Astro Boy

Episode 1

The Birth of Astroboy

Sat, Sep 7, 1963 27 mins

Dr. Boynton builds a robot named Astro Boy to replace his dead son who dies in a car accident. Realizing he's not a real boy who doesn't grow, Dr. Boynton selfishly sells a dejected Astro Boy to the circus. In the circus Astro Boy is expected to fight other robots to the death, however he wants nothing to do with it, which angers his owner. He later saves the circus owner's life during a horrendous fire. Finally he is traded to a big nosed man named Elefun.

Episode 2

Colosso

Sat, Sep 14, 1963 25 mins

At the great Institute of Science, where robots are made on huge assembly lines, a giant of a robot - COLOSSO - suffers a short circuit before his electronic brain is completed. In this brainless state, he smashes his way to the street, destroying everything in his path. He will obey the first human being to give him an order. As chance would have it, the first man he encounters is a safe-cracker robbing a bank. Soon Colosso becomes the pawn of a band of notorious criminals. Astro Boy comes to the rescue as the criminals are executing their most sensational theft. He apprehends the criminals and returns Colosso to the Institute, where the huge robot is completed and becomes a "good guy" after all.

Episode 3

Expedition to Mars

Sat, Sep 21, 1963 27 mins

When the first expedition to Mars fails because of a mutiny by the crew, Astro Boy is appointed commander of the second expedition.

Episode 4

The Sphinx

Sat, Sep 28, 1963 27 mins

Astro Boy is tricked by Clyde Snidely and a band of Arab cutthroats into helping them search for "treasure" in the desert.

Episode 5

Cross Island

Sat, Oct 5, 1963 27 mins

Cross Island is a mysterious uncharted island in a little-known sea. Here, a task force of robots work in great secrecy, extracting valuable stores of uranium.

Episode 6

Grass Boy

Sat, Oct 12, 1963 27 mins

One night, during a storm, Astro Boy meets Lodar, a boy from another planet. Lodar has come to warn us of an invasion of flying saucers from his world.

Episode 7

Zero, the Invisible Robot

Sat, Oct 19, 1963 27 mins

Yes, it is true. Someone has finally learned how to blend etheric resin with clear plastic to produce an invisible robot.

Episode 8

Silver Comet

Sat, Oct 26, 1963 27 mins

Young Tommy Speed prepares to enter the World Champion Motor Car Race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.

Episode 9

Hullabaloo Island

Sat, Nov 2, 1963 26 mins

No amusement park in the world-in the universe, for that matter-could compare with the one called "Hullabaloo Land." Here was a child's dream world: everything from Hansel and Gretel's tiny cottage in the Enchanted Forest to King Arthur's mighty castle at Camelot! "Hullabaloo Land" was the creation of Doctor Magico, a mechanical wizard. What no child, and certainly no adult, ever suspected was that kindly old Doctor Magico was actually a power-mad scientist plotting to take over the world! What appeared to the visitor as a fairy tale castle was in reality an arsenal wherein Doctor Magico built weapons of destruction! Astro Boy and his guardian, Doctor Elefun, following a hunch, decide one day to visit Doctor Magico in his castle. Astro Boy discovers the wizard's secret workshop-only to be discovered himself by Doctor Magico and his robot dragon, Firesnout! Astro Boy's escape, his fight with the dragon, and his pursuit of the evil wizard are exploits that could happen only in the bizarre setting of "Hullabaloo Land."

Episode 10

The Spirit Machine

Sat, Nov 9, 1963 26 mins

It finally happened in the little mid-European land called Shangri-Lee. An absolute dictator rose to power. Rudolph Hatter (his enemies called him Mad Hatter) was ruthless. Like other madmen before him, he sought to rule the world.

Episode 11

Strange Voyage

Sat, Nov 16, 1963 27 mins

When notorious Louie the Lug hides aboard a space ship bound for the moon, Astro Boy leaps aboard just before blast-off.

Episode 12

The Artificial Sun

Sat, Nov 23, 1963 27 mins

Film mogul Elia Belial had suddenly become one of the wealthiest men on earth, yet, he hadn't made a picture in years. What was the source of his sudden wealth?

Episode 13

The Deep Freeze

Sat, Nov 30, 1963 27 mins

Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cutthroats had become the Scourge of the Arctic!

Episode 14

One Million Mammoth Snails

Sat, Dec 7, 1963 27 mins

Professor Nutty Fruitcake, living alone in his secluded mountain observatory, has taken to a unique hobby: growing giant fruits and vegetables. When the novelty of giant watermelons and tangerines wears thin, the Professor takes to breeding giant animals - in particular, giant snails.

Episode 15

Gangor the Monster

Sat, Dec 14, 1963 27 mins

In the year 2000, there were robots aplenty. Since human beings no longer worked, there was a wide assortment of robots, big and little, fat and thin, tall and short, to perform every conceivable menial task. But nowhere was there a robot like Gangor, the Monster.

Episode 16

Secret Agent 3-Z

Sat, Dec 21, 1963 27 mins

President Pudge of Udopia feared for his life, and understandably so. The Presidents of several other countries had all been attacked by Secret Agent 3-Z.

Episode 17

The Haunted Ship

Sat, Dec 28, 1963 27 mins

Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.

Episode 18

Time Machine

Sun, Dec 29, 1963 27 mins

One day, excitable Mr. Pompous was relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship crashed through his front door. Clearly the ship was something from the future.

Episode 19

The Cosmic Giant

Fri, Jan 3, 1964 27 mins

From deep in space, intelligent forces have been studying the earth with an eye toward establishing a colony there. The colony, once established, would take over the planet, paving the way for mass settlement by those evil forces.

Episode 20

Toxor the Mist Man

Fri, Jan 10, 1964 27 mins

When early American astronauts reported seeing "fireflies" in space, they posed a riddle that intrigued men of science for decades. In the year 2000, the intrepid Doctor Bolt - astronomer, adventurer, astronaut - decided to investigate on his own.

Episode 21

Satellite-45

Fri, Jan 17, 1964 26 mins

Space stations are nothing new in the year 2000. A number of them dot the Milky Way between here and Andromeda, like floating islands in the sky. One of the largest is Satellite R-45, a way station for trans-galaxy flights. Ships from every part of the Milky Way moor at R-45's massive Spaceports. Interplanetary travelers stay at ultra-modern hotels and exotic wares from all over the universe are sold in exclusive shops. When Astro Boy arrives one day, he discovers a pair of fumbling souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares! A bit of ingenious sleuthing reveals that the fumblers are actually tools of the master smuggler, Trickum, a local hotel owner who tries in vain to force the resignation of Cronipuss Goodheart, President of Satellite R-45. If Trickum himself should become President, he could turn the satellite into an enormous trading-post for stolen goods. Here, Astro Boy's computer-like mind, rather than his great strength, saves the day... and R-45!

Episode 22

Sea-Serpent Isle

Fri, Jan 24, 1964 27 mins

Sitting alone at the beach one day, watching wave after wave break on the lonely sand, Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle being washed ashore. The bottle proves to contain a note calling for help and rescue from a dreaded, but unknown, uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.

Episode 23

The Deadly Flies

Fri, Jan 31, 1964 27 mins

A mysterious epidemic grips the city! Everywhere, men and women drop suddenly into comas.

Episode 24

Kingdom of the Sea

Fri, Feb 7, 1964 27 mins

There is laughter when a strange-looking, almost sinister, robot swathed in a trench coat confronts Astro Boy and Doctor Elefun, demanding that they accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.

Episode 25

The Strange Birthday Present

Fri, Feb 14, 1964 27 mins

On his most recent birthday, Astro Boy received an amazing gift, something he had always wanted... a little sister! She was a gift of Doctor Packadermus J. Elefun, head of the Institute of Science, and she was the image - the very image - of Astro Boy, but with pigtails.

Episode 26

Don Tay's Infernal Machine

Fri, Feb 21, 1964 27 mins

It was perhaps natural that Don Tay should hate civilization. After all, were not his ancestors simple, hard-working peons, captured and exploited by the cruel conquistadors?

Episode 27

Pearl People

Fri, Feb 28, 1964 26 mins

Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science. Why would anyone wish to destroy it?

Episode 28

Wacky Machine

Fri, Mar 6, 1964 26 mins

Professor I. Q. Plenty startled a group of greedy plant owners by announcing that he had perfected the very thing they were seeking: a Robot Wacky Inducer - a machine that could actually make troublesome robots wacky, and therefore harmless. All Professor Plenty asked for his machine was an annual rental fee of 50 million dollars! The plant owners accepted. Next, the Professor went to Doctor Elefun and offered to withdraw his machine, a device that could affect every robot in the city - including Astro Boy - for a mere 80 million dollars! Doctor Elefun refused to be intimidated and Professor Plenty made good his threat. He turned on the Wacky Inducer and every robot within a 100-mile radius was rendered feeble. But not Astro Boy, for at the boy's own request he was dismantled by Doctor Elefun so that he would not be a robot while the machine was operating. Once the machine stopped for a periodic shutdown, however, Astro Boy was quickly re-assembled. He knew what he had to do: find the machine hidden somewhere in the vast city, and destroy it before it destroyed him - all this in the course of two minutes. Just 120 seconds! He found the machine, all right, but attempting to overcome all the hidden obstacles Professor Plenty had planted in his path becams one of Astro Boy's greatest and most unique adventures!

Episode 29

Memory Day

Fri, Mar 13, 1964 26 mins

Once a year in the 21st century, the citizens of earth celebrate Memory Day. On that day, they honor the memories of family members who have traveled so far into the universe that they are gone for years at a time!

Episode 30

The Super Duper Robot

Fri, Mar 20, 1964 26 mins

A mad scientist, Professor Booboo, discovers the plans for a giant robot in a wrecked alien spaceship, one that is even stronger than Astro Boy, and intends to conquer the universe with it.

Episode 31

Mysterious Cosmic Rays

Fri, Mar 27, 1964

Dr. Gray Dorian discovers a new type of ray that allows him to grow young again but he must drain others of their energy to maintain his youth, eventually becoming a monster.

Episode 32

The Moon Monsters

Fri, Apr 3, 1964 26 mins

Astroboy joins forces with #7 and his group of space troopers to battle aliens who have invaded the Moon.

Episode 33

The Three Magicians

Fri, Apr 10, 1964 26 mins

Robot magician Mr. Abra Kadabra pulls off an impossible art museum robbery but claims to be innocent; Astro Boy tries to find the real culprit.

Episode 34

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Fri, Apr 17, 1964 27 mins

From time to time, the civilized world is shocked to hear of the sightings of various and assorted monsters: the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, the Mediterranean colocynth - a prehistoric fish actually caught in the late 1950s, etc.

Episode 35

Planet X

Fri, Apr 24, 1964 26 mins

People are abducted by aliens and taken to a remote planet where they are kept in a city which is a duplicate of one on Earth as part of a research experiment. Astro Boy mounts a rescue mission.

Episode 36

The Elixir of Life

Fri, May 1, 1964 26 mins

A scientist discovers a formula that grants immortality to anyone who drinks it so Astro Boy is sent to protect him from manufacturers, gangsters, and a sinister cult which want to seize the elixir for their own benefit.

Episode 37

Astro Boy Goes to School

Fri, May 8, 1964 26 mins

Upset that, as a robot, he has no appreciation for beauty, Astro Boy goes to a school for robots where he faces a villain who wants to convert all art into functional pieces.

Episode 38

The Disturbed Small Planet

Fri, May 15, 1964

Astro Boy joins an expedition to destroy the asteroid Medusa, which is on a collision course with Earth.

Episode 39

The Mysterious Cat

Fri, May 22, 1964 26 mins

A man in a cat mask leads the animals in rebellion against humans to protest the destruction of the forest for a housing development.

Episode 40

The Abominable Snowman

Fri, Jun 5, 1964

On an expedition to the Himalayas, Dr. Elefun is kidnapped by the Abominable Snowman, servant of Sam Caesar who has founded a new Roman Empire, populated by robots.

Episode 41

Deadline to Danger

Fri, Jun 12, 1964

A deadly superbomb is lost in the ocean near the Bering Strait and Astro Boy has only a limited time to locate it before it detonates and destroys the world.

Episode 42

The Island of Mystery

Fri, Jun 19, 1964 26 mins

An alien spaceship is hidden on a remote island; crooks force Astro Boy and Doctor Elefun to go there and decipher the clues left on a series of mysterious statues to find it.

Episode 43

Ditto

Fri, Jun 26, 1964 26 mins

Astro Boy travels to the Land of Goshen where he foils a plot to overthrow robot President Ditto engineered by the villainous Prince Upply.

Episode 44

Cleopatra's Heart

Fri, Jul 3, 1964 25 mins

Astro Boy guards a fabulous gem, Cleopatra's Heart, sought by the Crimson Brotherhood to reestablish the Egyptian Empire under a robot version of Cleopatra.

Episode 45

Return of Cleopatra

Fri, Jul 10, 1964

Evil scientist Rasburton makes a second attempt at conquering the world but his robot Cleopatra is increasingly opposed to his wicked scheme.

Episode 46

The Phantom Space Ship

Fri, Jul 17, 1964

A top-secret spaceship made entirely of robot components fails when a crucial part is stolen by foreign agents and used to bait a trap for Astro Boy so he can be duplicated.

Episode 47

The Gigantic Space Crab

Fri, Jul 24, 1964

Visitors from the plane Jipjip want Earth animals in exchange for an alien dinosaur named Tiny, who helps Astro Boy defeat a giant space crab which has escaped from a circus.

Episode 48

The Great Space Horse

Fri, Jul 31, 1964 26 mins

Davalon, a talking space horse with human arms, comes to Earth to visit his friend Yatata but is sought by gangsters, a snoopy reporter, and a greedy circus owner.

Episode 49

3D Tee Vee

Fri, Aug 7, 1964 26 mins

The first 3-dimensional television broadcast is interrupted by a ghost, the remnant of an inventor lost while testing a teleportation machine, forced into the service of a criminal gang.

Episode 50

Westward, Ha!

Fri, Aug 14, 1964 27 mins

Astro Boy, Dr. Elefun, and Mr. Pompous take a time machine back to the Old West, in search of the inventor's missing son.

Episode 51

Jimbo the Great

Fri, Aug 21, 1964

In Africa, Astro Boy protects an orphaned baby elephant from wicked hunters and a rampaging elephant robot.

Episode 52

Snow Lion

Fri, Aug 28, 1964 26 mins

An alien wizard with a snow lion conjures up a massive snowstorm to engulf the world, draining the energy from all robots and machinery, leaving them useless, paving the way for an invasion from Rigel.

Episode 53

Dogma Palace

Sat, Aug 29, 1964 25 mins

Episode 54

The Man-Made Iceberg

Fri, Sep 4, 1964 26 mins

Episode 55

Vampire Vale

Fri, Sep 11, 1964 26 mins

Episode 56

The Terrible Tidal Wave

Sat, Sep 19, 1964 26 mins

Episode 57

Vikings

Sat, Sep 26, 1964 26 mins

Episode 58

The Devil Doll

Sat, Oct 3, 1964 26 mins

Episode 59

Dinosaur Dilemma

Sat, Oct 10, 1964 24 mins

Episode 60

The Clock Tower Mystery

Sat, Oct 17, 1964

Episode 61

The Flower Monster

Sat, Oct 24, 1964 26 mins

Episode 62

Attack from Space

Sat, Oct 31, 1964

Episode 63

Shipwreck in Space

Sat, Nov 7, 1964 26 mins

Episode 64

Big Titan

Sat, Nov 14, 1964 26 mins

Episode 65

Mission to the Middle of the World

Sat, Nov 21, 1964 24 mins

Episode 66

Inca Gold Fever

Sat, Nov 28, 1964

Episode 67

The Monster Machine

Sat, Dec 5, 1964 26 mins

Episode 68

The Hooligan Whodunit

Sat, Dec 12, 1964

Episode 69

Funnel to the Future

Sat, Dec 19, 1964 26 mins

Episode 70

Super Brain

Sat, Dec 26, 1964 25 mins

Episode 71

Mighty Minute

Sat, Jan 2, 1965 26 mins

Episode 72

Dream Machine

Sat, Jan 9, 1965

Episode 73

The Robot Olympics

Sat, Jan 16, 1965

Episode 74

Dunder, Bird of Doom

Sat, Jan 23, 1965 26 mins

Episode 75

Dolphins in Distress

Sat, Jan 30, 1965

Episode 76

The Mad Beltway

Sat, Feb 6, 1965 26 mins

Episode 77

The Terrible Time Gun

Sat, Feb 13, 1965 26 mins

Episode 78

Space Princess

Sat, Feb 20, 1965

Episode 79

Mighty Microbe Army

Sat, Feb 27, 1965

Episode 80

Horrible King Horrid

Sat, Mar 6, 1965

Episode 81

Mystery of the Amless Dam

Sat, Mar 13, 1965

Episode 82

Galeom from Galaxy G

Fri, Mar 19, 1965

Episode 83

The Three Robotiers

Fri, Mar 26, 1965

Episode 84

Brother Jetto

Fri, Apr 2, 1965

Episode 85

Angel of the Alps

Fri, Apr 9, 1965

Episode 86

Magic Punch Card

Fri, Apr 16, 1965

Episode 87

The Great Rocket Robbery

Fri, Apr 23, 1965

Episode 88

Contest in Space

Fri, Apr 30, 1965

Episode 89

Gift of Zeo

Fri, May 7, 1965

Episode 90

A Deep Deep Secret

Fri, May 14, 1965

Episode 91

The Wonderful Christmas Present

Fri, May 21, 1965

Episode 92

Uncharted World

Fri, May 28, 1965

Episode 93

Jungle Mystery

Fri, Jun 4, 1965

Episode 94

The Terrible Spaceman

Fri, Jun 11, 1965

Episode 95

General Astro

Fri, Jun 18, 1965

Episode 96

The Mighty Mite from Ursa Minor

Fri, Jun 25, 1965

Episode 97

Mystery of the Metal Men

Fri, Jul 2, 1965

Episode 98

Super Human Beings

Fri, Jul 9, 1965

Episode 99

Phoenix Bird

Fri, Jul 16, 1965

Episode 100

Menace from Mercury

Fri, Jul 23, 1965

Episode 101

Dangerous Mission

Fri, Jul 30, 1965

Episode 102

Planet 13

Fri, Aug 6, 1965

Episode 103

Prisoners in Space

Fri, Aug 13, 1965

Episode 104

Double Trouble

Fri, Aug 20, 1965

Episode 105

General Atom

Episode 106

The Boy from Outer Space

Episode 107

Release of the Earth

Episode 108

Saturn Man

Episode 109

Phoenix

Episode 110

Expedition on Mercury

Episode 111

Robot Polymer

Episode 112

Samson's Hair

Episode 113

Back, the Country Without Laughter

Episode 114

Metro Monster

Episode 115

The Big Runaway Safe

Episode 116

The Biggest Robot on Earth (Part One)

Episode 117

The Biggest Robot on Earth (Part Two)

Episode 118

Robot Grabby

Episode 119

The Flying Lens

Episode 120

Time Hunter

Episode 121

Ganimate

Episode 122

The Monster Mantler

Episode 123

Captain Dog

Episode 124

Parting Gift

Episode 125

Find the Bacteria

Episode 126

Roboids

Episode 127

The Experimental Robot

Episode 128

Treasures of the Inca Empire

Episode 129

Atom vs Atom

Episode 130

The Storm on Mars

Episode 131

The Moon Champion

Episode 132

Prince Louis

Episode 133

Revenge After Ten Years

Episode 134

Operation Escape

Episode 135

The Robot-Dog Backy

Episode 136

Inspector Jaguar

Episode 137

Little Cooley

Episode 138

A Long Day

Episode 139

Astro Boy Stolen

Episode 140

The King and Atom

Episode 141

The Locomotive - March

Episode 142

Minya's Star