Space Stars
Futuristic cartoon segments featuring superheroes and normal people.
- Teen Force - Features three teenagers fighting for justice in space. Elektra uses psionic powers. Kid Comet uses time-bending speed. Moleculad alters his molecular structure. They come from another universe beyond the mysterious Black Hole X. They battle Uglor, a powerful mutant, who is a tyrant over the planet Uris and its simian-like race.
- Astro and the Space Mutts - This segment features Astro from The Jetsons and his friends, Cosmo and Dipper, and their leader Space Ace. They serve as galactic police officers.
- Space Ghost - This followed in the footsteps of the original 1966 Space Ghost. Space Ghost was a superhero who fought villains in space with his sidekicks Jace, Jan and Blip. There were sometimes crossovers with characters from Teen Force, in which it appeared that Jan and Kid Comet were dating. There were 11 episodes in the 1981 season. The character of Space Ghost was later brought back for the Space Ghost Coast to Coast talk show starting in 1994 on Cartoon Network.
- Herculoids - This was based on the original 1967 Herculoids, but with a more science fiction bent. Zandor, his wife Tarra, his son Dorno, and several strange creatures. They protected the planet Quasar from threats from space. Creatures in the episode included the laser-shooting dragon Zok, the rock ape Igoo, the cannon-horned rhino-triceratops Tundro, and the form-changing Gloop and Gleep. The 1981 episodes introduced Saju, a very strong Godzilla-like creature.
- Space Stars Finale - This segment combined multiple stars from various segments in fighting various villains.
Characters/Voices
Announcer: Casey Kasem
Astro: Don Messick
Blip: Frank Welker
Cosmo: Frank Welker
Dipper: Lennie Weinrib
Dorno: Sparky Marcus
Elektra: B.J. Ward
Gloop: Don Messick
Gleep: Don Messick
Igoo: Mike Road
Jace: Steve J. Spears
Jan: Alexandra Stewart
Kid Comet: Darryl Hickman
Moleculad: David Raynr
Narrator: Keene Curtis
Plutem: Michael Winslow
Space Ace: Michael Bell
Space Ghost: Gary Owens
Tara: Virginia Gregg
Tundro: Mike Road
Uglor: Allan Lurie
Zandor: Mike Road
Zok: Mike Road
Airing Information
- Hanna-Barbera. One hour.
- NBC: September 12, 1981 to September 11, 1982.
