The Hydronauts
| The Hydronauts | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Eckart Fingberg Michael Mädel |
| Directed by | Udo Beissel Jérôme Julienne |
| Starring | Emma Tate Keith Wickham Dan Russell Emily Dormer Gary Martin |
| Composers | Nils Kacirek Lars Löhn Christian Mevs Francois Tourneur |
| Country of origin | Germany France Finland |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Marie-Caroline Villand |
| Producers | Roch Lener Sunita Struck Jonathan Peel |
| Camera setup | Yulia Zolotova Victor Gorbounov |
| Running time | 13 minutes |
| Production companies | Millimages Toons 'N' Tales (Germany) |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 5 KiKA (Germany) Nelonen (Finland) |
| Release | 13 September 2003 – 23 August 2004 |
The Hydronauts (German: Die Hydronauten) is a German-French-Finnish television series. It is a production of Milimages (France), Toons 'N' Tales (Germany), and Epidem Zot (Finland) for France 5, Kika, and NDR. The show's main curriculum is about animal facts, science, and discoveries of the sea.
Characters
- Neptuna, an alien astronaut and the leader of the group. Voiced by Emily Dormer.
- Balty, a sea lion and a second-in-command member of the group. Voiced by Gary Martin.
- Ponto, a seagull considered to be the silliest of the group. Voiced by Keith Wickham.
- Obo, a computer that gives the Hydronauts ocean facts. Voiced by Dan Russell.
- Gloob, Neptuna's octopus who only makes gibbering noises. Voiced by Emma Tate.