Mask Maker

Mask Maker

January 17, 2004 TV Episode ¡Mucha Lucha!

Studio
Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor
Kids' WB, Teletoon

Characters

Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda, Buena Girl, The Flea, Headmistress, El Rey, Kid Wombat, Mama, El Rey, Masked Dog

Credits

Producing

Producer
Lili Chin, Alfred Gimeno, James Krieg
Executive Producer
Sander Schwartz
Co-Producer
Michael Ryan
Line Producer
Joel Kuwahara

Animation

Animator
Jerry DeJesus, Tony Mora, Eric Pringle
Flash Assistants
Annette Huckell, Elaine Reali

Voices

Voice
Carlos Alazraqui (Rikochet, Mr. Midcarda), Kimberly Brooks (Buena Girl), Candi Milo (The Flea, Headmistress), Michael Donovan (El Rey), James Arnold Taylor (Kid Wombat), Tasia Valenza (Mama), Frank Welker (El Rey, Masked Dog)

Crew

Created By
Eddie Mort, Lili Chin
Casting
Collette Sunderman
Character Designers
Jorge R. Gutierrez, Derrick Wyatt
Layout Artist
Ben Jones
Animation Director
Russ Mooney
Art Direction
Ron Brewer
Production Manager
Tim Yoon
Storyboard Artists
Matt Danner, Ben Jones, Ciro Nieli, Gabe Swarr, Greg Colton
Background Design
Roman Laney, Katrien Verbeist
Publicists
Sarah Carragher, Rita Cooper
Sound Effects Editor
Joshua Chase
Music Editor
Steven Orich
Production Coordinators
Dominic Bianchi, Garth House
Vector Enhancer
Pringle
Production Administrator
Thommy Wojciechowski

Companies and other credits

  • Animator: (Flash) Jason Beirut

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.