''Danger Rangers'' is an American

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that aired on

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and Cookie Jar TV 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 Jerry Houser) – 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 Grey DeLisle) – A pink

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. She is the intelligent, cool and adventurous

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of the group. She is also helpful and resourceful, and strongly believes in playing fair. * Burble (voiced by

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) – A large

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. 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

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) – 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

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) – A green

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. He is the team's creative and genuine personal safety 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 Tasia Valenza) – 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 John Kassir) – 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

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) – 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

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) * Grey DeLisle 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) *

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

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) *

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) * Tasia Valenza 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) *

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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) *

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as Bobby (ep. 5), Kid (ep. 5), Sparky (ep. 5) * Debi Derryberry 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) * Jess Harnell 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) * Richard Steven Horvitz 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) * Carolyn Lawrence as Ana (ep. 15), Millie (ep. 15) *

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as Adam (ep. 15) * Sherry Lynn 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) * Jason Marsden 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) * Justin Shenkarow as Jenkins (ep. 10), Nick (ep. 10) *

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as Mrs. Martha Barkster (ep. 12), Amy (ep. 12), Antny (ep. 12) * Andre Stojka as Mr. Barkster (ep. 12) * Danny Strong as Casey (ep. 9), Mickey (ep. 9) *

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as Juan (ep. 2), Timmy (ep. 2) *

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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) *

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as Monster Truck Rally Announcer (ep. 5) *

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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) *

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as Julie (ep. 9), Kareen (ep. 9), Denny (ep. 12), Dex (ep. 12) *

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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 American Public Television brand from 2005 to 2006. Reruns aired on CBS as part of '' Cookie Jar TV'' 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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