''Danger Rangers'' is an American

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that aired on

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and

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from September 5, 2005 to December 26, 2006.

Plot

The Danger Rangers are a team of anthropomorphic heroes who teach children about

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through examples, such as environmental hazards and unsafe places.

Characters

* Sully (voiced by

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) – A blue

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. He is the

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and spokesanimal of the Danger Rangers. He cares a lot about his appearance, but also takes his duties as leader seriously. * Kitty (voiced by

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) – A pink

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. She is the intelligent, cool and adventurous second-in-command of the group. She is also helpful and resourceful, and strongly believes in playing fair. * Burble (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A large polar bear. He is the strong and humorous

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safety expert. He is also the group's "gentle giant" and prefers to play both fair and safe. * Squeeky (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – A navy blue

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. He is small, yet very valuable to the Danger Rangers. With his size, he can fix any problem which otherwise proves to be too small for the others to handle. * Burt (voiced by Mark Hamill) – A green

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. He is the team's creative and genuine

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expert. As the team's

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, Burt always comes up with inventions, including Fallbot, that would help the Danger Rangers in their missions. * Gabriela "GB" (voiced by

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) – A red

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. She is the operations chief and head safety trainer. While the other members go out on the field during a mission, she usually acts as a supervisor. * Fallbot (voiced by

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) – A blue-and-yellow

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who was invented by Burt. He is the very clumsy and accident-prone ally of the Danger Rangers. * SAVO (voiced by Charlie Adler) – The

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of the Danger Rangers' base who alerts them of any safety trouble. His name is an

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, as it stands for "Safety Alert Vectometer" (as shown in "Mission 547: Safety Rules"). He also somewhat has a flair for the dramatic. * Junior Danger Rangers – Various children who help and work along with the Danger Rangers.

Cast

Main

* Charlie Adler as SAVO, Chimpanzee (ep. 1), Police Officer (ep. 2), Kid (ep. 3), Gopher Dad (ep. 4), Frinja #3 (ep. 6), Worker #1 (ep. 6), Record Executive (ep. 8), Herbert Dinkwell (ep. 10) *

as Kitty, Penguin (ep. 1), Lil (ep. 1), Kate (ep. 2), Child (ep. 3), Kwan (ep. 3), Mom (ep. 3), Fabiola (ep. 4, 15), Badger Kid (ep. 5), Jack (ep. 6), Mrs. Hopper (ep. 7), Mateo (ep. 8), Bobby (ep. 9), Queen of England (ep. 10), Jackie (ep. 11), Jodie (ep. 14), Teacher (ep. 14) * Mark Hamill as Burt, Lobster Theodore (ep. 1), Carl the Electrical Worker (ep. 3), Driver (ep. 5), Mayor of Digger's Gold (ep. 9), Butler (ep. 10) *

as Sully, Police Officer (ep. 3), Audience Guy #1 (ep. 5), Decibull #3 (ep. 8), Dad (ep. 8), Paramedic (ep. 10) *

as Fallbot, Peter Possum (ep. 1), Fox Dad (ep. 4), Eddie (ep. 5), Frinja #2 (ep. 6), Decibull #2 (ep. 8), Police Officer (ep. 8), Giles (ep. 9), Fire Chief (ep. 10), Beaver Guy (ep. 11), Duncan (ep. 14), Kid #1 (ep. 14) * Rob Paulsen as Squeeky, Snarf (ep. 2), Quentin V. Manderbill (ep. 3), Firework Announcer (ep. 4), Sparky's Dad (ep. 5), Frinja #1 (ep. 6), Billy Goat (ep. 7), Mr. Curl (ep. 7), Decibull #1 (ep. 8), Inspector Brumell (ep. 10), Mr. Buckster (ep. 11), Luke (ep. 12), Ship Crew Member (ep. 13), Chancy McSpill (ep. 14), Scott (ep. 15) * Kevin Michael Richardson as Burble, Chili Dog (ep. 2), Judge Maxim (ep. 4), Audience Guy #2 (ep. 5), Frinja #4 (ep. 6), Knuckles (ep. 8), Detective (ep. 10), Lonnie (ep. 10), Announcer (ep. 14) *

as Gabriela the Hummingbird, London Reporter (ep. 1), Raccoon Kid #2 (ep. 1), Firefighter #3 (ep. 4), Ana Gomez (ep. 14)

Additional

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as Carl (ep. 8), Martin (ep. 8) * Jeff Bennett as Henri Ennui (ep. 6), EMT (ep. 6), Factory Owner (ep. 6) *

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as Commander Octodon (ep. 1) * Cassie Boyd as Talya Mendoza (ep. 14), Kid #2 (ep. 14), Kid #3 (ep. 14) *

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as Boy (ep. 3), Girl #2 (ep. 3) *

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as Mother (ep. 8), Teacher (ep. 8) * Justin Cowden as Derek (ep. 4, 15), Dad (ep. 4, 15), Gopher Kid (ep. 4) * Elizabeth Daily as Bobby (ep. 5), Kid (ep. 5), Sparky (ep. 5) *

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as Emily (ep. 10), Mark (ep. 10), Royal

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(ep. 10) *

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as Manny (ep. 6), Moe (ep. 6) *

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as Sheila the Cancun Reporter (ep. 1), Harry (ep. 1), Raccoon Kid #1 (ep. 1) *

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as Angela (ep. 3), Girl #1 (ep. 3) *

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as Captain Squall (ep. 13), Chival Brayski (ep. 13), Cruise Director (ep. 13) *

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as S.A.V.O. (ep. 7) *

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as Andy (ep. 5), Boy (ep. 5), Pauley (ep. 5) *

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as Worley the Weasel (ep. 5), Beaver (ep. 5) *

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as Hector Delgado (ep. 1), Joey Clams (ep. 1), Raccoon Dad (ep. 1) *

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as Ana (ep. 15), Millie (ep. 15) *

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as Adam (ep. 15) *

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as Casey (ep. 4), Panda Girl (ep. 4), Panda Mom (ep. 4), Kelly Lamb (ep. 7), Mrs. Curl (ep. 7), Raccoon Kid (ep. 7), Casey (ep. 15), Kareen (ep. 15) * Danny Mann as Dudek Brayski (ep. 13), Fran-Teek Brayski (ep. 13) *

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as Alex (ep. 1, pilot), Rusty Ringtail (ep. 2), Jack, Kevin, and Matt (ep. 3), Lucky Curl (ep. 1, pilot) *

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as Jose (ep. 9) * Liza del Mundo as Billy (ep. 5), Police Officer (ep. 5), Wendy (ep. 5) * David Prince as Fire Chief Daniels (ep. 4), Tall Tale Tim (ep. 9), Fire Ranger (ep. 9) *

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as Scott (ep. 4), Panda Dad (ep. 4) * Marilyn Rising as Kids (ep. 9) * Crystal Scales as Danny (ep. 10), Harrison (ep. 10) *

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as Jenkins (ep. 10), Nick (ep. 10) *

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as Mrs. Martha Barkster (ep. 12), Amy (ep. 12), Antny (ep. 12) *

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as Mr. Barkster (ep. 12) *

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as Casey (ep. 9), Mickey (ep. 9) *

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as Juan (ep. 2), Timmy (ep. 2) * Cree Summer as Alisha (ep. 13), Alisha's Mom (ep. 13) * Philip Tanzini as Brutus (ep. 5), Joey (ep. 5) * Rosslyn Taylor as Willie Buckster (ep. 11), Cookie (ep. 11) * Mark Thompson as Monster Truck Rally Announcer (ep. 5) * Lauren Tom as Firefighter #2 (ep. 4), Miko (ep. 4), Poodle Kid (ep. 4) *

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as Alice Buckster (ep. 11), Mrs. Buckster (ep. 11) * Audrey Wasilewski as Julie (ep. 9), Kareen (ep. 9), Denny (ep. 12), Dex (ep. 12) * Frank Welker as Mr. Sherman (ep. 11), Rufio (ep. 11), Sparky the Robot Dog (ep. 11)

Episodes

Books

* Street Smarts * Poison Patrol * Blazin' Hot * Cool By The Pool * Free Wheelin' * Danger Alert * Attack of the Achoos * Camping Caper * Adventure Island

Production

Douglas Smith and Michael Moore hired ProMedia of Knoxville TN to develop a low fidelity prototype that was used to conceptualize the aspirational goal of the animation. Chris West an employee of ProMedia was a valued contributing member of their team and was instrumental in developing the original prototype. After raising the necessary capital to produce the pilot episode "Mission 547" Smith and Moore traveled to Los Angeles where Jerry Houser, Larry Huber, Ginny McSwain, Howard Kazanjian and Ilie Agopian brought the pilot to life. The first Hollywood production was completed in 2003. The show was created from the cause of children's safety and was the first show to successfully put Disney-quality productions into a quality curriculum. ''Danger Rangers'' was the most successfully distributed independent show on PBS affiliates and was documented to have saved lives.

Broadcast

The series originally aired on

under the

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brand from 2005 to 2006. Reruns aired on

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as part of ''

'' from September 2011 to September 2012, but was edited for commercial television purposes, which included having the epilogue of the episode cut, resulting in showing only 14 out of 16 episodes on that network.

Business dealings

Educational Adventures (the original company behind the show) built distribution through grassroots efforts and deals with Virgin Atlantic and Safe Kids Worldwide. The assets of the company were eventually lost in a lawsuit after the liquidation of the company. This left Mike D. Moore to seek to regain control and restart the show.

References

External links

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