Series synopsis
Space Stars is an American sci-fi & fantasy animation family mystery kids television series that premiered on NBC on September 12, 1981. It ended on November 21, 1981. It stars Michael Winslow, Darryl Hickman, Frank Welker and Michael Bell.
As the entire world went "space action" crazy at the end of the Seventies, Hanna-Barbera reconvened its Sci-Fi superstars Space Ghost and the Herculoids for another round of adventures. Joining the sixties sci-fi faves in their interstellar battle against evil were newcomers Teen Force and Astro and the Space Mutts (yes, that Astro!).
Premise
As the entire world went "space action" crazy at the end of the Seventies, Hanna-Barbera reconvened its Sci-Fi superstars Space Ghost and the Herculoids for another round of adventures. Joining the sixties sci-fi faves in their interstellar battle against evil were newcomers Teen Force and Astro and the Space Mutts (yes, that Astro!).
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Winslow as Plutem (voice)
- Darryl Hickman as Kid Comet (voice)
- Frank Welker as Cosmo / Blip (voice)
- Michael Bell as Space Ace (voice)
- Lennie Weinrib as Dipper (voice)
- Don Messick as Astro / Gloop / Gleep (voice)
- Gary Owens as Space Ghost (voice)
- B.J. Ward as Elektra (voice)
Supporting cast
- Alexandra Stewart as Jan (voice)
- Virginia Gregg as Tara (voice)
- Steve J. Spears as Jace (voice)
- Sparky Marcus as Dorno (voice)
- Mike Road as Zandor / Tundro / Zok / ... (voice)
- Allan Lurie as Uglor (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Announcer (voice)
- David Raynr as Moleculad (voice)
- Keene Curtis as Narrator (voice)
- Stanley Ralph Ross as Additional Voices (voice)
- Chuck McCann as Additional Voices (voice)
- Richard Erdman as Additional Voices (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 66 | September 12, 1981 | November 21, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Night of The Crab The Crab crashes the Space Awards at the Space Palace and steals the awards. It's up to Space Ace and the Space Mutts to get the award back and defeat The Crab. |
September 12, 1981 |
| 2 |
The Ice Monster Dorno is feeling depressed when Zandor treats him like a child because of his size and age. Cue an ancient robot monster emerging from an ice block that is indestructible. Gleep and Dorno sneak into the robot and manage to take control of it and direct it to walk off a cliff, escaping in the nick of time. |
September 12, 1981 |
| 3 |
Attack of the Space Sharks An interstellar passenger cruiser is attacked by two space sharks' ships. Space Ghost, Jace, Jan, and Blip are having a picnic on the Ghost Planet. They receive a distress call from one of the ships. As they are looking for the ship, the space sharks attack them. Space Ghost attacks the ships but they are self-repairing.The Remora has captured a multitude of ships and prisoners. Jace, Jan, and Blip are captured by the Remora. Space Ghost causes the two sharks to attack each other and they destroy one another. Everyone escapes" |
September 12, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 12, 1981 |
| Last aired | November 21, 1981 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |