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Wing Commander Academy
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<h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <h3>Main cast</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mark_Hamill/adQ6UJPb">Mark Hamill</a> as <a href="/facts/Christopher_Blair/885a4gM4">Christopher 'Maverick' Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_F._Wilson/RNVclC0C">Thomas F. Wilson</a> as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall</li> <li><a href="/facts/Malcolm_McDowell/TzAoW7zt">Malcolm McDowell</a> as Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dana_Delany/24cqdxcz">Dana Delany</a> as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman</li></ul> <h3>Additional voices</h3> <ul><li>Lauri Hendler as Maya McEaddens, Lindsay 'Payback' Price</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Schon/jLBByvUH">Kevin Schon</a> as Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Hector 'Grunt' Paz</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pat_Fraley/GzI56A3h">Pat Fraley</a> as Dr. Guthrig Andropolos, Gharal nar Hhallas</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ron_Perlman/EEICaxMf">Ron Perlman</a> as Daimon Karnes, Krulan nar Ragitagha</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Bennett/nzYWdozU">Jeff Bennett</a> as Bokh nar Ragitika</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dorian_Harewood/HzwCTdfk">Dorian Harewood</a> as Jazzman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jessica_Walter/FBIy3YYs">Jessica Walter</a> as Admiral Rhea Bergstrom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joan_Van_Ark/bAURRs0b">Joan Van Ark</a> as Dr. Bronwyn Sing</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jim_Cummings/7R4u0lS0">Jim Cummings</a> as Emil 'Easy' Zoharian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jennifer_Hale/YDdIA14N">Jennifer Hale</a> as Princess Zukara nar Kiranka</li> <li><a href="/facts/Andrew_Prine/EYV6LT2x">Andrew Prine</a> as Vidkun</li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Dorn/nAK9WFsF">Michael Dorn</a> as the Warrior King</li></ul> <h2 id="spacecraft-featured-in-the-series">Spacecraft featured in the series</h2> <p>The series featured many spacecraft introduced in the <i>Wing Commander</i> video games. The Scimitar and Broadsword were the primary fighters and bombers flown by the main characters, with the Dralthi and Grikath fulfilling those roles for the Kilrathi. As in <i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander_I/BXwYNCsA">Wing Commander I</a></i>, the TCS <i>Tiger's Claw</i> was a <i>Bengal</i> class strike carrier. Individual episodes also featured cameo appearances from ships introduced in later games such as <i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander_III%3a_Heart_of_the_Tiger/XHwQzVfc">Wing Commander III's</a></i> Arrow, Hellcat and Longbow and <i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander_IV%3a_The_Price_of_Freedom/M4EqePU8">Wing Commander IV's</a></i> Avenger. None of these ships are mentioned by name. A number of new capital ships were introduced by the series including the <i>Achilles</i> class destroyer and the <i>Agan Ra Sivar</i> class dreadnaught. </p> <h2 id="episode-list">Episode list</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Written by</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td rowspan="1">"Red and Blue"</td><td>Mark Edens and Michael Edens</td><td>September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair and Maniac are assigned to the Tiger's Claw for training.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td rowspan="1">"The Last One Left"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Michael Edens (teleplay)</td><td>September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Maverick and Maniac are captured by Daimon Karnes, a missing legendary space fighter pilot who became disillusioned with the war and turned to piracy.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td rowspan="1">"The Most Delicate Instrument"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Shari Goodhartz (teleplay)</td><td>October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Mentally unbalanced from stellar phenomena, four cadets begin to exhibit erratic behavior.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td rowspan="1">"Word of Honor"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Richard Mueller (teleplay)</td><td>October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair and Grunt crashland on an alien world, but they're not alone...</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td rowspan="1">"Lords of the Sky"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Matthew Edens (teleplay)</td><td>October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair and Maniac land on an alien world where the local savages worship the dastardly "Lords of the Sky".</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td rowspan="1">"Chain of Command"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Brooks Wachtel (teleplay)</td><td>November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Tolwyn meets an old "friend", who just happens to outrank him now.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td rowspan="1">"Expendable"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss (teleplay)</td><td>November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair and Payback scout an unstable jump node.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td rowspan="1">"Recreation"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Matthew Edens (teleplay)</td><td>November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>The crew of the Claw discovers a mysterious being in suspended animation aboard a derelict space capsule.</p>Note: This episode is the final part of a crossover storyline that spanned the other shows in the <a href="/facts/USA_Action_Extreme_Team/ogfmkytY">USA Action Extreme Team</a> lineup. The crossover began with episodes of <i><a href="/facts/Street_Fighter_(TV_series)/qt8z2xKr">Street Fighter</a></i> ("The Warrior King"), <i><a href="/facts/The_Savage_Dragon_(TV_series)/MQ2RbraE">Savage Dragon</a></i> ("Endgame"), and <i><a href="/facts/Mortal_Kombat%3a_Defenders_of_the_Realm/w0vMFVeM">Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm</a></i> ("Resurrection").<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td rowspan="1">"Walking Wounded"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Ralph Sanchez (teleplay)</td><td>November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Maniac scores guard duty on a crippled medical ship.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td rowspan="1">"On Both Your Houses"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Shari Goodhartz (teleplay)</td><td>November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair, Maniac, and Archer pursue Kilrathi fighters to a lush tropical planet where things are not as they seem.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">11</th><td rowspan="1">"Invisible Enemy"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Richard Mueller (teleplay)</td><td>December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">The Kilrathi have a new and terrible weapon: the Stealth Fighter.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">12</th><td rowspan="1">"Price of Victory"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)<a href="/facts/Steve_Cuden/5HSw9w6Y">Steve Cuden</a> (teleplay)</td><td>December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair crashes on an ice world, where he meets an unusual Kilrathi who just happens to have an agenda...</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">13</th><td rowspan="1">"Glory of Sivar"</td><td>Mark Edens (story)Mark Edens and Michael Edens (teleplay)</td><td>December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Blair and Grunt land on the planet Dolos, and find themselves surrounded by fur.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="home-media">Home media</h2> <p>In March 2012, <a href="/facts/Visual_Entertainment/m5SzYR0U">Visual Entertainment</a> released <i>Wing Commander Academy - The Complete Series</i> on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The series became available on the <a href="/facts/Peacock_(streaming_service)/zDAke6cL">Peacock</a> streaming service in July 2020. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.wcnews.com/wca/">Wing Commander CIC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115421/"><i>Wing Commander Academy</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><i><a href="https://archive.today/20130110172443/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/47801-Wing_Commander_Academy.html">Wing Commander Academy</a></i> at the <a href="/facts/Big_Cartoon_DataBase/ULoM4HFb">Big Cartoon DataBase</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wcnews.com/news/update/6959"><i>Wing Commander Academy</i> TV episodes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 909–910. ISBN 978-1476665993. <a href="978-1476665993" target="_blank">978-1476665993</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Electronic Arts Origin Inspired Wing Commander Academy Cartoon Series Premieres Saturday; Universal Cartoon Studios' Production Debuts on USA Network". Business Wire. September 20, 1996. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via The Free Dictionary. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162919/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Origin+Inspired+Wing+Commander+Academy+Cartoon+Series...-a018698542" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162919/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Origin+Inspired+Wing+Commander+Academy+Cartoon+Series...-a018698542</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"America's Most Wanted Ends Its Run With Special". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1996. p. 222. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.(Subscription required.) <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/159011605/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/159011605/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 699–700. ISBN 978-1538103739. <a href="978-1538103739" target="_blank">978-1538103739</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Warrior King: The Forgotten Street Fighter / Mortal Kombat Crossover". Den of Geek. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-25. <a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/games/warrior-king-the-forgotten-street-fighter-mortal-kombat-crossover/" target="_blank">https://www.denofgeek.com/games/warrior-king-the-forgotten-street-fighter-mortal-kombat-crossover/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Wing Commander Academy DVD news: Date Change for Wing Commander Academy - the Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-14. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015175948/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wing-Commander-Academy-The-Complete-Series/16083" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111015175948/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wing-Commander-Academy-The-Complete-Series/16083</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>