| Starstuff | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Science fiction Children |
| Written by | Dorothy Louise Don Matticks |
| Directed by | Don Matticks |
| Starring | Todd Porter Johanna Hickey |
| Voices of | Mark Ritts |
| Theme music composer | Gustav Holst |
| Opening theme | The Planets |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Inez Gottlieb |
| Editor | Frances Harty |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | CBS-TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | WCAU-TV |
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Starstuff is an hour-long children's television program taped at WCAU-TV Studios on City Line Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. It was shown in the Philadelphia television market only. There was only one season of Starstuff with a total of 18 episodes. The debut episode was aired on Friday, August 29, 1980 at 7:00pm,[1] with the following episodes shown at 7:30am on Sunday mornings for the rest of the season.[2] Reruns for Starstuff were shown repeatedly until the spring of 1991,[3] usually airing at 6:00am or 6:30am on Saturday mornings. The opening and closing music consisted of a mélange of music from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite, movements four and six, Jupiter and Uranus.[4][5]
- ^ "Proof that the half hour Star Stuff premiere listing was a mistake". The Morning Call. 29 August 1980. p. 47.
- ^ "Whole One Page Article of Star Stuff". The Morning News. 21 September 1980. p. 100.
- ^ "Startstuff (WCAU-TV 10, Philadelphia PA) - Last documented airing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 21 April 1991. p. 571.
- ^ Emmett Plant (December 19, 2009). "Sci-Fi Rewind: Memories of 'Starstuff'". io9.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ WCAU-TV (July 9, 1980). "Starstuff Episode #11 – Tape No. 417-60P". CBS-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2013.