Homeboys in Outer Space

Homeboys in Outer Space is an American science fiction/fantasy sitcom that aired on UPN from August 27, 1996 to May 13, 1997. The series stars comedian Flex Alexander and Darryl Bell.

Homeboys in Outer Space
Genre	Fantasy/Sitcom
Created by	Ehrich Van Lowe
Directed by	Albert Alarr Gerry Cohen Matthew Diamond Patrick Maloney Howard Ritter Tony Singletary Glynn Turman
Starring	Flex Darryl Bell
Composer	Kevin Guillaume
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (+1 unaired pilot)
Production
Executive producer	Ehrich Van Lowe
Producers	Stan Foster Lore Kimbrough Richard G. King Jeffrey Lampert Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. Ted Schachter
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Sweet Lorraine Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	UPN
Release	August 27, 1996 (1996-08-27) – May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)

Plot

The plot centered around two astronauts, Tyberius "Ty" Walker (Flex) and Morris Clay (Bell), who flew around the universe in a winged car, nicknamed the "Space Hoopty", in the 23rd century. The duo's car, which was a cross between a lowrider and an 18 wheeler, was piloted by a talking female computer named Loquatia.

Cast

• Flex as Tyberius "Ty" Walker
• Darryl M. Bell as Morris Clay
• Rhona Bennett as Loquatia
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Vashti
• Paulette Braxton as Amma
• Michael Colyar as Milky Ray
• James Doohan as Pippen

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"There's No Space Like Home, or Return of the Jed Eye"	Gerry Cohen	Ehrich Van Lowe & Lore Kimbrough & Gary H. Miller	August 27, 1996 (1996-08-27)	4.9[1]
2	"The Pleasure Planet Principle, or G Marks the Spot"	Gerry Cohen	Jim Bernstein & Michael Shipley	September 3, 1996 (1996-09-03)	4.8[2]
3	"Papa's Got a Brand New Old Bag, or That's No Lady, That's My Grandma"	Gerry Cohen	Michael Barker & Matt Weitzman	September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)	4.8[3]
4	"Behold a Pale Planet, or What if God Was One of Us"	Matthew Diamond	Michael Price	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)	4.1[4]
5	"Loquatia Unplugged, or Come Back, Little Cyber"	Matthew Diamond	Ehrich Van Lowe & Lore Kimbrough	September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24)	4.1[5]
6	"House Party, or Play That Funky White Music Droid"	Matthew Diamond	Chuck Cummings	October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01)	4.3[6]
7	"Dog Day Afternoon, or When the Going Gets Ruff"	Rae Kraus	Stu Kreisman & Chris Cluess	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)	3.2[7]
8	"Devil in Miss Jones, or Dismember of the Wedding"	Matthew Diamond	Michael Price	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)	4.5[8]
9	"Trading Faces, or All the King's Homeys"	Patrick Maloney	Stan Foster & Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)	4.5[9]
10	"A Man's Place Is in the Homey, or The Stepford Guys"	Patrick Maloney	Gary H. Miller	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)	5.0[10]
11	"Homeboys in Wonderland, or Hoopty Doopty"	Pat Maloney	Jeff Martin	November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)	3.6[11]
12	"Super Bad Foxy Lady Killer, or Ty and Morris Get the Shaft"	Matthew Diamond	Bernie Kukoff	November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)	4.3[12]
13	"Brother's Got No Soul, or I Love Lucifer"	Matthew Diamond	Mike Barker & Matt Weitzman	January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)	4.68[13]
14	"El Voyage Fantastico, or I've Got You Under My Skin"	Glynn Turman	Chris Cluess & Stu Kreisman	January 14, 1997 (1997-01-14)	4.70[14]
15	"The Longest Yard and a Half, or The Shawshank Redemption Center"	Matthew Diamond	Ehrich Van Lowe & Gary H. Miller	January 28, 1997 (1997-01-28)	3.64[15]
16	"An Officer and a Homeboy, or Full Metal Jackass"	Patrick Maloney	Michael Price & Chuck Cummings	February 4, 1997 (1997-02-04)	4.84[16]
17	"Happy Happy, Droid Droid, or Amma Sees Red"	Tony Singletary	Michael Barker & Matt Weitzman	February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)	3.31[17]
18	"The Naked and the Dred, or The Toast of the Town"	Matthew Diamond	Lore Kimbrough	February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)	3.83[18]
19	"Tales from the Dark Side, or Ty Takes the Redeye"	Howard Ritter	Jim Bernstein & Michael Shipley	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)	2.24[19]
20	"How the West Was Lost, or Daddy's Home"	Albert Alarr	Michael Price	May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)	3.18[20]
21	"The Adventures of Ratman and Gerbil, or Holy Homeboys in Outer Space"	Matthew Diamond	Ehrich Van Lowe & Gary H. Miller	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)	2.81[21]

Reception

The series was panned by critics. Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr. of The Progressive, in an article on Black-focused television in the 1990s, described the show as "Star Trek meets Amos 'n' Andy."^[22] Keith Marder of the Daily News criticized the show for "predictable" jokes and sexual humor, rating it a "C−".^[23]