<Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> First - run syndication </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> January 1981 (1981 - 01)--September 1986 (1986 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Great Space Coaster is a children's television show that was broadcast in first - run syndication from 1981 to 1986 . </P> <P> The series was co-created by Kermit Love (original Muppet designer and builder for Jim Henson) and Jim Martin (who later went on to work on a number of Henson - related projects including Sesame Street). The series' episodes, which were videotaped in New York City, were directed by Dick Feldman and were fitted with a laugh track . It was produced by Sunbow Productions and distributed by Claster Television, a division of Hasbro . </P>

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