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Captain Star wasn't one of my favourite cartoons on Teletoon back in the mid-to-late 90s... at first. But over time it became one of my all time favourites. Mostly for it's clever subtlety but also for it's unique nature.

Unfortunately, many others just didn't tune in and was cancelled by Teletoon (though, I hear tell that it continued on in the UK).

At any rate, Captain Star was the story of the greatest captain the universe had ever seen (and his crew)... unwittingly put to pasture by Mission Control and sent to a nameless planet at the ragged edge of the universe to wait for orders that will never come and wile away his time. Of course, trouble has a habit of finding him and his crew, so he ends up saving the universe several times and destroys at least one shag carpet.

The cartoon dealt primarily with getting older and how things change as you age, mostly how others treat you. But it also did a good job at poking fun at rampant consumerism and science fiction parody.

Here we have the captain waiting for his orders, which will never come.

Worth checking out, and many episodes are viewable on YouTube.

Description
Captain Star wasn't one of my favourite cartoons on Teletoon back in the mid-to-late 90s... at first. But over time it became one of my all time favourites. Mostly for it's clever subtlety but also for it's unique nature.

Unfortunately, many others just didn't tune in and was cancelled by Teletoon (though, I hear tell that it continued on in the UK).

At any rate, Captain Star was the story of the greatest captain the universe had ever seen (and his crew)... unwittingly put to pasture by Mission Control and sent to a nameless planet at the ragged edge of the universe to wait for orders that will never come and wile away his time. Of course, trouble has a habit of finding him and his crew, so he ends up saving the universe several times and destroys at least one shag carpet.

The cartoon dealt primarily with getting older and how things change as you age, mostly how others treat you. But it also did a good job at poking fun at rampant consumerism and science fiction parody.

Here we have the captain waiting for his orders, which will never come.

Worth checking out, and many episodes are viewable on YouTube.