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


Two episodes of the cartoon in its original English dub have been uploaded online by Gilby 1385, from the first aforementioned VHS tape.
All episodes from the aforementioned tapes have been uploaded to YouTube by Gilby 1385.
 
The entirety of the second season was uploaded to YouTube on October 21st, 2018 by sabina pokorna, albeit with the audio almost inaudible.


A few episodes dubbed in German and Polish have also been uploaded online.
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jGba6pZ0tY <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|2||Curtain Call||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq0-_9Avv7c <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|3||Finishing School||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4OQDZ_gSBk <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|4||Revenge of the Killer Bunnies||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU_CKyhmeyI <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|5||Nasty Norman||''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dsPANEkPAo <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|6||Follow the Leader||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwqcdOIIDTo <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|7||Monster Factor||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzNz_X2oD5Y <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|8||Catnapped||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SVal-vPx5E <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|9||Invasion Dreambase||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-5P6FTzgsI <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|10||Growing Pains||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|11||Christmas Nightmare||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|12||Commander I Shrunk the Dreampatrol||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|13||Cries & Dolls||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|}
===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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHLhhtKEekE <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|2||Farewell My Bully||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yePZRK5p4U <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|3||Planet of the Hopeless Liars||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeT6otPvtI <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|4||A Dark Day’s Night||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMJxEIxt67o <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|5||Send in the Clones||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQIS3MICQ1M <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|6||The Curtain Monsters||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xIsA3E0rhw <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|7||Lost in the Backpack||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ct5xA-oPhg <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|8||Wedding Bells||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEX1Ybl9-cU <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|9||I Want my Zed TV||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvkKWUqZW2E <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|10||Too Bee or not Too Bee||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC41VYsMjs4 <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|11||Mind Over Mutter||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOOS_nDSz6U <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|-
|12||Computer Chaos||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLKPGwtobdc <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
|-
|13||Loch Ness Nightmare||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSQqFyS4ES8 <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' <span style="font-size:10px">(poor audio)</span>
|}
==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  =2
  |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://www.collingwoodandco.co.uk/shows/?s=captain-zed-the-zee-zone The cartoon on Collingwood's website]

Revision as of 18:51, 4 November 2018

Captain zed vhs.jpg

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

Status: Partially Found

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 makes sure 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.

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 entirety of the second season was uploaded to YouTube on October 21st, 2018 by 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)

# 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 Lost
11 Christmas Nightmare Lost
12 Commander I Shrunk the Dreampatrol Lost
13 Cries & Dolls Lost

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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