Season 1
1997 | 26 Episodes
Walter Melon
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Family
France
English- 2 Seasons (52 Episodes)
- 1997 - 1999
- Ended
Hero for hire, Walter Melon, is the one to call when heroes from movies, TV, literature or mythology need someone to replace them in their stories. Likewise, Melon's archenemy, Sneero, gets to play most of the villains.
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Storyline
Enthusiastic average joe, Walter Melon, and his geeky best friend, Bitterbug, work as "heroes for hire" standing-in for various famous heroes from fiction when they have accidents or are unable to save the day for some other reason the show's arch-villain is usually responsible for. Loosely based on the French comic strip "Achille Talon."
Country: France
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English, French
Release Date: September 7, 1997
Also Known As: Walter Melon?, Уолтер МелонBulva meloun, Walter eroe a tempo perso, Walter Melon, Achille Talon, Walter Melon, szuperhős rendelésre | See more »
Plot Keywords
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hero-does-not-get-the-girl
spoof-of-hero-genre
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spoof-of-classic-literature
damsel-in-distress
abducted-woman
tough-girl
spoof-of-heroic-archeytpe
spoof-of-villainous-archetype
pop-culture-reference
reference-to-power-rangers
parody-comedy
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Company Credits
Production Co: ARD Degeto Film, France 2 (FR2), Scottish Television Enterprises, Canal (II), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)Saban Entertainment | See more »
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
1998 | 26 Episodes
