Space Wrecked

Space Wrecked

October 17, 1981 TV Episode Blackstar

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

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.

Reviews

Space Wrecked

joeblackstarNovember 1, 2002

"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!