''Da Boom Crew'' is an

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created by

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, John Patrick White, and Stiles White. The series premiered on

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as part of the

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schedule in September 2004. Unusual for an animated series, it was pulled from the Kids' WB! line-up after only four episodes had aired.

Plot

Four foster kids create a video game about heroes going up against space alien terrorists. Then a portal appears and pulls them into a dimension which is really similar to their game. This show also details their adventures in this parallel world, as they embark on a quest to find their missing video game cartridges and stop the sadistic extraterrestrial emperor Zorch from taking control of this intergalactic dimension.

Characters

* Justin – The leader and general of the crew who wears shoulder pads, & elbow pads. His weapons are two laser pistols and an arm slingshot. * Nate – The gang's ship pilot, Justin's younger brother, and his right hand man. The shortest and youngest in the group, he has short brown hair and wears a light blue top and blue jeans. He refers to himself as 'big daddy Nate' and has a fear of heights. His arsenal is a laser sword given to him as a reward by the yo-diggians for helping save commander Blurp. * Jubei – A

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rider. He's Justin's friend who wears a visor cap armed with a laser

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, and is an accurate sharp shooter. However, when he misses a shot, he calls it the "kiki popo". He is apparently of Japanese descent. * Ricki – A whiz kid gadget creator, making her the gang's genius. She is a ginger-haired girl who wears a red

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with matching jogging pants, grey hiking boots, a blue wristband on her left wrist, and has ginger hair up positioned in 2 pigtails. She is an expert with anything mechanical, uses a vast scientific knowledge when describing things, attacks using a metal staff, has a fear of water, and even romantic feelings for her superior Justin. * Dent – A sentient robot which has been given to Ricki as a gift after she helped save commander Blurp. He resembles a flat screen computer with a hollow, metal, cylindrical body, has two robotic arms and moves around on a small set of wheels. He does not talk, but shows above-average human intelligence and uses a series of beeps to communicate. A digital face portraying his mood is shown on the screen. * "Great Commander" Blurp – Former War Commander of Yo-diggity in the war against Zorch. He says he is a brave commander, but his actions say otherwise. * Zorch – He wishes to conquer the galaxy by gathering the Boom Cards. This character was voiced by

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. * Headlock – Cohort of Zorch. He wears a dome on his head because it is abnormally small. His assistant's name is Gerone. * Hetra – Headlock's evil older sister. She and Commander Blurp were trained by the same mentor.

Episodes

Production

The series was produced by Berliner Film Company, in association with

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. Unusual for an animated series targeted at children, ''Da Boom Crew'' was pulled from the Kids' WB! line-up and cancelled after only four episodes due to low ratings and negative viewer reception.

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had reported that a second season was in production. However, following the show's cancellation, the second season was never produced.

Broadcast and release

The series premiered on

as part of the

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! schedule in September 2004. In the

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, all 13 episodes were broadcast on

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in 2005. The entire series is streaming on

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in the United States, as well as

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with the Ameba addon.

References

External links

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