Brats of the Lost Nebula

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Brats of the Lost Nebula
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Created byDan Clark
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Running time21 minutes
Production companies The Jim Henson Company
Decode Entertainment
Wandering Monkey Entertainment
Original release
Network The WB (U.S.)
YTV (Canada)
ReleaseOctober 10, 1998 (1998-10-10) –
January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)

Brats of the Lost Nebula is a Canadian science fiction puppet computer-animated television series for kids. The series follows five orphaned children from different war-torn planets. As they search for their surviving family members, they must also band together to fight an evil invading force known as "The Shock".

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The series was created by Dan Clark, who was also an executive producer along with Brian Henson and Margaret Loesch. The puppet characters mixed both traditional hand puppetry and animatronics. These puppets were built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The computer graphics were created by C.O.R.E. Digital Effects.

In the United States, the series aired on The WB during the Kids' WB block in October 1998, being one of the only two live-action shows (the other being The Nightmare Room) that were ever aired on that channel. It was removed from the channel after airing its third episode. [1] The remaining episodes were shown on Canada's YTV channel.

The Brats

The Brats, sometimes referred to as orphans, each have a different set of skills in addition to their otherworldly uniqueness. After the escape of Zadam and Triply from the Shock attack on their home world, the five kids meet on a living planetoid to start their rebellion against The Shock and find their lost parents.

They are aided in their quest by a long-eared animal named Splook, who has a missile-laden suit of armor, and by SMARTS, the smartest computer in the universe. The Brats themselves ride into battle on modified space cruisers.

Episodes

No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"What Mom Said"Steve WrightDan ClarkOctober 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
2"Total Bratification"Otto HanusLane RaichertOctober 18, 1998 (1998-10-18)
3"Brain Dead"David Warry SmithJohn DerevlanyOctober 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)
4"A Lozian Necessity"David Warry SmithMichael MayhewNovember 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
5"Heart Hunters"Steve WrightRick DrewDecember 2, 1998 (1998-12-02)
6"Punk Chip"David Warry SmithScott PetersNovember 12, 1998 (1998-11-12)
7"The Runaways"David StraitonTeleplay by : John Derevalny and Michael Mayhew
Story by : John Derevalny		November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)
8"Mutant Freak"Ross ClydeLane RaichertNovember 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)
9"Blite For a Day"Steve WrightMichael MayhewDecember 9, 1998 (1998-12-09)
10"The Acceptors" Gail Harvey John DerevlanyDecember 30, 1998 (1998-12-30)
11"Faith"Steve WrightMichael MayhewJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)
12"Mom & Dad"David StraitonGeorge MelrodJanuary 13, 1999 (1999-01-13)
13"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"Steve WrightDan ClarkJanuary 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)

Cast

Puppeteers

Voices

Broadcast

In the United States, the series premiered on the Kids' WB block on October 10, 1998. It was removed from the schedule after airing its third episode on October 24. [1] At the time, a publicist from the WB network said, "We're trying to figure out what works best in our lineup and when. The show has not been cancelled. It should eventually return, we just don't know when and where." [1] In Canada, all thirteen episodes aired on YTV from November 1998 onward. The last episode debuted January 20, 1999. [3]

In April 2020, hundreds of hours of Jim Henson Company productions were released on Roku, including Brats of the Lost Nebula. [4]

Unproduced follow-ups

In early 1999, a Playback article reported that "another thirteen [episodes] are on the way," [5] but these new episodes were never produced. In September 2002, Kidscreen mentioned that the Dan Clark Company was "currently working on a Brats of the Lost Nebula direct-to-video title with Henson." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Muppet Central News - "Brats" removed from Kid's WB".
  2. ↑ Ficner, Matt. "Media: Puppet Related Works". Matt Ficner Productions. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wednesday". Fort McMurray Today. Fort McMurray AB: Bowes Publishing Limited. 15 January 1999. p. Scene 36. Retrieved 31 December 2022. 22 Brats of The Lost Nebula (G) "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" Vigar makes a surprise visit to the Planetoid and confronts the Brats. 545310
  4. ↑ "Hundreds of Hours of Jim Henson Content Hits Roku". 23 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "On set with Brats of the Lost Nebula".
  6. ↑ "Idea incubation…the Dan Clark way".
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