Eye-patched Scott McCloud (The Space Angel), rotund Taurus, and curvaceous Crystal Mace fly around in the 'Starduster', solving problems, saving planets and generally being heroic at some indeterminate time in the future. Like its predecessor 'Clutch Cargo', this animated space opera is best remembered for being made in 'Synchro-Vox', in which an actual human mouth was superimposed on the animated character's face when speaking. The resulting image is a bit odd but reasonably effective (and distinctive). The rest of the animation is very limited and motion is kept to a minimum with a lot of repeated sequences but the stories are very entertaining and imaginative. Although far from scientifically rigorous, the show seems like something that a bunch of ambitious sci-fi aficionados with very limited resources would come up with, as Scott and crew deal with errant asteroids, giant drone starships from 'outside', approaching the speed of light, space-Quakers who dislike loud music, gladiatorial combat in giant fighting machines, etc. The show also has a weird sense of humour, as exemplified by the episode 'Welcome, Neighbour' where a solar-sail powered fleet arrives, crewed by shepherds-crook carrying Amish-oids who drive vehicles that look like a cross between Luke Skywalker's land-speeder and a Ford Model-T - very strange!! I vaguely remember liking this show back when it was new (as I was) but now, a half-century later, I'm hooked. Created by Dick Darley, who a decade earlier gave us the memorable adventures of Buzz Corry and 'The Space Patrol'. Weird, one-of a kind, but highly watchable if you're in a retro-mood.
