Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, often shortened to SSSS, is a television series that ran for 53 episodes from September 12, 1994 to April 11, 1995. It was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultracom Inc., and DIC Productions, L.P., and distributed by All American Television. The show aired in syndication and nationwide on the WWOR EMI Service. It adapts the Japanese tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent.

The plot follows high school student Sam Collins, who leads a band called Team Samurai. During a recording session, a power surge zaps him and he vanishes, then returns seconds later with a strange, unremovable device on his wrist. Later, after his friends Amp, Sydney, and Tanker leave, another power surge hits one of Sam's video game programs, named Servo, and zaps him again just after he says "Cool battle armor!" This time, he is pulled into the digital world and transformed into his creation. As Servo, he roams this digital realm and fights monsters called Mega-Viruses, which can attack any device on the electrical grid, the Internet, or telephone networks, causing real-world damage far beyond what a normal computer virus could do.

Meanwhile, another student from Sam's school, Malcolm Frink, designs monsters on his home computer. An escaped military artificial-intelligence program named Kilokahn, presumed destroyed in the power surge, appears on Malcolm's computer screen and makes a Faustian deal with him, turning his digital monster into a Mega-Virus. Sam, as Servo, must enter the digital world to stop these Mega-Viruses. When Servo cannot handle a virus alone, he calls on his friends using Arsenal Programs, which can fight viruses solo, transform with other Programs, or attach to Servo as armor. Because Team Samurai only has three members after Sam disappears, only three vehicles are available at any time. When Servo combines with these Programs as armor, he becomes Phormo when combined with Drago, or Synchro when combined with Zenon.

The main character is Samuel "Sam" Collins, also known as Servo, played by Matthew Lawrence. He is the frontman and guitarist of Team Samurai, always willing to help others or make friends, and often seeks the attention of cheerleader Jennifer Doyle, with whom he has an on-and-off relationship, sometimes competing with Malcolm Frink for her affections. He tries to befriend Malcolm, but Malcolm never returns the gesture. Sam is clever and easygoing, and loves his younger sister Elizabeth, though he often feels annoyed by her antics.

Tanker, played by Kevin Castro, is Sam's best friend, the band's drummer, and a stereotypical athlete. He excels at school sports, especially football, and has a crush on fellow band member Sydney, admiring her intelligence. He has a large appetite, and in the episode "A Break in the Food Chain," he goes crazy if he goes without food for a while. He strongly dislikes Malcolm Frink. In Syberspace, Tanker wears a black biker suit with a black helmet and transparent visor.

Sydney "Syd" Forrester, played by Robin Mary Florence, is the band's keyboard player and the brains of the group. She is one of North Valley High's brightest students and shows a caring personality. Tanker has a crush on her, and they enjoy each other's company. In Syberspace, Sydney wears a pink biker suit with a gold helmet and transparent visor.

Amp Ere, played by Troy Slaten, is the team's "space cadet" and bass player. He does things in unusual ways, like writing with his toes or studying by eating book pages with milk and sugar. To enter Syberspace, he always uses a different phrase for humor. In Syberspace, Amp wears a helicopter helmet and leather jacket. It is later revealed that Amp is actually an alien, and he returns to his home planet.

Lucky London, played by Rembrandt Sabelis, is a surfer who replaces Amp in Team Samurai. He has a laid-back attitude, which sometimes frustrates Principal Pratchert, and his intelligence seems similar to Amp's. In Syberspace, Lucky wears a red and white jet ski helmet with a black visor and life jacket.

Supporting characters include Jennifer "Jen" Doyle, played by Jayme Betcher, Sam's on-again/off-again girlfriend and a cheerleader. Malcolm tries to win her affections without success. In an alternate universe, Jen is a genius who helps Sam return to his normal universe. Principal Pratchert, played by John Wesley, is a strict school principal who deals with antics from Sam or Malcolm.

In "Pratchert's Radical Departure," it is revealed he was once a hippie, and Malcolm uses this to create a Mega-Virus that makes him think he is a hippie again. Mrs. Rimba "Cha-Cha" Starkey, played by Diana Bellamy, is a lunch lady who jokes about the poor quality of her food, enjoys riding her motorcycle, and has been married multiple times. She is the only faculty member who dislikes Malcolm. Yolanda "Yoli" Pratchert, played by Kelli Kirkland, is the principal's daughter and Jennifer's close friend.

She is student council president, a position she temporarily loses in "The President's a Frink" when Malcolm cheats to win. In "What Rad Universe!", an alternate dimension appears.