Space Janitors

Space Janitors was a Canadian web series. The show is a parody of the Star Wars franchise and the plot is focused on two janitors, Darby and Mike, on a space station. It is available through the series producer Shaftesbury Plus on YouTube.^[1] Season 4 premiered the 5th of May 2024 on their YouTube channel.^[2]

Space Janitors
Created by	Davin Lengyel, Geoff Lapaire
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	29
Production
Executive producer	Shaftesbury
Production company	Space Mop
Original release
Release	2012 (2012) – 2024 (2024)

Characters

Starring Brendan Halloran, Scott Ryan Yamamura, and Pat Thornton, Space Janitors centers around Social Group 417:^[3]

• Darby Richards (Brendan Halloran), a human custodian
• Dennis 4862 (Scott Ryan Yamamura) a human clone squall trooper
• Mike Chet (Pat Thornton), a human custodian
• Edith Kingpin (Evany Rosen), a computer psychologist first class
• Officer Emily Roarke (Helen Johns)
• LN6-K aka Elle (Tess Degenstein), an engineer second class
• Marf (Andy Hull)

Production

The series was created by Davin Lengyel and Geoff Lapaire, digital media producers who were previously associated with the web and television series Pure Pwnage.^[4] It premiered in 2012.

Season 3 was partially funded as a Kickstarter project.^[5][6] The third season also received a theatrical screening at Toronto's Royal Cinema on January 9, 2015.^[7]

Awards

The series is the recipient of a number of awards and nominations. Notably, they won Best Web Series at the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2013^[8] and Best Original Program or Series, Fiction at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.^[9]

• Canadian Comedy Awards, 2013 (Internet / Best Web Series) – Winner^[8]
  • Cast & Crew Nominations: Best Direction, Best Male Performance, Best Ensemble Performance^[8]
• 1st Canadian Screen Awards, 2013 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Nominated^[9]
• 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, 2014 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Winner^[9]
• 4th Canadian Screen Awards, 2016 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Nominated^[9]

Episodes

• 101 — Space Janitors Have Dreams Too
• 102 — Android Puke and Squall Trooper Training
• 103 — Light-Based Arm Cutter Instrument
• 104 — The Dark Lord: 53% Machine, Total Badass
• 105 — Fire Giant Laser
• 106 — Accidentally the Dark Lord
• 107 — Rebels Seem Like Nice Guys
• 108 — I'm a Fish?
• 201 — Escape to Desert Planet
• 202 — Holoroom
• 203 — Life Debt
• 204 — Wormhole
• 205 — Pyus Dunes
• 206 — Bounty Hunter
• 207 — Fish Planet, Part 1
• 208 — Fish Planet, Part 2
• 301 — Echoing Base
• 302 — Probe Droid
• 303 — Brain Wormed
• 304 — Haunted Heroes
• 305 — Hope Day
• 306 — Diplomacy
• 307 — Showdown, Part 1
• 308 — Showdown, Part 2