Space Janitors was a Canadian web series. The show is a parody of the Star Wars franchise and the plot is focused on two janitors, Darby and Mike, on a space station. Season 1–3 is available through Geek & Sundry on YouTube. Season 4 premiered the 5th of May 2024 on their KindaTV channel.
Characters Starring Brendan Halloran, Scott Ryan Yamamura, and Pat Thornton, Space Janitors centers around Social Group 417: Darby Richards (Brendan Halloran), a human custodian Dennis 4862 (Scott Ryan Yamamura) a human clone squall trooper Mike Chet (Pat Thornton), a human custodian Edith Kingpin (Evany Rosen), a computer psychologist first class Officer Emily Roarke (Helen Johns) LN6-K aka Elle (Tess Degenstein), an engineer second class Marf (Andy Hull)
Production The series was created by Davin Lengyel and Geoff Lapaire, digital media producers who were previously associated with the web and television series Pure Pwnage."OMDC Success Story: Space Mop". Ontario Media Development Corporation. It premiered in 2012.
Season 3 was partially funded as a Kickstarter project."Hand-crafted bags, 3-D printers and Space Janitors top crowdfunding list". The Globe and Mail, February 6, 2014. The third season also received a theatrical screening at Toronto's Royal Cinema on January 9, 2015."Toronto: Go See Space Janitors on the Big Screen". Space, January 9, 2015.
Awards The series is the recipient of a number of awards and nominations. Notably, they won Best Web Series at the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2013 and Best Original Program or Series, Fiction at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.
Canadian Comedy Awards, 2013 (Internet / Best Web Series) – Winner Cast & Crew Nominations: Best Direction, Best Male Performance, Best Ensemble Performance 1st Canadian Screen Awards, 2013 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Nominated 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, 2014 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Winner 4th Canadian Screen Awards, 2016 (Original Program or Series, Fiction) – Nominated
Episodes
101 — Space Janitors Have Dreams Too 102 — Android Puke and Squall Trooper Training 103 — Light-Based Arm Cutter Instrument 104 — The Dark Lord: 53% Machine, Total Badass 105 — Fire Giant Laser 106 — Accidentally the Dark Lord 107 — Rebels Seem Like Nice Guys 108 — I'm a Fish? 201 — Escape to Desert Planet 202 — Holoroom 203 — Life Debt 204 — Wormhole 205 — Pyus Dunes 206 — Bounty Hunter 207 — Fish Planet, Part 1 208 — Fish Planet, Part 2 301 — Echoing Base 302 — Probe Droid 303 — Brain Wormed 304 — Haunted Heroes 305 — Hope Day 306 — Diplomacy 307 — Showdown, Part 1 308 — Showdown, Part 2
References
External links Space Janitors at Geek & Sundry