Captain Who

Plot Synopses and Program Notes

The Captain's TARDIS

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1A: Timeshift
Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Gershon Alcantara, Jr.
Designer: Amanda Leahy (1,2,6)
Designer: Ken Boyer (3)
Designer: Matt Groening (4,5)
Producer: Dave Gonet
Director: Angie Systma
Synopsis:
The Captain goes on a routine mission for the Celestial Intervention Agency only to stumble into another dimension, and must search for a way to get home.
Notes:
"Timeshift" began with a regeneration. Or rather, it ended with one. And a different title. "Timeslip" entered into existence with the end of what was projected to be a 7 episode adventure, with the Captain visiting the characters from Back to the Future, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons, Tale Spin, and Transformers, and then regenerating at the end of the story. After finishing the regeneration sequence, work began on episodes 1-3, from the beginning of the story through to the Captain's time spent in Acme Acres, followed by episode 4 involving the characters from The Simpsons. Parts 5 and 6 were created, dealing with the characters from Transformers and Tale Spin. "Timeslip" was then changed to "Timelines", to distance it from the British show of that name. The decision was made not to have the Captain regenerate, and so episodes 6 and 7 were re-written. Shortly after rewrite, episodes 5 and 6 were discarded due to scripting problems, and episode 4 was deemed inappropriate. Part 4 was subsequently re-written across two episodes, bringing "Timeshift" to its present state and title.

1B: Echoes From The Past
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Nicole Cavenagh
Designer: Amanda Pace
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Amanda Leahy
Synopsis:
The Second Captain finds that a would-be enemy seeks revenge for an encounter with him in the past, wrong, and will go to any means to do it. This episode marks the end of the Captain's second incarnation.
Notes:
This story was written as a quasi-historical, going back to the battle alluded to in episode 2 of Serial 1A. Originally held over as the Season Two opener, it was brought under the umbrella title of "The Three Captains".

1D: Home
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Gershon Alcantara, Jr.
Designer: Amanda Leahy
Producer: Dave Gonet
Director: Angie Systma
Synopsis:
The Captain returns to his home dimension, only to find a less-than-warm welcome waiting for him on Gallifrey.
Notes:
This serial was originally alloted 4 episodes. As work progressed, however, it became clear that the story would not stretch sufficiently, and was condensed to 2 episodes. This story features the last appearance of Babs and Buster Bunny until Serial 1V.

1E: Natas 6
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Nicole Cavenagh
Designer: Amanda Leahy
Producer: Dave Gonet
Director: Kelly Camp
Synopsis:
One of Gallifrey's most infamous Time Lords survives as a disembodied consciousness... Until it decides Lisa would make an ideal host.
Notes:
Serial 1E was the first story written in its entirety. Star Trek's Vulcans were also introduced to the Whoniverse with this outing.

1F: Who Is Pamela Nash?
Writer: Matthew Kurth
From a story by Ian Levine & Gary Leigh
Script Editor: Nicole Cavenagh (2,3,4,6)
Script Editor: Gershon Alcantara, Jr. (1,5)
Designer: Amanda Leahy
Producer: Dave Gonet
Director: Kristin Partlo
Synopsis:
Early episodes of Doctor Who were destroyed by the authorization of a woman named Pamela Nash, allegedly to save space. The Captain finds something more sinister at work at BBC Enterprises.
Notes:
Who is Pamela Nash? is derived from the destruction of early Doctor Who episodes as told by Ian Levine and Gary Leigh in the magazine DWB. This story is the first to feature the race known as the Duquoin.

1G: Speakeasy
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Nicole Cavenagh
Designer: Amanda Leahy
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Karen Fite
Synopsis:
The Captain travels to 1927 Chicago, where he and Lisa are sucked into warfare between two rival bootleggers.
Notes:
Extensive planning forced this story to be held over for Season Three. The serial was originally titled "Sibling Rivalry", as the bootleggers were originally meant to be brothers.

1K: Exhumation Of The Cybermen
Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Jason Martin
Designer: Amanda Leahy
Producer: Dave Gonet
Director: Dave Kueking
Synopsis:
The Doctor destroyed the Cyberfleet in 1988, didn't he? The Captain investigates.
Notes:
This story sees the return of the Cybermen as seen in "The Moonbase" and "The Tomb of the Cybermen".

1L: Ascension of the Duquoin
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor:
Designer:
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Angie Sytsma
Synopsis:
What appears to be progress in the Captain's favorite town on Earth turns out to be an intricate plot to lure him into the clutches of his bitterest enemies.
Notes:
This story establishes the history and background of the Duquoin.

1M: Enter Sandman
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Jason Harhen
Designer: Amanda Leahy & Matt Groening
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Dave Gonet
Synopsis:
Lisa is plagued by recurring nightmares, and so the TARDIS returns to her home dimension to search for the cause, only to find that the Captain's past is catching up with him.
Notes:
Serial 1M began with a fit of sudden inspiration which produced the first nightmare sequence. The story was originally intended to feature the return of Space Ace (last seen in Serial 1B at the time) until it was decided to use him in the umbrella story "The Three Captains". At that point, early work on Serial 1P, "The Evil of the Duquoin" was merged into the storyline, leading to a mammoth 9 episode length for the finished product. Original drafts of 1P have the story ending with the death of Lisa's brother Bart, which was later changed with the introduction of a new companion known as "The Chief". This is the last story to feature Lisa as a regular member of the TARDIS crew.

1Q: The Three Captains
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Synopsis:
Intervention in an alien culture can cause far-reaching effects, a lesson which the Captain learns - the hard way.
Notes:
Serial 1Q is assigned as a blanket identification for the umbrella theme known as the Space Ace trilogy, chronicling how the first Captain meets him, how it changes both their lives, and how he returns. As such, Serial 1Q refers collectively to Serial 1S, Serial 1B, and Serial 1T as a single 9-part story.

1R: Legacy
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Jason Martin
Designer: Otto Messmer
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Kelly Camp
Synopsis:
The Captain and Lisa stumble into a age-old conflict between two powers on a distant world and encounter a space-time anomaly that threatens the boundaries between parallell dimensions.
Notes:
Serial 1R features the on-screen meeting of Lisa Simpson and Yeardley Smith.

1S: Reflections Of The Way Life Used To Be
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Ian McCartney
Designer: Amanda Pace
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Amanda Leahy
Synopsis:
The First Captain and his companion Julie land on the planet Grenada III only to be forced to choose between obeying local customs... or overthrowing an entire civilization.
Notes:
This story was created as part of Serial 1Q, "The Three Captains", and features the first appearance of the First Captain and Eloy, who will become better known as Space Ace.

1T: Reality Check
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Ian McCartney
Designer: Amanda Pace
Producer: Kristin Partlo
Director: Amanda Leahy
Synopsis:
The Third Captain finds that an old enemy has survived and is out to find him, stalking him in his home-away-from-home.
Notes:
This story was created as part of Serial 1Q, "The Three Captains", and features the return of Space Ace.

1U: Runaway
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Steve Quarrella
Designer: Tom Ruegger
Producer: Amanda Leahy
Director: Dave Gonet
Synopsis:
The Chief joins the TARDIS crew to find that life in the cartoon universe is not always sane...
Notes:
This story ties up the loose ends left over from Serial 1M and introduces the Chief as a member of the TARDIS crew.

1V: The Price Of Life
Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Andrea Croll
Designer: Tom Ruegger
Producer: Amanda Leahy
Director: Karen Fite
Synopsis:
It is a fact that cartoons can be destroyed. But what force exists that can drain a cartoon of its very being? The High Council sends the Captain and the Chief to investigate.
Notes:
This story includes the re-appearance of Babs and Buster Bunny and Bart and Lisa Simpson, as well as the Captain's first return to Gallifrey since Serial 1D.

1W: ...And Justice For All
Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor: Mike Brumm
Designer: Joshua Kind
Producer: Amanda Leahy
Director: Mike Murray
Synopsis:
What happens when the galaxy's most hardened criminals take over an entire planet?
Notes:
Serial 1W is among the darkest stories of the series and introduces the notion that the Celestial Intervention Agency is involved in covert operations and knows much more about the future than what most observers are led to believe.

1X: Survival Of The Duquoin
Writer: Matthew Kurth
Script Editor:
Designer:
Producer:
Director: Dave Gonet
Synopsis:
The Duquoin make their final attempt at conquest and supremacy, this time setting their sights on the whole of Gallifrey, and only one Time Lord stands in their way...
Notes:
This story features the reappearance of Lisa Simpson and the meeting of the first six incarnations of the Captain. Serial 1X also serves as the final story of the series.

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