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Blaster's Universe
Genre Children's television
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Developed by Jamie Tatham
Dale Schott
Written by Hugh Duffy (eps 1, 12)
Ben Joseph (eps 2, 9, 13)
Dave Dias (eps 3, 7, 11)
Dale Schott (ep 4)
Ken Ross (eps 5, 8)
Kim Thompson (eps 6, 10)
Directed by Larry Jacobs
Dan Hennessey (voice)
Voices of Jonathan Wilson
Maryke Hendrikse
Juan Chioran
Theme music composer Grayson Matthews for Tantrum Productions
Opening theme "Blaster's Universe Theme"
Vocals by Jonathan Wilson, Maryke Hendrikse, and Robert Tinkler (all uncredited)
Ending theme "Blaster's Universe Theme" (instrumental)
Composer(s) Ray Parker
Tom Szcezsniak
Country of origin Canada
China
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Patrick Loubert
Michael Hirsh
Clive A. Smith
James Wang
Cathy Siegel
Producer(s) Supervising:
Stephen Hodgins
Patricia Burns
Vince Commisso
Jocelyn Hamilton
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Nelvana
Hong Guang Animation
CBS Productions
Knowledge Adventure
Release
Original network CBS
Nickelodeon
Teletoon
Original release September 4, 1999 (1999-09-04) – March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)

Blaster's Universe is an exciting animated TV show from Canada and China. It was made by Nelvana and Hong Guang Animation. The series ran for one season from September 1999 to January 2000 on CBS. It also aired in 2000 on Teletoon. The show is based on the popular Knowledge Adventure's Blaster Learning System series of educational computer games. It's full of action, adventure, and science fiction!

Meet the Characters!

Max Blaster

Max Blaster is a brave 12-year-old boy from Earth. He's the main hero of the show! Max is based on the "Blasternaut" character from the original Blaster video games. He is voiced by Jonathan Wilson. Max is always ready for an adventure.

GC

GC is a super smart 12-year-old alien girl. She comes from the planet Omega. GC is a great friend to Max and helps him on their missions. Her voice is done by Maryke Hendrikse.

MEL

MEL is Blaster and GC's loyal robotic dog. His name is short for "Mechanically Enhanced Lapdog." MEL is voiced by Juan Chioran. He often adds humor to their adventures.

Episode Guide

No. Title Written by Original air date (Teletoon)
1 "You're History" Hugh Duffy January 4, 2000 (2000-01-04)
Blaster, GC, and MEL meet Attila the Hun. He kidnaps MEL! They discover Major History is trying to erase all history. The team uses history facts to stop his evil plan.
2 "A Bridge Too Weak" Ben Joseph January 9, 2000 (2000-01-09)
Blaster and GC help GC's dad, the Commander of Omega. They attend a bridge opening. But friends and enemies are nearby, pulling Blaster into trouble.
3 "Misplaced Weekend" Dave Dias January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)
Blaster's fun weekend time disappears and turns into school time. Blaster, GC, and MEL search for the missing weekend. They find out Dr. Dabble, an evil genius, is the one who stole it. After a close call with a garbage monster, they get the weekend back. They even trick Dr. Dabble into taking time off for fishing!
4 "A Spot of Trouble" Dale Schott January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25)
MEL's dog mischief sends Blaster and GC on a galaxy-wide chase. They try to keep MEL away from Von Shtoopenscooper, the Omegan Dog Catcher. After playing catch with a moon and chasing space cars, they finally get MEL home.
5 "Uncool Copycat" Ken Ross January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)
GC thinks Blaster is acting strange. They discover an artist named Deja Vu is making life-size copies of everything, even people! This almost starts a space war. Blaster and GC convince him that being original is better.
6 "Mind Over Manners" Kim Thompson February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)
Illitera decides to get rid of all politeness in the galaxy. To stop a huge space war, Blaster, GC, and MEL must trick Illitera. They make her bring politeness back to everyone.
7 "Body Eclectic" Dave Dias February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)
Illitera tries to shrink the Commander to make him look bad. But she didn't expect Blaster, GC, and MEL to be there. They stop her plans, and she loses again.
8 "Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow" Ken Ross February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)
Blaster skips his cleaning chores. He goes with GC and MEL to follow a space pirate ship. They end up on planet Moocowzia. There, people treat them like gods because they can take care of themselves. This inspires Blaster to clean his own room!
9 "Sound Advice" Ben Joseph February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)
GC wants to see Tone Def play at a concert. But The Maestro plans to take over the show. GC, Blaster, and MEL track The Maestro. They outsmart him, thanks to GC's music skills.
10 "Math Schmath" Kim Thompson March 5, 2000 (2000-03-05)
GC has to help Zak with his math, but Zak is very distracting. Number Cruncher starts an evil plan. But Zak's amazing math talent helps them stop him.
11 "Nowhere To Hide" Dave Dias March 12, 2000 (2000-03-12)
Blaster and GC get into strange trouble in the Omegan library. Then, the library's statue is stolen! It turns out the assistant librarian, Ms. Hushop, hid it. She thought she had broken it by accident.
12 "Gym Nausium" Hugh Duffy March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)
Blaster and GC go on a cruise aboard a space-age Roman ship. The catch is that this holiday means they have to work out for a race.
13 "Buggin' Out" Ben Joseph March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
Blaster has to face his biggest fear: the Exterminator. The Exterminator has the dreaded Y2K bug in a jar. He threatens to let it loose again. Blaster defeats both his fear of bugs and the Exterminator.
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