Astroblast! Explained

Director:Dan Flynn
Runtime:15 minutes
Creator:Bob Kolar
Executive Producer:Deborah Forte
Country:United States
Language:English
Network:Sprout
Composer:Terry Tompkins and Steve D'Angelo for Eggplant LF
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:52 (aired)
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes

Astroblast! is an American animated science fiction children's television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. The series follows Comet, a loving red dog, Sputnik, an adventurous peach pig, Halley, a smoothie-delivering pink bunny, Radar, a bouncy brown monkey, and Jet, a mute green alligator, who lived together with an alien octopus named Sal, in the Astroblast Space Station, to the fictional smoothie cafe known as the Frosty Star.

Based on the book series Astroblast! by author and illustrator Bob Kolar, the series is co-produced by Scholastic Media[1] and Soup2Nuts and debuted on July 12, 2014. The series also started airing on NBC Kids, the Saturday morning programming block on NBC in October 2014.[1] It was the final show produced by Soup2Nuts before its closure in August 2015.

In 2021, FilmRise picked up the show for distribution.[2] The show is currently available for streaming on the FilmRise multimedia platform, and on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Tubi TV in the United States, as well as on the Clan television channel and RTVE Play in Spain. The series is available more than 10 languages and has aired in over 20 countries internationally.

Premise

A group of high-spirited and fun-loving animals who 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

Episodes

Solo airings

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

TitleWriter(s)Original airdate
101Spic 'n SpanJack Ferraiolo21 July 2014
102Smoothie OperatorSusan Kim14 July 2014
103Take Off!Susan Kim15 July 2014
104Oh, Brother…Jack Ferraiolo12 July 2014
105Bend it Like RadarJill Cozza-Turner16 July 2014
106Lost and FoundEd Valentine17 July 2014
107I'll Save You!Frederick Stroppel18 July 2014
108Growin' CrazyJack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim & Allan Neuwirth14 July 2014
109Twice the TalentJonathan Greenberg15 July 2014
110Building the Perfect PresentJen Klein12 July 2014
111Glippi's VisitEd Valentine15 July 2014
112Don't Touch!Adam Rudman17 July 2014
113Are You My Piffin?Melinda LaRose18 July 2014
114Halley's WannabeJill Cozza-Turner19 July 2014
115Sputnik the SpoilerSusan Kim20 July 2014
116Don’t Fear the SurfboardFrederick Stroppeldate needed
117Billy StarriderKacey Arnold21 July 2014
118Sore LoserDenise Brossman22 July 2014
119Halley Goes SoloElizabeth Keyishian23 July 2014
120Z-Max ManiaRogelio Martinez12 July 2014
121What a Mess!Jen Klein13 July 2014
122Beck and CallPamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy13 July 2014
123Sputnik Takes ChargeJonathan Greenberg22 July 2014
124The Clean MachineSusan Kim23 July 2014
125Comet's GiftEd Valentine24 July 2014
126A Star Is BornJill Cozza-Turnerdate needed
201A Bird in the HandSusan Kim
202How Do You Get to Carnegie Nebula?Melinda LaRose
203Who Let the Stuffie Out?Jonathan Greenberg
204Lights OutKacey Arnold
205Shape Up!Jack Ferraiolo
206Surfin' Space SafariSusan Kimdate needed
207I Love a Parade…SometimesRogelio Martinez8 November 2015 or 9 May 2015 or earlier
208Radar Sleeps OverDenise Brossmanas above
209Stop Booging Me!Jill Cozza-Turner15 November 2015 or 16 May 2015 or earlier
210Just PeachyLiz Keyishian9 February 2015 or 16 May 2015 or 15 November 2015
211Hole in OneJack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim10 February 2015
212Treasure HuntJonathan Greenberg11 February 2015
213Something Borrowed, Someone BlueSusan Kim19 January 2015
214Be MineEd Valentine14 February 2015
215GamGam Knows Best aka Gam Gam Knows BestKacey Arnold19 January 2015 or 9 September 2015[3]
216Three's a CrowdDenise Brossman21 January 2015
217Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator?[4] aka Big Bad AlligatorJill Cozza-Turner23 January 2015 or 6 June 2015 or 1 October 2015[5]
218Sing Along to the Bouncing MonkeySusan Kim12 February 2015 or 6 June 2015
219I Feel Fine!Jonathan Greenberg26 January 2015
220Shoes BluesEd Valentine13 February 2015
221Radar for a DaySusan Kim28 January 2015 or 3 November 2015[6]
222A Gift From HalleyLiz Keyishian30 January 2015 or 3 November 2015[7]
223Best GuestsSusan Kim2 February 2015 or 3 November 2015[8]
224Puzzle HuntEd Valentine4 February 2015
225Bop 'til You Drop[9] aka Bop Til You DropJonathan Greenberg6 February 2015 or 27 June 2015
226Kapowsers!Susan Kim7 February 2015 or 27 June 2015
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Duo airings

Coupled air dates as a 30-minute program:

International broadcast

The series was dubbed into ten languages. 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 in Thailand, it aired on True Spark. The series have previously available on Hulu before 2019. FilmRise picked up the show for distribution, and it is currently available on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Tubi TV.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WorldScreen.com - Archives. worldscreen.com. 8 August 2015.
  2. Web site: FilmRise picks up 9 Scholastic titles .
  3. Web site: 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.
  4. Web site: Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator; Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey. 8 January 2015 . Original air date: 06-JUN-15.
  5. Web site: Big Bad Alligator . SproutOnline.Com . A family of new customers are scared of Jet. Season 1, Episode 43 10/01/2015.
  6. Web site: Radar for a Day . SproutOnline.Com . Halley thinks Radar is taking his time fixing something for her. Season 1, Episode 47 11/03/2015 .
  7. Web site: 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.
  8. Web site: Best Guests . SproutOnline.Com . The crew can't agree on how to show their customers they care. Season 1, Episode 49 11/03/2015.
  9. Web site: Bop 'til You Drop; Kapowser. 8 January 2015 . Original air date: 27-JUN-15.
  10. Web site: Astroblast - Episode Guide. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308142256/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/astroblast/8699832/episode-guide. March 8, 2016. dead.