MoonDreamers
GenreAdventure
Animation
Children's animation
Fantasy
Family
Sci-fi
Musical
Animated series
Created byJackie Waterman McLoughlin
Written byCynthia Friedlob
John Semper
Betty G. Birney
Evelyn Gabai
Lainy Morriss
Nancy Jane Batchelder
Ellen Guon
Chuck Lorre
Voices ofPeter Cullen
Jennifer Darling
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser
Melanie Gaffin
Robin Kaufman
Tress MacNeille
Clive Revill
Neil Ross
Theme music composerRobert J. Walsh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesHasbro
Sunbow Productions
Marvel Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1986 (1986-09-25) –
January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08)

MoonDreamers is an American animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the My Little Pony 'n Friends lineup.

My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends,[1] all of which promoted toys from Hasbro.

Plot

The Moondreamers are a group of celestial people who create and deliver pleasant dreams to Earth children. Their main enemy is the evil Queen Scowlene who attempts to keep everyone awake at night with her nightmare crystals.

Characters

Villains

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Moondreamer Pt. 1"UnknownJohn Semper, Cynthia FriedlobSeptember 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)
Two Star Children named Blinky and Bitsy want to be Moondreamers, but then Scowlene and her Sleep Creeps attack.
2"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Moondreamer Pt. 2"UnknownJohn Semper, Cynthia FriedlobOctober 2, 1986 (1986-10-02)
The Moondreamers defeat Scowlene and Blinky and Bitsy earn their place as Moondreamers.
3"All In a Night's Sleep"UnknownBetty BirneyOctober 9, 1986 (1986-10-09)
Stumbles the Snoozer falls off the Dreamalong Drifter and onto Earth where he uncovers a sinister plot by Queen Scowlene.
4"The Star of Stars"UnknownAstrid Ryterband, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobOctober 16, 1986 (1986-10-16)
The Moondreamers go on a quest to find their original base called the Star of Stars, but Queen Scowlene has taken control of it.
5"The Poobah of Pontoon"UnknownNancy Jane Batchelder, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobOctober 23, 1986 (1986-10-23)
Queen Scowlene's older brother the incredibly fat Poobah of Pontoon returns and becomes Monstrous Middle's king. Due to Roary unknowingly stopping the Sleep Creeps earlier, Queen Scowlene and Scowlette plan to have the Poobah of Pontoon take Roary.
6"The Dreamkin"UnknownEllen Guon, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobOctober 30, 1986 (1986-10-30)
A strange creature called the Dreamkin comes to life and Whimzee is sad to see it go.
7"Minor Problems"UnknownEvelyn GabaiNovember 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)
Ursa Minor flies into Sparky Dreamer's new machine and is cloned. Both sides have problems caused by the Ursas.
8"Igon the Terrible"UnknownBob Smith, Barry O'BrienNovember 13, 1986 (1986-11-13)
After being sent on a vacation to the Frightful Forest by Queen Scowlene for accidentally wrecking Professor Grimace's Anti-MoonDreamer Beamer, Igon ends up befriending a giant Gundar named Hebo after saving him from a volcano. As a favor to Hebo, Igon uses him to get revenge on Queen Scowlene and plans to take Starry Up for himself.
9"Stuck on Bucky"UnknownEvelyn Gabai, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobNovember 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)
Sparky and Bucky use Galactic Glue and get stuck on each other. They must work together to foil an evil Scowlette invasion.
10"The Dreamnapping"UnknownChuck Lorre, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobNovember 27, 1986 (1986-11-27)
A girl gets pulled into a dream by Queen Scowlene.
11"Bucky's Comet"UnknownBetty BirneyDecember 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
Bucky wants Crystal Starr to think he's special, so he lassos a comet with Professor Grimace and Igon inside.
12"Dreamland Express"UnknownMark McClellan, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobDecember 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)
N/A
13"Whimzee, Come Home!"UnknownBetty BirneyDecember 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)

Whimzee is afraid she has lost her imagination, so she goes to a world and battles a imagination demon.

Note: This is the only Moondreamers episode that does not feature Queen Scowlene.
14"Zodies on the Loose"UnknownKathy Selbert, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobDecember 25, 1986 (1986-12-25)
Scowlene sets all the Zodiacs in the Blue Zoo loose, and it's up to Celeste and Galaxia to stop them all.
15"The Night Mare Pt. 1"UnknownLainy Morriss, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobJanuary 1, 1987 (1987-01-01)
When Blinky and Bitsy are looking after a Starhorse named Andromeda at the Blue Zoo, the Starhorse falls into Monstrous Middle. Meanwhile, a horse-hating boy named Timmy falls into there.
16"The Night Mare Pt. 2"UnknownLainy Morriss, John Semper, Cynthia FriedlobJanuary 8, 1987 (1987-01-08)
Andromeda transforms into a Night Mare in Monstrous Middle and is captured by Scowlene, now it's up to Timmy, Blinky and Bitsy to save the day; Scowlene says "Timmy would like horses again" as the story ends.

Cast

Crew

Reception

MoonDreamers was not a successful series. In 2014, io9 listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that "don't deserve to be remembered at all, let alone fondly."[2]

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ Bricken, Rob (11 November 2014). "Io9 Goes On Strike". io9. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

Animated television series and films in mid-1980s tied in to Hasbro properties
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