The Space Explorers

Growing up in Chicago in the fifties and sixties, Garfield Goose was a staple event every weeknight. Wherever I was or whatever I was doing, I parked myself in front of the TV to see Frazier Thomas and the denizens of the castle banter about and show cartoons.

Most memorable was the animated series, The Space Explorers. It was, for reasons not known then, very captivating. Many years later, but before the Internet was popularized, I searched for info on this series, but to no avail. More recently, a search turned up a wealth of information and now I know why it was so captivating. The reasons are complex and I wouldn't be able to articulate them as well as others have on various websites devoted to this series.

If you have fond memories of The Space Explorers, I would suggest doing your own search and discovering why this series was indeed so captivating.

A truly undiscovered classic! Being in direct communication with the current copy-right holder, I was graciously provided the opportunity to see it again on VHS tape after forty years... and I loved it every bit as much. I don't know how this has fallen through the cracks. As an educational and motivational film it was ahead of its time. I first saw this film when I was five years old, and was glued to the TV set for each new episode.

If MGM, TriStar, Columbia, Universal, TriMark, Warner, Paramount, Turner or somebody rediscovers this animated cartoon they will surely want to grab it to see that it is re-released it on DVD someday.