Captain Star

Captain Star is an animated children's TV series starring Richard E. Grant as Captain Jim Star.

The series takes place on a rocketship, The Boiling Hell, which has been ordered to a deserted planet known only as "The Nameless Planet" at the Ragged End Of The Universe. The ship's crew consists of the egocentric and often paranoid Captain Star, Dana Scully-esque science officer Scarlett, nine-headed engineer Jones and fishkeeping navigator Black. They were later joined by a robot, Jim-Bob-Bob, who performs laundry duty and various duties of servitude.

Throughout the series, the characters await further orders from Mission Control, a very large space station. These orders never come, as the mission is simply a ploy to get rid of the obnoxious Captain Star. However, events take place both on and off the planet that require Star's intervention.

The series is based on a comic by Steven Appleby. Only thirteen episodes of the 30-minute series were produced and aired. The show ran on British ITV and the Canadian Teletoon Network from 1997 to 1998.

Episode List (season one):

1) "The Atomic Alarm Clock" - aired 8 Jul 1997
2) "Day of the Zooties" - aired 15 Jul 1997
3) "The Worm Turns" - aired 22 Jul 1997
4) "No Future" - aired 29 Jul 1997
5) "Nine Heads are Better Than One" - aired 5 Aug 1997
6) "Waiting for Sputnik" - aired 12 Aug 1997

Episode List (season two):

1) "Rocket to Nowhere" - aired 16 July 1998
2) "It's Written in the Stars" - aired 23 Jul 1998
3) "Ned Nova" - aired 30 July 1998
4) "The Gravity of the Situation" - aired 6 August 1998
5) "The Collector" - aired 13 August 1998
6) "The Edge of the Universe" - aired 20 August 1998
7) "A Galaxy of Stars" - aired 27 August 1998

source: epguides.com