Mighty Man (television)
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Mighty Man is a fictional, costumed crimefighter. He starred in the Mighty Man & Yukk
segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
, which itself aired from September 1979 to September 1980.
Both Mighty Man's and Brandon Brewster's characters are voiced by Peter Cullen
, years before he won the role as the voice of Optimus Prime in The Transformers
cartoon series --alongside his colleague Frank Welker
, who was the voice of Optimus Prime's enemy, Megatron, and who in this cartoon series provided the voice of Yukk!, Mighty Man's faithful sidekick. Mighty Man's name, size and powers were clearly based on that of Mighty Mouse
.
Yukk! has no alternate persona and freely associates with Mighty Man in both his superhero form and his normal form; seemingly an obvious tip off to anyone who wanted to uncover Mighty Man's secret identity.
-type superhero: he can move at high rates of speed, fly, (although he is just as often seen transporting himself and his sidekick around in a tricycle), is highly resistant to physical damage, and has super-strength - in Mighty Man's case, roughly as much strength as is seen in super-powered beings many times his size.
Interestingly enough, despite his formidable array of powers, it often fell to his sidekick, an unbelievably ugly anthropomorhic hound named Yukk!
(he's so ugly that things get wrecked and the area shakes violently as if in an earthquake--hence the doghouse on his head to hide his face), to free him from the death-traps which he often ended up in and/or save the day.
Mighty Man & Yukk
Mighty Man & Yukk! is an animated series created by Ruby-Spears Productions. It was aired as part of The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show.-Plot:...
segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man...
, which itself aired from September 1979 to September 1980.
Bio
Mighty Man is notable for a superhero in that he himself is only a few inches tall, whereas his alter ego — millionaire Brandon Brewster — is approximately six feet tall. Brewster "changes" from his playboy persona into Mighty Man via the Mighty Machine, a beam-shooting pistol which simultaneously gives him his superpowers and miniaturizes him. Just after the transformation, he shouts in slow bursts, "Mighty, Mighty, Mighty Man!"Both Mighty Man's and Brandon Brewster's characters are voiced by Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen
Peter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
, years before he won the role as the voice of Optimus Prime in The Transformers
The Transformers (TV series)
The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
cartoon series --alongside his colleague Frank Welker
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
, who was the voice of Optimus Prime's enemy, Megatron, and who in this cartoon series provided the voice of Yukk!, Mighty Man's faithful sidekick. Mighty Man's name, size and powers were clearly based on that of Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse is an animated superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox.-History:The character was created by story man Izzy Klein as a super-powered housefly named Superfly. Studio head Paul Terry changed the character into a cartoon mouse instead...
.
Yukk! has no alternate persona and freely associates with Mighty Man in both his superhero form and his normal form; seemingly an obvious tip off to anyone who wanted to uncover Mighty Man's secret identity.
Powers and abilities
Mighty Man possesses many of the "standard," stereotypical powers of a SupermanSuperman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
-type superhero: he can move at high rates of speed, fly, (although he is just as often seen transporting himself and his sidekick around in a tricycle), is highly resistant to physical damage, and has super-strength - in Mighty Man's case, roughly as much strength as is seen in super-powered beings many times his size.
Interestingly enough, despite his formidable array of powers, it often fell to his sidekick, an unbelievably ugly anthropomorhic hound named Yukk!
Yukk!
Yukk! is a fictional crimefighter who debuted on American television, as a semi-regular feature of a cartoon series entitled The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, which itself aired from September 1979 to September 1980.Yukk! is an anthropomorphic oversized dog who serves as Mighty Man's...
(he's so ugly that things get wrecked and the area shakes violently as if in an earthquake--hence the doghouse on his head to hide his face), to free him from the death-traps which he often ended up in and/or save the day.