Captain Hollister

Captain Frank Hollister is a commanding officer in the Space Corps, and was the captain of the JMC interplanetary mining vessel Red Dwarf during its ill-fated final voyage. Hollister lost his life along with the rest of the 1,169 crew (except David Lister, who Hollister had ordered to be put in stasis at the time) when Hollister sent the inept Arnold Rimmer to do a critical job. This resulted in a radiation leak that turned the crew to dust.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
In an interview with Talkie Toaster on the official Red Dwarf website, Hollister revealed some details on his earlier years, although he made up some tall tales before admitting the truth. After he was fired from working in a diner in Kentucky, USA, for eating all their burgers, Hollister sold doughnuts on Callisto as "Dennis the Doughnut Boy". From there, Hollister moved onto Phobos, where he got his first posting as a Third Technician aboard a JMC spaceship, McGovern, making sure the Vending Machines were fully stocked as part of that ship's Z Shift. Hollister would eventually work his way up to become captain of the ill-fated Red Dwarf, using confidential information on his crewmates to get promotions in the field (as mentioned in "Back in the Red Part III", Series VIII)
== Trivia ==
* Captain Hollister was seemingly the only American on a ship full of mostly British, European and Russians.
* Mac McDonald appeared as Captain Hollister in short scenes during some episodes in Series I and Series II mostly in flashbacks as his character was dead. In Series VIII, McDonald became almost a regular cast member, as his character was brought to life and appeared in the majority of the Series' episodes.
* Hollister used to be 'Dennis The Donut-boy': with a reputation as a great eater, as MacDonald had put on weight since his last appearance in the Series II episode "Stasis Leak". Though even then, Rimmer had referred to him as "Mr. Fat Bastard, 2044".
** The term "Dennis the Donut Boy" references "Pete the Donut Man" from the first pilot for the failed Red Dwarf USA.
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Category:Red Dwarf characters