Extreme sports + psychic danger sense + a villain who body-swaps like it's nothing.
30 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestAthletic thrill-seeker Alex Mann discovers that he is blessed with the AMP Factor, which enables him to anticipate danger that other people don't see coming. Along with his support team, Alex happily travels around the world competing in extreme sporting events. But the mysterious Dr. X is on his trail, seeking to duplicate the AMP Factor and use it to achieve global domination.
Practical Effects
Extreme sports sequences that aged surprisingly well.
Mark Hildreth
Alex "Action Man" Mann (voice)
Michael Dobson
Desmond "Grinder" Sinclair (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain
Agnes "Fidget" Wilson (voice)
Peter Kelamis
Rikki Syngh-Baines (voice)
Campbell Lane
Dr. X (original body) (voice)
Michael Kopsa
Dr. X (new body) (voice)
Tyler Labine
Brandon Caine (voice)
Christopher Judge
Coach Simon Grey (voice)
Janyse Jaud
Asazi (voice)
Andrew Francis
Tempest / Templeton Storm (voice)
Garry Chalk
Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
Mackenzie Gray
Nick Masters (voice)
Venus Terzo
Agent Diana Zurvis (voice)
Kirby Morrow
Jimmy Woo (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Action Man was Britain's answer to G.I. Joe since 1966; this 2000 reboot leaned hard into X Games culture to compete with Max Steel.
The show's entire premise was reverse-engineered from Hasbro needing to modernize a toy line; the AMP Factor was literally invented in a marketing meeting.
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