Rickety Rocket
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Rickety Rocket was an animated television series, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions
, and ran from 1979 to 1980 as a segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
.
). The rocket's signature phrase was "Rickety Rocket, blaaaaaaasssssst offffffffffffff!"
Ruby-Spears Productions
Ruby-Spears Productions is a Burbank, California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation...
, and ran from 1979 to 1980 as a segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man...
.
Plot
It is about a future ("Far Out") detective agency run by four teenagers and their makeshift sentient, talking rocket (similar to Speed BuggySpeed Buggy
Speed Buggy is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on CBS from September 8, 1973 to August 30, 1975.-Production:...
). The rocket's signature phrase was "Rickety Rocket, blaaaaaaasssssst offffffffffffff!"
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Zombie Monster | The Far-Out Detective Agency is called out to a residential satellite and meet an heiress who has found a riddle to a hidden fortune. It won't be easy when a monster that turns people into zombies is on the loose. |
| 2 | The Mysterious Robot Critic Caper | A series of mystifying thefts of museum collections is committed by a robotic gentleman as his cane has a matter transformer that can shrink the stolen objects and store it in his cane. |
| 3 | The Spaceship Caper | A pirate called the Cosmic Claw is using his laser-projected "cosmic claws" to hijack space transports that are carrying gold. |
| 4 | The Golden Crystal Caper | The Far-Out Detective Agency is assigned to transport a priceless golden crystal from Mars to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, it is targeted by a jewel thief called Lazer-Lips whose lips can emit a laser beam that immobilizes anyone that touches it. |
| 5 | The Rickety Robbery | The Far-Out Detective Agency is tricked into intercepting the delivery of a cosmic crown and handing it to "Officer" Nimbus (whom is actually the faceless Mr. Eclipse). When Venus, Splashdown, and Sunstroke are arrested for the theft, Cosmo and Rickety must track down the thief while evading the Hood who was hired by Mr. Eclipse. |
| 6 | The Alien Egg Caper | An alien egg hatches and makes off with the members of an explorer's club. |
| 7 | The Super-Duper Race Cage | Helmet Head steals a top-secret formula for a super fuel. |
| 8 | The Creepy Creature Caper | A crippled spaceship loaded with counterfeit money lands in the swamp. When the Far-Out Detective Agency investigates, they encounter the local swamp monster. |
| 9 | The Mysterious, Serious Circus Caper | A travelling intergalactic cirus is haunted by the ghost of a space warrior. |
| 10 | The Mad Mummy Mystery | The Far-Out Detective Agency is kidnapped while transporting an alien mummy to a local university. |
| 11 | The Count Draculon Caper | Count Draculon hijacks rocket liners using a Hypno-Beam that turns the passengers and crew members into zombies. |
| 12 | The Horrible Headless Horseman Caper | A ghost town holds the evidence that will convict an unknown Vice-President of Pegasus Corporation and the Far-Out Detective Agency is sent to retrieve it while evading the robotic headless horseman. |
| 13 | The Case of the Fearsome Phantom | A phantom organist threatens revenge against the rock group The Astros for stealing his music. |
| 14 | The Mysterious Warnings of Doom | The Far-Out Detective Agency vacations at a gold-mining asteroid turned vacation resort until a giant alien called Zarcon orders the planet to evacuate even when he sends three alien monsters to scare away the inhabitants. |
| 15 | The Case of the Vicious Voodoo Villain | A tropical alien resort becomes a nightmare when an alien creature uses a voodoo machine to turn the island's citizens into monsters. |
| 16 | The Deep Sea Demon Caper | A valuable cargo of gold lies submerged in the waters off the coast of Greece. When a giant sea monster prevents a salvaging company from recovering it, the Far-Out Detective Agency comes to their aid. |
Cast
- John Anthony Bailey - Sunstroke
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- Splashdown - Al Fann - Rickety Rocket
- Bobby F. Ellerbee - Cosmo
- Dee Timberlake - Venus