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Walter Melon (French:Achille Talon) is an animated television series, loosely adapted from theFranco-Belgian comicAchille Talon.^[1]

A co-production betweenSaban International Paris,ARD/Degeto,France 2 andScottish Television Enterprises with the participation ofCanal+,Walter Melon aired in the United States onFox Family from 1998 to 1999. In the UK, the series was broadcast onCITV (via Scottish Television), and later reran onFox Kids. Each episode consists of two shorter adventures, and a total of 52 episodes were produced. Ownership of the series passed toDisney in 2001 when Disney acquiredFox Kids Worldwide, which also includesSaban Entertainment.^[2][3][4]

Walter Melon and his assistant Bitterbug run a company as "heroes for hire". Whenever people get in trouble, go missing, or fall victim to a villains' latest scheme, Melon and Bitterbug (Lefuneste) take their places temporarily where Walter does the hero character and Bitterbug does the sidekick character. In the show, Walter and Bitterbug replaced spoofs of characters frompop culture and their occasional sidekicks that include but are not limited toSuperman,Batman andRobin,Spider-Man,Hulk andRick Jones,James Bond,Indiana Jones,Kirk andSpock,Luke Skywalker andHan Solo,Tarzan,Robin Hood andLittle John,Max Rockatansky,D'artagnan and one ofThe Three Musketeers,Little Red Riding Hood,Power Rangers membersJason Lee Scott andBilly Cranston,the Terminator,Jack Driscoll andCarl Denham,Fox Mulder,John Rambo,Little Red Riding Hood, Aladdin,Pinocchio andJiminy Cricket,Peter Pan andWendy Darling, Dr. Alan Grant,Emmett Brown andMarty McFly,Hercules,Christopher Columbus, two of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Frankenstein's monster andVictor Frankenstein,Count Dracula,The Invisible Man,Dr. Jekyll, andCasper the Friendly Ghost. Unlike most heroes, Walter is a dim-witted, overweight jollyFrench American time traveler with a large melon-shaped nose and a lot of luck, but nobody ever notices the apparent change in appearance, with his character's apparent weight gain merely being commented on immediately after his arrival and subsequently ignored (such as asking if the RoboCop parody had too much oil or if D'artagnan accidentally swallowed a bell atNotre-Dame).

When he impersonates the heroes, he fights Sneero (le méchant), the main antagonist of the series who represents the main villain of the parody universe that include but are not limited toLex Luthor,Joker,Doctor Octopus,Leader,Darth Vader, theSheriff of Nottingham,Cardinal Richelieu, theBig Bad Wolf,Rita Repulsa,T-1000,King Kong,Cigarette Smoking Man, theBig Bad Wolf,Jafar,Tromboni,Captain Hook,Shredder, andMr. Hyde.

Additionally, Walter is sometimes partnered with Amelia, a woman who represents the heroines, token female characters, female sidekicks, and love interests of the story that include but are not limited toLois Lane,Catwoman,Mary Jane Watson,Betty Ross,Princess Leia,Jane Porter,Maid Marian,Ann Darrow, theBlue Fairy,Tinker Bell,April O'Neil, theBride of Frankenstein. When some of Amelia's characters, Melon would comment that he never gets the girl and sometimes makes a follow-up comment.

In the second season in order to make the show educational, Walter and Bitterbug would receive cross-time distress messages from historical figures such asGeorge Washington,Marco Polo,Thomas Edison,Lewis and Clark,Georges Méliès, and theApollo 11 astronauts, rather than fictional characters, unlike the first season.

1. "Marzipan the Apeman/Goldenrod"
2. "The Melon Strikes Back/The Glob"
3. "Star Blecch/Splatman and Rubin"
4. "The Mark of Zero/Windiana Bones and the Temp of Doom"
5. "Molasses Park/Superguy"
6. "The Far Out Flower Rangers/Dobin Wood"
7. "Groggy XII/Peter Pun"
8. "Mutiny on the Bouncy/Moperminator"
9. "Big Red Riding Hood and the Pizzas/The Stout Musketeer"
10. "Melon Impossible/Robomelon"
11. "The Incredible Bulk/Noman The Barbarian"
12. "A Fistful of Melon/Melon in Blunderland"
13. "Whambo/Gums"
14. "The Hard Labours of Hercules/The Hound of the Basketvilles"
15. "Back to Melon's Blundering Future/New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises"
16. "Incompetence Day/King-Gong"
17. "Ben Hurdy-Gurdy/The Jungle Schnook"
18. "Frank & Stein/The Derisible Man"
19. "Shalien/Dance A Lot"
20. "T.E.T. The Temporary Extraterrestrial/Arachnoman"
21. "Squashymodo/Walter, The Jolly Ghost"
22. "Top Fun/Gnocchio"
23. "Melon of Snoz/Fat Max - The Roo's Revenge"
24. "The Vampire Bites Back/Christopher Columsy"
25. "Hex Files/Kerazy Kid"
26. "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Snide/Palladin & The Capricious Lamp"

1. "Walter XIV, The Fun King/Melon on the Mountain"
2. "Houston, the Melon has Landed/Walterius Caesar"
3. "Attila, the Melon/Melon Takes Flight"
4. "Vini Vici Da Vinci/Go West Young Melon"
5. "Ponce de Melon/Rough Rider Melon"
6. "Melon at the O.K. Corral/Melon Lights the Way"
7. "You Reykjavik and I’ll Rake Mine/Caveman for Hire"
8. "Charlemagne/King Walter, The Melon-Hearted"
9. "And Yet It Make Your Head Spin/Melon of Liberty"
10. "Maestro Melon/Johan Melonberg"
11. "Hot Air Melon/Sir Francis Melon"
12. "Francisco Vasquez Melon de Colonado/Samurai Melon"
13. "Walter Casanova, Lady Killer/Walter Picasso"
14. "A Napoleon With Melon on Top/Hula Hula Melon"
15. "Serf-City Serfitude/Walter Crockett"
16. "The 7th Melon of the World/Queen Elizabeth I & Sir Walter Melon"
17. "Alexander the Greatest/Alexander Graham Melon"
18. "Marathon Melon/It's Melon by George"
19. "Melon of Arabia/Chicken Curie with Melon"
20. "Melon, I Presume/Walter Melonbal"
21. "Walter Hears Voices/There's a Trick in It"
22. "Once Upon a Melon/You're Driving Me Crazy"
23. "Melon of the Amazon/Melon, Heal Thyself"
24. "Pasteurized Melon/Walter Vidocq-The Adventurer With The Big Heart"
25. "Walter Desmoulins, Hero of French Revolution/Mephisneereles"
26. "E=Melon2 / That's Usin' Your Noodle, Walter Polo"

• Richard Bell - Walter Melon, Explorer #1 (in "Marzipan the Ape Man"), Explorer #2 (in "Marzipan the Ape Man"),Chaise Pond (in "Goldenrod"),Pew (in "Goldenrod"), Soldier (in "The Mark of Zero"),Pita Pocket's Sidekick (in "The Far Out Flower Rangers"),Gordo (in "Groggy XII"),Jim Yelps (in "Melon Impossible"), Cousteau (in "Gums"), Villagers (in "Frank & Stein"), Artist (in "The Derisible Man"), Teapot Genie (in "Palladin & The Capricious Lamp")
• Jeremiah Nagle - Bitterbug (season 1), Nerd (in "The Glob")
• Samuel Vincent - Bitterbug (season 2)
• Michael McConnohie - Sneero (season 1), Professor, Announcer (in "Windiana Bones and the Temp of Doom"),Mason (in "The Far Out Flower Rangers"), Brother (in "A Fistful of Melon"),Van Gough (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises"), Reporter (in "Incompetence Day"),Steve (in "King Gong"), Centurion (in "Ben Hurdy-Gurdy"),Julius Iglesias (in "Ben Hurdy-Gurdy"), Parrot (in "The Jungle Schnook"),John Smith (in "Christopher Columsy"),Assistant Director Skintrop (in "Hex Files"), Eddie the Yeti (in "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Snide")
• Lee Tockar - Sneero (season 2)
• Francine Elcar - Amelia

• Robert Axelrod -Laughing Lads (in "Dobin Wood")
• Steve Blum -Franz Polo (in "Melon Strikes Back"),Steve McKing (in "The Glob"), General #1 (in "Whambo"), Rebel #1 (in "Whambo"), Rebel #2 (in "Whambo"),Hercules (in "The Hard Labours of Hercules"),Minotaur (in "The Hard Labours of Hercules"),Blabbela (in "The Jungle Schnook"), Pet Shop Owner (in "The Jungle Schnook"),Dr. Stein (in "Frank & Stein")
• Steve Bulen -Oleo Cannoli (in "Melon Strikes Back"),Droid (in "Melon Strikes Back"), French Teacher (in "The Glob")
• Cam Clarke as Mayor (in "Gums"),Picasso (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises"),Stonecold (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises"), Sewer Worker (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises")
• Richard Epcar -Robotroll (in "Robomelon"), Police Officer (in "Robomelon")
• Barbara Goodson - Commercial Announcer (in "Shalien"), Daycare Announcer (in "Shalien"),Glenda (in "Melon of Snoz")
• Peter Greenwood -Fat Max (in "Fat Max - The Roo's Revenge")
• R. Martin Klein -Jack (in "King Gong"), Resort Manager (in "King Gong")
• Lex Lang -Grogy Barbacoa (in "Groggy XII"),Agent Muldy (in "Hex Files"),
• Douglas Lee - Chief Broody (in "Gums"),Squinter (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tae Kwon Do Tortoises"),Doo Wop (in "New Age Pizza Lovin' Tie Kwon Do Tortoises"),Lieutenant Bebop (in "Shalien"), Park Ranger Snozzie (in "Melon of Oz")
• Wendee Lee -Peter Pun (in "Peter Pun")
• Daran Norris - Tape Voice (in "Melon Impossible"), Flash (in "Robomelon"), Protocop (in "Robomelon"),Corporal Fixey (in "Shalien"),Dance A Lot (in "Dance A Lot"),Irving (in "Dance A Lot"),Henry Jiggle (in "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Snide")
• Tony Pope - Sergeant Gordito (in "The Mark of Zero"), Soldier (in "The Mark of Zero"),Mad Hatter (in "Melon in Blunderland"),Baloney (in "The Jungle Schnook"),Igorbeaver (in "Frank & Stein"), Villagers (in "Frank & Stein")
• Jan Rabson -Scarecrow (in "Melon of Snoz")
• Michael Sorich -King Richard the Artichoke (in "Dobin Wood"),Laughing Lads (in "Dobin Wood"),White Rabbit (in "Melon of Blunderland"),Christopher Columsy (in "Christopher Columsy"), Genie (in "Palladin & The Capricious Lamp")
• Doug Stone -Zero (in "The Mark of Zero"), Bird (in "The Mark of Zero")
• Tom Wyner -Sordon (in "The Far Out Flower Rangers"), Announcer (in "Groffy XII")

• Bruno Bianchi - Director & Producer
• Jaxqueline Tordjman, Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, Sandy Ross - Executive Producers
• Jamie Simone - Casting & Voice Director
• Micheal Dax - Music
• Natalie Altmann - Script editor

• "Retrojunk on Walter Melon" on Retrojunk.com
• Walter Melon atIMDb

• 1990s American animated comedy television series
• 1990s American children's comedy television series
• 1997 American animated television series debuts
• 1998 American television series endings
• 1990s French animated television series
• 1997 French television series debuts
• 1998 French television series endings
• American children's animated adventure television series
• American children's animated comedy television series
• American time travel television series
• Canal+ original programming
• Fox Kids
• French children's animated adventure television series
• French children's animated comedy television series
• French time travel television series
• Fox Family Channel original programming
• Television series based on Belgian comics
• Television series by Saban Entertainment
• Television shows produced by Scottish Television

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