Dogstar (TV series)

Dogstar is an Australian animated television series produced by Media World Pictures which first screened on the Nine Network in 2006, and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 26 episodes in each season. Dogstar was produced by Colin South and Ross Hutchens, written by Doug MacLeod and Philip Dalkin, designed by Scott Vanden Bosch and directed by Aaron Davies. Editing and special effects were done by Merlin Cornish and the music was composed by Yuri Worontschak.

Series synopsis
After thousands of years of wars, pollution, undrinkable water and silly cartoon shows, humans are forced to leave Earth and move everything and everyone to a new planet: New Earth. But not everything goes to plan when the Dogstar, a giant space ark containing all of the world's dogs, goes off course and becomes lost in space. On New Earth, the evil Bob Santino makes his fortune selling canine replacement units, Robogs, and plots to ensure the Dogstar is never found. But the Clark kids desperately miss their real dog, Hobart, and begin a quest through space to find the Dogstar - with Bob in hot pursuit.

Series 1: 2006

 * 1) A Dog's Tale - 4 September 2006
 * 2) Obedience School - 18 September 2006
 * 3) Fetch - 11 September 2006
 * 4) Pedigree - 25 September 2006
 * 5) Dogfight - 2 October 2006
 * 6) Dog Ears - 9 October 2006
 * 7) Underdogs - 16 October 2006
 * 8) Sit Drop Stay - 23 October 2006
 * 9) The Beagle Has Landed - 30 October 2006
 * 10) Sick as a Dog - 6 November 2006
 * 11) Puppy Love - 13 November 2006
 * 12) Running with the Pack - 20 November 2006
 * 13) Paws - 27 November 2006
 * 14) Dog Show - 16 April 2007
 * 15) Old Dog New Tricks - 23 April 2007
 * 16) Hounded - 30 April 2007
 * 17) Dog Gone - 7 May 2007
 * 18) Bad Dog - 14 May 2007
 * 19) Dog Leg - 21 May 2007
 * 20) Top Dog - 4 June 2007
 * 21) Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - 11 June 2007
 * 22) Off Lead Area - 18 June 2007
 * 23) Dogged Determination - 25 June 2007
 * 24) Man Bites Dog - 2 July 2007
 * 25) Smart Dog - 9 July 2007
 * 26) A Tail's End - 16 July 2007

Series 2: 2011

 * 1) Public Enemy Number One
 * 2) The Quick and the Dog
 * 3) Fred Ward
 * 4) Even Deeper Impact
 * 5) Father's Day
 * 6) Absent Friends
 * 7) Robbie
 * 8) The Big Bang
 * 9) Little Boy Lost
 * 10) Fatal Attraction
 * 11) Robot Revolution
 * 12) Twice The Excitement
 * 13) Dogtopia
 * 14) Game Time
 * 15) Mensamania
 * 16) Rockin' In The Flea World
 * 17) The Greatest Superhero
 * 18) It's The End of the World As We Know It
 * 19) Robosauria
 * 20) Secrets And More Secrets
 * 21) Persuasion
 * 22) The Good, The Bad and the Baba
 * 23) Titanium Chef
 * 24) Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Paw
 * 25) The Greening of Gavin
 * 26) Relative Dimensions in Space

Christmas special
Media World Pictures produced a movie length Christmas special called Dogstar – Christmas in Space for the Nine Network, which was released in Christmas 2016.

Cast
The series featured the following voice artists:
 * Brandon Burns (voice of Glenn Bruce Clark)
 * Kate McLennan (Simone Clark)
 * Emma Leonard (Lincoln Clark)
 * Roslyn Oades (Gemma)
 * Beverley Dunn (Gran Clark)
 * Henry Maas (Bob Santino)
 * Marg Downey (Alice, Daina and Greta)
 * Matt Tilley (Zeke)
 * Gary Files (Ramon Ridley)
 * Michael Veitch (Mark Clark)
 * Matthew King (Hank and Planet Man)
 * Simone Gescheit (Dino Santino)
 * Hamish Hughes (guest roles)
 * Shaun Micallef (Boombah and Narrator)
 * Abbe Holmes (Boombah Fenwick and various guest roles)
 * Marnie Reece-Wilmore

Awards
The series has garnered numerous awards:

2009 awards

 * Nominated for a Logie Award - Most outstanding Children's Program category

2008 awards

 * ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS - Best Animation
 * Australian Writers' Guild - Winner, John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing at the AWGIE Awards
 * WA SCREEN AWARDS, Australia - Outstanding Achievement for Animation Production
 * THE HUGO TELEVISION AWARDS, Chicago International Film Festival - Certificate of Merit for Animated Series
 * AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Screenplay, Television
 * AFI, Australia - Nomination, Best Guest/Supporting Actor, TV Drama
 * ECOVISION FESTIVAL, Italy - Finalist
 * ELECTRONIC AND ANIMATED ARTS ELAN AWARDS, Canada - Finalist, Best International Animated Production (Television Series)

2007 awards

 * Writers Guild of Australia - AWGIE Awards Finalist, Best Children's Television Script
 * ENHANCE TV ATOM AWARDS, Australia - Finalist, Best Children's Television Series
 * APOLLO AWARDS, Asia - Best Animated Opening Sequence
 * INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE, CARTOONS ON THE BAY, Italy, Official Selection

2006 awards

 * Writers Guild of Australia - Winner, AWGIE Award for Best Children's Television Script
 * Australian Effects and Animation Festival - Finalist, Best Television Animation