Blaster's Universe

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| based_on = Blaster Learning System
by Davidson & Associates

| creator =

| developer = {{Plainlist|

Jamie Tatham
Dale Schott

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| writer = {{Plainlist|

Hugh Duffy (eps 1, 12)
Ben Joseph (eps 2, 9, 13)
Dave Dias (eps 3, 7, 11)
Dale Schott (ep 4)
Ken Ross (eps 5, 8)
Kim Thompson (eps 6, 10)

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| director = {{Plainlist|

Larry Jacobs
Dan Hennessey (voice)https://deadline.com/2024/11/dan-hennessey-dead-voice-actor-care-bears-inspector-gadget-x-men-tv-series-director-1236182060/

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| creative_director =

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| theme_music_composer = Grayson Matthews for Tantrum Productions

| opentheme = {{Plainlist|

"Blaster's Universe Theme"
Vocals by Jonathan Wilson, Maryke Hendrikse, and Robert Tinkler (all uncredited)

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| endtheme = "Blaster's Universe Theme" (instrumental)

| composer = {{Plainlist|

Ray Parker
Tom Szcezsniak

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| country = {{Plainlist|

United States
Canada
Taiwan

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| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 13

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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Patrick Loubert
Michael Hirsh
Clive A. Smith
James Wang
Cathy Siegel

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| editor =

| runtime = 30 minutes

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| channel = {{Plainlist|

CBS
Teletoon

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| first_aired = {{Start date|1999|09|04}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2000|03|26}}

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Blaster's Universe is an animated children's television series, made by Nelvana and Hong Guang Animation, that ran for one season from September 1999 on CBS{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0373-9 |pages=84–85}} and in 2000 on Teletoon. It is based on Knowledge Adventure's Blaster Learning System series of educational software.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1-4766-6599-3 |page=146}}

Characters

Max Blaster (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) – a 12-year-old Earth boy, based on the Blasternaut from the video game series.
GC (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse) – a 12-year-old alien girl from the planet Omega.
MEL (voiced by Juan Chioran) – Blaster and GC's robotic dog, his name is an abbreviation of "Mechanically Enhanced Lapdog".

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|Title=You're History

|WrittenBy=Hugh Duffy

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|04}}

|EpisodeNumber=1

|ShortSummary=Blaster, GC and MEL run into Attila the Hun who kidnaps MEL. It is revealed that Major History is erasing all history. Using history against him, Blaster, GC and MEL foil his plot.

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{{Episode list

|Title=A Bridge Too Weak

|WrittenBy=Ben Joseph

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|09}}

|EpisodeNumber=2

|ShortSummary=Blaster and GC offer to help her dad, the Commander of Omega, by attending a bridge opening, but there are friends and enemies lingering around, involving Blaster.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Misplaced Weekend

|WrittenBy=Dave Dias

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|16}}

|EpisodeNumber=3

|ShortSummary=Blaster's break time is lost to school time. Blaster, GC and MEL head out to look for the missing weekend. Evil genius, Dr. Dabble, is the culprit and after a close call with a garbage monster they return the weekend and trick Dr. Dabble into finding time to go fishing.

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{{Episode list

|Title=A Spot of Trouble

|WrittenBy=Dale Schott

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|25}}

|EpisodeNumber=4

|ShortSummary=MEL's canine caper takes Blaster and GC on a race across the galaxy as they try to keep him out of the clutches of Von Shtoopenscooper, the Omegan Dog Catcher. After playing catch with a moon and chasing a few interstellar cars they finally get him home again.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Uncool Copycat

|WrittenBy=Ken Ross

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=5

|ShortSummary=GC thinks that Blaster is getting a little loony. What they discover is that a misguided artist named Deja Vu is making life size copies of everything including people, almost starting an intergalactic war, until Blaster and GC convince him originality is a virtue.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Mind Over Manners

|WrittenBy=Kim Thompson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|06}}

|EpisodeNumber=6

|ShortSummary=Illitera decides to eliminate politeness. To prevent intergalactic war and being grounded until he is 20, Blaster, GC and MEL have to trick Illitera into returning politeness to the galaxy.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Body Eclectic

|WrittenBy=Dave Dias

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|13}}

|EpisodeNumber=7

|ShortSummary=Illitera decides to shrink the Commander to ruin his image. She had not counted on Blaster, GC and MEL being there to foil her plans and loses out once again.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

|WrittenBy=Ken Ross

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|20}}

|EpisodeNumber=8

|ShortSummary=Ignoring his cleaning chores, Blaster goes with GC and MEL to follow a space pirate ship to the planet Moocowzia where they are treated like gods because they aren't helpless and can look after themselves, which inspires Blaster to clean his own room.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Sound Advice

|WrittenBy=Ben Joseph

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|27}}

|EpisodeNumber=9

|ShortSummary=GC wants to see Tone Def, play at the concert. The Maestro however plans to take over the concert. GC, Blaster and MEL track The Maestro and outsmart him, thanks to GC's music practice.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Math Schmath

|WrittenBy=Kim Thompson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|03|05}}

|EpisodeNumber=10

|ShortSummary=GC has a duty to tutor Zak with his math, except that Zak is disruptive. Number Cruncher starts up an evil plot, but is thwarted by Zak's mathematical talent.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Nowhere To Hide

|WrittenBy=Dave Dias

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|03|12}}

|EpisodeNumber=11

|ShortSummary=Blaster and GC get into unusual trouble in the Omegan library, but then the library statue is stolen. It turns out the assistant librarian, Ms. Hushop hid it thinking she had broken it.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Gym Nausium

|WrittenBy=Hugh Duffy

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|03|19}}

|EpisodeNumber=12

|ShortSummary=Blaster and GC go on a cruise aboard a space age Roman galley. The catch is that in this holiday they are working out in preparation for a race.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Buggin' Out

|WrittenBy=Ben Joseph

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|03|26}}

|EpisodeNumber=13

|ShortSummary=Blaster is forced to face his worst nightmare, the Exterminator, who has the dreaded Y2K bug in a jar and is threatening to release it again. Blaster defeats both his fear of bugs and the Exterminator.

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