Battle of the Planets

US, 1978

TV show

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Battle of the Planets cast five young people as G-Force, consisting of Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop, and Tiny. G-Force protects Earth from planet Spectra and other attacks from beyond space. The most prominent field commander of the Spectra forces was a villainous, masked individual known as Zoltar, who received his orders directly from the “Luminous One”.

Battle of the Planets is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.

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Credits

producer

Jameson Brewer

Sandy Frank

Sandy Frank

Duration

30:00

Production places
US
Production dates
1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-tv-4695

Language

English

Subject categories

Action & Adventure

Animation

TMDB-TV

4695

Wikidata

Q9268679

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