''The Savage Dragon'' is a half-hour animated television series aired as part of the

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on the

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. Co-produced by

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, P3 Entertainment, Lacewood Productions for season 1 and

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for season 2, it ran for 26 episodes from 1995 to 1996 and featured numerous supporting characters from the comic book series, including She-Dragon, Horde, Barbaric, Mako and Overlord. The Dragon was voiced by

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. Additional voices were provided by

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, Jennifer Hale,

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, Paul Eiding,

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and Tony Jay. Episode 21 of ''Savage Dragon'', "Endgame", served as the second part of a four-part crossover with three other shows in USA's "Action Extreme Team" programming block: ''

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'', '' Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', and '' Wing Commander Academy''. The series is currently available to stream on

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Cast

Main cast

as Horde *

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as Barbaric / Mako The Shark / Sergeant Howard Niseman *

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/ Doubleheader * Jennifer Hale as She-Dragon * Dorian Harewood as Lieutenant Frank Darling / R. Richard Richards * Tony Jay as

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* Danny Mann as Fiend / Open Face *

as John Backwood / Octopus *

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as Alex Wilde *

as Arachnid / Basher

Additional voices

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* Darleen Carr * Dave Coulier as Gilroy *

as The Warrior King * Paul Eiding *

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*Richard Gilbert Hill * Allan Lurie *

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* Peter Renaday * Neil Ross *

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* Marcelo Tubert *

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Episodes

Season one (1995)

Season two (1996)

Crossover

Episode 21 ("Endgame") is part 2 of a 4-episode crossover with several other shows that aired as part of the US "Action Extreme Team" programming block: * '' Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' (1996, US, animated): episode 9 "Resurrection" (Part 3) * ''

'' (1995–1997, US/CA, animated): episode 22 (209) "The Warrior King" (Part 1) * '' Wing Commander Academy'' (1996, US, animated): episode 8 "Recreation" (Part 4) This crossover event featured the Warrior King and the orb but the principal characters of the four series don't meet each other.

Toyline

To coincide with the animated series,

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produced a toyline of five action figures featuring the Dragon, She-Dragon, and Barbaric.

References

External links

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