Roland D. Reed
Director
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954)
Season 1
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally broadcast in 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. Because it was recorded on film rather than being broadcast live as were most other TV space operas of the day, it has survived in reasonably good condition. The film format also allowed more elaborate special effects and sets, exterior scenes, and much better continuity.
Released Feb. 23, 1954
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.space-travel, imdb.space-explorer, imdb.rocky-jones-space-ranger-character, imdb.campy, imdb.space-opera-sci-fi, imdb.21st-century, imdb.professor, imdb.character-name-in-title
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Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Beyond the Curtain of Space (1)
In this initial episode Rocky meets Vena for the first time and his spaceship is nearly destroyed on its journey to Ophiuchus.
Feb. 23, 1954, midnight
S1E2 - Beyond the Curtain of Space (2)
Rocky rescues Professor Newton and Bobby, but learns that there's a spy planted in Earth's Office of Space Affairs.
March 2, 1954, midnight
S1E3 - Beyond the Curtain of Space (3)
The plot to blow up headquarters is stopped when Griff is revealed to be a spy.
March 9, 1954, midnight
S1E4 - Rocky's Odyssey (1)
Vena is captured and then rescued when the Orbit Jet lands on Posita.
March 16, 1954, midnight
S1E5 - Rocky's Odyssey (2)
In return for repairs, Rocky goes to Negato to attempt a peace between that moon and Posita, the gypsy moon.
March 23, 1954, midnight
S1E6 - Rocky's Odyssey (3)
Rocky is believed dead, and an attempt is made to use recordings of his voice in a fiendish plan.
March 30, 1954, midnight
S1E7 - Bobby's Comet (1)
Rocky, Winky, Bobby, Vena and Professor Newton take off for Fornax after a missile that has struck Earth is determined to have come from that moon.
April 6, 1954, midnight
S1E8 - Bobby's Comet (2)
Zorovak of Fornax agrees to return to Earth with Rocky Jones even though Professor Kardos warns him that Earthmen can't be trusted. Nestor Pava as Kardos.
April 13, 1954, midnight
S1E9 - Bobby's Comet (3)
Griff teams up with Darganto and Cleolanthe of Ophiuchus and invade Fornax with the help of the evil Professor Kardos.
April 20, 1954, midnight
S1E10 - Escape Into Space
Tuck Harmon, with several suitcases full of stolen money, steals a rocket ship and plans to live out his days on his own private moon. After several failed comedic attempts by his sidekick Winky to get a date for the night, Secretary Drake, Head of the Space Rangers, finally gets through and Rocky gets the call to chase Tuck down. When Tuck Harmon sends out a mayday call after his ship is struck by Meteors, it is Rocky to the rescue.
April 27, 1954, midnight
S1E11 - Pirates of Prah (1)
Vena's spaceship is captured by space pirates from the planet Prah, and Rocky uses a "cold light" to make his spaceship invisible, then sets out to battle the interplanetary gang and their lady boss.
May 4, 1954, midnight
S1E12 - Pirates of Prah (2)
Rocky is captured but manages to escape to Earth on the Orbit Jet.
May 11, 1954, midnight
S1E13 - Pirates of Prah (3)
The pirates learn of Rocky’s new secret weapon, and uses their knowledge to elude Rocky and his plans to bring them to Earth for punishment.
May 18, 1954, midnight
S1E14 - Silver Needle In the Sky (1)
Rocky is slated to pilot the Orbit Jet to Space Station X-07 carrying Dr. Hillary Tyson and a group of ambassadors to the Interplanetary Peace Conference. Vena Ray pleads with Secretary Drake to let her go. But it was unnecessary as Rocky had already selected her as his navigator. He is also bringing Bobby to help keep the ship's log during the mission. The conference is being held in a neutral zone near the planetoid Paratain in the Jupiter equilateral. Cleolantha has heard about the conference and is resentful that she has not been invited. Her first angry reaction is to have her Space Ranger mole Duveen blow up the Orbit Jet as it launches. Luckily, the electronic detectors at the launch field pick up on the detonator he is trying to set. He is quickly nabbed and carried away in custody.
May 25, 1954, midnight
S1E15 - Silver Needle in the Sky (2)
Cleolantha takes her revenge on the conference by capturing the delegates.
June 2, 1954, midnight
S1E16 - Silver Needle in the Sky (3)
Rocky and his crew are taken prisoner but escape to Earth on the Orbit Jet.
June 9, 1954, midnight
S1E17 - The Forbidden Moon (1)
Bobby is captured and the Orbit Jet is stolen.
June 16, 1954, midnight
S1E18 - The Forbidden Moon (2)
Professor Newton saves Yarra, the boss of Medina, from the radiations of the Forbidden Moon.
June 23, 1954, midnight
S1E19 - The Forbidden Moon (3)
Rocky captures a serum from Agar which saves the people of Medina from radiation.
June 30, 1954, midnight
S1E20 - Crash of the Moons (1)
Rocky saves a space station and his friends when they are trapped between gypsy moons.
July 6, 1954, midnight
S1E21 - Crash of the Moons (2)
Cleolanthe tries to destroy one of the gypsy moons with a barrage of missiles.
July 13, 1954, midnight
S1E22 - Crash of the Moons (3)
Rocky evacuates the gypsy moon Posetta and stops Cleolanthe's missile barrage.
July 20, 1954, midnight
S1E23 - Kip's Private War
The Space Ranger's Space Center is plagued with a series of sabotage incidents - the radio system going on the blink, tires of the Secretary's car flattened, sounds of a cat and dog fighting outside their dorm windows. The culprit is Kip, the son of a convicted criminal who is incarcerated at the Ranger's prison. He is acting out in retaliation for his father's woes.
July 27, 1954, midnight
S1E24 - Blast Off (1)
Upon landing on a strange planetoid, Rocky and his friends meet the Valley and Hill People.
Aug. 3, 1954, midnight
S1E25 - Blast Off (2)
Rocky and Bobby are wrecked on a planetoid where the natives worship them as gods. They find a flying saucer hundreds of years old and a beautiful girl as well.
Aug. 10, 1954, midnight
S1E26 - Blast Off (3)
Rocky and Professor Newton save two lives and leave new friends as they return back to Earth.
Aug. 17, 1954, midnight
S1E27 - The Cold Sun (1)
Aug. 24, 1954, midnight
S1E28 - The Cold Sun (2)
Aug. 31, 1954, midnight
S1E29 - The Cold Sun (3)
Sept. 7, 1954, midnight
S1E30 - Inferno In Space (1)
Sept. 14, 1954, midnight
S1E31 - Inferno In Space (2)
Sept. 21, 1954, midnight
S1E32 - Inferno In Space (3)
Sept. 28, 1954, midnight
S1E33 - Vena And The Darnama
Oct. 5, 1954, midnight
S1E34 - Out Of This World (1)
Oct. 12, 1954, midnight
S1E35 - Out Of This World (2)
Oct. 19, 1954, midnight
S1E36 - Out Of This World (3)
Oct. 26, 1954, midnight
S1E37 - The Trial Of Rocky Jones (1)
Nov. 2, 1954, midnight
S1E38 - The Trial Of Rocky Jones (2)
Nov. 9, 1954, midnight
S1E39 - The Trial Of Rock Jones (3)
Nov. 16, 1954, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Feb. 23, 1954
Last Air Date: Nov. 16, 1954, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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