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Astro Boy
entry date: Feb 1, 2007








ASTRO BOY (B&W)
original Japan airdates: Sept 1963-1966 on Fuji TV as 'Tetsuwan Atomu' or 'Mighty Atom'
original US airdates: Sept 1963-1966 on NBC and syndication, July 20, 2007-present on Cartoon Network
later airdates: 1966-1970s in syndication
episodes: 193 (in Japan), 104 ( in US)
animated by: Mushi Productions
distributed and owned by: NBC Films (originally), Screen Gems and Osamu Tezuka Productions (current)
Astro Boy created by Osamu Tezuka

SUMMARY: Based on the 1952 manga series.  Professor Boynton, sadden by the death of his son creates 
a robot boy, Astro Boy.  But Boynton is disappointed in the robot and disowns him.  Dr. Elefun 
takes him in and guides him into fighting crime and helping mankind.  This was the first Japanese 
produced cartoon which launched the phenomenon known as anime!  

EPISODE GUIDE
#001 The Birth of Astro Boy
#002 Colosso
#003 Expedition To Mars
#004 The Sphinx
#005 Cross Island
#006 Grass Boy
#007 Zero, the Invisible Robot
#008 Silver Comet
#009 Hullabaloo Land
#010 The Spirit Machine
#011 Strange Voyage
#012 The Artificial Sun
#013 The Deep Freeze
#014 One Million Mammoth Snails
#015 Gangor the Monster
#016 Secret Agent 3-Z
#017 The Haunted Ship
#018 Time Machine
#019 The Cosmic Giant
#020 Toxor, the Mist Man
#021 Satellite
#022 Sea Serpent Isle
#023 The Deadly Flies
#024 Kingdom of the Sea
#025 Strange Birthday Present
#026 Don Tay's Infernal Machine
#027 Pearl People
#028 The Wacky Machine
#029 Memory Day
#030 The Super Duper Robot
#031 Mysterious Cosmic Rays
#032 The Moon Monsters
#033 The Three Magicians
#034 The Beast From 20 Fathoms (NOTE: 'The Lost Episode': Tezuka was disappointed with 
this episode and had the Japanese prints destroyed, but the print for the U.S. dubbed version had 
already been shipped out!)

#035 Planet X
#036 The Elixir of Life
#037 Astro Boy Goes To School
#038 The Asteroid Menace
#039 The Mysterious Cat
#040 The Abominable Snowman
#041 Deadline To Danger
#042 The Island of Mystery
#043 Ditto
#044 Cleopatra's Heart
#045 The Return of Cleopatra
#046 Phantom Space Ship
#047 The Gigantic Space Crab
#048 The Great Space Horse
#049 3D Tee Vee
#050 Westward Ha!
#051 Jimbo the Great
#052 Snow Lion
#053 Dogma Palace
#054 The Man-Made Iceberg
#055 Vampire Vale
#056 The Terrible Tidal Wave
#057 The Viking King 
#058 The Devil Doll
#059 Dinosaur Dilemma
#060 The Clock Tower Mystery
#061 The Flower Monster
#062 Attack From Space
#063 Shipwreck in Space
#064 Big Titan
#065 Mission To the Middle of the World
#066 Inca Gold Fever
#067 The Monster Machine
#068 The Hooligan Whodunit
#069 Funnel To the Future
#070 Super Brain
#071 A Mighty Minute
#072 The Dream Machine
#073 The Robot Olympics
#074 Dunder, Bird of Doom
#075 Dolphins In Distress
#076 The Mad Beltway
#077 The Terrible Time Gun
#078 The Space Princess
#079 Mighty Microbe Army
#080 Horrible King Horrid
#081 Mystery of Amless Dam
#082 Galon From Galaxy
#083 The Three Robotiers
#084 Brother Jetto
#085 Angel of the Alps
#086 Magic Punch Card
#087 The Great Rocket Robbery
#088 Contest In Space
#089 Gift of Zeo
#090 A Deep Deep Secret
#091 The Wonderful Christmas Present
#092 Uncharted World
#093 Jungle Mystery
#094 The Terrible Spaceman
#095 The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor
#096 General Astro
#097 Mystery of the Metal Men
#098 Super Human Beings
#099 Phoenix Bird
#100 Menace from Mercury
#101 Dangerous Mission
#102 Planet 13
#103 Prisoners in Space
#104 Double Trouble

VOICE ACTORS
Gilbert Mack as Mr. Pompus
Cliff Own as Dr. Elefun
Billie Lou Watt (died in 2001) as Astro Boy and Astro Girl



ASTRO BOY (colorized version)
original airdates: 1983 in syndication
episodes: 51 (first 51 original B&W episodes)
animated by: Mushi Productions
distributed and owned by: Screen Gems and Osamu Tezuka Productions

EPISODE GUIDE (same as 1960s series with some different titles)
#01 The Birth of Astro Boy 
#02 Robot Circus Episode
#03 Save the Classmate 
#04 Atlas Lives Again 
#05 Robot Land 
#06 Frankenstein 
#07 The Red Cat
#08 The Crystal of the Desert 
#09 The White Planet 
#10 The Robot President 
#11 Goliath's Head 
#12 The Light Ray Robot 
#13 Uran the Tomboy 
#14 Robio and Robiette
#15  Astro Fights Aliens 
#16 Save the Carolina 3 
#17 The Rainbow Comet 
#18 The Death Balloon 
#19 The Transformation Robot 
#20 The Wreck of the Titan 
#21 The Liar Robot
#22 The Girl From Alsoar 
#23 The Greatest Robot In the World Part 1
#24 The Greatest Robot In the World Part 2
#25 The Robot Vikings 
#26 The Time Machine 
#27 The Robot Stuntman 
#28 The Great Meltdown
#29 Uran's Twin 
#30 Speeding Through the Storm 
#31 The Return of Queen Cleopatra 
#32 The Runaway Subway Train 
#33 The Baby Elephant Pook 
#34 The Secret of the Bee City 
#35 The Monster of Clarken
#36 Lily On Peligro Island 
#37 The Anti-Proton Gun 
#38 The Man-Made Solar Sphere 
#39 Blackie Young 
#40 The Genie From Outer Space 
#41 The Robots Nobody Wanted
#42 Atlas Forever
#43 The Snow Leopard 
#44 Uran's Quest 
#45 Outer Space Port R45 
#46 The Hijacked Airship 
#47 The Human-Faced Rock 
#48 Uran Falls In Love Episode 
#49 The World of Odin
#50 The Secret of the Mayas Episode 
#51 Astro's First Love



ASTRO BOY
original Japan airdates: 2003
original US airdates: Jan 17, 2004-June 19, 2004 on the WB, Mar 8, 2004-Summer 2004 on Cartoon Network
episodes: 50
animated by: ?
distributed and owned by: Sony Pictures

EPISODE GUIDE
#01 Power Up! (01.17.2004)
#02 Rocket Ball (01.24.2004)
#03 Atlas (01.31.2004)
#04 Astro vs. Atlas (02.07.2004)
#05 Destination Deimos (03.10.2004)
#06 Into Thin Air (03.11.2004)
#07 Rainbow Canyon (03.15.2004)
#08 Franken (03.22.2004)
#09 Venus Robots (03.23.2004)
#10 Reviving Jumbo (03.24.2004)
#11 Robot Hunters (03.22.2004)
#12 The Rise of Pluto (04.19.2004)
#13 Fall of Acheron (04.20.2004)
#14 Deep City (04.22.2004)
#15 The Blue Knight (04.23.2004)
#16 Hydra-Jacked (04.26.2004)
#17 Astro In Outland (04.27.2004)
#18 Geo Raider (04.29.2004)
#19 The Secret of Blue Knight (04.30.2004)
#20 Dragon Lake (06.19.2004)

NOTE: The rest of the episodes were unaired in the US and premiered on the 2005 Astro Boy (2004 series) DVD Box Set
#22 Robot Circus
#23 Little Sister, Big Trouble
#24 Micro Adventure
#25 Only a Machine
#26 Robot Boy
#27 Dawn of the Techno-Revolution
#28 The Legend of Tohron
#29 March of the Micro Bears
#30 Old Dog, New Tricks
#31 The Case of the Phantom Fowl
#32 Gideon
#33 Fairy Tale
#34 Shape Shifter
#35 Firebird
#36 Space Academy
#37 Atlas Strikes Back
#38 Battle-Bot
#39 Time Hunters
#40 Escape From Volcano Island
#41 Avalanche!
#42 Battle of Steel Island
#43 Undercover
#44 Into the Dragon's Lair
#45 Night Before the Revolution
#46 Robotonia
#47 Showdown In Robotonia
#48 Journey To Tomorrow
#49 Astro Reborn
#50 The Final Battle

VOICE ACTORS
Susan Blu as Zoran
Jennifer Darling as Nora
Bill Framer as Detective Tawashi
Dorian Harewood as Dr. Tenma
Sandy Martin as Abercrombie
Lara Jill Miller as Alejo
Candi Milo as Astro and Kennedy
Faith Salie as Yuko
Wally Wingert as Dr. O'Shay and Skunk

LINKS
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ASTRO BOY LINKS
Absolute Anime: Astro Boy

The Astro Boy Episode Guide

Big Cartoon Database

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