Biker Mice from Mars 770236 225506620 2008-07-14T01:33:13Z 24.19.243.165 {{articleissues|citations missing = December 2007| tone = December 2007}} {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Television | show_name = Biker Mice from Mars | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Bmfm.jpg|200px]] --> | caption = The cover art of a Biker Mice from Mars video tape, featuring Modo, Throttle and Vinnie. | genre = [[Animation]], [[science fiction]] | creator = [[Rick Ungar]] | country = [[United States]] | language = English | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 65 | list_episodes = List of Biker Mice from Mars episodes | runtime = 30 minutes | network = [[WLVI kids club]] | first_aired = [[September 18]], [[1993]] | last_aired = [[February 24]], [[1996]] | followed_by = [[Biker Mice from Mars (2006 TV series)]] | website = http://www.bikermice.tv/ | imdb_id = 0147752 | tv_com_id = 3877 }} '''''Biker Mice from Mars''''' is an [[animated]] [[television series]] created by [[Rick Ungar]] that began airing in [[1993]] in the [[United States]] and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled. It is about three [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[mouse|mice]] motorcyclists named Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie who escaped a war on their home [[planet]] [[Mars (Biker Mice from Mars)|Mars]]. They eventually end up crash landing on Earth in the city of [[Chicago]]. There they meet a charming female mechanic named Charlene "Charley" Davidson and discover that the Plutarkians have come to Earth to exploit its natural resources. The Plutarkians are a smelly humanoid fish-like race who exploit other planets for natural resources because they have wasted all of their own. The Plutarkians have already caused massive devastation on Mars that resulted in the death of most of the Martian mice population and the near-destruction of Martian flora and fauna. The biker mice discover that Chicago's leading industrialist, Lawrence Limburger, is actually a Plutarkian who disguises himself as a human. Limburger enlists the aid of villains like the sadistic mad scientist Dr. Karbunkle and the idiotic Greasepit to help him steal Earth's natural resources and send them to Plutark. However, he witnesses the eventual foiling of his plans (and the destruction of his building) by the biker mice at the end of almost each episode. ==Characters== ===The Mice=== [[Image:Biker Mice The Bros.jpg|thumb|"The Bros.", Throttle, Vinnie, Modo]] *'''Throttle''' The leader-figure of the trio with tan fur. Like Vinnie and Modo, he was severely injured. His vision was severely damaged in the same incident where Modo lost his arm and Vinnie's face was damaged. As a result he wears green [[Sunglasses]]. His sight does not appear to have been completely damaged though, as he removed his glasses to see through a telescope in one episode. As he said at least once, "In this wild and woolly universe, there are three things you can count on: your brains, your bros and your bike!" Voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]. *'''Modo''' The gentle giant of the three with gray fur and an eye-patch (which suggests that his eye may have been damaged). He has one biological arm. His new robotic arm has a built-in laser gun and increases his physical strength. When angry, his right eye flashes red. He is prone to fits of rage when the situation calls for muscle, and is infuriated whenever he is referred to as a rat. Voiced by [[Dorian Harewood]]. *'''Vinnie''' Self-proclaimed lady-killer with white fur. The right side of his face was burned off. As a result he wears a metal face-plate. He rides a red racing [[Sport bike]].He is a thrill-seeker, often volunteering for the most dangerous tasks, and enjoying the rush and subsequent glory. Voiced by [[Ian Ziering]]. The Mice are always backed up by Charley, a human mechanic who owns the Last Chance Garage. She's a headstrong woman, and is always ready to go into battle, though the Biker Mice try to keep her out dangerous situations. Aside from being the target of Vinnie's flirtations (which she playfully blows off), she's also responsible for upgrades for the Biker Mice and is a high-tech genius in her own right. Voiced by [[Leeza Miller McGee]]. ===The villains=== *'''Lawrence Limburger''' The main antagonist of the series, Lawrence Limburger hails from Plutark and has an odd fascination for Earth's criminal society of the 1930s. He wears a mask in order to look human, and a purple suit at most times. He attempts to mine out Chicago (and other parts of Earth, occasionally) of various resources, varying from random earth, dirt, rock, to snow, metal and oil, depending on the episode. His headquarters is located in Chicago, in Limburger industries. Unfortunately for him, his tower is brought down by the Biker Mice in almost every single episode, usually at the episode's climax. Voiced by [[William Morgan Sheppard]]. *'''Karbunkle''' A thin, sly scientist, Karbunkle used to work for Limburger's superior, Dominic T. Stilton, until Limburger bribed him to his side. Karbunkle's main task is to think of machines and robots in order to either battle the Biker Mice, gather resources from Earth, or to look up the villain of the week with his dimensional transporter. What is known is that during the War of Liberation on Mars, he was one who gave Modo his bionic arm, Stoker his bionic tail and Throttle his malfunctioning bionic eyes. Karbunkle was also the one who build the Mind Bender Beam, which was successfully used on Stoker to brainwash the Freedom Fighter leader to obey the Plutarkians. Karbunkle is, in one word, a sycophant. He is often seen admiring Limburger and praising him. But in reality, Karbunkle's top one priority is Karbunkle. He's often seen torturing Fred the Mutant. He cares little about his coworker Greasepit, and has traded Plutarkian employers many times. Karbunkle is also very sadistic and is known to enjoy torturing people. He wears a white lab coat, boots, and has a green pair of goggles which he never takes off. Once in a while, it is seen that he wears red underwear. His full name is Benjamin Boris Zachary Karbunkle. Voiced by [[Susan Silo]]. *'''Fred the Mutant''' Fred has a happy lot in life. He thrills at the thought of receiving pain, and that's his purpose as well, being the subject to many of Karbunkle's testings and physical abuse by Limburger. He's a midget, with clothing similar to most portrayals of [[Quasimodo]]. He's bald, has three pink eyes (with black irises), a bushy tail, and a tentacle instead of a right arm. Also voiced by Rob Paulsen. *'''Grease Pit''' The stereotypical cartoonish bungling bad guy sidekick. He's usually in charge of whatever project Lawrence Limburger is running at the time, fails a lot (which is often considered into Limburger's planning after a while.) and rides a tri-cycle into battle against the Biker Mice whilst leading his Goons. He wears a pair of gardening trousers, very similar to a mechanic's, and a red hat. For some odd reason, he keeps oozing oil, causing him to fall over a lot, or drop things very often. He was the first villain Limburger ever hired, though his advert was a bit "spiced up" to make him seem more capable than the bungling goof he is. Voiced by [[Brad Garrett]]. *'''Lord Camembert''' Limburger's higher-up, and the person he has to bear responsibility to most often, (though in some cases this is the entire council of Plutark's government) usually resulting in Limburger being in panic for whatever task he's been assigned to now. Voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]. ===Other recurring characters=== *'''Napoleon Brie''' Limburger's chief Plutarkian rival from Detroit. Except for the fact that Brie usually seems to be rather successful. He and his "Number one" (A gun for hire with a big red beard and sunglasses)dominate Detroit. Despite this, Brie's attempts at taking out the Biker Mice are just as futile as Limburger's are. His efforts are not helped by his frequently undermining Limburger at the same time. He is small of stature and owns a large variety of facial masks, but wears only one, with a crazy eye. He also speaks with an accent very similar to [[Elmer Fudd]]. ==2006 revival== Much like the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''' return in [[2003]], the ''Biker Mice from Mars'' returned to tv screens in [[2006]]. But although the 2003 ''TMNT series'' is a remake of the 1987 TMNT series, the 2006 ''Biker Mice From Mars series'' is a continuation rather than a remake of the story. {{Fact|date=January 2008}} The new 28 episode series began airing in the UK on ''[[Toonattik]]'' on [[GMTV]] (now known at weekends as [[CITV]]) on [[August 26]], [[2006]]. [http://www.citv.co.uk/page.asp?partid=14&src=http://www.bikermice.tv]The third episode was the highest rated show on the Channel on its launch weekend. The show has been GMTV's highest rated show of the [[autumn]] season. On two of the weeks to [[November 11]], the show looks to have been the UK's highest rated kids show on any channel. [[ITV2|CITV on ITV2]] re-ran the original 1990s series at 07.55 Monday to Friday for a 10 week strip from early [[September 2006]]. They played again on ITV2 at 08.25 Monday to Friday for 10 weeks from March 27, 2007. The series launched in Finland on MTV3 and in Australia on [[Channel Ten]] in [[October 2006]]. The series launched in the Nordics/Scandinavia on Cartoon Network on March 5, 2007. Many other countries saw the new series launch in the fall of [[2007]] including all of The Middle East & Denmark. A full length 13 minute introductory trailer to the new series is on [[Google Video]][http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8596141213786885335&q=Biker+Mice+From+Mars+-+The+Catatonians-+Exclusive+Google+Web+Preview+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0]. Trailers for each new episode in the UK, Finland and Australia appear on YouTube each week.[http://www.youtube.com/user/BikerMice2006]. The series launched on KTV in South Africa on October 8 2007 & RTE in Eire in spring 2008. But due to production delays the series was not finalized until late 2007, meaning that the launch in The USA and many countries that needed dubbing was delayed until 2008. The new series launches on 4KidsTv in the United States in the fall season 2008. It also launches in Italy on RAI in fall 2008. ===Plot=== The mice return but this time, they battle forces who seek to destroy them and steal their valuable assets. In this series, the new [[antagonist]]s are the evil Catatonians, a cat-like race of creatures who desire the greatest prize on Mars, The Regenerator. ==Video games== A ''[[Biker Mice From Mars (1994 video game)|Biker Mice from Mars]]'' video game was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] by [[Konami]]. The European version features extensive advertisements for [[Snickers]] candy bars [http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/gamesprodplacement.html]. In 2006 ''[[Biker Mice From Mars (2006 video game)|Biker Mice From Mars]]'' was released based on the 2006 Revival in Finland, Australia & The [[United Kingdom]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] & Sony PS2 consoles, but none of these games received any major positive ratings. ==DVD== The complete first season was released on DVD in the UK[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000WC8QWU] There are not yet Plans for full release in US. ==See also== *[[Biker Mice from Mars (2006 TV series)]] *[[List of minor characters in Biker Mice from Mars]] ==External links== *[http://www.bikermice.tv/ Official website] [[Category:Mars in fiction]] [[Category:Science fiction television series]] [[Category:1990s American animated television series]] [[Category:Children's television series]] [[Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States]] [[Category:1993 television series debuts]] [[Category:1996 television series endings]] [[Category:Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters]] [[Category:Superhero television programs]] [[Category:Television shows set in Chicago]] [[da:Motormus fra Mars]] [[es:Los Motorratones de Marte]] [[it:Biker Mice da Marte]] [[he:האופנוברים ממאדים]] [[pl:Motomyszy z Marsa]] [[ru:Мыши-рокеры с Марса (мультфильм)]] [[fi:Prätkähiiret]] [[sv:Biker Mice from Mars]]