Does anyone care about Rocket Robin Hood?

[samurainoir]

So recently, I feel like the only three Rocket Robin Hood fans in existence happened to have a convergence at a local toy show.

So here, we have yet another super obscure Canadian Superhero, and I'm just wondering if he had much in the way of exposure to those outside of Toronto/Canada (where he was a non stop staple for about a quarter century).

[Mikey]

As somebody who grew up in the New York Metro area in the 70's I had no idea who the character was until I came to the Museum.

There's just no nostalgia factor for me

[Earth 2 Chris]

I barely heard of it before coming here, and had no idea of it's connection to the 60s Spider-Man toon until I read about it here.

Chris

[ubermanx]

I of course watched it all the time living not too far from Toronto.

According to Wiki ...

Stations in the United States which broadcast Rocket Robin Hood in the late 1960s and/or in the 1970s. Alphabetized by city:

WATL-TV / Channel 36• Atlanta, Georgia
WXNE-TV / Channel 25• Boston, Massachusetts (1978–1980)
WSBK-TV / Channel 38• Boston, Massachusetts (1967–1970)
WRET-TV / Channel 36• Charlotte, North Carolina
WSNS-TV / Channel 44* Chicago, Illinois
WXIX-TV / Channel 19* Cincinnati, Ohio
WKBF-TV / Channel 61• Cleveland, Ohio
WXON-TV / Channel 20• Detroit, Michigan
KTVT / Channel 11* Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas
WDRB-TV / Channel 41* Louisville, Kentucky
WCCO-TV / Channel 04. Minneapolis, Minnesota (Late 60's)
KCOP-TV / Channel 13* Los Angeles, California
WPIX-TV / Channel 11• New York, New York
WPHL-TV / Channel 17• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WPGH-TV / Channel 53• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WKAQ-TV / Channel 2* San Juan, Puerto Rico
WDCA-TV / Channel 20* Washington, D.C.

Marty

[Mikey]

I of course watched it all the time living not too far from Toronto.

According to Wiki ...

Stations in the United States which broadcast Rocket Robin Hood in the late 1960s and/or in the 1970s. Alphabetized by city:
WPIX-TV / Channel 11• New York, New York
.

Marty

Nope, I don't believe that one bit

[ubermanx]

Nope, I don't believe that one bit

Well .. the Wikipedia page does not have a valid reference for that particular nugget of information BUT since when has the Internet lied? :0

[FETT1]

eeee gads son...RRHOoD was ....bad /WEiRD!! TeletOoN retro had it playin a couple of years ago I believe...gonzo now- whew!! ....nuff said!

[thunderbolt]

same as Mikey, never heard of it before I came here.

[johnnystorm]

I watched it on the Philly channel as a kid, and thought it was great. Nifty theme song. Been many years since I watched an episode though.
Was there any merchandise produced for it? Don't remember any.

[ctc]

AHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!

SOMEbody cares, 'cos they did a digital transfer a few years back. It's one of them sobering shows 'cos it makes you realize that EVERY show is SOMEBODY'S favourite.

Right now, somebody continues their letter writing campaign urging Paramount to finally make that big-budget, live-action "Trollkins" movie.

I can't say I hate.... or even dislike Rocket Robin, but it's not a very good show. I have a friend who worked with some of the folks who worked on RR, and he said the dominant attitude was that working on the show was the thing delaying drinkin' time. Knowing that cleared a lot up for me. Like why there's only 5 minutes or so of actual footage an episode, or why such simple designs go off-model so frequently, (sometimes during the same scene) or why the story is so.... er.... let's go with "threadbare."

Part of me is surprised there HASN'T been some kind of revival or reboot. It's a known name, even if you don't remember where you know it from. It's got fighting, spaceships, swords, and plenty of leeway for the writers.

ANyhoo; "Mighty Hercules" was a much better show. Surprised nobody's remade that one too. (And still trying not to obsess about getting one of them rings....)

Don C.

[Boris71]

I Remembered it from a kid watching it on a Saturday Moring while oh Holidays in Cornwall in the Uk and Loved it but could never find it again till the power of the internet was born

[fallensaviour]

Love Rocket Robin Hood watched it all the time as a kid and I grew up on the west coast then the okanogan valley also watced it in the east kootenays.
My twelve year old son watched it recently and was hooked...LOL

[cjefferys]

I grew up in the Niagara Falls, Ontario area and I never saw the show. I was aware of it's existence, I saw the listings in the local TV Guide and was always intrigued, but it seemed to only play on City TV locally, and the over the air signal for that station was non-existent in our area (we didn't have cable TV when I was a kid, so that wasn't an option). The only OTA stations we received were out of Buffalo, or CHCH in Hamilton and CBC, TVO and CTV in Toronto, and none of them aired the show. So unfortunately there is zero nostalgia for the show for this Canadian.

[bleit1701]

I of course watched it all the time living not too far from Toronto.

WXON-TV / Channel 20• Detroit, Michigan
Marty

That's were it aired here.

I remember one ep that used the same animation and plot as the Spiderman toon. It was a red boney alien in a toga from Dementia 5.

[Bruce Banner]

Growing up in Ontario, I regularly watched Rocket Robin Hood reruns in the 70s.
Still have a great fondness for the show.