E1 - The Birth Of Astro Boy

Aired: October 01, 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.

E2 - Astro Boy Vs. Atlas

Aired: October 08, 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...

E3 - The Robot Circus

Aired: October 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".

E4 - Save the Classmate

Aired: October 22, 1980

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

E5 - Atlas Lives Again

Aired: October 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.

E6 - Robotland

Aired: November 05, 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.

E7 - Frankenstein

Aired: November 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.

E8 - The Red Cat

Aired: November 19, 1980

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

E9 - The Crystal of the Desert

Aired: November 26, 1980

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

E10 - The White Planet

Aired: December 03, 1980

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

E11 - A Robot President

Aired: December 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.

E12 - Goliath's Head

Aired: December 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...

E13 - The Light Ray Robot

Aired: December 24, 1980

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

E14 - Uran, the Tomboy

Aired: January 07, 1981

Astro meets his new sister, Uran.

E15 - Robio and Robiette

Aired: January 14, 1981

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

E16 - Astro Fights Aliens

Aired: January 21, 1981

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

E17 - Save the Carolina 3

Aired: January 28, 1981

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

E18 - The Rainbow Comet

Aired: February 04, 1981

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

E19 - The Death Balloon

Aired: February 11, 1981

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

E20 - The Transformation Robot

Aired: February 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.

E21 - The Wreck of the Titan

Aired: February 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.

E22 - The Liar Robot

Aired: March 04, 1981

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

E23 - The Girl from Alsoar

Aired: March 11, 1981

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

E24 - The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)

Aired: March 08, 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.

E25 - The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)

Aired: March 25, 1981

With only three of the most powerful robots in the world remaining (Hercules, Photar and Astro), can they stop Bruton before he destroys them all?

E26 - The Robot Vikings

Aired: April 01, 1981

A wild gang of viking robots rampage through the city, causing havoc and destruction.

E27 - The Time Machine

Aired: April 08, 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.

E28 - The Robot Stuntman

Aired: April 29, 1981

After a tour of a movie studio where Uran meets her idol, Astro has to investigate the story of a tiny stunt robot called Sam.

E29 - The Great Meltdown

Aired: May 06, 1981

Livian appears to Astro to warn him of danger to the polar icecaps. Is Atlas involved?

E30 - Uran's Twin

Aired: May 13, 1981

Uran gets her wish of being able to be in two places at once - this way she can stil do what her parents want and go to robot wrestling.

E31 - Speeding Through the Storm

Aired: June 03, 1981

Whilst on a field trip to an old steam engine, a violent storm hits.

E32 - The Return of Queen Cleopatra

Aired: June 17, 1981

Cleopatra has reappeared and Astro must find out the mystery behind her.

E33 - The Runaway Subway Train

Aired: July 01, 1981

A brand new subway train that can go 180km/h runs out of control and Astro has to save those on board.

E34 - The Baby Elephant Pook

Aired: July 08, 1981

After a real baby elephant is found in a robot safari park, Astro has to save both it and everyone from a giant robot elephant, Zohra.

E35 - The Secret of Bee City

Aired: July 15, 1981

Astro and Uran visit Bee Island, but after meeting a mysterious boy they need to find out just what is going on the Bee City?

E36 - The Monster of Clarken

Aired: July 22, 1981

A greedy gold hunter attempts to steal gold from the Golden Coral Forest. Can Astro stop him in time for the fish of reef to survive?

E37 - Lilly on Peligro Island

Aired: August 05, 1981

Astro finds 43 messages-in-a-bottle and sneaks out at night to investigate what is going on at Peligro Island.

E38 - The Anti-Proton Gun

Aired: August 19, 1981

The most powerful gun ever made is up for grabs in space and Astro must make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

E39 - The Man-Made Solar Sphere

Aired: September 02, 1981

The great detective Shalock Holmespan and Astro investigate the unusual incidents around a man-made solar sphere.

E40 - Blackie Young

Aired: September 16, 1981

After Dr Elefun receives a large package and re-assembles the parts of a robot, Astro and Daddy Walrus travel Antarctica to investigate.

E41 - The Genie from Outer Space

Aired: September 23, 1981

After a large meteorite falls into a mountain valley some distance away, Dr Elefun, Astro, and a team of scientists head off to investigate the crash.

E42 - The Robots Nobody Wanted

Aired: October 14, 1981

Three robot workers that have been rejected from their jobs help Astro.

E43 - Atlas Forever

Aired: October 21, 1981

When space stations around Saturn and Jupiter are attacked, Atlas is blamed. After he defeats 100 ships, Astro becomes involved.

E44 - The Snow Leopard

Aired: October 28, 1981

After it snows in summer, Astro investigates the cause.

E45 - Uran's Quest

Aired: November 04, 1981

An Amusement Park's computer malfunctions and causes havok after Uran asks it where God lives.

E46 - Outer Spaceport R-45

Aired: November 11, 1981

Space pirates have been raiding the area around Spaceport R-45 and Astro is needed to investigate.

E47 - The Hijacked Airship

Aired: November 18, 1981

High-jackers take over an Airship whilst Astro and his class are visiting. Astro needs to save the day, but he has none of his powers.

E48 - The Human-Faced Rock

Aired: November 25, 1981

There is a legend about a strange rock with the face of a man that sits on top of a mountain overlooking a village - when it turns its face towards the lake, the village will be destroyed.

E49 - Uran Falls in Love

Aired: December 02, 1981

Uran falls in love with a Zeus the Destroyer, a robot with Astro in his sights.

E50 - The World of Odin

Aired: December 09, 1981

Dr Elefun and Astro join Captain Claud and his crew as they search for the sacred ground of Odin.

E51 - The Secret of the Mayas

Aired: December 16, 1981

Astro explores the Great Pyramid of the Mayas and encounters a mysterious sphinx.

E52 - Astro's First Love

Aired: December 23, 1981

As Astro attempts to recover stolen plans for a robot he is helped by Niki, a girl robot, with whom he falls in love.