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'''''Space Race''''' was a web series on PBS Kids that launched on March 22nd, 2011.<ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110322005721/en/SPACE-RACE-Animated-Web-Series-Ready-Lift Business Wire news article on the launch of ''Space Race''.] Retrieved 27 Nov '19</ref> It featured 8 characters/webisodes interviewed by Gary Galaxy (played by Meyer DeLeeuw), a 3D Galaxy Adventure game, the ''Space Race Trivia'' quiz, the ''What Spaceship are You?'' widget, printables, and e-cards.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132615/http://spaceracekids.com/ Archived PBS Kids site page for ''Space Race''.] Retrieved 27 Nov '19</ref> The series relaunched as a TV show on May 2nd, 2014 under the new name ''Space Racers'', which currently airs on PBS Kids and Universal Kids in the U.S., and TVO Kids in Canada (''Space Racers'' was distributed by both PBS Kids and American Public Television in 2014).
'''''Space Race''''' was a web series on PBS Kids that launched on March 22nd, 2011.<ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110322005721/en/SPACE-RACE-Animated-Web-Series-Ready-Lift Business Wire news article on the launch of ''Space Race''.] Retrieved 27 Nov '19</ref> The show featured 8 episodes, each featuring a character interviewed by Gary Galaxy (played by Meyer DeLeeuw). It also had a 3D Galaxy Adventure game, the ''Space Race Trivia'' quiz, the ''What Spaceship are You?'' widget, printables, and e-cards online.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132615/http://spaceracekids.com/ Archived PBS Kids site page for ''Space Race''.] Retrieved 27 Nov '19</ref> The series relaunched as a TV show on May 2nd, 2014, under the new name ''Space Racers'', which currently airs on PBS Kids and Universal Kids in the U.S., and TVO Kids in Canada (''Space Racers'' was distributed by both PBS Kids and American Public Television in 2014).


==Webisodes==
==Availability==
The website is now defunct, leaving only the trailer and one episode. The games also don't work anymore due to poor archival.
 
==Episodes==
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Revision as of 02:19, 3 November 2022

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The original Space Race logo used from 2011 to 2014.

Status: Partially Found

Space Race was a web series on PBS Kids that launched on March 22nd, 2011.[1] The show featured 8 episodes, each featuring a character interviewed by Gary Galaxy (played by Meyer DeLeeuw). It also had a 3D Galaxy Adventure game, the Space Race Trivia quiz, the What Spaceship are You? widget, printables, and e-cards online.[2] The series relaunched as a TV show on May 2nd, 2014, under the new name Space Racers, which currently airs on PBS Kids and Universal Kids in the U.S., and TVO Kids in Canada (Space Racers was distributed by both PBS Kids and American Public Television in 2014).

Availability

The website is now defunct, leaving only the trailer and one episode. The games also don't work anymore due to poor archival.

Episodes

# Webisode Title Topic Status Notes
0 Trailer N/A Found Has to be downloaded as a .mov file to view the trailer.
1 Eagle Wingstrong Earth Found
2 Pigeon Pirelli Moon Lost
3 Vulture Albatross Space Stations Lost
4 Colonel Coot Mars Lost
5 Sabia Wingstrong Sun Lost
6 Robyn Egger Mercury & Venus Lost
7 Condor Wingstrong Asteroid Belt Lost
8 Master Crane Jupiter Lost

Games

Game Title Status
3D Space Racer/Galaxy Adventure 3D Lost
Space Race Trivia Lost
What Spaceship Are You? Lost

See Also

Bumpers

PBS

PBS Kids

References