4.6 /10 1 Votes
Created by DiC Productions, L.P. No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 7 December 1991 Number of episodes 13 | 4.5/10 IMDb Directed by Michael Maliani Country of origin United StatesCanada First episode date 7 September 1991 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voices of Neil CroneClark JohnsonJeff JonesMiguel LeeJoe MathesonSusan RomanRon RubinCarmen TwillieLouise VallanceMaurice Dean Wint Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Similar New Kids on the Block, Little Rosey, ABC Weekend Special, Free Willy, Nightmare Ned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hammerman is a Saturday morning cartoon, produced by DIC Entertainment and starring pop rapper MC Hammer, which aired for thirteen episodes on ABC in 1991.
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Synopsis
Youth center worker Stanley Burrell (Hammer's real name) owns a pair of magical dancing shoes (which are alive and can speak), which when worn cause Burrell to transform into the superhero Hammerman. He frequently gets advice from his "Gramps", who was a former owner of the shoes and was known as Soulman. While in the guise of Hammerman, Burrell was dressed in MC Hammer's signature purple parachute pants and myriad golden chains.
The show was hosted by the real MC Hammer, who also sang the show's theme song, telling about the origin of Hammerman. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Gramps (real name unrevealed) was the superhero Soulman, but as he grew older, he grew weaker and was forced to retire. Gramps and his granddaughter Jodie traveled to find the next new superhero. Their search was over when they met Stanley and he put on the shoes. Each episode, Hammerman faced various social issues; at the end of each episode, a puppet version of the magic shoes would speak to a live child audience and provide methods the children could use to address these issues themselves.
Episodes
The order airdates of episodes are unknown:
Cast
Crew
Critical reception
Home video
From 1992–1993, 3 of the 13 episodes were released on video: "Rapoleon", "Defeated Graffiti", and "Winnie's Winner".