Brats of the Lost Nebula

Brats of the Lost Nebula is a Canadian 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".

Brats of the Lost Nebula
Created by	Dan Clark
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Dan Clark Brian Henson Margaret Loesch
Running time	21 minutes
Production companies	The Jim Henson Company Decode Entertainment Wandering Monkey Entertainment
Original release
Network	The WB (U.S.) YTV (Canada)
Release	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10) – January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)

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.

It initially aired on The WB, but 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. 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, muscle-bound 13-year-old male with tinkering skills. He is from the planet Yarlon. He is extraordinarily strong and built like most muscle bound creatures but is also good-natured and intelligent.
• Ryle (voiced by Evan Sabba) – A horned, blue-skinned 15-year-old male who is fiercely competitive. He is from the planet Tranoid. He is also quick-tempered, tough and obsessed with sports. He vibes with Zadam as the Leader of the group.
• Lavana (voiced by Deborah Odell) – A 13-year-old 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.

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
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)

Cast

Puppeteers

• Bill Barretta –
• Matt Ficner – Mallosha, Zadam^[2]
• John E. Kennedy –
• Trish Leeper –
• Sue Morrison –
• Ian Petrella –
• James Rankin –
• Gordon Robertson –
• Fred Stinson –
• Jeff Sweeney –
• Jean-Guy White –
• Mak Wilson –

Voices

• Glenn Cross – Duncan
• Kirby Morrow – Zadam
• Annick Obonsawin – Triply
• Deborah Odell – Lavana
• Evan Sabba – Ryle
• Rob Smith – Blight
• James Rankin – High Commander Vigar

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]