The website TV Shows on DVD has revealed that one of my most beloved cartoons from the 80’s will be coming to DVD. That’s right . . . M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) will soon be available to watch to your heart’s content.
Relive the adventures of Matt Trakker, his son Scott, and that goofy T-Bob as they’re joined by fellow M.A.S.K. members Bruce Sato, Hondo MacLean, Dusty Hayes, Gloria Baker, and all the rest of the mask-wearing gang. The show followed their adventures as the members of the crime-fighting team used their powerful masks against the plotting agents of V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem). But that’s not all! They also drove vehicles that could transform, and Trakker had a red Chevrolet Camaro that had gull-wing doors and turned into a jet plane.
The 65 episodes from Season 1 will be released, though there’s no word yet on the 10 episodes from the short-lived second season.
The cartoon’s opening sequence and theme song has long been a personal favorite of mine, with its lasers and explosions and never-ending action. The song is catchy and energetic, and it has found its way into my personal MP3 collection once or twice.
I actually still have my old Manta toy around somewhere . . . it was the vehicle for V.E.N.O.M. agent Vanessa Warfield, and it’s a purple car. I never could locate Gloria’s Shark, though.
Hopefully the DVD release will live up to my treasured memories of the show.
No release date has been provided.
