"The Great Space Coaster" (1981) TV series 1981-1986

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Dick Feldman
Hank Blumenthal

Writer:

Barry Harman (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

September 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Animation

Plot:

A half hour children's program that featured three friends who loved to make music. They lived in a fantasy land full of talking animals. They sang and would show short cartoons and musical numbers.

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Emily Bindiger	...	Francine (1 episode, 1981)
Chris Gifford	...	Danny (1 episode, 1981)
Ray Stephens	...	Roy (1 episode, 1981)
Kevin Clash	...	Goriddle Gorilla (1 episode, 1981)
John Lovelady	...	Edison the Elephant / ... (1 episode, 1981)
Jim Martin	...	Gary Gnu / ... (1 episode, 1981)
Francis Keane	...	Baxter (1 episode, 1981)
Ken Myles	...	Speed Reader (1 episode, 1981)
Maggie Munro	...	Huggle (1 episode, 1981)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Company:

Sunbow Productions

Quotes:

Gary Gnu: No gnews is good gnews with Gary Gnu.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: I Take Thee, Quagmire (#4.21)" (2006)

Off we go!

As a kid, I got picked on a lot, and one of the best parts of coming home after a miserable day was sitting down to watch this show; I sat and laughed and felt good about myself for that half hour. I used to wish that there really WAS a Great Space Coaster to take me away. Now that I'm an adult, I feel badly that there isn't a show like this for the young kids; they're left to watch violent cartoons every afternoon, instead of learning something.