The Duplicate King

The Duplicate King

December 31, 1978 TV Episode Battle of the Planets

Studio
Tatsunoko Productions Co. Ltd., Gallerie International Films, LTD.
Distributor
Sandy Frank Film Syndication

Synopsis

The story of five teenagers, four of whom are orphans, who must defeat an environmental terrorist organization called Galactor. This was the first US adoption of the Gatchaman Japanese cartoon.

Characters

Mark, Colonel Cronos, Great Spirit, Zoltar, Jason, Princess, Susan, Tiny Harper, Security Chief Anderson, President Kane, Keyop, 7-Zark-7

Credits

Directing

Director
David E. Hanson

Producing

Producer
David E. Hanson
Executive Producer
Jameson Brewer

Voices

Voice
Casey Kasem (Mark), Ronnie Schell (Jason), Janet Waldo (Princess, Susan), Alan Young (Keyop, 7-Zark-7), Alan Dinehart (Tiny Harper, Security Chief Anderson, President Kane), Keye Luke (Colonel Cronus, Zoltar/Great Spirit), William Woodson (Announcer), David Joliffe, Alan Oppenheimer

Music

Music
Hoyt S. Curtin
Music Supervisor
Igo Kantor

Editing

Editor
Franklin Cofod

Crew

Voice Director
Alan Dinehart
Assistant Voice Director
Alan Dinehart, Jr.
Creative Consultant
David Levy
Standards and Practices
Winifred Treimer
Program Consultants
Leonard Reeg, George Serban
Production Manager
Emil Carle
Animation Supervisor
Harold Johns

Companies and other credits

  • All Rights Reserved
  • Worldwide Distribution By - Sandy Frank Film Syndication
  • Inc
  • Produced in Association with Tatsunoko Production Co
  • LTD

Production notes

To meet FCC policy, syndicated cartoon producer Sandy Frank edited out scenes from Gatchaman which contained strong violence. Jameson Brewer's services were retained to write new scripts. The character of a talking robot was added to aid continuity, and new voice talent re-recorded the dialogue.