mead107 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Although I don't remember the theme song I always watched Rocketship 7 and Commander Tom. It was funny that the show lasted till 1978, I can't remember when I started getting too old for it. I remember the call in game where the lucky caller had to pick a planet, behind the planet was the prize for the caller. As I recall, most of the prizes were lame gift certificates but every once in a while there would be a bike or cool prize. Once I remember a girl got to be the lucky caller, she picked her planet and got a boys gift,(like a race set or something), Captain Dave was trying to ask if she had a brother or something, and she hung up. On sick days I would get to stay home and watch Nolan Johanes on "Dialing for Dollars", also a classic! 1977? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Although I don't remember the theme song I always watched Rocketship 7 and Commander Tom. It was funny that the show lasted till 1978, I can't remember when I started getting too old for it. I remember the call in game where the lucky caller had to pick a planet, behind the planet was the prize for the caller. As I recall, most of the prizes were lame gift certificates but every once in a while there would be a bike or cool prize. Once I remember a girl got to be the lucky caller, she picked her planet and got a boys gift,(like a race set or something), Captain Dave was trying to ask if she had a brother or something, and she hung up. On sick days I would get to stay home and watch Nolan Johanes on "Dialing for Dollars", also a classic! And then there was Bowling for Dollars. My dad was on it once. He did really bad. I think he won $4 or something. We asked what he did with the money (to us little kids $4 was a lot) he said he went to the bar next door and had a beer. <-------- the looks on our faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Great stuff! We used to prank call people pretending we were Nolan Johanes and asking them if the knew the count and the amount.. Ha! We had it good as kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I remember the call in game where the lucky caller had to pick a planet, behind the planet was the prize for the caller. As I recall, most of the prizes were lame gift certificates but every once in a while there would be a bike or cool prize. So...what was behind Uranus??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I remember this animated short used to play during the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) So...what was behind Uranus??? A Edited March 24, 2013 by Guffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was actually on rocket ship 7 once, I was a space cadet, for reals (I was like 4 so don't remember why or anything much about it really). Did you know Commander Tom made all those puppets on his show? I also remember at some point he was outted or something too, wasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I remember this animated short used to play during the show http://youtu.be/lB3fi7opDBc wow. havent seen that in. for. ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 And then there was Bowling for Dollars. My dad was on it once. He did really bad. I think he won $4 or something. We asked what he did with the money (to us little kids $4 was a lot) he said he went to the bar next door and had a beer. <-------- the looks on our faces. My grandfather was on Bowling for Dollars once, too. And won $4.... ...wait...Uncle Jim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 My grandfather was on Bowling for Dollars once, too. And won $4.... ...wait...Uncle Jim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Wow, I haven't thought of Rocketship 7 in years! I remember during one of the closings of the show, the Promo costume toppled (sans the guy inside) over as the stage lights went dim and I thought Promo was a goner. Commander Tom was great too! Pretty sure I watched that into the early 80s and he always had those "words to live by" promos going into commercials. "Commander Tom says, the Three Stooges are fun to watch, but don't act like them." Buffalo had no shortage of locally produced bowling shows: Beat the Champ, Bowling for Dollars and Strikes Spares and Misses. No wonder so many PBA bowlers are from the southtowns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I remember this animated short used to play during the show http://youtu.be/lB3fi7opDBc its now been three days, seven hours, and thirty two minutes since ive watched this video i have now replayed that song in my head nine thousand, four hundred, and fifty seven times. it has taken up residence in my brain and i cant get it out. im getting automatic replays of both the intro theme song, of which i already knew every word without even remembering that i knew it, plus the subject song which apparently also struck some kind of nerve from my childhood psyche i have now taken to shoving things in my ears to try in vain to stop the endless loop this is on. i started with soft things like cotton and toilet paper, moved on to rubber foam ear plugs, and now ive just started jamming drill bits in there. oh dont worry, i didnt attach the drill bits to an actualy drill, im saving that for later this afternoon i dont have long now. in my final moments please for the love of all thats holy, do NOT watch that video. remember me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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