The Space Kidettes
American animated television series
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The Space Kidettes is an American Saturday morning animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, originally airing on NBC during the 1966–67 season. In the show, junior rangers Snoopy, Jenny, Countdown and Scooter patrol the cosmos from their space-capsule clubhouse, with help from their dog Pupstar.[1] Twenty episodes were produced.[2]
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Lucille Bliss
Daws Butler
Don Messick
Janet Waldo
| The Space Kidettes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Directed by | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Voices of | Chris Allen Lucille Bliss Daws Butler Don Messick Janet Waldo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 10, 1966 – February 4, 1967 |
Plot
Set in outer space, the series followed the adventures of a group of child astronauts,[3] who have acquired a treasure map and have to keep it away from their space pirate nemesis Captain Skyhook and his sidekick Static.[4]
Episodes
- Molemen Menace (1966-09-10)
- Jet Set Go (1966-09-17)
- Space Indians (1966-09-24)
- Swamp-Swamped (1966-10-01)
- Space Heroes (1966-10-08)
- Space Witch (1966-10-15)
- Tale of a Whale (1966-10-22)
- Space Giant (1966-10-29)
- Space Carnival (1966-11-05)
- The Laser-Breathing Space Dragon (1966-11-12)
- The Flight Before Christmas (1966-11-19)
- Beach Brawl (1966-11-26)
- Dog-napped in Space (1966-12-03)
- Secret Solar Robot (1966-12-10)
- King of the Space Pirates (1966-12-17)
- Planet of Greeps (1966-12-24)
- Cosmic Condors (1966-12-31)
- The Space Mermaid (1967-01-07)
- Haunted Planet (1967-01-14)
- Something Old, Something Gnu (1967-01-21) [5]
Voice cast
- Chris Allen – Scooter (freckled kid, blue suit)
- Lucille Bliss – Snoopy (kid with white hair, orange suit)
- Daws Butler – Captain Skyhook
- Don Messick – Countdown (leader / kid with glasses, green suit), Pupstar (dog), Static[6]
- Janet Waldo – Jenny Jet (girl with cap and dress)
Production
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.[7]
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.[4] The original master elements for both programs were lost, leaving the syndicated edits as the only extant broadcast quality versions.[4]
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.[4]
