Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (also known as Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace in Canada) is an animated series created by Sunbow Productions, Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, Continuity Comics and the French company IDDH, co-produced by Marvel Productions and distributed by Hasbro's subsidiary Claster Television. It was based on the cult comic "Bucky O'Hare", and animated by AKOM. It debuted in 1991 in the United States, and 1992 in the UK on the BBC. Differences from the comics. Most of the ideas from the comic book were used for the cartoon , with several major differences: The parallel universe the story takes place in is named the "Aniverse", Willy DuWitt can travel freely between Earth and the Aniverse instead of being stranded there, Bruce is transported into another dimension instead of killed, the Toad Empire are willingly following KOMPLEX instead of brainwashed, Deadeye has a Southern accent instead of a Scottish accent, the nigh-omnipotent mouse is nowhere to be seen, and Jenny reveals her psionic powers to Willy DuWitt. The cartoon explored more of the aniverse and followed a loose unifying arc, with Bucky's home planet of Warren being captured  by the toads in the season premiere and rescued in the finale (which was co-written by Neal Adams). Characters. Bucky and his crew are members of the S.P.A.C.E. organization, which stands for Sentient Protoplasm Against Colonial Encroachment. The members of the Toad Empire introduced are as follows: Characters only in the animated series. Almost all the characters listed above are both from the comic book and the cartoon. Most of the new ones that were introduced are listed below. Home media releases. Family Home Entertainment released seven out of thirteen episodes of the show on three VHS cassettes in  North America. In the United Kingdom, BBC Video released twelve out of the thirteen episodes across six VHS tapes, then Metrodome Entertainment released all thirteen episodes on a Region 2 DVD set, as well as a single volume DVD, which both are now out of print.