Plasmo
Plasmo is an Australian claymation TV series that consisted of thirteen 5-minute episodes that aired on the ABC, and 24 other countries. It was created by animator Anthony Lawrence[1] in 1996.
The characters
Plasmo
Plasmo, the main character of the series, is a "three and a half year old polybop" who is capable of shape-shifting. He spent the first few years of his life on the planet Pynco, after the Hatchery his egg was upon steered off course and crashed. He is trying to find his parents. The character of Plasmo was voiced by top Australian voiceover artist Abbe Holmes
Parsty
Parsty is a polybop, and a day older than Plasmo. She wears a tiara upon her head which allows her to create a protective forcefield around her. She has a little pet called Niknik. Parsty is quite protective of Plasmo and she will assert herself against bullying characters, such as Coredor, if she senses they are trying to exploit Plasmo's niceness and friendliness.
For the tv series,the voice of Parsty was performed by Pia Morley.
Nik-Nik
Nik-Nik is a dog-like creature which accompanies Plasmo loyally.
Coredor
Coredor, a self proclaimed "intergalactic space mercenary". He is secretly fascinated by Plasmo, and accompanies him as an effort to understand himself.
Brucho
Brucho is a space mechanic who yearns to become a famous intergalactic space adventurer. He and Coredor teamed up, after they both flunked Bounty Hunter School - he as the pilot, Coredor as the navigator. He always wears a helmet.
Episode list
- Moontower
- Blast off!
- Deep Space
- Plasmo arrives!
- Tour of Monjotroldeclipdoc
- Space Ghosts!
- Plasmo and the bookworm
- Rainy day
- Big dam
- Nice to be nice
- Plasmo and the golden robot
- Bon voyage to Plasmo
- The return of Kila Wami!
There is a second series, consisting of twenty-two ten-minute episodes, currently in development as of 2004[2].