Dug Up On YouTube - Captain Star

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I didn't upload these. Just found them.

Captain Star is a... very strange show from 1997-1998. I bumped into it back when it was airing on Teletoon. The series was doomed in its Canadian run from the start, as Teletoon's original promotional materials were pushing this as an adult animated comedy series. And that's what it sorta is, but Teletoon came on the air when adult animation was the kingdom of crude and racy jokes. This show has some moments, but South Park it isn't. It's also not really a kid's show either, due to the somewhat dark subject matter.

It's hard to explain just what this show is about. At first glance, it's a parody of Star Trek and early science fiction novels, but under the surface it's more complex than that. It's not about the space adventures of the brave crew who hop from world to world and have adventures. It's about an aging crew who were heroes in the past, although what good they really did is up for debate. They're remembered by society through a TV show recounting their adventures, but Mission Control has long since forgotten about them and they're left to rot at the edge of the universe as they await orders.

This, of course, sounds extremely dark. Some of the comedy is twisted like that, but most of it is more absurd and almost whimsical. Like I said - very strange show, never managed to find an audience. But, that said, it's worth watching. In terms of content, there's some sexual references, but it's mostly kept to subtext.

I've been rewatching it tonight and it still holds up, all these years later. The whole series is on YouTube. There's no overarcing plot connecting the episodes and the main set up is explained in the opening, so I don't think that episode order matters too much.


The Atomic Alarm Clock
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iJfbofKMA3I
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h25CYCSeHFM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oYAmwaq_dDU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U6U7r2o6LwU

Day of the Zooties
http://youtube.com/watch?v=118h1qt3ojQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4IjfIuqmw4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cM2AqCGCYT8

The Worm Turns
http://youtube.com/watch?v=07g7eV9HDvs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W4npt032-l8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dt61mrHU0cs

No Future
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ovBnom4BLCI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-HBremM0Y
http://youtube.com/watch?v=omHO9WvFjYE

Nine Heads are Better than One
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WsreBcZym4o
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cxd3MMBZDg0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VRmsXgVePQs

Waiting for Sputnik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-g0sa_AlKg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5ndeBQz3MWg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xeUHeCP8Fto

Rocket to Nowhere
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bxU6udkcCME
http://youtube.com/watch?v=I_BMnEzea00
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YCZHvysYdtM

It's Written in the Stars
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ngB7GZZOEvs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=06_qEXsxEFw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qF8ILt2z1d4

Ned Nova
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0TXw071esLs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-0g-bJKYj84
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6FK8RVz_7pk

The Gravity of the Situation
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wSnYSYt46K4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sm7TXEwczKk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2G7sUsrqXtY

The Collector
http://youtube.com/watch?v=22sG5SRssZQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DrEC-s6y6O4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KT1HUVglUdU

The Edge of the Universe
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vGGbgmcCTp4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JtRVbRkCGJM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LjUtgOM5F9A

A Galaxy of Stars
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X62ToKMmWOw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jazywgGsw-U
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C0KUg77q9n4


A collection of the comics this is based on is coming out this fall. I'm probably going to look into getting it.