"Mighty Orbots" was a 13-episode American/Japanese super robot animated series about a mild-mannered kid who secretly leads a squad of uniquely designed robots in defense of the Earth. The show was a joint production between TMS Entertainment and Intermedia Entertainment in association with MGM/UA Television, and it was directed by veteran anime director Osamu Dezaki with character designs by Akio Sugino. In the U.S. the series aired on Saturday mornings on ABC from September 8, 1984 to December 15, 1984.