Seattle’s The Stranger gave Stingray Sam a pretty favourable review.
Where Astronaut was practically operatic in scope, Stingray Sam is very much framed as a children’s entertainment—specifically an old-time Saturday morning serial. Each episode opens with a theme song (full lyrics: “Stingray Sam is not a hero/But he does do the things that folks don’t do that need to be done/He’s got a bravery inside/That won’t let him run away/Will not let him run”) and is narrated with enthusiastic, breathy gusto by David Hyde Pierce (who also helpfully reminds the kiddies at the top of each episode that the show is sponsored by Liberty Chewing Tobacco).
Check out the full review here: Stingray Sam: Tiny robots, space cowboys, and David Hyde Pierce
