Rocky Jones, Space Ranger 

Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers.

Stars:

Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield, Scotty Beckett

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Crane	...	Rocky Jones 39 episodes, 1954
Sally Mansfield	...	Vena Ray 39 episodes, 1954
Scotty Beckett	...	Winky 34 episodes, 1954
Robert Lyden	...	Bobby 31 episodes, 1954
Charles Meredith	...	Secretary of Space Drake 23 episodes, 1954
Maurice Cass	...	Prof. Newton / ... 18 episodes, 1954
Patsy Parsons	...	Cleolanta / ... 17 episodes, 1954

Storyline

Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers.

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Plot Keywords:

space explorer | 21st century | professor | outer space | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 1954 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Griffith Observatory, 2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roland Reed Productions, Space Ranger Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min (per episode - 39 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Secretary of Space Drake: Space rangers and traitors - they don't go together!

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Alternate Versions

Episodes have been edited together to form a number of feature-length "movies" that have been released on video with titles such as: Beyond the Moon; Crash of the Moons; Menace from Outer Space; Gypsy Moon, The; Manhunt in Space; Forbidden Moon; Silver Needle in the Sky.

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Connections

Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994)

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Soundtracks

Arch in Space
(opening theme)
by Alexander Laszlo

User Reviews

Fond memories

I first discovered the Rocky Jones series in mid 60's (thank you WJZ TV BAL) at the time it was a great excuse not to do my after school homework. Having seen pictures of Gemini capsules I recognized that the sets were "real primitive" and my grade school science knew something was wrong with a planet traveling through space without it's star, but with all shows a little bit of license is expected. The show really moved along quickly, (with a serialized TV show how could it not) It reminds me of the storytelling style of George Lucas. Lucas described his storytelling style as very fast you can almost see a young Lucas thinking keep the story moving. The show was entertaining, and after all, what else is a TV show supposed to do?