The Wild Feud Behind Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

[@BaqTalk]

Holy Crap. This show had more action behind the scenes than the show itself.

[@demons27]

Kind of like the whole Capcom/SNK feud. When SNK started to do fighting games and ripping off some popular Street Fighter characters, Capcom retaliated by ripping off a couple of Art of Fighting characters to create the uber lame Dan Hibiki.

[@scuppo]

@@demons27 As of Winter update Street fighter season 5. Dan isn’t a meme character anymore. He has taunts, but those come with a lot of punches and kicks

[@shishoka]

The beauty of his ultimate is brilliant. Taunting the opponent player directly instead of the other character. Perfect.

[@hectorcollazo8845]

@@demons27 I never knew Capcom and SNK had a feud when their IPs crossed over together for 2 games. I'm aware that Fatal Fury was Street Fighter's main rival in Japan just as Mortal Kombat was the latter's main rival in America. Ironically, if not for Fatal Fury's Mai Shiranui to compete with Chun Li, Capcom would have never created Morrigan Aensland to answer back the Bouncy Ninja. 😎

[@Spynmaster]

yo srsly they could've showed this to Bravo and made a few seasons off of this

[@spiritmacardi9300]

Fun fact: in the SSSS.Gridman dub not only does the villain Alexis Kerib speak with a posh British accent, but he also uses the term "meat thing."

[@SpaceWizardCosplay]

True. He also does a decent impression of Tim Curry from the original live-action series.

[@XeviousD]

Three Fun Facts that I know: 1.) This show was a Tokusatsu before it became an Anime. 2.) Gridman is part of the Ultra Family. 3.) It's toys were produced by Takara (TakaraTomy).

[@Hybrid12ful]

@@XeviousDThat explains why Zenon looks like optimus prime. Transformer and gridman were originally from takara

[@ecanoya]

Yeah, the Dub actor for Alexis Kerib was trying to mimic Tim Curry's Kilokahn with his performance. I think he did pretty well, honestly.

[@StrikeNoir105E]

SSSS.Gridman actually took a lot from Superhuman Samurai, like how the NGE High Students, i.e. the Assist Machines are named after the Superhuman Samurai names of the various Assist Machines. Hell, the "SSSS" in the title is the most obvious homage, even if it's given a different meaning in the show.

[@RandomBlackGamer]

Gawd I remember watching this show vividly. I loved how the stock footage had a better frame rate and looked way more polished than MMPR. Only gripe is the weird airtimes.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Looks like Gridman was shot on videotape, while the shows MMPR used were shot on film. The weird airtimes were probably due to low ratings. Syndicated shows don’t have a fixed airtime like network shows. Stations can move them as much as they want.

[@beauleidig8670]

It may have also looked better due to the footage being used for MMPR being close to 20 years old by the time it aired on American television.

[@VintageToyGallery]

@@beauleidig8670 You're right. Before I knew about the cut footage, I always wondered why the fight scenes looked so grungy compared to the scenes with the teens. It made sense afterwards.

[@kevin10001]

If u look at a side by side comparison of the Japanese footage on power rangers u can see a difference cause the original version that was shown in Japan alway looks more dinghy to best describe it vs as it we saw it that probably had a color correction or had the filter taken off that made it look dinghy

[@RandomBlackGamer]

@@beauleidig8670 But the Zyurangers footage for MMPR was only a year old by the time Saban got it. As a matter of fact MMPR's first episode aired the same year that Zyurangers show ended.

[@mrf19741]

My Son was obsessed with Power Rangers when he was a kid and I got him a boatload of the toys, but when I got him a Servo action figure, he played with it nonstop and called it his "Power Ranger Super Commander!"

[@hectorcollazo8845]

Lol that reminded me of the time in my 90s childhood, my Dad mistook Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad as VR Troopers by buying me a VHS tape of the former than the latter. Of course, I never complained because I loved both shows as a kid, but c'mon. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was KING of kid's TV programming. You can't beat them...unless you're Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa at the end of season 3. Dark joke Lol.

[@trealsteve]

Ah. The joys of childhood imagination. I remember recasting my VR Troopers, a random Aliens film marine figure, The Shadow and an old Baron Zemo figure as Batman, Superman, TMNT, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers and X-Men before I could get my hands on the actual toys. 🤣

[@hermeskun3274]

That's adorable. Your son seems pretty awesome.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

That's adorable. I mean, Gridman and Super Sentai seem like a fun crossover, too

[@frankcoley1537]

Damn right he did 😏

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

Y'know...That Servo/Gridman costume really holds up. It still looks fantastic by modern standards.

[@johnshelton22]

It literally looks like a way cooler ultraman

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I always wondered as a kid why more people didn't love this show as "it has the coolest looking hero!"

[@DanZero77]

Good to see more people remember this show - we had it on WPIX channel 11 in New York at 5:00pm followed by the mentioned VR Troopers at 5:30. 1994 was a good year to be into Power Rangers and stuff like this. I was also part of a small weekly chat group on AOL that would discuss the series soon after it went off the air.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

WPIX was where I watched both of those shows as well. I had it on cable despite being 5 hours north of NYC in Northern NY. I was usually stuck watching it on an old 70s B&W TV we kept in the kitchen because my parents would be watching TV in the living room. The 5 part Dark Heart run on VR Troopers tugged on my 9-year-old heartstrings, when Ryan came so close to rescuing his father from Grimlord.

[@andrewshouse9840]

You were lucky. It was on for me (coastal NH) around 7:00 AM along with VR Troopers.

[@davidfraher1292]

I saw both shows on PIX as well after the Power Ranger on WNYW Fox we switched even thou sometimes we only watch WPIX because of Disney Afternoon and Sometimes we watch Nickelodeon

[@thefractured_butwhole]

I also watched it on WPIX. I was eight.

[@christopherlarose6054]

I'm 39 n remember this show.

[@regardingthepope]

I went through a bin of my old toys recently and found an ultraman-looking dude that I had no recollection of. This episode solved a mystery that's been eating at me for weeks.

[@jonathanprince707]

I still have the giant Servo figure and Zenon that combines with it, and the mini Servo and Drago figures. The only accessory I'm missing is the watch that plugs into the giant Servo's arm. I found giant Servo's sword fits perfectly in my Classics Megatron (the nerf gun) figure's hand.

[@shishoka]

Been there with the Mysterians and a backpack from a G.I. Joe like toy called Aqua Fighters.

[@uomoferragamo]

You can take a picture of it on eBay and listings will pop up

[@darkjamar01]

I remember I had a servo figure that was gold and black and I had the mini figures with the tank ( I forgot its name though)

[@coldchillin8382]

@@jonathanprince707 yea I have it in storage buried somewhere.

[@Ahmed_Asif]

I am a 90s guy and I am glad someone actually remember this and made a video on it.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I got Zenon a couple years ago and recently picked up Drago, to go with the Servo figure I had for quite some time.

[@Theseethingtree]

I grew up watching this show and loved it. The history of DiC is insane and kinda makes me happy to have grown up watching this show and others

[@timlawrence7204]

Dan this channel is like one of the only things that doesn’t suck in this world anymore.

[@Korombos]

SSSS Gridman's human designs are almost all nods to Shattered Glass or other Transformers

[@brettu5052]

I would love a REAL Transformers anime done by studio Trigger!

[@Korombos]

@@brettu5052 YES!!! MTME would rock as a Trigger anime

[@NaotaSan]

there are many references to the entire saga, including G1, Animated, AoE and even Gobots

[@RID01S]

Transformers Victory type designs

[@romannoellocsin9950]

@Jon Prive - They all are, actually. Either that, or something the characters are wearing is a Transformers reference, most of which was based on Shattered Glass.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

A war that could have been solved if they just talked about it, but instead they decided to Toku-Bout it...

[@Velduanga]

Take your goddamn Thumbs Up and get the hell out.

[@blogsanjay1031]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trealsteve]

@@Velduanga 😂

[@Krypton853]

Your so cool.

[@hermeskun3274]

You know, there's a lot of knock-offs and imitators, but MY "Just Some Guy with a Mustache" was always the one who's comments always included a pun. Glad to see who I hope is the real king again.

[@melvinshine9841]

No joke, I'd watch a miniseries about the DiC vs. Saban war.

[@jessragan6714]

Bonus points if it includes the KZbin video where the guy shouts "DICK!" over the logo.

[@Joshua_N-A]

Documentary it!

[@mrspeigel3593]

Saban has UFO Robot Gren0dizer on his side though.

[@jefferyquick3280]

It has the makings of a pretty good mafia story.

[@trealsteve]

Ahem... DIC!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RaccoonRevolution]

Somebody needs to make an intense Mad Men-esque drama series about children's entertainment companies in the late 80's/early 90's.

[@kronemerj]

That would be amazing.

[@arielgonzalez9993]

Yes

[@kronemerj]

Mad Morphs?

[@jefferyquick3280]

This could work. Think about it: Hanna-Barbera was the aging, ailing Don, While he was powerful during the 50's, 60's, 70's, & 80's, The TV game was changing. Cut to the 90's. Due to HB's grip on Children's TV weakening, Warner Brothers, Disney, & DIC Were fighting tooth and nail for the Kids TV crown, Suddenly some Hotshot Heeb named Haim, along with some unlikely allies from Japan decide to throw their hat into the ring.

[@trealsteve]

I guarantee somebody gets axed at the finale of every season. I’m also confident that Ted Turner is somehow involved in this storyline. 🤣

[@DoutorSocialGames]

Just to let you know: Tsuburaya's official KZbin channel is releasing the classic Gridman series one episode at a time, subtitled in english, every friday. They rotate each series, so the early episodes were removed already, but since all Ultraman series released so far have beed subbed (or DUBBED!) in english, it's cool to pick one up and start watching anyway... Per example, Ultraman Z just re-started from episode 1.

[@Zeta-Mon]

Link?

[@junrosamura645]

They probably hope their new Ultraman movie will appeal to the international crowd.

[@Snyperwolf91]

Thanks , bro !! I was always interested into these super sentai/ Ultraman series and i can finally watch them in comfort. Thank you again !!

[@ajclements4627]

@@Snyperwolf91 Toei’s official channel has geolocked their Sentai content and they only sub the first two episodes of other tokusatsu content into English.

[@ajclements4627]

@Doutor, the channel hasn’t released any new subbed Gridman episodes in a while.

[@tbrooks2931467]

For years I thought I imagined this show and every time I tried to find it vr troopers would be the only thing people remembered

[@ignazioacerenza9881]

That hostile takeover was a total DIC move

[@vectorprime4387]

IIRC, this show is the reason the Japanese anime "Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers" had to get it's name changed to "Ronin Warriors" during the dubbing process, out of fear of a potential lawsuit.

[@dragonstormx]

That is hilarious given the shows had nothing in common. Hell nothing about SSSS screamed "samurai" anyways, our hero looked more like a knight.

[@cidlunius1076]

I'm gonna be honest... I like Ronin Warriors better, it's not like it's an incorrect way to use the word. They were all master-less warriors traveling the world to stop evil.

[@dragonstormx]

@@cidlunius1076 Yeah there is also that. Also I think it's a cooler name.

[@trealsteve]

And we loved it.

[@trealsteve]

@@cidlunius1076 Facts. Rolls of the tongue way better.

[@Cousin_Uli]

a lot of missed opportunities for a "baby dan dan" joke here

[@kirablackstar6130]

That theme song haunts my very existence 😂

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

@@kirablackstar6130 Love me some Gridman, especially since they just wrapped up Dynazenon. Now to wait for Gridman x Dynazenon.

[@mekman4]

That story was rad, interesting and even a bit sad. I’m also very interested in the anime update to Gridman! I love the nod to the American dub! Great stuff

[@mekman4]

Thank you for the heart, it’s always wonderful to find so much of a story behind our favorite toys. Thanks for your diligence and dedication to classiness, it’s guys like you that remind us that our time with these pieces was never a waste. Great stuff as always.

[@gekisou]

If you like that, you will like that characters in SSSS Gridman are named after the vehicles for Xenon. The nods to SSSS are plentiful.

[@gridman2142]

You'll be happy to know that Gridman Hyper Agent is coming to bluray in the US 8/17/21 lock your preorder in. Its up on amazon

[@leoalcaraz6153]

Holy crap who knew that the story SSSS would be more interesting than the actual show. The only thing It was missing was some sort of murder for hire plot

[@trealsteve]

For all we know there was murder going on. Probably lots of sex, drugs, rock and/or roll. 🤣

[@leoalcaraz6153]

@@trealsteve 😂😂😂👍👍

[@Chucitron]

Man, I loved this show. I got The Deluxe Servo, Drago, and Optimus prime looking one. The boxes were huge, and the playability was epic. Thanks Dan for going over this one, it brought back good memories and that killer theme song.😎

[@whosaidthat84]

My friends and I called him Ghetto Optimus 😂

[@MrGeekFreek]

Sam: Let's Samuraize, guys. Tanker: Time to kick some giga-butt. Syd: Pump up the power. Amp: Would you like fries with that? Amp's call every time they went into battle would change every episode.

[@yakuzajoe]

Lucky the cliche surfer guy who replaced Amp the nerd? Fuck him.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

Original Gridman: what are you people on?

[@jonathanprince707]

I loved those phrases. I think the funniest was "Two for a dollar!" Remember when the school's lunchlady got to pilot Drago in one episode?

[@OtakuboyT]

Don't give up the hedge clippers!

[@hazukichanx408]

Heh. Hehehehe. Hahahaha! Sorry, Muricans, but the verb form of Samurai is "Saburau"! It means "to serve" and is the root of the word samurai, a servant of their lord before all else. Please apply plenty of burn cream to any affected areas.

[@erickleefeld4883]

Interesting that SSSS actually kept the story concept pretty close to the original Gridman series from Japan. The Saban shows at the time used their footage to do stuff that was wildly different.

[@ironmaster6496]

True, big bad beetleborgs is the o e that suffered the most in my opinion, those really cool suits wasted

[@christopherwall2121]

I have to assume TsuPro was a bit more hands-on in the adaptation process than Toei was. I remember the creator of _Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight_ was quizzed pretty heavily by Ishinimori Productions before getting the okay to make that show.

[@malokk5773]

This show actually contributed to me choosing a career path in IT, though I am yet to actually physically fight a virus inside a computer.

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

Always have to love when a show you grew up loving was made mostly out of spite

[@dragonmaster613]

Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills!

[@jessragan6714]

This one was hilarious because they tried to make a Power Rangers-like series without having lined up Japanese footage in advance. They had to make all that footage themselves, and it really shows... the characters all look like silver-lipped lucha-dorks.

[@blackphoenix77]

YES!!! I hope they cover that next...but did they even make toys for that series?

[@MrBoyYankee]

The broke ass low power rangers.

[@jonathancraddock1810]

Yeah. Not only did the costumes look odd the alien they got their powers from looked like a basic blob.

[@jasondiend4248]

Look just because you like reliving your childhood trauma doesn't mean you need to inflict it onto everyone else. =P

[@MegamanNG]

I grew up watching the show when I was a kid. It's how I first knew of not only Gridman but also the actors themselves like Matthew Lawrence. Also RIP Rembrandt Sabelis. He was in the show as Lucky London.

[@Slayerthecrow]

One of my favorite scenes was from a episode where they had to prepare for a big exam and while Lucky was literally eating books, long story short, at the end he got one of the highest scores and then Tanker just eat a page of his math book because he had an exam tomorrow. Not gonna lie, the show was corny as hell but it wasn't boring at all.

[@asyourgm]

I forgot just how much Disney was buying up in the early 00s just to fill time on Disney XD. They grabbed everything short of Batman from Fox's 90s lineup.

[@bunkerzero]

I was so hyped about this show when I was a kid! I bought two of the mini toys and a servo action figure (which barely had any articulation). Trying to watch the show was a pain at first cause I didn't know what time it aired lol. Also love trigger's SSSS.gridman.

[@BastardWolf28]

I was also super hyped for this show and got several toys, I also had the sword which remains lost for over 20 years, but I hope to find it someday. I have the original Gridman sitting on my HDD and hope to watch it... someday. I also watched the Trigger show and it was one of the worst things I had ever seen.

[@EsotericEdutainment]

Absolutely loved this show, had the servo toys as well, super dope time in my childhood

[@sxcw]

This used to come on in the morning before school. This and biker mice from Mars

[@alegendarywolf3278]

Man I am so glad to have grown up during that time

[@trealsteve]

Mutant League and Extreme Ghostbusters also. GI Joe Extreme also aired, unfortunately. 🤣

[@mjnari022]

My brother you just got yourself another person who just join the club, your channel is great in a world dominated by politics and social issues. Thank you for the Escape and I look forward to your longevity.

[@primarchdeadpool]

What a crazy coincidence. I just preordered the Diaclone Gridman the other day specifically because I loved this show as a kid!

[@ShyGuy83]

Even though I used to watch quite a few episodes of this when I was 11 and 12 years old, this is one of those shows I've watched way more as an adult than I have as a kid, especially being able to pick up on certain dialogue and references that would have gone way over my head back then. The American footage really needed canned laughter in many scenes. The weirdest part of this show was Kath Soucie as Sam's unseen younger sister.

[@Rojixus]

I LOVED THIS SHOW! I had Servo and Zenon, those toys were definitely among the crown jewels of my non-Transformers toys.

[@bman3794]

I love this show as a kid and I had all the toys. I still have the fully assembled Draco.

[@BigEpinstriping]

Amazing backstory on the show and the rivalry between Saban and DIC. This is why I love this channel; I almost always learn something new and this episode was a doozy! As a side note, Tsuburaya has always had issues getting their properties to make it big in the USA; they've tried many times over decades through many third parties (and on their own) and had many missteps along the way. Despite this; many of their creations, especially Ultraman, have become icons in their own right! I find their history on US screens fascinating in and of itself. Vintage Henshin, here on youtube, has a great video on the history of Ultraman on American TV, and it's a brilliant video on the subject!

[@Celebmacil]

Dan: "This is bad blood that runs..." Me: "DIC?" Dan: "Deep." Me: "Oh. ._."

[@jgmess9897]

Levy own dic

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Deep DIC lol

[@ArcaneEther]

Thank you for making this video, I LOVED this show as a kid. Had all the toys too!

[@xChris_Kentx]

GRIDMAN!!!! Finally! Thank you so much.

[@gridman2142]

The complete Gridman Hyper Agent is finally coming to Bluray in the US on 8/17/2021 from Millcreek Entertainment. Preorders are up now at Deep Discount DVD, Amazon and other sites. go lock in your order now!

[@Moonbeam143]

Dude! I used to watch this all the time! I even had some of the toys! Those were the days! I even watched "Power Rangers", and "VR Troppers", and had their toys! 90's kids had it made when it came to imported shows from Japan.

[@jonathancraddock1810]

Agreed. Good thing there is a lot of Tokusatsu properties on the Internet.

[@shishoka]

Shame the toy market is dying off.

[@andrejg4136]

If only Masked Rider didn't near single handedly ruin Kamen Rider in the west...

[@christophermire3872]

You nailed that "superhuman samurai syber-squad soundtrack" line.

[@chummer2060]

I still remember the evil kid telling the lunch lady to go buy a White Zombie CD

[@jonathancraddock1810]

Glad to see you talking about some Toku-related content. I've been getting into the SSSS Gridman anime lately. Now is most certainly the best time to be a Tokusatsu fan. There are actually a lot of other Ultraman-inspired heroes like Spectreman, Galactic Giants, and several others.

[@b_side8669]

I remember as a kid I had the golden servo I absolutely loved this show as a kid a shame that it didn’t catch on much

[@Undrave]

they would have run out of footage eventually and wouldn't be able to continue anyway...

[@b_side8669]

@@Undrave I guess but still sucks I absolutely loved this show

[@theprofessorjg]

I had all the 5 inch toys that could combine. I had the 9 inch one and the dragon. Loved those toys!!!

[@jonathancraddock1810]

It was a lot like VR Troopers in regards to the limited footage they had. It's ironic how these kinds of shows simply end for an uncommon reason.

[@b_side8669]

@@jonathancraddock1810 true

[@grahf4215]

Thank you. I've asked for this episode a few times.

[@Autocon609]

SSSS Gridman is littered with "Transformers: Shattered Glass" references. I'm surprised you didn't mention that.

[@Zyugo]

Not to mention the sequel SSSS.DYNAZENON which had "Beast Wars" references instead.

[@jonathancraddock1810]

It also references the Ultra series.

[@jonecuntapay9561]

Maybe the original staff from gridman were amazed in the Transformers so much it did make the armor props based from.

[@denjipochita8763]

@@jonecuntapay9561 nope thats from Gaogaigar

[@mechanomics2649]

@@denjipochita8763 Feels like Gaogaigar doesn't get as much love as it should. I'm kind of surprised to come across someone that knows it.

[@DocLantern85]

My first Toy Galaxy video. What a good way to start watching this show. I first seen it during a snowstorm at work.

[@prestonvogel1431]

"Samurized for your protection!"

[@Njzeo]

Okay but that theme song stayed with me just as much through out the years as power rangers did

[@edaniels240]

Wow Sam Collins was originally gonna be name Zack Jason. Now it begs a questions, I wonder if the producers of Time Force named Wes' last name in homage to Sam

[@slipsethanon9997]

Thank you for giving me the full info on 1 of my childhood favorite shows. I watched this show every week as well as i had the tools too. Thank you again for bringing back old memories.

[@countofarcadia]

Tim Curry made the show.

[@pious83]

He was great in this. Better in Mighty Max, though.

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

Heh heh..... Heh heh.... Meat Thing!

[@brandonvortex995]

Meat thing ~kilokhan

[@rcschmidt668]

Tim Curry brings value to everything he touches.

[@travezripley]

The show made Tim Curry, although they didn’t see his Tambourine!

[@Genisin]

I remember this show from back in the day. I had so many of the toys! Thanks for doing an episode on this. It definitely brought back memories.

[@mrmacguff1n]

The more I look back at my childhood, the more my personality makes sense

[@dhanaty6744]

This show was loved by Whole India in 90's period..we never missed one episode and we used to recreate it with our friends as Computer was booming at that time with Windows 93, 95, 98

[@LewisChristisonVids]

When Toonami announced they were going to air SSSS Gridman I was all; "Hey, I know that; it's that Ultraman Power Rangers thing".

[@brookswilliams5239]

Same!! Lol! I was telling my wife about the old show since she was a Matthew Lawrence fangirl back in the day and had no idea about the show lol

[@AtariDad]

Been watching the dub of _SSSS.Gridman_ on Toonami. The guy voices Alexis, this show's version of Khan Digifier/Kilokahn, does an _amazing_ Tim Curry impression!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

​​@@AtariDad He even calls Rikka a Meat Thing!

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

Why am I so hype about catching that anime? I only got to watch that show when I got to stay home from school on a sick day, which was almost never, but that theme has been stuck in my head ever since.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I remember watching this show when I was a kid and I wish that a second season would happen. 😀👍

[@DarkAnon100]

unfortunately, there wasnt even a second season to Gridman so that wouldnt have been possible (the sequel, Gridman Sigma, was supposed to have Malcom's counterpart become the new Gridman, Trigger actually made a short on him a couple of years ago) Fun Fact, most of the ideas for the second season of Gridman were used for SSSS Gridman

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@DarkAnon100 I understand now thanks for telling me. 😀👍

[@reedmo]

Thanks for making this! I remember years ago I saw one episode of a show with a kid holding a guitar and was able to turn into a “power ranger” and fight a creature. Didn’t know the name and never saw another episode after. I have tried searching for it but when you search for “kid with guitar” and “superhero” you don’t get much. All these years I questioned if I really saw a show like that, this has confirmed it did exist! Thanks for finally putting my mind at ease!

[@donkey7577]

Sss Gridman is on Cartoon Network on Saturday nights now ......

[@AtariDad]

Been watching the dub of _SSSS.Gridman_ on Toonami. The guy voices Alexis, this show's version of Khan Digifier/Kilokahn, does an _amazing_ Tim Curry impression!

[@Mgyuh]

Oh my GAAWWDDD!!!!! I was freaking obsessed with this dang show when I was a kid!!!!! I could never remember what it was called, for years I’ve been trying to remember what this show was called, THANK YOU TOY GALAXY!!

[@Chill59190]

I LOVED this show growing up. I remember begging my mom for his figure when I saw the commercial for the first time before the series aired. Believe it or not, I remember seeing the toy commercial during Power Rangers LMAO

[@shishoka]

That's a based move.

[@thelad5]

Have you checked out SSSS.Gridman yet?

[@azure8696]

Man I loved this show even over mmpr back in the day and the Gridman anime is actually pretty good too. VR Troopers was dope too and The Masked Rider.

[@jermainemorton3752]

I actually like this TV show it was interesting and it was a little different from what the Power Rangers was while being very similar but yeah I like this more than I like VR Troopers or tattooed teenage alien Fighters from Beverly Hills

[@Gappasaurus]

Wow, i knew there was some bad blood between Saban and DIC, but never suspected all those shenanigans were goin’ on 😄 Didn’t actually watch the show, but the toys were cool, managed to pick up all the DX sets on clearance in the late ‘90s 😙

[@stuffedsomething1699]

Okay, so this show wasn't just a fever dream I imagined.

[@xenodragon1880]

No sir it real so real

[@stuffedsomething1699]

@@xenodragon1880 lol, I'm glad. I was a pretty sickly kid growing up and they're are legitimately a lot of shows that I watched while sick, so now I can't really separate them from my fever dreams at the time. Im glad Toy Galaxy has been covering a lot of shows from that era, its cleared up a lot.

[@xenodragon1880]

@@stuffedsomething1699 you and me both sir

[@QuantaSolace]

That's how I also feel about VR Troopers, lol.

[@hackman669]

tHE 90S WAS A FUN FEST FEVER DREAM,

[@SirCharles.]

No wonder I felt such nostalgia when watching SSSS Gridman! I knew I saw a show like it when I was little but I could only remember stuff like Beetle Borgs and VR Troopers. Thanks for refreshing my memory!

[@pikapal91746]

I loved this show. Too bad none of my friends at school watched it or claimed they didn't. I like the campiness of it. The show didn't take itself too seriously. Troy Slaten is a lawyer now.

[@stevenwatts586]

As short of a run as this show had I still remember it and actually enjoyed it.

[@brettpugh7898]

Well, now I can't wait to hear about Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills 💜💙💜

[@WaitingtoHit]

I have only the vaguest memory of this show. In fact, until you made this video, it hadn't crossed my mind since the nineties.

[@mrsmith6347]

Love this show! I keep meaning to finish it, but its terrible so i cant, but i love it

[@maxordman4100]

This series was truly amazing! I loved Tim Curry as Kilo Kahn! I wrote a college essay on him and his career. Tim Curry is one of my favorite voice actors! SHSSS will always hold a special place in my heart. The Saban and Dic history is a lot of fun too! This is truly one of your most memorable videos!

[@MisterSouji]

Gotta say, the Deluxe figures in the line, the big transforming ones, kicked power rangers in the ass in terms of quality. I remember I had Zenon and Servo as a kid, then got a Megazord and was thoroughly disappointed in it.

[@fkjos7682]

I used to watch this every Sunday ... Loved it. Even won a mail in trivia contest.

[@alexlemonds2838]

I think they'd have amassed more coin if they had made all the viruses from the show into action figures. Contrast that with Power Rangers which did so with every Mighty Morphin' era monster.

[@digilotl647]

Most of them did get regular and mini sized action figures, but either the waves they were released in were too infrequent or the show really didn't sell them very well.

[@robd1329]

This show was wack when i was younger

[@jacobcar1580]

Man, as a nineties kid all my most favorite toys/mechs came from this show, BUT for decades I could not remember the name of the show, and thanks to youtube recommending this for some reason, I FINALLY remember!

[@rudyvalle9022]

This needs a Martin Scorsese movie adaptation starting Mathew McConaughey and Benedict Cumberbatch.

[@triplehate6759]

You are a madman. I approve!

[@tzvikrasner6073]

I watched one episode of this show when it was originally on and I've been trying to find it ever since. Thanks for telling me the name so I know what to look for!

[@raulzavala9061]

Geez those Lawrence brothers were everywhere almost like a fungus, right?

[@robd1329]

Hah..i remember that. They were later together in Brotherly love

[@IAmMightyMike]

Really awesome intro. Great video, too. This gave me the weirdest nostalgia I never knew I'd have

[@orinanime]

Favorite FOUR WORD titled 80s/90s show? Tie between: DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH & MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (With TMNT coming in right behind them)

[@bushidobrown9857]

This show is WOOOOOOOOO SLEPT ON UGH. I rewatch at least bits of it every year lmao

[@bastien-]

Bain Capital?! The murderers of KB Toys?! Well, I think we all know which side are the villains in this fight.

[@Jsinista]

Perfect timings !! I was trying to remember the name of this show and this pops up! Hell yeah!

[@ArcadeHunters]

I always thought one of the robots on the show had a head that looked just like Gen 1 Optimus Prime.

[@Zyugo]

Zenon IS inspired from G1 Prime. I thank Takara for pulling out that idea.

[@Jason_Waguespack]

What a great video! I had also done research on the Saban/Andy Heyward feud for a book I wrote on 1980s cartoons and you hit a ton of points I had unearthed for the book. My compliments to your research department!

[@geardog24]

Now if only they could reboot VR Troopers.

[@dragonmaster613]

🤮

[@unknownodin]

We are VR!

[@blackphoenix77]

Who even owns VR Troopers nowadays? Saban or Hasbro?

[@nikolas_schreck]

I like VR but we don't need, that we want big bad Beetleborgs. Now I'm just kidding but we don't really need that.

[@nikolas_schreck]

@@unknownodin we are VR, I'm now thinking about that song Youth of the Nation by POD. we are, we are the Youth of the Nation. we are VR, we are VR.

[@SixFoChris]

I remember going to a soon-to-be defunct CALDOR to cop the toys for this. I was 7-8 when it came out and looking back, I don't think I fully understood what was going on but I still loved the theme song and the toys. Liked this more than VR Troopers as my Power Rangers side piece.

[@9etherb87]

Facts lol same here bring back some good memories

[@luchomscyfy]

Rewatching the show, I can say the writing of SSSS was pretty good, and sometimes better than MMPR. Don't get me wrong, I love the cheesiness of MMPR, season 1 specially, but the personalities of the Rangers are too "goody-good" and wholesome, making them completely unbelievable sometimes. Of course, they were larger than life and wholesome, it has to be like that, but Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, with Sam and friends having strong personalities, they could clash between them, and with his antagonist Malcolm, looking closer to "real" teenagers (quotation marks, of course).

[@aldusxenon]

Fascinating story behind the scenes. I was never a fan of this show, but was very interested in the history of Saban and DIC. Thanks Dan & Greg. 👍

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

Enter the access code: GRIDMAN - Special Signature to Save a Soul -

[@Zyugo]

I wonder how will we access Dynazenon?

[@erichfiedler1481]

🎵GRIDMAN, BABY DAN DAN

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

@@erichfiedler1481 Baby don don yumemite!!

[@justinhernandez5794]

Ok good, someone put what the SSSS stands for, I didn't want people thinking the 4 S's were a reference AND meant the English show name

[@Kaimax61]

@@justinhernandez5794 It's still a "nod" but not the actual name used. Because SSSS wasn't a thing during the OG Gridman.

[@BiteSizePixel]

I used to love this show as a kid even had one of the toys but could never remember the name of it as I got older! So glad to have found this video

[@gregwhite7852]

WMAC Masters anybody?! Or Mystic Knights Or Big Bad Beetle Borgs?!!!

[@AntKeepsGaming.]

I been looking ages for the name of this show! Finally! I have the pvc little toys when I was younger, thought they were so cool

[@williamcrowe2576]

Possibly the weirdest episode of Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad is the one where Sam gets trapped inside a camcorder. And this was back in the day when the Video Toaster was in use.