Barnyard Commandos

Barnyard Commandos
VHS cover of "Apple-Calypse Now"
Starring	Scott Bullock Thom Bray Pat Fraley Paul Hreppel John Mariano Bob Ridgley Lennie Weinrib Danny Wells
Country of origin	United States France
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Fred Wolf Films Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Hearst Entertainment Inc, IDDH, La Cinq
Running time	23 minutes
Release
Original network	First-run syndication
Original release	September 4, 1990
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Barnyard Commandos is an action figure line created by toy designer James Groman for American Greetings Corporation and produced by Playmates in 1989. A thirteen-episode French-American animated was based on the figures the following year. Produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company IDDH. It features the vocal talents of S. Scott Bullock, Thom Bray, Pat Fraley, Paul Hreppel, John Mariano, Bob Ridgeley, Lennie Weinrib, and Danny Wells. However, the series was not successful enough to merit further production of episodes.

The property is based around the concept of farm animals who consumed radioactive materials left over from an abandoned military experiment, mutating them into hyper-intelligent, anthropomorphic paramilitary troops. This consists of two "hilariously harmless" opposing teams: the R.A.M.S. (Rebel Army of Military Sheep) and the P.O.R.K.S. (Platoon of Rebel Killer Swine).

Action figures

Two series of Barnyard Commandos were produced, each including several figures from both teams. Similar to Mattel's Food Fighters, the figures are non-poseable and made of soft, hollow plastic much like squeaky toys. They each include a weapon accessory that fastens onto the figure and a brief, humorous character description on the cardback.

Burger King also produced a series of tie-in toys as Kids' Meal premiums.

Series 1

R.A.M.S.

• Sergeant Woolly Pullover
• Commodore Fleece Cardigan
• Major Legger Mutton
• Pilot Fluff Pendleton

P.O.R.K.S.

• General Hamfat Lardo
• Private Side O'Bacon
• Sergeant Shoat N. Sweet
• Captain Tusker Chitlins

Series 2

R.A.M.S.

• Master Sergeant Cornelius Cannonfodder
• Private Bull Bellwether
• Commander Missiles Muttonchop
• Lieutenant Sureshot Shearling

P.O.R.K.S.

• Corporal Hy Ondahog
• Staff Sergeant Blaster McBacon
• Major Piggyback Gunner
• Captain Hogg Wilde

Vehicles

• Bacon Bomber
• Pork Chopper
• Pork-A-Pult
• Ram Tank

Home Video

Only four episodes of the series were released to four NTSC VHS tapes with one episode each.

• Apple-Calypse Now
• Back to the Farm
• Treasure of Ram Pork Mountain
• Ultimate Quest

External links

• Virtual Toy Chest - Barnyard Commandos
• Barnyard Commandos at the Internet Movie Database