Space Sentinels facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Space Sentinels |
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| Directed by | Hal Sutherland |
| Voices of | George DiCenzo Evan C. Kim Dee Timberlake Lou Scheimer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
| Producer(s) | Don Christensen |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Filmation |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 10 – December 3, 1977 |
Space Sentinels was a cool animated TV show that first aired on Saturday mornings. It was made by a company called Filmation. The show started on September 10, 1977, on the NBC network. There were 13 episodes, each about half an hour long.
This science fiction action series is all about a team of superheroes. Their main job is to protect Earth from all kinds of dangers.
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Meet the Space Sentinels
How the Heroes Got Their Powers
Many centuries ago, three young people from Earth were chosen for a special mission. They were taken to another planet. There, they were given amazing eternal youth and incredible superpowers.
After their training, they returned to Earth. Their big task was to protect our planet and everything around it. Think of them like a special space police force! Two of the heroes, Hercules and Mercury, were so strong and fast that they became the inspiration for ancient Roman myths. The third hero is Astrea, named after a Greek goddess, but with different powers.
Their Secret Base and How They Travel
The Space Sentinels live and work in a secret spaceship. This ship is hidden inside a sleeping volcano! They are watched over by Sentinel One, also known as S-1. S-1 is a super smart computer. It helps command and guide the Sentinel teams.
When they have a mission on Earth, the team launches from vertical tubes. They fly to their destination using special rocket belts built into their suits. These belts let them travel super fast, even across continents. Mercury can fly even faster than that! For missions far away in space, Sentinel One transports them in their spaceship. This ship can travel faster than the speed of light!
The Heroes and Their Friends
Main Sentinel Team Members
- Hercules: This hero has blond hair and blue eyes. He has amazing superhuman strength. Hercules loves to exercise and eat healthy food. His voice was done by George DiCenzo. George also voiced Sentinel One and later played Hercules again in another cartoon called The Freedom Force.
- Mercury: Mercury can run and fly incredibly fast, almost as fast as light! He is Chinese and enjoys practicing martial arts. Mercury is often the team's jokester. Even though he can fly, he sometimes prefers to run super fast on the ground. Evan Kim was his voice actor.
- Astrea: Astrea has a unique power: she can change into any Earth animal! She is usually the leader when the team is out on a mission. Astrea was one of the very few black superheroes in cartoons back then. Dee Timberlake provided her voice.
Their Helpful Allies
- Sentinel One (S-1): Nicknamed S-1, this is a smart supercomputer built into the spaceship. S-1 watches all situations, warns the team about dangers, and gives them advice. It talks to them as a large, holographic head that appears inside the ship. Other Sentinel computers include Sentinel Seven (who sounds like a female) and the Prime Sentinel, the main commander.
- MO (Maintenance Operator): "Moe" is a small, boxy service robot. His job is to keep Sentinel One and the spaceship working perfectly. He's a bit like R2-D2 from Star Wars, but he talks in everyday American English. MO looks a bit like the robots from the movie Silent Running. He was voiced by Lou Scheimer, one of the creators of Filmation. MO is very fond of Astrea and often provides the comic relief in the show.
Episode Adventures
The Space Sentinels went on many exciting adventures. Here are some of their missions:
| No. | Title | Airdate |
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| 1 | Morpheus: The Sinister Sentinel | 9/10/77 |
| An older Sentinel, Morpheus, tries to take over the universe. | ||
| 2 | Space Giants | 9/17/77 |
| Giant robots cause trouble while someone tries to steal gold. | ||
| 3 | The Time Traveler | 9/24/77 |
| The Sentinels stop a time traveler from changing history. | ||
| 4 | The Sorceress | 10/1/77 |
| A bad computer from another dimension wants a powerful energy source. | ||
| 5 | The Return of Anubis | 10/8/77 |
| An alien scientist, Anubis, seeks revenge after being freed from an ancient pyramid. | ||
| 6 | The Wizard of Od | 10/15/77 |
| A "wish machine" goes wild, threatening to change reality. | ||
| 7 | The Prime Sentinel | 10/22/77 |
| The Earth Sentinels help another team protect the main Sentinel computer. | ||
| 8 | Commander Nemo | 10/29/77 |
| The Sentinels find Commander Nemo, who wants to destroy polluting factories. | ||
| 9 | Voyage to the Inner World | 11/5/77 |
| Herc and Merc save Astrea from a secret civilization inside Earth. | ||
| 10 | Loki | 11/12/77 |
| Loki, a criminal from another dimension, steals the Sentinels' ship. | ||
| 11 | Fauna | 11/19/77 |
| A telepathic teenager and a man-wolf plan to get rid of humans. | ||
| 12 | The Jupiter Spore | 11/26/77 |
| A plant from Jupiter threatens Earth, and an alien helps them. | ||
| 13 | The World Ship | 12/3/77 |
| A giant space colony ship is on a collision course with Earth. | ||
