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Not to be confused with A.T.O.M (album) or Atom (disambiguation).
A.T.O.M.

The "Alpha Teens on Machines" team shown from left to right: Shark, Hawk, Axel,
King and Lioness
Also known as
Alpha Teens on Machines
Action Man: A.T.O.M.
Genre
Action
Science fiction
Superhero
Created by
Ariane Desrieux
Paul-Patrick Duval
Directed by Olivier Jongerlynck
Voices of
James Arnold Taylor
Alli Mauzey
Aldis Hodge
Charlie Schlatter
Brian Donovan
Tom Kenny
Clancy Brown
Kari Wahlgren
Bill Fagerbakke
Keith Szarabajka
Composers
Alain Garcia
Noam Kaniel
Country of origin France
Original language English[a]
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Michael Lekes
Jacqueline Tordjman
Olivier Dumont (season 1)
Stephanie Kirchmeyer (season 2)
Producers
Bruno Bianchi
Greg Klein (season 1)
Tom Pugsley (season 1)
Sylvie Barro (season 2)
Cyone Clark (season 2)
Steve Granat (season 2)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company SIP Animation
Original release
Network Jetix
Release August 27, 2005 –
April 3, 2007
A.T.O.M.[1] – Alpha Teens on Machines[2] (known as Action Man: A.T.O.M. in some
countries) is an English-language[a] French superhero animated television series
produced by SIP Animation in association with Jetix Europe.

The series focuses on the adventures of five teenagers in the fictional Landmark
City. The eponymous Alpha Teens, which consist of Axel Manning (the team leader),
Catalina Leone, Crey Kingston, Zack Hawkes, and Ollie Sharker, test prototype
vehicles and weapons for Lee Industries, and use these prototypes to combat
criminals, particularly the nefarious and sadistic crime boss Alexander Paine.

In countries such as Australia, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom,[b]
and in Latin America, the series was branded as Action Man: A.T.O.M., with Panini
Comics publishing a tie-in comic book series by that title.[3]

Synopsis[edit]
Set in the fictional Landmark City, Janus Lee is the head of Lee Industries who
holds a television contest as a front to recruit a group of talented teenagers. The
winners of the contest, Axel, King, Lioness, Hawk and Shark, are given prototype
weapons, gadgets, and vehicles and join forces as A.T.O.M. (short for Alpha Teens
on Machines) to battle against the crime boss Alexander Paine who's also
responsible for the death of Axel's father. Paine is assisted by his minions Spydah
and Flesh, his daughter Magness, and the mysterious ninja Dragon.

At the end of the first season, they manage to defeat Paine's group. However, it is
revealed that Lee's true purpose was to use the teens' DNA to create clones powered
with their respectful animal genes. During the second season, the Alpha Teens once
again have to team up to stop Lee and his Mu-Team.

Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of A.T.O.M. episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1
26 August 27, 2005 April 15, 2006
2
26 September 2, 2006 April 3, 2007
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of A.T.O.M. characters
James Arnold Taylor as Axel Manning, Sebastian Manning, Tilian
Alli Mauzey as Catalina "Lioness" Leone, Firekat
Aldis Hodge as Crey "King" Kingston, Wrecka
Charlie Schlatter as Zack "Hawk" Hawkes, Stingfly
Brian Donovan as Ollie "Shark" Sharker, Rayza
Tom Kenny as Janus Lee, Spydah
Clancy Brown as Alexander Paine
Kari Wahlgren as Samantha "Magness" Paine
Bill Fagerbakke as Albert "Flesh"
Keith Szarabajka as Dragon
Production[edit]
The series was first announced by Jetix on 6 September 2004 with the working title
of The Insiders. It was specifically designed to appeal to young boys ages 6 to 9
with an Autumn 2005 release. Originally, while the series was going to feature a
team of rebellious teenagers, it was only going to focus on the main character who
"has the task of tracking down and catching 100 of the worst villains and the
mastermind who set them free from prison, the notorious Mr. Pain." Jetix Europe
were confirmed to handle all worldwide TV rights for the series, while in France
and other French-speaking territories, SIP Animation would handle the TV rights,
with servicing through Buena Vista International Television.[4] Hasbro was
announced as the master toy licensee for The Insiders later the same month.[5]
Interim CEO of Jetix Europe, Paul Taylor said that "The Insiders is a strong urban
action-adventure series."[6]

On 15 November 2007, Jetix Europe announced their Year End results and stated in
their report that they were not planning a third series of A.T.O.M., effectively
cancelling the series.[7]

Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
France[edit]
In France, A.T.O.M. first aired on Jetix in 2005.[citation needed]

United Kingdom[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the show premiered on Jetix on August 27, 2005.[8] Jetix
Europe promoted the series' UK premiere with a celebrity launch party at the London
Trocadero. The show was also promoted with a "Mr. Lee Needs You" school tour that
showcased inventing, and a roadshow held at various shopping centres in the
country[9] The series later made its terrestrial premiere on GMTV's Toonattik
children's block in September 2005, after being pre-sold by the broadcaster in
April.[10]
In October 2005, the series became part of the Jetix Max strand alongside Power
Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[9]

United States[edit]
In the United States, the series debuted on the Jetix block on Toon Disney on
January 30, 2006.[11]

Home media[edit]
In the United Kingdom, Volume 1: Feel the Paine was released on DVD on January 23,
2006 (and UMD Video on January 30) by Sanctuary Visual Entertainment, with a second
volume titled The Terror Continues planned.[12] However, volume 2 was cancelled for
unknown reasons.[citation needed]

In Australia, 7 DVD volumes were released on September 13, 2006 (volumes 1 to 5)

and February 5, 2007 (volumes 6 and 7) by MRA Entertainment Group.[13][14][15]

In the United States, DVDs of the series have been distributed through Liberation
Entertainment. The first two DVD volumes were both released on August 28, 2007,
respectively titled "Vol. 1: Touch of Paine"[16] and "Vol. 2: Enter the Dragon".
[17]

Streaming[edit]
The first season was previously available to stream on Tubi TV,[18] as well as
Amazon Prime via Multicom Entertainment Group just for US Region.[19] Multicom
formerly had the full series listed in its distribution catalogue,[20] which was
later changed to only one season[21] before being removed entirely.[22]

According to US Copyright Database[23] the television series is still a property of

Disney's defunct subsidiaries Jetix Europe and SIP Animation but doesn't streaming
for other countries on Disney+.

Reception[edit]
In Europe, A.T.O.M. was the second-most popular Jetix original series for third-
party sales as of fiscal year 2007, when the second season was delivered. All of
the major Jetix Europe originals, including A.T.O.M., ranked "as one of the top two
shows in their timeslots in all of the markets in which they aired."[7]

Common Sense Media, in their review of the show said: "The animation here — a blend
of classic comic book and anime — is pretty good." and that "because of its
relatively high level of cartoon violence [...] A.T.O.M. is best for older grade
schoolers." and awarded the series 2 out of 5 stars.[24]

The Brazilian comic book website Universe HQ took notice of the show, due to its
depiction of Lioness, who is of Brazilian ancestry.[25]

Other media[edit]
Toyline[edit]

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Hasbro launched a line of action figures to tie-in with the show, marketed as a
reboot of Hasbro's discontinued Action Man toy line. Distinctly different from
other Action Man lines, A.T.O.M. figures were the standard size of normal action
figures and not of a doll format. Much like Action Man however, these figures are
sold individually, usually with figure accessories, from the vehicles distributed
to accompany them.
The franchise has vastly similar concepts to the 1980s' M.A.S.K. story line from
Kenner (which Hasbro bought in 1991), even down to the code name lettering, as each
vehicle for the A.T.O.M. members changes from one ordinary looking terrain vehicle
to anything that ranges from a jet car with unfolding door wings, to a bike that
soon propels its driver into the air as a helicopter.

In 2007, Hasbro released 12-inch versions of A.T.O.M. action figures, similar to

the original Action Man action figures. The toy series was composed mostly of
several versions of Axel Manning, the main character, and Paine, Flesh and Tilian
as the villains. A plane, a sport car and several minor vehicles were included for
this line of A.T.O.M. toys. The line was discontinued shortly thereafter.

Comic book[edit]
Panini Comics published a tie-in comic book series in the United Kingdom from 2006
to 2007. This title replaced their long-running Action Man series, and featured
stories by Simon Furman and art by Jack Lawrence.[3]

Video game[edit]
A video game based on the show was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2007,
developed by Brain in a Jar and published by Mastertronic Group under their budget
game label Blast! Entertainment.[26] It is a racing and action game. Much like the
Hasbro toy line and Panini comic book series, the video game was released as Action
Man: A.T.O.M., and would be the final video game to be associated with the Action
Man franchise.

Notes[edit]
^ a b All of the writers for the series, including season 1 co-producers Greg Klein
and Tom Pugsley, are known to be from English-speaking countries and/or have
written for English-language projects exclusively.
^ In the UK, only merchandise was branded under the Action Man name; the series
itself used the regular title without the Action Man prefix.
References[edit]
^ "SIP Animation". 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08.
Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d
ed. North Carolina: Macfarland & Company Inc. Publishing. ISBN 9780786486410.
^ a b Furman, Simon (June 1, 2007). "... AND THEN TWO COME AT ONCE!".
^ "Jetix Europe announces dynamic new action adventure co-production". Jetix
Europe. Jetix. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November
2016.
^ "Jetix Europe Secures Hasbro As Master Toy Licensee For Latest Action-adventure
Property". Jetix Europe. Jetix. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017.
Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ "Jetix Europe signs up Hasbro for The Insiders". The Retail Bulletin. Retrieved 9
February 2017.
^ a b "Jetix Europe N.V. announces results for the year ended September 30, 2007"
(PDF). Jetix. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 5
November 2016.
^ "A.T.O.M DVD". www.femalefirst.co.uk.
^ a b Bob Jenkins (1 October 2005). "U.K. kidcasters get into the creative process
from the get-go". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "GMTV buys next Jetix toon". C21 Media. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Disney Sees New Original Movie & Series In January". Animation World Network.
^ "About "Feel The Paine" – A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens On Machines". Archived from the
original on 2006-02-19.
^ "MRA Entertainment Group :: DVDs, CDs and more..." January 17, 2007. Archived
from the original on 2007-01-17.
^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.
^ "DVD Title search results for 'A'". February 28, 2016. Archived from the original
on 2016-02-28.
^ "A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens On Machines Vol. 1 Touch of Paine". Amazon. Retrieved 2
February 2017.
^ "A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens on Machines Vol. 2 Enter the Dragon". Amazon. Retrieved 8
February 2017.
^ "Watch A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on - Free TV Series Full Seasons Online | Tubi".
Tubitv.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
^ "Amazon.com: A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens On Machines". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 15
September 2018.
^ "A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on Machines". October 23, 2018. Archived from the original
on 2018-10-23.
^ "A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on Machines". January 24, 2020. Archived from the original
on 2020-01-24.
^ "a.t.o.m.: alpha teens on machines". multicom.tv. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "U.S. Copyright Public Records System". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved
2023-03-23.
^ "A.T.O.M. TV Review". Common Sense Media. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 31 January
2017.
^ Ramone, Marcus (February 8, 2006). "Super-heroína brasileira estréia no canal
Jetix". Universe HQ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 5,
2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ "Action Man A.T.O.M.: Alpha Teens on Machines". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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