The Predecessor

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Colonel Bleep, the intelligent space ranger working for the Futura High Command on planet Futura, is assigned on a mission to Earth after discovering that humanity has developed nuclear bombs. Seeing them as signs of trouble, members of the Futura High Command send Colonel Bleep to Earth, where he would later meet his two loyal deputies, Squeak and Scratch. Squeak is the happy-go-lucky marionette shaped like a little boy. His origins could be more evident, and he needs a mouth and a voice for himself (though there are a few episodes in which he talks). Despite these issues, he can still move and think independently and is as curious as most children. Scratch is the clueless but mighty prehistoric brawn of the trio. Although all cave people should have been extinct, Scratch is practically the last of his kind. He was accidentally sent from the Stone Age to the modern world after being blasted out of an atomic explosion while falling asleep for “several thousands of years.” The three heroes decide to band together by creating a home on a small tropical island and working with one another as they venture across the universe to protect it from evil forces and dangerous hazards. In terms of symbolism, Colonel Bleep, Squeak, and Scratch represent the future, present, and past, respectively, thus making them the show's main stars.