''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by

Douglas TenNapel Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...

, creator of ''

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'', and Doug Langdale, the developer of ''

'' the animated series, and was a production of

Columbia TriStar Television Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CTT) was an American television production and distribution company that was active from 1994 to 2002. It was operated as the third name of the early television studio Screen Gems and the fou ...

under Adelaide Productions, with original music by Shawn Patterson (main title theme by Terry Scott Taylor). TenNapel and Taylor also collaborated on the

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s '' The Neverhood'', '' Boombots'' and '' Skullmonkeys'', and in 2005, re-united for the

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cartoon '' Catscratch''. The show was cancelled after only one season, as CBS cancelled all of their Saturday morning schedule in 1997 to stop their downward-spiraling ratings. The

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also rejected CBS's attempt to classify the show as educational and informational under that fall's strengthened requirements for children's programming.

Synopsis

The show parodied the style of action-adventure cartoons. Set in the future, it was based around a genetic

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experiment known as Project GKR (Geno-Kinetic Research), who had been stolen by Lady MacBeth (a short-tempered cyborg with a bionic arm) before the creator could finish programming. He needed to be a deadly and powerful weapon at the hands of the evil Mister Moloch, head of Moloch Industries, but due to the lack of his final programming, "GeeKeR" is left to be a totally random, permanently salivating, four-fingered klutz. He only occasionally manages to use his powers to any full extent, a blessing and a threat to his friends and their enemies. Lady MacBeth (whom GeeKeR calls Becky) and her partner-in-crime Noah, a baseball cap-wearing intelligent ''

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'', must now prevent Moloch and GeeKeR's creator Dr. Maston from ever obtaining GeeKeR at all costs.

Cast

Billy West William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of ''Doug'' ...

as G.e.e.K.e.R., Additional Voices *

Cree Summer Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in ''Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and ...

as Lady MacBeth, Nanny, Sonny, Additional Voices * Charles Adler as Dr. Maston, Jake Dragonn, Gene Damage, Additional Voices *

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as Mister

Moloch Moloch (; ''Mōleḵ'' or הַמֹּלֶךְ‎ ''hamMōleḵ''; grc, Μόλοχ, la, Moloch; also Molech or Molek) is a name or a term which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly co ...

, Will Dragonn, Cosmotto, Additional Voices *

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as Noah, Captain Wormhole

Additional voices

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as Redjack *

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as Dinosaur Leader *

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as Larry the Virus * Charity James *

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* Dee Dee Rescher as Female Junker *

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as Kid Dinosaur *

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as Stonebender/"Mr. Smiley", Additional Voices *

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* Michael Bell as Toxic Moose * Lisa Kaplan

Episodes

Credits

* Executive Producers:

and Douglas Langdale * Supervising Producer:

Richard Raynis Richard Raynis (born December 27, 1956) is an American animator and television producer. He is a six-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for his work as one of the main producers of '' The Simpsons''. He is also known for co-creating several Adelaid ...

* Producer: Audu Paden * Associate Producers: Monique Beatty and Greg Chalekian * Production Coordinator:

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* Original Music: Shawn Patterson * Theme Song:

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* Color Designer: Don W. Kim * Music Editor:

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* Dialogue Editor: Thomas Kearney * Digital Compositor (Opening Titles): Andy Jolliff * Background Designers: Vince Toyama and David James * Storyboard Revisor: Charles Garcia

Music

Terry Scott Taylor (friend of creator Doug TenNapel) was contracted to write the main title theme for the show, while Shawn Patterson was selected to be the series score composer. Two days before the show was set to air, Columbia TriStar discovered a licensing issue with Terry and Patterson was asked by the producers to compose and produce a main title theme to go on the air. Shawn completed this and Project GeeKeR aired with Shawn's original main title music. Weeks into the series, the licensing problem with Terry Scott Taylor was cleared up and the show's creator Doug TenNapel requested that Terry's original main title theme be reinserted into the series. Patterson's main title music was then removed from the remainder of the series.

References

External links

* at

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* at CBS * *
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