Name: ProStars
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1991-09-14
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Bo Jackson, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Dave Fennoy, Townsend Coleman

Three '90s sports gods fight crime with gadgets and absolutely zero self-awareness.

Mini Series

Unhinged celebrity fever dreamSaturday morning capitalismChaos energy

Latest Episode

30 min

Season 1 • Episode 1

Latest

The Slugger Returns

Sep 14, 1991

The ProStars come to the aid of Jimmy Hanks when his father "Slugger" Hanks is captured by a scientist named Clockwork Delaronge who is using remote-controlled robots including one of dead baseball star Cleets Robinson as part of a plot to capture the Commissioner of Baseball.

Overview

Animation Family

ProStars is a Saturday morning cartoon show produced by DiC that aired on NBC from September 14 to December 7, 1991.

Content warning

professional athlete

Hero worshipMerchandising over substanceAthlete as superhero fantasy

Standout Aspects

Production

Bizarre animated versions of real athletes who barely participated.

Writing

Bo knows... crime fighting? Absurd gadget-based plots.

Best for:Background·Friends

First AiredSep 14, 1991

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons1·Episodes13

Top Cast

Bo Jackson

Wayne Gretzky

Michael Jordan

Dave Fennoy

Bo Jackson (voice)

Townsend Coleman

Wayne Gretzky (voice)

Dorian Harewood

Michael Jordan (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The real Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Bo Jackson filmed live-action intro segments but rarely contributed voices—lookalike voice actors handled most dialogue.

Cultural

ProStars epitomized the early '90s trend of athlete-as-brand-empire, born from Jordan's Space Jam momentum and killed by oversaturation within months.