Da Boom Crew Explained

Producer:	Michael Hefferon
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	13 (4 aired, 9 unaired episodes)
Runtime:	22 minutes

Da Boom Crew is an animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith, John Patrick White, and Stiles White. The series premiered on The WB as part of the Kids' WB! schedule in September 2004. Unusual for an animated series, it was pulled from the Kids' WB! line-up after only four episodes had aired.

Plot

Four foster kids create a video game about heroes going up against space alien terrorists. Then a portal appears and pulls them into a dimension which is really similar to their game. This show also details their adventures in this parallel world, as they embark on a quest to find their missing video game cartridges and stop the sadistic extraterrestrial emperor Zorch from taking control of this intergalactic dimension.^[1]

Characters

Justin – The leader and general of the crew who wears shoulder pads, and elbow pads. His weapons are two laser pistols and an arm slingshot.
Nate – The gang's ship pilot, Justin's younger brother, and his right hand man. The shortest and youngest in the group, he has short brown hair and wears a light blue top and blue jeans. He refers to himself as 'big daddy Nate' and has a fear of heights. His arsenal is a laser sword given to him as a reward by the yo-diggians for helping save commander Blurp.
Jubei – A hoverboard rider. He's Justin's friend who wears a visor cap armed with a laser shotgun, and is an accurate sharp shooter. However, when he misses a shot, he calls it the "kiki popo". He is apparently of Japanese descent.
Ricki – A whiz kid gadget creator, making her the gang's genius. She is a ginger-haired girl who wears a red track jacket with matching jogging pants, grey hiking boots, a blue wristband on her left wrist, and has ginger hair up positioned in two pigtails. She is an expert with anything mechanical, uses a vast scientific knowledge when describing things, attacks using a metal staff, has a fear of water, and even romantic feelings for her superior Justin.
Dent – A sentient robot which has been given to Ricki as a gift after she helped save commander Blurp. He resembles a flat screen computer with a hollow, metal, cylindrical body, has two robotic arms and moves around on a small set of wheels. He does not talk, but shows above-average human intelligence and uses a series of beeps to communicate. A digital face portraying his mood is shown on the screen.
"Great Commander" Blurp – Former War Commander of Planet Yodiggity in the war against Zorch. He says he is a brave commander, but his actions say otherwise.
Zorch – He wishes to conquer the galaxy by gathering the Boom Cards. This character was voiced by Morris Day.
Headlock – Cohort of Zorch. He wears a dome on his head because it is abnormally small. His assistant's name is Gerone.
Hetra – Headlock's evil older sister. She and Commander Blurp were trained by the same mentor.

Production

The series was produced by Berliner Film Company, in association with Jambalaya Studios in Los Angeles, California. Unusual for an animated series targeted at children, Da Boom Crew was pulled from the Kids' WB! line-up and cancelled after only four episodes due to low ratings and negative viewer reception.

Animation Magazine had reported that a second season was in production.^[2] However, following the show's cancellation, the second season was never produced.

Broadcast and release

The series premiered on The WB as part of the Kids' WB! schedule in September 2004. In the United Kingdom, all 13 episodes were broadcast on Cartoon Network UK in 2005.^[3] ^[4]

The entire series is streaming on Tubi TV in the United States,^[5] as well as Amazon Prime Video with the Ameba addon.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: This weekend on TV | Deseret News . . 2012-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020415/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595090725/This-weekend-on-TV.html . 2015-09-24 . live .
Web site: Da Boom Crew Hip-Hops to Cartoon Net U.K. . 12 August 2005 . 2016-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124154705/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/da-boom-crew-hip-hops-to-cartoon-net-u-k/ . 2016-11-24 . live .
Web site: U.K. kidcasters get into the creative process from the get-go . 2016-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124094632/http://kidscreen.com/2005/10/01/uk-20051001/ . 2016-11-24 . live .
Web site: Cartoon Network UK Buys Berliner Film's Da Boom Crew . 2016-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124112105/http://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-uk-buys-berliner-film-s-da-boom-crew . 2016-11-24 . live .
Web site: Watch Da Boom Crew – Free TV Series Full Seasons Online.
Web site: Amazon.com: Watch Da Boom Crew Season 1 Prime Video. Amazon .