The Space Kidettes

The Space Kidettes
Genre Animated television series
Created by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Directed by Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor

Dancer Fitzgerald Sample (1966-1973)

The Program Exchange (1973-present)
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 10, 1966 – February 4, 1967

The Space Kidettes is an American Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, originally airing on NBC during the 1966-67 season. Set in outer space, the series followed the adventures of a group of child astronauts,[1] who have acquired a treasure map and have to keep it away from their nemesis, a man named Skyhook and his sidekick Static.[2]

Originally airing for one season on NBC as a half-hour program and sponsored by General Mills, The Space Kidettes episodes were later edited down to ten-minute episodes and paired with other General Mills-sponsored shows such as Tennessee Tuxedo and Go Go Gophers to form a full half-hour for syndication.[3]

Edited further, it was later paired with edited reruns of cartoons from another NBC Hanna-Barbera program, (Young) Samson & Goliath to form the syndication package The Space Kidettes and Young Samson. [2] The original master elements for both programs were lost, leaving the syndicated edits as the only extant broadcast quality versions.[2]

All 20 episodes of The Space Kidettes and Young Samson were released on DVD via the Warner Archive Collection manufacture-on-demand program in 2011.[2]

Voice cast

References

  1. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.), pg. 777. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sinnott, John (March 27, 2011) Review ofSpace Kidettes and Young Samson. DVDTalk. Retrieved 2013-05-07
  3. ↑ http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/04/digital-digest-space-kidettesyoung.html
  4. ↑ "Behind The Voice Actors - Space Kidettes". Retrieved 2013-05-07.
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