Plastic Man maybe coming to DVD

[Earth 2 Chris]

Don't remember Rickety Rocket, but it can't be Ruby Spears' worst toon. That honor belongs to the worst Saturday morning toon of all time....TURBO TEEN.

I think Hanna-Barbera bought all the rights to Ruby-Spears shows at some point, and WB now owns HB, so there shouldn't be any problem in WB releasing RS shows, esp. Superman. Get on it WB!!!

Chris

[jds1911a1]

RICKETY ROCKET
I know Peter Cullen was the voice of Venger on Dungens & Dragons. Now that was a voice!

Bob

he has been a steady voice over actor for years (of course most people recognise him as optimuis prime or the voice of comercials on TNT

[filmation batman fan]

RICKETY ROCKET

Yeah, and all the teens were black. They built a crap rocket that could talk outa a junkyard. That show was horrid back then, and Ruby Spears or any animation company today would be burnt to the ground for releasing something so sterotype. Sorta a getto, outer space, speed buggy. Just plain stupid. Cartoon Network or Boomarang showed this crap pile years ago.

And yes I remember seeing it first run.

Now I liked Mighty Man and Yukk. That's a fun show. I can't remember if Peter Cullen was the voice or not. Seems like it was this other fellow who did alot Ruby Spears voices. I know Peter Cullen was the voice of Venger on Dungens & Dragons. Now that was a voice!

Bob

You're right! I do recall it was an African American show. But I barely remember how they were portrayed. Oddly enough, I remember their names
were Cosmo, Venus, Splashdown, and Sunstroke. And Rickety Rocket was like a combination of Sanford and Son meets Speed Buggy. Rickety Rocket sounded like Redd Foxx but it was obviously someone else doing the voice.
I can only assume the reason it was dropped was that somebody or some group or organization was probably offended by the show. I do recall the series only having Plastic Man, Mighty Man and Yukk and Fangface beyond that point.
Cheers.

[Riffster]

Turbo teen???? haha come on a show about a teen who when wet turns into a camaro? what's wrong with that?

[Wee67]

Oddly enough, I remember all of these from Baby Plas to Rickety Rocket. I do NOT, however, remember EVER seeing this version of Superman!

Now that perplexes me.

[Drain]

I remember watching the 88 Superman Cartoon when I was in college. The only thing funny about plastic baby was the intro. The doctor tells Plastic Man that he has a bouncing baby boy, (at the same time Plastic Man is bouncing Plastic Baby like a basketball).

[filmation batman fan]

I was a junior in high school when the 1988 Superman animated series came on and I turned on the TV on Saturdays just to watch that show. I had stopped watching Saturday morning cartoons in 1986 when the SuperFriends and Scooby Doo left the airwaves but I made an exception for this show in 1988.
As for Turbo Teen, I used to enjoy that series, as ludicrous as it was. I'm guessing they came out with it during the popularity of NBC's Knight Rider.
Cheers.

[jemboy2004]

I've been wanting to get the ruby Superman for a long time now. I loved the episode with Wonder Woman in it.

[CrimsonGhost]

I totally remember the Superman 88 because it was styled after the Byrne revamp a couple of years earlier, and I really thought that was cool.

I remember really liking Plastic Man too. I still remember Hula-Hula, but the blondes name escapes me.

[kingdom warrior]

I never liked the PM series. I thought it was so corny....but I am a big fan of the character. I liked the pilot that was floating around the net with the guy from spongebob...I thought that was pretty cool.

I have the Superman 88 series on tape.....it was pretty decent. The highlight of that was Gil Kane designed the look of the series. I was a huge fan of his version of Superman.

[filmation batman fan]

I totally remember the Superman 88 because it was styled after the Byrne revamp a couple of years earlier, and I really thought that was cool.

I remember really liking Plastic Man too. I still remember Hula-Hula, but the blondes name escapes me.

The blonde's name was Penny. As for the 1988 Superman series, I also liked the episode with Wonder Woman in it. But one thing I wish that series could have done was do an episode with Batman in it. It never happened, but in the baseball themed episode with the Prankster, I remember the Metropolis baseball team played against the Gotham Goliaths, so at least somebody from Gotham City turned up.
Cheers.

[jds1911a1]

Oddly enough, I remember all of these from Baby Plas to Rickety Rocket. I do NOT, however, remember EVER seeing this version of Superman!

Now that perplexes me.

you missed a great one (of course it was only on for 22 weeks) these links might refresh your memory (or wet your appetite)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1988_TV_series)
TV.com Search Results for: [ superman 1988 ]
SupermanDatabase.com | Superman

[jds1911a1]

The blonde's name was Penny. As for the 1988 Superman series, I also liked the episode with Wonder Woman in it. But one thing I wish that series could have done was do an episode with Batman in it. It never happened, but in the baseball themed episode with the Prankster, I remember the Metropolis baseball team played against the Gotham Goliaths, so at least somebody from Gotham City turned up.
Cheers.

the batman rights may have been tied up in pre production for the 90 film so they couldn't use bats