Space Cases (1996–1997)

One day at an academy, 7 people sneak aboard a mysterious spaceship. The people consist of 5 students, who are Harlan, the athletic leader from earth; Catalina, the Saturnian rainbow-head ... See full summary »

Creators:

Peter David, Bill Mumy

Stars:

Walter Jones, Kristian Ayre, Rahi Azizi

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Walter Jones	...	Harlan Band (27 episodes, 1996-1997)
Kristian Ayre	...	Radu (27 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rahi Azizi	...	Bova (27 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paige Christina	...	Rosie Ianni (27 episodes, 1996-1997)
Anik Matern	...	Thelma (27 episodes, 1996-1997)
Cary Lawrence	...	T.J. Davenport (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Boretski	...	Commander Seth Goddard (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jewel Staite	...	Catalina (15 episodes, 1996)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Suzee (14 episodes, 1996-1997)

Storyline

One day at an academy, 7 people sneak aboard a mysterious spaceship. The people consist of 5 students, who are Harlan, the athletic leader from earth; Catalina, the Saturnian rainbow-head with a sonic scream; Bova, the negative sour-pus Uranian who can generate electricity; Rosie, the happy Mercurian who radiates heat; and Radu, the Andromedan with super strength and hearing; the other two people are Mrs. T.J. Davenport, the principal at the academy and Commander Seth Goddard, who is their teacher/commander. While on-board they meet an android named Thelma who informs them that they are on a spaceship that is half living and called the Christa. Just when they meet up they become aware that they are approaching a hole that if they get sucked into, they will be stuck in space for 7 years. They eventually do and along their journey they encounter many hardships and enemies that they work together to overcome. They also meet some new people like Suzee (Catalina's imaginary friend from ...

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Plot Keywords:

academy | student | commander | android | outer space | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site The Cookie Jar Company

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CINAR

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The teddy bear that Radu finds in Space Cases: Who Goes Where is the very same one that was used in an episode of Babylon 5 written by Space Cases creator Peter David. It's a running gag between David and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. David's wife gave the bear to JMS, who hates "cute" things. In Babylon 5: There All the Honor Lies, the character of Sheridan tosses it out of an airlock into space (for the same reason). Peter David took revenge in defense of his wife's honor. When Radu brings in the bear, Rosie says, "What kind of dope would toss a perfectly good Earth bear into space?" Later, we find out that the bear was left by an evil race called the "Straczyn." JMS has reportedly sworn vengeance.

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Quotes

[About Catalina]
Rosie: I keep warning her not to over do her sonic practicing. She'll blow a vocal chord or something.
Harlen Band: yeah, well that's one of the dangers when you're hooked on sonics.

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Connections

Referenced in Serenity (2005)

User Reviews

How I loved this show!

I have such fond memories of this show. I vividly recall rushing to the TV Saturday nights just to watch this show. It was original, funny, cute, and related well to its target audience. I was crushed when it stopped airing on Nick, and still think about it to this day (whenever I see the girl who played the rainbow haired character, Staite or something similar I believe). I really wish the show would have continued, that someone would have at least tried to tie up some of the loose ends. They could have done so much more with this show in my youth, and I feel sorry for the many people who will never get to see it for what it was. This was far to excellent a show to just slip away and disappear into the corners of young people's memories....