Polaris Spaceship on SNL?

I have never seen it, but somebody just told me that the old Polaris rocketship from "The Space Explorers" animated cartoon series also appeared in a Mike Myer's Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit where he played a German guy named "Dieter."

The Polaris also appears in the very beginning of the first hour (Chapter 5) of the PBS production of "The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory." See

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Produced by: William Cayton Written, directed and edited by: Fred Ladd

Virtually impossible to find! This is the rocket that launches horizontally from rails that many people remember. A true retro (vintage) animation of a young boy "Jimmy" traveling through space in search of his father "Commander Perry" who has reportedly crash landed on Mars. Jimmy stows away in a crate on a rescueship named the Polaris-II under the control of "Professor Nordheim". After the ship blasts off, the Professor and his faithful assistant navigator 'Smitty' discover Jimmy onboard. The scene is set and the trio travel through space in their huge space ship. The three sit at the controls in the front of the ship and gaze out into space through a huge front window. From there they travel through asteroid belts and over planet terrains in hope of determining the fate of Jimmy's father Commander Perry. The blinking light inside the ship, the occasional "bleep" that seems to echo through space, and the views of outer space are very memorable!

For the ultimate description of "The Space Explorers" (1958) be sure to check out these websites:

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