Outer Space Ark
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
Synopsis
The group thwarts a power plot by mad scientist Arkapus, who by means of a sonic transmitter has trained the local animals for conquest.
Characters
Josie, Melody, Valerie, Alan, Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra Cabot, Sebastian, Bleep, Arkapus
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Animation Director
- Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)
Producing
- Producer
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Associate Producer
- Art Scott
Writing
- Writer
- Larz Bourne, Tom Dagenais, Phil Davis, Joel Kane, Fred Freiberger, Woody Kling, Draper Lewis, Bill Lutz, Dennis Marks, Paul West, Artie Davis, Brad Case, Carl Fallberg, George Singer, Steve Clark (Story Direction)
Animation
- Animator
- Rudy Zamora (Animation Supervision)
Voices
- Voice
- Sherry Alberoni (Alexandra Cabot), Jerry Dexter (Alan M. Mayberry), Jackie Joseph (Melody Valentine), Casey Kasem (Alexander Cabot III), Don Messick (Sebastion, Bleep), Barbara Pariot (Valerie Brown), Janet Waldo (Josie McCoy), Cathy Douglas (Singing Voice), Patricia Holloway (Singing Voice), Cheryl Ladd As Cherie Moore (Singing Voice)
Music
- Music
- Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor
- Paul DeKorte
Editing
- Editor
- Joe Reitano, Wayne Hughes
- Supervising Film Editor
- Larry Cowan
Crew
- Special Model Design
- Alex Toth
- Production Design
- Iwao Takamoto
- Production Supervisor
- Victor O. Schipek
- Background Styling
- Walt Peregoy, Bob Inamn, Cathy Patrick, Daniela Bielecka, Don Watson, Rolly Oliva
- Sound Direction
- Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Negative Consultant
- William E. DeBoer
- Post Production
- Joed Eaton
Companies and other credits
- A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
Production notes
Now in their third season- the first two in Josie and the Pussycats- those cartoon hotties in catsuits boldly went where no all-grrrl band had gone before. Josie, Melody, Valerie, manager Alexander Cabot III, his sister Alexandra, well-chiseled Alan, and band mascot Sebastian the cat somehow ended up locked in a NASA capsule and rocketed to space.
The new setting brought new adventures and a new friend, Melody's pet space alien, Bleep, from the planet Zelcor. Unfortunately, the interplanetary hook didn't play out like Hanna-Barbera had hoped, and after sixteen episodes, it was back to earth for Josie and pals.
The new setting brought new adventures and a new friend, Melody's pet space alien, Bleep, from the planet Zelcor. Unfortunately, the interplanetary hook didn't play out like Hanna-Barbera had hoped, and after sixteen episodes, it was back to earth for Josie and pals.
Reviews
Outer Space Ark
The rich Pussycats characters were sadly outshadowed in this cartoon by the utterly ridiculous alien creatures that consisted of a giant rabbit, a giant ostrich and a giant deer among others that all made totally weird noises when they talked to Melody.
The creatures would be altered by different colors or spots to make them appear more alien, but the Earth similarities were apparent. But the rabbit was simply a giant rabbit.
Definitely one of the more laughable Josie cartoons.