| Brats of the Lost Nebula | |
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| Created by | Dan Clark |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production companies | The Jim Henson Company Decode Entertainment Wandering Monkey Entertainment |
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| Network | The WB (U.S.) YTV (Canada) |
| Release | October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10) – January 20, 1999 (1999-1-20) |
Brats of the Lost Nebula is a Canadianscience fiction puppetcomputer-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 withBrian Henson andMargaret Loesch. The puppet characters mixed both traditional hand puppetry andanimatronics. These puppets were built byJim Henson's Creature Shop. The computer graphics were created byC.O.R.E. Digital Effects.
It initially aired onThe WB, but was removed from the channel after airing its third episode.[1] The remaining episodes were shown on Canada'sYTV channel.
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.
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.
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "What Mom Said" | Steve Wright | Dan Clark | October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10) |
| 2 | "Total Bratification" | Otto Hanus | Lane Raichert | October 18, 1998 (1998-10-18) |
| 3 | "Brain Dead" | David Warry Smith | John Derevlany | October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25) |
| 4 | "A Lozian Necessity" | David Warry Smith | Michael Mayhew | November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01) |
| 5 | "Heart Hunters" | Steve Wright | Rick Drew | December 2, 1998 (1998-12-02) |
| 6 | "Punk Chip" | David Warry Smith | Scott Peters | November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12) |
| 7 | "The Runaways" | David Straiton | Teleplay by : John Derevalny and Michael Mayhew Story by : John Derevalny | November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18) |
| 8 | "Mutant Freak" | Ross Clyde | Lane Raichert | November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25) |
| 9 | "Blite For a Day" | Steve Wright | Michael Mayhew | December 9, 1998 (1998-12-09) |
| 10 | "The Acceptors" | Gail Harvey | John Derevlany | December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30) |
| 11 | "Faith" | Steve Wright | Michael Mayhew | January 6, 1999 (1999-01-06) |
| 12 | "Mom & Dad" | David Straiton | George Melrod | January 13, 1999 (1999-01-13) |
| 13 | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | Steve Wright | Dan Clark | January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20) |
In the United States, the series premiered on theKids' 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 onYTV 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 onRoku, includingBrats of the Lost Nebula.[4]
In early 1999, aPlayback 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 aBrats of the Lost Nebula direct-to-video title with Henson."[6]
22 Brats of The Lost Nebula (G) "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" Vigar makes a surprise visit to the Planetoid and confronts the Brats. 545310