The Astronut Show
The Astronut Show is an animated TV series, produced by the Terrytoons animation studio. It first aired on August 23, 1965.[1] Each episode included an episode of Astronut, Hashimoto-san, and Luno The White Stallion.[2]
Astronut first appeared on the Deputy Dawg series.[3] He is a squat, childlike, short, friendly green alien in a tiny flying saucer who frequently gets into mischief on Earth. He has a human friend called Oscar Mild, who was, as his name suggested, a soft-spoken character.[4] Oscar works in an office for Mr. Nicely, whose temperament is the exact opposite of his name.
The series was directed by , Bob Kuwahara, Connie Rasinski, and David Tendlar. The writers were Larz Bourne, , , and Bob Ogle. Voices were provided by Dayton Allen and Bob McFadden.
References[]
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 46. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Astronut". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 99. ISBN 978-1476665993.
External links[]
- The Astronut Show at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- Astronut at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
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