5.6 /10 1 Votes
4.7/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of episodes 130 Number of episodes 130 Language English | 3.3/5 Big Cartoon DataBase Written by Dick Robbins Original language(s) English First episode date 1963 Genre Animation Cast Hal Smith, Sam Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Lou Scheimer
Hal Sutherland Starring Sam Edwards
Hal Smith
Pat Blake Directors Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland Similar Journey to the Center of the Earth, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Ple, Fantastic Voyage, Uncle Croc's Block, The Hardy Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rod rocket
Rod Rocket is the first animated cartoon with production credited to Filmation, debuting in syndication in 1963.
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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. 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.
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.