Theme song
"Born on a planet far away,
Captain Space landed here one day;
Captain Space really must seem
The strangest cat that you've ever seen.
Captain Space don't cost six million dollars,
He's the man with the strangest powers;
Oh, Captain, stay here on earth,
We all know what you're really worth.
Captain Space, you're the guy for me,
Floating around in my TV;
I wanna see what you can't see,
A space cadet's what I'm bound to be..".
The Captain had sketches between movie segments and commercials, such as a sketch called "Aliens Among Us," and fan mail, along with his soliloquies on his favorite beverage, Yucca Beer.
The show was indeed at midnight on Saturday, but was pre-taped.
The show was up against "Star Trek" and "Saturday Night Live" and beat them both in the ratings.
The show had to buy the time from the station and sell its own commercials, and still made some money.