DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space facts for kids
Quick facts for kids DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space |
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| Created by | Lady Stearn Robinson |
| Composer(s) | John Gregory |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Halas and Batchelor |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1965 – 1970 |
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space is a fun animated cartoon series. It was shown on TV from 1965 to 1970. The show is about DoDo, a young alien from the planet Hena Hydro. He comes to Earth in his flying saucer. DoDo has many exciting adventures here. The stories often include cool new science and technology. This includes things like computers and space travel.
Meet DoDo and Friends!
DoDo is a young alien from the planet Hena Hydro. He looks a lot like an Earth child. But he has special features! DoDo has antennas on his big, pointy ears. He also has propellers on his heels. These propellers let him fly!
On Earth, DoDo lives with Professor Fingers. The professor is a very smart but quirky scientist. DoDo also has other friends. One is Compy the Computer Bird. Compy is a mix of a computer and a duck! There are also two Earth children, How and his younger sister Why.
The characters in the show often speak in rhymes. They might rhyme by themselves or with each other. A narrator tells the story of each episode. The narrator does not rhyme.
Who Are the Voices?
Many talented people voiced the characters. Here are some of them:
- Lucille Bliss as DoDo
- Don Messick as Professor Fingers
- Ed Bishop as Compy the Computer Bird, Narrator, and other voices
- June Foray as How and Why
Episode Adventures
There are 78 episodes of DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space. Each one is about a new adventure! Here is a list of some of the episodes:
- Ancient Idol
- The Astrognome
- Bully Adventure
- The Christmas Adventure
- The Day the Earth Was Sold
- Diamond Thieves
- Discovery of Fingegillian
- DoDo and Compy Dance Out of Trouble
- DoDo and Compy in Hollywood
- DoDo and the Astronaut
- DoDo and the Easter Bell
- DoDo and the Magic Magnet
- DoDo and the Space Pirates
- DoDo and the Touchies
- DoDo and the Transatlantic Cable
- DoDo at the Ballet
- DoDo at the Fair
- DoDo at the Opera
- DoDo at the Rodeo
- DoDo at the Scout Jamboree
- DoDo at the Sky Hotel
- DoDo Buys a Space Pig
- DoDo Directs the First Space Ball Game
- DoDo Finds the Cat's Tongue
- DoDo Goes to Aquascot
- DoDo Goes to Paris
- DoDo Goes West
- DoDo Helps Interpol
- DoDo in a Garage Adventure
- DoDo in a Real Good Skate
- DoDo in a Ski Adventure
- DoDo in Japan
- DoDo in Pukcab Land
- DoDo Joins the Circus
- DoDo Meets a Bustling Busker
- DoDo Meets the Abominable Snowman
- DoDo Paints a House
- DoDo Sees Compy Happen
- DoDo the Circus Star
- DoDo Visits the Moon
- DoDo's Arrival
- The Dodon Discovery
- Early Bird Catch
- The Elephant Valley
- The Fishing Fleet
- Forty Winks Machine
- Haunted House
- Hi-Jacked Plane
- High Prosecuting
- Horsing Around
- Hurdy Gurdy Man
- Innocent Bulb Napper
- The Kidnapped Kid
- License Trouble
- The Lighthouse
- Loch Ness Monster
- Magic Magnet Goes Wild
- The Magic Magnet Saves Some Money
- The Microfilm Spies
- Moon Mice
- Music of the Spheres
- Mystery Fire
- Professor Fingers Builds a Bridge
- The Purloined Picture
- Secret of the Pyramid
- Smellometer
- Smuggle Puzzle
- The Stuck Space Shot
- The Sunken Treasure
- Supersonic Reporting
- The Symphony
- The Tardies
- Tennis Tournament
- The Whale of a Party
- TV Burglars
- Very Sheepish Affair
DoDo in Other Shows
An episode of DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space was shown in Canada. It was part of a comedy TV show called This Movie Sucks!. It played between parts of a movie called The Manster.
The series was also shown in Spain. It was on a TV channel called TVE1. The show was dubbed into the Spanish language. This happened in the mid-1970s.
