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A [[Discredited Trope]] from the early [[Pulp Magazine]] days of media science fiction (peaked in the 1950's in movie serials and TV shows), involving a hero who was part of an organization that handles law and order in outer space, much like in a [[The Western|Western]]... [[Recycled in Space|in space]]. Frequently the titular '''Eager Young Space Cadet''' was a child or teen who was a new recruit or a sidekick to [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!|an older hero]]. May be the equivalent of [[Walking the Earth]] with isolated outposts and frontier planets; especially strange when the [[Kid Hero]] seems not to have a family at home.▼
The name comes from the best-known example of the trope in the early 21st century, ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]''
▲A [[Discredited Trope]] from the early [[Pulp Magazine]] days of media science fiction (peaked in the 1950's in movie serials and TV shows), involving a hero who was part of an organization that handles law and order in outer space, much like in a [[The Western|Western]]... [[Recycled in Space|in space]]. Frequently the titular '''Space Cadet''' was a child or teen who was a new recruit or a sidekick to [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!|an older hero]]. May be the equivalent of [[Walking the Earth]] with isolated outposts and frontier planets; especially strange when the [[Kid Hero]] seems not to have a family at home.
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* Buzz Lightyear from ''[[Toy Story]]'' is an homage/parody of this trope.
* "Galaxy High" plays this trope semi-straight.
* Porky Pig's title in the [[Looney Tunes]] short ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th
* Various midshipmen throughout David Weber's ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' stories, including Harrington herself in the novella "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington".
* Wesley Crusher represents the best example in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe. As a child prodigy, he represented an [[Audience Surrogate]] for a young viewer and could be considered a "sidekick" to Picard. Later in the series, Wesley became a literal cadet in Starfleet. Harry Kim is the closest example in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', while "Red Squad" in ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'' is something of a [[Deconstruction]] of the trope.
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