Happy holidays, Bionic people! Did you watch It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown when it made its debut on CBS in April of 1974? If not, you probably caught it at some point in the following years as it appears … Continue reading
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Around the World in Eighty Days was an animated series based on the Jules Verne novel. 16 episodes were created by the Australian API company and originally aired in the US on NBC beginning in September of 1972. The cartoon … Continue reading
Here’s a fascinating bit of forgotten kid’s TV for Funshine Friday. In 1973, ABC aired a program called Saturday Morning Sneak Peek which previewed the cartoons slated for that September. The show was hosted by the comic duo of Jack … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday, Bionic dance team! Here’s a complete cartoon featuring The Ant and the Aardvark entitled “Don’t Hustle An Ant With Muscle.” The Ant and the Aardvark was produced by Depatie-Freleng and this particular short first ran in theaters … Continue reading
DePatie-Freleng’s animated version of The Fantastic Four originally ran on NBC from September to December, 1978. 13 episodes, featuring limited animation and over-the-top dialogue, were produced. This 70s-era re-imagining of the Fantastic Four is somewhat notorious for replacing Johnny “Human … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday! Here’s a cartoon that was a childhood favorite of mine. Hanna-Barbera’s Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch originally ran Saturday mornings on NBC from September, 1974 to August, 1975. 13 lucky episodes were produced. The show centered on … Continue reading