Frankenstein Jr. & The Impossibles

1 9 6 6 - 1 9 6 8 (USA) 
18 x 30 minute episodes

Frankenstein Jr (a 30 foot crime fighting robot) was the invention of redheaded boy scientist Buzz Conroy, son of the eminent Professor Conroy. A huge talking, thinking, rocket-powered robot, Frankenstein Junior looked just like his horror movie namesake but was used entirely for good causes, such as defeating supervillains like Dr Shock and Birdman.

Buzz controlled FJ with a special radar ring and also joined the robot on his missions. Clambering up on his back, Buzz uttered the magic command "Allakazoom", which blasted them off from the professor's mountain lab. Once in action, Buzz donned his rocket-belt which enabled him to fly, and FJ employed an armoury of ingenious weapons.

The Impossibles were a three man touring pop group whose performances were constantly interrupted by their boss, Big D, who spoke to them from a video screen hidden in a guitar. With the cry of "Rally-Ho" the trio would bound into action against crooks, making full use of their incredible abilities.

Coil Man had spring-loaded extending limbs, Fluid Man had the power to become any kind of liquid (anyone fancy a beer, then?) allowing him to trickle under doors for example, and Multi man could make instant and unlimited copies of himself. The 'Impossicar' took them  from gig to gig.

Any actors worried about typecasting ought to consider Ted Cassidy's role in this series. Fresh from playing Lurch in The Addams Family, he now found himself voicing a Frankenstein robot. The giant robot idea was derived from the Japanese series, Gigantor.