Genre:
Action + Adventure + Sci-Fi + Fantasy

Synopsis:
The captivating tale of Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell begins in the year 2106 when a young boy named Arell together with his mother Mrs. B are forced by his father Captain B to ride a time capsule in order to escape from the soldiers of the General. The General is the mysterious, rich and powerful owner of Live Corporation, a company pioneering the human cloning and mutation programs. Using these advanced technologies, the General has created an army of superhuman beings for his evil schemes. Only Captain B can fight the General because of his extraordinary strength using barbanium. To ensure the safety of his family, Captain B places them in the time capsule and sends them to the year 1992. Unknown to them, the General sends Commander X, a powerful cyborg, after them. Upon arrival, Arell and his mother are separated. Arell finds himself under the custody of an elderly couple Lolo Aloy and Lola Melay. They give him a new name, Potenciano a.k.a.Teng. They also give him new parents in the form of their own Sandra and Cesar. Teng grows up frail, poor and constantly longing for the love and care of his parents who ignore him. Worse, Teng is maltreatedby Clarisse, the real daughter of Sandra and Cesar. When their friends’ paths cross again many years later, Teng realizes that he is in love with this young lady. But, of course, Leah already has a boyfriend, the arrogant Jared. One night, Jared and his friends gang up on Teng and beat him up in a junkyard. This is where Teng discovers a mysterious barbell. This discovery changes his life. With the help of the powerful item, Teng transforms from frail weakling to the mighty Pinoy superhero who will be known as Captain Barbell!
(from igma.tv)

Casts:
Richard Gutierrez ... Teng / Captain Barbell
Camille Prats ... Kit
Paolo Bediones ... Captain B
Ian Veneracion ... Commander X
Jeremy Marquez ... Jared
Snooky Serna ... Mrs. B
JC de Vera ... Borris
Sunshine Dizon ... Clarisse
Ricky Davao ... Cesar
Jackielou Blanco ... Sandra
Patrick Garcia ... Levi
Ryan Yllana ... Bobby
Rhian Ramos ... Leah
Richard Gomez ... Viel
Dante Rivero ... Lolo Aloy
Gloria Sevilla ... Lola Melay

Runtime:
30-45 min (165 episodes, 2 seasons)

Also Known As:
Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell

Country:
Philippines

Superheroes:
Captain Barbell (more)

Villains other Superheroes:
Narciso/Bubog
Jared/Putakti/Cyborg 5564
Tenorio/Tetano
Ador/Adobe
Ms. Patti/Ms. Aero/Aerobika
Quinto/Marissa Sanchez
Marvin/Vaporo
Cyborg 5566
Blanca/Clarisse Magtanggol/Ex-O
Myra Lazaro
Ruben/Black Out
Madame Aurora Salvacion/Lady Amorseko
Barbara/Mrs. B/Maskaradong Bandido/MB
Coach Dribol and Askoboys
Magna/Magnetica
Boris/Super Boris
Prof. Brando/Captain B
Mercy/Mercurio
Levi/Captain Barbell impostor/Super Levi
Leah/Super Leah
Kit
Commander X
Viel Villian/General
Automaton C

Based on the comic book:
"Captain Barbel" created by Mars Ravelo

Internal links:
Captain Barbell (2011) (TV series)

External links:
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