Lloyd in Space

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Lloyd in Space
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Created by Joe Ansolabehere
Paul Germain
Directed by Howy Parkins
Voices of Courtland Mead
April Winchell
Brian George
Justin Shenkarow
Pamela Hayden
Bill Fagerbakke
Pamela Adlon
Composer Jim Lang
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Howy Parkins
  • Bart Jennett (S2-4)
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companies Walt Disney Television Animation
Paul & Joe Productions
Plus One Animation
Sunwoo Entertainment
Original release
Network
ReleaseFebruary 3, 2001 (2001-02-03) 
February 27, 2004 (2004-02-27)

Lloyd in Space is an American animated television series, created by Recess co-creators Joe Ansolabehere and Paul Germain. It premiered on February 3, 2001, on ABC on Saturday mornings. [1] The pilot was written by Ansolabehere, Germain and Mark Drop, with the characters designed by Eric Keyes. The series ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on February 27, 2004.

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Premise

Living far in the future, shortly after the end of World War IX, Lloyd Nebulon is a green-skinned alien of the Verdigrean race with pointy ears and a single antenna sticking from his head. [2] Lloyd lives in the Intrepidville Space Station along with his telekinetic and telepathic little sister Francine and his mother, Commander Norah Li Nebulon, the Head of Intrepidville. Lloyd's friends are Eddie R. Horton (a red-haired teenage human), Kurt Blobberts (a massive purple blob with a single eyeball and low intelligence, of a species known as the Blobullons), and Douglas McNoggin (a giant brain with limbs and a face, of a species known as the Cerebellians).

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 11February 3, 2001May 26, 2001 ABC
2 11September 22, 2001February 16, 2002
3 9October 1, 2002October 31, 2002 Toon Disney
4 8February 11, 2003February 27, 2004

Characters

Main

Villains

Supporting

Production

Lloyd in Space was first introduced in early 2001 during Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC. The show received higher ratings than initially expected, prompting Disney to quickly order additional episodes (some of which would air in the second season).

Lloyd in Space finished production in 2003, after the One Saturday Morning block was removed. The final episodes aired in February 2004.

Broadcast

Reruns of the series aired on Toon Disney until 2006, when it was replaced by The Emperor's New School .[ citation needed ]

Reception

The series received a mixed reception. Andrea Graham of Common Sense Media described the series as focusing on "space teen [who] copes with intergalactic boredom". She also argued that the series is "charming and heartwarming". [3]

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References

  1. "Lloyd In Space". www.bcdb.com, May 13, 2012
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 262–263. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  3. Graham, Andrea (February 18, 2022). "Lloyd in Space Review". Common Sense Media . Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.