Barnyard Commandos

*Barnyard Commandos*
Barnyard Commandos
	VHS cover of "Apple-Calypse Now"
Starring	S. Scott Bullock; Thom Bray; Pat Fraley; Paul Hreppel; John Mariano; Bob Ridgely; Lennie Weinrib; Danny Wells
Country of origin	United States; France
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Fred Wolf
Producers	Murakami-Wolf-Swenson; Those Characters From Cleveland; Sachs, Finley Programming
Running time	23 minutes
Original release
Network	First-run syndication
Release	September 4, 1990

Barnyard Commandos is an action figure line created by toy designer James Groman for American Greetings Corporation and produced by Playmates Toys in 1989. A thirteen-episode French-American animated series was based on the figures the following year. Produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company IDDH. It features the vocal talents of S. Scott Bullock, Thom Bray, Pat Fraley, Paul Kreppel, John Mariano, Bob Ridgely, Lennie Weinrib, and Danny Wells. However, the series was not successful enough to merit further production of episodes.^[1]

Plot

The property is based around the concept of farm animals who consumed radioactive materials left over from an abandoned military experiment, mutating them into hyper-intelligent, anthropomorphic paramilitary troops.^[2] This consists of two "hilariously harmless" opposing teams: the R.A.M.S. (Rebel Army of Military Sheep) and the P.O.R.K.S. (Platoon of Rebel Killer Swine).

Revival

On June 19, 2020, it was announced CloudCo with partner Megalopolis Toys will make new Barnyard Commandos figures.^[3]

Action figures

Two series of Barnyard Commandos were produced, each including several figures from both teams. Similar to Mattel's Food Fighters, the figures are non-poseable and made of soft, hollow plastic much like squeaky toys. They each include a weapon accessory that fastens onto the figure and a brief, humorous character description on the cardback.

Burger King also produced a series of tie-in toys as Kids' Meal premiums.

Series 1

R.A.M.S.

Sergeant Woolly Pullover
Commodore Fleece Cardigan
Major Legger Mutton
Pilot Fluff Pendleton

P.O.R.K.S.

General Hamfat Lardo
Private Side O'Bacon
Sergeant Shoat N. Sweet
Captain Tusker Chitlins

Series 2

R.A.M.S.

Master Sergeant Cornelius Cannonfodder
Private Bull Bellwether
Commander Missiles Muttonchop
Lieutenant Sureshot Shearling

P.O.R.K.S.

Corporal Hy Ondahog
Staff Sergeant Blaster McBacon
Major Piggyback Gunner
Captain Hogg Wilde

Vehicles

Bacon Bomber
Pork Chopper
Pork-A-Pult
Ram Tank

Home video

Only four episodes of the series were released to four NTSC VHS tapes with one episode each.

Apple-Calypse Now
Back to the Farm
Treasure of Ram Pork Mountain
Ultimate Quest

References

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ "Deals of the Week: Justice, Blue Ant, 9 Story".

External links

[1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[3] "Deals of the Week: Justice, Blue Ant, 9 Story".

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