1 Season
85 Episode
Battle of the Planets - Season 1 Episode 16 Rescue of the Astronauts
Upon their splashdown on Earth, two astronauts are kidnapped by a Manta Ray submarine for discovering the location of Spectra bases on Mars. G-Force is called upon to resuce the astronauts and retrieve the valuable information they obtained. Mark infiltrates Spectra's base, and is later joined by Keyop to return the astronauts to The Phoenix. The Spectra Commander escapes in the head of the Space Terrapin, only to be destroyed by the Fiery Phoenix.
- Year: 1979
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Studio: Syndication
- Keyword: future, space travel, based on anime, gatchaman
- Director: Tatsuo Yoshida
- Cast: Ronnie Schell, Casey Kasem, Janet Waldo, Alan Young, Alan Dinehart, Keye Luke