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Phantom 2040

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Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. The unusual character designs are the work of Peter Chung, creator of Æon Flux. The show debuted in 1994 to rave reviews, though it survived only 35 episodes before it was relegated to weekend repeats in 1996. Along with action sequences, stories focused on intelligent plotting and character development, winning the series praise for its subtle teaching of such values as individuality, freedom, and the volatility of humanity. It also spawned comic books tie-ins and other merchandise. Featured voice actors included Scott Valentine, Margot Kidder, Ron Perlman, and Jeff Bennett, while Mark Hamill, Debbie Harry, Rob Paulsen, and Paul Williams had recurring roles.

Created by:
Lee Falk
Cast:
Scott Valentine, Carrie Snodgress, Harlan Ellison, Jeff Bennett
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America, France
Network:
Multishow, Locomotion TV

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Season 1

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Episode 1

Generation Unto Generation, Part 1

1994-09-18 · 23m

The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.

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Episode 2

Generation Unto Generation, Part 2

1994-09-25

The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.

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Episode 3

The Sum of the Parts

1994-10-02

Maximum's new invention, the fractal (shape-changing) biot is part of a new plot to capture the Phantom. Meanwhile, Professor Archer finds out about Kit's dual identity.

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Episode 4

Fire and I.C.E.

1994-10-09

A new member joins the team - a superhacker kid named Sparks, and just in time to ""skate"" the Integrated Cyber Environment and meet the mysterious entity known only as Cairo.

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Episode 5

Reflections of Glory

1994-10-16

The story behind the rock star, Vaingloria, is revealed during an adventure involving kidnapped teens.

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Episode 6

Shadows from the Past

1994-10-23

An egyptian would-be queen wants revenge on the Phantom, who unified her continent many years ago. But when her venom-tipped darts affect Guran instead of Kit, we find out a little more about the night Kit's father vanished

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Episode 7

The Good Mark

1994-10-30

The Phantom learns the meaning of his Good Mark and, in the course of a plot by Maximum to lure the Phantom into a trap, ends up marking Sagan with it.

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Episode 8

Ghost In the Machine

1994-11-06

When Rebecca is partially successful in resurrecting her dead husband, more of the history of the Great Train Wreck of 2024 is revealed, as the Phantom squares off with Max Madison, Sr. at Grand Central Station... again.

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Episode 9

Dark Orbit, Part 1

1994-11-13

With the aid of Australian crime boss Gorda, raids Maximum cargo ships to obtain chemicals needed for his Damocles Platform, a deadly orbital laser cannon he plans to use to force the Earth into recognizing the independence of the Orbital Colonies.

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Episode 10

Dark Orbit, Part 2

1994-11-20

Sean 1 of the orbital platform is close to achieving his dream of acquiring enough power to enforce a declaration of independence. Will Graft and the Phantom team up to stop him from destroying Metropia and part of the world in his quest for a Free Orbital Nation?

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Episode 11

The Biot In Red

1994-11-27

The further adventures of Heisenberg the fractal biot, as he explores the concept of ""feelings"", and Dr. Jak has to do without his biot assistant for a while.

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Episode 12

The Gauntlet

1994-12-04

The mystery of Sparks' missing parents is finally solved, during an adventure with a new security system at Cyberville

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Episode 13

Three Into One

1994-12-11

Maximum Inc's latest innovation is a virtual theme park featuring the rock star Vaingloria. But when three people seem to be taken over by a strange psychic force, their combined might may be too much for Metropia, so the police decide they need the Phantom's help - and offer him absolution if he solves the case. And the liason the police choose to work with the Phantom? Why, Sagan, of course

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Episode 14

Life Lessons

1995-02-04

Heisenberg returns to warn the Phantom of a danger to both biots and humans deep inside Cyberville. But why would anyone care about the destruction of biots, even Heisenberg? After all, they're not alive... are they?

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Episode 15

The Magician

1995-02-11

When Sagan digs into the mystery of the Phantom's identity, she uncovers an old associate of the Phantom from 20 years ago. Unfortunately, her search has been tailed - now, can that associate protect both himself and the Phantom from Graft's overeager crew?

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Episode 16

Swifter, Higher, Faster

1995-02-18

Kit's investigation into the dissemination of a new drug leads him to the athletes at his own college, where his friends confront him about his strange behavior and evasive secrecy.

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Episode 17

Lasers in the Jungle

1995-02-25

Graft leads an armed raid on the Ghost Jungle to find the Phantom's hidden lair, and is forced to bring Vaingloria along with him. When Kit's plan to divert Graft from the skull lair goes awry, the Phantom must improvise to save his friends from the wrath of Maximum's biot army.

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Episode 18

Down the Line

1995-04-29

A message from the Phantom of 2157 sent back to the Phantom of 2040 leads Kit to some surprising clues and faces him with a difficult choice: whether to continue the Phantom's code against killing, even in the face of the inevitable destruction of the Earth.

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Episode 19

Control Group

1995-04-29

Rebecca Madison decides to test a new brainwave transfer method on Graft, causing the Phantom to stumble upon some of Graft's old memories, of his time as a soldier in the Resource Wars and his defiance of Maximum. Now, the Phantom must help Graft remember that he was once a hero to stop Rebecca from turning Metropia's new war memorial into a lethal plasma cannon

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Episode 20

A Boy and His Cat

1995-04-29

Maxwell Jr. ends up trapped in virtual reality after his leisurely stroll through Maximum's defences leaves Rebecca fuming, and the Phantom must get him out before he unknowingly destroys Metropia with his indestructible, virtually-controlled army of combat biots.

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Cast

Scott Valentine

Scott Valentine

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Carrie Snodgress

Carrie Snodgress

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Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison

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Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett

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Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

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Paul Williams

Paul Williams

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Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

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