DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space is an animated cartoon series that was syndicated to television from 1965-1970.[1] 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.

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
Created byLady Stearn Robinson
ComposerJohn Gregory
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producerHalas and Batchelor
Running time5 minutes
Release
Original release1965 (1965) –
1970 (1970)

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.[2] 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.[3] A (non-rhyming) narrator accompanies each episode.

Voice cast

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.[4] The narration was provided by future UFO star Ed Bishop.

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 Prosecuting
  • 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
  1. Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. Markstein, Don. "DoDo, the Kid From Outer Space". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 47. ISBN 9781476672939.
  4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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