The Falling Star
- Studio
- Richard H. Ullman Inc. Productions, Soundac Color Productions
Synopsis
These are the comical adventures of space ranger Bleep and his able assistants, the caveman Scratch and a puppet named Squeek. Colonel Bleep blasts off from Zero Zero Island in his new spaceship, the Trav-a-lab, to update the map of Outer Space. Dr. Destructo tries every trick in the book to thwart Bleep, including joining forces with the most evil villains in the Galaxy. Colonel Bleep, Space Ranger from the planet Futura. Along with Squeak (a marionette) and Scratch (a super strong caveman), he preserves law and order throughout the Milky Way.
Characters
Colonel Bleep, Squeak, Scratch, Dr. Destructo
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jack Schleh, Robert D. Buchanan
Producing
- Producer
- Robert D. Buchanan
Writing
- Writer
- Robert D. Buchanan
- Created By
- Jack Schleh, Robert D. Buchanan
Voices
- Voice
- Noah Tyler (Colonel Bleep, Squeak, Scratch, Dr. Destructo, Narrator)
Animation
- Animation Director
- Jack Schleh
- Animator
- Patricia Dick, George Ghyssels, Hal Lockwood, Fran Noack
Production notes
Created in 1956 by Robert Buchanan at his studio in Miami, Colonel Bleep was a milestone in television animation- the first original TV cartoon series produced in color. The series ran for 104 episodes.