Rocket Robin Hood was produced and animated at
Trillium Productions, an animation studio that was part of the Guest Group—a creative group of companies owned by producer Al Guest. One of the key animators was Jean Mathieson, one of the first female animators in Canada, who later formed Rainbow Animation in Canada and Magic Shadows Inc in the U.S. with Guest, where they continued to produce animated TV programming. Background designer Richard H. Thomas joined the group late in the second season and brought a dark, almost
psychedelic feel to the production under Associate Producer for Krantz Films
Ralph Bakshi, who would later become a well known animation producer and would be responsible for, among other series, the animated film versions of
Fritz the Cat and
The Lord of the Rings. Third-season episodes were animated at
Ralph's Spot in
New York City, although voices continued to be recorded in Toronto. One of the show's chief designers during this time was science fiction illustrator/comic book artist
Gray Morrow.
Bernard Cowan was the show's narrator.
Paul Kligman, who voiced J. Jonah Jameson in the
1960s animated version of Spider-Man, was the voice of Friar Tuck.
Len Birman, who appeared in the movies
Silver Streak (1976) and
Bayo (1985), was the voice of Rocket Robin Hood.
Len Carlson subbed for Birman as Rocket Robin Hood in some third-season episodes.
Carl Banas was the voice of Titanor / Dr. Manta.
Ed McNamara provided the voice of Little John.
Chris Wiggins was the voice of Will Scarlet. There was also a French version titled
Robin Fusée, broadcast on French-language television in Canada.
Connection to Spider-Man The
Spider-Man episodes "Phantom from the Depths of Time" and "Revolt in the Fifth Dimension" were largely recycled animation from two episodes ("From Menace to Menace" and "Dementia Five") of
Rocket Robin Hood, with Spider-Man substituted for Rocket Robin Hood on the animation
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