Supernova Spies

Supernova Spies was an American animated action-spy-comedy television series, being created by TBD. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and it aired on Cartoon Network from February 15th, 1993 until January 17th, 1997.

Synopsis
A family of spies known as the Brightstars work for the International Defense and Espionage Agency (I.D.E.A.) as they deal with various super villains who want to doom the world.

Main

 * Brandon Brightstar (voiced by Phil Hartman) - a skilled and dashing spy who is one of the best in the business, although he isn't really experienced in parenting.
 * Nicole "Nikki" Brightstar (voiced by B.J. Ward) - Brandon's calm yet skilled wife who unlike her husband is a very good mother, although she may sometimes get overprotective of her children.
 * Stanley "Stan" Brightstar (voiced by David Kaufman) - the eldest child of the Brightstar family who is a major casanova, although he is also somewhat dimwitted, even if he tries his best.
 * Grace "Gracie" Brightstar (voiced by Mary Kay Bergman) - the second oldest of the Brightstars who is a major geek as she is usually very shy and reserved, not really liking to talk to people.
 * Samuel "Sammy" Brightstar (voiced by Cam Clarke) - one of the two youngest of the Brightstar family who is a mischievous troublemaker, although he occasionally tries to be helpful.
 * Molly Brightstar (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - Sammy's twin sister who is very bright eyed and optimistic as she usually sees things with a childlike innocence.

Supporting

 * Major Mason Douglas (voiced by ) - the leader of I.D.E.A. who is the Brightstars' boss as he wants to make sure that Earth is safe from those who may want to harm it.
 * Prof. Ezekial Roares (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a highly intelligent scientist who is trusted by I.D.E.A. to craft numerous gadgets, although some of them may backfire.
 * Hermie (voiced by Joe Alaskey) - a goofy and eccentric android who is Ezekial's assistant as he often screws things up.
 * Lily Smith (voiced by Kellie Martin) - the daughter of one of the most legendary I.D.E.A. agents who now works for Douglas as a secretary as she has a crush on Stan that he doesn't really notice.
 * Danny Douglas (voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes) - Major Douglas' lazy son who is currently a junior spy as Gracie has a shy crush on him.
 * Hector Smith (voiced by Gary Owens) - Lily's father and one of the most famous spies in I.D.E.A. who is extremely busy with spy missions, although he is friends with Brandon and Nikki.
 * The President (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - the President of the United States who occasionally calls the Brighstars for help.

Antagonists

 * Dr. Malcolm "Mal" Lucius (voiced by Tim Curry) - an insane mad scientist who constantly tries to conquer the world although his schemes often fail, mainly due to his incompetence.
 * Cackle (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - Mal's pet hyena who often sticks by his owner's side although he enjoys laughing at his owner's failures.
 * Sir Henry Midas (voiced by Jim Cummings) - a greedy and gold-obsessed billionaire who wields two gauntlets that allow him to turn anything he touches into gold.
 * Countessa Natalia Heizer (voiced by April Winchell) - the corrupt ruler of the country known as Zarnozia as she wants to conquer the world.
 * Ivan Colde (voiced by TBD) - a cold scientist who was raised in the Arctic as he wants to freeze the entire world, absolutely despising the heat.
 * Professor Duplicator (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) - a dangerous scientist who enjoys creating villainous clones of people as he is often a pain for the Brightstars.
 * Queen Ant (voiced by Pat Musick) - an ant-themed villainess who wants to enslave the entire world as everything she uses is inspired by bugs.
 * Dr. Aaron Chronos (voiced by as an old man and Jonathan Frakes as a young man) - a dangerous and insane scientist who has developed time travel technology as his goals range from wanting to be young again to conquering Earth when humanity was cavemen.
 * Penny Dawson (voiced by Kath Soucie) - a childish little girl who believes that everyone above the age of ten are too mean and strict as she wants to make a kid-ran society.

Episodes
See List of Supernova Spies episodes.

Direct-to video films
See Supernova Spies (direct-to-video film series)

Direct-to-video films release once every year since TBD 2006, featuring updated designs for the characters and incorporating elements commonly used back then such as computers and cell phones.

For this incarnation, the titular family gained new voices, with Brandon being now voiced by Billy West, Nikki by Jennifer Hale, Stan by Josh Keaton, Gracie by Grey Griffin, Sammy by Scott Menville and Molly by Lara Jill Miller.

Reboot series
See Dawn of the Supernova Spies.

On TBD 2007, Warner Bros. Animation released a soft reboot to the series loosely tied to the direct-to-video series while adding new elements, airing on Cartoon Network until TBD 2011.

Tropes
See Supernova Spies/Tropes.

Merchandise
See Supernova Spies/Merchandise.

Trivia

 * This is Hanna-Barbera's first television series to be specifically created for Cartoon Network.
 * According to the series, Stanley is 16, Grace is 15 and Sammy and Molly are both 9.