Honor Thy Lucha
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Distributor
- Kids' WB, Teletoon
Synopsis
Rikochet is tempted to pilfer a special El Rey trading card from Minotoro's extensive collection. Unfortunately, the card comes home with Rikochet (thanks to El Rey's quick hands), and Rikochet must truly decide where his honor lies. He falters long enough to earn a visit from the Ghost of Honor, Family Tradition. In a little trip through the consequences of his actions, Rikochet finds out that doing the right thing even for the small stuff is very, very big.
Characters
Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda, Buena Girl, The Flea, Headmistress, El Rey, Mama, Masked Dog, El Phantasmo, La Mariquita, Chinche
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Lili Chin, Alfred Gimeno, James Krieg
- Executive Producer
- Sander Schwartz
- Co-Producer
- Michael Ryan
- Line Producer
- Joel Kuwahara
Writing
- Writer
- James Krieg, Brian Swenlin
- Story Editors
- Michael Ryan, Mitch Watson
- Created By
- Eddie Mort, Lili Chin
Voices
- Voice
- Carlos Alazraqui (Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda), Kimberly Brooks (Buena Girl), Candi Milo (The Flea, Headmistress), Michael Donovan (El Rey), Tasia Valenza (Mama), Frank Welker (El Rey, Masked Dog), Maurice LaMarche (El Phantasmo), Wilmer Valderrama (La Mariquita), Catherine Cavadini (Chinche)
Animation
- Animation Director
- Russ Mooney
- Layout Artist
- Ben Jones
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Matt Danner, Ben Jones, Ciro Nieli, Gabe Swarr
- Character Designers
- Jorge R. Gutierrez, Derrick Wyatt
Sound
- Sound Effects Editor
- Joshua Chase
Music Department
- Music Editor
- Steven Orich
Casting
- Casting
- Collette Sunderman
Production Management
- Production Coordinators
- Dominic Bianchi, Garth House
- Production Administrator
- Thommy Wojciechowski
Crew
- Vector Enhancer
- Pringle
Production notes
This was a spinoff from the 2000 live-action TV series "Los Luchadores." The series was also inspired by Lucha Libre, the popular theatrical style of Mexican wrestling.
This was the first-ever all-Flash animated series on broadcast television. The series was simulcast in Spanish via Second Audio Programming (SAP).
According to Variety, this Saturday morning cartoon has consistently landed in the top 10 rankings with kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14.
The series also finished the 2002-2003 season among the top 10 broadcast and cable programs for Saturday mornings among boys 6 to 11 and male tweens 9 to 14, as well as among the top seven broadcast programs for kids 2 to 11.
Episodes from Mucha Lucha's first season were rebroadcast in Cartoon Network in 2004. There were 26 episodes planned for the second season.
A feature film based on the cartoon was announced. Other product tie-ins included recently completed DC miniseries, a GameBoy Advance game and a Playstation 2 title.
Mr. Midcarda's name derives from "Mid-Card," referring to an average wrestler.
This was the first-ever all-Flash animated series on broadcast television. The series was simulcast in Spanish via Second Audio Programming (SAP).
According to Variety, this Saturday morning cartoon has consistently landed in the top 10 rankings with kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14.
The series also finished the 2002-2003 season among the top 10 broadcast and cable programs for Saturday mornings among boys 6 to 11 and male tweens 9 to 14, as well as among the top seven broadcast programs for kids 2 to 11.
Episodes from Mucha Lucha's first season were rebroadcast in Cartoon Network in 2004. There were 26 episodes planned for the second season.
A feature film based on the cartoon was announced. Other product tie-ins included recently completed DC miniseries, a GameBoy Advance game and a Playstation 2 title.
Mr. Midcarda's name derives from "Mid-Card," referring to an average wrestler.