DoDo, The Kid From Outer Space

''DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space'' is a science fiction animated television series 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, 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, 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.

Production

''DoDo'' was created by Lady Stearn Robinson and produced by British animators Halas and Batchelor. A total of 78 five-minute episodes were produced.

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 Prospecting
# 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 Canadian comedy television series ''This Movie Sucks!'' in between its showing of the film ''The Manster''.
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 list
at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Archived
from the original on 4 April 2016.


1965 British television series debuts
1970 British television series endings
1960s British children's television series
1970s British children's television series
1960s British animated television series
1970s British animated television series
1960s British science fiction television series
1970s British science fiction television series
Animated television series about children
Animated television series about extraterrestrial life
British children's animated science fiction television series
British children's animated space adventure television series
First-run syndicated animated television series
Television series by Halas and Batchelor