Hercules Animated Series Starts September on Toon Disney
Of Heroes and Homework: TOON DISNEY is Hercules' New Muse
"Disney's Hercules" Animated Series to Debut in September On TOON DISNEY
Rescue an Amazon princess? Piece of cake! Match muscles with the Mother of all Monsters? Easy Breezy! Cram for an Exam...and find a date for the Prom? ATHENS...we've got a problem!!! These are but a few of the labors in store when "Disney's Hercules" makes its debut on TOON DISNEY this September. The animated television series is based on the 1997 Disney animated feature film, which chronicled the life of the mythical hero. The series expands upon the Greek demigod's feats during his formative high school years.
"Disney's Hercules" takes place during Hercules' adolescent "hero-in-training" years. Instead of just honing his physical skills, Zeus insisted that his son received a balanced education, so Hercules was enrolled in the Prometheus Academy--the high school of choice among the Greek elite. While attending Prometheus, the gawky teen with superhuman strength learns many lessons, and issues and themes in the series include the need to fit in, earning a driver's license, narrowing the generation gap, overcoming lack of confidence, preserving endangered species, and much more.
Packed with action and humor, and complemented by an aMUSEing array of music, "Disney's Hercules'' features an all-star voice cast including the animated feature's Tate Donavan (Hercules) and James Woods (Hades). New co-stars include French Stewart ("3rd Rock from the Sun"), Sandra Bernhard ("Without You I'm Nothing") and Diedrich Bader ("The Drew Carey Show"). And the series' roster of guest stars reads like the invite list to a Mount Olympus party: Jason Alexander, Jennifer Anniston, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lou Gossett Jr., Merv Griffin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lisa Kudrow, Heather Locklear, Wayne Newton and William Shatner are just a sampling of the 160+ entertainers from primetime television and major motion pictures who lent their talents to this series.
-- Posted July 13, 2000
Source: Company Press Release