¡Mucha Lucha! (later known as ¡Mucha Lucha!: Gigante for the third and final season) is an American-Mexican 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. It also aired on Cartoon Network worldwide as the show continued to air on Kids' WB.
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, Buena Girl, and the Flea, as they struggle through the Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha, where they study.
Rikochet (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) – A young wrestler who is the protagonist. He considers himself the bravest of the group, but sometimes leaps before he looks.
The Flea (voiced by Candi Milo) - 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 (Kimberly Brooks) - A smart young female wrestler who always plays by the rules. She can also be very arrogant and obnoxious at times.
El Rey (voiced by Michael Donovan) - 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.
Gabe Khouth as Skelantonio and Ensalada De Frutas and Futboloco and Little Dipper and Baby and Double Ninja Ninja and Mexican Soldier and French Soldier and Chyron
Don Brown as King Prawn and El Porcino
Kevan Ohtsji as Kyoto and Blowfish
Brent Chapman as Soccer Coach and Pierre Del Fuego and Ratman and Challenger Ape and Coffee Guy, Cool Guy, Hillbilly #5 and Man and Cop and Miguel and Pharmacist and Big Kid and Man and Masked Santa
Janyse Jaud as Dragonfly, Pep Girl and Zebrita Twin
Dee Bradley Baker as Rick O' Shea, Troll and Sr. Stinky, Hulk Penny and Black Widower and Hueve-O and King Ape, Sprinkles, Tiber The Terrible and Parrot and Mysterioso Grande and Kid and Dr. Siniestro and Spleen, Big Nerd, El Rey #2 and Doomien and Irgwin and Counselor, Quetzalcoatl, Bobo and Orphan
The show was also seen on Kids' WB in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, CITV and Kix in the United Kingdom, and Canal 5 in Mexico from August 17, 2002, until February 26, 2005. It also premiered on Cartoon Network internationally in 2003, and in U.S in 2004. In March 2007, the show began its first rerun on Miguzi, and was later replaced with Ben 10 for the last slot before Miguzi was shut down in the same year. The final rerun of the show lasted from 2008 to 2009, and it was removed from the lineup in 2010.
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 Advancevideo gameMascaritas of the Lost Code in late 2003, and also a SonyPlayStation 2video gameMysterioso Grande was slated for release but was cancelled around 2004 as the creators could not find a publisher.[2]
References[]
↑DeMott, Rick (2003-10-17). "JAKKS Pacific Lands Mucha Lucha Toy License". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2014-12-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Other students:Megawatt • Penny Plutonium • Potato Potata Jr. • Francisco of the Forest • El Haystack Grande • Sonic Sumo • Minotoro • El Perrito • Snow Pea • La Flamencita • French Twist • Cindy Slam • Zero Kelvin • Pierre Del Fuego • Protozoa • Private Reinhardt • El Oscuro Invasor • Tibor the Terrible • El Gundamo • Coco Demento • La Pinata • Ensalada De Frutas • El Loco Mosquito • Dragonfly • Skellantonio • Tic-Tac-Toe • Double Ninja Ninja • El Pacifico • Electricity • Timmy of a Thousand Masks Faculty:The Headmistress • Senor Hasbeena • Mr. Midcarda Supporting characters: Antagonists:
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The Foremost World Renowned International School of Lucha
