Easter Eggs in Colonel Bleep and the Test Theme
Disclaimer: The following article was originally released on January 31, 2025 and has been transferred from GoDaddy to Mozello for preservation purposes.
As of January 31, 2025, Colonel Bleep and the Test Theme has been introduced to the world for almost half a year. If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest you watch it on the Internet Archive or PeerTube before reading this article. While not incredibly notable, Colonel Bleep and the Test Pilot includes some cameos that refer to the original series and other Soundac productions.
Rockets and Saucers near Jupiter
The first batch of cameos features a city near Jupiter, the gas giant. Above its buildings, several flight vehicles pass by, including a tall, narrow rocket labeled “J.”
- The Green Saucer: This lime-green saucer features two aliens with antennae on their heads. It originated from a rare 1962 Soundac commercial featuring aliens traveling from Venus to explore the World’s Fair in Seattle, Washington.
- The Purple Ship with Three Tails: Another ship is tinted dark purple and has three tails. This refers to a minor villain named Octo the Terrible, a temporary companion to Dr. Destruco in the episode Danger Below.
- The Orange Cargo Ship: The next ship is a cargo ship from Jupiter. It was previously spotted in The Bat and the Bottle, in which three characters suffered a firestorm on another planet called Thor.
- The Blue Space Scooter: Next, we see another alien closely resembling a human. This one, in particular, is riding a space scooter, which most space deputies use when on flight patrol or other duties.
- The Gray Rocket: This gray-coded rocket, resembling a missile, was inspired by a similar rocket owned by Dr. Destructo. However, only his minions pilot the ship.
- Another Saucer from Venus: The second-to-last spacecraft in line is another Venusian saucer coded in pink. This kind of saucer is mentioned twice in The Battle and the Bottle and The Wicked Web, where four crashed near floating icebergs near Pluto.
- The Red Cruiser: The last ship passing by is a narrow cruiser from Mars. Three cruisers, mentioned in The Bat and the Bottle and The Evil Eye, were lost during a severe space storm on a strange sea of liquid air.
The T-Shirt
One of the earlier scenes featuring Lucius shows him as a young boy testing his strange powers, including his intelligence, speed, agility, and strength. In one part, a teenage Lucius is seen lifting the heaviest weights, wearing a white T-shirt with a blue angular letter “T” surrounded by a red ring. The emblem originated from another animated series by Soundac, Mighty Mister Titan: a 1960s animated series intended to encourage children to exercise often and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, this show was one of Soundac’s most unsuccessful projects and was ultimately canceled after former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Danger from the Screen
While observing the countless dangers from the universe, Bleep, in his lab coat, changes the screen three times.
- The first picture shows an ice demon, a minor villain appearing in Ice Demons Attack and Test of Friendship.
- The second picture shows a power plant in flames, which references The Firebomb.
- The third picture depicts a rocket crashing on a volcanic planet called Thor, which was prominently featured in Fire Water.
Flash past Uranus and Neptune
Near the end of the pilot, Bleep pilots his saucer as it passes by Uranus and Neptune via hyperspeed. The saucer is an upgraded version of Colonel Bleep’s laboratory from the original series. It is similar in design and structure, but the newer version can work like a spaceship. Then, there is another scene where Bleep witnesses the giant, shadowy figure of Dr. Destructo. Finally, we see Bleep take flight and salute the audience before it fades out.
In these two moments, the narrator says, “Now in a cosmic crusade of a lifetime, Colonel Bleep will travel up, down, backward, or forwards in distance and time. He shall face danger and battles between life and death while trying to maintain truth and justice throughout the vast galaxies of the universe. So here he is, the eccentrical Colonel Bleep: spaceman of the future!”
All three scenes pay homage to Col. Bleep’s Arrival on Earth, the first episode of the 1950s series, and are closely connected to the last three sentences announced by its narrator.
“So here they are three extraordinary companions, Colonel Bleep [Bleeps} of the future, [Squeaks] Squeak of the present, and Scratch [Scratches] of the distant past. Together, they travel up, down, backward, or forwards in distance or time. Together, they face danger and death as they fight to maintain right and justice throughout the vast galaxies of the world.”