Astro Films (home movie company)

Astro Films was a British home movie company founded on 13th January 1975.

The company consisted on a series of home movies on different film formats with both magnetic sound and color/black-and-white, and it featured films, classic comedy, horror and sci-fi films, cartoons, and anime.

The company closed down for business on 30th December 1984, until they renamed the company "Astrovideo Ltd." in 1987, moving to the home video industry releasing VHS tapes for the Astrovideo label.

Their first release was "Steamboat Willie" (featuring Mickey & Minnie Mouse) from 1928, which was released on 20th January 1975, and their last release was "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Dirty Objects/Thomas' Christmas Party" on 29th December 1984, before the company closed down the next day.

Cartoons/Anime

 * Walt Disney animated films (1937-83)
 * Walt Disney classic animated shorts (1928-95) - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, and Chip & Dale
 * Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies (1929-39)
 * Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1930-69)
 * Popeye the Sailor shorts (1933-57)
 * Popeye the Sailor (1960, TV series)
 * Superman (1941-43)
 * The New Adventures of Batman (Filmation)
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-78)
 * Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979-80)
 * The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (Filmation)
 * Terrytoons (1930-72)
 * Woody Woodpecker shorts (1940-1972)
 * Walter Lantz' Andy Panda shorts
 * Walter Lantz' Cartune Classics shorts
 * Walter Lantz' Swing Symphony shorts
 * Walter Lantz' Chilly Willy shorts
 * Walter Lantz' The Beary Family shorts (1962-72)
 * Betty Boop shorts (1930-39)
 * Noveltoons (1943-67)
 * Screen Songs (1947-51)
 * Herman and Katnip shorts
 * Van Beuren's Aesop's Fables
 * Van Beuren's Tom & Jerry (renamed as "Dick & Larry")
 * Van Beuren's The Little King by Soglow
 * Van Beuren's Cubby Bear
 * Van Beuren's Toddle Tales
 * Van Beuren's Rainbow Parade
 * Max Fleischer's Color Classics
 * Felix the Cat (1950's TV show)
 * Astro Boy (1963, English dub)
 * Kimba the White Lion (1965, English dub)
 * Choppy & the Princess (1967, English dub)
 * Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958, English dub)
 * Magic Boy (1959, English dub)
 * Jack and the Beanstalk (1974, English dub)
 * Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
 * DePatie-Freleng cartoons - The Pink Panther, Dr. Seuss specials, The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads and Blue Racer
 * Casper the Friendly Ghost (1950-63)
 * The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
 * Roger Ramjet
 * Captain Fathom
 * Tom Terrific
 * Gene Deitch's Nudnik
 * The New 3 Stooges
 * Charles Mintz' Scrappy shorts (1931-41)
 * Charles Mintz' Color Rhapsodies (1934-49)
 * Charles Mintz' Phantasies (1939-48)
 * UPA Cartoons (1948-58)
 * Mr. Magoo
 * Gulliver's Travels (1939)
 * Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941, re-issued as "Hoppity Goes to Town")
 * MGM Cartoons - Tom & Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear, and Tex Avery cartoons
 * Happy Harmonies by Harman and Ising
 * Johnny Quest
 * Hanna-Barbera's Abbott and Costello
 * Hanna-Barbera's Laurel and Hardy
 * Yogi Bear
 * Huckleberry Hound
 * Hanna-Barbera's The Adventures of Gulliver (1968-69)
 * The Flintstones
 * The Jetsons

Comedy

 * Laurel & Hardy shorts
 * Laurel & Hardy - Babes in Toyland (1934)
 * Laurel & Hardy - The Flying Deuces (1939)
 * Laurel & Hardy - A Chump at Oxford (1940)
 * Laurel & Hardy - Saps At Sea (1940)
 * Charlie Chaplin shorts
 * The Party (1968)
 * The Producers (1968)
 * The Grass is Greener (1960)

Films

 * The Pink Panther films (1963-83)
 * The Muppet Movie (1979)
 * Gone With the Wind (1939)
 * The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 * It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
 * The Quiet Man (1949)

Musicals

 * Flying Down to Rio (1933)
 * King Kong (1933)
 * The Gay Divorcee (1934)
 * Dames (1934)
 * 42nd Street (1933)
 * The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
 * Footlight Parade (1933)

Children's shows

 * Postman Pat (1981, Season 1 only)
 * Paddington (1975, TV Series)
 * Andy Pandy (1950, BBC)
 * Flower Pot Men (1952, BBC)
 * Rag, Tag and Bobtail (1953, BBC)
 * Picture Book (1955, BBC)
 * The Woodentops (1955, BBC)
 * The Magic Roundabout (60's/70's series)
 * Clangers
 * Ivor the Engine
 * Bagpuss
 * Noggin the Nog
 * Mr. Men (1974, TV series)
 * Little Miss (1983, TV series)
 * Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984, Season 1 only)
 * Crystal Tipps and Alistair
 * Willo the Wisp
 * Danger Mouse (1981-83)
 * Button Moon (1980-83)
 * Chorlton and the Wheelies
 * Jamie and the Magic Torch
 * Noddy (1975–82, TV series)
 * The Amazing Adventures of Morph (1980-81)
 * The Muppet Show (Series 1-5)