From left to right: Commander Cressida and her crew
- Commander Cressida!
She is the best of the!
Galactic astronauts!
...and any fan would know the rest by heart.
Commander Cressida is a popular science-fiction edutainment franchisenote . It revolves around an astronaut named Cressida who leads a crew of other astronauts through outer space quests. It's got its own comic book series, a cartoon, and a buttload of merchandise.
Blast off with these tropes!
- Alliterative Name: Commander Cressida.
- Alliterative Title: Commander Cressida.
- Boyish Short Hair: Cressida has very short hair to the point of being bald. This helps highlight that she's an Action Girl.
- Bragging Theme Tune: The theme song is all about how awesome Cressida is. They say that she's the best of the galactic astronauts.
- Canine Companion: Sirius, the space dog.
- Cash-Cow Franchise: Naturally, due to being a Long Runner. It's got a cartoon, a comic series, and tons of merchandise, including flashlights, action figures, wristwatches, and Halloween costumes.
- Cosmic Motifs: The characters are all named after objects in space. Cressida is a moon of Uranus, Praxidike is a moon of Jupiter, Astrid sounds similar to 'astro', and Sirius is the Dog Star.
- Edutainment Show: The purpose of the show is to teach kids about science.
- Farmer's Daughter: Cressida used to be a farm girl living in Indiana before becoming a space captain.
- Legacy Character: According to this
Keynote presentation, there have been many different Commander Cressidas, similar to Doctor Who. - Official Fan-Submitted Content: 10-year-old Sydney Skelley from Boxwood Terrace, WA won a contest to have her story featured in an official comic. She wrote a story about Cressida creating oceans on Venus and Mars.
- Origins Episode: One issue of the comic focuses on Cressida's humble origins as a farm girl. It explains that she and Astrid built a rocket and blasted off to space.
- Race Lift: The most recent Commander Cressida is African-American.
- Red Is Heroic: Cressida and her squadron wear red suits.
- Underwear of Power: Cressida wears purple underwear on the outside.
