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Jason of Star Command

1978–1979 · 2 seasons

A cheerful, cheap-and-cheerful Saturday-morning space serial full of cliffhangers, rubber aliens and plucky heroes zipping around in cardboard spaceships.

Created by
Arthur H. Nadel
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
Overview
Jason of Star Command is a live action television series by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. The show revolved around the exploits of space adventurer Jason and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot and the pocket robot "Wiki". The show also starred Sid Haig as the evil Dragos, and, in the first season, James Doohan of Star Trek fame. Jason was a spin-off of another Filmation live action show called Space Academy, which starred another sci-fi luminary, Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame.
How it feels
Campy, light, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, friendship, power, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Arthur H. Nadel
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • power
  • loyalty
  • exploration
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
Created by
Arthur H. Nadel
Written by
Chuck Menville, Samuel A. Peeples
Starring
Sid Haig, James Doohan, Susan Pratt, John Russell, Tamara Dobson, Charlie Dell, Craig Littler, Julie Newmar
Length
2 seasons, 28 episodes, 30 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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