Saturday, March 30, 2024

Saturday Morning's Forgotten Heroes: Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad (1996)

 Universal Cartoon Studios and Lacewood Productions, after Problem Child & Savage Dragon ended production, teamed with a French studio to produce a series that has been compared to the mid-80's series, M.A.S.K, except that aside from the use of morphing vehicles and masks worn by the drivers, it's not even a spin-off. 

Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad started as a toy line developed by Kenner (now part of Hasbro). The series was part of Claster Entertainment's Power Block, but lasted just 1 season.

Depending on where you lived, the show aired on Sundays or Saturdays. I'm guessing the lack of station clearance, coupled with poor toy sales, doomed the show.

Following is a sample episode, "The Hunger":


Rating: B--.

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