Captain Cosmic!
April 13, 2008
By: 
rollerkaty
Category: Bob Wilkins, Captain Cosmic, Science Fiction
Those of you growing up in the Bay Area during the late 1970s may remember this gem: Captain Cosmic!
Hosted by Bob Wilkins in a dashing super-hero outfit along with his trusty sidekick Wonder Robot 2T2, Captain Cosmic aired every weekday on Channel 2 out of San Francisco. The show introduced young audiences to sci-fi television episodes such as Ultraman, Godzilla, Thunderbirds, and most notabley, Star Blazers. Real fans could join the Captain Cosmic Fan Club, complete with a membership card and the Captain Cosmic Secret Crypto Code.
Thanks to wngl for suggesting that I introduce this long-lost seventies television show to RollerBlog readers everywhere. If you have a seventies gem to suggest, feel free to drop me a line at rollerblog at gmail dot com (or, if you are member of Entrecard, feel free to message me using the Entrecard messaging feature).
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April 13th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
This is so cool. I would so watch this show if it came on nowadays.
ReelNinja
April 14th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Sadly I do not knopw this show - but I sure wish I did! This guy appears to rule! If you are looking for topic suggestions, well - I have a few but certainly Charlies Angels warrants some consideration. Love the blog, but I suspect you may have already known that.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Ninja - not having grew up in the Bay Area during the 1970s I actually haven’t seen it either. Am contemplating buying the DVD
Canucklehead - Charlies Angels! Good idea - adding them to the list.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Thanks Rollerkaty for taking me back in time thirty years!
Bob’s other show “Creature Features”,which was on Saturday night,was all about cheezy B grade monster movies,and a major part of my childhood.
He would sit on his throne puffing cigars,and introduce the Best of the worst horror and Japanese monster flix.
There is a cool blurb abou him here.
http://www.uhfnocturne.com
October 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Here’s the “Capt. Cosmic Secret Crypto-Code”. I waited 3 weeks to get my card back in 1978/9 … I was watching Star Blazers when a 4.5 earthquake hit while in San Jose … I loved this show. At least San Francisco’s KTVU channel 2 had some good programming on at the time …
A - 5
B - 11
C - 19
D - 6
E - 13
F - 22
G - 15
H - 7
I - 20
J - 17
K - 1
L - 12
M - 25
N - 8
0 - 24
P - 14
Q - 26
R - 10
S - 23
T - 2
U - 4
V - 3
W - 16
X - 21
Y - 9
Z - 18
P.S.: My card is for sale to anyone who has interest…? Desire Duesenburg - you’ll find me in “Second Life” also a project out of freaky San Francisco! Hope to hear from you - who know’s who’s listening if at all!?