The Brain Blaster
- Studio
- Cente, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
- Distributor
- T.M.S. Productions
Synopsis
To get better grades, Doyle tries a brain blaster and gets addicted. He steals from his friends in order to pay for his habit, but Aimee and friends try to break him off the drug.
Characters
Doyle Cleverlobe, Aimee Brighthour, Beef Bonk, Luigi, Roland, Earl, Miss McBrain, Professor Icenstein, Wendy Garbo, Gilda, Creep, Booey Bubblehead, Milo DeVenus, Ollie, Flat Freddy Fender
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Sam Nicholson, Toshiyuki Hiruma, Nobuo Tomizawa
- Supervising Director
- David Hilberman
Producing
- Producer
- Barry Glasser, Gerard Baldwin
- Executive Producer
- Yutaka Fujioka
- Supervising Producers
- Tat Ikeuchi, Syunzo Katoh
- Associate Producers
- Shiro Aono, Mitsuo Yoshimura
Writing
- Writer
- Ken Koonce, David Wiemers
- Story Editor
- Larry Ditellio
- Developed by
- Chris Columbus
- Script Coordinator
- Maria Arnold
Voices
- Voice
- Hal Rayle (Doyle Cleverlobe), Susan Blu (Aimee Brightower), Pat Carroll (Biddy McBrain), Jennifer Darling (Wendy, Booey, Myrtle Blastermeier), Nancy Cartwright (Gilda Gossip, Flat Freddy Fender), Guy Christopher (Earl Eccchhh), Gino Conforti (Reggie Unicycle, Ollie Oilslick), Pat Fraley (Coach Frogface, Sludge), Henry Gibson, David L. Lander (Milo DeVenus), Danny Mann (The Creep), Howard Morris (Professor Icenstein, Luigi La Bounci), Neil Ross (Rotten Roland), John Stephenson (Beef Bonk, Harvey Blastermeier)
Music
- Music
- Don Felder
- Theme Song
- Don Felder
Animation
- Directing Animator
- Michiyo Sakura
- Key Animators
- Atsuko Tanaka, Toshihiko Masuda, Kuniyuki Ishii, Masanori Ono, Kenji Hachizaki
- Timing
- Norm Gottfredson
Art Department
- Art Directors
- Bob Dranko, Hiroshi Ohno
- Supervising Art Director
- Ron Maidenberg
- Graphics
- Ron Maidenberg, Nobuo Furuse, Bob Dranko, John Kricfalusi, Nancy Ulene
- Story Board Artists
- George Cannata, Alan Shean
- Key Background
- Tsutomu Ishigaki
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Hirokata Takahashi
Editing
- Editor
- Masatoshi Tsurubuchi, Yoriko Takahashi
- Supervising Editor
- Cecil Broughton
Music Department
- Music Supervisors
- Danny Goldberg, Ron Stone
- Music Consultant
- Sheridan Eldridge
- Associate Music Consultant
- John Mortarotti
Casting
- Voice Director
- Howard Morris
Production Management
- Post Production
- Sam Horta
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Sachiko Tsuneda
Crew
- Creative Consultant
- Chris Columbus
Companies and other credits
- Music Coordinator: Chase/Rucker Productions
- Music Coordinator: Inc
Production notes
Galaxy High School took the bussing issue to a cosmic new level. Based on the asteroid Flotor, the title school was a place of learning for teenagers throughout the Milky Way. The student body was composed of teens from a wide variety of planets, not limited to your usual two-armed, two–legged, one-headed type of being. In fact, every episode seemed to introduce a new character who was stranger than the one preceding it.
The resident earthlings and stars of the show were Doyle Cleverlobe and Aimee Brighttower, two aptly named teens. Other students included a five-mouthed gossipmonger, a blob of oil, and a sophomore class comprised entirely of tomatoes. Add to the mix a contingent of talking lockers and you've got one nutty school.
On the exterior, Galaxy High School may have seemed little more than a parade of weird creatures and sight gags, but in reality the show had a very meaningful message. The series presented a world where no one was judged on outer appearance, and where peace and harmony among different cultures were commonplace. Amazingly, this lesson and others were presented in a style that was never preachy or patronizing, even when dealing with such sensitive topics as drug abuse.
One of the high points of the series was the futuristic theme song written and performed by rock musician Don Felder. The voice cast included such luminaries as Howard Morris, Henry Gibson and David L. Lander, who was best known to TV viewers as Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley. Unfortunately, these assets weren't enough to prevent the show's cancellation after only thirteen original episodes.
The resident earthlings and stars of the show were Doyle Cleverlobe and Aimee Brighttower, two aptly named teens. Other students included a five-mouthed gossipmonger, a blob of oil, and a sophomore class comprised entirely of tomatoes. Add to the mix a contingent of talking lockers and you've got one nutty school.
On the exterior, Galaxy High School may have seemed little more than a parade of weird creatures and sight gags, but in reality the show had a very meaningful message. The series presented a world where no one was judged on outer appearance, and where peace and harmony among different cultures were commonplace. Amazingly, this lesson and others were presented in a style that was never preachy or patronizing, even when dealing with such sensitive topics as drug abuse.
One of the high points of the series was the futuristic theme song written and performed by rock musician Don Felder. The voice cast included such luminaries as Howard Morris, Henry Gibson and David L. Lander, who was best known to TV viewers as Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley. Unfortunately, these assets weren't enough to prevent the show's cancellation after only thirteen original episodes.
Awards
Nominee, Humanitas Prize, Children's Animation Category, 1987
