MoonDreamers is an American short-lived animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the My Little Pony 'n Friends lineup.
My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends, all of which promoted toys from Hasbro.
Plot The Moondreamers are a group of celestial people who create and deliver pleasant dreams to Earth children. Their main enemy is the evil Queen Scowlene who attempts to keep everyone awake at night with her nightmare crystals.
Characters Crystal Starr (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is the protagonist of the series, who leads the Moondreamers and designs the stars. Whimzee (voiced by B. J. Ward) is a Moondreamer who uses her imagination to create dreams for Dreamcasting. Celeste is a Moondreamer whose job is to ride on Galaxia and bring nighttime to Earth so that dreams can begin to be sent out. Galaxia is Celeste's magical space dragon with feather-like wings. Sparky Dreamer is a brainy Moondreamer who is often stuck fixing the mistakes of the other Moondreamers. Dream Gazer (voiced by Jennifer Darling) is the eldest Moondreamer and is considerably older than the other members and is the wisest. She has a star tattooed over her left eye and has a wistful voice. She stirs all the different ingredients that make dreams into a secret recipe called the imagination combination. Bucky Buckaroo (voiced by Adam Carl) is a Moondreamer who takes the dream crystals to the stars on his favourite comet, Halley. In "Bucky's Comet", he is shown to have a crush on Crystal. Blinky and Bitsy (voiced by Robin Kaufman and Elizabeth Lyn Fraser) are two little Moondreamers in training and young girls who want to help the Moondreamers, but often get in the way. Blinky is quite outgoing while Bitsy is shown to be very shy. Ursa Major (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is a flying polar bear who is Blinky's companion. Roary (voiced by Neil Ross) is a flying lion who is Bitsy's companion. Snoozers are helpers of the Moondreamers: Stardust is the lead Snoozer who sprinkles stardust in the eyes of wide awake children. Dozer is a constantly sleepy Snoozer who quiets the night with his earmuffs. Stumbles is a clumsy Snoozer who silences bumps in the night. Frolic is a Starfinder who explores the uncharted universe. He is accompanied by a peacock named Fluffin. Stardust is a Starfinder who looks for lonely planets that need stars. He is accompanied by a ram named Hornsby. Dawn is a Sunfinder who searches for the sun to start the morning. He is accompanied by a rabbit named Bunnyhop. Dusky is a Sunfinder who places the sun at the spot where it is supposed to set. He is accompanied by a dog named Sunscout. Sundazzle is a Sunsparkler who polishes the sun. Fundreamer is a Sunsparkler who creates happy dreams for children. Daystar is a Sunsparkler who supervises every sunny day. Cloudpuff is a Sunsparkler who makes the designs of the clouds. Ursa Minor (voiced by Melanie Gaffin) is Ursa Major's mischievous niece.
Villains Queen Scowlene (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is the primary antagonist of the series who lives in Monstrous Middle. She is the mother of Scowlette. Scowlene has not slept a wink and has plans to take over Starry Up so that she could keep everyone up at night. In "The Poobah of Pontoon", it is revealed that Scowlene's older brother is the Poobah of Pontoon, making him Scowlette's uncle. Princess Scowlette is a daughter of Queen Scowlene, who seems to be about the same age as Whimzee and lives with her mother. She often tries to destroy the Moondreamers in order to impress her mother, though it never works out. Professor Grimace (voiced by Clive Revill) is a mad scientist who helps Queen Scowlene with her plans by inventing machines that would go horribly wrong. Igon (voiced by Peter Cullen) is a three-legged troll-like creature who acts as Professor Grimace's lab assistant. Sleep Creeps are the minions of Queen Scowlene. Shiner is a Sleep Creep who wakes children with his flashlight. Creaky is a Sleep Creep who fills the night with creaks and groans. Squawker (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is a Sleep Creep who makes loud noises that keep people awake.
Episodes
Cast Adam Carl - Bucky Buckaroo Peter Cullen - Igon Jennifer Darling - Dream Gazer Elizabeth Lyn Fraser - Bitsy Melanie Gaffin - Ursa Minor Liz Georges - Additional Voices Renae Jacobs - Additional Voices Robin Kaufman - Blinky Tress MacNeille - Crystal Starr, Queen Scowlene, Squawker and Ursa Major Terence McGovern - Additional Voices Clive Revill - Professor Grimace Neil Ross - Roary Ken Sansom - Additional Voices Judy Strangis - Additional Voices
Crew Ginny McSwain - voice director Mason Alan Dinehart - voice director
Reception In 2014, including it in an article about twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, io9 lambasted this short-lived series as an insult for depicting MoonDreamers "intruding children's rooms".
Accolades 1988 Nominee Young Artist Award Best Animation Voice Over Group Elisabeth Fraser ('Bitsy') Melanie Gaffin ('Ursa Minor') Robin Kaufman ('Blinkie') 1988 Nominee Young Artist Award Best Animation Series or Special for Family Viewing
References
External links
Moondreamers on MyLittleWiki Moondreamers identification page Moondust4Moondreamers