Geo: The Animated Series (promotionally titled Geo LTD's Geo and titled in the opening title card simply as Geo) is an American animated television series based on the series of the same name. It was created and produced at Geo LTD. Animation by the Geo series' creator Geo G. It first premiered on CBS Saturday mornings on September 7, 1985 and ended on July 20, 1990. A revival aired in syndication on weekday mornings/afternoons from 1991 to 1995, and on Fox Kids from 1995 to 1999, with reruns airing until 2001. From September 1, 1999 to 2000, 12 webisodes were later produced using Adobe Shockwave, and were broadcast on AtomFilms.com and Shockwave.com.
Production[]
Development of the Geo television series started in 1980.
In 1982, at the time Klasky Csupo was founded, the company was originally set to produce the animation for the show, but left out in favor of other projects. Film Roman later announced in late 1983 that they would instead animate the show. The show was first aired on September 7, 1985, with the first episode "Geo and Reo".
Characters[]
Main characters[]
Minor characters[]
- Dr. One Eye
- Neo
- Bob and Ralph
Other characters[]
Villains[]
Cast[]
- Jaleel White as Geo Jones
- Rob Paulsen as Reo Jones and Dr. One Eye
- Tracey Moore as Claire Jones
- Jim Cummings as Gree
- Tara Strong as Neo
- Geo G. as Bob and Ralph
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Geo: The Animated Series episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release dates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | Distributor | |||
1 | 13 | September 7, 1985 | July 19, 1986 | CBS | June 23, 2002 |
2 | 13 | September 13, 1986 | July 25, 1987 | June 23, 2002 | |
3 | 13 | September 26, 1987 | July 30, 1988 | September 13, 2002 | |
4 | 13 | September 17, 1988 | July 8, 1989 | September 13, 2002 | |
5 | 13 | September 16, 1989 | July 20, 1990 | November 15, 2002 | |
6 | 25 | December 9, 1991 | August 28, 1992 | Syndication/USA Network | July 15, 2003 |
7 | 4 | September 3, 1992 | December 25, 1992 | October 8, 2003 | |
8 | 30 | September 20, 1993 | October 29, 1993 | October 8, 2003 | |
9 | 26 | December 11, 1993 | November 23, 1994 | December 12, 2003 | |
10 | 9 | June 2, 1995 | July 28, 1995 | December 12, 2003 | |
11 | 36 | April 1, 1996 | December 2, 1996 | Fox Kids | January 15, 2004 |
12 | 29 | March 16, 1997 | December 26, 1997 | January 15, 2004 | |
13 | 26 | February 1, 1998 | August 1, 1998 | April 9, 2004 | |
14 | 17 | November 17, 1998 | March 2, 1999 | April 9, 2004 | |
15 | 9 | April 3, 1999 | May 29, 1999 | April 9, 2004 | |
Webisodes | 12 | September 1, 1999 | 2000 | AtomFilms / Shockwave | June 18, 2004 |
Broadcasting[]
USA[]
- CBS (1985-1990)
- Syndication (1991-1994)
- Fox Kids (1995-2001)
- USA Network (as part of USA Cartoon Express, 1990-1995)
- Cartoon Network (2002-2004)
- Boomerang (2005-present)
Canada[]
- CBC/Radio-Canada (1985-1991)
- YTV (1992-2003)
- Teletoon Retro (2009-2014)
Latin America[]
- Azteca 7 (Mexico) (1989-2000)
- TCS (El Salvador) (1990-2005)
- Canal 6 (Hondarus) (1989-2003)
- Tn8 (Nicaragua) (1991-2001)
- Repretel (Costa Rica) (1993-2004)
- Canal 13 (Chile) (1990-2000)
- SBT (Brazil) (1990-2001)
- America Television (Peru) (1990-2002)
Bahamas[]
- ZNS-13 (1988-2003)
United Kingdom & Ireland[]
- CITV (UK) (1986-present)
- RTE (1988-present)
France[]
- France 3 (1987-present)
Germany[]
- RTL (1986-2001)
Italy[]
- Italia 1 (1988-2004)
[]
- DR (Denmark) (1992-2006)
- NRK1 (Norway) (1990-2002)
- Kanal 5 (Sweden) (1989-2003)
- Yle TV2 (Finland) (1992-2004)
- RUV (Iceland) (1993-2004)
Netherlands and Flanders[]
- NPO3 (1989-present)
- Yorin (2001-2002)
Spain and Portugal[]
- TVE (1987-2004)
- RTP2 (1990-2003)
Switzerland[]
- SRF/RTS/RSI (1990-2004)
Austria[]
- ORF (1989-2003)
Beligum[]
- RTBF (1988-2005)
Australia []
.ABC Kids
.Kids Co (2012)
[]
Reception[]
Geo: The Animated Series has received mixed to positive reviews.
Home Video[]
6 VHS tapes, as well as LaserDisc releases of the CBS series came out during March 12 - June 2, 1988, each containing 7 episodes. Additional releases came out in 1989, finishing the CBS run.
The Syndicated episodes were released on VHS in 1997, and DVDs were released in 1999.
All the Fox Kids episodes were released alongside the syndicated episodes on VHS and DVD in 2002.
All seasons (including the Syndicated and Fox Kids episodes, as well as the Webisodes) were released on DVD from 2002-2004 from Geo LTD. Home Entertainment, and are available for free on Netflix and Hulu.