Godzilla: The Series

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Godzilla: The Series
Title card for the second season
Genre	Action Science fiction Adventure
Based on	Godzilla  by Toho
Developed by	Jeff Kline Richard Raynis
Written by	Jeff Kline Richard Raynis Steven Melching Marty Isenberg Robert N. Skir Steve Perry Neil Ruttenberg Len Wein Marv Wolfman Baz Hawkins Harry 'Doc' Kloor Scott Lobdell Gregory K. Pincus Brooks Wachtel Steve Cuden Carl Ellsworth Janna King William Stout Jeffrey Wynne Angel Dean Lopez Craig Miller
Directed by	David Hartman Sam Liu Frank Squillace Audu Paden Alan Caldwell Nathan Chew Brad Rader Christopher Berkeley Sean Song
Voices of	Ian Ziering Brigitte Bako Rino Romano Charity James Malcolm Danare Tom Kenny Frank Welker
Theme music composer	Jim Latham
Opening theme	Godzilla: The Series theme song
Country of origin	United States Japan
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40 (38 aired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich Richard Raynis Jeff Kline
Producer(s)	Audu Paden
Editor(s)	C.K. Horness Adam Weiss Richard C. Allen
Camera setup	Myung Soo Song
Running time	23 minutes
Production company(s)	Adelaide Productions Centropolis Entertainment Toho Columbia TriStar Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	Fox Kids (USA) DirecTV (Japan) Network Ten (Australia) Filmax (Pakistan) Aruj TV (Pakistan)
Original release	September 12, 1998 – April 22, 2000
Chronology
Preceded by	Godzilla

Godzilla: The Series is an American-Japanese animated television series which originally aired on Fox Kids in the United States. The show premiered on September 12, 1998, and is a sequel to Godzilla (1998). Malcolm Danare, Kevin Dunn and Michael Lerner reprise their roles from the film.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 H.E.A.T. 2.2 Others 3 Episodes 3.1 Season One 3.2 Season Two 4 Reception 5 Home media 6 Video games 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Plot

Characters

H.E.A.T.

• Godzilla (vocal effects by Frank Welker) – A giant mutant iguana and the only surviving offspring of the first Godzilla that attacked New York City in 1998. Due to Nick's presence at his hatching, Godzilla has imprinted on Nick as his parent and, as a result, he is very protective of him. Nick also has the ability to control Godzilla to a certain extent, which allows the humans to use him as a weapon against other giant and mutated monsters. He always seems able to sense whenever Nick is in trouble and is quite willing to follow him and the rest of H.E.A.T. all over the world. Unlike his biological parent, he seems to be incapable of asexual reproduction, but can generate fire-breath without needing to breathe on nearby combustible material.
• Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos (voiced by Ian Ziering) – Leader of H.E.A.T. and the "adoptive father" of Godzilla. Nick fiercely protects Godzilla and other mutations from both foreign and domestic governments. He is portrayed as younger and with longer hair then he is in the movie, as well as less absent-minded.
• Dr. Elsie Chapman (voiced by Charity James) – One of the original members of Nick's team; sarcastic, dry-witted, and partly interested in Craven. She specializes in studying the behavior of Godzilla and the other mutations.
• Dr. Mendel Craven (voiced by Malcolm Danare) – The team's engineer and chemist. He is slightly cowardly (as his last name implies) and prone to numerous strong allergies, but is often resourceful. He is also enamored of Elsie. Although initially fearful of Godzilla, over the course of the series he comes to trust the monster as an ally.
• Randy Hernandez (voiced by Rino Romano) – An intern working under Nick, and like him, is Godzilla's defender. He calls Godzilla "the G-man" and sometimes "the big guy" and he has referred to him as "Mr. G" and "the Lizard King" each on one occasion. Hugely talented in all fields of technology, but extremely lazy and somewhat laconic. He has a crush on Monique, but is always rebutted when he attempts to court her. The acronym H.E.A.T. originated with Randy, although he initially wanted it to stand for High-performance Environmental Attack Team.
• Monique Dupre (voiced by Brigitte Bako) – A French Agent of the DGSE specializing in hand-to-hand combat and infiltration. She is originally sent to have Godzilla killed, but becomes a member of H.E.A.T. after being assigned to supervise Godzilla indefinitely. She generally seems cold and impassive, but on occasion shows genuine care and concern for her teammates and Godzilla.
• N.I.G.E.L. (voiced by Tom Kenny) – Short for "Next Millennium Intelligence Gathering Electronic Liaison", N.I.G.E.L. is an analysis robot created by Mendel and reprogrammed by Randy to have various quirky voices, from a Texas cowboy to a Shakespearean actor. A running gag on the show is that he is damaged or destroyed in every episode (except one, and that one only because he does not appear in it) presumably to be rebuilt or replaced later (evidenced by Craven's remark in the episode "End of the Line" that he should "just buy spare parts in bulk"). Similar to Kenny McCormick from South Park.

Others

• Major Anthony Hicks (voiced by Kevin Dunn) – Major of the Sandy Point Military Base of New York, who played a key role in the first Godzilla's death. Though he is at first skeptical of the second Godzilla, over time he develops a soft spot for the creature, whom he views as a hero due to Nick's attachment to the creature that allows the humans to use him to fight against other mutant monsters.
• Audrey Timmonds (voiced by Paget Brewster) – Nick's college sweetheart and somewhat untrustworthy girlfriend, whose career as a reporter often leads to conflict with him.
• Victor "Animal" Palotti (voiced by Joe Pantoliano) – New York's Channel 8 News cameraman and Audrey's working partner. He is always willing to help film Godzilla and other mutations, his only worry being how his wife Lucy (unseen in the show) will react.
• Mayor Ebert (voiced by Michael Lerner) – The Mayor of New York City, who is determined to keep it safe from mutation-related threats.
• Philippe Roache (voiced by Keith Szarabajka) – The leader of the French secret service. He led the team hunting down the first Godzilla and later sent Monique to kill the second, but relented when the creature saved lives.
• Cameron Winter (voiced by David Newsom) – A former classmate of Nick in college. He is a devious technological mogul whose desire is to control Godzilla for the fulfillment of his ulterior motives.
• Dale, Bill and Hank (voiced by Ronny Cox, Tom Kenny, and Bob Joles) – Three redneck game hunters that came to New York to hunt Godzilla. They serve as villains in the series. Dale is the leader of the group, Bill is the middleman and Hank is the idiot of the group. The three of them would usually try to hunt Godzilla, which usually ends with them being thwarted by H.E.A.T. or ending up in legal trouble. Their names are a parody of the characters from King of the Hill.
• Leviathan Aliens (voiced by Ron Perlman) – An ancient race of psychically powerful extraterrestrials. One of their spaceships, called the Leviathan, crashed on Earth sometime during the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era and remained hidden until modern times. They attempted to conquer Earth by using a tachyon transmitter to send mind-controlling signals to subdue the mutations in order for their alien race to invade the planet - including Godzilla and their cyborg mutation, Cyber-Godzilla (created from the carcass of the first Godzilla) - but were ultimately defeated by H.E.A.T and a freed Godzilla and forced to retreat, probably for good.

Episodes

Season One

#	Title	Air Date	Summary

Season Two

#	Title	Air Date	Summary

Reception

Home media

Video games

See also

• The Godzilla Power Hour

References

External links

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