''MoonDreamers'' is an American animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the ''

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'' lineup. It appeared on

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from 1989 to 1990, Family Channel from 1990 to 1995 during ''

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''. ''

'' aired the first 15 minutes and the second half rotated among ''MoonDreamers'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', all of which promoted toys from

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Plot

The Moondreamers are a group of

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people who create and deliver pleasant dreams to Earth children. Their main enemy is the evil Queen Scowlene who attempts to keep everyone awake at night with her nightmare crystals.

Characters

* Crystal Starr (voiced by

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) - The main protagonist of the series, who leads the Moondreamers and designs the stars. * Whimzee - (voiced by B.J. Ward) - A Moondreamer who uses her imagination to create dreams for Dreamcasting. * Celeste - Her job is to ride on Galaxia and bring nighttime to earth so that dreams can begin to be sent out. ** Galaxia - Celeste's magical space

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with feather-like wings. * Sparky Dreamer - A brainy MoonDreamer who is often stuck fixing the mistakes of the other Moondreamers. * Dream Gazer (voiced by

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) - The eldest MoonDreamer, she is considerably older than the other members and is the wisest. She has a star tattooed over her left eye and has a very wistful voice. She stirs all the different ingredients that make dreams into a secret recipe called the imagination combination. * Bucky Buckaroo - A Moondreamer who takes the dream crystals to the stars on his favourite comet, Halley. In "Bucky's Comet", he's shown to have a crush on Crystal. * Blinky and Bitsy (voiced by Robin Kaufman and Elizabeth Lyn Fraser) - Two little Moondreamers in training, they are young girls who want to help the Moondreamers, but often get in the way. Blinky is quite outgoing while Bitsy is shown to be very shy. **Ursa Major (voiced by

) - A flying

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who is Blinky's companion. ** Roary (voiced by

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) - A flying

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

who is Bitsy's companion. * Frolic - A Starfinder who explores the uncharted universe. He is accompanied by a

peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

named Fluffin. * Stardust - A Starfinder who looks for lonely planets that need stars. He is accompanied by a

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named Hornsby. * Dawn - A Sunfinder who searches for the sun to start the morning. He is accompanied by a

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named Bunnyhop. * Dusky - A Sunfinder who places the sun at the spot where it is supposed to set. He is accompanied by a

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named Sunscout. * Sundazzle - A Sunsparkler who polishes the sun. * Fundreamer - A Sunsparkler who creates happy dreams for children. * Daystar - A Sunsparkler who supervises every sunny day. * Cloudpuff - A Sunsparkler who makes the designs of the clouds. * Ursa Minor - Ursa Major's mischievous niece.

Villains

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Scowlene (voiced by

) - The primary antagonist of the series who lives in Monstrous Middle. She is the mother of Scowlette. Scowlene hasn't slept a wink and has plans to take over Starry Up so that she could keep everyone up at night. In "The Poobah of Pontoon," it is revealed that Scowlene's older brother is the Poobah of Pontoon making him Scowlette's uncle. *

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Scowlette - The daughter of Queen Scowlene, who seems to be about the same age as Whimzee and lives with her mother. She often tries to destroy the Moondreamers in order to impress her mother, though it never works out. *

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Grimace (voiced by

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) - A

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who helps Queen Scowlene with her plans by inventing machines that would go horribly wrong. **Igon (voiced by

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) - A three-legged

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-like creature who acts as Professor Grimace's lab assistant. * Sleep Creeps - The minions of Queen Scowlene. **Shiner - A Sleep Creep who wakes children with his flashlight. ** Creaky - A Sleep Creep who fills the night with creaks and groans. ** Squawker (voiced by

) - A Sleep Creep who makes loud noises that keep people awake.

Episodes

Broadcast US history

*''

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'' (September 25, 1986 – January 8, 1987) *''

'' (1989–1990) *'' Family Channel'' (1990–1995)

Cast

* Adam Carl - *

- Igon *

- Dream Gazer * Elizabeth Lyn Fraser - Bitsy *

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- * Robin Kaufman - Blinky *

- Crystal Starr, Queen Scowlene, Squawker, Ursa Major *

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- *

- Professor Grimace *

- Roary *

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- *

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Crew

Ginny McSwain Ginny McSwain is an American voice actress, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA. Life and career McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles. She has worked as cas ...

- Voice Director *

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- Voice Director

Reception

''MoonDreamers'' was not a successful series. In 2014, io9 listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that "don't deserve to be remembered at all, let alone fondly.", as for the other 3, io9 was harsh at them calling mlp and friends "a travesty on the haters invasion strike."

References

External links

Moondreamers on MyLittleWiki

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