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New page at the Sunbow Marvel Archive, combining Marvel's early network endeavours of Pandamonium, Dungeons & Dragons and The Young Astronauts at the following link.
With thanks to yanchagraffiti for providing the files, linked below are auditions for the character of Wendy Hampton, on the Marvel Productions' series The Young Astronauts.
These are specific excerpts from an hour-long reel.
Thanks to the winner of a recent audio reel auction, who has supplied digital files, I can now present the full dialogue recording audio for Transformers episode The Revenge Of Bruticus.
54 minutes in total, the recording is effectively split in half, with one group of actors doing pickup sessions, and then the main ensemble from beginning to end.
For those wanting to follow along with the available written material, links are provided below
With thanks to yanchagraffiti, the Sunbow Marvel Archive presents audio from Marvel Productions ill-fated series The Young Astronauts.
First is the full episode dialogue from MP 800-04 Ghost Ship. Main session recorded 10th October 1985. Pickup audio for Rick and Wendy Hampton recorded 3rd December 1985
(Thanks to Townsend Coleman for cast info)
Cast: Commander Hampton: ? Rick Hampton: Townsend Coleman Wendy Hampton: Nancy Cartwright Mikey Hampton: Stephen Dorff Retro: ? Mr. Flynn: Charlie Adler Sam Turrell: James Avery The Starseeker: ?
(If anyone can help with identifying the remaining voice cast, please get in touch)
Video runtime: 21:22
Next are the auditions for series narrator, with takes from the following actors:
Peter Cullen Irv Immerman Larry Marshall (3 takes) Ed Gilbert Aron Kincaid Ron Gans Bill Ratner Norman Alden Chris Stevens Danny Dark Gene Moss Jack Angel Bernard Erhardt John Stevenson (2 takes) Ron Feinberg Joe Leahy
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.
Added to the Archive this month is a plethora of Transformers material, with storyboards from the following:
Unproduced pilot miniseries/Season 1 intro sequence
More Than Meets The Eye, Part 2
More Than Meets The Eye, Part 3
Transport To Oblivion
Roll For It
The Ultimate Doom, Part 3
Countdown To Extinction
Unproduced Season 2 intro sequence
Unproduced commercial bumper
Autobot Spike
The Immobilizer
Additionally, a quartet of story premises, written by storyboard artist Wendell Washer during early Season 2, have also become available. Along with the early version of the 1985 New Product briefing he was given for reference.