Television series
| Brats of the Lost Nebula |
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| Created by | Dan Clark |
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| Country of origin | United States
Canada |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Production companies | The Jim Henson Company
Decode Entertainment
Wandering Monkey Entertainment |
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| Network | The WB (U.S.)
YTV (Canada) |
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| Release | October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10) –
January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20) |
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Brats of the Lost Nebula is a 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".
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.
- Zadam (voiced by Kirby Morrow) – The 14-year-old leader of the Brats and Triply's older brother And he is the funny trickster and Cynical leader of the Brats. He is from the planet Shirud.
- Triply (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) – Zadam's 10-year-old little sister. She is also from Shirud and is one of the most feared warriors in the Universe.
- Duncan (voiced by Glenn Cross) – A heavy, musclebound male with tinkering skills. He is from the planet Yarlon He is extraordinarilly strong but good natured intelligent but bull like muscle bound creatures.
- Ryle (voiced by Evan Sabba) – A horned, blue-skinned male who is fiercely competitive. He is from the planet Tranoid. He is also quicktempered and tough, he is obsessed with Sports, He vibes with Zadam as the Leader of the group.
- Lavana (voiced by Deborah Odell) – A winged elf with mystic abilities. She is from the planet Loza. She is a gothic girl who comes from a race of exotic elfin creatures magic users a thinker of and lover of life. Lavana loses her wings four episodes into the series.
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.
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]
