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TigerSharks
''TigerSharks'' is an American animated series, animated children's television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1987. The series involved a team of heroes that could transform into amalgams of human and Marine biology, marine animals and resembled the series ''ThunderCats (1985 TV series), ThunderCats'' and ''SilverHawks'', also developed by Rankin/Bass. Production and development Rankin/Bass followed up their successful ''ThunderCats (1985 TV series), ThunderCats'' and ''SilverHawks'' series with this series about a team of powered up man/marine form hybrids called the "TigerSharks". This third series also featured many of the same voice actors who had worked on ''ThunderCats (1985 TV series), ThunderCats'' and ''SilverHawks'' including Larry Kenney, Peter Newman, Earl Hammond, Doug Preis and Bob McFadden. The series lasted one season with 26 episodes and was part of the show ''The Comic Strip (TV series), The Comic Strip'', which consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aquatic Humanoids
Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. "Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet." Myth "Ancient sea deities" have been regarded as the "earliest version of a human-fish hybrid". Creatures with a human torso and the tail of a fish appear in the myths of cultures around the world and persist in contemporary popular culture. Piscine humanoids Water-dwelling humanoids in legend and fiction have frequently been depicted with characteristics of fish. Legend * The amabie from Japanese folklore * The ceasg in Scottish folklore has the upper body of a beautiful woman merging with the tail of a grilse (a young salmon) * Finfolk from the folklore of Orkney * Melusine in European folklore * Merrows from Irish folklore * The Ningyo from Japanese folklore * Sirens were initially described as birdlike, but have become associated with me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comic Strip (TV Series)
''The Comic Strip'' is an American animated series that features four rotating cartoon segments: ''The Mini-Monsters'', ''Street Frogs'', ''Karate Kat'' and ''TigerSharks''. The 90-minute series ran in first-run syndication during the 1987 season. This was the last TV series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures, before Rankin/Bass Partners dissolved in 2001. Segments Two segments were shown on each broadcast where they each ran for about 10 minutes. The four rotating segments offered were: The Mini-Monsters A segment where normal human twin siblings Sherman (voiced by Seth Green) and Melissa Baxter find themselves in for a surprise when they are sent to summer camp for one year by their overwhelmed parents. Camp Mini-Mon turns out to be run by an organ-playing shadowy camp director (voiced by Peter Newman) with his pet vulture, and attended by monster kids who are offspring of usually famous monsters, mad scientists, mutants, a witch, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Hammond
Erwin Saul Hamburger (June 17, 1921 – May 19, 2002), known professionally as Earl Hammond, was an American actor who appeared in several films and television series. He was best known for voicing Mumm-Ra and Jaga in ''ThunderCats'' and Mon*Star in '' SilverHawks''. Early life Earl Hammond was born Erwin Saul Hamburger on June 17, 1921 in New York City, NY — his family moved to Buffalo, NY while he was still a toddler. Earl Hammond began acting in radio at the age of 7, and continued working in that venue throughout his life. In 1938, after graduating from Bennet High School in Buffalo, New York, Hammond began acting in Fred and Ethel Dampier's radio skits on WGR, one of the city's major radio stations. He moved on to California, studied acting at Los Angeles City College, and graduated in 1941 with future stars Donna Reed and Alexis Smith among his classmates. He was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II. Career After he was discharged, he moved to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Kenney
Larry Kenney (born August 5, 1947) is an American voice actor and radio personality. Early life Larry Kenney was born August 5, 1947 in Pekin which is south of Peoria, Illinois, the son of George and Joyce Kenney. He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Jody. He graduated from Pekin Community High School in Pekin. He attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, northwest of Springfield, Illinois but did not graduate. Career In 1963, Kenney began his radio career at the age of 15 as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria. After WIRL, he worked at WOWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana; WKYC (AM, now WTAM), Cleveland, Ohio (1970–1973); WHN, New York City; WYNY, New York City; WJJD (now WYLL), Chicago; and WKHK (now WLTW), New York City until 1972. Kenney was part of the regular cast on the '' Imus in the Morning'' radio show from 1973 to 2007, where he recorded impersonations of dozens of characters including General George Patton, Andy Rooney, and Ross Perot. In 1973, Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThunderCats (1985 TV Series)
''ThunderCats'' is an American animated science fantasy television series produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and Leisure Concepts. It debuted in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. The animation for the episodes was provided by the Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation, with Masaki Iizuka as production manager. The studio was acquired in 1989 to form Walt Disney Animation Japan. Season 1 of the show aired in 1985, consisting of 65 episodes. Seasons 2, 3, and 4 each contained twenty episodes, starting with a five-part story. The series was originally distributed by Rankin/Bass' then-parent company Telepictures Corporation, which would merged with Lorimar Productions in 1986. In 1989, Lorimar-Telepictures was purchased by and folded into Warner Bros., whose television syndication arm assumed distribution of the show; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (founded and formerly known as Videocraft International, Ltd. and Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.) was an American production company located in New York City. It was known for its seasonal television specials, usually done in stop motion animation. Rankin/Bass's stop-motion productions are recognizable by their visual style of doll-like characters with spheroid body parts and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called Animagic. Nearly all of the studio's animation was outsourced to Japanese animation companies such as Toei Animation, MOM Production, Mushi Productions and Topcraft. Rankin/Bass was one of the first western studios to outsource their low-budget animated television and film productions to animation studios in foreign countries; the others that already practiced animation outsourcing include Total Television and King Features Syndicate TV in New York City; and Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward Productions in Los Angeles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Bonora
Camille Bonora (also known as Camille Kampouris; born May 13, 1956) is a former Muppet performer. She currently serves on the board of BibleMesh online theological Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of an ... studies, as well as a member of the ''Kairos Journal'' editorial board. Bonora, a native of New Jersey, graduated from Catholic University of America, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and initially worked in musical comedy and improvisational comedy. Bonora was also one of the puppeteers who performed ''The Muppets'' from 1985 to 1997. Bonora influenced Joey Mazzarino when she taught an improvisation class at Fordham University, and eventually introduced him to Jim Henson. Mazzarino later became the head writer for ''Sesame Street'' and also worked on ''The Adventures of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Newman (actor)
Peter Newman (born October 2, 1942) is an American voice actor, known for his work with Rankin/Bass. Career In ''ThunderCats'' he provided the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In '' SilverHawks'' he provided the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper. He also played the evil Duke of Zill & Wack Lizardi in '' Felix the Cat: The Movie''. In 1987, Newman also provided the voice of the camp director of Camp Mimi-Mon for the Rankin/Bass show ''Mini Monsters''. Filmography Film Television * 1985 - ''ThunderCats - Ho!: The Movie'' - Tygra / Wilykat / Bengali * 1985 - '' The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus'' - Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King * 1986 - '' Silverhawks'' - Mumbo Jumbo / Quicksilver / Timestopper * 1985–1986 - ''ThunderCats'' - Tygra / Wilykat / Monkian * 1987 - ''The Comic Strip'' * 1987 - '' TigerSharks'' - Mako/Wall-Eye * 1992 - '' Noel'' * 2004 - ''Fillmore!'' - Eric Orben / Patrol Sheriff * 2005 - ''Extreme Makeover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and possibly extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Dolphins range in size from the and Maui's dolphin to the and orca. Various species of dolphins exhibit sexual dimorphism where the males are larger than females. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Though not quite as flexible as Pinniped, seals, they are faster; some dolphins can briefly travel at speeds of or leap about . Dolphins use their conical teeth to capture fast-moving Predation, prey. They have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water; it is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walrus
The walrus (''Odobenus rosmarus'') is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus ''Odobenus''. This species is subdivided into two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (''O. r. rosmarus''), which lives in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific walrus (''O. r. divergens''), which lives in the Pacific Ocean. Adult walrus are characterised by prominent tusks and whiskers, and considerable bulk: adult males in the Pacific can weigh more than and, among pinnipeds, are exceeded in size only by the two species of elephant seals. Walrus live mostly in shallow waters above the continental shelves, spending significant amounts of their lives on the sea ice looking for benthic bivalve molluscs. Walruses are relatively long-lived, social animals, and are considered to be a " keystone species" in the Arctic marine regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isurus
''Isurus'' (meaning "equal tail") is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. They are largely pelagic, and are fast, predatory fish capable of swimming at speeds of up to . Fossil history and evolution Although fossil teeth of ''Isurus'' have been reported from as early as the Late Cretaceous, they are likely to be of a shark with a similar dentition, '' Cretoxyrhina''; since at one point they were considered to be the same (now defunct) genus ''Oxyrhina'', and modern referrals to ''Isurus'' in the Cretaceous are scant. The earliest appearance of ''Isurus'' proper seems to be during the Oligocene with ''Isurus desori''. There has been much debate and speculation about the evolutionary origin and relationships between ''Isurus'' and its closest relatives, including the extant great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''). Molecular clock analyses place the last common ancestor of ''Isurus'' and '' Carcharodon'' between 43–60 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
