Astroblast!

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Astroblast!
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Genre
Created byBob Kolar
Directed byDan Flynn
ComposersTerry Tompkins and Steve D'Angelo for Eggplant LF
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Deborah Forte
Running time15 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Sprout
ReleaseJuly 12, 2014 (2014-07-12) 
February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)

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 rabbit, Radar, a bouncy brown monkey, and Jet, a mute green alligator, who live together with an alien octopus named Sal in the Astroblast Space Station to the fictional smoothie cafe known as the Frosty Star.

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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 FerraioloJuly 21, 2014[ citation needed ]
102Smoothie OperatorSusan KimJuly 14, 2014[ citation needed ]
103Take Off!Susan KimJuly 15, 2014[ citation needed ]
104Oh, Brother…Jack FerraioloJuly 12, 2014[ citation needed ]
105Bend it Like RadarJill Cozza-TurnerJuly 16, 2014[ citation needed ]
106Lost and FoundEd ValentineJuly 17, 2014[ citation needed ]
107I'll Save You!Frederick StroppelJuly 18, 2014[ citation needed ]
108Growin' CrazyJack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim & Allan NeuwirthJuly 14, 2014[ citation needed ]
109Twice the TalentJonathan GreenbergJuly 15, 2014[ citation needed ]
110Building the Perfect PresentJen KleinJuly 12, 2014[ citation needed ]
111Glippi's VisitEd ValentineJuly 15, 2014[ citation needed ]
112Don't Touch!Adam RudmanJuly 17, 2014[ citation needed ]
113Are You My Piffin?Melinda LaRoseJuly 18, 2014[ citation needed ]
114Halley's WannabeJill Cozza-TurnerJuly 19, 2014[ citation needed ]
115Sputnik the SpoilerSusan KimJuly 20, 2014[ citation needed ]
116Don’t Fear the SurfboardFrederick StroppelJuly 26, 2014[ citation needed ]
117Billy StarriderKacey ArnoldJuly 21 2014[ citation needed ]
118Sore LoserDenise BrossmanJuly 22, 2014[ citation needed ]
119Halley Goes SoloElizabeth KeyishianJuly 23, 2014[ citation needed ]
120Z-Max ManiaRogelio MartinezJuly 12, 2014[ citation needed ]
121What a Mess!Jen KleinJuly 13, 2014[ citation needed ]
122Beck and CallPamela Hickey & Dennys McCoyJuly 13, 2014[ citation needed ]
123Sputnik Takes ChargeJonathan GreenbergJuly 22, 2014[ citation needed ]
124The Clean MachineSusan KimJuly 23, 2014[ citation needed ]
125Comet's GiftEd ValentineJuly 24, 2014[ citation needed ]
126A Star Is BornJill Cozza-TurnerAugust 12, 2014[ citation needed ]
201A Bird in the HandSusan KimJune 22, 2015[ citation needed ]
202How Do You Get to Carnegie Nebula?Melinda LaRoseTBA
203Who Let the Stuffie Out?Jonathan GreenbergTBA
204Lights OutKacey ArnoldTBA
205Shape Up!Jack FerraioloTBA
206Surfin' Space SafariSusan KimTBA
207I Love a Parade…SometimesRogelio MartinezNovember 8, 2015 or May 9, 2015 or earlier[ citation needed ]
208Radar Sleeps OverDenise BrossmanOctober 29, 2014[ citation needed ]
209Stop Booging Me!Jill Cozza-TurnerNovember 15, 2015 or May 16, 2015 or earlier[ citation needed ]
210Just PeachyLiz KeyishianFebruary 9, 2015 or May 16, 2015 or November 15, 2015[ citation needed ]
211Hole in OneJack Ferraiolo & Susan KimFebruary 10, 2015
212Treasure HuntJonathan GreenbergFebruary 11, 2015
213Something Borrowed, Someone BlueSusan KimJanuary 19, 2015
214Be MineEd ValentineFebruary 14, 2015
215GamGam Knows Best [3] aka Gam Gam Knows Best[ citation needed ]Kacey ArnoldJanuary 19, 2015[ citation needed ] or September 9, 2015 [3]
216Three's a CrowdDenise BrossmanJanuary 21, 2015
217Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator? [4] aka Big Bad Alligator [5] Jill Cozza-TurnerJanuary 23, 2015[ citation needed ] or June 6, 2015 [4] or October 1, 2015 [5]
218Sing Along to the Bouncing MonkeySusan KimFebruary 2, 2015[ citation needed ] or June 6, 2015 [4]
219I Feel Fine!Jonathan GreenbergJanuary 26, 2015[ citation needed ]
220Shoes BluesEd ValentineFebruary 13, 2015[ citation needed ]
221Radar for a DaySusan KimJanuary 28, 2015[ citation needed ] or November 3, 2015 [6]
222A Gift From HalleyLiz KeyishianJanuary 30, 2015[ citation needed ] or November 3, 2015 [7]
223Best GuestsSusan KimFebruary 2, 2015[ citation needed ] or November 3, 2015 [8]
224Puzzle HuntEd ValentineFebruary 4, 2015
225Bop 'til You Drop [9] aka Bop Til You Drop[ citation needed ]Jonathan GreenbergFebruary 6, 2015[ citation needed ] or June 27, 2015 [9]
226Kapowsers!Susan KimFebruary 7, 2015[ citation needed ] or June 27, 2015 [9]

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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.

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