Astroblast!
| Astroblast! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Bob Kolar |
| Based on | Astroblast! by Bob Kolar |
| Directed by | Dan Flynn |
| Composer | Eggplant LF[a] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Deborah Forte |
| Producers | David Trexler[b] Emily Brown Jessica Wollman Jef Kaminsky |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sprout |
| Release | July 12, 2014 – February 7, 2015 |
Astroblast! is an American animated children's science fiction television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. The series follows Comet, an extroverted dog, Sputnik, an adventurous and loving pig, Halley, a smoothie-delivering rabbit, Radar, a bouncy monkey, and Jet, a mute alligator, who live together with an octopus named Sal in the Astroblast Space Station to the fictional smoothie café known as the Frosty Star. It is based on the book series of the same name by author and illustrator Bob Kolar.
The series was co-produced by Scholastic Entertainment[1] and Soup2Nuts and premiered on July 12, 2014. The series also started airing on NBC Kids, a Saturday morning programming block on NBC, in October 2014.[1] This was the final series produced by Soup2Nuts before the company closed on March 27, 2015.
An early promo for the series featured a variation of the theme music from The A-Team.[2]
Premise
The series follows the adventures of a group of high-spirited and fun-loving animals, Comet, Halley, Sputnik, Radar, and Jet. They live with their alien octopus friend in the Astroblast Space Station, which also houses a large library and a smoothie café called the Frosty Star.
Cast
- Comet (voiced by Vinnie Penna) is an easily excitable, easygoing, optimistic and determined red dog. Penna also voices Morg, Bloodoo, and Flash, and provides additional voices.
- Halley (voiced by Gigi Abraham) is a pink rabbit who likes smoothies and makes high-speed deliveries. Abraham also voices Zelda, Sal's GamGam, Glippi, Bippity-Bops and provides additional voices.
- Sputnik (voiced by Veronica Taylor) is a pig who has a tendency to get overly passionate about things. Taylor also voices Carly Cosmos, Bippity-Bops, and Laney, and provides additional voices.
- Radar (voiced by Joe Gaudet) is a lazy and feisty but well-meaning and practical brown monkey who loves to bounce. Gaudet also voices Bob and Cosmo Carson, and provides additional voices.
- Jet is a stoic green alligator who has a quiet disposition. He communicates via gestures and sign language.
- Sal (voiced by John Taylor) is a purple three-eyed octopus-like alien who founded the Frosty Star. He is level-headed and typically gives advice to the other characters on how to solve their problems. Taylor also voices Doobloo and provides additional voices.
The voice director of the series is Susan Blu.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1[3] | 26 | July 12, 2014 | August 12, 2014 | |
| 2[3] | 26 | October 19, 2014 | February 7, 2015 | |
Season 1 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Spic 'n Span" | Jack Ferraiolo | July 21, 2014 | 101 |
| 2 | 2 | "Smoothie Operator" | Susan Kim | July 14, 2014 | 102 |
| 3 | 3 | "Take Off!" | Susan Kim | July 15, 2014 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Oh, Brother..." | Jack Ferraiolo | July 12, 2014 | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bend It Like Radar" | Jill Cozza-Turner | July 16, 2014 | 105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Lost and Found" | Ed Valentine | July 17, 2014 | 106 |
| 7 | 7 | "I'll Save You!" | Frederick Stroppel | July 18, 2014 | 107 |
| 8 | 8 | "Growin' Crazy" | Jack Ferraiolo, Susan Kim & Allan Neuwirth | July 14, 2014 | 108 |
| 9 | 9 | "Twice the Talent" | Jonathan Greenberg | July 15, 2014 | 109 |
| 10 | 10 | "Building the Perfect Present" | Jen Klein | July 12, 2014 | 110 |
| 11 | 11 | "Glippi's Visit" | Ed Valentine | July 15, 2014 | 111 |
| 12 | 12 | "Don't Touch!" | Adam Rudman | July 17, 2014 | 112 |
| 13 | 13 | "Are You My Piffin?" | Melinda LaRose | July 18, 2014 | 113 |
| 14 | 14 | "Halley's Wannabe" | Jill Cozza-Turner | July 19, 2014 | 114 |
| 15 | 15 | "Sputnik the Spoiler" | Susan Kim | July 20, 2014 | 115 |
| 16 | 16 | "Don't Fear the Surfboard" | Frederick Stroppel | July 26, 2014 | 116 |
| 17 | 17 | "Billy Starrider" | Kacey Arnold | July 21, 2014 | 117 |
| 18 | 18 | "Sore Loser" | Denise Brossman | July 22, 2014 | 118 |
| 19 | 19 | "Halley Goes Solo" | Elizabeth Keyishian | July 23, 2014 | 119 |
| 20 | 20 | "Z-Max Mania" | Rogelio Martinez | July 12, 2014 | 120 |
| 21 | 21 | "What a Mess!" | Jen Klein | July 13, 2014 | 121 |
| 22 | 22 | "Beck and Call" | Pamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy | July 13, 2014 | 122 |
| 23 | 23 | "Sputnik Takes Charge" | Jonathan Greenberg | July 22, 2014 | 123 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Clean Machine" | Susan Kim | July 23, 2014 | 124 |
| 25 | 25 | "Comet's Gift" | Ed Valentine | July 24, 2014 | 125 |
| 26 | 26 | "A Star Is Born" | Jill Cozza-Turner | August 12, 2014 | 126 |
Season 2 (2014–15)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "A Bird in the Hand" | Susan Kim | June 22, 2015 | 127 |
| 28 | 2 | "How Do You Get to Carnegie Nebula?" | Melinda LaRose | TBA | 128 |
| 29 | 3 | "Who Let the Stuffie Out?" | Jonathan Greenberg | TBA | 129 |
| 30 | 4 | "Lights Out" | Kacey Arnold | October 19, 2014 | 130 |
| 31 | 5 | "Shape Up!" | Jack Ferraiolo | TBA | 131 |
| 32 | 6 | "Surfin' Space Safari" | Susan Kim | October 20, 2014 | 132 |
| 33 | 7 | "I Love a Parade...Sometimes" | Rogelio Martinez | November 8, 2015 or May 9, 2015 or earlier | 133 |
| 34 | 8 | "Radar Sleeps Over" | Denise Brossman | October 29, 2014 | 134 |
| 35 | 9 | "Stop Booging Me!" | Jill Cozza-Turner | November 15, 2015 or May 16, 2015 or earlier | 135 |
| 36 | 10 | "Just Peachy" | Liz Keyishian | February 9, 2015 or May 16, 2015 or November 15, 2015 | 136 |
| 37 | 11 | "Hole in One" | Jack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim | February 10, 2015 | 137 |
| 38 | 12 | "Treasure Hunt" | Jonathan Greenberg | February 11, 2015 | 138 |
| 39 | 13 | "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Susan Kim | January 19, 2015 | 139 |
| 40 | 14 | "Be Mine" | Ed Valentine | February 14, 2015 | 140 |
| 41 | 15 | "GamGam Knows Best[4] aka Gam Gam Knows Best" | Kacey Arnold | January 19, 2015 or September 9, 2015[4] | 141 |
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When the crew meet Sal's GamGam, they're shocked at how fragile she seems. | |||||
| 42 | 16 | "Three's a Crowd" | Denise Brossman | January 21, 2015 | 142 |
| 43 | 17 | "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator?[5] aka Big Bad Alligator[6]" | Jill Cozza-Turner | January 23, 2015 or June 6, 2015[5] or October 1, 2015[6] | 143 |
|
A family of new customers are scared of Jet. | |||||
| 44 | 18 | "Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey" | Susan Kim | February 2, 2015 or June 6, 2015[5] | 144 |
| 45 | 19 | "I Feel Fine!" | Jonathan Greenberg | January 26, 2015 | 145 |
| 46 | 20 | "Shoes Blues" | Ed Valentine | February 13, 2015 | 146 |
| 47 | 21 | "Radar for a Day" | Susan Kim | January 28, 2015 or November 3, 2015[7] | 147 |
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Halley thinks Radar is taking his time fixing something for her. | |||||
| 48 | 22 | "A Gift From Halley" | Liz Keyishian | January 30, 2015 or November 3, 2015[8] | 148 |
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Halley gives the crew a gift–but they can't figure out what it is. | |||||
| 49 | 23 | "Best Guests" | Susan Kim | February 2, 2015 or November 3, 2015[9] | 149 |
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The crew can't agree on how to show their customers they care. | |||||
| 50 | 24 | "Puzzle Hunt" | Ed Valentine | February 4, 2015 | 150 |
| 51 | 25 | "Bop 'Til You Drop[10]" "Bop Til You Drop" | Jonathan Greenberg | February 6, 2015 or June 27, 2015[10] | 151 |
| 52 | 26 | "Kapowsers!" | Susan Kim | February 7, 2015 or June 27, 2015[10] | 152 |
International broadcast
The series was dubbed into different languages and has aired in other countries internationally. Finnish network Yle TV2 began broadcasting the series in November 2016, during the "Pikku Kakkonen" programming block. In Ireland, it aired on TG4, in Spain, it aired on Clan and RTVE Play, in Thailand, it aired on True Spark, in the United Arab Emirates, it aired on DKids, and in Canada, it aired on Knowledge Network.
The series was previously available on Hulu before 2019. In 2021, the FilmRise multimedia platform picked up the show for distribution,[11] and it was available on The Roku Channel,[12] Pluto TV and Tubi TV,[13] but as of March 2025, it has been removed from nearly every streaming website.
Notes
References
- ^ a b "WorldScreen.com - Archives". worldscreen.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Astroblast!--SpaceRecruits". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Astroblast - Episode Guide". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "GamGam Knows Best". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
When the crew meets Sal's GamGam, they're shocked at how fragile she seems. Season 1, Episode 41 09/09/2015
- ^ a b c "Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator; Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
Original air date: 06-JUN-15
- ^ a b "Big Bad Alligator". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
A family of new customers are scared of Jet. Season 1, Episode 43 10/01/2015
- ^ "Radar for a Day". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Halley thinks Radar is taking his time fixing something for her. Season 1, Episode 47 11/03/2015
- ^ "A Gift From Halley". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Halley gives Comet a gift--but he can't figure out what it is. Season 1, Episode 48 11/03/2015
- ^ "Best Guests". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
The crew can't agree on how to show their customers they care. Season 1, Episode 49 11/03/2015
- ^ a b c "Bop 'til You Drop; Kapowser". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
Original air date: 27-JUN-15
- ^ "FilmRise picks up 9 Scholastic titles". Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Watch Astroblast! (2014) Online for Free". Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "Watch Astroblast! Streaming Online". tubitv.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
