(1) The Space Giants FIRST EPISODE/PILOT in ENGLISH (Part 1 of 3) 'THE MONSTER RODAK'

[radioclash81]

Seems like we all had the same routine with this show--late 70s, Space Giants on TBS after school. Another favorite of mine back then was Lost in Space on TBS Sunday mornings.

[BillyBughead]

Be there at six. Now I blow up. lolz

[beggar1015]

I was just reading Ready Player One (good book, BTW) and this was mentioned in it, reminding me what the name of the show was. Like everyone else, I watched it on TBS after school back in the day. Thanks for uploading and taking me back.

[clintbronson5]

The music intro is just to cool! Love that piano DOOM-DUUM-DUUM-DUUM-DOOM-DOOM-­DOOM-DOOM

[camillemacfarlane]

If you remember that, then you should remember Night Gallery that was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2bdic]

Man i miss those days watching shows like this when i was a kid, now i'm old........and

sexy.

[FearlessLeader2009]

I loved this show when i was a kid. Rushing home from school to catch the space giants..

[123ihatethiscrap]

I loved this show and still do. I like when this video starts flickoring and jumping as if it was on channel 29

[phan9095]

What great memories. Man, this channel is a godsend. Can't convince my 10 and 5 yr olds to watch this with me though. 24 hour cartoon channels have spoiled kids. They will never experience how much fun it was to wait in excited anticipation for your favorite show to come on. Or how thrilling reading the TV Guide from cover to cover, circling what you planned to watch, can be.

[DrFruikenstein]

@JLHOWARD40 For a little while, Spiderman was in there, but I got my Popeye fix before school.

[porkinwitz]

well hell has become of TBS,...............

[maceblanc]

Space Giants, Giant Robo, Ultraman...My God! I am old! And those days will never return again!

[clintxoxox]

sweet

[MrJacMac1986]

One of my school friends said "I shot Rodak with my Kodak"lol

[richardsmith452]

Man I forgot all about this show, it has bought back some memories, this truly was a fun show to watch!

[DrFruikenstein]

My weekday schedule in the late 70's was school, get home, watch Space Giants, Ultraman, Spectraman, and Tom and Jerry. I miss those days...

[MrFilmMakerNumber2]

@DrFruikenstein str8 ATL

[roboticd]

@DrFruikenstein wow...i think i had the exact same schedule

[Tujones]

@DrFruikenstein DITTO!!! I was telling my kids about this show and they thought I was crazy as they didn't know it existed. So many folks (not from GA) haven't heard of this show either. I would love this on DVD!

[harwicke]

I loved this show....When I was a kid I thought Mrs Mura was hot stuff.

[quazzie11]

That's the channel I used to watch this show on..... religiously ! Would sprint down the driveway after getting off the bus, throw my books on my bed on the way by my room and haul ass to my parents' room to watch this on the only TV in the house that could get channel 17 without any snow. LOVED this show as a kid !

[llewkcornosaj]

@quazzie11 exactly what i did!

[quazzie11]

@llewkcornosaj I'd get home with just enough time to sprint to the TV and catch the opening. But for whatever reason, I never knew it was called Space Giants. Cool to know other kids did the same, though hehehe

[TheJoe1902]

Man i forgot how hot Silvar and his mom were!

That 60's do looks sexy on oriental women!

You know whats cool, admit it folks, if your watchin this. This is still entertaining and original compared to todays copied over and over, repeatable, predictable crap on TV. Without computers and million-dollar budgets you have to be inventive and more creative. Just look at the first star wars and star trek.

[TheJoe1902]

Real space-villains wear spurs buddy!

Mine would jingle when i walked right next to my Ludo Mens black ballerina tights!

I could really scare the neighbors poodle that way! HA! HA! HA!

[1964Yojimbo]

awesome,,how many space villians wear spurs now-a-days?

[ralexnicholas]

I was 11 years old or there abouts, when this show was on TV. I loved this show!

[djbiggdadd]

This was my all time favorite next to Ultra-Man!!

[KodeHaKKer]

Also remember Shock Theatre with Dr. Shock. Man those were great times. Playing with my Major Matt Mason action figures (my favorite childhood toy), and hot wheels cars. I decided long ago that I would never grow up. I had one friend when I lived there in Pedricktown named William Bellenbaum. Hope I spelled that right. Our dads were both in the army. William, if you read this I really enjoyed our times together.

[KodeHaKKer]

Think I'm gonna cry. I lived in Pedricktown, NJ back in 1970. We got the channels from Phillie, and as soon as I got home from school each day it was like Saturday morning cartoons! Space Giants, Ultra man, Speed Racer, Prince Planet, Astro boy, Kimba, 8th Man, Marine boy, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the bottom of the sea. I also remember a morning kids show hosted by Buffalo Sal, and there was an afternoon kids show that had cartoons like Rocket Robinhood. Don't remember the host.

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

I love this show. Rodak is the stuff nightmares are made of.

[khakain]

Wow, I used to watch this show everyday when I got home from kindergarten. That was back when TBS you to show some good stuff.

And the Braves.

Thanks for uploading.

[djelove312]

thx for posting

[wolfstev76]

well that's odd. I can't find my comment so not sure what I said. I watched the first episode to the very end and enjoyed all of it. I think I may have made reference to the quality I'm not sure.

[1963Sayuri]

OMG (ﾟﾛﾟ ；ﾉ)ﾉ

Was it broadcasted to such an old work in a foreign country? ?

Im 47 years old, this is the TV drama rhat I watched in the days of a kindergartener.

But I didnt know its a color work.

Because the television of my house was still black & white.

(〃￣▽￣〃）

[geo386]

To: Shawnster65, ohmigod I watched Wee Willy Webber's clubhouse on WPHL 17, Philadelphia. I just happened to see your post. It was in the late 70's. Which alternated Johnny Sokko, Ultraman and the Space Giants.

I suppose I was not the only kid that raced home at 3:30 every afternoon to get my fix of cheesy Japanese live-action stuff. Kids forget what life was like before cable and the internet.

My brother was lucky enough to get an autograph from Bill Webber on an original Speed Racer DVD

[Shawnster65]

@geo386 I have loved these show for years, man! I now have the entire 1966 Ultraman serieson DVD, and plan on Johnny Sokko sometime soon.

Sadly, I recently found out that the boy who played Johnny, Mitsunobu Kaneko, was killed in a car accident around 1992 or 1992. I would have loved to have met him to tell him how much I loved the show. I think we all would have.

So many great memories, and so many of us who remember that great time. It's magic!

[Mandi7882]

@geo386 - Right here, Wee Wilie Weber (RIP, 2010) fan here too. But I saw it on New York's Channel 11 first. IT was kinda a fill in before Yankee's games between this and Thunderbirds (Super Marionettes, remember them!!??!) Then on Wee Willie's show which I watched religiously. Thanks for uploading!!!

[geo386]

@Mandi7882 Thanks for the shout back. I had no Idea Bill Weber passed away. I wasn't much into thunderbirds as The Wee Willie Weber clubhouse. By your post I deduced you are from New Jersey around my age or so. I first discovered the Space Giants on Channel 29. You are quite welcome for the upload. I happened to be surfing YouTube late one night and watched a few of the episodes. As a kid some of the monsters actually scared me.

When had basic cable I would watch 5,9 and 11 for NY shows.

[Mandi7882]

@geo386 - you are probably right! I grew up in South NJ...originally from NY and our basic cable was NY 5, 9 and 11 (which my parents loved!) with HBO! But Wee Willie was my childhood so I was saddened to hear of his death a few months ago. He brought the 'original' Japanese Anime into our homes and Ultraman! I think Sally Star and Pixane are still kicking. Cpt. Noah, Big Chief Halftown and Dr. Shock are gone now too. Ah, the memories!

[geo386]

@Mandi7882 I would die if we grew up near one another. I cannot believe you still remember Sally Starr, Pixanne, Capt. Noah and Chief Halftown. I almost fell outta my chair write me back, I now live in California but would like to talk to you more if you want about all this good stuff.

[DavidFullam]

That smarmy commercial man can kiss my ...

[zabarr101]

Thank you so much for posting this, great memories for me. :)

[kanine1270]

I'm 40 and i remember this show it was one of my favorites,it came on wtbs channel 3 (a sation in the ATL) before cable was the in thing. My friends and i would meet every day @ 3:30 in afternoon to watch this show

[Earl0311]

I'm 38 and I remember this show. I was in the 1st grade great memories. Me and my brother use to pretend we were Gold R and Rodac. I thinkt his was aroung 1977

[Shawnster65]

WPHL Channel 17, Philadelphia! I watched it on that station sometime around 1977 (?) and we also got Ultraman and Johnny Sokko as part of the hour and a half of Japanese live action.

Masumi Okada played Miko's father, Mikko was played by Toshio Egi, and Hideki Ninomiya played Gam, the Rocket Boy.

Voices by Peter Fernandez and Corinne Orr (of Marine Boy and Speed Racer fame) did some of the voices if not all of them.

Fun times back then, man!