"Space Stars" (1981) TV series 1981-1981

Directors:

George Gordon
Ray Patterson
(more)

Writers:

Ray Colcord (story) (1981)
Diane Duane (story) (1981)
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Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Cast

Richard Erdman

(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Directed by
George Gordon		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Ray Patterson		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Rudy Zamora		(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Writing credits
Kathleen Barnes		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Ray Colcord		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Diane Dixon		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Diane Duane		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Scott Edelman		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Donald F. Glut		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Orville H. Hampton		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Andy Heyward		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Len Janson		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Earl Kress		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Chuck Menville		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Frances Novier		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Michael Reaves		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Reed Robbins		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Jim Ryan		(unknown episodes, 1981)
David Villaire		(unknown episodes, 1981)
David Wise		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Marc Scott Zicree		(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Produced by
Gerard Baldwin	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Oscar Dufau	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1981)
William Hanna	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Film Editing by
Gil Iverson		(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Production Management
Jayne Barbera	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joed Eaton	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jeffrey Kahan	....	production manager (unknown episodes, 1981)
Margaret Loesch	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Art Department
Tom Bird	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Cullen Blaine	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Barrington Bunce	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ron Campbell	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Robert Dranko	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Gary Goldstein	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jan Green	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Chris Jenkyns	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Emilie Kong	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Larry Latham	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ron Maidenberg	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mario Piluso	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mike Sekowsky	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bob Singer	....	design supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Al Wilson	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics (unknown episodes, 1981)
Tom Yakutis	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Alan Zaslove	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Sound Department
Michael Bradley	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Cecil Broughton	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Pat Foley	....	dubbing supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Gordon Hunt	....	recording director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Catherine MacKenzie	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ginny McSwain	....	assistant to recording director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joe Reitano	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Sue Sawade	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Childs	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Candy Edwards	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Curt Hall	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ray Lee	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ralph Migliori	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joe A. Ponticelle	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Sherry Popovich	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Terry Smith	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Neil Viker	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Roy Wade	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Animation Department
Kurt Anderson	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Frank Andrina	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jackie Banks	....	checking and scene planning (unknown episodes, 1981)
Warren Batchelder	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Carole Beers	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
John Boersema	....	assistant animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Becky Bristow	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Susan Broadhurst	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Oliver Callahan	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Lars Calonius	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dario Campanile	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Rudy Cataldi	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Judith Holmes Clarke	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Zeon Davush	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joan Drake	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dennis Durrell	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Flamarion Ferreira	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Owen Fitzgerald	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dan Forster	....	xerographer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Martin Forte	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Andrea Freeman	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Andrew Gentle	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jean Gillmore	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Al Gmuer	....	background supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
George Goode	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Lennie K. Graves	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Margaret Hale	....	ink and paint supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jeff Hall	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Terence Harrison	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
James Hegedus	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Fred Hellmich	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Eric Heschong	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jim Hickey	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mike Hodgson	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Paro Hozumi	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Michael Humphries	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Brian Karwan	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mike Kawaguchi	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jack Kirby	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bob Kirk	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mark Kirkland	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ken Landau	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Terry Lennon	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Rick Leon	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Alison Leopold	....	ink and paint supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Phil Lewis	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Hicks Lokey	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jeffrey Long	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mircea Mantta	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Lorraine Marue	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Hal Mason	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bob Matz	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Lori McLaughlin	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Darrell McNeil	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Michele Moen	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Don Morgan	....	layout supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Michael Morgan	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Kenneth Muse	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Constantin Mustatea	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ron Myrick	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Michael O'Mara	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Don Patterson	....	animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Karen Peterson	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Andrew Phillipson	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Philip Phillipson	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Maurice Pooley	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Barney Posner	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bill Proctor	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Morey Reden	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jeff Richards	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jeff Riche	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ron Roesch	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Darrell Rooney	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Linda Rowley	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jesse Santos	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jay Sarbry	....	animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mike Sekowsky	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Debbie Smith	....	checking and scene planning (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ken Southworth	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dave Tendlar	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dean Thompson	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Richard Thompson	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
David Thwaytes	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
John Tucker	....	key layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bob Tyler	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Dennis Venizelos	....	background artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
James T. Walker	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1981)
Star Wirth	....	xerographer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jay Davis	....	ink and paint artist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising film editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
William E. DeBoer	....	negative consultant (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Daniels McLean	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Terry Moore	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Joe Sandusky	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Robert Talboy	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Other crew
Kathleen Barnes	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Len Janson	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Chuck Menville	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jerry Mills	....	technical supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ray Parker	....	story supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bill Perez	....	title designer (unknown episodes, 1981)
David Wise	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1981)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1981-1982) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (11 episodes) (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows "Space Ghost" (1966)

The Ultimate Victim of the HB Early 80s Cartoon Strike

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

In the early 1980s, there would be a strike at Hanna Barbera which affected the Saturday morning cartoons.

Other shows managed to get their cartoons out, such as Shazam and the Kid Super Power Hour. I think this was the year of Pandamonium as well.

It didn't matter. What stood out more was the cartoons that didn't make it, and as a comic book reader and cartoon watcher, it was apparent which shows this was, as they still appeared in the comic book adverts.

The two biggies were the Flintstones Hour, Show, whatever it was called, and this one, the Space Stars.

Both shows were simply rehashings of older characters in newer varieties (Fred and Barney with the Shmoo, Wilma and Betty with Captain Caveman and so on).

Space Stars consisted of new adventures for Space Ghost and the Herculoids, all new characters in the Astro Force (or Teen Force, Alpha Force, something like this) and Astro and the Space Dogs and the original Jetsons cartoons.

Of them all, in my area anyway, I think only the Jetsons turned up.

With the strike, we were handed the return of Daffy Duck, Dynomutt and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Other areas would get different characters. I think I've read online some people got the Funky Phantom back.

It would take a good couple of years before the strike was over, or the damage to Saturday morning could be reworked, but it didn't matter.

Cable was taking full charge. Saturday morning to appeal to kids was growing redundant.

But this strike, which tarnished Saturday morning viewing, played its role in that tarnishing as well.

These cartoons would eventually air to less than stellar fanfare.

I would later catch the Wilma and Betty with Captain Caveman show later on on Cartoon Network and found it to be merely another Flintstones episode. Yabba Dabba Doo.

Likewise, I've seen the new Herculoids and really couldn't tell the difference in them from the 'classic' 60s versions until a familiar piece of Superfriends music strained thru.

The other two again, were simply rehashings, reworkings, retoolings. Gone and forgotten.

But they have a place in history in that they were victims of the changing of the times from Saturday morning vegetation for kids glad to be out of school, to make your own time for vegetating with cable and tivo and downloading.

Ironic that the two cartoons to be affected would be one from the dawn of time and one from the future.