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Thursday 5 October 2023

The Young Astronauts: more information

Thanks to dialogue audio reels being sold on ebay, there is now more information on Marvel Productions ill-fated 1985/86 animated series The Young Astronauts.

First up is a full show reel for episode MP 800-04 Ghost Ship, recorded during November 1985 and re-recorded with revised dialogue the following month. The reel confirms Townsend Coleman and Nancy Cartwright among the main voice cast.



The next reel contains auditions for the series narrator.  Recorded at Wally Burr Studios, the actors confirmed to have read for the role are

  • Peter Cullen
  • Erv Immerman
  • Larry Marshall
  • Ed Gilbert
  • Aron Kincaid
  • Ron Gans
  • Bill Ratner
  • Norm Alden
  • Chris Stevens
  • Danny Dark


If any more reels that can shed light on this series become available, they will be showcased here.