Hammerman

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::summary Animated television series ::

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Field	Value
image	Hammerman animated series logo.svg
runtime	23 minutes
creator	MC Hammer
starring	MC Hammer
voices	Neil Crone
Clark Johnson
Jeff Jones
Miguel Lee
Joe Matheson
Susan Roman
Ron Rubin
Carmen Twillie
Louise Vallance
Maurice Dean Wint
country	United States
Canada
Italy
executive_producer	Andy Heyward
Louis Burrell
director	Michael Maliani
producer	Kevin O'Donnell
composer	The Music Team
Mark Simon
(additional music)
editor	Mark A. McNally
Susan Odjakjian
company	DIC Animation City
Bustin' Productions, Inc.
Reteitalia
network	ABC (United States)
Telecinco (Spain)
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	13
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| image = Hammerman animated series logo.svg | runtime = 23 minutes | creator = MC Hammer | starring = MC Hammer | voices = Neil Crone Clark Johnson Jeff Jones Miguel Lee Joe Matheson Susan Roman Ron Rubin Carmen Twillie Louise Vallance Maurice Dean Wint | country = United States Canada Italy | executive_producer = Andy Heyward Louis Burrell | director = Michael Maliani | producer = Kevin O'Donnell | composer = The Music Team Mark Simon (additional music) | editor = Mark A. McNally Susan Odjakjian | company = DIC Animation City Bustin' Productions, Inc. Reteitalia | network = ABC (United States) Telecinco (Spain) | first_aired = | last_aired = | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 Hammerman is an animated television series, starring rapper MC Hammer, which aired for thirteen episodes on ABC in the fall of 1991. It was produced by DIC Animation City and Italian company Reteitalia S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco.

Synopsis

Youth center worker Stanley Burrell (Hammer's real name) owns a pair of magical dancing shoes (which are alive and can speak), which when worn cause Burrell to transform into the superhero Hammerman. He frequently gets advice from his "Gramps", who was a former owner of the shoes and was known as Soulman. While in the guise of Hammerman, Burrell was dressed in MC Hammer's signature purple Hammer pants and myriad golden chains.

The show was hosted by the real MC Hammer, who also sang the show's theme song, telling about the origin of Hammerman. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Gramps (Robert Nameson) was the superhero Soulman, but as he grew older, he grew weaker and was forced to retire. Gramps and his granddaughter Jodie traveled to find the next new superhero. Their search was over when they met Stanley and he put on the shoes. Each episode, Hammerman faced various social issues; at the end of each episode, MC Hammer would speak to the audience and provide methods to address these issues themselves.

Cast

• MC Hammer - Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (live action)
• Neil Crone - Ludwig
• Clark Johnson - Hammerman (cartoon)
• Jeff Jones
• Miguel Lee
• Joe Matheson
• Susan Roman - Hammerman's Would-Be Girlfriend
• Ron Rubin - Righty
• Carmen Twillie - Fly Girls
• Louise Vallance - Jodie
• Maurice Dean Wint - Showbiz

Additional voices

• Philip Akin
• Réal Andrews
• Jason Burke
• George Buza
• Len Carlson
• Rob Cowan
• Michelyn Emelle
• Dan Hennessey - Boss Grindenheimer
• Marc Marut
• Greg Morton
• Jackie Richardson
• Judith Scott
• Errol Slue
• Michael Stark
• John Stocker - Defacely Marmeister
• Marlow Vella
• Richard Yearwood

Episodes

While the airdates and order of most episodes is unknown, "Defeated Graffiti", the first episode (as confirmed by MC Hammer's comments at the beginning of the episode), aired on September 7, 1991. The cartoon aired on Saturday mornings at 10 AM on ABC.

|EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Defeated Graffiti |WrittenBy = Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary=It's time for Hammerman, the super hero with super cool dancin' shoes! In "Defeated Graffiti", Hammerman and the Oaktown Rec Center Kids confront an ugly crime wave that's messin' up the neighborhood. If anyone can save Oaktown... Hammerman can! |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=Winnie's Winner |WrittenBy = Martha Moran |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=Rapoleon |WrittenBy = Bob Forward and Eve Forward |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=If the Shoe Fits |WrittenBy = Steven Weiss & Paul Dell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Nobody's Perfect |WrittenBy = Robert Askin |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=Dropping Out |WrittenBy = Robert Askin |OriginalAirDate= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Lights, Camera, Hammer! |WrittenBy = Robert Askin |OriginalAirDate= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=Blast From the Past |WrittenBy = Robert Askin |OriginalAirDate= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=Who's Who |WrittenBy = Bob Forward and Eve Forward |OriginalAirDate= |LineColor=B30000 |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=Work This! |WrittenBy = Darin Scott |OriginalAirDate= |LineColor=B30000

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly journalist Dalton Ross listed Hammerman at the top of his list "Top 5 Most Ridiculous Things to Be Turned Into a Saturday Morning Cartoon", and described the show as "idiotic".

References

References

1. "Shows A - L".
2. (2018). "The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows". Rowman & Littlefield.
3. (2005). "Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003". McFarland & Co.
4. (November 20, 2024). "Dan Hennessey Dies: Voice Actor for 'Care Bears' Braveheart Lion, 'Inspector Gadget's Chief Quimby & 'X-Men' TV Series Director Was 82".
5. Ross, Dalton. (September 16, 2006). "Giving Him Paws".

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