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{{Infobox Series
{{Infobox Series|ratings=y
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|type1        =Grass
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|header        ={{TriStar}} {{Series}}
|name          =''Godzilla: The Series''
|name          =''Godzilla: The Series''
|dt            =''Godzilla: The Series''
|dt            =''Godzilla: The Series'' (1998-2000)
|image        =Godzilla The Series title card.png
|image        =Godzilla The Series title card.png
|producer     =Adelaide Productions,<br>Centropolis Television,<br>Columbia TriStar Television
|produced     =[[wikipedia:Adelaide Productions|Adelaide Productions]],<br>[[wikipedia:Centropolis Entertainment|Centropolis Television]],<br>Columbia TriStar Television,<br>Dong Woo Animation|multiple=y
|distributor  =[[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]
|genre        =Animated series
|genre        =Animated series
|aired        =September 12, [[1998]] - April 22, [[2000]]
|aired        =September 12, [[1998]] - April 22, [[2000]]
|channel      =Fox Kids{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>Network Ten{{sup|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia AU]}},<br>Direct TV{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|channel      =Fox Kids{{sup|[[United States|U.S.]]}}, Network Ten{{sup|[[Australia|AU]]}}, Direct TV{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|episodes      =40
|episodes      =38 (aired), 40 (total)
}}
}}
'''''Godzilla: The Series''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ ザ・シリーズ|Gojira za Shirīzu}} was an animated series made as a sequel to the [[1998]] [[TriStar Pictures]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''.
'''''Godzilla: The Series''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ ザ・シリーズ|Gojira: Za Shirīzu}} was an animated series co-produced by [[wikipedia:Adelaide Productions|Adelaide Productions]], [[wikipedia:Centropolis Entertainment|Centropolis Television]], and Columbia [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] Television as a sequel to the [[1998]] film ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. The series follows the film's protagonist Dr. [[Nick Tatopoulos|Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos]], who discovers the sole surviving [[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|offspring]] of [[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]] in the ruins of [[Madison Square Garden]]. The new [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]] imprints on Nick and quickly grows to adulthood, becoming a loyal ally to both his adopted father and all of mankind when he accompanies Nick and his humanitarian scientific team [[H.E.A.T.]] as they travel the world to protect innocent civilians from a host of malevolent mutated creatures. ''Godzilla: The Series'' ran for two seasons from September 12, [[1998]] to April 22, [[2000]]; the first season consisting of 21 episodes and the second of 19, the last two of which were not originally aired on television in North America. Compared to the controversial film on which it was based, ''Godzilla: The Series'' was relatively well-received by viewers and fans of the franchise, and maintains a cult following to this day.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
In the series, [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] (the [[Baby Zilla|baby]] that survived the destruction of [[Madison Square Garden]] and hatched from the egg at the end of the 1998 film--often nicknamed Godzilla Junior or Zilla Junior by fans) battles a large group of giant monsters. The show tracks Godzilla and team [[H.E.A.T.]] around the planet battling new mutations and other supernatural beasts.
Immediately following the destruction of [[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla's]] nest in [[Madison Square Garden]] and the military's extermination of the creature himself at the conclusion of the [[GODZILLA (1998 film)|1998 film]], Dr. [[Nick Tatopoulos|Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos]] receives permission from Colonel [[Anthony Hicks]] to survey the ruins of MSG and ensure none of the monster's eggs survived. During his search, Nick comes upon a single surviving egg which hatches into a [[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|Baby Godzilla]], who imprints on Nick as his parent due to his being covered with amniotic fluid from the other eggs. The infant quickly grows to adulthood, but demonstrates an entirely different personality from his late biological father as well as greater physical strength and resilience and the ability to spit a powerful atomic heat ray. Nick joins forces with colleagues Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]], Dr. [[Mendel Craven]], and [[Randy Hernandez]] to form his own research outfit known as [[H.E.A.T.]], an acronym for Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team, with the goal of researching and protecting mankind from the various mutated monsters appearing around the world. [[France|French]] secret service agent [[Monique Dupre]] joins H.E.A.T. in order to keep an eye on the new [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]], whose loyalty to Nick renders him an important ally to the team on its mission.


The series not only had Godzilla battle several other [[kaiju]], such as a [[Giant Bat]], but also face a fleet of invaders known as "[[Leviathan Aliens]]" in a tribute to ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', and an [[Cameron Winter|eccentric billionaire rival]] of Nick's. In an ironic twist from the [[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|original Godzilla TV adaptation]], in the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]], [[Godzilla/TriStar|Godzilla]] has a flammable power breath similar to fire, while in the series, his son breathes a green atomic breath.
Throughout the series, H.E.A.T. travels the globe in order to research and contain the dangerous mutations spawned by nuclear testing and other human activity. Whenever the team is in danger, Nick is able to summon Godzilla to their aid in order to combat their monstrous foes. H.E.A.T. and Godzilla battle a host of original monsters created specifically for the show, such as [[Crustaceous Rex]], the [[Giant Bat]], and [[King Cobra]]. While most of the episodes' plots are unconnected, there is a loose sense of continuity throughout the show, with some characters and monsters reappearing following their debut episodes, though some episodes were aired out of chronological order. A recurring human antagonist is [[Cameron Winter]], an eccentric corrupt billionaire and former academic rival of Nick's who is dedicated to ruining Nick and destroying Godzilla. Season 1 includes a trilogy of episodes paying tribute to the film ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', in which the [[Leviathan Alien]]s take control of the mutations of Earth and unleash them across the globe in an effort to destroy human civilization. Godzilla's biological father is revived by the aliens as [[Cyber Godzilla]] and used to bring Godzilla himself under their control before he eventually regains his senses and fights back. In one episode, members of H.E.A.T. are cast into an apocalyptic future in which Godzilla and the mutations of Earth have been exterminated by genetically engineered monsters called [[D.R.A.G.M.A.]]s, and must travel back to the present in order to prevent this. In another, Godzilla mates with a female mutant Komodo dragon named [[Komodithrax]] and becomes the surrogate father to her unborn offspring while clashing with a [[Giant Turtle]].
==Episodes==
The following table lists all episodes of ''Godzilla: The Series''. By default, these are sorted by the order they were originally broadcast on [[United States|American]] television, but can also be sorted in their chronological order.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%; text-align:center;<!-- font-size:small;-->"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2"        | {{tt|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2"        | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"        | Directed by
! scope="col" rowspan="2"        | Written by
! scope="col" rowspan="2" data-sort-type=date| Air date
|-
! scope="col"                    | Broadcast
! scope="col"                    | Chronology
 
|-
! colspan="7"                    | <h6>Season 1</h6>
|-
|                                | 1
|                                | 1
|                                | "[[New Family: Part 1]]"
| rowspan="2"                    | Audu Paden
| rowspan="2"                    | Robert N. Skir,<br>Marty Isenberg
|                                | 09/12/[[1998]]
|-
|                                | 2
|                                | 2
|                                | "[[New Family: Part 2]]"
|                                | 09/19/1998
|-
|                                | 3
|                                | 4
|                                | "[[D.O.A.]]"
|                                | Frank Squillace
|                                | Richard Mueller
|                                | 09/26/1998
|-
|                                | 4
|                                | 3
|                                | "[[Talkin' Trash]]"
|                                | Tim Eldred
|                                | Steve Perry
|                                | 10/03/1998
|-
|                                | 5
|                                | 5
|                                | "[[The Winter of Our Discontent]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Robert N. Skir,<br>Marty Isenberg
|                                | 10/10/1998
|-
|                                | 6
|                                | 6
|                                | "[[Cat and Mouse]]"
| rowspan="2"                    | Frank Squillace
|                                | Steven Melching
|                                | 10/31/1998
|-
|                                | 7
|                                | 8
|                                | "[[What Dreams May Come]]"
|                                | Len Wein
|                                | 11/07/1998
|-
|                                | 8
|                                | 7
|                                | "[[Leviathan (episode)|Leviathan]]"
|                                | Tim Eldred
|                                | Michael Reaves
|                                | 11/14/1998
|-
|                                | 9
|                                | 9
|                                | "[[Hive]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Marv Wolfman
|                                | 11/21/1998
|-
|                                | 10
|                                | 10
|                                | "[[Bird of Paradise]]"
|                                | Alan Caldwell
|                                | Neil Ruttenberg
|                                | 12/05/1998
|-
|                                | 11
|                                | 12
|                                | "[[DeadLoch]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Steve Hayes
|                                | 02/06/[[1999]]
|-
|                                | 12
|                                | 15
|                                | "[[Monster Wars: Part 1]]"
|                                | Christopher Berkeley
|                                | Robert N. Skir,<br>Marty Isenberg
|                                | 02/13/1999
|-
|                                | 13
|                                | 16
|                                | "[[Monster Wars: Part 2]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Steven Melching
|                                | 02/20/1999
|-
|                                | 14
|                                | 17
|                                | "[[Monster Wars: Part 3]]"
|                                | Alan Caldwell
|                                | Michael Reaves
|                                | 02/27/1999
|-
|                                | 15
|                                | 13
|                                | "[[Competition]]"
|                                | Frank Squillace
|                                | Harry "Doc" Kloor
|                                | 03/06/1999
|-
|                                | 16
|                                | 11
|                                | "[[Freeze]]"
|                                | Christopher Berkeley
|                                | Barry Hawkins
|                                | 03/13/1999
|-
|                                | 17
|                                | 14
|                                | "[[Bug Out]]"
|                                | Frank Squillace
|                                | Brooks Watchel
|                                | 03/20/1999
|-
|                                | 18
|                                | 20
|                                | "[[Web Site]]"
|                                | Christopher Berkeley
|                                | Marsha F. Griffin
|                                | 05/01/1999
|-
|                                | 19
|                                | 18
|                                | "[[An Early Frost]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Craig Miller
|                                | 05/08/1999
|-
|                                | 20
|                                | 24
|                                | "[[Trust No One]]"
|                                | Nathan Chew
|                                | Greg Pincus
|                                | 07/31/1999
|-
|                                | 21
|                                | 22
|                                | "[[Juggernaut]]"
|                                | Frank Squillace
|                                | Tom Pugsley,<br>Greg Klein
|                                | 08/14/1999
|-
! colspan="7"                    | <h6>Season 2</h6>
|-
|                                | 22
|                                | 36
|                                | "[[Future Shock]]"
|                                | Alan Caldwell
|                                | Tom Pugsley,<br>Greg Klein
|                                | 09/18/1999
|-
|                                | 23
|                                | 40
|                                | "[[Cash of the Titans]]"
|                                | Sean Song
|                                | Andrew Deutsch
|                                | 09/25/1999
|-
|                                | 24
|                                | 35
|                                | "[[S.C.A.L.E.]]"
|                                | Christopher Berkeley
|                                | Scott Lobdell
|                                | 10/02/1999
|-
|                                | 25
|                                | 28
|                                | "[[Protector]]"
|                                | Christopher Berkeley
|                                | Mark Hoffmeier
|                                | 10/09/1999
|-
|                                | 26
|                                | 30
|                                | "[[Freak Show]]"
|                                | Nathan Chew
|                                | Steve L. Hayes
|                                | 12/11/1999
|-
|                                | 27
|                                | 37
|                                | "[[End of the Line]]"
|                                | David Hartman
|                                | Steve Melching
|                                | 12/18/1999
|-
|                                | 28
|                                | 19
|                                | "[[What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been]]"
|                                | Brad Rader
|                                | Janna King Kalichman
|                                | 01/15/[[2000]]
|-
|                                | 29
|                                | 21
|                                | "[[Wedding Bells Blew]]"
| rowspan="3"                    | Alan Caldwell
|                                | Steve Cuden
|                                | 01/22/2000
|-
|                                | 30
|                                | 31
|                                | "[[Metamorphosis]]"
|                                | George Melrod
|                                | 01/29/2000
|-
|                                | 31
|                                | 38
|                                | "[[Area 51]]"
|                                | Jeff Wynne
|                                | 02/05/2000
|-
|                                | 32
|                                | 34
|                                | "[[The Twister]]"
|                                | Andy Tohm
|                                | Laura Runnels,<br>Patti Carr
|                                | 02/12/2000
|-
|                                | 33
|                                | 23
|                                | "[[Shafted]]"
|                                | Sean Song
|                                | Robin Russin
|                                | 02/19/2000
|-
|                                | 34
|                                | 32
|                                | "[[Where is Thy Sting?]]"
|                                | Frank Squillace
|                                | William Stout
|                                | 02/26/2000
|-
|                                | 35
|                                | 25
|                                | "[[Lizard Season]]"
|                                | Alan Caldwell
|                                | Robert N. Skir
|                                | 03/11/2000
|-
|                                | 36
|                                | 29
|                                | "[[Vision]]"
| rowspan="2"                    | Sam Liu
|                                | Carl Ellsworth
|                                | 03/18/2000
|-
|                                | 37
|                                | 33
|                                | "[[Underground Movement]]"
|                                | Marsha F. Griffin
|                                | 04/01/2000
|-
|                                | 38
|                                | 27
|                                | "[[Ring of Fire]]"
|                                | Sean Song,<br>Brad Rader
|                                | Rodney Gibbs
|                                | 04/22/2000
|-
! colspan="7"                    | <h6>Unaired episodes</h6>
|-
|                                | 39
|                                | 26
|                                | "[[The Ballad of Gens Du Marais|The Ballad of Gens du Marais]]"
|                                | Sam Liu
|                                | Angel Dean Lopez
|                                | N/A
|-
|                                | 40
|                                | 39
|                                | "[[Tourist Trap]]"
|                                | Nathan Chew
|                                | Marty Isenberg
|                                | N/A
|}
==Staff==
{{Staffs
|Directed by|Audu Paden, Frank Squillace, Tim Elderd, Sam Liu, Alan Caldwell, Christopher Berkeley, Nathan Chew, Sean Song, David Hartman, Brad Rader, Andy Tohm
|Written by|Robert N.Skir, Marty Isenberg, Richard Mueller, Steve Perry, Steven Melching, Len Wein, Michael Reaves, Marv Wolfman, Neil Ruttenberg, Steve Hayes, Harry Kloor, Barry Hawkins, Brooks Watchel, Marsha Griffin, Craig Miller, Greg Pincus, Tom Pugsley, Greg Klein, Andrew Deutsch, Scott Lobdell, Mark Hoffmeier, Janna Kang Kalichman, Steve Cuden, George Melrod, Jeff Wynne, Lara Runnels, Patti Carr, Robin Russin, William Stout, Carl Ellsworth, Rodney Gibbs, Angel Dean Lopez
|Developed by|Jeff Kline, Richard Raynis
|Executive producers|Richard Raynis, [[Dean Devlin]], [[Roland Emmerich]]
|Produced by|Audu Paden
|Music by|Jim Latham
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
|Ian Ziering|Dr. [[Niko Tatopoulos|Nick Tatopolous]] [40 episodes]
|Ian Ziering|Dr. [[Nick Tatopoulos]] [40 episodes]
|Malcolm Danare|Dr. [[Mendel Craven]] [40 episodes]
|Malcolm Danare|Dr. [[Mendel Craven]] [40 episodes]
|Rino Romano|[[Randy Hernandez]] [40 episodes]
|Rino Romano|[[Randy Hernandez]] [40 episodes]
|Charity James|Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]] [40 episodes]
|Charity James|Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]] [40 episodes]
|Brigitte Bako|[[Monique Dupre]] [39 episodes]
|Brigitte Bako|[[Monique Dupre]] [39 episodes]
|Tom Kenny|[[N.I.G.E.L.]] [28 episodes]
|Tom Kenny|[[N.I.G.E.L.]] [28 episodes], Bill [2 episodes]
|Kevin Dunn|Major [[Anthony Hicks]] [20 episodes]
|Kevin Dunn|Major [[Anthony Hicks]] [20 episodes]
|Paget Brewster|[[Audrey Timmonds]] [11 episodes]
|Paget Brewster|[[Audrey Timmonds]] [11 episodes]
|Joe Pantoliano|Victor "Animal" Palotti [8 episodes]
|Joe Pantoliano|Victor "Animal" Palotti [8 episodes]
|David Newsom|[[Cameron Winter]] [3 episodes]
|David Newsom|[[Cameron Winter]] [3 episodes]
|Bob Joles|Hank [3 episodes]
|Bob Joles|Hank [2 episodes]
|Michael Lerner|Mayor Ebert [3 episodes]
|Michael Lerner|Mayor Ebert [3 episodes]
|Nicholas Guest|Chad Gordon [2 episodes]
|Nicholas Guest|Chad Gordon [2 episodes]
|Keith Szarabajka|[[Philippe Roaché]] [2 episodes]
|Keith Szarabajka|[[Philippe Roaché]] [2 episodes]
|Clancy Brown|Maxmillian Spiel [2 episodes]
|Ronny Cox|Dale [2 episodes]
|Ronny Cox|Dale [2 episodes]
|Linda Blair|[[Alexandra Springer]] [1 episode]
|Steve Susskind|Sidney Walker [1 episode]
|Tate Donovan|Lawrence Cohen
|Kenneth Mars|Alexander Preloran
|Clancy Brown|Maximillian Speil [1 episode]
|Roddy McDowall|Dr. Hugh Trevor [1 episode]
|Jesse Corti|Paul Dimanche
|Michael Chiklis|Colonel Charles Tarrington
|Dorian Harewood|Tobias Wilson
|Nick Jameson|Dr. Jonathan Insley [1 episode]
|Stuart Pankin|Milo Sanders
|Maggie Macmillan|Susan Sanders
|Susan Eisenberg|Dr. Candace Kirk
|Page Leong|Dr. Yukiko Ifukube / Tomoko
|James Horan|Professor Kasam
|Dennis Haysbert|General Ekwensi
|Ron Perlman|[[Leviathan Alien]]s [4 episodes]
|[[Frank Welker]]|[[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]], [[Chameleon]], [[Nanotech Creature]], [[Armillaria]]
}}
}}
===Japanese Dub===
===Japanese dub===
{{Cast
{{Cast
|[[Kenyu Horiuchi]]|Dr. [[Niko Tatopoulos|Nick Tatopoulos]]
|[[Kenyu Horiuchi]]|Dr. [[Nick Tatopoulos]]
|Miho Yamada|[[Monique Dupre]]
|Miho Yamada|[[Monique Dupre]]
|Yuko Kobayashi|Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]]
|Yuko Kobayashi|Dr. [[Elsie Chapman]]
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|Rica Matsumoto|[[Alexandra Springer]]
|Rica Matsumoto|[[Alexandra Springer]]
}}
}}
==Episodes==
===Season 1===
#"[[New Family: Part 1]]"
#"[[New Family: Part 2]]"
#"[[D.O.A.]]"
#"[[Talkin' Trash]]"
#"[[The Winter of Our Discontent]]"
#"[[Cat and Mouse]]"
#"[[What Dreams May Come]]"
#"[[Leviathan (Episode)|Leviathan]]"
#"[[Hive]]"
#"[[Bird of Paradise]]"
#"[[DeadLoch]]"
#"[[Monster Wars: Part 1]]"
#"[[Monster Wars: Part 2]]"
#"[[Monster Wars: Part 3]]"
#"[[Competition]]"
#"[[Freeze]]"
#"[[Bug Out]]"
#"[[Web Site]]"
#"[[An Early Frost]]"
#"[[Juggernaut]]"
#"[[Trust No One]]"


===Season 2===
==Appearances==
#"[[Future Shock]]"
{{Col-begin}}
#"[[Cash of the Titans]]"
{{Col-2}}
#"[[S.C.A.L.E. (Episode)|S.C.A.L.E.]]"
===Monsters===
#"[[Protector]]"
*[[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]] ([[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|baby]], juvenile, adult)
#"[[Freak Show]]"
**[[Godzilla (TriStar)|First Godzilla]] (flashback)
#"[[End of the Line]]"
*[[Mutant Giant Squid]]s
#"[[What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been]]"
*[[Crustaceous Rex]]
#"[[Wedding Bells Blew]]"
*[[El Gusano Gigante]]
#"[[Metamorphosis]]"
*[[Nanotech Creature]]
#"[[Shafted]]"
*[[Cyber Fly|Cyber Flies]]
#"[[Area 51]]"
*[[Mutant Rat]]s
#"[[The Twister]]"
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Giant lobsters|Giant lobsters]] (mentioned)
#"[[Where is Thy Sting?]]"
*[[Crackler]]
#"[[Lizard Season]]"
*''[[Cryptocledius]]''
#"[[Vision]]"
*[[Reptilian]]s
#"[[Underground Movement]]"
*[[Santa Marta Plant]]s
#"[[Ring of Fire]]"
*[[Giant Mutant Bee]]s
#"[[The Ballad of Gens Du Marais]]" (unaired)
**[[Giant Mutant Bee|Queen Bee]]
#"[[Tourist Trap]]" (unaired)
*[[Quetzalcoatl]]
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Quetzalcoatl's chicks|Quetzalcoatl's chicks]]
*[[Nessie]]
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Baby Nessie|Baby Nessie]]
*[[Giant Bat]]
*[[Cyber Godzilla]]
*[[King Cobra]]
*[[Robo-Yeti]]
*[[Ice Borer]]s
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Baby Ice Borer|Baby Ice Borer]]
*[[Giant Mutant Termite]]s
**Queen Termite
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Giant Mutant Worker Termites|Worker Termites]]
**Soldier Termites
*[[Giant Mutant Widow Spider]]s
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Infant Giant Mutant Widow Spiders|Infant Spiders]]
**Giant Spiders
**Queen Spider
*[[Chameleon]]
*[[DNA Mimic]]
*[[Techno-Sentient]]
*[[Mutant Jellyfish]]
*[[D.R.A.G.M.A.]]s
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Baby D.R.A.G.M.A.s|Baby D.R.A.G.M.A.s]]
*[[Giant Water Beetle]]
*[[Rhinosaurus]]
*[[Shrewster]]
*[[Giant Centipede]]
*[[Skeetera]]
*[[Norzzug]]
*[[Medusa]]
*[[Giant Gila Monster]]
*[[Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions|Mutant Scorpion]]s
**[[Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions|Ts-eh-GO]]
**Nightmare Mutant Scorpion (dream sequence)
**Nightmare Scorpion People (dream sequence)
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Second Wave Scorpions|Second Wave Scorpions]]
**Third Wave Scorpions (mentioned)
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Unnamed Mutant Mania monsters|Unnamed Mutant Mania monsters]]
**Green yellow-eyed reptile
**Gray armored and clawed monster
*[[Giant Turtle]]
*[[Komodithrax]]
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Komodithrax's egg|Komodithrax's egg]]
*[[Bacillus]]
*Giant mutant vampire bat (mentioned)
*[[Sub-Zero Manta]]
*[[Megapede]]
**Cicada
*[[Thorny Devil]]
*[[Giant Armadillo]]
*[[Area 51 Mutations]]
**Giant Lizard
**Giant Rat
*[[Silver Hydra]]
*[[Lizard Slayers]]
*[[Giant Mutant Hummingbird]]s
*[[Armillaria]]
*[[Fire Monster]]
*Giant sea anemone (mentioned)
*[[Swamp Beast]]
*[[Deep-Dweller]]
{{Col-2}}


===Weapons, vehicles, races and organizations===
*[[United States]] military
*Jamaican military
*''[[Heat-Seeker]]''
*Mexican military
*[[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet]]
*[[Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk]]
*[[Leviathan Alien]]s
*''[[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]''
*[[AH-64 Apache]]
*[[H.E.A.T. Copter]]
{{col-2}}
{{Col-end}}
==Discovery Zone attraction==
In late 1998, the American children's entertainment chain Discovery Zone introduced new laser tag arenas to their stores based on ''Godzilla: The Series'', called Godzilla Laser Adventure.<ref name="Laser Adventure">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEUqiCzpGx0|title=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEUqiCzpGx0|author=Niko Tatopoulos|date=31 July 2013|work=YouTube|accessdate=12 September 2021}}</ref> The arenas included prints of monsters from the series, such as [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]] and a [[Mutant Rat]], along with a cityscape decorating the various walls and barricades. There were also points on the wall you could shoot, presumably for more points, such as one that glowed with a green star on the back of the Mutant Rat. It is unknown how many of the arenas were still available, if any, when Discovery Zone went out of business in December 2001. 
==Reception==
==Reception==
Despite the negative reaction to the film, ''Godzilla: The Series'' garnered surprisingly positive reactions from fans and it did well in the TV ratings. The series followed the adventures of Dr. Nick Tatopoulos, a major character from the film, and Godzilla's surviving baby. The series returned [[Godzilla]]'s trademark characteristics to the monster in the series, including his strength and nigh-indestructibility, his atomic breath and general masculinity. This Godzilla follows Dr. Tatopoulos and the members of H.E.A.T around, having imprinted upon Nick as his own parent, and fights various other monsters that have been formed by nuclear radiation, in the style of the late [[Showa era]]. The fan response to the series was overall very positive, and the animated Godzilla gained much respect from those who hated the film.
Despite the negative reaction to the [[GODZILLA (1998 film)|film]] on which it was based, ''Godzilla: The Series'' garnered surprisingly positive reactions from fans and it did well in the TV ratings. The series received praise for its portrayal of [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]] who, unlike his parent from the film, was given many of the character's traditional characteristics from the [[Toho]] films such as his fearless attitude and personality, his heightened physical strength and durability, and his trademark atomic breath. The series was also recognized for retaining the tone and storytelling style of the [[Showa era|Showa]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films, featuring a heroic Godzilla battling a host of enemy monsters and even alien invaders. The series' human characters and their dynamics were also well-regarded, especially in comparison to their counterparts from the film.
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Zilla Battle.jpg|From the opening
Zilla Battle.jpg|A scene from the opening
Godzilla_The_Series_Ad.jpg|An advertisement
Godzilla_The_Series_Ad.jpg|An advertisement for the series
519NSB57TML. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series'' - Trouble Hatches VHS Cover
51Z4R3RA23L. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series'' - Monster War VHS Cover
GoSeries.JPG|''Godzilla: The Series'' - The Monster Wars Trilogy DVD cover
51AREKJGA1L.jpg|''Godzilla: The Series'' - Monster Mayhem DVD cover
51YZW94D1JL. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series'' - Mutant Madness DVD cover
GODZILLA_THE_-COMPLETE-_SERIES_DVD_Cover.jpg|''Godzilla: The Series'' Mill Creek DVD cover
53998 3l.png|''Godzilla: The Series'' - The H.E.A.T. Is On! DVD cover
Godzilla_the_series_magizine.jpeg|A section covering ''Godzilla: The Series'' from ''[[Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works]]''
Godzilla_the_series_magizine.jpeg|A section covering ''Godzilla: The Series'' from ''[[Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works]]''
</gallery>
==Video releases==
'''[[Mill Creek Entertainment|Mill Creek]]''' DVD (2014) [''Godzilla: The Series - The Complete Animated Series'']
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Discs''': 4
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': None
*'''Special features''': None
*'''Notes''': The series' 40 episodes are presented in chronological order rather than broadcast order, with 10 episodes on each disc.
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
519NSB57TML. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series - Trouble Hatches'' VHS cover
51Z4R3RA23L. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series - Monster War'' VHS cover
GoSeries.JPG|''Godzilla: The Series - The Monster Wars Trilogy'' DVD cover
51AREKJGA1L.jpg|''Godzilla: The Series - Monster Mayhem'' DVD cover
51YZW94D1JL. SY445 .jpg|''Godzilla: The Series - Mutant Madness'' DVD cover
GODZILLA_THE_-COMPLETE-_SERIES_DVD_Cover.jpg|[[Mill Creek Entertainment|Mill Creek]] ''Godzilla: The Series - The Complete Animated Series'' DVD cover
53998 3l.png|Mill Creek ''Retro TV Toons - Godzilla: The Series - The H.E.A.T. Is On!'' DVD cover
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{videos|
{{videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2CtgkwJQA</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Opening}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">1b2CtgkwJQA</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' opening}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVofTLJPnE</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Mill Creek DVD Trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="168">3CiV-oahvHw</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series''<br>Cartoon Network bumper}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CiV-oahvHw</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Cartoon Network bumper 1}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="168">XSyRiLPJaHA</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series''<br>Cartoon Network bumper}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSyRiLPJaHA</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Cartoon Network bumper 2}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">FYBYRJMRyUM</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' FOX Kids TV spot}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYBYRJMRyUM</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' FOX Kids TV spot 1}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">vXEZCX5nbF0</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' VHS trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gozkARbRTmw</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' FOX Kids TV spot 2}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="168">yGPRz6JCUAE</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series -<br>Monster Wars'' DVD trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPRz6JCUAE</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Monster Wars DVD trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">VrVofTLJPnE</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' Mill Creek DVD trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXEZCX5nbF0</youtube>|''Godzilla: The Series'' VHS trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">OWKLwsSDMIs</youtube>|Ad for the unreleased [[Trendmasters]] toy line}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0u_rSVDuk</youtube>|Toonami ''Godzilla: The Series'' TV spot}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWKLwsSDMIs</youtube>|Ad for unreleased [[Trendmasters]] toyline}}
}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Due to FOX's Standard and Practices policies at the time, ''Godzilla: The Series'' was unable to show or mention death. As such there are no human fatalities shown in the entire series, while characters refer to slain monsters as "destroyed" rather than "killed." Even monsters could only be destroyed if they were not depicted as sentient.<ref name="SciFi Japan">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/03/28/godzilla-the-series/ The Ultimate Guide to GODZILLA: The Series]</ref>
*Due to FOX's Standards and Practices policies at the time, ''Godzilla: The Series'' was unable to show or even mention death aloud. As such, there are no human fatalities directly shown in the entire series, while characters refer to slain monsters as "destroyed", rather than "killed." Even monsters could only be destroyed if they were not depicted as sentient.<ref name="SciFi Japan">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/03/28/godzilla-the-series/ The Ultimate Guide to GODZILLA: The Series]</ref>
**While this is the case, in the episode ''[[Shafted]]'', there are some petrified and presumably dead miners. In the episode ''[[Future Shock]]'', it is implied that a large portion of the human population was wiped out by the [[D.R.A.G.M.A.]]s in an alternate future.
**While this is mostly the case, in the episode "[[Shafted]]," there are some petrified and presumably dead miners, and in the episode "[[Future Shock]]", it is implied that a large portion of the human population was wiped out by the [[D.R.A.G.M.A.]]s in an alternate future.
*A short [[Godzilla: The Series (comic)|webcomic]] based on ''Godzilla: The Series'' was hosted on the show's website.
*A short [[Godzilla: The Series (comic)|webcomic]] based on ''Godzilla: The Series'' was hosted on the show's website.
*Malcolm Danare, Kevin Dunn, and Michael Lerner all reprise their roles from ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. Nobuaki Fukuda, who provided the voice for [[Mendel Craven]] in [[Toho]]'s Japanese dub for ''GODZILLA'', reprises the role in the Japanese dub for ''Godzilla: The Series''. Rica Matsumoto, who voiced Lucy Palotti in the Toho ''GODZILLA'' dub, voices the character [[Alexandra Springer]] in the Japanese dub for ''Godzilla: The Series''.
*Malcolm Danare ([[Mendel Craven]]), Kevin Dunn ([[Anthony Hicks]]), and Michael Lerner (Ebert) all reprise their roles from ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. Nobuaki Fukuda, who provided the voice for Craven in [[Toho]]'s Japanese dub for ''GODZILLA'', reprises the role in the Japanese dub for ''Godzilla: The Series''. Rica Matsumoto, who voiced Lucy Palotti in the Toho ''GODZILLA'' dub, voices the character [[Alexandra Springer]] in the Japanese dub for "[[S.C.A.L.E.]]," one of the episodes of ''Godzilla: The Series''. In the show's Japanese dub, [[Niko Tatopoulos|Nick]] was voiced by [[Kenyu Horiuchi]], who voiced Victor "Animal" Palotti in both Japanese dubs for ''GODZILLA'' and would go on to voice [[Unberto Mori]] in the ''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy.
*In the show's Japanese dub, [[Niko Tatopoulos|Nick]] was voiced by [[Kenyu Horiuchi]], who voiced Victor "Animal" Palotti in both Japanese dubs for ''GODZILLA'' and would go on to voice [[Unberto Mori]] in the ''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy.
*[[Trendmasters]] created prototypes for a planned toy line based on ''Godzilla: The Series'', but it was cancelled, along with the company's other planned ''Godzilla'' figures, when the company went bankrupt.
==See Also==
*Plushes of [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]], the [[Giant Turtle]], and [[Komodithrax]] and her egg from ''Godzilla: The Series'' cameo in an episode of the [[2021]] anime series ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'', alongside a plush of [[Godzooky]] from the Hanna-Barbera ''[[Godzilla (series)|Godzilla]]'' cartoon.
*[[Godzilla/TriStar]]
*This series shares some similarities with Tab Murphy's script treatment for ''[[Godzilla 2 (unmade 1998 film sequel)|GODZILLA 2]]'', an unmade film sequel to the 1998 film. Both stories feature the hatchling from the first Godzilla's only surviving egg imprinting on Nick and going on to help defend humanity from other, more malevolent mutations. This second Godzilla possesses atomic breath in both stories as well. [[Monster Island]], a location from the [[Showa era|Showa]] ''Godzilla'' films, also appears in both stories. However, H.E.A.T. is absent from the ''GODZILLA 2'' story, which also features the second Godzilla bearing a host of offspring, whereas the Godzilla from the series is stated to be sterile.
*[[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series]]
*[[Unused Godzilla: The Series monsters|Numerous monsters]] were conceptualized for ''Godzilla: The Series'', but did not end up appearing in an episode. Most of them were named after existing monsters from [[Toho]]'s ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films, such as [[Gigan]], [[Manda]], [[Megalon]], and [[Moguera]]. These names were likely placeholders, as it was unfeasible to license monsters from Toho and receive approval for their portrayals, given the show's tight production schedule. Four of these unused monsters only appeared near the end of the series' opening.
*[[Godzilla (1998 film)]]
==See also==
*[[Godzilla (TriStar)]]
*[[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla (''Godzilla: The Series'')]]
*[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'' (1998 film)]]
==References==
==References==
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Godzilla: The Series
Godzilla: The Series
Air date September 12, 1998 - April 22, 2000
Production companies Adelaide Productions,
Centropolis Television,
Columbia TriStar Television,
Dong Woo Animation
Channel(s) Fox KidsU.S., Network TenAU, Direct TVJP
Genre(s) Animated series
Episodes 38 (aired), 40 (total)
Rate this series!
4.74
(27 votes)

Godzilla: The Series (ゴジラ ザ・シリーズ,   Gojira: Za Shirīzu) was an animated series co-produced by Adelaide Productions, Centropolis Television, and Columbia TriStar Television as a sequel to the 1998 film GODZILLA. The series follows the film's protagonist Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos, who discovers the sole surviving offspring of Godzilla in the ruins of Madison Square Garden. The new Godzilla imprints on Nick and quickly grows to adulthood, becoming a loyal ally to both his adopted father and all of mankind when he accompanies Nick and his humanitarian scientific team H.E.A.T. as they travel the world to protect innocent civilians from a host of malevolent mutated creatures. Godzilla: The Series ran for two seasons from September 12, 1998 to April 22, 2000; the first season consisting of 21 episodes and the second of 19, the last two of which were not originally aired on television in North America. Compared to the controversial film on which it was based, Godzilla: The Series was relatively well-received by viewers and fans of the franchise, and maintains a cult following to this day.

Plot

Immediately following the destruction of Godzilla's nest in Madison Square Garden and the military's extermination of the creature himself at the conclusion of the 1998 film, Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos receives permission from Colonel Anthony Hicks to survey the ruins of MSG and ensure none of the monster's eggs survived. During his search, Nick comes upon a single surviving egg which hatches into a Baby Godzilla, who imprints on Nick as his parent due to his being covered with amniotic fluid from the other eggs. The infant quickly grows to adulthood, but demonstrates an entirely different personality from his late biological father as well as greater physical strength and resilience and the ability to spit a powerful atomic heat ray. Nick joins forces with colleagues Dr. Elsie Chapman, Dr. Mendel Craven, and Randy Hernandez to form his own research outfit known as H.E.A.T., an acronym for Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team, with the goal of researching and protecting mankind from the various mutated monsters appearing around the world. French secret service agent Monique Dupre joins H.E.A.T. in order to keep an eye on the new Godzilla, whose loyalty to Nick renders him an important ally to the team on its mission.

Throughout the series, H.E.A.T. travels the globe in order to research and contain the dangerous mutations spawned by nuclear testing and other human activity. Whenever the team is in danger, Nick is able to summon Godzilla to their aid in order to combat their monstrous foes. H.E.A.T. and Godzilla battle a host of original monsters created specifically for the show, such as Crustaceous Rex, the Giant Bat, and King Cobra. While most of the episodes' plots are unconnected, there is a loose sense of continuity throughout the show, with some characters and monsters reappearing following their debut episodes, though some episodes were aired out of chronological order. A recurring human antagonist is Cameron Winter, an eccentric corrupt billionaire and former academic rival of Nick's who is dedicated to ruining Nick and destroying Godzilla. Season 1 includes a trilogy of episodes paying tribute to the film Destroy All Monsters, in which the Leviathan Aliens take control of the mutations of Earth and unleash them across the globe in an effort to destroy human civilization. Godzilla's biological father is revived by the aliens as Cyber Godzilla and used to bring Godzilla himself under their control before he eventually regains his senses and fights back. In one episode, members of H.E.A.T. are cast into an apocalyptic future in which Godzilla and the mutations of Earth have been exterminated by genetically engineered monsters called D.R.A.G.M.A.s, and must travel back to the present in order to prevent this. In another, Godzilla mates with a female mutant Komodo dragon named Komodithrax and becomes the surrogate father to her unborn offspring while clashing with a Giant Turtle.

Episodes

The following table lists all episodes of Godzilla: The Series. By default, these are sorted by the order they were originally broadcast on American television, but can also be sorted in their chronological order.

No. Title Directed by Written by Air date
Broadcast Chronology
Season 1
1 1 "New Family: Part 1" Audu Paden Robert N. Skir,
Marty Isenberg
09/12/1998
2 2 "New Family: Part 2" 09/19/1998
3 4 "D.O.A." Frank Squillace Richard Mueller 09/26/1998
4 3 "Talkin' Trash" Tim Eldred Steve Perry 10/03/1998
5 5 "The Winter of Our Discontent" Sam Liu Robert N. Skir,
Marty Isenberg
10/10/1998
6 6 "Cat and Mouse" Frank Squillace Steven Melching 10/31/1998
7 8 "What Dreams May Come" Len Wein 11/07/1998
8 7 "Leviathan" Tim Eldred Michael Reaves 11/14/1998
9 9 "Hive" Sam Liu Marv Wolfman 11/21/1998
10 10 "Bird of Paradise" Alan Caldwell Neil Ruttenberg 12/05/1998
11 12 "DeadLoch" Sam Liu Steve Hayes 02/06/1999
12 15 "Monster Wars: Part 1" Christopher Berkeley Robert N. Skir,
Marty Isenberg
02/13/1999
13 16 "Monster Wars: Part 2" Sam Liu Steven Melching 02/20/1999
14 17 "Monster Wars: Part 3" Alan Caldwell Michael Reaves 02/27/1999
15 13 "Competition" Frank Squillace Harry "Doc" Kloor 03/06/1999
16 11 "Freeze" Christopher Berkeley Barry Hawkins 03/13/1999
17 14 "Bug Out" Frank Squillace Brooks Watchel 03/20/1999
18 20 "Web Site" Christopher Berkeley Marsha F. Griffin 05/01/1999
19 18 "An Early Frost" Sam Liu Craig Miller 05/08/1999
20 24 "Trust No One" Nathan Chew Greg Pincus 07/31/1999
21 22 "Juggernaut" Frank Squillace Tom Pugsley,
Greg Klein
08/14/1999
Season 2
22 36 "Future Shock" Alan Caldwell Tom Pugsley,
Greg Klein
09/18/1999
23 40 "Cash of the Titans" Sean Song Andrew Deutsch 09/25/1999
24 35 "S.C.A.L.E." Christopher Berkeley Scott Lobdell 10/02/1999
25 28 "Protector" Christopher Berkeley Mark Hoffmeier 10/09/1999
26 30 "Freak Show" Nathan Chew Steve L. Hayes 12/11/1999
27 37 "End of the Line" David Hartman Steve Melching 12/18/1999
28 19 "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been" Brad Rader Janna King Kalichman 01/15/2000
29 21 "Wedding Bells Blew" Alan Caldwell Steve Cuden 01/22/2000
30 31 "Metamorphosis" George Melrod 01/29/2000
31 38 "Area 51" Jeff Wynne 02/05/2000
32 34 "The Twister" Andy Tohm Laura Runnels,
Patti Carr
02/12/2000
33 23 "Shafted" Sean Song Robin Russin 02/19/2000
34 32 "Where is Thy Sting?" Frank Squillace William Stout 02/26/2000
35 25 "Lizard Season" Alan Caldwell Robert N. Skir 03/11/2000
36 29 "Vision" Sam Liu Carl Ellsworth 03/18/2000
37 33 "Underground Movement" Marsha F. Griffin 04/01/2000
38 27 "Ring of Fire" Sean Song,
Brad Rader
Rodney Gibbs 04/22/2000
Unaired episodes
39 26 "The Ballad of Gens du Marais" Sam Liu Angel Dean Lopez N/A
40 39 "Tourist Trap" Nathan Chew Marty Isenberg N/A

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Audu Paden, Frank Squillace, Tim Elderd, Sam Liu, Alan Caldwell, Christopher Berkeley, Nathan Chew, Sean Song, David Hartman, Brad Rader, Andy Tohm
  • Written by   Robert N.Skir, Marty Isenberg, Richard Mueller, Steve Perry, Steven Melching, Len Wein, Michael Reaves, Marv Wolfman, Neil Ruttenberg, Steve Hayes, Harry Kloor, Barry Hawkins, Brooks Watchel, Marsha Griffin, Craig Miller, Greg Pincus, Tom Pugsley, Greg Klein, Andrew Deutsch, Scott Lobdell, Mark Hoffmeier, Janna Kang Kalichman, Steve Cuden, George Melrod, Jeff Wynne, Lara Runnels, Patti Carr, Robin Russin, William Stout, Carl Ellsworth, Rodney Gibbs, Angel Dean Lopez
  • Developed by   Jeff Kline, Richard Raynis
  • Executive producers   Richard Raynis, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
  • Produced by   Audu Paden
  • Music by   Jim Latham

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Ian Ziering   as   Dr. Nick Tatopoulos [40 episodes]
  • Malcolm Danare   as   Dr. Mendel Craven [40 episodes]
  • Rino Romano   as   Randy Hernandez [40 episodes]
  • Charity James   as   Dr. Elsie Chapman [40 episodes]
  • Brigitte Bako   as   Monique Dupre [39 episodes]
  • Tom Kenny   as   N.I.G.E.L. [28 episodes], Bill [2 episodes]
  • Kevin Dunn   as   Major Anthony Hicks [20 episodes]
  • Paget Brewster   as   Audrey Timmonds [11 episodes]
  • Joe Pantoliano   as   Victor "Animal" Palotti [8 episodes]
  • David Newsom   as   Cameron Winter [3 episodes]
  • Bob Joles   as   Hank [2 episodes]
  • Michael Lerner   as   Mayor Ebert [3 episodes]
  • Nicholas Guest   as   Chad Gordon [2 episodes]
  • Keith Szarabajka   as   Philippe Roaché [2 episodes]
  • Ronny Cox   as   Dale [2 episodes]
  • Linda Blair   as   Alexandra Springer [1 episode]
  • Steve Susskind   as   Sidney Walker [1 episode]
  • Tate Donovan   as   Lawrence Cohen
  • Kenneth Mars   as   Alexander Preloran
  • Clancy Brown   as   Maximillian Speil [1 episode]
  • Roddy McDowall   as   Dr. Hugh Trevor [1 episode]
  • Jesse Corti   as   Paul Dimanche
  • Michael Chiklis   as   Colonel Charles Tarrington
  • Dorian Harewood   as   Tobias Wilson
  • Nick Jameson   as   Dr. Jonathan Insley [1 episode]
  • Stuart Pankin   as   Milo Sanders
  • Maggie Macmillan   as   Susan Sanders
  • Susan Eisenberg   as   Dr. Candace Kirk
  • Page Leong   as   Dr. Yukiko Ifukube / Tomoko
  • James Horan   as   Professor Kasam
  • Dennis Haysbert   as   General Ekwensi
  • Ron Perlman   as   Leviathan Aliens [4 episodes]
  • Frank Welker   as   Godzilla, Chameleon, Nanotech Creature, Armillaria

Japanese dub

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.


Appearances

Monsters


Weapons, vehicles, races and organizations

Discovery Zone attraction

In late 1998, the American children's entertainment chain Discovery Zone introduced new laser tag arenas to their stores based on Godzilla: The Series, called Godzilla Laser Adventure.[1] The arenas included prints of monsters from the series, such as Godzilla and a Mutant Rat, along with a cityscape decorating the various walls and barricades. There were also points on the wall you could shoot, presumably for more points, such as one that glowed with a green star on the back of the Mutant Rat. It is unknown how many of the arenas were still available, if any, when Discovery Zone went out of business in December 2001.

Reception

Despite the negative reaction to the film on which it was based, Godzilla: The Series garnered surprisingly positive reactions from fans and it did well in the TV ratings. The series received praise for its portrayal of Godzilla who, unlike his parent from the film, was given many of the character's traditional characteristics from the Toho films such as his fearless attitude and personality, his heightened physical strength and durability, and his trademark atomic breath. The series was also recognized for retaining the tone and storytelling style of the Showa Godzilla films, featuring a heroic Godzilla battling a host of enemy monsters and even alien invaders. The series' human characters and their dynamics were also well-regarded, especially in comparison to their counterparts from the film.

Gallery

Video releases

Mill Creek DVD (2014) [Godzilla: The Series - The Complete Animated Series]

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 4
  • Audio: English
  • Subtitles: None
  • Special features: None
  • Notes: The series' 40 episodes are presented in chronological order rather than broadcast order, with 10 episodes on each disc.

Videos

Godzilla: The Series opening
Godzilla: The Series
Cartoon Network bumper
Godzilla: The Series
Cartoon Network bumper
Godzilla: The Series FOX Kids TV spot
Godzilla: The Series VHS trailer
Godzilla: The Series -
Monster Wars
DVD trailer
Godzilla: The Series Mill Creek DVD trailer
Ad for the unreleased Trendmasters toy line

Trivia

  • Due to FOX's Standards and Practices policies at the time, Godzilla: The Series was unable to show or even mention death aloud. As such, there are no human fatalities directly shown in the entire series, while characters refer to slain monsters as "destroyed", rather than "killed." Even monsters could only be destroyed if they were not depicted as sentient.[2]
    • While this is mostly the case, in the episode "Shafted," there are some petrified and presumably dead miners, and in the episode "Future Shock", it is implied that a large portion of the human population was wiped out by the D.R.A.G.M.A.s in an alternate future.
  • A short webcomic based on Godzilla: The Series was hosted on the show's website.
  • Malcolm Danare (Mendel Craven), Kevin Dunn (Anthony Hicks), and Michael Lerner (Ebert) all reprise their roles from GODZILLA. Nobuaki Fukuda, who provided the voice for Craven in Toho's Japanese dub for GODZILLA, reprises the role in the Japanese dub for Godzilla: The Series. Rica Matsumoto, who voiced Lucy Palotti in the Toho GODZILLA dub, voices the character Alexandra Springer in the Japanese dub for "S.C.A.L.E.," one of the episodes of Godzilla: The Series. In the show's Japanese dub, Nick was voiced by Kenyu Horiuchi, who voiced Victor "Animal" Palotti in both Japanese dubs for GODZILLA and would go on to voice Unberto Mori in the GODZILLA anime trilogy.
  • Trendmasters created prototypes for a planned toy line based on Godzilla: The Series, but it was cancelled, along with the company's other planned Godzilla figures, when the company went bankrupt.
  • Plushes of Godzilla, the Giant Turtle, and Komodithrax and her egg from Godzilla: The Series cameo in an episode of the 2021 anime series Godzilla Singular Point, alongside a plush of Godzooky from the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon.
  • This series shares some similarities with Tab Murphy's script treatment for GODZILLA 2, an unmade film sequel to the 1998 film. Both stories feature the hatchling from the first Godzilla's only surviving egg imprinting on Nick and going on to help defend humanity from other, more malevolent mutations. This second Godzilla possesses atomic breath in both stories as well. Monster Island, a location from the Showa Godzilla films, also appears in both stories. However, H.E.A.T. is absent from the GODZILLA 2 story, which also features the second Godzilla bearing a host of offspring, whereas the Godzilla from the series is stated to be sterile.
  • Numerous monsters were conceptualized for Godzilla: The Series, but did not end up appearing in an episode. Most of them were named after existing monsters from Toho's Godzilla films, such as Gigan, Manda, Megalon, and Moguera. These names were likely placeholders, as it was unfeasible to license monsters from Toho and receive approval for their portrayals, given the show's tight production schedule. Four of these unused monsters only appeared near the end of the series' opening.

See also

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla: The Series. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Niko Tatopoulos (31 July 2013). "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEUqiCzpGx0". YouTube. Retrieved 12 September 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  2. The Ultimate Guide to GODZILLA: The Series

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