RoboCop: Alpha Commando

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| creator = Michael Miner
Edward Neumeier

| developer = Eric Lewald
Julia Lewald

| writer =

| director = Larry Houston

| presenter =

| starring =

| voices = David Sobolov
Jay Brazeau

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = Carl Johnson

| composer = Carl Johnson

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| country = United States
Canada

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 40

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| producer = Larry Houston
Victor Dal Chele

| executive_producer = Jonathan Dern
Jay Firestone
Paul Sabella

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| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = Fireworks Entertainment
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
Orion Pictures

| network = Syndication

| first_aired = {{Start date|1998|09|07}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1999|02|03}}

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RoboCop: Alpha Commando is an animated television series based on the RoboCop franchise, and the second animated production to feature the character, following on from RoboCop.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=670–671}} Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation for Orion Pictures in association with Fireworks Entertainment, the series was syndicated by The Summit Media Group{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.12/2.12pages/2.12televisionnews.html|title=Television News|website=Animation World Network|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Kenyon|first=Heather|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.11/2.11pages/2.11kenyonnatpe.html|title=NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling...|website=Animation World Network|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=498210-1238-105389&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=2289&ppu=%252fdefault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d2289|title=10K|page=6|publisher=SEC|date=March 31, 1999|accessdate=November 5, 2016}} for one season of forty episodes, which aired from September 7, 1998 until February 3, 1999.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=226}}

Synopsis

The series is set in the year 2030 (2020 in the pilot episode), and deals with RoboCop being reactivated after five years offline to assist a federal high-tech group, "Alpha Division" in their vigilance and struggle against DARC (Directorate for Anarchy, Revenge, and Chaos), a highly advanced terrorist organization, and other forces of evil, whenever that may be, globally or nationally.

The series shared many of the same writers who had contributed to the 1980s animated series, but had even less in common with the films or television canon that it was based on: RoboCop has numerous gadgets in his body that were never in the film, such as roller skates and a parachute. The absence of Anne Lewis was never explained. Besides RoboCop / Alex J. Murphy himself, Sgt. Reed is the only character from the movies to be present in the series.

The show also suffers from major continuity errors: during the first episodes, RoboCop's son is shown in flashback memories and appears to be around 10; however, he later appears to be exactly of the same age and even wearing the same clothing. The names of RoboCop's wife and son were also changed to Susan and Richie; however, this is explained in episode 10: after Alex Murphy became RoboCop, his family was forced to change their identity to keep RoboCop's enemies from locating them.

Unlike the movies, and previous TV incarnations, RoboCop never takes off his helmet in Alpha Commando.

Voice cast

David Sobolov as RoboCop
Akiko Morison as Agent Nancy Miner
Dean Haglund as Dr. Cornelius Neumeier
Blu Mankuma as Sgt. Reed - Blu Mankuma, the voice actor for Sgt. Reed, was also in RoboCop: The Series where he played Sgt. Parks, the show's version of Reed.
Campbell Lane as the voice of Alpha Prime
Jim Byrnes as Mr. Brink / DARC Leader
Saffron Henderson additional voices

Crew

Executive story editors: Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald
Writers: Cary Bates, Larry Braman, Carter Crocker, Steve Cuden, Mark Edens, Michael Edens, Adam Gilad, Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell, Peter Hunziker, Gary Stewart Kaplan, Ann Knapp, Eric Lewald, Julia Lewald, Steven Melching, Martha Moran, Richard Mueller, Cynthia Riddle, Erica Rothschild, Bruce Reid Schaefer, Douglas Sloan, Richard Stanley, Jan Strnad, Larry Swerdlove, Bruce Talkington, Len Uhley, Brooks Wachtel, Len Wein, Russ Weiderspahn
Produced and directed by Larry Houston