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|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
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'''''The Space Kidettes''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1966]] to [[1967]], airing 20 episodes.  
'''''The Space Kidettes''''' is an American animated television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1966]] to [[1967]], airing 20 episodes that spanned one season.
 
Due to the episodes being cut down to ten-minute episodes, the original master elements for the series were lost, leaving the syndicated edits as the only extant broadcast quality versions of the episodes.
 
The series follows small child astronauts, [[Scooter (Space Kidettes)|Scooter]], [[Snoopy]], [[Countdown]], [[Jenny Jet]] and their dog companion, [[Pupstar]], as they form a group known as the [[Space Kidettes]], and have acquired a treasure map which [[Captain Skyhook]] and his evil pal [[Static]] seek to take from them.
 
The entire series has been released on [[The Space Kidettes/Young Samson: The Complete Series|DVD]].


==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Space Kidettes early model sheet.png|150px|thumb|right|Early concept art, drawn by [[Jerry Eisenberg]].]]
===Development===
===Development===
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
The music was composed by [[Ted Nichols]].


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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! Title
! Title
! Number
! Number
! Air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[Moleman Menace]]"
| "[[Moleman Menace]]"
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| [[September 10]], 1966
| [[September 10]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Jet Set Go]]"
| "[[Jet-Set-Go]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| [[September 17]], 1966
| [[September 17]], 1966
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| [[November 19]], 1966
| [[November 19]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Beach Brawl]]"
| "[[Beach Brawl (The Space Kidettes)|Beach Brawl]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| [[November 26]], 1966
| [[November 26]], 1966
|-
|-
| "[[Dog-napped in Space]]"
| "[[Dognapped in Space]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| [[December 3]], 1966
| [[December 3]], 1966
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| [[January 14]], 1967
| [[January 14]], 1967
|-
|-
| "[[Something Old - Something Gnu]]"
| "[[Something Old-Something Gnu]]"
| 1x20
| 1x20
| [[January 21]], 1967
| [[January 21]], 1967
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Chris Allen]] as [[Scooter]]
* [[Chris Allen]] as [[Scooter (Space Kidettes)|Scooter]]
* [[Lucille Bliss]] as [[Snoopy]]
* [[Lucille Bliss]] as [[Snoopy]]
* [[Daws Butler]] as [[Captain Skyhook]]
* [[Daws Butler]] as [[Captain Skyhook]]
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* [[Janet Waldo]] as [[Jenny Jet]]
* [[Janet Waldo]] as [[Jenny Jet]]


==In other languages==
{| class="wikitable"
! Language
! Name
|-
| Brazilian
| Brasinhas do Espaço
|-
| French
| Les Cadets de l'espace
|-
| Italian
| I monelli dello spazio
|-
| Japanese
| 宇宙わんぱく隊 (Uchū Wanpaku-tai)
|-
| Spanish
| Meteogro y los niñonautas del espacio
|}
==References==
<references/>
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The Space Kidettes
TSK title card.png
On-screen title card.
Network NBC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release September 10, 1966February 4, 1967
Starring Chris Allen
Lucille Bliss
Daws Butler
Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Ted Nichols
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

The Space Kidettes is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1966 to 1967, airing 20 episodes that spanned one season.

Due to the episodes being cut down to ten-minute episodes, the original master elements for the series were lost, leaving the syndicated edits as the only extant broadcast quality versions of the episodes.

The series follows small child astronauts, Scooter, Snoopy, Countdown, Jenny Jet and their dog companion, Pupstar, as they form a group known as the Space Kidettes, and have acquired a treasure map which Captain Skyhook and his evil pal Static seek to take from them.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Production

Early concept art, drawn by Jerry Eisenberg.

Development

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Episodes

Title Number Original air date
"Moleman Menace" 1x01 September 10, 1966
"Jet-Set-Go" 1x02 September 17, 1966
"Space Indians" 1x03 September 24, 1966
"Swamp-Swamped" 1x04 October 1, 1966
"Space Heroes" 1x05 October 8, 1966
"Space Witch" 1x06 October 15, 1966
"Tale of a Whale" 1x07 October 22, 1966
"Space Giant" 1x08 October 29, 1966
"Space Carnival" 1x09 November 5, 1966
"The Laser Breathing Space Dragon" 1x10 November 12, 1966
"The Flight Before Christmas" 1x11 November 19, 1966
"Beach Brawl" 1x12 November 26, 1966
"Dognapped in Space" 1x13 December 3, 1966
"Secret Solar Robot" 1x14 December 10, 1966
"King of the Space Pirates" 1x15 December 17, 1966
"Planet of Greeps" 1x16 December 24, 1966
"Cosmic Condors" 1x17 December 31, 1966
"The Space Mermaid" 1x18 January 7, 1967
"Haunted Planet" 1x19 January 14, 1967
"Something Old-Something Gnu" 1x20 January 21, 1967

Cast

In other languages

Language Name
Brazilian Brasinhas do Espaço
French Les Cadets de l'espace
Italian I monelli dello spazio
Japanese 宇宙わんぱく隊 (Uchū Wanpaku-tai)
Spanish Meteogro y los niñonautas del espacio

References