About this season
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.
Episodes (16)
1. The Case of the Zombie Monster
Aired 22 September 1979 • 23 min
Our kids are called out to a derelict residential satellite where they meet an heiress, a riddle leading to a hidden fortune, and a monster that turns his victims into zombies. This is a classic - the butler did it!
2. The Mysterious Robot Critic Caper
Aired 29 September 1979 • 23 min
A series of mystifying thefts of museum collections has led our gang to a top-hatted robot who uses a matter transformer to reduce the stolen objects and store them in his cane. The robot-critic is merely a disguise, however, for a human crook!
3. The Spaceship Caper
Aired 6 October 1979 • 23 min
A pirate hi-jacks space-transports carrying gold shipments by the use of a laser-projected ""cosmic claw."" Our detectives follow the trail to a ski resort planet where they foil an attempt to fix a beauty contest and corner the villain in his mountain hideout.
4. The Golden Crystal Caper
Aired 13 October 1979 • 23 min
The far-out detective agency has to transport the priceless golden crystal of Mars to Hong Kong. En-route via the Astrorail, the Crystal is stolen by Lazer-Lips, a female jewel thief, who can project a laser beam from her lips that immobilizes anyone it touches. The recovery pursuit takes the kids through the factories, waterfront and seedy bars of futuristic Hong Kong.
5. The Rickety Robbery
Aired 20 October 1979 • 23 min
6. The Alien Egg Caper
Aired 27 October 1979 • 23 min
7. The Super-Duper Race Case
Aired 3 November 1979 • 23 min
8. The Creepy Creature Caper
Aired 10 November 1979 • 23 min
9. The Mysterious Serious Circus Caper
Aired 17 November 1979 • 23 min
10. The Mad Mummy Mystery
Aired 24 November 1979 • 23 min
11. The Count Draculon Caper
Aired 1 December 1979 • 23 min
12. The Horrible Headless Horseman Caper
Aired 8 December 1979 • 23 min
13. The Case of the Fearsome Phantom
Aired 15 December 1979 • 23 min
14. Mysterious Warnings of Doom
Aired 22 December 1979 • 23 min
15. The Vicious Voodoo Villain
Aired 29 November 1979 • 23 min
16. The Deep Sea Demon Caper
Aired 5 January 1980 • 23 min
A valuable cargo of gold lies submerged in a space-liner off the coast of Greece. Our kids race to the scene to aid the Salvage Company who is prevented from recovering the cargo by a giant sea monster!