Blaster's Universe (found Nelvana animated TV series; 1999)

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Status: Found

Date found: Nov 2013

Found by: Bell Media

Blaster's Universe is an American/Chinese/Canadian animated television series based on the Blaster Learning System computer games made by Knowledge Adventure. The series was produced by Nelvana,[1] running for a single 13-episode season from September 1999 to January 2000 on CBS and Teletoon.[2]

Plot

The main characters are Max Blaster (voiced by Jonathan Wilson), a 12-year-old Earth boy; GC (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse), a 12-year-old alien girl from the planet Omega; and MEL (voiced by Juan Chioran), Blaster and GC's robotic dog (his name is an abbreviation of "Mechanically Enhanced Lapdog"). The episodes follow their adventures as they try to save the universe from intergalactic villains. It was based on the Blaster Learning System universe, as it was reimagined in the late 1990s. The show is in continuity with other games of the era, such as Math Blaster Ages 5–7.

Findings

After the show was cancelled, it fell into obscurity, and the episodes never saw the light of day for nearly a decade and a half. No reruns have aired in North America, not even on Qubo (which Nelvana/Corus Entertainment owned a stake in), and it didn't even get a DVD release, though it did a rerun on the now-defunct international kids' channel KidsCo (also partially owned by Nelvana/Corus). In November 2013, the episodes with Russian dub voiceovers talking over the English dialogue were found and uploaded to YouTube. However, the full English versions of the episodes are available on Bell Media's website via paid video streaming.

List of Found Episodes (with Russian Dubbing)

# Episode Name Status
1 You're History Found
2 A Bridge Too Weak Found
3 Misplaced Weekend Found
4 A Spot of Trouble Found
5 Uncool Copycat Found
6 Mind Over Manners Found
7 Body Electric Found
8 Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow Found
9 Sound Advice Found
10 Math Schmath Found
11 Nowhere to Hide Found
12 Gym Nausium Found
13 Buggin' Out Found

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