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BraveStarr was an animated space western made for children. Original episodes aired from September 1987 to February 1989. It was created simultaneously with a set of action figures, in a similar manner to the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon. It was the last cartoon series produced by Filmation and Group W Productions. BraveStarr was considered the most creative production Filmation had created since He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Like in He-Man, a moral lesson is told at the end of each episode. One notable episode was "The Price", in which a boy buys a drug called "Spin," becomes addicted to it and dies from an overdose. Sadly, Bravestarr wasn't as popular as Filmation's previous cartoons. Some blame Mattel for the cartoon's poor success, claiming that they rushed the toyline too early.

Like many cartoons at the time, Bravestarr premiered directly into syndication.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Heroes 1.2 Villians 2 Plot 3 References 4 External link

Characters

Heroes

• Marshall Bravestarr: The title character is the marshall of the planet "New Texas". He is a native american, who can call upon the power of "spirit animals". In addition, he carries a laser pistol. The spirit animal powers are:
  • Eyes of the Hawk: Lets him see great distances
  • Ears of the Wolf: Gives him super-hearing
  • Strength of the Bear: Gives him super-strength
  • Speed of the Puma: Gives him super-speed
• Thirty/Thirty is Bravestarr's talking cyborg horse, who can "transform" from a quadraped to a more anthropomorphic biped. He carries a giant shotgun.
• Handlebar: A hulking, green-skinned bartender, with a bright orange handlebar moustache. He mostly serves Bravestarr and Thirty/Thirty a drink called "sweetwater" in his bar, as they sit and discuss the moral lesson learned in that day's episode.
• Deputy Fuzz: A pudgy little prairie dog-like alien, who serves exclusively as comic relief. Basically Bravestarr's version of Orko.
• Judge J.B.: The token female hero.
• Shaman: A native american shaman who serves as an advisor to Bravestarr.

The heroes' base of operations is a town called "Fort Kerium".

Villians

• Tex Hex: The lavender-skinned leader of the Carrion Bunch.
• Outlaw Skuzz: Tex's cigar-smoking henchman and cousin of Deputy Fuzz.
• Sandstorm: A red reptilian alien who can exhale giant clouds of sand, which the Carrion Bunch usually uses to escape.
• Thunderstick: A robot who shot electricity
• Cactus Head: A strange looking robot.
• Dingo Dan: One of Tex's anthropomorphic coyotes.
• Vipra: The token female villain.
• Stampede: A demonic-looking-bull alien who advises the Carrion Bunch.

Plot

The story is set on a distant planet called New Texas, which has "a sky of three suns." A mineral called Kerium, a rare and powerful crystal worth a lot of money, is discovered there. Kerium is used as a power source by the town of Sweetwater. Most of the episodes revolve around the heroes preventing the villians from stealing Kerium.

References

• Bravestarr. epguides.com. URL accessed on October 28, 2005.
• Filmation Associates: Bravestarr. The Big Cartoon Database. URL accessed on October 28, 2005.

External link

• BraveStarr (1987-1989) at the Internet Movie Database
• X-Entertainment entry on Bravestarr

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