“Pole Position” is an American adventure animated series released based on the computer game of the same name [1] , aired on CBS on Saturday morning from September 1984 to August 1985.
| Pole Position | |
|---|---|
| Pole position | |
| Type of | hand-drawn |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Producer | Bernard Deirez |
| Producer | Jean Chalopin |
| Creator | Jean Chalopin |
| Screenwriter | Jean Chalopin , Rowby Goren , Chuck Lorry |
| Roles voiced | Lisa Lindgren, Kalina Kiff, David Coburn, Jack Angel, Marilyn Schreffler and others. |
| Animators | Mitsuki Nakamura, Gary Selvaggio |
| Studio | DiC Entertainment |
| A country |  USA |
| Number of seasons | one |
| Number of episodes | 13 |
| Batch length | about 20 minutes |
| Tv channel | Cbs |
| Broadcast | since September 15, 1984 |
| IMDb | ID 0086781 |
Content
Story
The cartoon tells of a group of Derret orphans: Tess, Dan and Daisy, whose parents were agents of the secret organization Pole Position, led by their uncle Zekari Derret. Tess and Dan perform undercover in the stunt auto show "Pole Position Stunt Show", but in fact they are fighting crime and espionage. Their main weapon is super-tech cars equipped with computers with a high level of artificial intelligence.
Characters
Throughout the series, the constant composition of the protagonists remains, at the same time, new opponents appear in each new episode [2]
- Tess Darrett - the older sister of the Derret family, calm and reasonable, in fact, is the leader of the team, speaking on a Ford Mustang car, paired with a computer Wils.
- Dan Darrett (Dan Darrett) - impulsive and self-confident brother of Tess, also acts as a stuntman on a futuristic car, designed in the style of Lotus sports cars. partner is Rodie's computer.
- Daisy Darrett is the youngest of the Derretts, she is about 10 years old. She dreams of becoming a racer like her brother and sister. He loves computer games and his pet Kumu.
- Dr. Zachary Darrett is the leader of the secret organization, Pole Position. He took custody of his nephews after the death of their parents. Most of the series communicates with them via video.
- Kuma is a daisy pet. An artificial gene-modified organism is a hybrid of a cat and a monkey. Kuma is quite intelligent for the animal, able to understand human speech and even pronounce some words in English.
- Wils (Wheels) - Tess's computer connects to her car. It has high artificial intelligence (his name literally translates as "wheels")
- Rodie (Roadie) - Dan's computer, a newer model of a computer that also has high artificial intelligence. Connects to Dan's car.
Series List
| No. | Series Name | Broadcast Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Code | 09/15/1984 | The villain Vance wants to destroy the Pole Positions computer network, for which he needs to kidnap Rodi and Wils. |
| 2 | Missing dog | 09/22/1984 | Dan and Tess should look after a dog of a famous biologist, in whose laboratory there was a strange fire. |
| 3 | A chicken that knew too much | 09/29/1984 | Two assistants to the missing archaeologist are trying to get his chicken, which falls into the hands of the Derretov, now the agents of the "Pole Position" have to reveal the secret of the bird. |
| four | Strangers in the ice | 10/06/1984 | Dan and Tess must deliver Dr. Russell to test the new communications satellite, but it turns out that Russels are two. Which of them is an impostor? |
| five | Race | 10/13/1984 | In order to prevent the chip with the computer program from being taken out of the country, Dan is participating in the USA-Mexico race, and before its completion, it is necessary to calculate the smuggler. |
| 6 | Thirty nine stripes | 10/20/1984 | An unknown vandal steals some of the paintings of the famous artist, for what? Derretam has to find out. |
| 7 | Riddle 31 cents | 10/27/1984 | Criminals kidnap Kuma in order to use her natural dexterity for their own purposes. |
| eight | In case of magic, dial "M" | 11/03/1984 | Dan, Tess and Daisy arrive in a small town in the desert to speak, but quickly find out that he is captured by otherworldly forces, is that so? |
| 9 | Bear affairs | 11/10/1984 | The famous engineer was gone. And the only key to his whereabouts is a teddy bear. |
| ten | Catch the thief | 11/17/1984 | Derretts take a vacation and go to their hometown, where a locket is stolen from Tess. Now catching a thief is a matter of family honor. |
| eleven | Secret | 11/24/1984 | The mayor and the sheriff of the small town keep a secret from the eyes of others, and do everything that the Derretes do not know about him. |
| 12 | Shadow of trout | 12/01/1984 | Someone kidnapped Uncle Zekari and is clearly trying to set up his nephews. |
| 13 | Trouble with Kuma | 12/08/1984 | Arriving at the island where Dr. Longo conducts genetic experiments, the Pole Position team finds out that his assistants are preparing to commit a crime. At the same time, a tsunami wave goes to the island. |
Interesting Facts
- The series was inspired by the computer game of the same name from Namco, in addition, it showed children in an accessible form of technology ahead of their time (for example, video communications, voice control interfaces, mobile computers, satellite navigation, etc.) [3]
- In the series there are references to classic films of the 1950s, for example, the series “The Chicken Who Knew Too Much” is a reference to the film A Man Who Knew Too Much, and in the case of magic, type “M "(" Dial M for Magic ") is a reference to the film. In case of murder, type" M "by Alfred Hitchcock.
- In the cartoon, there are inconsistencies in Kuma’s sexual definition, so in the Race series, Daisy presents Kuma as “Mrs. Kuma”, while in the “Riddle 31 cents” series the abductors speak of Kuma as a male being using the English pronoun “he” (he), and Dan scolds Kumu using the word "badboy", that is, "you are bad, you villain."
- Despite the fact that Japanese artists acted as animators, the animated series is designed in the American manner, in particular, there is almost no violence in it, even the police are armed only with rubber clubs. Also in the series it is not mentioned exactly how the parents of Tess, Dan and Daisy died, only a hint is given that their death is associated with working in the "Pole Positions", as agents in the fight against crime.
Editions
On April 21, 2008, Brightspark Productions released all 13 episodes on DVD . [four]
Mill Creek Entertainment released 10 of 13 episodes along with 10 episodes of the cartoon COPS and 10 episodes of the cartoon Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors on January 10, 2012.
The series is available in English on the channel of the animation studio WildBrain [5] , which transferred the rights to the works of DIC Entertainment.
The animated series did not go to the official Russian rental, but is available with a one-voice translation on the Internet.
Rewards
- 1985 “Pole Position” received the award: Daytime Emmy Awards. [6]
Notes
- ↑ Pole Position on tv.com
- ↑ Characters Pole Positions www.80scartoons.co.uk
- ↑ [1] Overview of Pole Positions at www.sidequesting.com
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: Pole Position - Complete Collection [1984]: DVD
- ↑ [2] Pole Position on the WildBrain channel on www.youtube.com
- ↑ Awards - IMDb