| Colonel Bleep | |
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 Colonel Bleep in the Treacherous Pirate | |
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Real Name |
Colonel Bleep |
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First Appearance |
Colonel Bleep (TV Series) (1957) |
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Original Publisher |
Soundac |
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Created by |
Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh |
Origin[]
Colonel Bleep, an interplanetary intelligence agency from the Futura High Command, is assigned to another daring mission. After arresting the arch-criminal Dr. Destructo, Bleep is given the top-secret quest to explore the distant planets outside of Futura (his home world), including the planet Earth. In the past, futurians had very little to no interest in exploring Earth, thus seeing it as an ordinary planet. When scientists on Earth send numerous nuclear explosions from atomic missiles, agents of the Futura High Command send Colonel Bleep to investigate these bombs along with researching the numerous places, people, and customs of Earth.
Not too long after Bleep arrived on the blue planet, the spaceman is accompanied by two misfits. First, he encounters Squeak, a young, lively, curious wooden marionette and former stage actor who is unable to speak for himself (although there are some later episodes in which Squeak does talk). Second, the colonel meets Scratch, a tall, heavyweight caveman who had slept for "several thousand years" until the first atomic explosion. While Scratch has trouble catching up with the modern world, he is willing to defend his friends with his great strength and a trusty wooden club. Both Squeak and Scratch are granted space deputies after vowing to help Colonel Bleep learn more about the universe and protect it from evil forces.
Aside from making new friends, Colonel Bleep also must face several disasters and evildoers throughout his adventures. On some occasions, Bleep had dealt with his arch-rival Dr. Destructo, the criminal mastermind who escaped from prison and vowed revenge against the spaceman and his deputies by plotting mischievous schemes alone or with the help of his giant trained pets. Other times, Bleep will deal with fighting other enemies like Black Patch the space pirate, the Black Knight of Pluto, and Bruto the Black Robot (Dr. Destructo's former henchman). Often Squeak and Scratch would be there to help save the day.
When not fighting bad guys, Colonel Bleep may be aiding his comrades in training, guiding them to distant places on Earth or on other planets, or spending his leisure time working on experiments or inventing special machines that are beneficial, depending on the next exciting adventure.
Powers[]
Although he does possess supernatural powers on his own, Colonel Bleep is capable of controlling futomic energy: a special source of futurian power that is even stronger than atomic energy. This kind of energy is generated from the spaceman's helmet and can be used in a diverse range of abilities such as super speed, explosions, heat, electricity, strength, communication, and construction. However, Bleep's supply of futomic energy is not infinite for there had been some occasions in which Bleep ran out of that energy thus making him vulnerable. Futomic energy is also weak against water as it can be difficult for Bleep to create futomic charges underwater and it can cause severe hazards whenever the energy makes contact with water.
Aside from futomic energy, Bleep is also geared with a propellor on his space helmet and a unicycle, which are useful for flight travel even in outer space.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Col. Bleep's Arrival on Earth (1956)
- The Uncharted Island (1956)
- The Earth from Outer Space (1956)
- Building an Island Base (1956)
- Scratch and the Sea Serpent (1956)
- Squeak and the Terrible Termite (1956)
- The Runaway Rocket (1956)
- Manhunt on the Moon (1956)
- Scratch and his Feathered Friend (1956)
- Shadows of Suspicion (1956)
- The Prehistoric Present (1956)
- Ball of Fire (1957)
- The Ingenious Invention (1957)
- The Magnetic Menace (1957)
- A Windy Knight (1957)
- The Relentless Rain (1957)
- Danger Below (1957)
- War in Robotland (1957)
- Nightmare (1957)
- Exposed (1957)
- Satellite of Death (1957)
- Dangerous Holiday (1957)
- The Invisible Gorilla (1957)
- The Treacherous Pirate (1957)
- The Falling Star (1957)
- The Pirate Plot (1957)
- The Ghastly Ghost (1957)
- The Lunar Luger (1957)
- The Malicious Mailman (1957)
- Space Station X-1 (1957)
- The Killer Whale (1957)
- Test of Friendship (1957)
- The Firebomb (1957)
- Ice Demons Attack (1957)
- The Rusty Robots (1957)
- Winner Take All (1957)
- The Bat and the Bottle (1957)
- The Greedy Gorilla (1957)
- Fire-Water (1957)
- The Evil Eye (1957)
- The Wicked Web (1957)
- Tunnel in Space (1957)
- The Treacherous Trio (1957)
- The Hypnotic Helmets (1957)
- Knight of Death (1957)
Notes[]
- The show in which the titular character originates from is known for being the first animated television series produced in full color.
- While not confirmed, it is likely that Colonel Bleep's design was an inspiration for the cereal mascot Quisp.
- Colonel Bleep has made cameo appearances in the To Love-Ru's episode Love Triangle, the anthology film Speed Racer: The Movie (aka The Speed Racer Show), and the Samurai Jack episode Chicken Jack.
- Throughout the series, Bleep is depicted to have white skin. In several DVD covers and other promotional artwork, his skin is depicted to be either green, blue, yellow, or silver.