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The Best Episodes of Astro Boy

Every episode of Astro Boy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Astro Boy!

In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamilyKids
Network:Nippon TV
Episodes
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Time Machine" is the best rated episode of "Astro Boy". It scored 6.9/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/8/1981. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Death Balloon".

  • The Time Machine
    6.9/10(12)
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    #1 - The Time Machine

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 4/8/1981

    A time traveling detective arrives from the future and enlists Astro and the infamous surgeon, Black Jack, to save the life of a prince from the past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Death Balloon
    5.9/10(9)
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    #2 - The Death Balloon

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/11/1981

    Balloons modelled in the shape of Astro are attacking people in the city and its up to Astro to clear his name.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Birth Of Astro Boy
    4.7/10(21)
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    #3 - The Birth Of Astro Boy

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/1/1980

    Dr Boynton is so driven by his work as a robot engineer thst he neglects his promise to spend time with his son Toby at an amusement park. As Toby leaves the park, he is caught in a traffic collision. Before dying, Toby has his father promise him to make the new robot in his image and treat it like a son. Overcome with grief, Boynton completes the project and brings "Toby" to life. Unknown to Dr Boynton, a shady criminal called Skunk stole the plans for "Toby" and plans to make a robot of his own with a new circuit known as the Omega Factor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Astro Boy Vs. Atlas
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    #4 - Astro Boy Vs. Atlas

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/8/1980

    Dr. Boynton and Toby depart on an ocean liner for America. Not knowing his own strength, Toby causes a huge mess during dinner. Angrily, Dr Boynton rejects Toby on the spot, declaring that he's just a robot and that he has no son. Meanwhile, Skunk attempts to teach Atlas his criminal ways and eventually takes Atlas on a mission to steel gold from the same boat that Dr Boynton and Toby are on...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Robot Circus
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    #5 - The Robot Circus

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/15/1980

    Toby has been enslaved by a robot circus owner and is forced into manual labour. There he befriends a young circus worker named Kathy. Dr Boynton's associate, Professor Elefun, comes to fetch Toby but the ringmaster refuses to let him go... Toby receives his new name, "Astro".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Save the Classmate
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    #6 - Save the Classmate

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/22/1980

    Rescued from the circus by Dr. Elefun, Astro Boy starts school and struggles with the bullying from classmates for being a robot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Atlas Lives Again
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    #7 - Atlas Lives Again

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/22/1980

    Astro's must stop Atlas' scheme to enslave humanity by series of technological thefts, one of which involves Astro's proposed robotic parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Robotland
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    #8 - Robotland

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/5/1980

    Astro and Dr. Elefun visit a fairytale theme park after an escaped swan/princess crash lands in their yard and tells them of the robots' plight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frankenstein
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    #9 - Frankenstein

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/12/1980

    Skunk convinces a powerful robot called Frankenstein to aid him in his crime spree. This crime wave leads to the deactivation of almost all robots in the city, including Astroboy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Red Cat
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    #10 - The Red Cat

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/19/1980

    A red cat becomes the only clue to the mystery of children who are disappearing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crystal of the Desert
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    #11 - The Crystal of the Desert

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/26/1980

    While exploring a forest that has become a desert, Astro Boy discovers that Atlas is involved.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The White Planet
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    #12 - The White Planet

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/3/1980

    Astro aids a championship racer who hopes to win a global race.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Robot President
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    #13 - A Robot President

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/10/1980

    Astro and his teacher, Daddy Walrus, are invited to the inauguration of the first robot president and are caught up in a plan to stop the ceremony.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goliath's Head
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    #14 - Goliath's Head

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/17/1980

    After a spacecraft crashes to the earth Astro rescues a mining robot, Goliath, from the flames. Dr Elefun has Goliath's head removed as it contains a powerful neutron beam. But soon the head is stolen and Goliath starts to search for it...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Light Ray Robot
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    #15 - The Light Ray Robot

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/24/1980

    Skunk causes trouble again, this time capturing a robot capable of invisibility hoping to use it in his schemes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Uran, the Tomboy
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    #16 - Uran, the Tomboy

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/7/1981

    Astro meets his new sister, Uran.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Robio and Robiette
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    #17 - Robio and Robiette

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/14/1981

    Astro gets involved in a rivalry between robotic "families". However the two of the robots from the competing camps fall in love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Astro Fights Aliens
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    #18 - Astro Fights Aliens

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/21/1981

    Astro captains the Second Expedition to Mars where strange creatures have been seen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #19 - Save the Carolina 3

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/28/1981

    Astro attempts to stop Skunk's outer space pirating attempt when one of his classmates is kidnapped.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rainbow Comet
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    #20 - The Rainbow Comet

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/4/1981

    On a school field trip to see the Rainbow Comet up close, Astro and classmates are kidnapped by Atlas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Transformation Robot
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    #21 - The Transformation Robot

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/18/1981

    Astroboy visits a robot inhabited island where gangsters attempt loot uranium resources by enlisting the help of and a robot who can transform into any shape.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wreck of the Titan
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    #22 - The Wreck of the Titan

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/25/1981

    After luxury spaceliner Titan is struck by an asteroid, Astro and several others escape to the moon. They land in a crater with an atmosphere and Astro discovers the wreck of a Russian spacecraft from 1990.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Liar Robot
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    #23 - The Liar Robot

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/4/1981

    A school field trip is interrupted by a robot constantly lying about a impending earthquake.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl from Alsoar
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    #24 - The Girl from Alsoar

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/11/1981

    Astro Boy meets a mysterious woman and must stop a hostile alien invasion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)
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    #25 - The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/8/1981

    A power-hungry Sultan commissions a powerful fighting robot named Bruton (Pluto in the original), and sends him to battle seven of the world's strongest robots: Mont Blanc, Molnar, Brondo, Zeron, Hercules, Photar, and Astro.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A