Cartoon Resource entry #054E - Eagle Riders (1996)

EAGLE RIDERS

ORIGINAL JAPAN AIRDATES: Oct 1, 1978-Sep 23, 1979 as Gatchaman II and Oct 7, 1979-Aug 31, 1980 as Gatchaman Fighter
ORIGINAL US/ENGLISH DUB AIRDATES: Sep 9, 1996-1997 in syndication
EPISODES: 65
ANIMATION BY: Tatsunoko Productions, Ltd.
DISTRIBUTED and OWNED BY: Saban Entertainment

SUMMARY:
Saban Entertainment took episodes from Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter to create a new English dubbed series.  Some episodes were skipped or merged with others, the musical score was changed and heavy violence were removed. The character’s names were changed as well and G-Force consisted of Hunter Harris, Joe That, Kelly Jennar, Mickey Dugan and Ollie Keeawani are led by Dr. Thaddeus Keane.  In the US, Eagle Riders only lasted 13 episodes, but the full 65 episode run ran in Australia.  Episodes #1-47 are from Gatchaman II and #48-65 are from Gatchaman Fighter.  The (GII00) number is the original Gatchaman II episode used and the (GF00) number is the original Gatchaman Fighter episode used in Eagle Riders.

EPISODE GUIDE
#01 GII01 For the Global Good
#02 GII02 Temple Island
#03 GII03 Visit to Alcatraz
#04 GII04 Reunion
#05 GII05 Primal Instinct
#06 GII21 Old Friends, New Enemies
#07 GII07 Camouflage
#08 GII08 On the Far Side of the Moon
#09 GII09 Pyramid Power
#10 GII10 Deep Freeze in the South Seas
#11 GII11 Second Chances
#12 GII12 Signs of Intelligent Life
#13 GII13 Under the Volcano
#14 GII14 Abduction and Return
#15 GII15 The Island Girl's Secret
#16 GII18 Big Eye Meets Small Fry
#17 GII19 Realities
#18 GII20 The Imposter
#19 GII22 Crisis!
#20 GII23 Panic At the North Pole
#21 GII24 Circuits Down
#22 GII25 Professor Andro's World
#23 GII26 The Mysterious Dr. Aikens Part 1
#24 GII27 The Mysterious Dr. Aikens Part 2
#25 GII29 K-3
#26 GII30 Coward of the Cosmos
#27 GII31 Down In the Alps
#28 GII32 Remembrance
#29 GII33 Shake Down In the Big Apple
#30 GII34 Adventure In the Amazon
#31 GII36 Old Ties
#32 GII37 Childish Things
#33 GII38 Facing the Dragon
#34 GII39 Hide and Seek
#35 GII40 Wild Country
#36 GII41 Mallanox In a Mess
#37 GII42 Evil In Disguise
#38 GII43 Krall
#39 GII44 Mission To Mars
#40 GII45 Unnatrual Disasters
#41 GII46 Idnetities
#42 GII47 Fire and Ice
#43 GII48 Catastrophe
#44 GII49 Falling Prey
#45 GII50 Relativity
#46 GII51 Allegience and Amends
#47 GII52/GF01 Encounter of Evil
#48 GF01/02 A New Threat
#49 GF02 The New Resistance (also uses clips from GF027 & 47)
#50 GF05 Conflict at Melly Island
#51 GF06 One To One
#52 GF07 The Steel City
#53 GF12 Energy Crisis
#54 GF20 Negotiations
#55 GF25 The Document
#56 GF28 Rebel Defiance
#57 GF30 Outbreak
#58 GF31 Wild Ride
#59 GF32 Uncle Avery
#60 GF33 Ollie Undercover
#61 GF35 The Price Of Glory
#62 GF36 Scorpius Force
#63 GF37 A Ray of Hope
#64 GF40 The Lost Children of Melly
#65 GF15 Vorak Resolution

SKIPPED GATCHAMAN II EPISODES IN EAGLE RIDERS
GII06 The Shocking Pyramid Power
GII16 Black Out Joe
GII17 The Devilish Equation 
GII28 Love Stolen By a Feather Shuriken
GII35 Berg Katse’s Inheritance

SKIPPED GATCHAMAN FIGHTER EPISODES IN EAGLE RIDERS
GF03 A Tainted Oasis
GF04 The Challenge of the Iron Commandos
GF08 The Desperate Outlaw Squad
GF09 Fear of the Extinction Ray Gun
GF10 Danger! Gatchaman Base
GF11 The Saturn Limited Express Z-Press 
GF13 Violence?! The Decisive Battle of Agrika
GF14 Destruction by Fire! Egobossler's Palace
GF16 A Deadly Butterfly Dances in the Dark
GF17 Horror of the Evil Smoke City
GF18 The Spectacular Crash of G-1
GF19 Don't Touch the Super Stuff!
GF21 Angry Joe! Fright of the Flaming Bird
GF22 Order To Blast the Satellite
GF23 The Evil of Mechaland
GF24 A Warrior's Pride
GF26 G-1 Enraged! A New Way to Kill
GF27 The Mystery of Egobossler's Birth
GF29 Cruelty! The Separation of Brother and Sister
GF34 Egobossler's Strategy
GF38 Bracelet of Friendship
GF39 Downfall! Count Egobossler
GF41 Collapse! Gatchaman Base
GF42 The Death of Chief Nambu
GF43 The Destruction of Gallatown
GF44 The Space Devil Draws Near
GF45 Threat of the Antimatter Planet"
GF46 G-1 Desperate for High Power
GF47 Earth Extinction! 3 2 1
GF48 Gatchaman Eternal

ENGLISH DUB VOICE ACTORS
Dena Burton as Auto
Richard Cansino (1953) as Hunter Harris
Lara Cody (1957) as Dr. Aikens
Bryan Cranston (1956) as Joe Thax
R. Martin Klein (1957) as Mallanox
Heidi Lenhart (1973) as Kelly Jenar
Mona Marshall (1947) as Mickey Dougan
Greg O'Neill as Dr. Thaddeus Keane
Paul L. Schrier II (1970) as Ollie Keeawani
Peter Spellos as Cybercon

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