| "Slave Island" | |
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| Series X-Men Season 1, Episode 7 | |
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| Air date | February 13th, 1993 |
| Writers | Mark Edward Edens |
| Director | Larry Houston [1] |
| Producers | Joseph Calamari; Larry Houston; Stan Lee; Will Meugniot; Eric S. Rollman; Scott Thomas; Rick Ungar |
| Starring | Cedric Smith; Cal Dodd; Norm Spencer; Lenore Zann; George Buza; Catherine Disher; Alyson Court |
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"Slave Island" is the title to the seventh episode of season one of the X-Men animated television series. It is based on the popular X-Men series of comic book titles by Marvel Comics. The episode was directed by Larry Houston with a script written by Mark Edward Edens. Voice director on this episode was Dan Hennessy. It first aired on FOX Kids on Saturday, February 13th, 1993. In this episode, X-Men members Storm, Gambit and Jubilee travel to the island nation of Genosha where they become enslaved and discover dozens of other similarly caged mutants. The mutants are being forced to build a dam for the Master Mold, which will empower the giant robot Sentinels that are used to hunt down and capture other mutants.
Voice cast[]
Main Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cedric Smith | Professor Charles Xavier |
| Cal Dodd | Wolverine |
| Norm Spencer | Cyclops |
| Lenore Zann | Rogue |
| George Buza | The Beast |
| Catherine Disher | Jean Grey, the Phoenix |
| Alyson Court | Jubilee |
Full cast[]
Note: This is the full voice cast list indicated during the closing credits of the episode. It is unknown whether every person listed here actually contributed their talents to this episode or not.
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is production code number 107.
- Voice actor Cathal J. Dodd is credited as Cal Dodd in this episode.
- The Beast does not appear in this episode.
- Toonzone reviewer Stu praised this episode for the characterization of Gambit, but found the portrayal of Cable to be off-kilter. [2]
- The phone number for Muir Island, Scotland is "011 555 2222". [3]
- This is the first animated appearance of Domino. She also appears in the "Time Bomb" episode of Wolverine and the X-Men, where she will be voiced by Gwendoline Yeo.
Allusions[]
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Quotes[]
- Cable: I thought you were gonna bring democracy to Genosha. I don't mind being wrong, as long as I can correct my mistakes.
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- Soldier: If you try to remove your collar, it WILL explode... and destroy you.
- Jubilee: Great vacation, Gambit.
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- Jubilee: I'm sorry I didn't trust you, Gambit. I mean, I should've known you'd never really be a traitor.
- Gambit: How do you know that, petite? Maybe you been fooled again, non?
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- Jubilee: That's a Sentinel! I thought we wiped out those overgrown dweebs!
- Gambit: There's always more gators in the bayou.
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References[]
- ↑ TV Rage.com; X-Men, "Slave Island"; Episode Info; Unconfirmed credit.
- ↑ Toonzone.net; X-Men, "Slave Island"; Stu.
- ↑ TV.com; X-Men, "Slave Island"; Trivia.