
Space Wrecked
- 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), Grand Vizir, Lieutenant Katana
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.
Reviews
Space Wrecked
"John Blackstar, Astronaut, is swept through a Black Hole into an ancient alien universe. Trapped on the Planet
Sagar, Blackstar is rescued by the Tiny
Trobbit People. In turn, he joins their
fight for freedom against the Cruel Overlord, who rules by the might of the
PowerStar. The PowerStar is split into
the Power Sword (retained by the Overlord)
and the Star Sword (retained by Blackstar.) And so with Star Sword in hand
Blackstar together with his allies----
Warlock the Dragon-Steed, Mara the lovely
Enchantress, and Clone the Shape-Changer----sets out to save the Planet Sagar. This
is his destiny."
"Space Wrecked" a.k.a. "Meet the Love of John Blackstar's Life! Why Did He Ever
Leave The Planet Earth Without Taking
Her With Him?"
A young, beautiful, Lieutenant
Katana in her spacecraft opens this episode, as she light-speeds toward the Black Hole and Planet Sagar, following John Blackstar's
ionization trail proclaiming to Earth-Space Command that she has to find him.
After a rough ride through the Black Hole,
Lt. Katana arrives within Sagar's atmosphere and her magnificent ship is
quickly detected and coveted by the
ruthless Overlord, who sends his Lavaloks
out to the Trobbit Forest-----the spaceship's apparent destination. Blackstar, Mara, and Clone quickly send
the Lavaloks back to where they belong
and wonderful reunion scene begins as
everyone...especially including Blackstar
witness a white spacecraft speed toward
the rock dirt canyon behind the Sagar Tree.
"Look at that!" exclaims Rif.
"It couldn't be!" Blackstar whispers
to himself.
As the spacecraft descends onto the
floor of the canyon, Blackstar jumps on
to Warlock and flies up to descend into
the canyon also followed by a very curious group of Mara, Clone, and the
Trobbits.
The reunited lovers scene is a CLASSIC!
But joy is suddenly turned into a different kind of high adrenaline as
Katana's spacecraft is sucked up into
the ground, apparently by the Overlord's
forces, and a huge two-headed serpent threatens the Rebellion. But Blackstar,
with the aid of his magic Star Sword puts
the enemy in his place with a "Star Sword Tongue Twister". Lavaloks and a giant
Roc/Griffin abduct Katana. And just as
Blackstar rescues Katana, the two of them
are knocked off of Warlock and free-fall
which is fortunately, cut-short by the
Star Sword.
Katana:"That's some sword!"
Blackstar:"The Star Sword?!? Yeh, it's
quite handy in just about any
situation."
Somehow, the two of them wind-up in an area which is apparently real close to the Planet's core. Blackstar and Katana
spot more Lavaloks and Katana's ship.
Katana, on reaching her ship, gets blasted
up a laser-beam transportation tunnel to the Planet's surface. And Mara, Clone, and the Trobbit's arrive "just in the nick of time" to save Blackstar from the
Lavalok's.
Thanks to Mara's telepathic and clairbuoyant abilities, the Rebellion learns that Katana and her ship are being
held in the Overlord's Ice Castle.
The Overlord convinces the bewildered
and totally unaware Lieutenant Katana, that he will let Blackstar and her return to Earth in her spacecraft, but only if she brings him the Star Sword.
On arriving, Blackstar and his allies
have to battle Storm Troopers and unfortunately thanks to our hero's very slippery butterfingers, Murphy's Law kicks in when
the Star Sword winds up conveniently in
Katana's hands. Blackstar and friends chase after her to stop her from handing the Star Sword over to the Overlord.
And Sagar help us! Everybody tries to
warn her and tell her including the Man of Her Dreams who at the entrance to the
Overlord's Ice Palace cries out at the top of his lungs,
"Katana! No! He'll destroy us all!"
The Overlord gets the Star Sword. The PowerStar is formed. It appears the Rebellion's fate is ceiled. However,
fortunately for our heroes, after a very
romantic exchange between Blackstar and
Katana, our lovely blande-haired astronaut beauty turns on her spacecrafts
after-burners and knocks the approaching Overlord and his PowerStar to the floor.
The PowerStar is again split in two.
Blackstar reacquires the Star Sword and the Overlord the Power Sword.
After trying to convince Blackstar, he's alot safer back on Earth, Katana
gives up on our hero and navigates her ship through a hole in the palace walls
made by the Overlord's Power Sword and
takes off back into outer space as per
Blackstar's advice.
The Rebels escape and Blackstar tells
his friends,
"Let's go home, Trobbits! We've got a
big job ahead of us!"
The episode ends with Lieutenant Katana over telecommunications
requesting that Earth's Space Fleet be readied because, she vows, she will return to help him.
Episode kind of gives you a clue to how the Rebellion will defeat the evil Overlord finally!
