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Men in Black: The Series

  • TV Series
  • 1997–20011997–2001
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.8K
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Men in Black: The Series (1997)
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The continuing adventures of Agents K and J as they deal with problems with extraterrestrials in New York City.The continuing adventures of Agents K and J as they deal with problems with extraterrestrials in New York City.The continuing adventures of Agents K and J as they deal with problems with extraterrestrials in New York City.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Creators
    • Duane Capizzi
    • Jeff Kline
    • Richard Raynis
  • Stars
    • Keith Diamond
    • Charles Napier
    • Patrick Pinney
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  • Creators
    • Duane Capizzi
    • Jeff Kline
    • Richard Raynis
  • Stars
    • Keith Diamond
    • Charles Napier
    • Patrick Pinney
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    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Keith Diamond
    Keith Diamond
    • Jayas Jay…
    53 episodes53 eps • 1997–2001
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Zedas Zed…
    52 episodes52 eps • 1997–2001
    Patrick Pinney
    • Wormguyas Wormguy…
    48 episodes48 eps • 1997–2001
    Pat Fraley
    Pat Fraley
    • Wormguyas Wormguy…
    46 episodes46 eps • 1997–2001
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Kayas Kay…
    40 episodes40 eps • 1998–2001
    Jennifer Lien
    Jennifer Lien
    • Elleas Elle…
    38 episodes38 eps • 1997–2000
    Billy West
    Billy West
    • Jeebsas Jeebs…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1997–2001
    Eddie Barth
    Eddie Barth
    • Frank the Pugas Frank the Pug
    28 episodes28 eps • 1997–2001
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Kayas Kay…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1997–1998
    Steve Kehela
    Steve Kehela
    • Dr. Zan'dozz Zeeltoras Dr. Zan'dozz Zeeltor
    12 episodes12 eps • 2000–2001
    Jennifer Martin
    • Elleas Elle…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1997–2001
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Alphaas Alpha
    9 episodes9 eps • 1997–2001
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Agent Xas Agent X
    7 episodes7 eps • 2000–2001
    John Mariano
    John Mariano
    • Agent Das Agent D…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1997–1999
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Arquillian Ambassadoras Arquillian Ambassador
    4 episodes4 eps • 1997–2000
    Rino Romano
    Rino Romano
    • Kevin Brownas Kevin Brown…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1997–1998
    Jim Ward
    Jim Ward4 episodes4 eps • 1998–2001
    Phil Morris
    Phil Morris4 episodes4 eps • 2000–2001
    • Creators
      • Duane Capizzi
      • Jeff Kline
      • Richard Raynis
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Vincent D'Onofrio, who played Edgar the Bug in Men in Black (1997), voices all the Bugs (same species) who appeared in this series.
    • Quotes

      Kay: Arquillians are peaceful by nature, Slick. They may have powerful technology, but they would never use it for violence. Some of history's most prominent peaceful figures were Arquillians: Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lennon...

      Jay: Whoah! John Lennon was an alien?!

      Kay: Yep

      Jay: So, what was Ringo?

      Kay: A drummer.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits have J and K step out of a white door into a black background. The door becomes the "I" in the "MIB" logo of the series title.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Blockbuster Buster: Top 10 Movie Based Cartoons (2015)

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    Men in Black comes out flat
    I remember watching this series back when it premiered in 1997 during Kids WB's infancy and I've watched it progressively become worse. The show began decently enough - re-establishing the partnership between Agent J and Agent K that made the movie so memorable. The voice actors, particularly Keith Diamond as Agent J deliver their lines admirably. The writing was and still is relatively top-notch, with a healthy dose of humor.

    The rest of the series is extremely flawed. While the character designs are okay, the colors are extremely drab and lifeless, VERY characteristic of Sony animation. The soundtrack just drones on, particularly the monotone theme. Danny Elfman's movie score is WAY better. Heck, they even brought over an instrumental version of Will Smith's catchy but forgettable rap song that played during the closing credits. Why couldn't they use the original movie theme? But the soundtrack is the least of the series' problems.

    While the series does right to bring back Agents J, K and Elle as well as Zed, some of other character additions are questionable. The Worms? They were mildly funny break room puppets in the arcade, but their squeaky voices and obsession with coffee in the series is definitely pushing it. It wouldn't be half as annoying if they didn't build ENTIRE EPISODES around them. Jeeves? Maybe, but if he keeps selling contraband to alien terrorists, why doesn't he get arrested? The head-shrinking thing was funny just once. Frank the Pug? Why?

    The show fails to be fully faithful to the movie - it seems like the MIB shoot first and ask questions later in the animated series. As a result, the slick image of the MIB from the movie is totally lost. Sometimes it's a wonder that they blow so many things up and get into firefights and are never noticed.

    The new characters are just plain bad. Agent Elle's partner Agent X is just terribly annoying. Elle was way better as a lab technician. And what's up with her personality shift? She's gone from the cool personality in the movie and up until season five to a crazy hothead. Even more annoying is the over-happy new alien lab technician. Someone should blast that moron with a noisy cricket.

    Men in Black: the series may be decent enough for little kids, but for older viewers, it's certainly a far cry from Batman: The Animated Series. While is does try to add some coherent continuity and decent storylines, it's extremely disappointing for fans of the movie like me and cartoon enthusiasts.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Люди в чорному: Мультсеріал
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Columbia TriStar Television
      • Adelaide Productions
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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