Fantastic Max
A boy and his toys explore outer space.
A boy named Maxwell "Fantastic Max" Young explores outer space with his toys in this animated series. His companions are FX, a pull-string alien doll from Twinkle-Twinkle, and A.B. Sitter, a block-built android similar to C-3PO. The show aired on the BBC from 1988 to 1990. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Kalisto Ltd., Booker PLC, and Tanaka Promotion Co. with S4C.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure
- Animated series
- Cartoon
- Sci-fi
- Comedy
- Writer
- Kristina Luckey; Judy Rothman Rofé
- Developer
- Judy Rothman Rofé
- Robin Lyons
- Mike Young
- Theme music
- Clark Glassman; Michael Tavera
- Composer
- Michael Tavera; Clark Glassman
- Country
- United States; United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Episodes
The pilot episode, originally titled Space Baby, was produced in the UK by Siriol Animation in 1986 and premiered on The Disney Channel that same year, followed by a BBC1 broadcast in 1987. The first season aired in the United States on Saturday mornings from September 17 to December 10, 1988, and in the UK on BBC1 from September 13 to November 28, 1989. In the UK, episodes were split into two parts and aired on successive days; episodes 1–8 premiered on Wednesdays before moving to Mondays. The second season aired in the US on Sunday mornings from October 29, 1989, to January 21, 1990, and in the UK as 13 single episodes split into two parts.
Home media
Between 1989 and 1991, BBC Video released four VHS tapes, each compiling three UK episodes into 20-minute stories. In 1991, Abbey Home Entertainment issued three separate VHS tapes with two episodes each; one episode, "Boo Who", was released exclusively as part of the Children's Classics range and sold at WHSmith stores. In June 1991, Tempo Video's Kids Club sub-label released a single video containing one episode, "Movie Star Max". No DVD releases have surfaced in either the United Kingdom or the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who created Fantastic Max?
Fantastic Max was created by Judy Rothman Rofé, Robin Lyons and Mike Young.
How many episodes of Fantastic Max are there?
Fantastic Max has 26 episodes across 2 seasons.
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