Rickety Rocket

Rickety Rocket is 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.[1]

Rickety Rocket
Voices ofAl Fann
Bobby Ellerbee
Johnny Brown
John Anthony
Dee Timberlake
John Anthony Bailey
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes16
Production
Production company(s)Ruby-Spears Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 1, 1979 –
January 1, 1980

Plot

In the far future, four African-American teenagers and Rickety Rocket, their makeshift sentient, talking rocket (similar to Speed Buggy) run the Far Out Detective Agency and solve mysteries. The rocket's signature phrase was "Rickety Rocket, blaaaaaaasssssst offffffffffffff!"

Episodes
Episode Title Summary
1The Case of the Zombie MonsterThe 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.
2The Mysterious Robot Critic CaperA 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.
3The Spaceship CaperA pirate called the Cosmic Claw is using his laser-projected "cosmic claws" to hijack space transports that are carrying gold.
4The Golden Crystal CaperThe 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.
5The Rickety RobberyThe Far-Out Detective Agency is tricked into intercepting the delivery of a cosmic crown and handing it to "Officer" Nimbus (who 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).
6The Alien Egg CaperAn alien egg hatches and makes off with the members of an explorer's club.
7The Super-Duper Race CageHelmet Head steals a top-secret formula for a super fuel.
8The Creepy Creature CaperA crippled spaceship loaded with counterfeit money lands in the swamp. When the Far-Out Detective Agency investigates, they encounter the local swamp monster.
9The Mysterious, Serious Circus CaperA traveling intergalactic circus is haunted by the ghost of a space warrior.
10The Mad Mummy MysteryThe Far-Out Detective Agency is kidnapped while transporting an alien mummy to a local university.
11The Count Draculon CaperA space vampire named Count Draculon hijacks rocket liners using a Hypno-Beam that turns the passengers and crew members into zombies.
12The Horrible Headless Horseman CaperA 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.
13The Case of the Fearsome PhantomA phantom organist threatens revenge against the rock group The Astros for stealing his music.
14The Mysterious Warnings of DoomThe 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.
15The Case of the Vicious Voodoo VillainA tropical alien resort becomes a nightmare when an alien creature uses a voodoo machine to turn the island's citizens into monsters.
16The Deep Sea Demon CaperA 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
  • Johnny Brown – Splashdown
  • Al Fann – Rickety Rocket
  • Bobby F. Ellerbee – Cosmo
  • Dee Timberlake – Venus

References
  1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 624–625. ISBN 978-1476665993.


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