animation

Animation Timers
Karen Peterson, Richard Bowman
Lip Sync
Erik Peterson

Art Department

Storyboard Artists
Eric Wight, Gary Graham, Kuni Tomita, Matt Youngberg, Rick Farley, Rick Hoberg
Character Designers
Steven E. Gordon, Kimberly Bowles
Background Supervisor
Ted Blackman
Prop Designers
Chuck Puntuvatana, Ed Klautky
Background Designers
Alan M.W. Simmons, Christian Lignan, George W. Stokes
Background Painters
Lin Zheng, Eric Semones, Natasha V. Liberman
Colour Key Designer
Stacy L. Inness

Editing

Editor
Al Breitenbach
Assistant Editor
Jose Moreira
Symphony Editor
Mark Needham

Sound

Track Reader
Laurie A. Wetzler
Sound Recordist
Michael Iske
Assistant Sound Recordist
James Corrigall
Dialogue Editors
Michael Iske, Eric Leblanc

Casting

Casting
Randi Riediger
Voice Director
Karl Willems

Production Management

Post Production Supervisor
Patrick Inness
Director Of Post Production
Sandy Kumashiro
Post Production Assistant
Carrie Wassenaar

Crew

Colourist
Joe Cook
Finishing Supervisor
Jim Cerrotta

Companies and other credits

  • Casting: Inter Pacific Productions
  • Picture Finishing: Vitello Productions
  • Sound Recordist: The Ocean Group
  • © 2000 Marvel Entertainment Group
  • Inc
  • All Rights Reserved

Production notes

You think high school's hard enough? Try adding mutant abilities into the mix! In a world that rejects mutantkind, Professor Xavier takes in alienated mutant teenagers to his Institute for gifted youngsters and teaches them how to wield their special abilities and assimilate into high school at the same time. But it's not all football games and cheerleading for these teenage X-Men, on top of homework and crushes saving the world from Magneto and the evil Brotherhood of mutants in between third and fourth periods is no cakewalk. Spanning four full epic seasons totaling over 52 episodes, it's no surprise that X-Men Evolution snagged two Emmy Awards. The acclaimed animated series takes the beloved X-Men comic book mythos and reinvents it in the bubble of high school life. Teenage Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler and others trade punches with the likes of Magneto and Apocalypse whilst surviving class with professors like Wolverine, Storm and Beast- needless to say things get a little hairy. So if you thought high school was rough enough, try being an X-Man!