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'''''Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!''''' is a newspaper comic by Tim Rickard. It chronicles the crazy antics of the crew of the space station [[Punny Name|R.U. Sirius]], led by [[Cloudcuckoolander]] Captain Brewster Rockit.

[https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/comics/brewster-rockit-space-guy/ Current strips can be found here]. Older strips can be read [https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162442/http://www.funbrain.com/comics/comic_brewsterrockit.html at the Wayback Machine.]

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* [[Action Mom]]: Pam. She's a divorced mother of two.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]] / [[Misapplied Phlebotinum]] / [[Just Think of the Potential]]: Benevolent aliens decide to give humans [[Power Source|an unlimited]] [[Pure Energy|energy source]]. Dr. Mel's first thought is how to [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|weaponize it.]]
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Tim Rickard, the name sounds like [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Picard]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Dirk Raider
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Winky. Also Ensign Ted, but less frequently.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Aaah! My Spleen!"
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Brewster
* [[Companion Cube]]: Bucky the Robot, a bucket on a coat rack who nonetheless managed to win an election.
* [[Dead TV Remote Gag]]: Ended in a [[Stable Time Loop]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Cliff Clewless
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Why Pam remains loyal to Brewster.  {{spoiler|He was a highly competent space captain who sacrificed his brain to save her from aliens.}}
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Pam
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Brewster
* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: Toada
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Brewster (I think) once had a dream where he and other newspaper comics were being threatened by [[Ripped from the Headlines|a dangerous ink spill]].
* [[The Masquerade]]: No one on Earth knows about the aliens... [[Too Dumb to Live|somehow]].
* [[The Men in Black]]: Agent X
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]: ''Dr.'' Mel has one. Doubles as a [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Noodle Implements]]: The strips for September 18 and 19 of 2007.
* [[Only Sane Employee]]: '''Pam'''
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Pam and occasionally Brewster.
* [[Planet of Hats]]: Planet of the donut people, anyone?
* [[Punny Name]]: Just about everyone who doesn't have a [[Meaningful Name]]. Pamela Mae Snap, Dr. Mel Practice, Cliff Clewless, etc
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* [[Red Shirt]]: [[They Killed Kenny|Ensign Kenny]]
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: In several comics you see Dr. Mel with a cat.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Numberous Science Fiction References. Dozens of [[Star Trek]] shout outs.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Sunday strips will often focus on Dr. Mel a lecture on the planets and stars, often ending in a [[Genius Bonus]] joke. Not surprising since Tim Rickard is a MENSA member.
* [[Uranus Is Showing]]: Comes up pretty much whenever the [[Fail O'Suckyname|unfortunately named]] O-Dor of Uranus appears. Certain members of the R.U. Sirius [[Heh Heh, You Said "X"|still haven't gotten over it]].
* [[Useless Spleen]]: Winky appears to have an endless supply of replacement spleens.

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[[Category:Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!]]
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[[Category:Newspaper Comics of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Newspaper Comics of the 2010s]]
[[Category:Newspaper Comics of the 2020s]]