The Rocketeer on NICK JR

Daily Beyond the Marquee reader Daniel S. from Sarasota, FL sent us an email over the weekend. He included some pictures from an animated television interstitial called “Word of the Day” that ran during the commercials of a show he was watching with his daughter. We’re told that this particular couple minute segment ran on the Nickelodeon Network sister channel Nick. Jr.

What caught Daniel’s eye was clearly someone dressed up as “The Rocketeer”. Daniel writes; “The animators over at Nick must be fans of the old movie Rocketeer because they included a kid dressed up like him in a commercial Trick or Treating. I wish I had a Rocketeer costume and jet-pack when I was a kid.”

So did we Daniel, so did we. Well we aren’t sure the reasoning behind the cult characters cameo in this commercial, but we can only assume as well that the Nick Jr. staff are fans of the 1991 Disney film as much as we are. We’ll have to keep our eyes peeled now to see if they work in any other classic pop-culture movie icons into their spots before Halloween. If you hear of any, let us know. And if you ever see anything fun or news-worthy you think we could share with fellow BTM readers, drop us an email at mail@beyondthemarquee.com, we’d love to hear from you. Click ahead to see some more of the pics.

The Rocketeer on NICK JR

The Rocketeer on NICK JR

The Rocketeer on NICK JR

The Rocketeer on NICK JR

Are you a fan of the Rocketeer? Tell us your favorite scene below…Happy Halloween!

For fun, here’s the original theatrical trailer for the film;