"Rocket Boy" TV Show Intro

80's comedy sci-fi show written by, produced by and starring Dave Thomas with Ron James, Kathleen Laskey, Gillie Fenwick, James Hong, Robert Donner, John Candy, Rick Moranis and yours truly as Mr Pim. Note story editors Tom Gamill and Max Pross of SNL, the Simpsons and Seinfeld fame.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• sci-fi
• Dave
• Thomas
• John
• Candy
• Ron
• James
• Robert
• Donner
• Mark
• Parr
• Rocket
• Boy

[arealdwarf]

Yes, we made it at Nelvana, same producers that were responsible for many great cartoons like "The Care Bears". Basically an animation house, this was one of their forays into live action. "My Pet Monster" was another one, the original 'live action video' was the pilot for a series (I played the 'Monster'), but it went animated and I was out of a job! Great folks to work with.

[arealdwarf]

That's the one! He drives through the carwash and the car turns into a spaceship. Try searching for "The Rocket Boy" on IMDb. For some reason it's called "The Rocket Boy (1989) (TV).

[MASmith91]

Was this made by Nelvana? it has the same producers.

[BarneyFife00]

@mcboron I'd love a copy. How do I go about getting a copy from you.

[irvineposse]

Count me in too as someone who's amazed to finally find this. I saw this as a kid and not remembering this has bugged me for the last 20 years. Thank you!!!

[Barrymell]

Ive been trying to tel ya, my name is Robert Boyd.

[VagianTuerous]

I loved this show :D

[dotmatrixdominatrix]

@mcboron - Hey Adam, I am so interested in getting a copy of this...please let me know how I can get this!!

Thanks, Dorothy

[dotmatrixdominatrix]

@mcboron - Hey Adam, I would love a copy of this - have been trying to find it for ages! Please let me know if you can help me out with this, and what I have to do...Thanks!

[ilovecrohns]

i have most of this movie on tape, but the beginning and ending are missing. i could probably have it converted to dvd and combine it with someone else's copy to make a complete version. i loved this as a kid.

[mcboron]

Hey guys, I've got a copy of this entire movie. It has a couple cuts, probably totaling only a couple minutes at most. It's most likely the fullest version available. I converted it from VHS to DVD so anyone wanting a copy need only contact me. I'm not selling them, but only hope to recoup costs of shipping. Send off an email if interested.

Take it easy,

Adam