Fantastic Journies is an El Kadsreian sci-fi anthology series produced by Toei Company and El TV Kadsre Television and it was aired from December 21, 1980 to March 18, 1986. It is the first Technic Heroes television series in the franchise. Some of them were spun-off into Galidor (1982), Robotman (1984), Giant XLR (1984) and X10 (1985).
History
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Episodes
Main article: List of Fantastic Journies episodes
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| Pilot | January 12, 1980 | |||
| 1 | 52 | December 21, 1980 | December 20, 1981 | |
| 2 | 55 | December 27, 1981 | January 16, 1983 | |
| 3 | 46 | January 23, 1983 | December 11, 1983 | |
| 4 | 66 | December 18, 1983 | March 24, 1985 | |
| 5 | 50 | March 31, 1985 | March 18, 1986 | |
Season 1 (1980-81)
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Season 2 (1981-83)
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Season 3 (1983)
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Season 4 (1983-85)
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Season 5 (1985-86)
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Characters
- Jere Jeffery as Kevin Heath
- Judie Nelson as Ambrosine Denman
- Brygida Sobol as Ariadna Dubicki
- Kichirou Ito as Nobu Kita
- Kaapro Laakkonen as Torleif Rolvsson
- Tiriaq Antinanco as Maquinna Aucaman
- Andy Wilson as Jason Studwick
- Arata Ishikawa as Ichiro Abe
All eight characters who appeared in the first episode are only recurring characters in the series. They all appear sometimes in each season. Fantastic Journies also featured a wide array of guest stars for each episode. Some Technic Heroes teams made their appearances in the show. Team Novus from Nova Orbis made an appearance in one epsiode, while the Toa Mata/Toa Nuva from Bionicle made an appearance once as Toa Mata and two times as Toa Nuva, with the total of three times.
Broadcast history
| Season | Time slot |
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| 1 (1980-81) | Saturday at 10:00pm-10:30pm P.T. |
| 2 (1981-83) | |
| 3 (1983) | Saturday at 10:15pm-11:00pm P.T. |
| 4 (1983-85) | Saturday at 11:00pm-11:30pm P.T. |
| 5 (1985-86) | Saturday at 10:30pm-11:00pm P.T |
Reception
The show has received positive reviews from critics. The series became popular for Technic Heroes fans.
Cancellation
El TV Kadsre announced Fantastic Journies is officially cancelled because it finished its final story.