
Space Stars is an hour-long Saturday morning anthology series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC in the 1981-82 season. It combined new adventures of Space Ghost and the Herculoids with two new segments: Teen Force and Astro and the Space Mutts. Keene Curtis was the narrator in all segments. Each episode ended with a "Space Star Finale" crossover segment.
Space Stars: The Complete Series was released 8 October 2013 on DVD by Warner Archive.
Space Ghost[]
Overview[]
Each installment of Space Stars included two Space Ghost shorts. The Phantom Cruiser and the scout ship were given sleeker designs. Elektra and Kid Comet often helped Space Ghost's team, and it was once implied that Jan was dating Kid Comet.
Episodes[]
- Microworld/Planet of the Space Monkeys
- The Starfly/The Antimatter Man
- City in Space/The Toymaker
- Nomads/The Space Dragons
- Eclipse Woman/Attack of the Space Sharks
- Time Chase/The Haunted Space Station
- Time of the Giants/The Sorceress
- Space Spectre/The Big Freeze
- Devilship/The Deadly Comet
- Spacecube of Doom/The Time Master
- Web of the Wizard/The Shadow People
The Herculoids[]
Overview[]
Unlike the original series on CBS, this version of The Herculoids was rooted in science fiction. Space Ghost often visited the Herculoids' planet when they needed his help.
Episodes[]
- The Firebird
- The Ice Monster
- The Snake Riders
- The Invisibles
- The Energy Creature
- The Purple Menace
- The Buccaneer
- The Thunderbolt
- Return of the Ancients
- Space Trappers
- Mindbender
Teen Force[]
Overview[]
The Teen Force consisted of three young heroes who came from Black Hole X, described by Curtis as "the gateway into our dimension".
- Elektra (B. J. Ward), a tall pink-haired woman in a silver suit, had mental powers including telekinesis and telepathy.
- Kid Comet (Darryl Hickman), a fair-skinned man in an orange suit, was the leader of the trio. His super speed caused his body to take on the appearance of an actual comet.
- Moleculad (David Hubbard), a black man in a green suit, had the power to change the molecular structure of any object, even his own body.
Accompanying the Teen Force were the Astro-Mites, Glax and Plutem (both voiced by Michael Winslow). Their main enemy was Uglor (Allan Lurie), a winged monster who sought to conquer the cosmos.
Elektra appeared in the third season of Jellystone!.
Episodes[]
- Nebulon
- The Death Ray
- Prison Planet
- Trojan Teen Force
- Decoy of Doom
- Elektra's Twin
- Uglor's Power Play
- Ultimate Battle
- The Space Slime
- Wordstar
- Pandora's Warp
Astro and the Space Mutts[]
Overview[]
In this comedic segment, Astro (Don Messick), now more articulate than when he lived with the Jetsons, was one of three space patrol dogs, along with cowardly Cosmo (Frank Welker, using his Dynomutt voice) and daring Dipper (Lennie Weinrib, using his Scrappy-Doo voice), who tended to be more hindrance than help to the mustachioed Space Ace (Michael Bell).
Episodes[]
- Will the Real Mr. Galaxy Please Stand Up
- Reverso
- The Education of Puglor
- Wonder Dog
- Menace of the Magnet Maniac
- The Night of the Crab
- Rock Punk
- The Greatest Show Off Earth
- Jewlie Newstar
- Galactic Vac is Back
- Rampage of the Zodiac Man
Space Star Finale[]
- Polaris
- Dimension of Doom
- Worlds in Collision
- Mindwitch
- Magnus
- The Crystal Menace
- The Olympians
- Endangered Species
- The Outworlder
- Uglor Conquers the Universe
- The Cosmic Mousetrap