''Rod Rocket'' is an American

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, and debuted 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.

History

''Rod Rocket'' was originally produced by True Line, a small Los Angeles animation studio which subcontracted it to the newly formed Filmation Associates created by Lou Scheimer and

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Voices

The voice cast included: *

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- 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"

References

External links

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