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Once Upon a Time... Space

October 21, 2023

Il était une fois… l'Espace (Once Upon a Time... Space) is an animated science fiction television series from 1982 until 1983, directed by Albert Barillé. It is part of the Once Upon a Time... franchise.[1]

Once Upon a Time... Space
Created byAlbert Barillé
Developed byProcidis
Voices ofRoger Carel
Annie Balestra
Vincent Ropion
Alain Dorval
ComposerMichel Legrand
Country of originFrance
Japan
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesProcidis
Eiken
Release
Original networkFR3, Fuji TV (Japan)
Original release2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) –
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02)
Related

The show was animated in Japan by the animation studio Eiken, and is thus considered to be anime as it also aired on Japanese television, albeit not until 1984, under the title Galaxy Patrol PJ[a]. In contrast to the show's success in the West, the series' Japanese broadcast was consigned to an early-morning time slot and attracted little attention. Though it did gain a cult following in Japan in the following years. The Japanese dub for the anime is considered to be a lost media due to it never having a home release and only re-aired on AT-X during the summer of 2006.[2]

Synopsis Edit

Unlike the rest of the Once Upon a Time... titles, Once Upon a Time... Space revolve around a fictional premise rather than an edutainment theme. The series still has a handful of educational information (such as an episode discussing the rings of the planet Saturn) but nowhere as prevalent as its predecessor Once Upon a Time... Man nor its successor Once Upon a Time... Life.

The series succeeds Once Upon a Time... Man. It reprises almost all of the characters from the past series and adapts them into a science-fiction context.

The story is about the confrontation between several galactic powers. Among them there is the Omega Confederation (of which Earth is a member), the military Republic of Cassiopeia (led by General The Pest) and a powerful supercomputer which controls an army of robots. A group of super powerful creatures called the Humanoids later appear in the series.

The show follows the adventures of space police members Pierrot and Mercedes (aka Psi). Pierrot is the son of Colonel Pierre and President Pierrette. The series has a more egalitarian message than its predecessor as the supreme leader of the good guys is a female President and Psi is a co-protagonist. The previous series instead focused on male protagonists.

The scenarios of several episodes adapt elements of Greek mythology, other mythologies, and European legends. Among them are the Apple of Discord, Atlantis, David and Goliath, the Olympian Gods, and Prometheus. Other episodes deal with the existence of God, the relationship of man with modernity and machines, the limits of technology, comparisons between armed peace under the rule of a dictator and the difficulty of maintaining order in a democracy, higher spiritual beings encountered at the beginning and the end of the series etc. Some planets visited by the characters are replicas of the Earth at a specific era in its history, thus allowing some didactic interludes over the nature of these eras.

The series contains little to no violence, the heroes mostly use non-lethal stun weapons in combat. The exception is the use of disintegrating laser beams against wild animals.

The Earth does not play a central role in this series. The capital of the Confederation is on the planet Omega, far from Earth. The Confederation consists of multiple allied powers: Aldebaran, Auriga, Cassiopeia, Hydra, Scorpio, and Vega. The Confederation has a democratically elected government and a President.

Cast Edit

  • Colonel Pierre ... Roger Carel
  • President Pierrette ... Annie Balestra
  • Lieutenant/Captain Peter ... Vincent Ropion
  • Psi (Mercedes) ... Annie Balestra
  • Positronic brain android Métro ... Roger Carel
  • Commander Jumbo ... Alain Dorval
  • Petit Gros
  • Grand Ordinateur
  • Professor Maestro ... Roger Carel
  • 20th century Maestro
  • General The Pest ... Alain Dorval
  • The Dwarf ... Roger Carel

Spacecraft Edit

The French illustrator Philippe Bouchet (better known as Manchu) worked on some of the spacecraft and set designs.[3][4][5]

Omega Confederation:

  • Flea
  • Hummingbird
  • Spider
  • Dragonfly
  • Blue bird
  • Omega Cruiser
  • Omega Shuttle
  • Cosmopolitan

Cassiopeia:

  • Nautilus
  • Murene
  • Battle cruiser

Earth:

  • Ursus

Episodes Edit

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Planet Omega"
"(La planète Oméga)"		9 October 1982 (1982-10-09)
2"The Saurians"
"(Les Sauriens)"		16 October 1982 (1982-10-16)
3"The Green Planet"
"(La planète verte)"		23 October 1982 (1982-10-23)
4"Towards Andromeda"
"(Du côté d’Andromède)"		30 October 1982 (1982-10-30)
5"The Cro-Magnons"
"(Les Cro-Magnons)"		6 November 1982 (1982-11-06)
6"The Revolt of the Robots"
"(La révolte des robots)"		13 November 1982 (1982-11-13)
7"The Planet Mytho"
"(La planète Mytho)"		20 November 1982 (1982-11-20)
8"The Long Voyage"
"(Le long voyage)"		27 November 1982 (1982-11-27)
9"In Cassiopea"
"(Cassiopée)"		4 December 1982 (1982-12-04)
10"A Planet Blown to Pieces"
"(La planète déchiquetée)"		11 December 1982 (1982-12-11)
11"Shipwrecked in Space"
"(Les naufragés de l’espace)"		18 December 1982 (1982-12-18)
12"The Giants"
"(Les géants)"		25 December 1982 (1982-12-25)
13"The Incas"
"(Les Incas)"		1 January 1983 (1983-01-01)
14"In the Land of the Dinosaurs"
"(Chez les dinosaures)"		8 January 1983 (1983-01-08)
15"The Rings of Saturn"
"(Les anneaux de Saturne)"		15 January 1983 (1983-01-15)
16"The Unstoppable Menace"
"(L’imparable menace)"		22 January 1983 (1983-01-22)
17"Earth"
"(Terre!)"		29 January 1983 (1983-01-29)
18"Atlantis"
"(L’Atlantide)"		5 February 1983 (1983-02-05)
19"The Strange Return to Omega"
"(L’étrange retour vers Oméga)"		12 February 1983 (1983-02-12)
20"The Revenge of the Robots"
"(La revanche des robots)"		19 February 1983 (1983-02-19)
21"The Humanoids"
"(Les Humanoïdes)"		26 February 1983 (1983-02-26)
22"An Hostile World"
"(Un monde hostile)"		5 March 1983 (1983-03-05)
23"City in Flight"
"(Cité en vol)"		12 March 1983 (1983-03-12)
24"The Great Computer"
"(Le grand ordinateur)"		19 March 1983 (1983-03-19)
25"The Battle of the Titans"
"(Combat de titans)"		26 March 1983 (1983-03-26)
26"The Infinity of Space"
"(L’infini de l’espace)"		2 April 1983 (1983-04-02)

Characters Edit

The series features the following characters.

  • Colonel Pierre. He is the head of the Omega Space Police and the husband of the President of the Confederation. He is a happily married man, strict and highly moral.
  • Pierrette. President of the Omega Confederation, wife of Pierre, and mother of Pierrot. She is a smiling figure and a skilled politician. She governs by building consensus among Council members.
  • Pierrot . He is the son of Colonel Pierre and President Pierrette. He joined the Space Police of the Omega Confederation after completing his studies. He finds himself in command of a dragonfly-type vessel. He starts the series with the rank of lieutenant, and he later becomes a captain. His promotion is a reward for his bravery in saving the Earth from an attack by a remote-controlled rocket. He is a kind, brave man with a curious mind and a thirst for discovery.
  • Mercedes, nicknamed "Psi". She is a young Hispanic woman, calm and involved. She is particularly intuitive, precognitive, a telepath, and a skilled hypnotist. She tries repeatedly to convince Pierrot that her precognitions are both relevant and accurate. He initially distrusts her visions, a source of conflict among them. Gradually, Pierrot comes to trust her more. The characters are love interests to each other. She is very unwilling to kill, preferring to use her weapons to stun and paralyze enemies. She has great respect for living things. However, she is aware of the malice and deceit of Naboth. Psi is of South American, and especially Brazilian descent according to the official website of the series as stated in the Once Upon A Time... Planet Earth section. At many times, the character said herself what she has a specialization into geology.
  • Metro. A robot, specifically an "android positronic brain". He is the robotic equivalent of Professor Maestro, that is to explain, he is a scholar among the robots. He manages to defeat opponents by cunning. He was created by Maestro, but Metro thinks (rightly) that he is both more resourceful and intelligent than its creator. He has the same personality as his creator, he is whiny, classic, doting and with great curiosity to know the functioning of humanity. He accompanies Pierrot and Psi in their patrols and helps out in perilous situations. He was destroyed in a crash and would be recreated. He is a great help for the police officers as he highlights the peculiarities of visited worlds.
  • Commander Jumbo. He serves under Colonel Pierre. He is direct and impulsive, preferring a good fight than endless discussions. He doesn't hide his aversion to members of the Cassiopeian government.
  • Professor Maestro. He is a scholar, the dean of the Omega Confederation. He has an advisory capacity to the council. Doting, grumpy. He is the voice of wisdom but tends to give overly technical statements. Consequently, he is often cut off when speaking. He is the creator of Metro, which he made in his image. There is some amusing tension between creator and creation. The main Omega Fleet vessels are also created by the Master.
  • Little Jumbo. He is the best friend of Pierrot. They followed the training course of the Police Academy together, and they know each other for a long time. He is the son of Commander Jumbo and he inherited the same temperament as his father, namely a preference for fights. He has a non-standard physic, and incredible strength. He is somewhat unbalanced, but kind at heart.
  • Pierrot's sister . Called Little Pierrette in the French dub. Despite featuring in the end credits, she mostly gets minor appearances. She is actually paired with Little Jumbo.
  • General The Pest. He is the supreme head of the constellation Cassiopeia. He is an aggressive, authoritarian, stupid, and narrow-minded man. He lacks in common sense and wants above all to annex the rest of the universe. He is the archetypal villain. Although he managed to rise to power by election, he does not respect the rules of democracy and dismisses the members of the council when they oppose his decisions. He believes he manipulates the forces of the Great computer, while it is indeed he who is manipulated. He represents a member state of the Omega Confederation, but President Pierrette has to devote great efforts to keep him in check. She switches tactics between diplomacy and intimidation to reason with him.
  • The Dwarf. He is the consul of Cassiopeia and representative of the General The Pest to the Omega Council, until the departure of Cassiopeia from the Confederation. He is the chief advisor to The Pest, but he is smarter than his master. He manipulates his leader and pulls the strings. He understands that Psi has strange powers and wants to keep her activities monitored.
  • The Great Computer. He appears towards the end of the series (ep.21). He is the mastermind of the Humanoids. He is a villain with noble motives, as he wants to prevent humans from making war. But he pursues this goal beyond the point of reason and imposes a totalitarian dictatorship. He was created by an Earth scientist who was tired of conflicts. At the end of his life, the scientist programmed his creation to pursue this goal. Never questioning this goal, the Computer uses radical means to trigger the greatest disaster of the universe. He is the symbol of the cold methodical machines, which cannot properly replace human judgment.
  • Maestro of the 20th century. He is an Earth man who was placed under hibernation at the beginning of the 21st century. He stays like this for about a millennium and then wakes up in planet Omega.

Broadcast information Edit

* Production company
** Contributing co-producer

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Japanese: 銀河パトロールPJ, Hepburn: Ginga Patorōru PJ

References Edit

  1. ^ "Once Upon a Time... Space". www.comicbookbin.com.
  2. ^ "Once Upon A Time: Space," The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised and Expanded Edition by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2006. p. 465.
  3. ^ "Once Upon a Time... Space". www.comicbookbin.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. ^ Unknown (2014). "3rdART: Philippe Bouchet "Manchu" (1956)". 3rdART. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  5. ^ "Once Upon a Time… Space". AN SIONNACH FIONN. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2023-06-22.

External links Edit

  • Official website by Procidis, the series' producer
  • Hello Maestro at YouTube
  • Once Upon a Time... Space at IMDb
  • Revenge of the Humanoids at IMDb
  • Ginga Patrol PJ (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

October 21, 2023
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Il etait une fois l Espace Once Upon a Time Space is an animated science fiction television series from 1982 until 1983 directed by Albert Barille It is part of the Once Upon a Time franchise 1 Once Upon a Time SpaceCreated byAlbert BarilleDeveloped byProcidisVoices ofRoger CarelAnnie BalestraVincent RopionAlain DorvalComposerMichel LegrandCountry of originFranceJapanNo of episodes26ProductionRunning time26 minutesProduction companiesProcidisEikenReleaseOriginal networkFR3 Fuji TV Japan Original release2 October 1982 1982 10 02 2 April 1983 1983 04 02 RelatedOnce Upon a Time Man 1978 Once Upon a Time Life 1987 The show was animated in Japan by the animation studio Eiken and is thus considered to be anime as it also aired on Japanese television albeit not until 1984 under the title Galaxy Patrol PJ a In contrast to the show s success in the West the series Japanese broadcast was consigned to an early morning time slot and attracted little attention Though it did gain a cult following in Japan in the following years The Japanese dub for the anime is considered to be a lost media due to it never having a home release and only re aired on AT X during the summer of 2006 2 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Spacecraft 4 Episodes 5 Characters 6 Broadcast information 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksSynopsis EditUnlike the rest of the Once Upon a Time titles Once Upon a Time Space revolve around a fictional premise rather than an edutainment theme The series still has a handful of educational information such as an episode discussing the rings of the planet Saturn but nowhere as prevalent as its predecessor Once Upon a Time Man nor its successor Once Upon a Time Life The series succeeds Once Upon a Time Man It reprises almost all of the characters from the past series and adapts them into a science fiction context The story is about the confrontation between several galactic powers Among them there is the Omega Confederation of which Earth is a member the military Republic of Cassiopeia led by General The Pest and a powerful supercomputer which controls an army of robots A group of super powerful creatures called the Humanoids later appear in the series The show follows the adventures of space police members Pierrot and Mercedes aka Psi Pierrot is the son of Colonel Pierre and President Pierrette The series has a more egalitarian message than its predecessor as the supreme leader of the good guys is a female President and Psi is a co protagonist The previous series instead focused on male protagonists The scenarios of several episodes adapt elements of Greek mythology other mythologies and European legends Among them are the Apple of Discord Atlantis David and Goliath the Olympian Gods and Prometheus Other episodes deal with the existence of God the relationship of man with modernity and machines the limits of technology comparisons between armed peace under the rule of a dictator and the difficulty of maintaining order in a democracy higher spiritual beings encountered at the beginning and the end of the series etc Some planets visited by the characters are replicas of the Earth at a specific era in its history thus allowing some didactic interludes over the nature of these eras The series contains little to no violence the heroes mostly use non lethal stun weapons in combat The exception is the use of disintegrating laser beams against wild animals The Earth does not play a central role in this series The capital of the Confederation is on the planet Omega far from Earth The Confederation consists of multiple allied powers Aldebaran Auriga Cassiopeia Hydra Scorpio and Vega The Confederation has a democratically elected government and a President Cast EditColonel Pierre Roger Carel President Pierrette Annie Balestra Lieutenant Captain Peter Vincent Ropion Psi Mercedes Annie Balestra Positronic brain android Metro Roger Carel Commander Jumbo Alain Dorval Petit Gros Grand Ordinateur Professor Maestro Roger Carel 20th century Maestro General The Pest Alain Dorval The Dwarf Roger CarelSpacecraft EditThe French illustrator Philippe Bouchet better known as Manchu worked on some of the spacecraft and set designs 3 4 5 Omega Confederation Flea Hummingbird Spider Dragonfly Blue bird Omega Cruiser Omega Shuttle CosmopolitanCassiopeia Nautilus Murene Battle cruiserEarth UrsusEpisodes EditNo TitleOriginal air date1 The Planet Omega La planete Omega 9 October 1982 1982 10 09 2 The Saurians Les Sauriens 16 October 1982 1982 10 16 3 The Green Planet La planete verte 23 October 1982 1982 10 23 4 Towards Andromeda Du cote d Andromede 30 October 1982 1982 10 30 5 The Cro Magnons Les Cro Magnons 6 November 1982 1982 11 06 6 The Revolt of the Robots La revolte des robots 13 November 1982 1982 11 13 7 The Planet Mytho La planete Mytho 20 November 1982 1982 11 20 8 The Long Voyage Le long voyage 27 November 1982 1982 11 27 9 In Cassiopea Cassiopee 4 December 1982 1982 12 04 10 A Planet Blown to Pieces La planete dechiquetee 11 December 1982 1982 12 11 11 Shipwrecked in Space Les naufrages de l espace 18 December 1982 1982 12 18 12 The Giants Les geants 25 December 1982 1982 12 25 13 The Incas Les Incas 1 January 1983 1983 01 01 14 In the Land of the Dinosaurs Chez les dinosaures 8 January 1983 1983 01 08 15 The Rings of Saturn Les anneaux de Saturne 15 January 1983 1983 01 15 16 The Unstoppable Menace L imparable menace 22 January 1983 1983 01 22 17 Earth Terre 29 January 1983 1983 01 29 18 Atlantis L Atlantide 5 February 1983 1983 02 05 19 The Strange Return to Omega L etrange retour vers Omega 12 February 1983 1983 02 12 20 The Revenge of the Robots La revanche des robots 19 February 1983 1983 02 19 21 The Humanoids Les Humanoides 26 February 1983 1983 02 26 22 An Hostile World Un monde hostile 5 March 1983 1983 03 05 23 City in Flight Cite en vol 12 March 1983 1983 03 12 24 The Great Computer Le grand ordinateur 19 March 1983 1983 03 19 25 The Battle of the Titans Combat de titans 26 March 1983 1983 03 26 26 The Infinity of Space L infini de l espace 2 April 1983 1983 04 02 Characters EditThe series features the following characters Colonel Pierre He is the head of the Omega Space Police and the husband of the President of the Confederation He is a happily married man strict and highly moral Pierrette President of the Omega Confederation wife of Pierre and mother of Pierrot She is a smiling figure and a skilled politician She governs by building consensus among Council members Pierrot He is the son of Colonel Pierre and President Pierrette He joined the Space Police of the Omega Confederation after completing his studies He finds himself in command of a dragonfly type vessel He starts the series with the rank of lieutenant and he later becomes a captain His promotion is a reward for his bravery in saving the Earth from an attack by a remote controlled rocket He is a kind brave man with a curious mind and a thirst for discovery Mercedes nicknamed Psi She is a young Hispanic woman calm and involved She is particularly intuitive precognitive a telepath and a skilled hypnotist She tries repeatedly to convince Pierrot that her precognitions are both relevant and accurate He initially distrusts her visions a source of conflict among them Gradually Pierrot comes to trust her more The characters are love interests to each other She is very unwilling to kill preferring to use her weapons to stun and paralyze enemies She has great respect for living things However she is aware of the malice and deceit of Naboth Psi is of South American and especially Brazilian descent according to the official website of the series as stated in the Once Upon A Time Planet Earth section At many times the character said herself what she has a specialization into geology Metro A robot specifically an android positronic brain He is the robotic equivalent of Professor Maestro that is to explain he is a scholar among the robots He manages to defeat opponents by cunning He was created by Maestro but Metro thinks rightly that he is both more resourceful and intelligent than its creator He has the same personality as his creator he is whiny classic doting and with great curiosity to know the functioning of humanity He accompanies Pierrot and Psi in their patrols and helps out in perilous situations He was destroyed in a crash and would be recreated He is a great help for the police officers as he highlights the peculiarities of visited worlds Commander Jumbo He serves under Colonel Pierre He is direct and impulsive preferring a good fight than endless discussions He doesn t hide his aversion to members of the Cassiopeian government Professor Maestro He is a scholar the dean of the Omega Confederation He has an advisory capacity to the council Doting grumpy He is the voice of wisdom but tends to give overly technical statements Consequently he is often cut off when speaking He is the creator of Metro which he made in his image There is some amusing tension between creator and creation The main Omega Fleet vessels are also created by the Master Little Jumbo He is the best friend of Pierrot They followed the training course of the Police Academy together and they know each other for a long time He is the son of Commander Jumbo and he inherited the same temperament as his father namely a preference for fights He has a non standard physic and incredible strength He is somewhat unbalanced but kind at heart Pierrot s sister Called Little Pierrette in the French dub Despite featuring in the end credits she mostly gets minor appearances She is actually paired with Little Jumbo General The Pest He is the supreme head of the constellation Cassiopeia He is an aggressive authoritarian stupid and narrow minded man He lacks in common sense and wants above all to annex the rest of the universe He is the archetypal villain Although he managed to rise to power by election he does not respect the rules of democracy and dismisses the members of the council when they oppose his decisions He believes he manipulates the forces of the Great computer while it is indeed he who is manipulated He represents a member state of the Omega Confederation but President Pierrette has to devote great efforts to keep him in check She switches tactics between diplomacy and intimidation to reason with him The Dwarf He is the consul of Cassiopeia and representative of the General The Pest to the Omega Council until the departure of Cassiopeia from the Confederation He is the chief advisor to The Pest but he is smarter than his master He manipulates his leader and pulls the strings He understands that Psi has strange powers and wants to keep her activities monitored The Great Computer He appears towards the end of the series ep 21 He is the mastermind of the Humanoids He is a villain with noble motives as he wants to prevent humans from making war But he pursues this goal beyond the point of reason and imposes a totalitarian dictatorship He was created by an Earth scientist who was tired of conflicts At the end of his life the scientist programmed his creation to pursue this goal Never questioning this goal the Computer uses radical means to trigger the greatest disaster of the universe He is the symbol of the cold methodical machines which cannot properly replace human judgment Maestro of the 20th century He is an Earth man who was placed under hibernation at the beginning of the 21st century He stays like this for about a millennium and then wakes up in planet Omega Broadcast information EditCountry Television broadcasts nbsp France FR3 Tele Quebec nbsp Finland MTV3 nbsp Australia SBS nbsp Canada CBC Television Television de Radio Canada nbsp Italy RAI nbsp Greece ERT nbsp Spain Television Espanola TVE nbsp Netherlands Kindernet Katholieke Radio Omroep KRO nbsp Switzerland SSR French nbsp Belgium RTBF BRT nbsp Argentina Crustel S A nbsp Japan Eiken Co Ltd aired on Fuji TV nbsp Norway TV2 nbsp West Germany WDR SWF nbsp Austria ORF nbsp Sweden SVT nbsp Portugal RTP nbsp Republic of Ireland RTE nbsp Iceland Sjonvarpid nbsp United Kingdom Channel 4 nbsp United States of America The History Channel nbsp Israel Logi nbsp Poland Telewizja Polska TVP TV Puls nbsp South Africa SABC nbsp Taiwan Taiwan Television TTV nbsp Hungary Minimax nbsp Czech CT1 nbsp Denmark DR1 Production company Contributing co producerSee also EditList of French animated television seriesNotes Edit Japanese 銀河パトロールPJ Hepburn Ginga Patorōru PJReferences Edit Once Upon a Time Space www comicbookbin com Once Upon A Time Space The Anime Encyclopedia Revised and Expanded Edition by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy Stone Bridge Press 2006 p 465 Once Upon a Time Space www comicbookbin com Retrieved 2023 06 22 Unknown 2014 3rdART Philippe Bouchet Manchu 1956 3rdART Retrieved 2023 06 22 Once Upon a Time Space AN SIONNACH FIONN 2014 08 26 Retrieved 2023 06 22 External links EditOfficial website by Procidis the series producer French theme song Hello Maestro at YouTube Once Upon a Time Space at IMDb Revenge of the Humanoids at IMDb Ginga Patrol PJ anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Once Upon a Time Space amp oldid 1174159180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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