Rod Rocket facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rod Rocket |
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| Genre | Animation, Adventure |
| Written by | Dick Robbins |
| Directed by | Lou Scheimer Hal Sutherland |
| Starring | Sam Edwards Hal Smith Pat Blake |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Lipsky Walter N. Bien |
| Running time | 5 min. |
| Production company(s) | Filmation Associates Sib Tower 12 Productions |
| Distributor | Desilu Sales NBCUniversal Television Distribution (current, on behalf of DreamWorks Classics) |
| Release | |
| Picture format | Color (initially telecast in black-and-white) |
| Original release | 1963 |
Rod Rocket is the first animated cartoon with production credited to Filmation, debuting in syndication in 1963. The show was produced in five-minute cliffhanger segments, with five segments making a full story. Television stations could broadcast the single-segment version daily on their local children's afternoon show, or package them together to make 26 weekly half-hour shows.
Plot
A boy named Rod Rocket and his best friend, Joey, are sent by wise codger Professor Argus on an exploratory mission in a spaceship called the Little Argo. He waits for them at home with his teenage granddaughter, Cassie. While in space, Rod and Joey constantly battle two bumbling cosmonauts.
Voices
The voice cast included:
- Sam Edwards - Rod Rocket and Joey
- Hal Smith - Professor Angus
- Pat Blake - Cassie
Episodes
- "Slave Labor in Space"
- "The Lava Trap"
- "Lost in a Lunar Mist"
- "Lights On"
- "The Acid Test"
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