Outer Space Astronauts
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Outer Space Astronauts
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| Episodes: | 5 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Country: | United States |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 5 |
| Category: | Comedy |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Series |
| Company: | Russell Barrett Productions |
| Creator: | Russell Barrett |
| Run Time (mins): | 22 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | SyFy |
| First Aired: | October 9, 1990 |
| Last Aired: | March 19, 1991 |
Summary
Outer Space Astronauts is a comedic science‑fiction series set in a future era in which humanity routinely undertakes deep‑space exploration. Within this setting, highly trained individuals venture to distant regions of the galaxy in pursuit of scientific knowledge, discovery, and the advancement of human civilisation. These elite explorers are portrayed as essential to humanity’s long‑term survival and are characterised as possessing “the right stuff.”
In contrast, the series centres on the less distinguished personnel of the O.S.S. Oklahoma, a spacecraft commanded by the slovenly Captain Ripley. The crew, described as space‑ially challenged, performs routine operational duties in space with varying degrees of competence. The programme employs satire to juxtapose the heroic ideal of the interstellar explorer with the mundane, often dysfunctional reality of the Oklahoma’s daily activities.
Cast
Commander Dick Amos ADAM CLINTON, Captain Bruce Ripley RUSSELL BARRETT, Andy Matheson LAURA VALDIVIA, Chad Brimley ANTHONY BRAVO, Donna Kennedy DANA KIRK, Sunny Hunkle STEPHANIE CLINTON, Intern Jimmy Peck PETER BURNS, Johnny Boothe BENJAMIN NURICK, Burt Pinto STEPHEN MILLUNZI, Ka'ak JACEY MARGOLIS.
Tags: Comedy, United States, 2009, English
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