Astroblast!
Animated series about animal friends in a space-station smoothie café.
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Astroblast! is an American animated children's science fiction television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. The series follows a group of animal characters—Comet, Sputnik, Halley, Radar, and Jet—who live with an octopus-like alien named Sal in the Astroblast Space Station, which houses a smoothie café called the Frosty Star. Based on a book series by Bob Kolar, the show premiered on July 12, 2014, and was co-produced by Scholastic Entertainment and Soup2Nuts, marking the final series produced by Soup2Nuts before its closure on March 27, 2015.
Lore & Background
The series centers on the adventures of five high-spirited animals: Comet, an extroverted red dog; Sputnik, an adventurous pig; Halley, a smoothie-delivering rabbit; Radar, a bouncy monkey; and Jet, a mute alligator who communicates via gestures and sign language. They live with Sal, a purple three-eyed octopus-like alien who founded the Frosty Star and often offers advice.
The Astroblast Space Station also contains a large library. The show aired on Sprout and later on NBC Kids starting in October 2014. An early promo featured a variation of the theme music from The A-Team.
Reader's Guide
Astroblast! holds significance as the final production of Soup2Nuts, a studio known for its distinctive animation style, before it closed in March 2015. The series contributed to children's programming on Sprout and NBC Kids, offering a science fiction setting with themes of friendship and problem-solving.
Its diverse cast of animal characters, including a mute alligator who uses sign language, provided inclusive representation. The show's distribution expanded internationally, airing in Finland, Ireland, Spain, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada. After its initial run, it became available on streaming platforms such as Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Tubi TV, and YouTube, extending its reach to new audiences.
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- Wikipedia: Astroblast! (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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