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|title=<center>Captain Zed and the Zee Zone</center>
|title=<center>Captain Zed and the Zee Zone</center>
|image=Captain zed vhs.jpg
|image=Captain zed vhs.jpg
|imagecaption=The most common VHS tape available. Contains the ''Follow the Leader'' and ''Monster Factor'' episodes.
|imagecaption=The most common VHS tape available. Contains the ''Follow the Leader'' and ''Monster Factor'' episodes.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=Nov 2018
|foundby=Various users
}}
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'''''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone''''' is a British-American animated series created by Tony Collingwood and produced by DiC Entertainment. It originally aired in 1991 and was 26 episodes long (made of two 13-episode seasons).
'''''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone''''' is a British-American animated series created by Tony Collingwood and produced by DiC animation. It originally aired in 1991 and was 26 episodes-long (made of two 13-episode seasons).


==Premise==
==Premise==
Captain Z is an agent of the Dream Patrol, part of the Dream Base, an organization that monitors children's dreams when they are asleep at night and make sure that nightmares do not appear.
Captain Zed is an agent of the Dream Patrol, part of the Dream Base, an organization that monitors children's dreams when they are asleep at night and ensures that nightmares do not appear. Piloting a Dreamship, he is assisted with his co-pilot P.J. and pet cat Spring. He also tends to be annoyed by a pretentious and ambitious rival, Captain Flannel.
 
Piloting a Dreamship, Captain Z is assisted with his co-pilot P.J. and pet cat Spring.
 
The Dream Base is run by anthropomorphic sheeps, led by the Commander. Most of its architecture, elements and machine designs are sleep/bed-themed.


Captain Zed also tends to be annoyed by a pretentious and ambitious rival, Captain Flannel.
The Dream Base is run by anthropomorphic sheep, led by the Commander. Most of its architecture, elements and machine designs are sleep/bed-themed.


The main villains are Snort and Mutter, two shapeshifting monsters who want to take over the Dream Base and send nightmares to children's minds.
The main villains are Snort and Mutter, two shapeshifting monsters who want to take over the Dream Base and send nightmares to children's minds.


==Availability==
==Availability==
The series has been aired in many countries over the years (especially Europe). However, it has never been released on DVD and only a few episodes have been sold on VHS tapes, some of them quite rare. They can be found for sale on eBay and Amazon.
The series has been aired in many countries over the years (especially Europe). However, it has never been released on DVD, and only a few episodes have been sold on VHS tapes, some of them quite rare. They can be found for sale on eBay and Amazon. A few episodes dubbed in German and Polish have also been uploaded online.


The available VHS tapes contain the episodes:
The available VHS tapes contain the episodes:
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*''Making the Grade''; ''Curtain Call''
*''Making the Grade''; ''Curtain Call''
*''Revenge of the Killer Bunnies''; ''Finishing School''
*''Revenge of the Killer Bunnies''; ''Finishing School''
*''Farewell My Bully''; ''Computer Chaos''
All episodes from the aforementioned tapes have been uploaded to YouTube by Gilby 1385.


Two episodes of the cartoon in its original English dub have been uploaded online by Gilby 1385, from the first aforementioned VHS tape.
The rest of the series was uploaded to YouTube in October-November 2018 by user [https://youtube.com/user/dragonballzCZ sabina pokorna], albeit with the audio almost inaudible.


A few episodes dubbed in German and Polish have also been uploaded online.
==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1991)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:orange" | #
! style="background-color:orange" | Episode Title
! style="background-color:orange" | Status
|-
|1||Making the Grade||[https://youtu.be/5jGba6pZ0tY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Curtain Call||[https://youtu.be/Xq0-_9Avv7c<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||Finishing School||[https://youtu.be/x4OQDZ_gSBk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|4||Revenge of the Killer Bunnies||[https://youtu.be/eU_CKyhmeyI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|5||Nasty Norman||[https://youtu.be/8dsPANEkPAo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|6||Follow the Leader||[https://youtu.be/PwqcdOIIDTo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Monster Factor||[https://youtu.be/AzNz_X2oD5Y<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|8||Catnapped||[https://youtu.be/7SVal-vPx5E<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|9||Invasion Dreambase||[https://youtu.be/r-5P6FTzgsI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|10||Growing Pains||[https://youtu.be/3d8ACqgghkA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|11||Christmas Nightmare||[https://youtu.be/LxKu1OE-WXM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|12||Commander I Shrunk the Dreampatrol||[https://youtu.be/MaXzeZPFmQk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|13||Cries & Dolls||[https://youtu.be/Nwf6CNtrKQU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|}


===Series 2 (1993)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:orange" | #
! style="background-color:orange" | Episode Title
! style="background-color:orange" | Status
|-
|1||Look Who's Dreaming||[https://youtu.be/gHLhhtKEekE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|2||Farewell My Bully||[https://youtu.be/0yePZRK5p4U<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||Planet of the Hopeless Liars||[https://youtu.be/KTeT6otPvtI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|4||A Dark Day’s Night||[https://youtu.be/DMJxEIxt67o<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|5||Send in the Clones||[https://youtu.be/RQIS3MICQ1M<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|6||The Curtain Monsters||[https://youtu.be/5xIsA3E0rhw<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|7||Lost in the Backpack||[https://youtu.be/1ct5xA-oPhg<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|8||Wedding Bells||[https://youtu.be/hEX1Ybl9-cU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|9||I Want my Zed TV||[https://youtu.be/JvkKWUqZW2E<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|10||Too Bee or not Too Bee||[https://youtu.be/iC41VYsMjs4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|11||Mind Over Mutter||[https://youtu.be/qOOS_nDSz6U<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|-
|12||Computer Chaos||[https://youtu.be/eLKPGwtobdc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||Loch Ness Nightmare||[https://youtu.be/GSQqFyS4ES8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Poor audio)
|}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
Captain zed vhs b.jpg|Another VHS tape. Contains the ''Nasty Nirman'' and ''Catnapped'' episodes.
Captain zed vhs b.jpg|Contains the ''Nasty Norman'' and ''Catnapped'' episodes.
Captain zed vhs c.jpg|Another VHS tape. Contains the ''Making the Grade'' and ''Curtain Call'' episodes.
Captain zed vhs c.jpg|Contains the ''Making the Grade'' and ''Curtain Call'' episodes.
Captain zed vhs d.jpg|Another VHS tape. This one cannot be found anywhere. Contains the "Revenge of the Killer Bunnies" and "Finishing School" episodes.  
Captain zed vhs d.jpg|Contains the "Revenge of the Killer Bunnies" and "Finishing School" episodes.  
Captain zed screencap.jpg|Screencap from an episode, with PJ on the left and Captain Zed on the right. Note PJ's redesign that seems to be exclusive to a season.
Captain zed screencap.jpg|Screencap from an episode, with PJ on the left and Captain Zed on the right. Note PJ's redesign that seems to be exclusive to a season.
Captain_zed_cel.jpg|An animation cel, signed by creator Tony Collingwood.
Captain_zed_cel.jpg|An animation cel, signed by creator Tony Collingwood.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Videos==
{{Video|perrow  =1
  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =PwqcdOIIDTo
  |description1 ="Follow the Leader"
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =AzNz_X2oD5Y
  |description2 ="Monster Factor"
}}
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.collingwoodandco.co.uk/shows/?s=captain-zed-the-zee-zone The cartoon on Collingwood's website]
*[http://collingwoodandco.co.uk/shows/?s=captain-zed-the-zee-zone The cartoon on Collingwood's website.]
*[http://www.toonhound.com/captzed.htm Page on Toonhound]
*[http://toonhound.com/captzed.htm Page on Toonhound.]
*[http://www.jedisparadise.com/1/Captain_Zed.htm Page on Jedisparadise]
*[http://jedisparadise.com/1/Captain_Zed.htm Page on Jedisparadise.]
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 12 April 2023

Captain zed vhs.jpg

The most common VHS tape available. Contains the Follow the Leader and Monster Factor episodes.

Status: Found

Date found: Nov 2018

Found by: Various users

Captain Zed and the Zee Zone is a British-American animated series created by Tony Collingwood and produced by DiC Entertainment. It originally aired in 1991 and was 26 episodes long (made of two 13-episode seasons).

Premise

Captain Zed is an agent of the Dream Patrol, part of the Dream Base, an organization that monitors children's dreams when they are asleep at night and ensures that nightmares do not appear. Piloting a Dreamship, he is assisted with his co-pilot P.J. and pet cat Spring. He also tends to be annoyed by a pretentious and ambitious rival, Captain Flannel.

The Dream Base is run by anthropomorphic sheep, led by the Commander. Most of its architecture, elements and machine designs are sleep/bed-themed.

The main villains are Snort and Mutter, two shapeshifting monsters who want to take over the Dream Base and send nightmares to children's minds.

Availability

The series has been aired in many countries over the years (especially Europe). However, it has never been released on DVD, and only a few episodes have been sold on VHS tapes, some of them quite rare. They can be found for sale on eBay and Amazon. A few episodes dubbed in German and Polish have also been uploaded online.

The available VHS tapes contain the episodes:

  • Follow the Leader; Monster Factor
  • Nasty Norman; Catnapped
  • Making the Grade; Curtain Call
  • Revenge of the Killer Bunnies; Finishing School
  • Farewell My Bully; Computer Chaos

All episodes from the aforementioned tapes have been uploaded to YouTube by Gilby 1385.

The rest of the series was uploaded to YouTube in October-November 2018 by user sabina pokorna, albeit with the audio almost inaudible.

Episodes

Series 1 (1991)

# Episode Title Status
1 Making the Grade Found
2 Curtain Call Found
3 Finishing School Found
4 Revenge of the Killer Bunnies Found
5 Nasty Norman Found
6 Follow the Leader Found
7 Monster Factor Found
8 Catnapped Found
9 Invasion Dreambase Found (Poor audio)
10 Growing Pains Found (Poor audio)
11 Christmas Nightmare Found (Poor audio)
12 Commander I Shrunk the Dreampatrol Found (Poor audio)
13 Cries & Dolls Found (Poor audio)

Series 2 (1993)

# Episode Title Status
1 Look Who's Dreaming Found (Poor audio)
2 Farewell My Bully Found
3 Planet of the Hopeless Liars Found (Poor audio)
4 A Dark Day’s Night Found (Poor audio)
5 Send in the Clones Found (Poor audio)
6 The Curtain Monsters Found (Poor audio)
7 Lost in the Backpack Found (Poor audio)
8 Wedding Bells Found (Poor audio)
9 I Want my Zed TV Found (Poor audio)
10 Too Bee or not Too Bee Found (Poor audio)
11 Mind Over Mutter Found (Poor audio)
12 Computer Chaos Found
13 Loch Ness Nightmare Found (Poor audio)

Gallery

  • Contains the Nasty Norman and Catnapped episodes.

    Contains the Nasty Norman and Catnapped episodes.

  • Contains the Making the Grade and Curtain Call episodes.

    Contains the Making the Grade and Curtain Call episodes.

  • Contains the "Revenge of the Killer Bunnies" and "Finishing School" episodes.

    Contains the "Revenge of the Killer Bunnies" and "Finishing School" episodes.

  • Screencap from an episode, with PJ on the left and Captain Zed on the right. Note PJ's redesign that seems to be exclusive to a season.

    Screencap from an episode, with PJ on the left and Captain Zed on the right. Note PJ's redesign that seems to be exclusive to a season.

  • An animation cel, signed by creator Tony Collingwood.

    An animation cel, signed by creator Tony Collingwood.

External Links

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