Astroblast (TV series)
Astroblast | |
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Genre | Animated cartoon series Educational |
Created by | Bob Kolar |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 27 (aired) |
Production | |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Scholastic Soup2Nuts |
Broadcast | |
Original channel |
Sprout NBC |
Picture format | HDTV 720i |
Original run | July 12, 2014 – present |
Astroblast is an American 2D CGI animated series. The series is co-produced by Scholastic Media,[1] Soup2Nuts, The Teammate Funnymoon Entertainment Company and Sprout Enterprises and debuted on Sprout on July 12, 2014. It began airing on NBC Kids Saturday morning programming block, October 4, 2014.[2] It is based on the book series Astroblast! by author and illustrator Bob Kolar. (2015)
It is the last show produced by Soup2Nuts before their closure in March 31, 2015.
Premise
Sputnik, Halley, Radar, Comet, and Jet are five fun-loving animals who live with their alien octopus friend Sal in the Astroblast Space Station, which also houses a large library and a smoothie cafe called the Frosty Star.
Characters
Sputnik is a pig who wears purple. She loves to read and is depicted as being very knowledgeable. She is voiced by Veronica Taylor.
Halley is a rabbit who wears pink and yellow. She is depicted as being daring, fun-loving, and a thrill-seeker. She is voiced by Gigi Abraham.
Comet is a dog who wears sky blue. He is depicted as the leader of the group, and likes exciting and loud things. He is voiced by Vinnie Penna.
Radar is a monkey who wears lime green. He is depicted as being athletic, but he's also a bit of a sore loser. He is voiced by Joe Gaudet.
Jet is an alligator/crocodile (species unknown) who wears orange. He never talks, but he is very expressive and everyone understands his gestures.
Sal is a purple, three-eyed space octopus. He often shares his "gam-gam" (grandmother)'s advice whenever there's a sticky situation. He is voiced by John Taylor.
Episodes
# | Episode | Original airdate |
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1/101 | Z-Max Mania | July 12, 2014 |
1/102 | Building the Perfect Present | July 12, 2014 |
1/103 | Oh, Brother! | July 13, 2014 |
1/104 | Sore Loser | July 13, 2014 |
1/105 | Sputnik the Spoiler | July 19, 2014 |
1/106 | Are You My Piffin? | July 19, 2014 |
1/107 | What a Mess | July 20, 2014 |
1/108 | Beck and Call | July 20, 2014 |
1/109 | Growin' Crazy | July 26, 2014 |
1/110 | Smoothie Operator | July 26, 2014 |
1/111 | Twice the Talent | July 27, 2014 |
1/112 | Take Off! | July 27, 2014 |