Bounty Hamster is a 2003 British-New Zealand comic science fiction animated series created by David Max Freedman and Alan Gilbey.
Every episode starts with a brief explanation of the basic running plot and features a sequence showing Cassie's father being taken away.
Despite airing in a children's timeslot, the show has quite a broad appeal, containing frequent science fiction references, in-jokes and puns, as well as nods to other movies and TV series.
The show's premise is also based on True Grit – a young girl loses her father and then hires a bounty hunter.
According to co-creator Alan Gilbey, the episode would have involved a past friend of Marion now hunting the duo down in a starship.