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Space Cats

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Space Cats
GenreAnimation
Adventure
Science fiction
Comedy
Created byPaul Fusco
Developed byRowby Goren
StarringPaul Fusco as Captain Catgut
Charles Nelson Reilly as D.O.R.C.
Voices ofRob Paulsen
Townsend Coleman
Pat Fraley
Narrated byRobert Ridgely
Theme music composerLeslie Ann Podkin
Alf Clausen
ComposersShuki Levy
Udi Harpaz
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersPaul Fusco
Bernie Brillstein
Joe Taritero
ProducerLeslie Ann Podkin
Production companiesMarvel Productions
Paul Fusco Productions
NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1991 (1991-09-14) –
July 25, 1992 (1992-07-25)

Space Cats is a 1991–92 animated television series (with some live-action puppetry sequences) created by Paul Fusco, that aired on Saturday mornings on NBC.[1] It is a comedy show about alien felines helping mankind.

Charles Nelson Reilly made brief but memorable appearances in each episode as D.O.R.C.[2]

Plot

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The Space Cats come from a planet called Trygliceride-7, ruled by a being named D.O.R.C. (short for Disembodied Omnipotent Ruler of Cats) which can be described as a disembodied, bespectacled, human head with a funny voice and green skin. The Space Cats station themselves on Earth in an underground base with a garbage can as its only access. A live-action segment is shown, where various Space Cats are seen on duty.[3]

D.O.R.C. describes each mission to the team's leader Captain Catgut. The animated segment is then shown where Captain Catgut sends the team of Tom, Scratch and Sniff out to work. At the end of each episode, the group gives the viewers a moral, then wrap up the episode vocalizing the Charge music and shouting out their team name. This was spoofed, when one Space Cat says the moral is for kids to stop watching TV and go read a book, the other two angrily remark that if that is taken seriously it would result in their own cancellation.

Episodes

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No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"Send in the Clones"Howard Bendetson
Paul Fusco
David Silverman		September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14)
The Spacecats are sent to investigate why a clown who runs a respected children's show has now been promoting violence and crime. The Spacecats find the real TV host who has been kidnapped and replaced with a robotic doppelganger. A sleazy show business executive now controls programming through these robot clones, and the second plan of his stage is to do this with the President of the United States. Unfortunately for the Spacecats, the bad guy has captured them and replaced them with robots, who commit crimes and ruin the reputation of the Space Cats. Trivia: The Space Cats find among the hostages Spider-Man which was a likely reference to Marvel Productions which produced the show, ALF referring to Paul Fusco who worked on both shows and voiced Captain Catgut, and George H. Bush, who was in office at the time of the episode's debut.
2"Stinking Pollution"David Silverman
Rogena Schuyler		September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Mass pollution and toxic waste has been infecting communities. The Spacecats look to root of the matter whilst being stalked by a "shadowy figure".
3"Like Cats to Water"Terrie CollinsSeptember 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
Earth's water supply is drying up at a rapid pace. The Space Cats are at a loss to explain, until they find a water park has been doing a roaring business.
4"Thank You, Masked Man"David Silverman
Rogena Schuyler		October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
An old superhero is now a has-been forgotten by the general public. A Hollywood producer says he can revive the over-the-hill superhero's career, but it is a conspiracy to dupe him into committing crimes. The Spacecats try and get him to return to his glory days.
5"A Recession is Depressin'"Rowby GorenOctober 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
The U.S. Treasury is empty, sending the country into grinding poverty. When a lack of physical robbery is found, it is shown to be the work of a crooked government employee, who beats the Space Cats to the punch through computer crime, digitally sending the stolen cash into random bank accounts across America.
6"Diamonds are Fur-ever"George AtkinsOctober 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
A famous professor has been kidnapped in the Amazon, and the Space Cats’ assignment is to rescue Him.
7"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall"Ted PedersonOctober 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
Beautiful women are turning into ugly hags without explanation. Captain Catgut assigns an extra member to the team, a female Space Cat named Yvette Meow. The cats link the ugliness to a hairdresser who wishes to be the only beautiful woman in the world, and suspect the movie star Lollipop is the next target. Tom, Scratch and Sniff are not enthralled about having a girl on their team, until the male Space Cats commit a big error and it is up to Yvette to save the mission.
8"The Incredible Shrinking Monuments"George AtkinsNovember 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
Earth's famed landmarks have vanished, and the trail leads to a mini-golf course.
9"Blintzcapades"George AtkinsNovember 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
10"A Tale of Two Kitties"UnknownNovember 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
11"Mysteriously Missing Guests"George AtkinsNovember 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
The Space Cats head to Tonsil Manor to locate the guests who are mysteriously vanishing.
12"Operation Pine Crud"Judy RothmanDecember 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)
The Spacecats are sent to the Yellowbelly Nat'l Park (A parody of the Yellowstone Nat'l Park) investigate deforestation. They link it to an air freshener company owned by Chuck von Crud.
13"Y.I. Auto"UnknownDecember 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)

Cast

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Principal voice actors

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Live-action segment

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Additional voices

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Crew

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References

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  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 406. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 568. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 772–773. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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