''DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space'' is a
science fiction
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animated television series
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that was
syndicated to television from September 24, 1965 to March 7, 1970.
The series follows DoDo, a young humanoid
extraterrestrial from the planet Hena Hydro, who has come to Earth in his
flying saucer
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, and has numerous adventures. The shorts are often based on scientific and technological advances of the period, most notably the development of computers and space exploration.
Overview
DoDo is a young humanoid
extraterrestrial from the planet Hena Hydro, who comes to Earth in his
flying saucer
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, and has numerous adventures. For the most part, DoDo resembles an Earth child, but has antennas on his large, pointed ears and propellers on his heels that allow him to fly.
On Earth, DoDo shares living quarters with Professor Fingers, an eccentric scientist. Other characters include Compy the Computer Bird (DoDo's computer/duck hybrid friend), and How and his younger sister Why, two Earth children. The characters often speak in rhymed couplets, either independently or playing off each other. A (non-rhyming) narrator accompanies each episode.
Voice cast
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Lucille Bliss
Lucille Theresa Bliss (March 31, 1916 – November 8, 2012) was an American actress, known in the Bay Area and in Hollywood as the "Girl With a Thousand Voices".
A New York City native, Bliss lent her voice to numerous television characters, in ...
as DoDo
*
Don Messick
Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor. He was best known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
His best-remembered vocal creations include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ...
as Professor Fingers
*
Ed Bishop
George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in ''UFO'', Captain Blue in ''Captain Scarlet and the Myste ...
as Compy the Computer Bird, Narrator and Additional Voices
*
June Foray
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as How and Why
Production
''DoDo'' was created by Lady Stearn Robinson and produced by British animators
Halas and Batchelor
Halas and Batchelor was a British animation company founded by husband and wife John Halas and Joy Batchelor. Halas was a Hungarian émigré to the United Kingdom. The company had studios in London and Cainscross, in the Stroud District of Glouces ...
. A total of 78 five-minute episodes were produced.
The narration was provided by future
UFO
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star Ed Bishop.
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
In other media
An episode of ''DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space'' was shown as part of the
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comedy
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television series
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This Movie Sucks!
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'' in between its showing of the film ''
The Manster
is an American science-fiction horror film. Shot in Japan, it was produced by George P. Breakston and directed by Breakston and Kenneth G. Crane from a screenplay by Walter J. Sheldon. Sheldon's script was based on Breakston's story which he o ...
''.
The series was broadcast on Spanish television (channel TVE1 & dubbed in the Spanish language) during the mid-1970s.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=0145606
Toonhound.com entry, with complete episode listat
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2016.
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Animated television series about children
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First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Television series by Halas and Batchelor