Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987)

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future  (1987)

 

First combination of CGI and live action in TV series

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Original cover art (DVD)

Video (excerpts from episode 1)

Trivia:

1) First TV series to include characters (robots), modeled entirely with computers merged with live action

2) First movie with combination of CGI and live action was TRON.

3) All digital effects were created in an edit suite prior to digital compositing tools being invented.