The Invisible Man (2005 TV series)

The Invisible Man is an animated series produced by MoonScoop in co-production with BRB Internacional and Rai Fiction. It is loosely based on H. G. Wells' novel The Invisible Man. Each of the 26 episodes lasts 26–30 minutes.^[1] It was aired in Italy on Rai 2.

The Invisible Man
Promotional wallpaper from official website
Also known as	A Hero Never Seen Before
Genre	Superhero
Voices of	David Gasman Mirabelle Kirkland Barbara Weber-Scaff Matthew Géczy Paul Bandey Allan Wenger
Theme music composer	John Powell
Composer	Randy Edelman
Country of origin	France Spain Italy
Original languages	English French Spanish Italian
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Christophe di Sabatino Benoît di Sabatino Nicolas Atlan Carlos Biern Javier Robles de Acuña Annita Romanelli Injay Tai
Running time	26 minutes
Production companies	MoonScoop BRB Internacional Rai Fiction
Original release
Network	Rai 2 and Rai Gulp (Italy) M6 and Disney Channel (France) Antena 3 (Spain)
Release	12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) – 26 August 2006 (2006-08-26)

Plot

The story revolves around Alan Crystal, a genius but reckless teenager who is turned permanently invisible when an experiment goes awry. As with all good super-hero stories this one explores the issues related to leading a double life and keeping friends and secrets apart. He also finds himself a nemesis - Wallace Morton, a.k.a. Opacus.^[1][2]

Characters

Main characters

• David Gasman as Alan Crystal/Invisible Man
• TBA as Foton
• Mirabelle Kirkland as Linda
• Barbara Weber-Scaff as Gina
• Matthew Géczy as Monty Flips

Villains

• Paul Bandey as Wallace Morton/Opacus
• Allan Wenger as Iron King

Episode guide

Source^[3]

Regular episodes

• Episode 1 - Stolen Memory (by Régis Jaulie)
• Episode 2 - The Invisible Man vs. The Invisible Man (by Stéphane Carrié)
• Episode 3 - Ears Have Eyes (by Régis Jaulin)
• Episode 4 - A Mask for Two (by Thomas Barichella and Cyril Tysz)
• Episode 5 - My Over-Visible Friend (by Hervé Benedetti & Guillaume Enard)
• Episode 6 - Visible or Invisible
• Episode 7 - Wallace the Hero
• Episode 8 - One Surprise Too Many
• Episode 9 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
• Episode 10 - Identified
• Episode 11 - TV Star Wars
• Episode 12 - Regression
• Episode 13 - High Tech
• Episode 14 - In the Clutches of the Black Dragon
• Episode 15 - In the Beginning
• Episode 16 - Black Light
• Episode 17 - The Man Who Disappeared
• Episode 18 - Emotional Intelligence
• Episode 19 - On the Docks (Part 1)
• Episode 20 - On the Docks (Part 2)
• Episode 21 - The Enemy Within
• Episode 22 - The Schblurb
• Episode 23 - The Last Temptation of Alan

Special episodes

• Episode 24 - Flower Power (Valentine's Day Special)
• Episode 25 - Halloween Express (Halloween Special)
• Episode 26 - Night of the Puppeteer (Christmas Special)

Duration

Each of the 26 episodes lasts 26–30 minutes.^[1]

Broadcast

The Invisible Man aired in the Italy on Rai 2. It is also being streamed on Tubi and RaiPlay. All the episodes of the series are available free on YouTube.^[4]