Prince Planet From Planet Radion
It's no secret that I'm a fan of the old black and white cartoon series known in the English-speaking world as Prince Planet. Some people will tell you that Prince Planet is an inferior imitation of Astro-Boy. But those people are completely wrong and probably smelly!
As with The Space Giants, we Americans are still waiting to get an official DVD or Blu-Ray release of this old TV show. I think MGM was harassing people on YouTube for a while who had uploaded episodes of the cartoon. You'd think they'd go ahead and release it themselves instead of just being jerks. Then we could all sing:
Prince Planet!
No one can compare, to the prince who wears, a medallion on his chest.
Using all his might, changing wrong to right, Prince Planet, he’s the best.
Now it’s no surprise, that he fights bad guys, and he makes the bad guys pay
Whether day or night, like a flash of light, Prince Planet’s on his way!
Here comes Prince Planet, Prince Planet!
Oh the things he’ll do, he’ll astonish you, Prince Planet, he’s the best.
With a meteor, with a dinosaur, with a damsel in distress
Right before your eyes, from out of the skies, comes the hero of the day
Out of outer space, now to take his place, Prince Planet’s on his way!
Here comes Prince Planet, Prince Planet!
The show has virtually disappeared from YouTube, except for an episode I just uploaded, Episode 12: S.O.S. Global. Anyway, we old people were watching anime 50 years ago. It's nice you younger punks are catching up to us. Thanks for keeping Prince Planet alive!
Your pal,
Ken Gage
Prince Planet Episode Guide
1. A Boy From Outer Space
2. Giant On The Matters
3. The Formidable Rival
4. The Arabian Magician
5. Flying Jellyfish
6. Dinosaur Men
7. A Big Showdown
8. Robot Island
9. The Overgrown Lizard
10. Shaberia
11. Fancy Machine
12. S.O.S. Global
13. Gold Picker
14. Attack Of Radioactive Ants
15. The Great Space War
16. The Star In Memory
17. The Space Zoo
18. The Stolen Mt. Fuji
19. Pirate Satan
20. The Planet Terror
21. Robot No. 9
22. Goodbye Saturnean
23. The Earth Zero Hour
24. The Ghost Space Ship
25. Battle On A Desert Island
26. Secret Under The Sea
27. The Rocket Pilot
28. Gaist, the Devilish
29. The Gift From Prince Planet
30. Gollen, the Formidable Foe
31. The Pollen Bomb
32. Operation Rico
33. Rico, The Great Detective
34. A Spy From The Necro
35. The Demon Scientist
36. The Young Spies
37. Alan, The Secret Agent
38. The Magic Gloves
39. Robot Prince
40. Rico's Adventure
41. The Lion In Desert
42. Crisis On The Earth
43. The Horror Of A Snowman
44. Revenge In The Valley
45. The Comet Missile
46. The Mystery Of Mummy
47. The Mystery Of Organ
48. Horror At 10:10 P.M.
49. The Birdman Racket
50. Secret Path Into The Earth
51. Ajababa's Children
52. The Star At Home
Episode 12: Global S.O.S
The planet of Radion has observed the Earth and decided to help the people fight against evil! And so, from Radion, a rocket has carried Prince Planet to fight evil wherever he finds it!
Marto, the ruler of the star planet Tri-X, sits in his chambers waiting for Protan, his top special agent. He will soon assign him to a mission that will threaten Prince Planet and the entire world!
