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 | character name as series title | rocky jones space ranger character | four word series title | 21st century | 

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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

Featured in Sci-Fi Buzz: Martin Landau/Bela Lugosi Jr/Richard Lewis

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Soundtracks

Space Credits
(closing theme)
by Alexander Laszlo

User Reviews

Fondly remembered from childhood.

I loved this show when it aired on Australian TV in the late 1950s. Even then the 'scripts' seemed pretty lousy, but it was Rocky, in his cap and t-shirt, and Vena, in her short skirt, who kept me watching. I think 'Forbidden Planet' owes a lot to their outfits. There's a definite similarity. I think we of that generation should keep the memory of such ground-breaking television alive.