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((Short description|American children's television series (1962–78; 1992-93)))
((refimprove|date=April 2014))

[[File:Rocketship 7 early promo.jpg|thumb|500px|alt=early promo image|Early promotional image showing (left to right) Mr. Beeper (later Biff Beeper), Promo the Robot, and [[Dave Roberts (broadcaster)|Dave Thomas]]]]
'''''Rocketship 7''''' was a [[children's television series]] that aired weekday mornings on [[WKBW-TV]] in [[Buffalo, New York]] from 1962 to 1978 and from 1992 to 1993.

[[File:Rocketship 7 late promo.jpeg|thumb|500px|alt=later promo image|Later promotional image showing (left to right) Mr. Beeper (later Biff Beeper), Mr. Flo Sweetly, Mrs,  Sweetly, [[Dave Roberts (broadcaster)|Dave Thomas]], and Promo the Robot]]
''Rocketship 7'' was created to promote the work of [[Bell Aircraft|Bell Aerospace]], an aircraft manufacturer in [[Wheatfield, New York|Wheatfield]], and featured a [[Space Age]] theme popular at the time and an explicitly educational format, decades before it was [[E/I|made mandatory]].<ref name=kirst-rocketship>((Cite web |last=Kirst |first=Sean |date=2023-06-10 |title=From deck of 'Rocketship 7,' a legend's keen sorrow over passing of Tom Jolls |url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/television/sean-kirst-from-deck-of-rocketship-7-a-legends-keen-sorrow-over-passing-of-tom/article_a9b6d000-0629-11ee-8dad-23faa33550ba.html |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Buffalo News |language=en))</ref> The host of the show was [[Dave Roberts (broadcaster)|Dave Thomas]], who had joined WKBW in 1961. Promo the Robot was the show's other main on-air character. ''Rocketship 7'' featured segments with Thomas and Promo along with cartoons and other short programs such as [[Davey and Goliath]], and [[Gumby]].  Thomas left the station in 1978 to join [[WPVI]] in Philadelphia, where he assumed the name "Dave Roberts" (He remained at WPVI until his retirement in 2009). When Roberts left, WKBW canceled ''Rocketship 7''.

''Rocketship 7'' shared some similarities with the ''[[Commander Tom Show]]'', a show hosted by [[Tom Jolls]]; the two shows bookended WKBW's daytime schedule. The two series never crossed over, due to Thomas and Jolls working different [[Shift work|shifts]]. Commander Tom was also never explicitly identified as the commander of a spaceship.<ref name=kirst-rocketship/>

In 1992, ''Rocketship 7'' was revived as a weekly Saturday morning series. Airing at 7 AM, Captain [[Mike Randall (entertainer)|Mike Randall]] assumed hosting duties for this version of the show with his sidekick, Yeoman Bob (Stilson), with Randall's wife, his youngest son,<ref name=randallretires>((Cite web |last=Pergament |first=Alan |date=2023-07-19 |title=WKBW's Mike Randall set to retire after record 40 years at the station |url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/television/wkbw-mike-randall-retirement-40-years-channel-7/article_18196722-262f-11ee-862e-378c5ea69ea2.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |language=en))</ref> a freshly repainted Promo the Robot and Captain Comic (Tim Warchocki) making guest appearances. Jolls, whose ''Commander Tom's World'' had ended its run a year prior, made his first and only [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] on ''Rocketship 7'' during this time.

Bob would always open the show with "Yo!" Cartoons aired included ''[[Super Chicken]]'' and ''[[George of the Jungle]]''. Recurring feature on the 1992 series included "Crummy Cartoon Theater 2000," a parody of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' where Randall and Stilson would riff on public domain cartoon shorts, and "Are You Kidding?", where children would tell riddles and jokes). To keep with the "Rocketship" theme, the station used the term "Planet Earth" as part of the station's mailing address for feedback and contests.

''Rocketship 7'' was cancelled for good in 1993, as [[infomercial]]s, [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]], and [[educational/informational]] programming began to dominate the Saturday morning lineup. It was effectively replaced in WKBW's lineup by the late-night hosted movie series ''[[Off Beat Cinema]]''.

Former WKBW-TV Graphic Designer and 3D animator Tim Warchocki (who played Captain Comic) is responsible for Promo the Robot's updated fluorescent green and yellow paint job. Prior to the 1992 version of ''Rocketship 7'' Tim was asked to update the robot's look to fit [[color television]] and modern design. The original body, designed when the show was still in black and white, was gray and (on color episodes) red.

''Rocketship 7'' is mentioned in "[[Bones (season 5)|The X in the File]]", an episode of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''.  In the episode, [[Seeley Booth|Agent Booth]] is excited to see a photo from the show, and claims he watched it regularly as a child.  Booth is played by [[David Boreanaz]], son of Dave Thomas.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509135837/http://www.rocketship7.com/ Rocketship 7 fan website] ((small|(Archive)))

[[Category:1960s American children's television series]]
[[Category:1970s American children's television series]]
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[[Category:Local children's television programming in the United States]]
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[[Category:American television shows featuring puppetry]]

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