''Dogstar'' is an Australian

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television series produced by Media World Pictures which first screened on the

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and then

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. There are 26 episodes in each season. Dogstar was produced by Colin South and Ross Hutchens, written by Doug MacLeod and Philip Dalkin, designed by Scott Vanden Bosch and directed by Aaron Davies. Editing and special effects were done by Merlin Cornish and the music was composed by Yuri Worontschak.

Series synopsis

After thousands of years of wars, pollution, undrinkable water and silly cartoon shows, humans are forced to leave Earth and move everything and everyone to a new planet: New Earth. But not everything goes to plan when the Dogstar, a giant space ark containing all of the world's dogs, goes off course and becomes lost in space. On New Earth, the evil Bob Santino makes his fortune selling canine replacement units, Robogs, and plots to ensure the Dogstar is never found. But the Clark kids desperately miss their real dog, Hobart, and begin a quest through space to find the Dogstar - with Bob in hot pursuit.

Series 1: 2006

# A Dog's Tale - 4 September 2006 # Obedience School - 18 September 2006 # Fetch - 11 September 2006 # Pedigree - 25 September 2006 # Dogfight - 2 October 2006 # Dog Ears - 9 October 2006 # Underdogs - 16 October 2006 # Sit Drop Stay - 23 October 2006 # The Beagle Has Landed - 30 October 2006 # Sick as a Dog - 6 November 2006 # Puppy Love - 13 November 2006 # Running with the Pack - 20 November 2006 # Paws - 27 November 2006 # Dog Show - 16 April 2007 # Old Dog New Tricks - 23 April 2007 # Hounded - 30 April 2007 # Dog Gone - 7 May 2007 # Bad Dog - 14 May 2007 # Dog Leg - 21 May 2007 # Top Dog - 4 June 2007 # Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - 11 June 2007 # Off Lead Area - 18 June 2007 # Dogged Determination - 25 June 2007 # Man Bites Dog - 2 July 2007 # Smart Dog - 9 July 2007 # A Tail's End - 16 July 2007

Series 2: 2011

# Public Enemy Number One # The Quick and the Dog # Fred Ward # Even Deeper Impact # Father's Day # Absent Friends # Robbie # The Big Bang # Little Boy Lost # Fatal Attraction # Robot Revolution # Twice The Excitement # Dogtopia # Game Time # Mensamania # Rockin' In The Flea World # The Greatest Superhero # It's The End of the World As We Know It # Robosauria # Secrets And More Secrets # Persuasion # The Good, The Bad and the Baba # Titanium Chef # Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Paw # The Greening of Gavin # Relative Dimensions in Space

Christmas special

Media World Pictures produced a movie length

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called ''Dogstar – Christmas in Space'' for the Nine Network, which was released in Christmas 2016.

Cast

The series featured the following voice artists: *Brandon Burns (voice of Glenn Clark) *

Kate McLennan Kate McLennan is an Australian comedian, writer and actor. McLennan has performed in Australia and internationally, including at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is known in Australia for her work on television and web series such as '' The ...

(Simone Clark) *

Emma Leonard ''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2012, by order of first appearance. The 25th season of ''Home ...

(Lincoln Clark) *

Roslyn Oades Roslyn Oades is an Australian actress, puppeteer and theater maker. Her acting work includes on iconic Australian TV shows ''A Country Practice'' as a guest actor, and a two year stint on the 47-time Logie Award-winning show ''Home and Away'' as ...

(Gemma) *

Beverley Dunn Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in Melbourne, Australia. Dunn had roles in films including ''Ground Zero'', '' Gross Misconduct'', '' Shine'' ...

(Gran Clark) * Henry Maas (Bob Santino) *

Marg Downey Marg Downey (born 5 May 1961) is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her roles in ''The D Generation'', ''Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'' Early life and education Downey grew up in a middle-class Catholic family in the Melbo ...

(Alice, Daina and Greta) *

Matt Tilley Matt Tilley (born 4 March 1969 in Melbourne) is an Australian ex-radio presenter and stand-up comedian. Personal life Tilley was raised in Mount Eliza. He completed his secondary school education in 1986 at The Peninsula School in Mount Eliza ...

(Zeke) *

Gary Files Gary Files is an Australians, Australian-Canadians, Canadian actor, theatre director and radio writer who has worked in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Resident in Australia since 1976, Files is noted for the accentual versatility of ...

(Ramon Ridley) *

Michael Veitch Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962 in Melbourne) is an Australian author, actor and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows ''The D-Generation'', ''Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'', as well as for his ...

(Mark Clark) * Matthew King (Hank and Planet Man) * Simone Gescheit (Dino Santino) * Hamish Hughes (guest roles) *

Shaun Micallef Shaun Patrick Micallef (; born 18 July 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is currently the host of the satirical news comedy series ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on the ABC. He also hosted the game sh ...

(Boombah and Narrator) *Abbe Holmes (Fenwick and various guest roles)

Awards

The series has garnered numerous awards:

2009 awards

* Nominated for a Logie - Most outstanding Children's Program category

2008 awards

* ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS - Best Animation * WRITERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA - AWGIE for Best Children's Television Script * WA SCREEN AWARDS, Australia - Outstanding Achievement for Animation Production * THE HUGO TELEVISION AWARDS, Chicago International Film Festival - Certificate of Merit for Animated Series * AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Screenplay, Television * AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Guest/Supporting Actor, TV Drama * ECOVISION FESTIVAL, Italy - Finalist * ELECTRONIC AND ANIMATED ARTS ELAN AWARDS, Canada - Finalist, Best International Animated Production (Television Series)

2007 awards

* WRITERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA - AWGIE Finalist, Best Children's Television Script * ENHANCE TV ATOM AWARDS, Australia - Finalist, Best Children's Television Series * APOLLO AWARDS, Asia - Best Animated Opening Sequence * INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE, CARTOONS ON THE BAY, Italy Official Selection

2006 awards

Writers Guild of Australia The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of ...

AWGIE The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967. The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previo ...

for Best Children's Television Script *

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, Australia - Finalist, Best Television Animation

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0772210 2006 Australian television series debuts 2007 Australian television series endings 2000s Australian animated television series Australian children's animated television series Australian flash animated television series Nine Network original programming Animated television series about dogs