Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for January 20, 2014

“Space is the place.”, Sun Ra

Now Brewster knows the terrible secret of space.

Visual effects expensive. Gravity is free.

Don’t worry, folks, Brewster will lose the helmet the minute he sees a jar of cheese puffs . . . ☻

Electro-gravity. In other sci-fi, the ship is a rotating cylinder – providing gravity toward the hull (and yes, gravity is nothing more than an accelerated frame of reference).

But hey, if you’ve got warp drive, star-gates, or other FTL space travel, electro-gravity is a no-brainer.

Now we know why the kid wears a helmet.Put Brewster in a speedo and have him flex.

@GoodQuestion I believe that would just be replacing one helmet with another. i seem to recall he tends to get his head stuck in those jars

He’s actually the Space Scout from Troop 54 that Elroy and Arthur are still looking for on the moon.

I always liked the fact that there was a hint to Dr. Totenkopf’s big secret – in who was cast to play him!

Oh, and now we have the name of the boy… Albert! And again, there is an “L” in Albert and an “L” in Cliff! The evidence mounts! And that’s TWO kids, years apart. Could it be Pam has a secret thing for Cliff that even she doesn’t know, and that takes over only when her subconscious is dominant? Shades of Mrs. Hyde!

Or is that Ms. Hyde? Were they possibly once married and Pam doesn’t want anyone to know? Did she have Cliff’s mind wiped to eliminate the memory… and then a follow-up with her own? Does Dr. Mel know something he’s not telling anyone? (Possibly under the threat of imminent death?) The pieces fall into place!