¡Mucha Lucha!
| ¡Mucha Lucha! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | '¡Mucha Lucha!: Gigante' |
| Genre |
Comedy Slapstick Adventure Surreal |
| Created by |
Eddie Mort Lili Chin |
| Voices of |
Carlos Alazraqui (Seasons 1–2) Jason Marsden (Season 3) Kimberly Brooks Candi Milo |
| Theme music composer | Chicos de Barrio |
| Composer(s) | Michael Tavera, Nicolas Barry, Tomas Jacobi, Rene Garza Aldape, Chuy Flores |
| Country of origin |
United States Canada Mexico |
| Original language(s) |
English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sander Schwartz |
| Producer(s) |
Ken Kessel Eddie Mort Lili Chin Alfred Gimeno James Krieg |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Fwak! Animation Warner Bros. Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Kids' WB (United States) Cartoon Network (United States and Worldwide) Teletoon (Canada) Minimax (Central Europe) Disney XD (UK) |
| Audio format |
Dolby Surround (Season 1) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (Season 2–3) |
| Original release | August 17, 2002 – February 26, 2005 |
¡Mucha Lucha! (later known as ¡Mucha Lucha!: Gigante) is an American-Mexican-Canadian animated television series that premiered on Kids' WB on August 17, 2002. It was created by Eddie Mort and Lili Chin and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is the first animated television series created with Adobe Flash, a program which has since become widely used as a medium for animation. The show was also seen on Teletoon in Canada, CITV, Kix! and Disney XD in the UK, and Cartoon Network worldwide (including the US).
The show is set in a fictional Mexican town centered on lucha libre (nearly everyone in the town has a mask and costume and a signature move) and is essentially about the adventures of three children, Rikochet, The Flea and Buena Girl, as they struggle through the Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha, where they study.
In 2005 the straight-to-video movie ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico was spun-off from the series.
Main characters
- Rikochet - A young wrestler who is the protagonist. He considers himself the bravest of the group, but sometimes leaps before he looks.
- The Flea - A friend of Rikochet who is always dirty and refers to himself in third person. As well as having a few disgusting habits, he is also the most nervous, but often proves to be a useful ally.
- Buena Girl - A smart young female wrestler who always plays by the rules. She can also be very arrogant and obnoxious at times.
- El Rey - An action figure which represents Rikochet's conscience. He's carried in a backpack, but can move and talk on his own, as if he were alive. It is stated that this action figure is just part of a large merchandising euphoria related to a supreme undefeated Mexican wrestler with the same name (an allusion to Santo). Along in the series, several other El Rey toys appear and often causes trouble with Rikochet's.
Spin-off merchandise
A toy line based on the show was released by Jakks Pacific in 2004.[1] In this toy line included "Mix-a-Lot" action figures; these had removable body parts that could be placed on the bodies of other action figures in the series. "Signature Move" action figures were also put out, along with a toy wrestling ring. However, the second series of the toy line was cancelled.
During summer of 2003, DC Comics published a three-issue mini-series of comic books based on ¡Mucha Lucha! All three of the stories featured in these comic books were written by Eddie Mort, and have even been occasionally referenced in the TV series.
- El Rey, Come Home!
- It's All Buena!
- Limbo of the Lost Luchadores!
The show was licensed for a Game Boy Advance video game Mascaritas of the Lost Code in late 2003, and also a Sony PlayStation 2 video game Mysterioso Grande was slated for release but was cancelled around 2004 as the creators could not find a publisher.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ DeMott, Rick (2003-10-17). "JAKKS Pacific Lands Mucha Lucha Toy License". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/15/mucha-lucha-unreleased/
External links
- ¡Mucha Lucha! at Kids WB!
- ¡Mucha Lucha! at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- ¡Mucha Lucha! at TV.com
- ¡Mucha Lucha! at the Internet Movie Database
