Spaced Out facts for kids

Spaced Out (also known in French as Allô la Terre, ici les Martin) is a fun animated series. It was made by several companies, including Alphanim Productions, Tooncan Productions, and Cartoon Network Europe. The show has one season with 26 exciting episodes.

What is Spaced Out About?

The story of Spaced Out follows George Martin and his family. George applies for a job at a big company called Krach Industries. By accident, his application gets picked, and he's hired for a super secret job! He becomes the director of a hidden space station called Operation SOS.

George and his family have to live on this space station as part of an experiment by Krach Industries. When they arrive, they meet other people sent by Krach. They even find their old neighbor and teacher from Earth, Mrs. Schuman, and her son Bobby, living there too! Later, a Russian cosmonaut crashes on the station and decides to join them.

Life on the space station is never boring. The Martin family and their new friends face funny problems, meet aliens, and deal with Krach Industries trying to control everything.

Meet the Characters (Voice Cast)

• Mark Camacho is the voice of George Martin. He's the boss of the space station. George is in charge of everything, even changing the station from day to night! He doesn't believe in aliens, even when they are right in front of him.
• Ellen David voices Monica Martin, George's wife. She loves keeping her home tidy and believes in aliens.
• Eleanor Noble is the voice of Betty Martin. She's George's teenage daughter. Betty loves music and misses her friends from Earth. She's very smart and sometimes shows a caring side to her family.
• Daniel Brochu voices Benjamin Martin. He's George's son and a big fan of cosmic superheroes. Benjamin also loves computers and technology. He can be a bit rebellious sometimes.
• Sonja Ball voices Gran, George's mother and the kids' grandmother. She and Monica often don't get along. Gran is also a big fan of fitness!
• Rick Jones voices Fax and Goodgrief. Fax is the family dog, and Goodgrief is the cat. They often talk about what happened in the episode at the end. Rick also voices Guy, who was sent to the station by Krach and does most of the work there.
• Susan Glover voices Mrs. Schuman. She's the Martin children's neighbor and teacher, both on Earth and on the space station.
• Ricky Mabe voices Bobby Schuman. He's Mrs. Schuman's son. Bobby seems friendly to adults but can be mean and tricky with other kids, especially Benjamin.
• Bruce Dinsmore voices Boris Malakoff. He's a Russian cosmonaut who crashes on the station and decides to stay. Boris becomes the new pilot for the shuttle that goes to Earth.

Adventures in Space (Episodes)

Spaced Out has 26 episodes, each about 22-25 minutes long. The show first aired in Europe on Cartoon Network in 2002 and in France on Canal+ in 2002.

Here are some of the exciting adventures the Martin family has:

• All Aboard! The Martins move to the space station, which is much smaller than they expected! They meet their old neighbors, the Schumans, and a new helper named Guy.
• Death Of An Alien! A Russian astronaut named Boris crashes on the station. The Martins think he's an alien at first! Krach Industries doesn't want to keep him, but Boris finds a way to stay.
• Invasion Betty hears voices and thinks a prince is talking to her. It turns out to be a cockroach prince! This leads to a funny battle and a truce.
• Boris our Hero Benjamin looks up to Boris as a hero after he saves him. But a "monster" turns out to be something much smaller!
• George the Magnificent George starts to believe he's like a god because he controls the station's day and night. His family has to help him get back to normal.
• I wanna go Home Monica gets bored and wants to go back to Earth. George tries everything to keep her on the station.
• George Investigates Benjamin steals a comic book, and George plays detective to find the culprit.
• Monica at the Helm George gets sick, so Monica has to take over running the station. She discovers some surprising things!
• The Robinsons A new, super-nice family moves onto the station, making the Martins wonder if something is up.
• Cosmic Soup Boris finds a plant that grows giant vegetables. This causes trouble with Krach Industries!
• A Question of Time Bobby steals a remote control that can slow down or reverse time, leading to some wild and dangerous fun.
• The Thing George finds a strange orange egg that hatches into a "Thing" that grows very fast and causes problems.
• The Unteachables The Martin kids get bad grades, so Monica tries to teach them herself, leading to chaos.
• All About Gran George finds a secret box that makes him wonder if Gran is his real mother.
• Holiday Madness Krach Industries sends an employee to film the Martins' first Christmas in space, but fireworks cause a meteorite to head for the station!
• Pigs in Space The station is full of trash, and a mysterious "Robin Space" demands it be cleaned up.
• Desperately Seeking Schuman Monica tries to find a boyfriend for Mrs. Schuman, and everyone on the station tries to help.
• Blackout An unbreathable gas fills the station, forcing everyone to live underground in the dark.
• Public Ennemy N°1 Fax, the dog, causes a lot of trouble, making everyone wonder if he should be sent off the station.
• The Man in the Plexiglas Mask George's half-brother, Lucius, arrives on the station, but no one is supposed to know where the Martins are.
• Charge! George gets a huge electric shock, and his family worries about him.
• Black Hole Benjamin falls into a black hole and ends up on a different space station where the Martins don't have a son!
• Downsized Krach Industries decides to cut down on employees, forcing George to take on more and more jobs.
• The Learning Machine Benjamin suddenly gets perfect grades, thanks to a special stone that helps him learn while he sleeps.
• Hostile Takeover Aliens invade the station, thinking it's Earth, leading to lots of funny misunderstandings.
• Incubated A strange, gooey substance takes over Guy's brain, making him mean, and then takes over George's brain, making him dangerous!

See also

In Spanish: Spaced Out para niños