Much in the manner of The Tick, Freakazoid! was a superhero cartoon where the main character was more weird and humorous than valiant.
Originally a calm computer geek teenager named Dexter Douglas (voiced by David Kaufman ) by day, as Freakazoid (voiced by Paul Rugg) he wore a red suit with an “F!” on it and had black hair with a white streak in it à la Cruella De Vil plus a blue face with eyes lined with black makeup.
He fought equally bizarre criminals, such as Arms Akimbo (a former model whose arms were frozen in place like hooks); Cave Guy; the Cobra Queen; Longhorn, and his arch-enemy The Lobe (voiced by David Warner) in two episodes per show. Cosgrove (voiced by Ed Asner), his contact on the police force, gave him deadpan advice.
Freakazoid operated from a secret base called the Freakalair, which had been built by his mute butler Ingmar – who was later replaced by Professor Jones (voiced by Jonathan Harris). The Freakalair contained a “Hall of Nifty Things to Know”.
Dexter attended Harry Connick High School in Washington DC and had a cat named Mr Chubbikins.
The show’s executive producer was Steven Spielberg.
Freakazoid
Paul Rugg Dexter Douglas
David Kaufman Narrator
Joe Leahy Duncan Douglas
Googy Gress Debbie Douglas
Tress MacNeille Douglas Douglas
John P. McCann Sgt. Mike Cosgrove
Ed Asner Roddy MacStew
Craig Ferguson Steff
Tracy Rowe Professor Jones
Jonathan Harris Cave Guy
Jeff Bennett Longhorn
Maurice LaMarche The Lobe
David Warner
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