Toxic Crusaders (Season 1)

Loosely based on the 1984 B-horror comedy film The Toxic Avenger, Toxic Crusaders is a syndicated 13-episode animated series created by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Like the source material, Toxie is a grotesque mutant endowed with superhuman powers, but is still a good-hearted and law-abiding citizen of the fictional town of Tromaville, New Jersey; the setting of most of Troma Entertainment's films. In a change from the films, the toxic waste mutated his mop into a sentient entity that sometimes battles enemies by itself or gives him ideas on how to solve problems. The villains include Czar Zosta, Dr. Killemoff, and Psycho, polluters from the planet Smogula who wreak ecological havoc with help from Tromaville's corrupt mayor, Grody. Bonehead, a street punk who bullied Melvin, joins them in the first episode.

  • Poster for The Making of Toxie

    The Making of Toxie (Episode 1)

    Writer: Michael Herz

    Air date: 1991-01-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Nerdy loser Melvin falls into a barrel of toxic waste left by an alien insectoid warlord Dr. Killemoff who wants to pollute and take over the Earth. However, Melvin mutates into a hideously deformed superhuman Toxie and fights him.

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    This Spud's for You (Episode 2)

    Writer: D.J. MacHale

    Air date: 1991-03-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff's mad scientist Dr. Bender creates a chemical that makes people old and senile. Toxie and his mutant friends must stop people from eating junk food with it in it. Meanwhile, Bender gets accidentally merged with airhead Fender.

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    Club Fred (Episode 3)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-03-15

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff invites Toxie and his friends to a fake island resort called 'Club Fred' and sets a trap. Meanwhile, a humanoid mutant dog, Junkyard, is looking to join the Toxic Crusaders.

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    Tree Troubles (Episode 4)

    Writer: D.J. MacHale

    Air date: 1991-03-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff bribes the mayor to condemn the Crusaders' bubble gum factory so he can use it to manufacture smog in a can.

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    The Pollution Solution (Episode 5)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-03-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff goes on TV to announce that he wants to help clean up Tromaville but it's a trick to get the citizens to help him create more smog.

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    A Site for Sore Eyes (Episode 6)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-04-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Smogulan scientists have discovered a huge pool of high smogtane crude that could fuel a shuttle to Tromaville for all their residents. There's only one problem, it's located under the Crusaders home base-the toxic waste dump.

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    Mr. Earth - Superhero (Episode 7)

    Writer: Walt Kubiak

    Air date: 1991-04-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A mysterious stranger shows up and Killemoff creates a remotely activated smog inducer that he plans on getting into every house in Tromaville.

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    Toxie Ties the Knot (Episode 8)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-04-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Humanoid insect Czar Zosta, Killemoff's boss, arrives with his huge, ugly, vain and always hungry daughter Princess Gerba of Smogula to Tromaville. She falls for Toxie and forces him to marry her or her father will destroy Earth.

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    Invasion of the Biddy Snatchers (Episode 9)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-04-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff's new boss, General Garbage, wants to clone old ladies but Killemoff is more interested in getting rid of the General.

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    The Snail Must Go Through (Episode 10)

    Writer: Michael Herz

    Air date: 1991-05-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: After driving off a bridge and landing in a boat full of snails, a race car driver gets super powers.

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    Nab That Toxie Cab (Episode 11)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-05-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Crusaders build a cab while the mayor and Killemoff plot to smash them.

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    Still Crazy After All These Shears (Episode 12)

    Writer: Michael Herz

    Air date: 1991-05-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The mayor wants the citizens of Tromaville to plant his special seeds to beautify the city but the seeds are really vicious vines from Killemoff.

  • Poster for That's No Villain, that's My Mom!

    That's No Villain, that's My Mom! (Episode 13)

    Writer: Jack Mendelsohn

    Air date: 1991-05-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Killemoff accidentally hires Toxie's mom as his new secretary.

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