Stardust's TV Room
last updated: May 5 2001
 
 Hiya guys!
 
I've got my very own corner of the web now, and my job is to tell you about the Moondreamers TV show, so here I am!
 
Moondreamers aired (in North America only) as part of "My Little Ponies and Friends" in 1986. The first half of this 30 minute show was My Little Pony, then the second half was rotated between "The Moondreamers", "The Glo Friends", and "Potato Head Kids", making Moondreamers a fifteen minute show. It was produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions. There are fifteen episodes.
 
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The TV Series
Episode # and Name Writer Plot Synopsis
 pilot?) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Moondreamer John Semper  
Cynthia Friedlob		 Bitsy and Blinky meet Roary and Ursa and they all travel to Starry Up to become Moondreamers. But Scowlene has been freed from Monstrous Middle and is intent on ruining everyone's fun.
 1) All in a Nights Sleep Betty Birney  
Ellen Beeman		 The Snoozers have to stop the Sleep Creeps from ruining two brothers sleep, but they didn't count on a kooky robot turning up!
 2) The Star of Stars  The Moondreamers search all over for the long lost Star of Stars.
 3) The Poobah of Pontoon Nancy Jane Batchelder  
John Semper  
Cynthia Friedlob		 Turns out Scowlene has an older brother and he's back to claim his rightful rule of Monsterous Middle! So Scowlene comes up with a plot to get rid of him and Roary by tricking the Moondreamers with a fake award ceremony.
 4) The Dreamkin  Whimzee accidentally creates a fuzzy little character called a Dreamkin, which comes to life when it pops out of the Dream Machine. The cute little Dreamkin causes nothing but problems in Starry Up, because it absorbs Positrons faster than the Moondreamers can create them!
 5) Minor Problems Ursa Bear's curious little niece, Ursa Minor, creates constant disruption in Starry Up. But her mischief creates real problems when she turns on Sparky's latest invention, a duplicating machine that produces duplicates of herself!
 6) Igon the Terrible  Bob Smith  
Barry O'Brien		 Igon takes over as ruler of Monstrous Middle with the help of a huge creature called a Gundar. But the little king is in   
for a rude surprise when he tries to take over Starry Up, too.
 7) Stuck On Bucky Because of a freak accident, Sparky ends up glued to Bucky. Meanwhile Scowelette is impersonating the Moondreamers and is about to destroy Dream Central!
 8) The Dreamnapping Whimzee creates a special dream for a little girl who can't tie her shoes. When Scowlene takes control of it, the Moondreamers must enter the dream to stop the nightmare. But will they be able to get out again?
 9) Bucky's Comet Betty Birney Bucky tries to impress Crystal Starr by riding the wildest comet in the sky. But the comet ends up taking him for a ride, and threatening Starry Up to boot!
10) Dreamland Express Mark McClellen  
John Semper  
Cynthia Friedlob		 Bitsy and Blinky find a magic train which helps them finish their chores faster, but when all the Starchildren in Starry Up go for a ride they quickly run into trouble.
11) Whimzee Come Home Betty Birney Whimzee has lost her imagination and goes on a quest to get it back.
12) Zodies on the Loose Kathy Selbert All the Zodies in the Blue Zoo are released and soon cause mayham in Starry Up.
*) The Nightmare (part one)   
*) The Nightmare (part two) 		 Lainy Morriss  
John Semper  
Cynthia Friedlob		 A little boy accidentaly travels to Monsterous Middle where he must face his fear of horses or he, Bitsy and Blinky will be trapped forever! 
You can find all of these episodes (and many other cartoons) at The Toonarific Cartoon Archive 
  
* "The Nightmare" was a two parter and I don't know where it goes. Judging by the style and content it came later in the series and I believe it may have been the final episode. Perhapes it was two parts because it was intented to be the season finale and the next season's premier. It is known that the Moondreamers doll line was intended to go on in 1988, so I think it's likely the cartoon was meant to continue as well. 
 
Voice Cast
Voice Directors        - Ginny McSwain, Alan Dinehart 

Bitsy                       - Elizabeth Frazer 
Blinky                     - Robin Kaufman 
Ursa Minor              - Melanie Gaffin 
Other voices: Charlie Adler, Michael Bell, Sue Blu, Bettina, Nancy Cartwright, Jeannie Elias, Ellen Gerstell, Skip Hinnant, Keri Houlihan, Katie Leigh, Sherry Lynn, Scott Menville, Sarah Partridge, Russi Taylor, B. J. Ward, Jill Wayne, Frank Welker, Adam Carl, Peter Cullen, Jennifer Darling, Liz Georges, Renae Jacobs, Tress MacNeile, Clive Revill, Neil Ross, Ken Sansom, Judy Strangis 
 
Videos
There were a few collections of videos available. The most common was produced by Golden Video. These videos have a yellow cover with a screen shot of one of the episodes as the picture. Each Golden tape had three TV episodes and, of course, they went in order. There was also a series of tapes which had five episodes each. Videos were also sold in the UK, even though the series apparently didn't air on TV there. The UK tapes had four or five episodes each and were available in VHS PAL format. The episodes on these tapes did not go in order.
 
Awards
Moondreamers was nominated for two awards at The Ninth Annual Youth in Film Awards (1986 & 1987): Best Animation Voice-Over Group - Elizabeth Frazer ('Bitsy') - Melanie Gaffin ('Ursa Minor') - Robin Kaufman ('Blinky') and Best Animation Series or Special for Family Viewing.
Dream Central 
General information about Moondreamers and site updates.		 Crystal Starr's Office 
Profiles on all the characters from both toy line and TV series.		 Celeste's Collection   
A toy guide with descriptions and pictures of prototypes and mass produced dolls.
Ursa's Price Guide   
Learn what to expect on the second-hand market.		 Stardust's TV Room  
Complete episode guide and production notes as well as credits.		 Bucky Buckaroo's Down Files   
Lists some of the Moondreamers merchandise available in North America.
Dozer's Accessory Guide   
See what the parts you're missing look like or identify ones you don't know.		 Sparky Dreamer's Parts Shop   
Accessories for trade. Includes non-Moondreamer items. 		 Bitsy's Map   
Explore the places of Moondreamers.
Blinky's Explorations   
Learn what Moondreamers was like in other countries.		 Frolic's Mysteries 
Uncover clues about the little known 1988 Moondreamers.		 Moondust's Office 
Answering questions concerning this site or Moondreamers in general.
Whimzee's Gallery 
Moondreamers pictures from all sources, including fan art. Graphics for free use.		 Startiste's Gallery 
Custom pictures of the Moondreamers Hasbro never thought to make.		 This space reserved for Ursa Minor 
What's coming here? It's a surprise!
Glitzy Gleamer's Theatre    
Watch a few scenes from the Moondreamers episodes.		 Dream Gazer's Library   
Read Moondreamers books in text or full scans.		 Nightingale's Music Hall  
Listen to songs and voice clips from the Moondreamers TV show.
This space reserved for Roary 
What's coming here? It's a surprise!		 Stumbles' Links   
A meagre list, but all there is out there!		 This space reserved for Stardust 
What's coming here? It's a surprise!
 
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