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- Space Stars is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 12, 1981, to January 8, 1982.
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Space Stars is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 12, 1981, to January 8, 1982. [1] Space Stars was narrated by Keene Curtis and featured five cartoon segments each week: [2] Space Ghost (2 segments, 6 minutes each)
The show aired between 1981 and 1982 in the US and is made up of FIVE different cartoon segments, and consists of 66 Episodes. The segments are: "Space Ghost", "The Herculoids", "Teen Force", "Space Ace and the Space Mutts" and "Space Stars Finale". — Castelo.
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Space Stars is an American animated sci-fi anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1981, airing 11 episodes that spanned one season. The entire series has been released on DVD.
- Overview
- Opening title narration
- Voice cast
- Segments
- Syndication
- Home video
- References
- External links
is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 12, 1981, to January 8, 1982.
was narrated by Keene Curtis and featured five cartoon segments each week:
•Space Ghost (2 segments, 6 minutes each)
•The Herculoids (1 segment, 10 minutes)
•Teen Force (1 segment, 7 minutes)
•Astro and the Space Mutts (1 segment, 7 minutes)
The opening title narration was provided by Michael Rye and consisted of the following:
“'Space Stars! A galaxy of heroes teamed together in an interstellar battle against evil! Blast off on adventures as big as the cosmos itself! Race, poised on the edge of time, with Space Ghost and his young friends! Streak through the universe with Space Ace, Astro and the Space Mutts as they spring into action! And somewhere deep in space, super-danger threatens the Teen Force! Join the famed Herculoids in their new battles to preserve peace on the planet Quasar! Now...get set for 60 laser-blasting minutes of action, adventure, fun...on Space Stars!'”
•Michael Bell – Space Ace, Mario Magnetti (in "Menace of the Magnet Maniac"), the Scavenger (in "Wonder Dog")
•Keene Curtis – Narrator
•Richard Erdman –
•June Foray - The Mindwitch (in "Mindwitch")
•Kathy Garver - Krisa (in "Prison Planet")
•Virginia Gregg – Tara
Space Ghost
A total of 22 episodes were produced for Space Ghost (two segments aired each week), featuring a new assortment of villains, including an evil version of Space Ghost called Space Spectre (who came from an alternate universe). The Phantom Cruiser and its Scout Ship were also given sleeker and more modernized looks. Space Ghost often came to the aid of the Herculoids and vice versa (as in the original Space Ghost series' "Council of Doom" storyline, where they teamed up for the first time). They also frequently crossed paths with the Teen Force, and it appeared that Jan and Teen Force member Kid Comet were dating as well. Gary Owens reprised his role as Space Ghost, but Tim Matheson was replaced by Steve Spears as the voice of Jace, Ginny Tyler was replaced by Alexandra Stoddart as the voice of Jan, and Don Messick was replaced by Frank Welker as the vocal effects for Blip.
The Herculoids
As a departure from the original series, this incarnation of The Herculoids had story direction and content similar to Jonny Quest and Space Ghost. This series takes place on a far-away planet named Quasar in the land of Amzot (the planet was only named as such in this series, though Amzot was first mentioned by name in "The Time Creatures", an episode of the original series). Eleven episodes were produced. Mike Road and Virginia Gregg reprised their roles as Zandor and Tara, respectively. Ted Eccles was replaced by Sparky Marcus as Dorno. Mike Road and Don Messick also reprised their roles as the voices of the Herculoids.
Teen Force
focused on three superhumanly gifted young students who hail from an unknown alternate universe which is located beyond the confines of the mysterious Black Hole X, which serves as a gateway into the universe in which the other main characters from Space Stars exist. The Teen Force consists of Kid Comet, who possesses tremendous levels of superhuman speed, enabling him move at speeds exceeding the speed of light, and can even move quickly enough to travel through time; Moleculad, who can control his molecular structure for various effects; and Elektra, who possesses the psionic disciplines of telepathy, telekenesis, and teleportation. Accompanying them are a pair of diminutive blue-skinned aliens named Plutem and Glax, also known as the Astromites. Their principal enemy in the series is Uglor, a mutant native and tyrannical ruler of the planet Uris (whose inhabitants are a race of evolved simians) in Galaxy Q-2. Uglor's mutation granted him bird-like wings and the ability to generate destructive energy blasts from his bionic eyes, which allowed him to see through Space Ghost's Inviso-Power and Elektra's telepathic illusions.
In syndication as a 30-minute series, USA Network had one segment each of Space Ghost, Teen Force and The Herculoids, but the Astro and the Space Mutts segments were never shown.
The Space Ghost, The Herculoids and Astro and the Space Mutts segments have been seen on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, but not the Teen Force segments. Furthermore, the series has never been shown in its entirety on Cartoon Network or Boomerang. These shorts were only broadcast on occasion as an interstitial segment between shows on Boomerang until the mid-2010s.
On October 8, 2013, Warner Archive released Space Stars: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.
1.The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield, page 571–572. ISBN 978-1538103739.
2.Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003, 2nd, McFarland & Co, page 771–772. ISBN 978-1476665993.
3.TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble, page 590. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
4."Space Stars - 'The Complete Series' of this Hanna Barbera Show on DVD Soon".
•Space Stars at the Internet Movie Database
•Space Stars at the Big Cartoon DataBase
September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982. Space Stars was a 60-minute block of television, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast in the United States by NBC on Saturday mornings.
Space Stars is an hour-long Saturday morning anthology series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC in the 1981-82 season. It combined new adventures of Space Ghost and the Herculoids with two new segments: Teen Force and Astro and the Space Mutts. Keene Curtis was the narrator in all segments.
Space Stars only ran for 11 episodes; however, it stayed on NBC’s schedule until the fall of 1982. When the series entered syndicated reruns on USA Network, it was reduced to 30 minutes with only one Space Ghost, Teen Force and The Herculoids being shown.
