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DAVE DEWITT - "CAPTAIN SPACE"
WAYNE SCHEINER - "RUSTY, THE ROBOT"

Dave DeWitt was "Captain Space", who presented movies on Saturday nights around midnight for KOAT-TV, Channel 7, Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1975-1976. The Captain was assisted by Wayne Scheiner who played Rusty the Robot. The Captain was supposedly an alien who arrived on earth in an egg-shaped craft. The insignia on the chest of his spacesuit was a cracked egg with a lightning bolt coming out of it. The exact name of the show is not known. The theme song: Born on a planet far away, Captain Space landed here one day; Captain Space really must seem The strangest cat that you've ever seen. Captain Space don't cost six million dollars, He's the man with the strangest powers; Oh, Captain, stay here on earth, We all know what you're really worth. Captain Space, you're the guy for me, Floating around in my TV; I wanna see what you can't see, A space cadet's what I'm bound to be... From Dave DeWitt's web page: Dave DeWitt is a food historian and one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers, spices, and spicy foods. After working his way through undergraduate and graduate school as a radio announcer, including a stint at top-rated WRVA Radio in Richmond, VA, Dave owned audio/video production companies in both Richmond and Albuquerque, NM. He wrote, produced, and voiced hundreds of radio and TV commercials as well as 30-minute corporate videos. After moving to New Mexico in 1974, he co-wrote and hosted the "Captain Space" late-night TV show, which was top-rated in its Saturday midnight time slot on KOAT-TV (1975-76), beating both "Saturday Night Live" and "Star Trek" in the Arbitron ratings. He later produced and hosted a local country music show on KGGM-TV called "A Country Affair." DeWitt is a Co-Producer, National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, now in its 28th year and a Co-Producer, Scovie Awards Competition, a contest for hot & spicy and BBQ products, now in its 19th year. There are no known clips from the show:

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Internet Movie Data Base "Captain Space"	Weekly Alibi "Captain Space"	Internet Movie Data Base "Dave DeWitt"
Dave DeWitt "Dave DeWitt"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Captain Space"	Internet Movie Data Base "Wayne Scheiner"

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