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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[]

Other characters[]

Villains[]

Cast[]

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)

Scandinavia and Nordic[]

  • 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.

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