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 Art Bartsch, Bob Kuwahara, Connie Rasinski, and David Tendlar. The writers were Larz Bourne, Glan Heish, Tom Morrison, and Bob Ogle. Voices were provided by Dayton Allen and Bob McFadden. The Astronut Cartoons were originally produced by Terrytoons for theatrical distribution by 20th Century Fox from 1964 to 1966. Starting in 1966 the cartoons were solely made for television. In 1989, Video Treasures released three VHS Tapes, two included all of the theatrical cartoons and the third had some of the made-for-tv cartoons.

Astronut theatrical cartoons and VHS tape#

1964

  1. Brother from Outer Space TT 2601
  2. Oscar's Moving Day TT 2601
  3. Kisser Plant TT 2601
  4. Outer Galaxy Gazette TT 2601
  5. Molecular Mixup TT 2601
  6. Hokey Home Movies TT 2601

1965

  1. Sky's the Limit, The TT 2602
  2. Weather Magic TT 2602
  3. Robots in Toyland TT 2600
  4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Telstar TT 2600

1966

  1. Gems for Gemini TT 2602
  2. Haunted Housekeeping

Astronut TV cartoons released on VHS

1966

  1. Oscar's Birthday Present TT 2600
  2. Jolly Jupiter TT 2600
  3. No Space Like Home TT 2600
  4. Martian Recipe TT 2600
  5. Martian Moochers TT 2602
  6. Oscar's Thinking Cap TT 2602
  7. The Invisibeam TT 2602

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 46. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ↑ Markstein, Don. "Astronut". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 99. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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