''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' is a animated television series, produced by Collingwood O’Hare for Scottish Television Film Enterprises in association with

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and Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. and distributed by HIT Communications PLC. The 26-episode were produced an originally airing on

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in the United Kingdom.

Premise

When children go to sleep, it's Captain Zed's and his partner PJ's job to prevent children from having nightmares in the dream zone.

Episodes

Season 1 (1991)

# Making the Grade (story: David Ehrman; teleplay: David Ehrman and Tony Collingwood) # Curtain Call (story:

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; teleplay: Jocelyn Stevenson,

Judy Rothman Judy Rothman Rofé (born September 17, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist and author specializing in comedy and literary adaptations for children. She won the 2002 Emmy for Best Animated Program for '' The New Adventures of Made ...

, and Tony Collingwood) # Finishing School (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay:

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and Eleanor Burian-Mohr) # Revenge of the Killer Bunnies (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Paul Dell and Steven Weiss) # Nasty Norman (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Tony Collingwood, Paul Dell, and Steven Weiss) # Follow the Leader (written by Alisa Marie Schudt) # Monster Factor (written by Tony Collingwood) # Catnapped (based on a story by Harvinda Sikmon, teleplay by Tony Collingwood) # Invasion Dreambase (written by Tony Collingwood) # Growing Pains (written by

Phil Harnage Phillp L. Harnage is an American television writer and screenwriter. He is known for his work at DIC Entertainment. He resides in Santa Monica, California with his family. Filmography Television * series head writer denoted in bold * ''Fat Al ...

and Charles Kaufman) # Christmas Nightmare (story: Phil Harnage and Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Tony Collingwood, Eleanor Burian-Mohr, Jack Hanrahan, and Judy Rothman) # Commander, I Shrunk the Dream Patrol (story: Phil Harnage, Paul Dell, and Steven Weiss; teleplay: Paul Dell and Steven Weiss) # Cries & Dolls (written by Judy Rothman)

Season 2 (1992-1993)

# Look who's Dreaming (written by Tony Collingwood) # Farewell, My Bully (written by Tony Collingwood) # The Planet of the Hopeless Liars (written by Tony Collingwood, Steven Weiss, and Paul Dell) # A Dark Day's Night (written by Tony Collingwood, Jack Hanrahan, and Eleanor Burian-Mohr) # Send In The Clones (written by Judy Rothman) # The Curtain Monster Dream Eaters from Another Dimension (written by Tony Collingwood) # Lost in the Backpack (written by Tony Collingwood, Jack Hanrahan, and Eleanor Burian-Mohr) # Wedding Bells (written by Jocelyn Stevenson and Tony Collingwood) # I Want My Zed T.V. (written by Skip Sheppard and Tony Collingwood) # To Bee Or Not To Bee (story by Selena D’Santos, teleplay by Tony Collingwood) # Mind Over Mutter (written by Paul Dell, Steven Weiss, and Tony Collingwood) # Computer Chaos (based on a story by Harvinda Sikmon, teleplay by Tony Collingwood) # Loch Ness Nightmare (written by Tony Collingwood)

Voices

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as Captain Zed *

Jay Brazeau Jay Brazeau is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Sam Fisher in ''Cold Squad'', as Harlan in ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007), and for voicing Uncle Quigley in '' Sabrina: The Animated Series''. He is also known for his role as Bobby in ...

as Snort *

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as Captain Flannel *

Ian James Corlett Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series ''Being Ian'' and ''Yvon of the Yukon''. One of his best-known animation roles was the first En ...

as Mutter * Wally Marsh as The Commander * Pauline Newstone as Doris *

Venus Terzo Venus Terzo is a Canadian actress who played Detective Angela Kosmo in ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' and its spinoff, '' Da Vinci's City Hall''. She was nominated in 2002 for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dr ...

as P.J. * Dale Wilson as Larry * Tomm Wright as Spring

Additional voices

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* Babz Chula *

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* Shay Hampton * Jeremy Jacobson * Jesse Moss * Katie Murray * Margot Pinvidic * Kirsten R * Graham Rittenger *

Tony Sampson Tony Sampson (born August 17, 1977) is a Canadian musician, oiler and retired actor. From 1999 to 2009, he voiced Eddy in the Cartoon Network animated series ''Ed, Edd n Eddy''. Biography Tony Sampson was born on August 17, 1977 in Vancouver ...

* Andrew Seebaran * Alan Shearman *

Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress best known for being the voice for Barbie in the ''Barbie'' film series from 2001 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. She had also voiced in numerous animations and English-language dubs of Japanese animati ...

Chelan Simmons Chelan Lauren Simmons is a Canadian actress and former professional model. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Final Destination 3'' (2006), ''Good Luck Chuck'' (2007), and ''Tucker & Dale vs. Evil'' (2010). She is also known for her ...

* Cyrus Thiedeke * Chris Wilding * Manny Combo

Broadcasts

In the UK, the series was split in two. The first series had 13 episodes and was first broadcast on 17 October 1991. The second series had 13 episodes and started airing on 15th October 1992. Repeats were shown in 1992 and 1993. The show was re-aired in 1995 on Scottish television and in 2009 on ''

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'' - a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, STV at the time. The series was also broadcast in Gaelic during the 90s. Although it was produced in the

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and featured voice actors from

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, this show has never aired in North America, nor has it ever had any official Region 1 home video or DVD releases. The series has been screened in numerous countries around the world.

Notes

References

External links

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