The Quest
- Studio
- Filmation Associates
Synopsis
John Blackstar, an intergalactic soldier of fortune, is sucked in by a black hole and into a distant part of our universe. He finds himself stranded on the planet Sagar, where the Overlord of the Underworld is swallowing the planet and enslaving its inhabitants using the Power Star.
Characters
John Blackstar, Balkar, Terra, Klone the Shapeshifter, The Mighty Overlord, Mara the Sorceress, Warlock, The Trobbits (Balkar, Terra, Carpo, Poulo, Rif, Gossamer, Burbil), Arrow-Knight, Desert Dwellers the Guardians of the Healing Stone
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott
Animation
- Animator
- Barry Anderson, Tom Baron, Max Becraft, Carol Beers, Mike Bennett, Munir Bhatti, Jim Brummett, Kent Butterworth, Emil Carle, Bill Carney, Pat Clark, Rich Coleman, Tom Cook, James A. Davis, James F. Davis, Jeff Etter, Ben Farish, Rick Farmiloe, Marcia Fertif, Michael Gerard, Carl H. Hall, Karen Haus, Kennetha Hildebrand, Brett Hisey, Dick Hoffman, Sam Kai, Steve Marsh, Burt Medall, Lawrence Miller, Frank Nakielski, Judith Niver, Jane Nordin, Michael O'Connor, Eduardo Olivares, Jack Ozark, Virgil Raddatz, William Recinos, Sonja Ruta, Louise Sandoval, Don Schloat, Yung Shin, Larry Silverman, Karlis Smietens, Hank Smith, Ka Moon Song, Alex Stefanesch, Mike Stribling, Mike Toth, Bob Tyler, Dardo Velez, Neal Warner, Larry White, Woody Yocum
Voices
- Voice
- George Dicenzo (Blackstar), Linda Gary (Mara), Alan Oppenheimer (The Mighty Overlord, Carpo), Pat Pinney (Balkar, Terra, Klone the Shapeshifter), Frank Welker (Gossamer, Burble, Riff)
Editing
- Editor
- Ron Fedele, Joe Gall, Heckor Gike
- Supervising Film Editor
- George Mahana
Crew
- Vice President In Charge Of Production
- Joe Mazzuca
- Executive Vice President/Creative Affairs
- Arthur H. Nadel
- Production Manager
- Joseph Simon
- Director In Charge Of Animation
- Gwen Wetzler
- Animation Directors
- John Armstrong, Marija Dail, Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Selby Kelly, Marsh Lamore, Ernie Schmidt, Lou Zukor
- Storyboard Director
- Karl Geurs
- Storyboard Supervisors
- Bob Arkwright, Rich Fogel, Mike Joens, Lonnie Lloyd
- Storyboards
- Steven Brinkford, Barry Caldwell, Vic Dalchele, Carl Dorese, Paul Fennell, Eddie Fitzgerald, Bob Forward, Warren Greenwood, Mike Hazy, Stephen Hickner, Charles Howell, Robert Lamb, Don Manuel, Sharon Rolnik, David Russell, Ernie Schmidt, Bruce Strock, Michael Swanigan, George Turner, Byron Vaughns, Wendell Washer
- Character Design Supervisors
- Alberto Demello, Carol Lundberg
- Character Design
- Kevin Frank, Tim Gula, Mel Keefer, Janice Stocks
- Layout Supervisors
- Herb Hazelton, Les Kaluza, David West, Jim Willoughby
- Assistant Layout Supervisor
- Irma Rosien
- Layout
- Rex Barron, Franco Christofani, Lance Falk, Francesca Freeman, Robert Fuentes Jr, Rene Garcia, Sergio Garcia, Ed Haney, Russ Heath, Tenny Henson, Wes Herschensohn, Dave Hoover, Alex Ignatiev, Mary Jorgensen, Erna Kaluza, John Koch, Romeo Lopez, Eriz Lotz, Steve Lumley, Lorenzo Martinez, Linda McCall, Gale Morgan, Skip Mirgan, Thomas Morgan, Dennis Neil, Greg Nocon, Bill Nunes, Stephanie O'Shaughnessy, Rocco Pirrone, Jesse Santos, Bart Seitz, Desmond Serrator, Bruce Timm, Pete Von Sholly, Curt Walstead, Sherilan Weinhart, Sherry Wheeler
- Director Of Color
- Ervin L. Kaplan
- Background Artists
- Don Schweikert, Don Watson, Tom O'Loughlin, Rolando Oliva, Barbara Benedetto, Sheila Brown, Gary Conklin, Vern Jorgensen, Tom Woodington, Tim Maloney, Alan Bodner, Ellen Caster, Don Peters, Craig Robertson, Marsha Hanes
- Assistant Production Coordinator
- Erika Scheimer
- Assistant Animation Supervisor
- Doria Plough
- Key Assistant Animation Supervisor
- Diane Keener
- Checking Supervisor
- Joyce Gard
- Xerography Supervisor
- John Remmel
- Paint Supervisor
- Alla Marshall
- Director Of Animation Photography
- R. W. Pope
- Camera
- F.T. Ziegler, Dean Teves, David J. Link, Dan Larsen, Lindsay Rogers, Gary Gunther, Steven Wilzbach, Roncie Hantke, Jeff Mellquist, Craig Littell-Herrick, Warren Tylor, Bob Jacobs
- Graphics
- Mike Randall
- Film Coordinators
- June Gilham, Tni Christiansen
- Production Controller
- Bob Wilson
- Sound
- Glen Glenn Sound
- Editorial Consultant
- Bill Moore
- Film Transfer
- Paul Galloway
- Background Music
- Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
- Music Editor
- Jerry Cohen
- Music Publisher
- Shermley Music Co. A.S.C.A.P
Companies and other credits
- © Copyright 1981
- Filmation Associates
Production notes
Astronaut John Blackstar was sucked through a black hole and awakened to find himself stranded on the planet Sagar. Since he had never heard of this planet, John figured he would never see earth again and settled in to his new life on Sagar. Unfortunately, a major part of this new life was fighting evil.
The planet was ruled by the Overlord of the Underworld who had enslaved most of the inhabitants, ruling them with the might given to him by the Power Stone. Somehow, the same force that transported Blackstar to the planet had also split the stone in half, turning one half into the power sword (posessed by the Overlord) and the other half into the Star Sword (posessed by Blackstar). The displaced rocketman fought the Overlord and his armies with the help of his friends: a sorceress named Mara, a shapshifter named Klone, and Blackstar's steed, a dragon by the name of Warlock. Also ready to lend a hand were the Trobbits, a band of tree-dwelling dwarves who spoke in very high-pitched voices.
Originally, the character Blackstar was supposed to have been a black man, but he was soon changed into a white guy with a really nice tan. Why? The world may never know, as the show left the air after only one season.
The planet was ruled by the Overlord of the Underworld who had enslaved most of the inhabitants, ruling them with the might given to him by the Power Stone. Somehow, the same force that transported Blackstar to the planet had also split the stone in half, turning one half into the power sword (posessed by the Overlord) and the other half into the Star Sword (posessed by Blackstar). The displaced rocketman fought the Overlord and his armies with the help of his friends: a sorceress named Mara, a shapshifter named Klone, and Blackstar's steed, a dragon by the name of Warlock. Also ready to lend a hand were the Trobbits, a band of tree-dwelling dwarves who spoke in very high-pitched voices.
Originally, the character Blackstar was supposed to have been a black man, but he was soon changed into a white guy with a really nice tan. Why? The world may never know, as the show left the air after only one season.