MoonDreamers

*MoonDreamers*
MoonDreamers
Genre	Adventure; Fantasy; Sci-fi; Musical; Animation; Family; Magical girl
Created by	Jackie Waterman McLoughlin
Written by	Cynthia Friedlob; John Semper; Betty G. Birney; Evelyn Gabai; Lainy Morriss ; Nancy Jane Batchelder; Ellen Guon; Chuck Lorre
Voices of	Peter Cullen; Jennifer Darling; Elizabeth Lyn Fraser; Melanie Gaffin; Robin Kaufman; Tress MacNeille; Clive Revill; Neil Ross
Theme music composer	Ford Kinder; Anne Bryant
Composer	Robert J. Walsh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Hasbro; Sunbow Productions; Marvel Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 25, 1986 –; January 8, 1987

MoonDreamers is an American short-lived animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the My Little Pony 'n Friends lineup.

My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends,^[1] all of which promoted toys from Hasbro.

Plot

The Moondreamers are a group of celestial 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 Tress MacNeille) - The 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 dragon with feather-like wings.
Sparky Dreamer - A brainy MoonDreamer who is often stuck fixing the mistakes of the other Moondreamers.
Dream Gazer (voiced by Jennifer Darling) - 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 (voiced by Adam Carl) - 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 Tress MacNeille) - A flying polar bear who is Blinky's companion.
- Roary (voiced by Neil Ross) - A flying lion who is Bitsy's companion.
Frolic - A Starfinder who explores the uncharted universe. He is accompanied by a peacock named Fluffin.
Stardust - A Starfinder who looks for lonely planets that need stars. He is accompanied by a ram named Hornsby.
Dawn - A Sunfinder who searches for the sun to start the morning. He is accompanied by a rabbit named Bunnyhop.
Dusky - A Sunfinder who places the sun at the spot where it is supposed to set. He is accompanied by a dog 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 (voiced by Melanie Gaffin) - Ursa Major's mischievous niece.

Villains

Queen Scowlene (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - 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.
Princess 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.
Professor Grimace (voiced by Clive Revill) - A mad scientist who helps Queen Scowlene with her plans by inventing machines that would go horribly wrong.
- Igon (voiced by Peter Cullen) - A three-legged troll-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 Tress MacNeille) - A Sleep Creep who makes loud noises that keep people awake.

Episodes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Moondreamer Pt. 1"	Unknown	John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)
Two Star Children named Blinky and Bitsy want to be Moondreamers, but then Scowlene and her Sleep Creeps attack.
2	"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Moondreamer Pt. 2"	Unknown	John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	October 2, 1986 (1986-10-02)
The Moondreamers defeat Scowlene and Blinky and Bitsy earn their place as Moondreamers.
3	"All In a Night's Sleep"	Unknown	Betty Birney	October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09)
Stumbles the Snoozer falls off the Dreamalong Drifter and onto Earth where he uncovers a sinister plot by Queen Scowlene.
4	"The Star of Stars"	Unknown	Astrid Ryterband, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	October 16, 1986 (1986-10-16)
The Moondreamers go on a quest to find their original base called the Star of Stars, but Queen Scowlene has taken control of it.
5	"The Poobah of Pontoon"	Unknown	Nancy Jane Batchelder, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	October 23, 1986 (1986-10-23)
Queen Scowlene's older brother the incredibly fat Poobah of Pontoon returns and becomes Monstrous Middle's king. Due to Roary unknowingly stopping the Sleep Creeps earlier, Queen Scowlene and Scowlette plan to have the Poobah of Pontoon take Roary.
6	"The Dreamkin"	Unknown	Ellen Guon, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30)
A strange creature called the Dreamkin comes to life and Whimzee is sad to see it go.
7	"Minor Problems"	Unknown	Evelyn Gabai	November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)
Ursa Minor flies into Sparky Dreamer's new machine and is cloned. Both sides have problems caused by the Ursas.
8	"Igon the Terrible"	Unknown	Bob Smith, Barry O'Brien	November 13, 1986 (1986-11-13)
After being sent on a vacation to the Frightful Forest by Queen Scowlene for accidentally wrecking Professor Grimace's Anti-MoonDreamer Beamer, Igon ends up befriending a giant Gundar named Hebo after saving him from a volcano. As a favor to Hebo, Igon uses him to get revenge on Queen Scowlene and plans to take Starry Up for himself.
9	"Stuck on Bucky"	Unknown	Evelyn Gabai, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)
Sparky and Bucky use Galactic Glue and get stuck on each other. They must work together to foil an evil Scowlette invasion.
10	"The Dreamnapping"	Unknown	Chuck Lorre, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27)
A girl gets pulled into a dream by Queen Scowlene.
11	"Bucky's Comet"	Unknown	Betty Birney	December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
Bucky wants Crystal Starr to think he's special, so he lassos a comet with Professor Grimace and Igon inside.
12	"Dreamland Express"	Unknown	Mark McClellan, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)
N/A
13	"Whimzee, Come Home!"	Unknown	Betty Birney	December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)
Whimzee is afraid she has lost her imagination, so she goes to a world and battles a imagination demon. Note: This is the only Moondreamers episode that does not feature Queen Scowlene.
14	"Zodies on the Loose"	Unknown	Kathy Selbert, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	December 25, 1986 (1986-12-25)
Scowlene sets all the Zodiacs in the Blue Zoo loose, and it's up to Celeste and Galaxia to stop them all.
15	"The Night Mare Pt. 1"	Unknown	Lainy Morriss, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	January 1, 1987 (1987-01-01)
When Blinky and Bitsy are looking after a Starhorse named Andromeda at the Blue Zoo, the Starhorse falls into Monstrous Middle. Meanwhile, a horse-hating boy named Timmy falls into there.
16	"The Night Mare Pt. 2"	Unknown	Lainy Morriss, John Semper, Cynthia Friedlob	January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08)
Andromeda transforms into a Night Mare in Monstrous Middle and is captured by Scowlene, now it's up to Timmy, Blinky and Bitsy to save the day; Scowlene says "Timmy would like horses again" as the story ends.

Cast

Adam Carl - Bucky Buckaroo
Peter Cullen - Igon
Jennifer Darling - Dream Gazer
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser - Bitsy
Melanie Gaffin - Ursa Minor
Liz Georges
Renae Jacobs
Robin Kaufman - Blinky
Tress MacNeille - Crystal Starr, Queen Scowlene, Squawker, Ursa Major
Terence McGovern
Clive Revill - Professor Grimace
Neil Ross - Roary
Ken Sansom
Judy Strangis

Crew

Ginny McSwain - Voice Director
Mason Alan Dinehart - Voice Director

Reception

1988 Nominee Young Artist Award
- Best Animation Voice Over Group
- Elisabeth Fraser ('Bitsy')
- Melanie Gaffin ('Ursa Minor')
- Robin Kaufman ('Blinkie')
1988 Nominee Young Artist Award
- Best Animation Series or Special for Family Viewing

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.

External links

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.

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