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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between Creator/DICEntertainment (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and Creator/HITEntertainment (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between Creator/DICEntertainment (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") Productions" and is now called Creator/CollingwoodAndCo) and Creator/HITEntertainment (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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* DreamWorld: The Zee Zone.
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* DreamWorld: DreamLand: The Zee Zone.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: P.J. underwent a design change between seasons. In the first, she originally had a crew cut and was somewhat more masculine-looking. But in the second season, she was redesigned and now sported a bob hairstyle and had fuller lips or wore lipstick as her most noticeable difference in features. This was done possibly because she initially didn't look feminine enough.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: P.J. underwent a design change between seasons. In the first, she originally had a crew cut and was somewhat more masculine-looking. But in the second season, she was redesigned and now sported a bob hairstyle hairstyle, and had fuller lips or wore lipstick as her most noticeable difference in features. This was done possibly because she initially didn't look feminine enough.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: P.J. underwent a design change between seasons. In the first, she originally had a crew cut and was somewhat more masculine-looking. But in the second season, she was redesigned and now sported a bob hairstyle and had fuller lips or wore lipstick as her most noticeable features. This was done possibly because she initially didn't look feminine enough.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: P.J. underwent a design change between seasons. In the first, she originally had a crew cut and was somewhat more masculine-looking. But in the second season, she was redesigned and now sported a bob hairstyle and had fuller lips or wore lipstick as her most noticeable difference in features. This was done possibly because she initially didn't look feminine enough.
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* BoyishShortHair: What P.J. had in the first season, a crew cut.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: P.J. underwent a design change between seasons. In the first, she originally had a crew cut and was somewhat more masculine-looking. But in the second season, she was redesigned and now sported a bob hairstyle and had fuller lips or wore lipstick as her most noticeable features. This was done possibly because she initially didn't look feminine enough.
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* ChristmasEpisode: "Christmas Nightmare".
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* DreamsVsNightmares: Captain Zed and the Dream Police spend their nights guarding the dreamscape of children against the Nightmares.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between Creator/DICEntertainment (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and {{HIT Entertainment}} (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between Creator/DICEntertainment (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and {{HIT Entertainment}} Creator/HITEntertainment (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's ''not'' a BigBad, but Nasty Norman ''could'' be, or couldn't be.
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The premise of the series is that the dreams of children are vulnerable to nightmares. Snort and Mutter, respectively the main villain and his henchman, shape-shift and enter these dreams. Using the scary scenarios to take over the dreams. The dreaming children are defended by the Dream Patrol. While there are several members seen, the regular heroes are Captain Zed and his partner P. J.
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The premise of the series is that the dreams of children are vulnerable to nightmares. Snort and Mutter, respectively the main villain and his henchman, shape-shift and enter these dreams. Using dreams, using the scary scenarios to take over the dreams. The dreaming children are defended by the Dream Patrol. While there are several members seen, the regular heroes are Captain Zed and his partner P. J.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlikely to be released on DVD, sadly, despite its CultClassic status. However, it's certainly an entertaining way to discuss nightmares/dreams with your children.
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Compare ''WesternAnimation/PotsworthAndCompany'' and ''TheDreamstone'', both contemporary shows dealing with similar themes.
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Compare ''WesternAnimation/PotsworthAndCompany'' and ''TheDreamstone'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', both contemporary shows dealing with similar themes.
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* BritishAccents: Captain Zed, at least according [[http://www.collingwoodohare.com/download/bible_zed.pdf the bible (as in the document that describes rules of this cartoon)]] by one of show's creators.
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* TooGoodToLast: Considered a classic for this reason.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Captain Flannel, well, a lot of the time.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between [[DICEntertainment DIC Entertainment]] (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and {{HIT Entertainment}} (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between [[DICEntertainment DIC Entertainment]] Creator/DICEntertainment (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and {{HIT Entertainment}} (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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* ThemeNaming: Most of the Dream Patrol personnel are named after things to do with beds, appropriately enough.
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* BritishAccents: Captain Zed, at least according [[http://www.collingwoodohare.com/download/bible_zed.pdf the bible (as in the document that describes rules of this cartoon)]] by one of show's creators.
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->'''Captain Zed''': ''"Have a nice dream!"''
->'''Captain Zed''': ''"Have a nice dream!"''
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* BenevolentBoss: The Commander.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: P.J.
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* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: The show's title carefully uses both the British and American pronunciations of 'Z' for different things, in a (failed) attempt to try and sell the show to American networks.
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* AffectionateParody: Of the Royal Air Force as presented in old war films about the Battle of Britain.
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* TheAce: In at least one episode Captain Flannel is presented as this (or at least viewed as it by others)--this may be intended to be MilesGloriosus.
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* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: In one episode all the Captains are unavailable so the Commander goes on a mission himself, getting his old First World War biplane-style ship out of storage.
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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: The Commander, apparently. In one episode where he temporarily demotes himself to Captain to go on a mission as no others are available, he refers to himself as 'Captain Commander'.
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* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Mutter, often.
* {{Mooks}}: Averted; the villains Snort and Mutter are two (or 'one and a half' as Snort claims) against an army of Dream Base personnel. In one episode he recognises this and tries cloning an army from himself and Mutter.
* {{Mooks}}: Averted; the villains Snort and Mutter are two (or 'one and a half' as Snort claims) against an army of Dream Base personnel. In one episode he recognises this and tries cloning an army from himself and Mutter.
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* PlatformHell: One episode has Zed and P.J. take a kid through a dream of a computer game he's imagined up called "Zedmen", but Snort interferes and manages to turn it into this.
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* StealthPun: Dream Base is crewed by anthropomorphic sheep, as a reference to the old idea about lulling yourself to sleep by CountingSheep.
* SuperMode: The pillow-shaped ships are capable of going to a super mode consisting of swelling up and the back bursting open to allow much greater feather thrust to come out. However, this uses up power very rapidly, and in the computer game episode the ship actually drains its power dry while escaping from Snort's traps.
* TethercatPrinciple: When the Commander gets his old ship out of storage (see BreakOutTheMuseumPiece above) he finds his 'old ground crew' of two sheep (now with long white beards) still there.
* ThisIsMyHuman: One episode sees Zed's cat able to talk and he refers to Zed as his pet.
* SuperMode: The pillow-shaped ships are capable of going to a super mode consisting of swelling up and the back bursting open to allow much greater feather thrust to come out. However, this uses up power very rapidly, and in the computer game episode the ship actually drains its power dry while escaping from Snort's traps.
* TethercatPrinciple: When the Commander gets his old ship out of storage (see BreakOutTheMuseumPiece above) he finds his 'old ground crew' of two sheep (now with long white beards) still there.
* ThisIsMyHuman: One episode sees Zed's cat able to talk and he refers to Zed as his pet.
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* TranslationYes: Zed's cat gives one 'meow' to another which he then translates as a long speech.
* TwoferTokenMinority: P.J., who is both AmbiguouslyBrown, female, and American-accented (according to the show's bible, constituting a failed attempt to try and sell the show to American networks).
* TwoferTokenMinority: P.J., who is both AmbiguouslyBrown, female, and American-accented (according to the show's bible, constituting a failed attempt to try and sell the show to American networks).
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. A co-production between [[DICEntertainment DIC Entertainment]] (they just animated the show), Collingwood O'Hare Productions (at the time the company was named "Tony Collingwood Productions") and {{HIT Entertainment}} (Back in time, when they distributed and produced not only kids programming, but also even distributed programs from TVNZ outside of New Zealand). It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is what Mutter and Snort take on, as an attempt to give the children HighOctaneNightmareFuel.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is what Mutter and Snort take on, as an attempt to give the children HighOctaneNightmareFuel.nightmares.
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The premise of the series is that the dreams of children are vulnerable to nightmares. Snort and Mutter, respectively the main villain and his henchman, shape-shift and enter this these dreams. Using the scary scenarios to take over the dreams. The dreaming children are defended by the Dream Patrol. While there are several members seen, the regular heroes are Captain Zed and his partner P. J.
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!!Tropes associated with Captain Zed and the Zee Zone:
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is what Mutter and Snort take on, as an attempt to give the children HighOctaneNightmareFuel.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991) is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
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''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' is a BritishSeries that is WesternAnimation. It mainly delivers AnAesop to its audience but is known for using NightmareFuel to get the point across sometimes.
!!Tropes associated with Captain Zed and the Zee Zone:
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is what Mutter and Snort take on, as an attempt to give the children HighOctaneNightmareFuel.
* AllJustADream
* AnAesop: One of the major points of the show.
* BigBad: Not one, but two - Mutter and Snort.
* TheCaptain: Although, a very cheerful one - Captain Zed, that is.
* DeadpanSnarker: Larry the sheep.
* FunnyForeigner: Captain Valance Duvet.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlikely to be released on DVD, sadly, despite its CultClassic status. However, it's certainly an entertaining way to discuss nightmares/dreams with your children.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: PJ (who ''is sometimes mistaken for'' a ButchLesbian).
* ParentalBonus
* {{Shapeshifting}}: Mutter and Snort, the BigBad.
* SpaceWhaleAesop: Virtually, the whole point of the show.
* TooGoodToLast: Considered a classic for this reason.
* WhatAnIdiot: Captain Flannel, well, a lot of the time.
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!!Tropes associated with Captain Zed and the Zee Zone:
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is what Mutter and Snort take on, as an attempt to give the children HighOctaneNightmareFuel.
* AllJustADream
* AnAesop: One of the major points of the show.
* BigBad: Not one, but two - Mutter and Snort.
* TheCaptain: Although, a very cheerful one - Captain Zed, that is.
* DeadpanSnarker: Larry the sheep.
* FunnyForeigner: Captain Valance Duvet.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlikely to be released on DVD, sadly, despite its CultClassic status. However, it's certainly an entertaining way to discuss nightmares/dreams with your children.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: PJ (who ''is sometimes mistaken for'' a ButchLesbian).
* ParentalBonus
* {{Shapeshifting}}: Mutter and Snort, the BigBad.
* SpaceWhaleAesop: Virtually, the whole point of the show.
* TooGoodToLast: Considered a classic for this reason.
* WhatAnIdiot: Captain Flannel, well, a lot of the time.
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