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Action Man: A.T.O.M.

Action Man: A.T.O.M.

★ 6.3/10•2005•24m•NR•Action & Adventure•Animation
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A.T.O.M. is a French animated television series, which chronicles the adventures of five teenagers, set in the fictional Landmark City. The Alpha Teens, which consist of Axel Manning, 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 sadistic Alexander Paine. In the United Kingdom, Australia and Latin America, the series is called Action Man A.T.O.M. and has its own comic book from Panini Comics.

Ariane Desrieux · Creator

Paul-Patrick Duval · Creator

Olivier Jongerlynck · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 27, 2005

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Paine By Any Other Name (1)E122m

A Paine By Any Other Name (1)

After competing in and completing the reality show, Trackdown, the five contestants, Axel, Hawk, King, Lioness and Shark are offered jobs to test new and experimental vehicles for Mr Lee, Trackdown’s creator and president and founder of Lee Industries, a multi-billion dollar company. The five accept his offer, but when a dangerous criminal mastermind named Paine escapes from prison, Axel has personal interest into helping recapture him.

Aug 27, 2005

Episode 2 - A Paine By Any Other Name (2)E222m

A Paine By Any Other Name (2)

Lee, who is acting clingy and parental around the team, equips them with new gear and weaponry to test. At the same time Paine and his henchman Spydah seek to destroy the Landmark City dam. Axel also tells Lioness about his past with Paine.

Aug 27, 2005

Episode 3 - Touch of PaineE322m

Touch of Paine

The Alpha Teens move out of Lee’s R & D physicality and into an abandoned Aquatic Center. Meanwhile, due to a freak accident caused by Axel previously, Paine gains new powers that emit terrible pain through his body which he can transfer to those he touch. With these powers, Spydah and added help from the acrobatic Cannonball Bros., Paine goes to Lee Industries, seeking revenge on Axel Manning.

Aug 28, 2005

Episode 4 - Of The FleshE422m

Of The Flesh

Paine learns of Nutronium, a chemical that can put an end to his constant pain. He and Spydah seek to steal it with the help of Albert, a dangerous muscle-laden criminal who uses a barbell for a weapon. In the heat of battle with the Alpha Teens, Paine unintentionally mutates Albert into the super-strong giant, Flesh.

Sep 4, 2005

Episode 5 - TrappedE522m

Trapped

The Alpha Teens, Lee and the building security board head of Landmark City become trapped in the yet to be opened Lee Plaza. The culprit, Silas Greene the building’s deranged architect, seeks revenge against Lee using the building’s security robots and other lethal functions to dispose of him.

Sep 11, 2005

Episode 6 - The ExperimentE622m

The Experiment

The Alpha Teens accompany Hawk, who stars in the movie being filmed, "Radioactive Island", to an island that served as a military testing site. While King’s animalistic nature steals Hawk’s thunder, it also gets the attention of Recombo, a mad scientist who combines different species of animals into one.

Sep 18, 2005

Episode 7 - In Too DeepE722m

In Too Deep

When Shark skips out on a fancy party held by Lee on his yacht, he is captured by the villain, Eel. With various sea creatures under his mind-control, Eel sends his "pet" giant squid to sink Lee’s yacht.

Sep 24, 2005

Episode 8 - Enter the DragonE822m

Enter the Dragon

At Christmas time, while the other Alpha Teen members are packing to visit their families, a lonely Axel thinks of his late father. He is attacked by Dragon, a ninja mercenary, who like Axel, is skilled in the Jo-Lan martial art.

Oct 1, 2005

Episode 9 - The Final FrontierE922m

The Final Frontier

Bogey, a rival of Hawk’s, gets under Hawk’s skin at an airshow. Later, Hawk and the other Alpha Teens are trained to fly Mr. Lee’s Hypersonic Stratojet, an aircraft Paine has every intention on stealing.

Oct 8, 2005

Episode 10 - Natural MagnetismE1022m

Natural Magnetism

On their way to the frosty Iron Mountain, the Alpha Teens are greeted by Dr. Magness, a doctor at a ski resort. After a wired rash of incidents involving the team’s vehicles, including a car crash that injured Lioness’s leg, she suspects that there is more to Dr. Magness than her teammates realize.

Oct 15, 2005

Episode 11 - Double ImageE1122m

Double Image

As Paine plots to steal plutonium from Landmark City’s nuclear power plant, Col. Richter of Landmark City’s law enforcement accuses (with strong video evidence) that Axel stole an armored car filled with money. At the same time, Axel’s father, Sebastian Manning, seems to be alive.

Nov 5, 2005

Episode 12 - I, PaineE1222m

I, Paine

Paine steals cyborgs from one of Lee’s factories. Having Spydah duplicate their schematics and create more, Paine now controls his own cyborg army.

Nov 12, 2005

Episode 13 - Stormy WeatherE1322m

Stormy Weather

Paine unleashes a huge hurricane on Landmark City with the Atmospheric Modifier, a device made by Dr. Nimbus, whose family Paine is holding hostage.

Nov 19, 2005

Episode 14 - Royal RumbleE1422m

Royal Rumble

King has his eyes set on winning the WWC World Title Belt under the guise as the wrestler Royal Rumble. Paine however, seeks the belt for his own dastardly schemes and hires the rhyming extortionist, Vinnie Rossi to stand in for an injured Flesh. During the WWC battle royal for the title, Vinnie’s lovesickness for Lioness could cost him the match and much more.

Nov 26, 2005

Episode 15 - House of PaineE1522m

House of Paine

Lee introduces the Alpha Teens to the somewhat insecure teenage genius, Garrett. In another scheme to ease his own inner pain, Paine sends Flesh and Spydah to kidnap Dr. Evans, an expert in sound wave research and Garrett’s former professor at Landmark University.

Dec 3, 2005

Episode 16 - Spydah, spiders everywhereE1622m

Spydah, spiders everywhere

After Spydah is fired by Paine for failing to get a crucial flash drive that was protected by the Alpha Teens, he intends to prove himself to his former boss.

Dec 10, 2005

Episode 17 - Dem BonezE1722m

Dem Bonez

After Lee’s Mecha Speeder and the crew of the cargo ship that held the vehicle go missing, the Alpha Teens are sent to investigate on Halloween night. What they find is a virtually lost portion of Landmark City filled with zombies. Their leader, Bonez soon make Hawk, Shark and Lioness part of their ranks.

Jan 14, 2006

Episode 18 - Omega TeamE1822m

Omega Team

After being stopped by the Alpha Teens once again, Paine enlists the aid of five extreme athletes to take them out once and for all.

Jan 21, 2006

Episode 19 - Daddy's Little GirlE1922m

Daddy's Little Girl

Magness returns to Landmark City with her new biker boyfriend, D-Zel. She systematically causes problems for Landmark City, the Alpha Teens and her father, Paine. D-Zel experiences a change that makes him truly one with his bike.

Jan 28, 2006

Episode 20 - BreakoutE2022m

Breakout

When a corrupt cop falsely accuses the Alpha Teens of grand theft auto, they become fugitives of the law. Worse yet, Hawk and King are captured, arrested and sentenced to serve time in the same prison where some of the villains they busted were sent to.

Feb 4, 2006

Episode 21 - Black OutE2122m

Black Out

After a meteorite temporary knocks out all power within Landmark City, Paine intends to steal it to make the city go through a much more permanent blackout. Also, Hawk poses as the leader of the Alpha Teens so he could impress reporter, Michelle Moreno.

Feb 17, 2006

Episode 22 - The Big SleepE2222m

The Big Sleep

Flesh and Spydah poison Axel with potent venom from a very toxic water spider. As Axel, who is using Jo-Lan to slow down the toxin’s deadly effects, is getting medical attention, Shark is put in charge of the team by Axel himself.

Apr 2, 2006

Episode 23 - The Sword Of Jo-LanE2322m

The Sword Of Jo-Lan

The mystical sword of Jo-Lan is stolen from the Landmark City museum by a group of ninjas and the Alpha Teens go all the way to Hong Kong to recover it. Dragon returns with interest in the sword, mysterious intentions and unsure alliances.

Apr 15, 2006

Episode 24 - UnderworldE2422m

Underworld

As the Alpha Teens finally discover where Paine’s base is located, Paine seeks to tunnel under Landmark City flood the city with lava. However, because of the intense heat of the lava, Paine forces Vinnie Rossi, now the monstrous concrete man, Mass to do the job, or else his mother will pay the price.

Apr 15, 2006

Episode 25 - Remote ControlE2522m

Remote Control

Now, without a base to call home, Paine seeks to use a remote that can control electronic devices to blackmail Landmark City into giving him enough money to rebuild. Lioness's cousin from Brazil, Eliza comes to visit and immediately has Hawk and Shark attracted to her. Axel and Garrett, stumble into a mysterious room of Lee Industries that is off limits to anyone but Lee himself.

Apr 15, 2006

Episode 26 - Showdown (1)E2622m

Showdown (1)

A year after the potential death of his father due to a bomb created by Paine, a frustrated Axel seeks to put Paine out of commission for good, even if it means interfering with police business and splitting up the team. Lee creates a lizard-like creature called the "Axel Manning advanced enhancement".

Apr 15, 2006

Actors

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Alexander Paine (voice)

Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

Mr. Lee / Spydah (voice)

Brian Donovan

Brian Donovan

Ollie 'Shark' Sharkster (voice)

Charlie Schlatter

Charlie Schlatter

Hawk (voice)

James Arnold Taylor

James Arnold Taylor

Axel Manning (voice)

Aldis Hodge

Aldis Hodge

King (voice)

Kari Wahlgren

Kari Wahlgren

Magness (voice)

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Albert 'Flesh' (voice)

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