Galaxy Trio
- This article is about the TV series. For the team itself, see Galaxy Trio (team).
| Galaxy Trio | |
|---|---|
 Title card of the first episode. | |
| Created by | Alex Toth |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | September 9, 1967—January 20, 1968 |
| Starring | Don Messick Ted Cassidy Virginia Eiler |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composition | Ted Nichols |
| Writer(s) | Neal Barbera Phil Hahn Jack Hanrahan |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Galaxy Trio is an American animated superhero action series of segments as part of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio. It was created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning programming. It was It ran from 1967 and 1968, airing 20 episodes that spanned one season.
A trio of alien superheroes (Vapor Man, Meteor Man, and Gravity Girl) patrol space in search of criminals.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
The series was originally called Gang from G.A.L.A.X.Y., which was heavily inspired by the live-action sci-fi TV series Star Trek, called Gang from G.A.L.A.X.Y.. There was the James T. Kirk-like leader Blade, the Spock-like second-in-command Wiz, and the token Uhura-like third female member Zola, who all wore the same uniforms. They flew a ship called Galaxy One. But NBC desired a series like ABC's Fantastic Four, also produced by Hanna-Barbera, so the Star Trek theme was toned down, and the three heroes were converted to space heroes with superpowers.
The only elements that remained from Star Trek were Meteor Man being patterned after Spock, with his science officer role and pointy ears, Vapor Man somewhat resembling Kirk, and Condor I's transporter room (referred to as the lazon cube) resembling the transporter room of the Enterprise.
Music
The music was composed by Ted Nichols.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 9, 1967 |
| 1x02 | September 16, 1967 |
| 1x03 | September 23, 1967 |
| 1x04 | September 30, 1968 |
| 1x05 | October 7, 1967 |
| 1x06 | October 14, 1967 |
| 1x07 | October 21, 1967 |
| 1x08 | October 28, 1967 |
| 1x09 | November 4, 1967 |
| 1x10 | November 11, 1967 |
| 1x11 | November 18, 1967 |
| 1x12 | November 25, 1967 |
| 1x13 | December 2, 1967 |
| 1x14 | December 9, 1967 |
| 1x15 | December 16, 1967 |
| 1x16 | December 23, 1967 |
| 1x17 | December 30, 1967 |
| 1x18 | January 6, 1968 |
| 1x19 | January 13, 1968 |
| 1x20 | January 20, 1968 |
Cast
Legacy
In the 2000s adult parody series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law on Adult Swim, the Galaxy Trio were guest stars. Gravity Girl, in particular, had a recurring role in which she would openly cheat on an ignorant Harvey Birdman.
In the 2020s all-ages reboot series Jellystone! on the Max streaming service, Gravity Girl was a TV star in "Girl, You My Friend!," and Jonny Quest dressed up as Meteor Man in "Space Con."
Merchandise
Home media
On July 17, 2007, Warner Home Video released Birdman and Galaxy Trio on a two-disc DVD set called Birdman & the Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series. The Warner Archive Collection rereleased the set on Januay 10, 2017.
