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Battle of the Planets

Battle of the Planets

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Overview

G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.

Created by Jameson Brewer
Written by Jameson Brewer
Produced by Sandy Frank, Jameson Brewer
NetworksSyndication

Top Cast

Ronnie Schell

Ronnie Schell

Jason (voice)

Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem

Mark (voice)

Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

Princess / Susan (voice)

Alan Young

Alan Young

Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)

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Alan Dinehart

Tiny / Chief Anderson (voice)

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)

Themes & Keywords

futurespace travelbased on animegatchaman

About Battle of the Planets

Battle of the Planets is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1978 exploring themes of future, space travel, based on anime, gatchaman. Created by Jameson Brewer, it stars Ronnie Schell, Casey Kasem, Janet Waldo. G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.

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