July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12) – February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)
Astroblast! is an American animated science fiction children's television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. Based on the book series Astroblast! by author and illustrator Bob Kolar, the series is co-produced by Scholastic Media[1] and Soup2Nuts and debuted on July 12, 2014. The series also started airing on NBC Kids, the Saturday morning programming block on NBC in October 2014.[1] It was the final show produced by Soup2Nuts before its closure in August 2015.
In 2021, FilmRise picked up the show for distribution.[2] The show is currently available for streaming on the FilmRise multimedia platform, and on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Tubi TV in the United States, as well as on the Clan television channel and RTVE Play in Spain. The series is available more than 10 languages and has aired in over 20 countries internationally.
Premise
Comet, Sputnik, Halley, Radar, and Jet are five high-spirited and fun-loving animals who live with their alien octopus friend Sal in the Astroblast Space Station, which also houses a large library and a smoothie café called the Frosty Star.
Cast
Vinnie Penna as Comet, Morg, Bloodoo, Flash, additional voices
Gigi Abraham as Halley, Zelda, Sal's GamGam, Glippi, Bippity-Bops, additional voices
Veronica Taylor as Sputnik, Carly Cosmos, Bippity-Bops, Laney, additional voices
Joe Gaudet as Radar, Bob, Cosmo Carson, additional voices
John Taylor as Sal, Doobloo, additional voices
Episodes
Solo airings
Individual air dates for stories as a 15-minute program:
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Title
Writer(s)
Original airdate
101
Spic 'n Span
Jack Ferraiolo
21 July 2014
102
Smoothie Operator
Susan Kim
14 July 2014
103
Take Off!
Susan Kim
15 July 2014
104
Oh, Brother…
Jack Ferraiolo
12 July 2014
105
Bend it Like Radar
Jill Cozza-Turner
16 July 2014
106
Lost and Found
Ed Valentine
17 July 2014
107
I'll Save You!
Frederick Stroppel
18 July 2014
108
Growin' Crazy
Jack Ferraiolo & Susan Kim & Allan Neuwirth
14 July 2014
109
Twice the Talent
Jonathan Greenberg
15 July 2014
110
Building the Perfect Present
Jen Klein
12 July 2014
111
Glippi's Visit
Ed Valentine
15 July 2014
112
Don't Touch!
Adam Rudman
17 July 2014
113
Are You My Piffin?
Melinda LaRose
18 July 2014
114
Halley's Wannabe
Jill Cozza-Turner
19 July 2014
115
Sputnik the Spoiler
Susan Kim
20 July 2014
116
Don’t Fear the Surfboard
Frederick Stroppel
date needed
117
Billy Starrider
Kacey Arnold
21 July 2014
118
Sore Loser
Denise Brossman
22 July 2014
119
Halley Goes Solo
Elizabeth Keyishian
23 July 2014
120
Z-Max Mania
Rogelio Martinez
12 July 2014
121
What a Mess!
Jen Klein
13 July 2014
122
Beck and Call
Pamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy
13 July 2014
123
Sputnik Takes Charge
Jonathan Greenberg
22 July 2014
124
The Clean Machine
Susan Kim
23 July 2014
125
Comet's Gift
Ed Valentine
24 July 2014
126
A Star Is Born
Jill Cozza-Turner
date needed
201
A Bird in the Hand
Susan Kim
202
How Do You Get to Carnegie Nebula?
Melinda LaRose
203
Who Let the Stuffie Out?
Jonathan Greenberg
204
Lights Out
Kacey Arnold
205
Shape Up!
Jack Ferraiolo
206
Surfin' Space Safari
Susan Kim
date needed
207
I Love a Parade…Sometimes
Rogelio Martinez
8 November 2015 or 9 May 2015 or earlier
208
Radar Sleeps Over
Denise Brossman
as above
209
Stop Booging Me!
Jill Cozza-Turner
15 November 2015 or 16 May 2015 or earlier
210
Just Peachy
Liz Keyishian
9 February 2015 or 16 May 2015 or 15 November 2015
15 July 2014: Take Off! + Glippis Visit re-aired 13 January 2016
8 October 2014: Are You My Piffin? + Halley's Wannabe
25 October 2014: Smoothie Operator + Bend It Like Radar
8 November 2014: I'll Save You + Don't Touch
29 November 2014: "Sore Loser" + "Halley Goes Solo" re-aired 30 August 2015
6 December 2014: Building the Perfect Present + ? re-aired 6 September 2015
13 December 2014: "Beck and Call" + "Sputnik Takes Charge" re-aired 13 September 2015
3 January 2015: Growing Crazy + Building the Perfect Present re-aired 3 January 2016
25 April 2015: "Lights Out" + "Shoes Blue" re-aired 25 October 2015
2 May 2015: "Shape Up" + "Puzzle Hunt" re-aired 1 November 2015
9 May 2015: I Love a Parade! Sometimes ... + Radar Sleeps Over re-aired 8 November 2015
16 May 2015: Stop Booging Me + Just Peachy re-aired 15 November 2015
23 May 2015: Hole in One + Treasure Hunt re-aired 22 November 2015
30 May 2015: Be Mine + Threes a Crowd re-aired 29 November 2015 A mailbox mix-up leaves Comet questioning his friendship with Halley.
6 June 2015: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Alligator + Sing Along to the Bouncing Monkey re-aired 6 December 2015 New customers are scared of Jet but they learn to trust him after he saves one from a fall.
13 June 2015: I Feel Fine + Radar for a Day re-aired 13 December 2015 Sputnik is so excited for a Carly Cosmos contest, she tries to hide the fact she is sick.
27 June 2015: Bop til You Drop + Kapowser re-aired 27 December 2015
24 July 2015: A Gift From Halley + Best Guests re-aired 20 December 2015
19 September 2015: "Comet's Gift" + "A Star Is Born" re-aired 20 September 2015 - Comet doesn't want to give a gift at the secret gift exchange.
26 September 2015: "Don't Fear the Surfboard" + "Clean Machine" re-aired 27 September 2015 - Halley's late with a large order of smoothies leaving her questioning her job performance.
International broadcast
The series have previously available on Hulu before 2019. Finnish network Yle TV2 began broadcasting the series in November 2016, during the “Pikku Kakkonen” programming block. In Ireland, it aired on TG4. In Spain, it aired on Clan.
