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->"Welcome to Man's most magnificent achievement in the conquest of Space: the man-made planetoid Space Academy, founded in the star year 3732!"
-->--''Commander Gampu's OpeningNarration''

'''Space Academy''' was a television series produced in 1977 by Creator/{{Filmation}}, as part of their block of Saturday Morning live-action children's programs on Creator/{{CBS}}. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the show follows the adventures of a FiveManBand of students at a quasi-military/space-science academy as they encounter {{Negative Space Wedgie}}s, [[EnemyMine enemies-cum-friends]], and other such ''Franchise/StarTrek'' stuff. Ran a single season, but was given a rebirth of sorts in ''Series/JasonOfStarCommand'', in 1979. It's also notable for starring the late Jonathan "Series/LostInSpace" Harris as the Academy's commander, Isaac Gampu. (Harris had earlier appeared in episodes of Filmation's ''Series/{{Ark II}}''.)

!!Welcome to Mankind's most magnificent achievement in the conquest of Tropes:

* EnemyMine: the Vegan warrior in "Countdown". Technically, the war with the Vegans has been over for a long time, but he's a HumanPopsicle and doesn't know this, so the trope plays out as normal.
* FlashStep: Loki can does it. It's not exactly ChekhovsSkill because Loki rarely uses this talent in any practical context.
* HeelFaceTurn: Most of the villains encountered in this show are, at worst, really {{Anti Villain}}s, and end up turning over the proverbial new leaf by the end credits.
* HumanPopsicle: The Vegan warrior in "Countdown"
* KnowNothingKnowItAll / LeeroyJenkins: Matt Prentiss in "The Cheat".
* MagicalGirl: Laura has vague psychic powers. Sometimes she could use these powers on her own, sometimes she [[WonderTwinPowers needed her twin brother Chris]], and sometimes she needed [[ThePowerOfFriendship all her friends]] to bolster her.
* MeaningfulName: "Loki" is quite a little trickster. And "Tee Gar" is supposed to put one in the mind of a tiger.
* MildlyMilitary:
** About the only indication that this is a military installation are the uniforms, and Gampu's and Chris' respective ranks.
** One episode features [[spoiler:Gampu submitting a letter of resignation]]. Chris is entrusted to send this notice to HQ for him; but Chris presumes that he might reconsider, and does not send it. Gampu later gives Chris a perfunctory dressing down for this 'lapse of duty', but it's abundantly clear he's happy that Chris did what he did.
* OpeningNarration: For once, it's recited not by producer Lou Scheimer, but by star Jonathan Harris.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Commander Gampu. Oddly, they never explicate what exactly has kept him alive for so long (he seems to be a completely normal human otherwise).
* RobotBuddy: Peepo
* SeriesContinuityError: The premiere episode shows how the group finds and adopts Loki, and features Paul as a full-fledged member of the Academy. The '''very next episode''' tells how Paul first joins the Academy, and features '''Loki''' as an already established member of the group. Oops. (For what it's worth, the producers do acknowledge this little flub.)
* ShortRunner: a whopping 15 episodes.
* StockFootage: [[Creator/{{Filmation}} Naturally]]. On the other hand, its use here is more justifiable; after all, SFX shots like these are a lot more expensive than just filming [[Series/ArkII a pimped-out RV driving around]].
* StuffBlowingUp: The opening title sequence showcases a couple of Space Explosions, for no apparent reason (in the show itself, Stuff rarely Blew Up).
* SuperStrength: Tee Gar. As with Gampu's longevity, this enhanced ability is never explained.
* TitlePlease: Par for the course with most of Filmation's live-action shows.