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

[said of the evil Cleolanta, the suzerain of Ophicius]
Rocky Jones: Even the possession of an astrophone set is punishable by death.

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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

Referenced in Classic Sci-Fi TV: 150 Episodes (2009)

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Soundtracks

Space Credits
(closing theme)
by Alexander Laszlo

User Reviews

I thought that this was great 50 years ago

Okay, it's been almost 50 years since I blasted off with Rocky every Saturday morning. And, even then, I can tell you the special effects weren't terrific, and the stories were probably 50's simple, but, it was good entertainment, and an exciting way to start the day. We didn't have Star Wars (etc.) back then, and this was still ahead of Forbidden Planet, so, you didn't expect much, you weren't let down. AND, most kid shows even at the theater were black and white (except maybe Disney), so the black and white TV wasn't a problem. I'm sure that if I viewed this series today, I might cringe at it, but, then again, if you make the effort to try to look at something this old the way you looked at it originally (thru the eyes of a youngster), it just might still be that fine entertainment it was then. Hopefully, someone will put all 39 episodes on DVD, that would be great.