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Rarely referenced, wrestling was simply a device to determine the good guys from the bad guys. The wrestlers themselves appeared in the live-action segments of the show; however, they did not provide the voices for their animated counterparts. These were instead performed by professional [[voice actor]]s. One recurring live-action segment was the [[music video]] for the [[cover song|cover]] of "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]" recorded by several WWF wrestlers for ''[[The Wrestling Album]]''.
Rarely referenced, wrestling was simply a device to determine the good guys from the bad guys. The wrestlers themselves appeared in the live-action segments of the show; however, they did not provide the voices for their animated counterparts. These were instead performed by professional [[voice actor]]s. One recurring live-action segment was the [[music video]] for the [[cover song|cover]] of "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]" recorded by several WWF wrestlers for ''[[The Wrestling Album]]''.


Due to the show being animated, and the longer production times that resulted, the show often failed to keep pace with the events of the WWF at the time. This resulted in certain wrestlers turning heel (or, in non-wrestling terms, a villain) in regular WWF programming but remaining good guys on the cartoon and vice versa. It also depicted Hogan as having a full head of hair, as opposed to the noticeably [[male pattern baldness|receding hairline]] he sported in the ring.
Due to the show being animated, and the longer production times that resulted, the show often failed to keep pace with the events of the WWF at the time. This resulted in certain wrestlers turning heel (or, in non-wrestling terms, a villain) in regular WWF programming but remaining good guys on the cartoon and vice versa. It also depicted Hogan as having a full head of hair, as opposed to the noticeably [[male pattern baldness|receding hairline]] he sported in the ring. After production was finished, Christopher Lovin entered the studio to record more episodes as a young jewish boy companion but the newer episodes were discontinued due to conflicting religious beliefs amongst the cast members.


WWE retains the rights to the program.
WWE retains the rights to the program.

Revision as of 04:14, 2 July 2012

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
GenreAction
Comedy
StarringBrad Garrett as Hulk Hogan
Voices ofCharles Adler
Lewis Arquette
James Avery
Jodi Carlisle
George DiCenzo
Ron Feinberg
Pat Fraley
Ron Gans
Aron Kincaid
Ernest Harada
Chuck Licini
Joey Pento
Neil Ross
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1985 –
December 6, 1986

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an American animated television series that originally aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 14, 1985 to December 6, 1986[1], with reruns airing until June 27, 1987.

History

The show was animated and produced by DiC Entertainment. It featured animated adventures of popular WWF stars from the time, including its title character Hulk Hogan and his group of wrestlers fighting against a group of rogue wrestlers led by Roddy Piper.[2]

The show followed predictable cartoon archetypes concerning good characters triumphing over evil-doers in wacky situations, typical of children's cartoons in the 1980s.

Rarely referenced, wrestling was simply a device to determine the good guys from the bad guys. The wrestlers themselves appeared in the live-action segments of the show; however, they did not provide the voices for their animated counterparts. These were instead performed by professional voice actors. One recurring live-action segment was the music video for the cover of "Land of a Thousand Dances" recorded by several WWF wrestlers for The Wrestling Album.

Due to the show being animated, and the longer production times that resulted, the show often failed to keep pace with the events of the WWF at the time. This resulted in certain wrestlers turning heel (or, in non-wrestling terms, a villain) in regular WWF programming but remaining good guys on the cartoon and vice versa. It also depicted Hogan as having a full head of hair, as opposed to the noticeably receding hairline he sported in the ring. After production was finished, Christopher Lovin entered the studio to record more episodes as a young jewish boy companion but the newer episodes were discontinued due to conflicting religious beliefs amongst the cast members.

WWE retains the rights to the program.

Characters

Hulk Hogan was the leader of the faces, or good guys; consisting of Junkyard Dog, Captain Lou Albano, André the Giant, Wendi Richter, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Hillbilly Jim, and Tito Santana.

Roddy Piper was the leader of the heels, or bad guys; consisting of Iron Shiek, Nikolai Volkoff, The Fabulous Moolah, Big John Studd, and Mr. Fuji.

Even Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Mean Gene Okerlund appeared animated in a few episodes.

Music

The theme to Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is "Hulk Hogan's Theme" composed by Jim Steinman which was Hogan's entrance theme before "Real American" was adopted as Hogan's entrance theme. The vocal version of the song is called "Ravishing" which is sung by Bonnie Tyler and featured on her album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire.

Episode list

Season 1 (1985)

  1. The Junkyard 500 / Junkenstein
  2. The Four Legged Pickpocket
  3. Clean Gene / André's Giant Problem
  4. Gorillla My Dreams
  5. Cheaters Never Prosper / Driving Me Crazy
  6. The Wrestler's New Clothes / A Lesson in Scouting
  7. Hog Society / Wrestling Roommates
  8. Moolah's Ugly Salon / Ballot Box Boneheads
  9. The Duke of Piperton / Robin Hulk & His Merry Wrestlers
  10. Small But Mighty
  11. Rock 'N Zombies
  12. The Last Resort
  13. Bucket

Season 2 (1986)

  1. Alibano and His 40 Geeks
  2. Captain Lou's Crash Diet / Muscle Madness
  3. 10 Little Wrestlers
  4. Big John's Car Lot / Big Top Boobs
  5. The Foster Wrestler
  6. Ballet Buffoons / Battle of the Bands
  7. Amazons Just Wanna Have Fun
  8. The Art of Wrestling / The Blue Lagoon
  9. The Superfly Express
  10. Junkyard Dog's Junkyard Dog / My Fair Wrestler
  11. Ghost Wrestlers
  12. The Wrong Stuff
  13. Rowdy Roddy Reforms / Three Little Hulks

Voices

Crew

References

  1. ^ "Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestling". www.bcdb.com, April 12, 2012
  2. ^ "Wrestling Cartoon Puts Hold On Taste". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-10-19.

Further reading

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