Dogstar (TV series)

Dogstar
Created byDoug Macleod
Colin South
John Tatoulis
Directed byAaron Davies
Voices of
Narrated byShaun Micallef
ComposerYuri Worontschak
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersColin South
Jo Horsburgh
Emma Fitzsimmons
ProducersColin South
Ross Hutchens
Running time25 minutes (30 with commercials)
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release4 September 2006 (2006-09-04) –
2011 (2011)

Dogstar is an Australian animated television series produced by Media World Pictures[1] which first screened on the Nine Network in 2006, and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 26 episodes in each season.[2]

Dogstar was produced by Colin South and Ross Hutchens, written by Doug MacLeod and Philip Dalkin, designed by Scott Vanden Bosch [3] and directed by Aaron Davies. Editing and special effects were done by Merlin Cornish and the music was composed by Yuri Worontschak.

Series synopsis[edit]

After thousands of years of wars, pollution, undrinkable water and silly cartoon shows, humans are forced to leave Earth and move everything and everyone to a new planet: New Earth. But not everything goes to plan when the Dogstar, a giant space ark containing all of the world's dogs, goes off course and becomes lost in space. On New Earth, the evil Bob Santino makes his fortune selling canine replacement units, Robogs, and plots to ensure the Dogstar is never found. But the Clark kids desperately miss their real dog, Hobart, and begin a quest through space to find the Dogstar - with Bob in hot pursuit.

Series 1: 2006[edit]

  1. A Dog's Tale - 4 September 2006
  2. Obedience School - 18 September 2006
  3. Fetch - 11 September 2006
  4. Pedigree - 25 September 2006
  5. Dogfight - 2 October 2006
  6. Dog Ears - 9 October 2006
  7. Underdogs - 16 October 2006
  8. Sit Drop Stay - 23 October 2006
  9. The Beagle Has Landed - 30 October 2006
  10. Sick as a Dog - 6 November 2006
  11. Puppy Love - 13 November 2006
  12. Running with the Pack - 20 November 2006
  13. Paws - 27 November 2006
  14. Dog Show - 16 April 2007
  15. Old Dog New Tricks - 23 April 2007
  16. Hounded - 30 April 2007
  17. Dog Gone - 7 May 2007
  18. Bad Dog - 14 May 2007
  19. Dog Leg - 21 May 2007
  20. Top Dog - 4 June 2007
  21. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - 11 June 2007
  22. Off Lead Area - 18 June 2007
  23. Dogged Determination - 25 June 2007
  24. Man Bites Dog - 2 July 2007
  25. Smart Dog - 9 July 2007
  26. A Tail's End - 16 July 2007

Series 2: 2011[edit]

  1. Public Enemy Number One
  2. The Quick and the Dog
  3. Fred Ward
  4. Even Deeper Impact
  5. Father's Day
  6. Absent Friends
  7. Robbie
  8. The Big Bang
  9. Little Boy Lost
  10. Fatal Attraction
  11. Robot Revolution
  12. Twice The Excitement
  13. Dogtopia
  14. Game Time
  15. Mensamania
  16. Rockin' In The Flea World
  17. The Greatest Superhero
  18. It's The End of the World As We Know It
  19. Robosauria
  20. Secrets And More Secrets
  21. Persuasion
  22. The Good, The Bad and the Baba
  23. Titanium Chef
  24. Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Paw
  25. The Greening of Gavin
  26. Relative Dimensions in Space

Christmas special[edit]

Media World Pictures produced a movie length Christmas special called Dogstar – Christmas in Space for the Nine Network, which was released in Christmas 2016.[4]

Cast[edit]

The series featured the following voice artists:[5][6]

Awards[edit]

The series has garnered numerous awards:

2009 awards[edit]

  • Nominated for a Logie Award - Most outstanding Children's Program category

2008 awards[edit]

  • ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS - Best Animation
  • Australian Writers' Guild - Winner, John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing at the AWGIE Awards[7]
  • WA SCREEN AWARDS, Australia - Outstanding Achievement for Animation Production
  • THE HUGO TELEVISION AWARDS, Chicago International Film Festival - Certificate of Merit for Animated Series
  • AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Screenplay, Television
  • AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Guest/Supporting Actor, TV Drama
  • ECOVISION FESTIVAL, Italy - Finalist
  • ELECTRONIC AND ANIMATED ARTS ELAN AWARDS, Canada - Finalist, Best International Animated Production (Television Series)

2007 awards[edit]

  • Writers Guild of Australia - AWGIE Awards Finalist, Best Children's Television Script
  • ENHANCE TV ATOM AWARDS, Australia - Finalist, Best Children's Television Series
  • APOLLO AWARDS, Asia - Best Animated Opening Sequence
  • INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE, CARTOONS ON THE BAY, Italy, Official Selection

2006 awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home". mediaworld.com.au.
  2. ^ "Dogstar Club". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Home". scottvan.com.
  4. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 89. ISBN 9781476672939.
  5. ^ "Dogstar Club". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  6. ^ "Home". mediaworld.com.au.
  7. ^ "AWGIE special awards 1973-2015" (PDF). AWG. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

External links[edit]

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