The Unknown Asteroid
- Studio
- Wonderama Productions, National Interest Pictures Ltd.
- Distributor
- M & A Alexander (American Syndicator), Global Television Services Limited
Synopsis
A new adventure in the mysterious world of space, with Captain Larry Dart and his Galasphere crew.
Characters
Captain Larry Dart, Slim, Husky, Professor Haggarty, Marla, Cassiopeia (Cassie), Gabblerdictim (Gabbler), Colonel Raeburn
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Frank Goulding
Producing
- Producer
- Roberta Leigh, Arthur Provis
Writing
- Writer
- Roberta Leigh
- Script Assistant
- Denise Kaye
Animation
- Animator
- Bill Palmer, Brian Stevens, Bert Walker
Voices
- Voice
- Dick Vosburgh (Captain Larry Dart), Ronnie Stevens (Slim, Husky, Professor Haggarty), Libby Morris (Gabblerdictim [Gabbler]), Murray Kash (Colonel Raeburn), Ysanne Churchman (Marla, Cassiopeia [Cassie])
Editing
- Editor
- Roy Hyde, Len Walter, John Beaton
Crew
- Created By
- Roberta Leigh
- Space Consultant
- Colin Ronan
- Art Director
- Roland Whiteside, Ken Ryan (uncredited)
- Sound Editor
- John Beaton
- Models
- Derek Freeborn
- Cameraman
- Arthur Provis
- Second Unit Cameraman
- Jimmy Hopewell
- Puppetry
- Martin Granger, Heather Granger, Joan Garrick
- Electronics (Music and Effects)
- F. C. Judd
- Recordist
- Cyril Brown
- Dubbing
- John Beaton
- Costumes
- Pat Freeborn (uncredited)
- Assistant Carpenter
- Norman Hornby (uncredited)
- Special Effects
- Bill Palmer, Brian Stevens, Bert Walker
Production notes
Planet Patrol brings the world of the future, the year 2100, into lively focus. Offers a unique production of intriguing science fiction based on technically accurate material.
An imitation of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation series.
This series was released in the United States as "Planet Patrol" to avoid confusion with a 1950s live-action series already named "Space Patrol."
Dick Vosburgh (the voice of Captain Larry Dart) was the son of National Geographic editor Frederick G. Vosburgh.
Norman Hornby, the series' assistant carpenter, was the father of Leslie Hornby – better known as late 1960s supermodel Twiggy.
An imitation of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation series.
This series was released in the United States as "Planet Patrol" to avoid confusion with a 1950s live-action series already named "Space Patrol."
Dick Vosburgh (the voice of Captain Larry Dart) was the son of National Geographic editor Frederick G. Vosburgh.
Norman Hornby, the series' assistant carpenter, was the father of Leslie Hornby – better known as late 1960s supermodel Twiggy.