Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
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| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action |
| Voices of | Brad Garrett |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 14, 1985 – June 27, 1987 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an American animated cartoon TV series that originally aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 14, 1985 to June 27, 1987.
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[edit] History
The show was animated and produced by DiC Entertainment. It featured animated adventures of popular WWF stars from the time, including its title character Hulk Hogan. Hogan was the leader of the faces, or good guys, and Roddy Piper was the leader of the heels, or bad guys. The show followed predictable cartoon archetypes concerning good characters triumphing over evil-doers in wacky situations, typical of children's cartoons in the 1980s.
Rarely referenced, wrestling simply was a device to determine the good guys from the bad guys. The wrestlers themselves appeared in the live-action segments of the show. They never did the voices for their animated counterparts. Instead, their voices were done by regular voice actors.
The theme to the show is based on the Bonnie Tyler song, Ravishing.
[edit] Voices
[edit] Good Guys
- Brad Garrett as Hulk Hogan
- James Avery as Junkyard Dog
- George DiCenzo as Captain Lou Albano
- Ron Feinberg as André the Giant
- Jodi Carlisle as Wendi Richter
- Lewis Arquette as Superfly Jimmy Snuka
- Pat Fraley as Hillbilly Jim
- Joey Pento as Tito Santana
[edit] Bad Guys
- Charles Adler as Rowdy Roddy Piper (Currently plays a face when making occasional appearances in the WWE.)
- Aron Kincaid as The Iron Sheik
- Ron Gans as Nikolai Volkoff
- Jodi Carlisle as The Fabulous Moolah (Was last seen as face the whole time when she retired and before her death)
- Chuck Licini as Big John Studd (Was last seen as a face until his death.)
- Ernest Harada as Mr. Fuji
[edit] Other
[edit] Cast changes
Mad Maxine was going to be in the cartoon, but she left the WWF before it premiered and was replaced by The Fabulous Moolah.
[edit] VHS releases
Six NTSC VHS tapes were released by WWF Home Video. The first three volumes were released on November 23, 1999 and the remaining three on March 21, 2000.
Vol. 1 contains the episodes "Small But Mighty" (1985) and "Ten Little Wrestlers" (1985); Vol. 2 contains the episodes "Amazons Just Wanna Have Fun" (1986) and "The Wrong Stuff" (1986); Vol. 3 contains the episodes "Bucket" (1985) and "The Four-Legged Pickpocket" (1986); Vol. 4 contains the episodes "Superfly Express" (1986) and "Ghost Wrestlers" (1986); Vol. 5 contains the episodes "Faster Wrestler" (1985), "Muscle Madness" (1985), and "Big John's Car Lot" (1985); and Vol. 6 contains the episodes "Rock-N-Zombies" (1985), "My Fair Wrestler" (1986), and "Junkyard Dog's Junkyard 500" (1986).
