Saturday, September 16, 2023

Fantastic Voyage (1968)

 

Here is the opening narration for the cartoon:

Headquarters: CMDF--Combined Miniature Defense Force.  Project: Fantastic Voyage. Process: Miniaturization.  Authority: Top Secret, highest clearance.  Team: Jonathan Kidd, Commander.  Guru, master of mysterious powers.  Erica Lane, doctor, biologist.  Busby Birdwell, scientist, inventor, builder of the Voyager.  Mission: In their miniaturized form, to combat the unseen, unsuspected enemies of freedom.  Time limit: Twelve hours.

This was one of Filmation's adaptions, and it was pretty fun. It bore scant resemblance to the movie, but that was for the best.  It had a nice vibe with spies and sci-fi.  I didn't get to see many episodes growing up, but thanks to the early Sci-Fi Channel, I had the whole series on tape.  I am willing to bet most of the copies out there are from me.

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