Dogstar is a 26 x half hour animated comedy series for children. It’s the story of an amazing quest across space to find a missing ark full of dogs: the Dogstar.
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THE STORY
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On the voyage from Old Earth to New Earth, a freak accident causes the Dogstar, a giant space ark containing all of the world’s dogs, to become lost
to mankind.
The year is 2347. And somewhere between packing up and moving the entire population of Old Earth to New Earth, all the dogs went missing.
Okay, we had to move. Old Earth was smelly and disgusting after all those years of pollution. New Earth is so clean and new – just ripe for a sensitive, eco-friendly make-over. The entire population of Old Earth, all its possessions, all its deodorants, underpants and collectibles, were packed into spaceships and shot off into space.
All the animals went too. Assigned alphabetically; Aardvarks on the Aardvarkstar right down to Zebras on the Zebrastar. But somewhere along the way, the Dogstar went missing.
A technical glitch – pilot error – who can say?
Aboard the Dogstar is every canine family pet that ever was. Every lovable terrier, every pampered lapdog, every boisterous hound, every loyal companion. And Hobart.
The Clark family loves Hobart. He’s a trusted, loyal buddy – a valued member of the family in every sense. The Clark kids aren’t going to take the situation lying down. Even though everyone tells them it can’t be done, the Clark kids set out to find the Dogstar!
Borrowing Dad’s spaceship, the trusty Valiant, the kids embark on a journey that will take them to the farthest reaches of the universe – and beyond. And beyond that too! They’ll meet strange alien races, unusual phenomena, puzzling conundrums, perplexing paradoxes and startling challenges. And that’s before they even go outside.
The Clark kids are on a quest to find their missing dog Hobart and they won’t rest until they find him, and every other dog from Old Earth. New Earth is a miserable place without dogs. Everyone knows it. A lot is riding on their journey. But not everyone wants the Clark kids to succeed.
Bob Santino, an evil genius, has produced the Robog – a robotic replacement dog that he’s sold very successfully to those people on New Earth who are pining for the real thing. And that’s everyone! Robogs are functional, but soulless – and it’s a drag picking up batteries from public parks.
So Santino has a vested interest in stopping the Clark kids. If they find the Dogstar, he’ll suddenly be out of business. He’s extremely rich, extremely powerful and owns the fastest spaceship in the known universe – the BobCat. Surely it’s only a matter of time before he finds the Clark kids – or better yet, the Dogstar. And if he were to find it first …
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CHARACTERS
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Glenn
Glenn’s borrowed his attitude to life from Planet Man – a comic book superhero whom he worships. He has a Planet Man doll (“It’s not a doll...it’s an action figurine!”) that he carries with him and constantly refers to for advice. Being voice-activated, it answers him back with advice like, “A true hero, Glenn, isn’t afraid of vitamin rich broccoli despite it’s unusual taste”. However such advice doesn’t really help when Bob Santino is about to blast you out of the sky. Glenn is loud, opinionated and very sure he is a hero-in waiting. He has taken on the role of pilot because – well, it’s heroic.
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Simone
Simone is bossy and articulate, but when it comes to the crunch, she is just a bit indecisive. She’s the communications officer of the Valiant because she knows ultraspeak, the intergalactic language of diplomacy and communication. Unfortunately, whenever she uses it, aliens throw rocks at her. She is good at drawing up “to do” lists and good at organising rosters but when the pressure is on, she is the first to crack. She knows it’s a big challenge she has to overcome.
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Lincoln
Lincoln spoke his first word at just three-weeks old. And that word was ‘photosynthesis’. Yes - Lincoln is a genius. He is possibly the smartest human being around; certainly smarter by far than all his family members put together. On board the Valiant, Lincoln is the navigator. He often has to explain highly complex concepts to a brother, sister and grandmother who can’t really understand what he’s talking about. But he’s used to no one really understanding him and he tries to be patient with them.
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Gemma
Gemma’s a tough feral alien from a desolate asteroid called Gavin where the national sport is rock throwing. It is also the national dance. In fact, rock throwing is pretty much the only thing they do on Gavin. Gemma’s a wily hunter, especially with that tail of hers, but she’s not a deep thinker. She finds it difficult to understand human ways at first and doesn’t get the concept of a “pet”; an animal you keep around but you don’t eat? Strange. But Gemma’s loyal to the Clark kids, and a good alien to have on your side.
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Gran
Gran, the kids’ grandmother, is the only adult on the Valiant. Like the kids, she’s determined to find Hobart, and has tagged along to make sure the kids don’t get into mischief. And let’s face it; she’s also in it for thea dventure. She’s 271 years of age, and lots of her body parts have been augmented with artificial devices, some invented by Lincoln. It’s hard to know which parts of her are real. But the kids get comfort from her words of wisdom. Like “A bird in the hand can be very messy” and “Many hands make it difficult for you to buy gloves”. Even Lincoln doesn’t really understand what she actually means, but the kids like her being around.
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Boombah
Boombah is a fat, lazy, pink, genetically modified cat that was invented by Lincoln. He is the Clark kids’ secret weapon. Boombah has an incredibly sensitive nose for dogs. He can smell them from five light years away. That makes him very valuable. With Boombah on their side, Lincoln believes they cannot fail to find the Dogstar.
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Bob Santino
Evil genius and owner of the gigantic Santino Robotics Corporation, Bob will do anything to keep his Robog manufacturing empire afloat. He actually stole the blueprints to the Robog from a scientist called Ramon Ridley and subsequently got the credit for inventing this dog-substitute. The Clark kids threaten his status, so he’s determined to destroy them. To the population of New Earth, Bob seems like a charming philanthropist, but the minute he’s out of the public eye, his true nature is revealed. Santino is scheming, nasty and constantly irritable – it’s almost like his shoes are too tight.
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Dino Santino
Bob’s long-suffering son Dino loves all things artistic; mime, music, sock puppets, painting and expressive dance. Dino can break into a dance routine, recite poetry or express his emotions through mime at the drop of a hat. Sometimes this embarrasses Bob, and when Dino does it during moments of action or danger it can get a little distracting. But Dino is determined to please his father. An uphill task for anyone, let alone Dino.
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Daina Macarena
Daina is Bob’s deadly bodyguard. She’s Ninja trained, toned and supple.
Daina doesn’t move much, but when she does, it’s with graceful precision. She’s cold, detached and precise. She lives only to protect Bob and his assets. If she’s coming your way, look out, you’re in trouble.
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Mark & Greta Clark
The Clark kids’ parents are back on New Earth. They don’t have a choice about that. After all, the kids “borrowed” the Valiant without telling them.It’s inconvenient for Mark – he needs the Valiant to run his removals business and he’s keen to get it back. Greta constantly tells him he has to give the kids room to explore their own needs, so Mark tries to be patient. But it’s hard to run a removals business when you don’t have a spaceship to move things with and you have to make do with camels.
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Zeke & Alice
Zeke and Alice are the robot pilots in charge of the Dogstar. Neither of them has spoken to a human being since the Clark’s dog, Hobart, cocked his leg on an instrument panel, causing the Dogstar to catapult into space and get lost. Zeke is convinced he is human. Alice knows she is not. Whether or not they are human is a constant debating point between them. They’ve befriended Hobart, and he often joins them on the bridge of the Dogstar. And it’s this interaction with Hobart that actually humanises the two robots.
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Hobart
Hobart is the Clarks’ faithful family dog, lost in space along with five billion other dogs. Hobart is inquisitive and intelligent. He’s the only dog onboard the Dogstar that can get out of his kennel and he is often up on the bridge with Zeke and Alice. The Clark kids miss Hobart dreadfully. And the feeling’s mutual. He misses them too.
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Ramon Ridley
Ramon is a muttering, embittered, brilliant scientist who was the real inventor of the original Robog and was ripped off by Bob Santino. Ramon can’t bear to hear Bob’s name mentioned. He’ll spit when he hears it. Often on your shoe. He’s a wild arm-waver when he talks and he carries on his back all his worldly belongings and whatever he picks up on the way. He’s jittery and suffers from extreme mood swings. You don’t invite him to dinner parties.
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Planetman
Glenn’s doll (sorry, action figurine) is based upon the live action, intergalactically syndicated TV series and comic books of the same name. Planet Man is voice-activated and responds only to Glenn with pre-programmed phrases such as, “When in doubt Glenn, push the red button.” Sadly, Glenn takes this sort of thing literally.
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GALLERY
EPISODES
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EPISODE 1
"A DOG’S TALE"
During the move from Old Earth to New Earth all of the world’s dogs go missing.
In the year 2347, when Old Earth is pronounced uninhabitable, the Clarks load their family dog Hobart onto an intergalactic ark called the Dogstar to be transported to New Earth.
Unfortunately, the Dogstar never arrives. All the dogs from old Earth – and two confused robot pilots, Zeke and Alice – are lost. But the Clark kids (and Gran) are determined to find the Dogstar and bring those dogs home. Robotics entrepreneur Bob Santino is just as determined to stop them.
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EPISODE 2
"OBEDIENCE SCHOOL"
Lincoln escapes from the evil Bob Santino and joins the crew of the Valiant.
Out in space, Glenn, Simone and Gran discover it’s not easy finding a lost Dogstar in the battered old Valiant. Back on New Earth, at Bob Santino’s heavily guarded School for the Gifted, Lincoln manages to breed a cat called Boombah that can sniff dogs across galaxies.
Lincoln and Boombah are exactly what the Valiant crew need. But can they grab them right from under Bob’s nose?
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EPISODE 3
"FETCH"
The Clark kids are trapped by Gemma, a rock-throwing alien.
Pursued by Bob Santino, the Clark kids crash land the Valiant on an asteroid called Gavin where they meet Gemma – an alien. She imprisons them, throws rocks at them and tries to eat Boombah. Eventually, they form a friendship and she joins the crew on their quest.
Friendship is like that. You have to take the rough with the smooth.
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EPISODE 4
"PEDIGREE"
Lincoln enables Boombah the cat to speak.
Visiting New Earth, the Valiant crew meets Ramon Ridley, the original inventor of the Robog. They help him back to New Earth to confront Bob Santino, the man who ripped him off!
Lincoln creates a voice-box for Boombah so they can understand what he’s saying. This proves to be an annoying mistake. Not surprisingly, the Dogstar remains lost.
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EPISODE 5
"DOGFIGHT"
The Valiant lands on a planet where aliens are constantly at war
The crew of the Valiant become embroiled in a war between two alien races; the Glurgs and the Radnoks. Gran tries to unite the warring factions by introducing them to the joys of competitive sport. It works. Trouble is, it turns out to be more dangerous than war – and the Valiant crew members are right in the middle of it.
On board the Dogstar, Zeke and Alice almost fly into an orange sun but are saved when Hobart unknowingly helps the robots fix the navigation system.
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EPISODE 6
"DOG EARS"
The evil Bob Santino uses a trick to locate the Valiant.
Bob Santino discovers that Glenn is a Planet Man fan and inserts spy ware into a Planet Man add-on which Glenn unwittingly buys.
With Glenn’s Planet Man doll now a homing device, it’s just a matter of time before Bob Santino will locate and destroy the Valiant – after retrieving Boombah, of course. Eventually, it’s Glenn who saves the day for a change.
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EPISODE 7
"UNDERDOGS"
The Valiant crew is captured by robots.
The Valiant is captured by the robot inhabitants of Ruca, a race that has done away with humans. Ruca now has a king and queen robot and slave robots called drones. The robots recognise Gran, with her robotic leg, as being almost like them. They confide in Gran and with her inside knowledge, she is able to save the kids from being exterminated.
Meanwhile, Zeke decides to see what life is really like as a dog, and joins Hobart in his kennel. He discovers he actually prefers it to working with Alice.
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EPISODE 8
"SIT DROP STAY"
Bob Santino captures Boombah the cat.
A meteor shower shears off the nose-cone of the Valiant and Boombah floats away! He’s captured by Bob Santino. The crew of the Valiant launch a rescue mission to save Boombah from his clutches.
Meanwhile, Hobart gets Zeke and Alice to help him find his ID tag. Whilst they are away from the bridge, their ship almost collides with the BobCat and the Valiant. So near – and yet so far!
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EPISODE 9
"THE BEAGLE HAS LANDED"
The crew of the Valiant encounters a race of talking dogs.
Lincoln and Glenn are captured by a highly evolved race of dogs, from the planet Sirius II. They walk on their hind legs and speak like human beings.
Meanwhile, Zeke loses his memory, and while Alice leaves him to find a lap link data cable, the Valiant finds the Dogstar.
Simone tells Zeke to stay exactly where he is while she saves Lincoln and Glenn. But by the time she returns from saving her brothers, the Dogstar is gone and Zeke has no memory of ever seeing the Valiant.
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EPISODE 10
"SICK AS A DOG"
The Dogstar arrives back on Old Earth.
The Clark kids meet Ramon Ridley again. He says he knows where the Dogstar is – and directs them to Old Earth! Indeed, the Dogstar has returned to Old Earth. Zeke and Alice make the unwise decision to let the dogs out for a walk.
Old Earth remains polluted and the toxic fumes practically destroy Zeke and Alice. But Hobart manages to save them, and they immediately leave. Moments later, the Valiant arrives. Once again, so near and yet so far. Ramon chooses to stay on Old Earth and begins cleaning up the planet with a broom.
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EPISODE 11
"PUPPY LOVE"
Simone falls in love.
When Hobart falls in love with a French Poodle, Zeke tries to prove to Alice that he too can feel such an emotion.
Meanwhile, Simone falls in love with one of the human settlers on Karzol, a planet with a dangerous secret. Santino, Daina and Dino don’t fall in love with anyone.
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EPISODE 12
"RUNNING WITH THE PACK"
Glenn goes to a Planet Man convention.
Glenn attends a Planet Man convention and after being chased by Bob, escapes with the old actor, Bud Rafferty, who played Planet Man in the TV series.
Glenn struggles to understand that Bud is only an actor and not the real Planet Man, while Bud struggles to understand that he’s not acting in a TV show when Bob Santino attacks the Valiant. In a sly ruse to escape being annihilated, the Valiant crew sends Bud to Bob as a hostage - dressed in a pink cat costume.
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EPISODE 13
"PAWS"
A monster threatens the Valiant.
Lincoln invents a matter transporter called a Beambox to send keepsakes to their parents on Old Earth. Touched, Mark and Greta Clark send a few things back, but Bob Santino sneaks in a very nasty surprise of his own. Bob’s ‘gift’ hatches into a terrifying monster as soon as it arrives on the Valiant. Fortunately, Gemma is very good at dealing with terrifying monsters.
Equally terrifying are the twin versions of themselves that Zeke and Alice find aboard the Dogstar.
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EPISODE 14
"DOG SHOW"
The Dogstar is found and the media get in on the act.
When Bob finds the Dogstar, the Clarks, thinking quickly, call the media. Bob can’t destroy the Dogstar under the scrutiny of TV cameras. But Bob rewires the Dogstar navigation controls, disables Zeke and Alice, and sends the spaceship hurtling towards a sun …
This time, Planet Man really does come to the rescue!
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EPISODE 15
"OLD DOG NEW TRICKS"
A time whirly returns the Valiant back to planet Ruca.
The Valiant lands on planet Ruca again – but on this visit the crew have journeyed back in history to a time before the robots rose up to overthrow their masters. And no wonder the robots later revolted. Ruca of the past was run by some very nasty people, including a nine-year-old lunatic emperor. Amazingly, Gemma’s the one who finds a way to his heart.
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EPISODE 16
"HOUNDED"
Gemma is accused of eating Boombah the cat and is put on trial.
Could Gemma really do the unthinkable and eat Boombah? This seems to be what happens when the Clark kids visit New Earth and are lauded as heroes at a public reception.
As it happens, Boombah has been eaten. But not by Gemma. The truth, as usual, is much more bizarre.
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EPISODE 17
"SMART DOG"
Boombah the cat and Lincoln are welcomed to the Planet Mensa.
Onboard the Dogstar, Zeke’s belief that he is human leads him to play practical jokes on Alice. Meanwhile, Lincoln takes a brain-boosting holiday on the planet Mensa and attracts the attention of a certain Bob Santino. Invited to stay on Mensa, Lincoln is tempted until he realises he must use his powers to save the Valiant.
Alice finally gets her own back on Zeke with practical jokes.
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EPISODE 18
"DOG GONE"
Bounty hunter Baba Ganoosh is hired by Bob Santino to find the Clarks.
On the Dogstar, Hobart, Zeke and Alice come across Chester, a highly evolved yet tiny dog who speaks incessantly. Chester, a secret agent from the Planet Sirius II, is convinced he’s in a prison ship and tries to organise a breakout with Hobart.
Meanwhile Bob Santino sends the galaxy’s best bounty hunter, Baba Ganoosh, to find and destroy the Valiant. Not only does Baba Ganoosh find the Valiant, he is confronted by his niece, Gemma. This could be his toughest mission ever.
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EPISODE 19
"BAD DOG"
The Clarks return to New Earth and the School for the Gifted.
Dino tries to impress his father, Bob Santino, by taking on the mantle of evilness. But somehow Dino just doesn’t cut it as a villain even though he tries awfully hard, especially in the wardrobe department.
Amazingly, Dino captures the crew of the Valiant. The kids elude him however and, not so amazingly, the Dogstar remains lost.
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EPISODE 20
"DOG LEG"
Bud Rafferty, the ageing star of the Planet Man TV series, proposes to Gran.
The kids are shocked to discover that Gran has a secret admirer. Glenn is especially shocked because Gran’s secret admirer is none other than Bud Rafferty, the actor who played Planet Man. But it’s all a clever ploy by Bob Santino, who has hired the actor to lure the kids away so he can capture Boombah.
Zeke makes Alice a birthday cake when, by accident, he discovers her date of manufacture.
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EPISODE 21
"TOP DOG"
The Valiant is stuck on a planet full of advertising executives.
Could there really be a whole planet that acts as an advertising agency for the entire universe? And could this planet help the Clarks to locate the Dogstar? Or will the Dogstar remain lost? The answers are yes, no and probably.
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EPISODE 22
"LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"
Evil Bob Santino unleashes the Dreampod where all dreams come true.
It sounds like the perfect toy. Enter a Dreampod, and your wildest dreams come true. Of course, there is a slight drawback; it’s a ploy by Bob Santino to distract the Clark kids and get Boombah.
Unfortunately, the Clark kids don’t know this when they find themselves inside the Dreampod. And since the Dreampod belongs to Bob Santino, it’s only fair that they return the favour.
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EPISODE 23
"OFF LEAD AREA"
Bob Santino creates a fake Dogstar.
The kids find the Dogstar, but it’s been destroyed by meteors. Or so it seems. And when they return from investigating the desolate hulk, they get a cold. All except Simone who is the only one left to pilot the Valiant when it is chased by the BobCat. Could this all have been a trap set by Bob Santino? You bet it could!
Meanwhile, Zeke and Alice have landed on a planet with trees. And it’s been a long time since all those dogs have seen a tree!
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EPISODE 24
"DOGGED DETERMINATION"
Boombah the cat is cloned with disastrous results.
A single pink hair is all it takes for Bob Santino to clone Boombah. Problem is the clone, called Barbara, grows to the size of a building and takes Dino as a hostage. The Clarks strike a deal with Bob and save his son.
Onboard the Dogstar, Zeke the robot pilot, once again proves to his co-pilot, Alice, that he is human – this time by becoming a portrait artist.
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EPISODE 25
"MAN BITES DOG"
The Dogstar reaches New Earth but the space ark is no longer its normal size.
The Dogstar goes through a microwave radiation anomaly and ends up the size of a tennis ball. It arrives at New Earth where, by a stunning coincidence, it ends up inside the very Robog that belongs to Mark and Greta Clark. As Zeke says, ‘Stranger things have happened,’ though he can’t think what.
Meanwhile, a damaged Valiant crash-lands on Old Earth and the kids meet up with Ramon Ridley who is still trying to clean up the planet. This is difficult because Bob Santino has been dumping all his toxic waste on Old Earth.
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EPISODE 26
"TAIL’S END"
Everyone and everything moves back to Old Earth.
Ramon Ridley finishes rejuvenating Old Earth and swears the Valiant crew to secrecy. He gives them a homing device that will attract the Dogstar and to everyone’s surprise, it works! The crew return to New Earth with the Dogstar but are greeted by mass panic. Bob Santino has accidentally sent Robogs digging to the core of New Earth where they have triggered earthquakes. New Earth is about to implode.
It’s time to leave. But where to? The kids have to break their promise to Ramon but in return extract a promise from everyone to look after their old planet. Everyone is reunited with their pet dogs on Old Earth. But will history repeat itself? Probably, if human nature is anything to go by.
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CAST & CREW
Executive Producers COLIN SOUTH, JO HORSBURGH and EMMA FITZSIMONS
Associate Producer JUDY MALMGREN
Producers COLIN SOUTH and ROSS HUTCHENS
Series created by DOUG MacLEOD, COLIN SOUTH and JOHN TATOULIS
Series written by DOUG MacLEOD and PHILIP DALKIN
Design Director SCOTT VANDEN BOSCH
Director AARON DAVIES
Composer YURI WORONTSCHAK
Post Supervisor, Editor and Visual FX MERLIN CORNISH
Series Script Consultant THERESA PLUMMER-ANDREWS
Line Producer LIZ O’DEA
Script Producer ROBERT GREENBERG
Animation Producer STEVE FRENCH
Production Co-ordinators TU NHI LAM AND ANDREA FOXWORTHY
Producer’s Assistant HANNAH BROOKS
Production Assistants ELLA WRIGHT AND FIONA DYSON
Voice Director DAVID CAMERON
Cast Co-ordinator KIM TRAVIS
FEATURING THE VOICES OF
KATE MCLENNAN Simone
BRANDON BURNS Glenn
EMMA LEONARD Lincoln
BEVERLEY DUNN Gran
ROSLYN OADES Gemma
HENRY MAAS Bob Santino
MARG DOWNEY Greta, Alice & Daina
MATT TILLEY Zeke
SIMONE RAY Dino Santino
MATTHEW KING Hank, Planet Man
GARY FILES Ramon Ridley
MICHAEL VEITCH Mark
SHAUN MICALLEF Narrator
GUEST CAST
Pedigree - Episode 4
Don Bridges – Cliff
Shaun Micallef - Boombah
Dogfight - Episode 5
Hamish Hughes – Frank
Matthew King – Wilson
Michael Carman – Bert
Dog Ears - Episode 6
Matthew King – Announcer
Undergogs - Episode 7
Marnie Reece- Wilmore – Queen Alexi
Matt Tilley – Lenix
Matthew King – Nico
Simone Ray – Polix
The Beagle has Landed - Episode 9
Hamish Hughes – Patchez
Marg Downey – Judge
Matthew King – Rexx
Puppy Love - Episode 11
Andre de Vanny – Jason
Joshua Jay – Donovan
Running with the Pack - Episode 12
Michael Carmen – Comic seller
Matthew King – Bud Rafferty
Old Dog New Tricks - Episode 15
Michael Carman – Vasta
Ben Schmideg – Ivan
Abbe Holmes – Robot Cashier
Hamish Hughes – Kazan
Hounded - Episode 16
Matt Tilley – Gazelle
Smart Dog - Episode 17
Hamish Hughes – Schrodinger
Ben Schmideg – Dirac
Dog Gone - Episode 18
Michael Carman – Baba Ganoush
Rod Mullinar – Chester
Matthew King- Rexx
Bad Dog - Episode 19
Abbe Holmes - Fenwick
Dog Leg - Episode 20
Matthew King – Bud Rafferty / Planet Man
Top Dog - Episode 21
John Stanton – Singo
Don Bridges – Zerinzo
Hamish Hughes – Dazzo
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Episode 22
Abbe Holmes – Fenwick
Dogged Determination - Episode 24
Abbe Holmes – Fenwick
Storyboard Artists
TIM PYMAN
MIKE CHAVEZ
JUNKO AOYAMA
PETER SHEEHAN
PAULA HATTON
ROGER CLARKE
IAN BEATTIE
NEIL SALMON
Storyboard Clean-Up Artists
JIELIN XI
JUSTIN FOO
RICHARD BAILEY
DESIGN BY SQUARE I
Design Director
SCOTT VANDEN BOSCH
Design Supervisors
ADAM PARTON
ADAM DUNCAN
Designers
RICHARD LYONS
JACOB WINKLER
XAVIER IRVINE
AIMEE RUSLI
JURAJ KORDA
PAI-SHENG CHIANG
ROBERTO FINO
VINCENT MALORY
ANN-MARIE DENHAM
DEAN CHAPPEL
BRAD BENNETTS
EMMA KELLY
ADELE AYRES
ANIMATION
BIGKIDZ ENTERTAINMENT
Animation Supervisor
JC REYES
Animators
KELLY LYNAGH
ANN-MARIE DENHAM
MICHAEL VANDENHOVEN
JOSE RAVALO
MARTA TESORO
DAVID BLUMENSTEIN
CHRISTIAN SALMON
SQUARE I
Animation Supervisor
NEIL SALMON
Animators
MAURICE ARGIRO
MAT CAITHNESS
BEN MCEWEN
KATE CAWLEY
ASTERIA SETIONO
MARK SHEARD
BEN TURNER
ADAM PARTON
STEFAN WARREN
ANIMATION WORKS
Animation Supervisor
IAN BEATTIE
Animators
TODD MILLIAS
STEPHEN GRANT
RICHARD BAILEY
MARCUS MCKEBERY
DEAN SWANTON
ROSELINE LAU
TIMOTHY MERKS
JUSTIN FOO
JIELIN XI
Animation Checker PAISLEY ARMSTRONG
Senior Scene Planner IAN TREGONNING
Scene Planner MICHAEL LOMBARDI
IT Manager SAM WATTERSON
Website Designer JEFF STEELE
Database services supplied by NELVANA LIMITED
Database Technical Manager ERIC FLAHERTY
Animatics Editor PETER WARREN
Post Services SIAMESE
Assistant Editor / Visual FX HENRY INGLIS
Visual FX JUAN ZUBIAGA
Visual FX Co-ordinator YVETTE COYNEONLINE EDITING - DIGITAL PICTURES MELBOURNE
General Manager JOHN FLEMING
Online Post Production Supervisors PENELOPE FELTON and SIMONE ROLEFF
Online Editor SARAH ROBERTS
Post Production Assistant CHRIS DEA
Telecine STANLEY LOPUSZANSKI
Quality Assurance PETER PERIC
Music recorded at KINESOUND
Title Vocals SUSIE AHERN
Sound Effects Designer/Editor PETER BURGESS
Sound Facilities LABSONICS PTY LTD
Technical Sound Manager IAN MACWILLIAMS
Recording Engineers STEPHEN WITHEROW and PETER GRAHAM
Foley STEFAN KLUKA AND NIGEL CROYDON
Dialogue Edit GAVIN MYERS
Sound Mix STEPHEN WITHEROW
Business & Legal Affairs MARSHALLS & DENT; BRYCE MENZIES and GAI STEELE
Completion Guarantor FILM FINANCES, INC.; ANNI BROWNING
Insurances HW WOOD - TONY GIBBS
Series Publicist TRACEY PRISK
Nine Network Drama Executive JO ROONEY
Nine Network Publicity ANNABEL PORTER
ZDF Script Executive JÖRG VON DEN STEINEN
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Dogstar Awards
2009 | TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS
Finalist, Most Outstanding Children’s Program
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Winner - Best Animation
Episode 16 – “Hounded”
AFI AWARDS, Australia
Finalist - Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
Gary Files
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Finalist - Best Screenplay in Television
Episode 26 – “Tail’s End” – Philip Dalkin
APRA-AGSC SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORIES, Australia
Finalist – Best Music for Children’s Television
WRITERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA
AWGIE Winner – Best Children’s Television Script
Episode 25 – “Man Bites Dog” – Doug MacLeod
& AWGIE Finalist – Best Children’s Television Script
Episode 26 – “Tail’s End” – Philip Dalkin &
John Hinde Award for Science Fiction – Doug MacLeod
ECOVISION FESTIVAL, Itay
Finalist
Episode 25 – “Man Bites Dog”
THE HUGO TELEVISION AWARDS, Chicago International Film Festival
Certificate of Merit for Animated Series
Episode 25 – “Man Bites Dog”
WA SCREEN AWARDS, Australia
Outstanding Achievement for Animation Production
Episode 8 – “Sit Drop Stay”
ELECTRONIC AND ANIMATED ARTS ELAN AWARDS, Canada
Finalist - Best International Animated Production (Television Series)
Episode 25 – “Man Bites Dog”
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WRITERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA
AWGIE Finalist – Best Children’s Television Script
Episode 9 – “The Beagle Has Landed” – Doug MacLeod
ENHANCE TV ATOM AWARDS, Australia
Finalist - Best Children’s Television Series
Episode 16 – “Hounded”
APOLLO AWARDS, Singapore
Winner Best Animated Opening Sequence
CARTOONS ON THE BAY, Italy
Official Selection – International Showcase
Episode 4 – “Pedigree”
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2006 |
WRITERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA
AWGIE Winner – Best Children’s Television Script
Episode 1 – “A Dog’s Tale” – Doug MacLeod
AUSTRALIAN EFFECTS and ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Sydney
Finalist - Best Television Animation
Episode 10 – “Sick As A Dog”
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Dogstar Reviews
"It took more than three years to make Dogstar, but it’s well worth every minute”
“Dogstar manages to wrap educational elements into a witty script and cheekily thought-provoking dialogue.”
Lauren Williams and Sarah Nicholson, Courier Mail. Brisbane
A
great local animation, full of Australian references (Dad’s spaceship
is called the Valiant) and accents (Marg Downey, Michael Veitch and
Shaun Micallef are among those who supply the voices).”
“The
Mambo-meets-Futurama animation looks fantastic and the whole thing is
delivered with enough attitude and wit to appeal to a broad range of
ages.”
Sydney Morning Herald
“The
Mambo-meets-Futurama animation looks fantastic and the whole thing is
delivered with enough attitude and wit to appeal to a broad range of
ages.”
Sydney Morning Herald
“No dog will be able to put this down”
Basset Hound Chronicle
“So good you could lick it!”
Dog Lover’s Quarterly
“It stinks”
Boombah, The Cat
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