By January 1980, it was cut down to 90 minutes, dropping off Rickety Rocket, amidst low ratings. By the 1980-81 season, the format was reduced to a half-hour and it was retooled into The Plasticman/Baby Plas Super Comedy alongside two other Ruby-Spears productions Thundarr the Barbarian and Heathcliff and Dingbat.
By January 1980, the show was shortened to 90 minutes, dropping "Rickety Rocket," due to poor ratings. By the 1980-81 season, it was reduced to a half-hour format and rebranded as "The Plasticman/Baby Plas Super Comedy" alongside two other Ruby-Spears productions: "Thundarr the Barbarian" and "Heathcliff and Dingbat."