Outer Space Astronauts
Outer Space Astronauts is a science fiction comedy television series which aired on Syfy, created by Russell Barrett.
The main characters have live-action "real" heads connected to computer-generated and animated bodies in a completely digital environment.
The crew of astronauts travel through space on a spacecraft named the O.S.S. Oklahoma.
Characters
- Commander Richard Amos is the second in command, and is portrayed as the smartest and only competent member of the crew. He is constantly stymied by the crew in his efforts to complete the mission or save the ship.
- Captain Bruce Ripley the ship's captain is portrayed as being lazy, obese and the dumbest of the crew who mainly occupies his time sleeping. When he is in doubt he mainly tries suicidal actions like self destructing his own ship.
- Lieutenant Sunny Hunkle is the ship's always cheerful communications officer.
- Pilot Johnny Boothe is the ship's leather jacket and sunglasses-wearing pilot.
- Chief Security Officer Andy Matheson is the ship's burly, violent and short-fused security officer.
- Chief Mechanic Burt Pinto is the ship's often-angry frantic mechanic.
- Operations Officer Donna Kennedy is the ship's technophobe operations officer, who frequently breaks or misuses electronic equipment.
- Ka'ak is a red bodied alien who volunteered to be a crew member. The character is portrayed as being extremely naive, using broken English and constantly breaking things aboard ship due to her superior strength.
- Weapons Officer Chad Brimley is the ship's sarcastic weapons officer.
- Intern Jimmy Peck is the cheerful but moronic ship's intern.
- Kyle 14 is the ship's android and one of the few crew members that is completely animated from head to toe.
- Commander Cake was the ship's commander before Richard Amos. Diagnosed with Deep Space Psychosis.
- Dr. Swank is the sweaty and excitable head of the Science Department on the O.S.S. Oklahoma.