Phantom 2040
TV-Y71994•25m•6.0/10
AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
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6.0/10(18)
Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. The unusual character designs are the work of Peter Chung, creator of Æon Flux. The show debuted in 1994 to rave reviews, though it survived only 35 episodes before it was relegated to weekend repeats in 1996. Along with action sequences, stories focused on intelligent plotting and character development, winning the series praise for its subtle teaching of such values as individuality, freedom, and the volatility of humanity. It also spawned comic books tie-ins and other merchandise. Featured voice actors included Scott Valentine, Margot Kidder, Ron Perlman, and Jeff Bennett, while Mark Hamill, Debbie Harry, Rob Paulsen, and Paul Williams had recurring roles.
Production
Hearst Entertainment Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 18, 1994
Last Aired
March 3, 1996
Networks
Multishow, Locomotion TV
Created By
Lee Falk
Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Generation Unto Generation (part one)
Air date: 1994-09-18
The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.
E2
Generation Unto Generation (part two)
Air date: 1994-09-25
The origin of the 24th Phantom, as he is called into service on his 18th birthday, unaware of his family's history.
E3
The Sum of the Parts
Air date: 1994-10-02
Maximum's new invention, the fractal (shape-changing) biot is part of a new plot to capture the Phantom. Meanwhile, Professor Archer finds out about Kit's dual identity.
E4
Fire and I.C.E.
Air date: 1994-10-09
A new member joins the team - a superhacker kid named Sparks, and just in time to ""skate"" the Integrated Cyber Environment and meet the mysterious entity known only as Cairo.
E5
Reflections of Glory
Air date: 1994-10-16
The story behind the rock star, Vaingloria, is revealed during an adventure involving kidnapped teens.
E6
Shadows from the Past
Air date: 1994-10-23
An egyptian would-be queen wants revenge on the Phantom, who unified her continent many years ago. But when her venom-tipped darts affect Guran instead of Kit, we find out a little more about the night Kit's father vanished
E7
The Good Mark
Air date: 1994-10-30
The Phantom learns the meaning of his Good Mark and, in the course of a plot by Maximum to lure the Phantom into a trap, ends up marking Sagan with it.
E8
Ghost In the Machine
Air date: 1994-11-06
When Rebecca is partially successful in resurrecting her dead husband, more of the history of the Great Train Wreck of 2024 is revealed, as the Phantom squares off with Max Madison, Sr. at Grand Central Station... again.
E9
Dark Orbit (part one)
Air date: 1994-11-13
With the aid of Australian crime boss Gorda, raids Maximum cargo ships to obtain chemicals needed for his Damocles Platform, a deadly orbital laser cannon he plans to use to force the Earth into recognizing the independence of the Orbital Colonies.
E10
Dark Orbit (part two)
Air date: 1994-11-20
Sean 1 of the orbital platform is close to achieving his dream of acquiring enough power to enforce a declaration of independence. Will Graft and the Phantom team up to stop him from destroying Metropia and part of the world in his quest for a Free Orbital Nation?
E11
The Biot In Red
Air date: 1994-11-27
The further adventures of Heisenberg the fractal biot, as he explores the concept of ""feelings"", and Dr. Jak has to do without his biot assistant for a while.
E12
The Gauntlet
Air date: 1994-12-04
The mystery of Sparks' missing parents is finally solved, during an adventure with a new security system at Cyberville
E13
Three Into One
Air date: 1994-12-11
Maximum Inc's latest innovation is a virtual theme park featuring the rock star Vaingloria. But when three people seem to be taken over by a strange psychic force, their combined might may be too much for Metropia, so the police decide they need the Phantom's help - and offer him absolution if he solves the case. And the liason the police choose to work with the Phantom? Why, Sagan, of course
E14
Life Lessons
Air date: 1995-02-04
Heisenberg returns to warn the Phantom of a danger to both biots and humans deep inside Cyberville. But why would anyone care about the destruction of biots, even Heisenberg? After all, they're not alive... are they?
E15
The Magician
Air date: 1995-02-11
When Sagan digs into the mystery of the Phantom's identity, she uncovers an old associate of the Phantom from 20 years ago. Unfortunately, her search has been tailed - now, can that associate protect both himself and the Phantom from Graft's overeager crew?
E16
Swifter, Higher, Faster
Air date: 1995-02-18
Kit's investigation into the dissemination of a new drug leads him to the athletes at his own college, where his friends confront him about his strange behavior and evasive secrecy.
E17
Lasers in the Jungle
Air date: 1995-02-25
Graft leads an armed raid on the Ghost Jungle to find the Phantom's hidden lair, and is forced to bring Vaingloria along with him. When Kit's plan to divert Graft from the skull lair goes awry, the Phantom must improvise to save his friends from the wrath of Maximum's biot army.
E18
Down the Line
Air date: 1995-04-29
A message from the Phantom of 2157 sent back to the Phantom of 2040 leads Kit to some surprising clues and faces him with a difficult choice: whether to continue the Phantom's code against killing, even in the face of the inevitable destruction of the Earth.
E19
Control Group
Air date: 1995-04-29
Rebecca Madison decides to test a new brainwave transfer method on Graft, causing the Phantom to stumble upon some of Graft's old memories, of his time as a soldier in the Resource Wars and his defiance of Maximum. Now, the Phantom must help Graft remember that he was once a hero to stop Rebecca from turning Metropia's new war memorial into a lethal plasma cannon
E20
A Boy and His Cat
Air date: 1995-04-29
Maxwell Jr. ends up trapped in virtual reality after his leisurely stroll through Maximum's defences leaves Rebecca fuming, and the Phantom must get him out before he unknowingly destroys Metropia with his indestructible, virtually-controlled army of combat biots.
Cast
Scott Valentine
Carrie Snodgress
Harlan Ellison
Jeff Bennett
Margot Kidder
Paul Williams
