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Rambo: A World of Trouble, Volume 1

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I was shocked when seeing a release date for the Animated Rambo Series because ir has not been on TV for about 15 years in the USA, and is wanted by fans where ever you read about it online and no one has it completely,only 4 more volumes are needed to complete it, 11 are on this and the other volume due, 65 were made in total, hopefully they will bring another 2 volumes out by Chrismas and another 2 early next year to complete the series

Rambo was based on the successful movie franchise of the same name starring Sylvester Stallone as freedom fighter John Rambo. The cartoon series debuted in April of 1986 as a five part mini series, and was renewed in September as a daily cartoon. Unfortunately the series only last one season and was cancelled in December of the same year(65 episodes were made in total.
In the cartoon, Rambo was now part of a team called The Force of Freedom which went on missions around the world
battling against the evil organization S.A.V.A.G.E., led by General Warhawk. Although the cartoon was filled with lots of fighting and gun fire, there was never any sensational violence, blood or gore, and rarely did anyone ever die. Rambo used violence as a last result and relyed on quick thinking and fast moves to outwit his opponents. It is a very good classic.

THE EPISODE LIST
1 First Strike
2 The Angel of Destruction
3 Battlefield Bronx
4 Raise the Yamato
5 The Taking of Tierra Libre
6 Subterranean Holdup
7 Trouble in Tibet
8 S.A.V.A.G.E. Island
9 General Warhawk's Curse
10 Deadly Keep
11 Beneath the Streets
12 Cult of the Cobra
13 Raid on Las Vegas
14 The Lost City of Acra
15 Guns Over Suez
16 Exercise in Terror
17 The Doomsday Machine
18 Disaster in Delgado
19 Fire in the Sky
20 Enter the Black Dragon
21 Reign of the Boy King
22 Rambo and the White Rhino
23 Pirate Peril
24 Mephisto's Magic
25 The Halley Microbe
26 Death Merchant
27 Return of the Count
28 Night of the Voodoo Moon
29 Lagoon of Death
30 Snow Kill
31 Terror Beneath the Sea
32 Swamp Monster
33 Freedom Dance
34 Texas Inferno
35 The Iron Mask
36 Children for Peace
37 S.A.V.A.G.E. Rustlers
38 Mind Control
39 Vote of Terror
40 Target, Supertanker
41 Enter the White Dragon
42 Skyjacked Gold
43 Attack on El Dorado
44 The Ninja Dog
45 When S.A.V.A.G.E. Stole Santa
46 Blockbuster
47 Supertrooper
48 Warhawk's Fortress
49 The Konichi
50 Robot Raid
51 Alphas, Arms, and Ambush (1)
52 Alphas, Arms, and Ambush (2)
53 Crash
54 Mirage
55 Blind Luck
56 Turbo's Dilemma
57 Masquerade
58 Just Say No
59 Monster Island
60 Quarterback Sneak
61 Sepulcher of Power
62 The Twin Within
63 S.A.V.A.G.E. Space
64 Change of Face
65 Horror of the Highlan

Man, it's awesome to finally get back to the action with RAMBO and the Force of Freedom after all these years! Kudos to Lion's Gate for bringing this underrated Ruby-Spears classic to DVD. Don't be misled by the cartoonish cover art; this is the original, violent-but-bloodless animated series you remember from 1986. For proof of this, look no further than the screenshots on the back of the case -- one of which shows our intrepid hero wrapped in heavy chains and being attacked by voracious rats! Inside said case you'll find a single disc packed with a whopping 11 episodes of gun-blazing, knife-wielding, flame-throwing fun! (Note: The episode selection screen displays only two episodes at a time; you have to hit the arrow in the lower right-hand corner to see more.) Oddly, the shows are in a completely random order...a veritable grab bag of Ramboness, if you will. Based on a guide I found on the Internet, the episodes on this disc are numbers 43; 3; 18; 15; 29; 14; 59; 13; 34; 7; and 11. Strange; but random Rambos are better than no Rambos, right? With so much great content for such a great price, it's not surprising that the video is a little grainy and the audio is sometimes a bit muffled (even though the case says they're "digitally mastered")...but grainy Rambos are better than no Rambos, right? So lace up your army boots, sheathe your bowie knife, tie a red bandana `round your forehead and join John Rambo, Colonel Trautman, KAT and Turbo in their never-ending battle with the diabolical General Warhawk and his minions: Sgt. Havoc; Gripper; Nomad; Dr. Hyde; Black Dragon; Mad Dog (a.k.a "Spike") and Jerkface (yes, Jerkface). "Get me Rambo," you say? Well, you've got him!

I never thought I would see this cartoon again! RAMBO was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, I used to watch it all the time! I was shocked to see it was being released. I just picked up the 2 volumes at WAL-MART today!! Having Wal-mart selling it is real good it will get alot of exposure they had it in the first cabinet with there new DVD releases!! Talking about making a come back!! If you have never seen this cartoon I highly recommend it! A classic from the 80's! I hope Lions Gate releases the rest of the series I feel that if these sell good they will so tell your friends RAMBO IS BACK!!!!

Although I never watched this series as a child growing up in the 1980's...I have truly enjoyed watching them on DVD!
If you haven't seen them...check it out!

Rambo and the Force of Freedom fights against the S.A.V.A.G.E. evil forces led by General Warhawk and his hechmen who tries to impose their will and control different countries in the world.

The Pentagon has Colonel Samuel Trautman and the Force of Freedom in charge of dealing with all situations that compromizes the world's peace.

Expert mechanic Turbo,master of disguise Kat and ninja White Dragon helps Rambo on his tasks against Sgt. Havoc and an all sort of villanins and mercenaries.

I used to watch this when I was a kid and I like it.Graphic violence is show but noone is hurt(audiencies are 5 and up).

Overall a great entertainment.

My fondest memory of this show was catching it on VHS. My first thought was Ruby-Spears Enterprises trying to one-up Marvel/Sunbow Productions G.I. JOE's audience. The only difference was it had real gunplay, yet no blood. I must admit that RAMBO was not the most obvious choice for a cartoon, but the action was credible. I give it that. Now why couldn't they do this for DOC SAVAGE?

This is a great cartoon to have in your collection. Not only is the voice of Rambo by Neil Ross (Lion-o of the Thundercats cartoon series) but it is a great action cartoon. the thing i like most about this series is that when Rambo fires his weapons actual bullets are being fired, not lasers as most other cartoons. The only thing bad about this cartoon release is that the episodes are not in the correct order of television release but if you can get a episode list, you could watch them in the correct order. Other than that, this is a great dvd.

Its too bad for the region code,but I like the cartoon so much! :)

these cartoons are the animation is just like most of the other cartoon that came out in the 80s here you get 65 episodes on 6 dvd. one fault the episodes are not in order if you use the menu right on your dvd there are 11 episodes on each disk

What a Rip Off - Only 2 episodes per disc.
I am not only a big fan of the Rambo animated series, I also had the chasnce to work on it. So, when I found out the episodes were coming out on dvd, I pre-ordered them without researching more info on the discs set for release. The discs list about 11 episodes, but only have 2. I thought this must be a mistake somehow. I then played the disc in a few players and still only episodes appeared.
A friend asked me did I really belive that 11 episodes would be fit on one disc if not double-sided? Which this is not. I have returned both volumes 1 - 2 for refunds. What a Rip Off!