TigerSharks
TigerSharks is an American animated children's television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1987. The series involved a team of heroes that could transform into amalgams of human and marine animals and resembled the series "ThunderCats" and "SilverHawks", also developed by Rankin/Bass. The series lasted one season with 26 episodes and was part of the show "The Comic Strip", which consisted of four animated shorts: "TigerSharks", "Street Frogs", "The Mini-Monsters", and "Karate Kat". The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. Warner Bros. Animation currently owns the series, as  they own the 1974-89 Rankin/Bass library, which was incorporated into the merger of Lorimar-Telepictures and Warner Bros. However, no DVD or streaming release of the series has been available worldwide as of mid 2020. Production and development. Rankin/Bass followed up their successful "ThunderCats" and "SilverHawks" series with this series about a team of powered up man/marine form hybrids called the "TigerSharks". This third series also featured many of the same voice actors who had worked on "ThunderCats" and "SilverHawks" including Larry Kenney, Peter Newman, Earl Hammond, Doug Preis and Bob McFadden. Story. The members of  the TigerShark team were humans who had to use a device called the Fish Tank in order to transform between human and powered-up marine forms. The TigerSharks' base was a spaceship that could also function underwater. The ship was called the SARK and contained the Fish Tank, along with other research facilities. The action took place on the fictional world of Water-O (pronounced Wah-tare-oh), which was almost completely covered by water. The planet was inhabited by a race of fish-men called the Waterians. The TigerSharks arrived there on a research mission and ended up serving  as the protectors of the planet against the evil T-Ray, who had arrived there beforehand. Characters. TigerSharks. Protectors of Water-O, the team members are: Villains. The show featured two major antagonists, both with teams of followers. Both are in alliance to conquer Water-O and destroy the TigerSharks, but plan to betray each other once these goals are met. They are: Episodes. 1. Voyage to Water-O 2. SARK to the Rescue 3. Save the SARK 4. The Deep Fryer 5. Bowfin 6. Pappagallo's Present 7. The Lighthouse 8. Go with the Flow 9. Termagant 10. The  Terror of Dragonstein 11. The Search for Redfin 12. The Kraken 13. Stowaway 14. Iced 15. The Volcano 16. A Question of Age 17. Eye of the Storm 18. Departure 19. Murky Waters 20. Spellbinder 21. The Waterscope 22. The Point of No Return 23. The Scavenger Hunt 24. Paradise Island 25. The Treasure Map 26. Redfin Returns In other media. The TigerSharks made a cameo in an episode of the 2011 "ThunderCats" remake called "Legacy." They are among the animals that were forced to work under Mumm-Ra. The TigerSharks, along with other characters from its companion cartoons within  The Comic Strip, along with characters from sibling series ThunderCats and SilverHawks, were all represented in a live stage show for children that toured the US in 1987. https://www.doubledumbassonyou.com/tag/rankinbass/