"Space Academy" (1977) TV series 1977-1979

Creator:

Allen Ducovny
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Study hard, meet aliens, take tests, fly starships...Class was never this much fun at YOUR school.

Plot:

The adventures of the students of an outer space military school.

Plot Keywords:

Space | School | Robot | Telepathy | Moral Lesson

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jonathan Harris	...	Commander Gampu (15 episodes, 1977)
Pamelyn Ferdin	...	Laura (15 episodes, 1977)
Ric Carrott	...	Chris (15 episodes, 1977)
Ty Henderson	...	Paul (15 episodes, 1977)
Maggie Cooper	...	Adrian (15 episodes, 1977)
Brian Tochi	...	Tee Gar (15 episodes, 1977)
Eric Greene	...	Loki (15 episodes, 1977)
Erika Scheimer	...	Peepo (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Directed by
Jeffrey Hayden		(6 episodes, 1977)
George Tyne		(5 episodes, 1977)
Ezra Stone		(3 episodes, 1977)
Arthur H. Nadel		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Writing credits
Allen Ducovny		(15 episodes, 1977)
Samuel A. Peeples		(5 episodes, 1977)
Martha Humphreys		(2 episodes, 1977)
Jack Paritz		(2 episodes, 1977)
Ted Pedersen		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Produced by
Arthur H. Nadel	....	producer (15 episodes, 1977)
Norm Prescott	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 1977)
Lou Scheimer	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Original Music by
Ray Ellis		(15 episodes, 1977)
Norm Prescott		(15 episodes, 1977)

Series Cinematography by
Alric Edens		(15 episodes, 1977)

Series Film Editing by
Marsh Hendry		(3 episodes, 1977)
Ronald LaVine		(3 episodes, 1977)
Bill Moore		(3 episodes, 1977)
Douglas Robertson		(3 episodes, 1977)
Stanley Frazen		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Art Direction by
Raymond Beal		(15 episodes, 1977)
William McAllister		(15 episodes, 1977)

Series Costume Design by
Bill Campbell		(15 episodes, 1977)

Series Makeup Department
Susan Bernay	....	makeup artist (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Production Management
Phillips Wylly Sr.	....	production manager / production supervisor (14 episodes, 1977)
Bill Moore	....	post-production supervisor / post-production manager (12 episodes, 1977)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sylvan Ducovnay	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 1977)
Jim Benjamin	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Don Torpin	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)

Series Art Department
Jimmy Herron	....	property master (15 episodes, 1977)
Harold Murphy	....	construction coordinator (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Sound Department
George Alch	....	sound mixer (15 episodes, 1977)
Terrance Emerson	....	boom operator (13 episodes, 1977)

Series Special Effects by
John Frazier	....	special effects (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Visual Effects by
Chuck Comisky	....	supervisor: outer space and miniature sequences (15 episodes, 1977)
John Grusd	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)
Paul Huston	....	production designer: miniatures (15 episodes, 1977)
David Jones	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)
Rob Maine	....	supervisor: outer space and miniature sequences (15 episodes, 1977)
Mike Murphy	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)
Jonathan Seay	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)
Stan Shanahan	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)
Jody Westheimer	....	outer space and miniature sequences executed by (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph A. August Jr.	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 1977)
Vince Callahan	....	key grip / grip (15 episodes, 1977)
Wilson Wooten	....	gaffer (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Lynn Kaatz	....	wardrobe (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Editorial Department
Richard J. Vermeulen Jr.	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1977)
Gary Priest	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1977)
Dennis Erkel	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1977)
F. Timothy McAvoy	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Music Department
Ray Ellis	....	composer: theme music (15 episodes, 1977)
Norm Prescott	....	composer: theme music (15 episodes, 1977)

Series Other crew
Gordon L. Berry	....	educational advisor (15 episodes, 1977)
Charlsie Bryant	....	script supervisor (15 episodes, 1977)
June Gilham	....	film coordinator (15 episodes, 1977)
Steve Nicolaides	....	production coordinator (15 episodes, 1977)
Robert W. Wilson	....	production coordinator (15 episodes, 1977)

Production Companies

• Filmation Associates

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Other Companies

• Horta-Mahana Corp.  music and sound effects
• Shermley Music Co.  music publisher

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Filmation Associates

Trivia:

The series takes place in the "star year" 3732.

Quotes:

Cmdr. Isaac Gampu:[Opening Narration] Welcome to Man's most magnificent achievement in the conquest of space, the man-made planetoid SPACE ACADEMY, founded in the Star Year 3732. Here we have gathered young people from the farthest reaches of all the known worlds. They have been chosen for their unique abilities, and are being trained to cope with the mysterious, the unknown, the unpredictable dangers lurking in the vast darkness of space!

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Jason of Star Command" (1978)

I really liked this show but Scotty was never on it.

Those of you who said that James Doohan (Scotty) was on Space Academy made a mistake. He was on the spin off series Jason of Star Command. Anyway Jonathan Harris was great on this show as Commander Gampu and how he would help the cadets on their various space missions. It was fun to see what missions the crew would go on every week and the things they would learn from their missions. Who could forget Peepo and his personality and wisecracks. This show would come on either before or after Fat Albert depending on the year it was on. I'm sure Space Academy will come out on DVD someday. R.I.P. Jonathan Harris (Gampu) and James Doohan (Scotty). You'll be missed but the memories of your shows will live on forever.