Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
"Let's Samurize, Guys!"
(1994)
Director: Adam Weissman
Writer: Jymn Magon & Mark Zaslove
Genre: Teen Sentai!
Cast:
Plot Synopsis:
Ordinary teen Sam Collins finds himself pulled into his computer and turned into a megavirus-fighting monster, along with the rest of his band (Team Samurai). Unbeknownst to them, their classmate - snarky teen misanthrope Malcolm Frink - has teamed up with Kilokahn, the evil overlord of the digital world, to create megavirus monsters. Both sides stay busy battling each other, episode after episode.
Favorite Moments:
Drinking Game:
Take a drink whenever...
Sam Collins
- Mentions the dorky Servo-wrist thing that he's forced to wear
- Sister, Elizabeth, drops something on his head
- Springs for whatever the team needs (food, drum head)
- Team Samurai, almost, but doesn't quite, play
- (entire drink) Manhandles Malcolm (X-Mas episode)
Malcolm Frink
- Buys a drink from Mrs. Starkey
- Has someone put their arm around him
- Makes a thinly veiled sexual threat ("Testosterone in a bunch, Tanker?")
- Puts anything in his mouth (pencils, fingers, sausages)
- Skips school to work on a megavirus monster
- (entire drink) Makes out with Jennifer on the cafeteria table
Amp/Lucky
- "I had a ___________ once..."
- Wears a costume
- Mentions being naked and/or strip-searched
- Mentions surfing
Tanker
- Glowers and/or tries to hit Malcolm
- Lifts some impossibly heavy item containing someone (trashcan with Sam inside, guitar case with Lucky inside)
- Mentions and/or does vomit
- Wears tights
Sydney
- "...and it's a nasty one!"
- Calls Tanker 'Big Guy'
- Looks through/empties her purse
- Wears a tight, black, sleazy outfit
Mrs. Starkey
- Is called by her first name (Cha-Cha Rimba?!?)
- Mention is made about her special dishes (Belly Buster Supreme, Salmon Nachos, etc.)
- Mentions her motorcycle
- Mentions or wields her ladle menacingly
- Refers to her past husbands
Jennifer
- "Sam Collins, ...!"
- Breaks a date with Sam
- (full drink) Makes out with Malcolm Frink on the cafeteria table
Yolie
- Mentions one of her many clubs
- Mentions her father, the principal
Anyone
- Writes on the cafeteria blackboard.
- Makes a Beatles reference (episode titles included), or quotes directly from "A Hard Day's Night"
- Carries Civilization with them
- Is stuffed in and/or hides in locker/garbage can/guitar case/impossibly small place
- Hides under a table
- Finds out (or almost) about SSSS
- Is seen in drag, bondage gear or nightclothes
- Skips school and never gets caught...
- Wears plaid (including the extras)
Kilokahn
- Complains about Malcolm's petty use of his (Kilokahn's) powers
- Laughs menacingly
- Takes over Malcolm's body
Megavirus Monster
- Shows a camera shot of the spiky eyeball that glows (Japanese footage)
- Is destroyed by crossing its circuits
- Gets the flashlight thingy ripped off its head by Servo
General:
- Any time you see the black directors chair included in the scene in Sam's room
- Producer Andy Heyward's kids are on an episode (X-Mas)
- You wonder just how the powers that be accumulated all the junk for Sam's room
- You wonder if anyone has any idea what a computer virus is
- You wonder if the show is populated by a wacky bunch of bisexuals...
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