Astroblast!

Astroblast

Genre	Educational Preschool
Created by	Bob Kolar
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52 (aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Production company(s)	Scholastic Soup2Nuts (2014–2015) FremantleMedia Animation (2015)
Distributor	FremantleMedia Enterprises (2015–present) NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Sprout NBC ABC
Picture format	HDTV 720i
Original release	July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12) – February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)
External links
Astroblast! on SproutOnline.Com	www.sproutonline.com/shows/astroblast
Astroblast! on Soup2nuts.TV	web.archive.org/web/20160201204031/http://www.soup2nuts.tv/astroblast.html

Astroblast! is an American 2D CGI animated television 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,^[1]but as of 2016 it's no longer airing. It is based on the book series Astroblast! by author and illustrator Bob Kolar. And This educational series is aimed to pre-school children originally broadcast on The Sprout Network.

It was the last show produced by Soup2Nuts before their closure on March 31, 2015.

Premise

Comet, Sputnik, Halley, Radar, And Jet 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 is Jet's best friend. She loves to read and is depicted as being very knowledgeable. She is voiced by Veronica Taylor, best known for providing the voice for Ash Ketchum and May on Pokémon, April O'Neil on the 2003 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a variety of shows licensed by 4Kids Entertainment.
Halley is a rabbit who wears pink and yellow. She is Sal's closest friend. 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 Radar's best friend.. He is voiced by Vinnie Penna. who voiced Joey Wheeler on Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Michelangelo on the 2003 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Peso on the US version of The Octonauts, and a variety of shows licensed by 4Kids Entertainment.
Radar is a monkey who wears lime green. He is Comet's best friend. He is depicted as being athletic, but he can sometimes be a little bit grumpy. but he's also a bit of a sore loser. He is voiced by Joe Gaudet.
Jet is an alligator who wears orange. He is Sputnik's best friend. He does not speak but communicates through expressive gestures that everyone understands.
Sal is a purple, three-eyed space octopus. He is Halley's closest friend. He often shares his "gam-gam" (grandmother)'s advice whenever there's a sticky situation. He often finds the soft side, of many situations. He is voiced by John Taylor.\

Luna Is A Mouse Who Wears Whale Water's Best Friend Queen Is A Red Fish Who Wearsaid Black And yellow And Green Colar's Best Friend Water Is a Chicken Who Wears Pink Sal'a Best friend Squeeky Is A Sheep Who wears Purple And Red Sal's Best Friend Fives Is A Firefly Who Wears Lemon Yellow Halley's Best Friend Sfrog Is A Bear Who Wears White Sal's Best Friend Colar Is A Xfish Who Wears Fish And pink Sal'a Best Friend Dotty Is A Dog Who Wear Brown Sal'as Best Friend O Is A Raccoon Who Wears Purple And Aqua Sal's Best Friend Halla Is A Pink Five-Eye Goat Colar's Best Friend Beep Is A Square feet Bird Who Wears Yellow And Lime Radar's Best Friend Fungus Is A Bunny With 23 Toes Sal's Best Friend McEgg Is A Dj Who Wears Light Pink Sal's Best Friend

Episodes

Season 1 Season 2

Solo airings

Individual air dates for stories as a 15-minute program:

#	Title	Writer	Original airdate
101	Spic 'n Span	Jack Ferralolo	21 July 2014
102	Smoothie Operator	Susan Kim	14 July 2014
103	Take Off!	Susan Kim	15 July 2014
104	Oh, Brother…	Jack Ferralolo	12 July 2014
105	Bend it Like Radar	Jill Cozza-Turner	16 July 2014
106	Lost and Found	Ed Valentine	17 July 2014
107	I'll Save You!	Frederick Stroppel	18 July 2014
108	Growin' Crazy	Jack Ferralolo & Susan Kim & Allan Neuwirth	14 July 2014
109	Twice the Talent	Jonathan Greenberg	15 July 2014
110	Building the Perfect Present	Jen Klein	12 July 2014
111	Glippi's Visit	Ed Valentine	15 July 2014
112	Don't Touch!	Adam Rudman	17 July 2014
113	Are You My Puffin?	Melinda LaRose	18 July 2014
114	Halley's Wannabe	Jill Cozza-Turner	19 July 2014
115	Sputnik the Spoiler	Susan Kim	20 July 2014
116	Don’t Fear the Surfboard	Frederick Stroppel	date needed
117	Billy Starrider	Kacey Arnold	21 July 2014
118	Sore Loser	Denise Brossman	22 July 2014
119	Halley Goes Solo	Elizabeth Keyishian	23 July 2014
120	Z-Max Mania	Rogelio Martinez	12 July 2014
121	What a Mess!	Jen Klein	13 July 2014
122	Beck and Call	Pamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy	13 July 2014
123	Sputnik Takes Charge	Jonathan Greenberg	22 July 2014
124	The Clean Machine	Susan Kim	23 July 2014
125	Comet's Gift	Ed Valentine	24 July 2014
126	A Star Is Born	Jill Cozza-Turner	date needed
127	A Bird in the Hand	Susan Kim
128	How Do You Get to Carnegie Nebula?	Melinda LaRose
129	Who Let the Stuffie Out?	Jonathan Greenberg
130	Lights Out	Kacey Arnold
131	Shape Up!	Jack Ferraiolo
132	Surfin' Space Safari	Susan Kim	date needed
133	I Love a Parade…Sometimes	Rogelio Martinez	8 November 2015 or 9 May 2015 or earlier
134	Radar Sleeps Over	Denise Brossman	as above
135	Stop Booging Me!	Jill Cozza-Turner	15 November 2015 or 16 May 2015 or earlier
136	Just Peachy	Liz Keyishian	9 February 2015 or 16 May 2015 or 15 November 2015
137	Hole in One	Jack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim	10 February 2015
138	Treasure Hunt	Jonathan Greenberg	11 February 2015
139	Something Borrowed, Someone Blue	Susan Kim	19 January 2015
140	Be Mine	Ed Valentine	14 February 2015
41^[2] or 141	GamGam Knows Best^[2] aka Gam Gam Knows Best	Kacey Arnold	19 January 2015 or 9 September 2015^[2]
142	Three's a Crowd	Denise Brossman	21 January 2015
43^[3] 143	Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator?^[4] aka Big Bad Alligator^[3]	Jill Cozza-Turner	23 January 2015 or 6 June 2015^[4] or 1 October 2015^[3]
144	Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey	Susan Kim	12 February 2015 or 6 June 2015^[4]
145	I Feel Fine!	Jonathan Greenberg	26 January 2015
146	Shoes Blues	Ed Valentine	13 February 2015
47^[5] or 147	Radar for a Day	Susan Kim	28 January 2015 or 3 November 2015^[5]
48^[6] or 148	A Gift From Halley	Liz Keyishian	30 January 2015 or 3 November 2015^[6]
49^[7] or 149	Best Guests	Susan Kim	2 February 2015 or 3 November 2015^[7]
150	Puzzle Hunt	Ed Valentine	4 February 2015
151	Bop 'til You Drop^[8] aka Bop Til You Drop	Jonathan Greenberg	6 February 2015 or 27 June 2015^[8]
152	Kapowsers!	Susan Kim	7 February 2015 or 27 June 2015^[8]

^[9] Put Colar Deer McEgg Where'a Luna?

Duo airings

Coupled air dates as a 30-minute program:

15 July 2014: Take Off! + Glippis Visit re-aired 13 January 2016
8 October 2014: Are You My Puffin? + Halley's Wannabe
25 October 2014: Smoothie Operator + Bend It Like Radar
8 November 2014: I'll Save You + Don't Touch
29 November 2014: "Sore Loser" + "Halley Goes Solo" re-aired 30 August 2015
6 December 2014: ? + ? re-aired 6 September 2015
13 December 2014: "Beck and Call" + "Sputnik Takes Charge" re-aired 13 September 2015
3 January 2015: Growing Crazy + Building the Perfect Present re-aired 3 January 2016
25 April 2015: "Lights Out" + "Shoes Blue" re-aired 25 October 2015
2 May 2015: "Shape Up" + "Puzzle Hunt" re-aired 1 November 2015
9 May 2015: I Love a Parade! Sometimes ... + Radar Sleeps Over re-aired 8 November 2015
16 May 2015: Stop Booging Me + Just Peachy re-aired 15 November 2015
23 May 2015: Hole in One + Treasure Hunt re-aired 22 November 2015
30 May 2015: Be Mine + Threes a Crowd re-aired 29 November 2015 A mailbox mix-up leaves Comet questioning his friendship with Halley.
6 June 2015: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator + Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey re-aired 6 December 2015 New customers are scared of Jet but they learn to trust him after he saves one from a fall.
13 June 2015: I Feel Fine + Radar for a Day re-aired 13 December 2015 Sputnik is so excited for a Carly Cosmos contest, she tries to hide the fact she is sick.
27 June 2015: Bop til You Drop + Kapowser re-aired 27 December 2015
24 July 2015: A Gift From Halley + Best Guests re-aired 20 December 2015
19 September 2015: "Comet's Gift" + "A Star Is Born" re-aired 20 September 2015 - Comet doesn't want to give a gift at the secret gift exchange.
26 September 2015: "Don't Fear the Surfboard" + "Clean Machine" re-aired 27 September 2015 - Halley's late with a large order of smoothies leaving her questioning her job performance.

References

1 2 "WorldScreen.com - Archives". worldscreen.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
1 2 3 "GamGam Knows Best". SproutOnline.Com. When the crew meets Sal's GamGam, they're shocked at how fragile she seems. Season 1, Episode 41 09/09/2015
1 2 3 "Big Bad Alligator". SproutOnline.Com. A family of new customers are scared of Jet. Season 1, Episode 43 10/01/2015
1 2 3 "Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator; Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey". Retrieved 8 January 2015. Original air date: 06-JUN-15
1 2 "Radar for a Day". SproutOnline.Com. Halley thinks Radar is taking his time fixing something for her. Season 1, Episode 47 11/03/2015
1 2 "A Gift From Halley". SproutOnline.Com. Halley gives Comet a gift--but he can't figure out what it is. Season 1, Episode 48 11/03/2015
1 2 "Best Guests". SproutOnline.Com. The crew can't agree on how to show their customers they care. Season 1, Episode 49 11/03/2015
1 2 3 "Bop 'til You Drop; Kapowser". Retrieved 8 January 2015. Original air date: 27-JUN-15
↑ "Astroblast - Episode Guide". Retrieved March 7, 2016.

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