The Astronut Show

The Astronut Show
Premiere	August 23, 1965
Finale	February 1966
Creator	Larz Bourne
Network/Provider	first-run syndication
Style	30-minute animated science fiction comedy
Company	Terrytoons
Seasons	1
Episodes	26
Origin	USA

The Astronut Show is an animated science fiction comedy that aired in first-run syndication. It was a spinoff of The Deputy Dawg Show as the character appeared in two episodes of that show.

Astronut returns to earth, this time capable of perfect verbal syntax, as he assists Oscar Mild, a nebbish. Elements of the show in the 1960s were Luno (about a flying horse and his young master), Silly Sidney (previously seen on The Hector Heathcote Show and Hashimoto (also seen on Heathcote).

Viacom acquired the Terrytoons library from CBS Films in 1970 and re-packaged the show with elements Sad Cat (a schlep feline assisted by a Fairy Godmouse), James Hound (a canine secret agent), and Possible Possum (a Deputy Dawg clone taking place in a southern swamp--the character Macon Mouse previously appeared on The Deputy Dawg Show as Russian-speaking Mischa Mouse). All three elements aired the season before on NBC on The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show.

Of the feature elements, the following people created them: Art Barsch (Luno), Gene Deitch (Silly Sidney), Bob Kuwahara (Hashimoto), Ralph Bakshi (Sad Cat, James Hound), and Larz Bourne (Possible Possum).

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
syndication
Season One	August 23, 1965	February 1966				26

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.