Rod Rocket
| Rod Rocket | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 130 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Mark Lipsky Walter N. Bien |
| Running time | 5 min. |
| Production company(s) | Filmation Associates |
| 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.
History
Rod Rocket was originally produced by True Line, a small Los Angeles animation studio that subcontracted it the newly formed Filmation Associates created by Lou Scheimer and Hal Sutherland in 1963.[1][2] Scheimer and Sutherland had met while working at Larry Harmon Productions on the made-for-TV Bozo the Clown and Popeye cartoons. They produced the series for SIB Productions, a Japanese company.[2]
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
- 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"
References
- ↑ Scheimer, Lou; Mangels, Andy (2012). Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 38–39.
- 1 2 Rod Rocket at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017.
External links
- Rod Rocket on IMDb
- Rod Rocket at Toon Tracker