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Jim MacGeorge
James Andrew MacGeorge (October 9, 1928 – January 16, 2021) was an American voice actor, puppeteer, stand-up comedian and writer. He is also credited Jim McGeorge and James MacGeorge. Career He is probably best known for his voice roles as Beany Boy, Crowy and Uncle Captain Horatio K. Huffenpuff in ''Beany and Cecil'', Oliver Hardy on '' The Laurel and Hardy Cartoon Show'', Crazy Claws in ''The Kwicky Koala Show'', Bort in ''The Mighty Orbots'', Wimper in ''Clue Club'' and as Dr. Wilmer Scarab in ''Bionic Six''. He also voiced various characters in many other cartoon series and worked as a writer for Jay Ward Productions. He appeared on camera in shows including ''Get Smart'' as Stan Laurel, '' Semi-Tough'', ''Happy Days'' and the feature film ''Teenagers from Outer Space''. MacGeorge has reprised his role only as Uncle Captain Huffenpuff in ''The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil'' produced by DiC Entertainment and directed by John Kricfalusi, better known for his work on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenagers From Outer Space
Teenagers from Outer Space may refer to: * ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' (film), a 1959 science fiction film * ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' (role-playing game), a 1987 tabletop game {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skatebirds
''The Skatebirds'' (onscreen title: ''Skatebirds'') is an American live-action/animated package program produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on CBS from September 10, 1977, to January 21, 1978. Overview The Skatebirds consisted of three large costumed birds on roller skates: Knock-Knock, a woodpecker (voiced by Lennie Weinrib); Satchel, a pelican (voiced by Bob Holt) and Scooter, a penguin (voiced by Don Messick). Their nemesis was a cat named Scat Cat (voiced by Scatman Crothers). The live-action sequences featuring The Skatebirds mostly revolved around the nasty Scat Cat perpetually chasing the roller-skating trio and trying to get the best of them. Unlike the ''Banana Splits'' live-action segments, the Skatebirds were filmed in a variety of theme-park locations, rather than running around in a single studio. The show was divided into four short segments introduced by live action wraparounds with The Skatebirds characters which included three animated segments ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi's Gang
''Yogi's Gang'' is an American animated television series and the second incarnation of the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from , to . The show began as ''Yogi's Ark Lark'', a special TV movie on ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie'' in 1972. Fifteen original episodes were produced for broadcast on ABC, with the hour-long ''Yogi's Ark Lark'' thrown in as a split-in-half two-parter. The show confronted social and cultural issues like ecology and bigotry, with villains named Mr. Waste, Dr. Bigot, the Envy Brothers, Lotta Litter, the Greedy Genie and Mr. Cheater. After a successful run on Saturday mornings, episodes of ''Yogi's Gang'' were serialized on the syndicated weekday series, ''Fred Flintstone and Friends'' in 1977–78. In the late 1980s, repeats were shown on USA Cartoon Express and later resurfaced on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. ''Yogi's Gang'' is the only Yogi Bear show to have a laugh track. Plot Yogi, Quick Draw, Huck a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Buggy
''Speed Buggy'' is an American animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on CBS from September 8, 1973, to December 22, 1973. With the voices of Mel Blanc, Michael Bell, Arlene Golonka, and Phil Luther Jr., the show follows an orange anthropomorphic dune buggy who alongside teenagers Debbie, Mark, and Tinker, solves mysteries while participating in racing competitions around the world. The series was produced by Iwao Takamoto, executive produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and directed by Charles A. Nichols. The series was originally developed under the working titles ''Speed Bug'' and ''Speed Buggs'' before ''Speed Buggy'' was settled on. Takamoto was less involved with the series due to the trust he had for storyboard and animation artist Bob Singer. The concept for the show was inspired by the 1968 Walt Disney Pictures film ''The Love Bug'' and the ''Speed Racer'' anime franchise. Several of the storylines and plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'' is an American comedy animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired in first-run syndication in the United States from 1972 to 1974. The show originated as a one-time segment on ''Love, American Style'' called "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father". The same pilot was later produced with a live cast (starring Van Johnson), but with no success. The show was the first primetime animated sitcom to run for more than a single season since fellow Hanna-Barbera show ''The Flintstones'' more than ten years earlier, and would be the only one until ''The Simpsons'' seventeen years later. The show was inspired by ''All in the Family''. Premise The show features Harry Boyle, wife Irma, daughter Alice, and sons Chet and Jamie. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.Iverson, Paul: "The Advent of the Laugh Track". Hofstra University archives; February 1994. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Scooby Doo Movies
''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is the second animated television series in the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and follows the first incarnation, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' It premiered on September 9, 1972, and ended on October 27, 1973, running for two seasons on CBS as the only hour-long ''Scooby-Doo'' series. Twenty-four episodes were produced, 16 for the 1972–73 season and eight more for the 1973–74 season. Aside from doubling the length of each episode, ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real world celebrities or well-known animated characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving mysteries. This concept was later revisited with a similar series titled ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'', which premiered in 2019. ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' was the last incarnation of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Funky Phantom
''The Funky Phantom'' is an animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, in association with Australian production company Air Programs International for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The show was a clone of Hanna-Barbera's popular ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', with a trio of teenage detectives driving around the country and solving crimes. In this case, the "Scooby-Doo" role was taken by a Revolutionary War-era ghost. The show returned briefly in reruns in 1980, as part of Hanna-Barbera's ''Godzilla'' series. Plot Trying to find shelter from a storm while driving their "Looney Duney" dune buggy, three teenagers — the brainy redhead Skip Gilroy, the beautiful blonde April Stewart, and Skip's brawny dark-haired best friend, Augie Anderson — and his dog Elmo, entered an old house where a grandfather clock displayed the incorrect time. Upon setting the clock to midnight, it released two Revolutionary War-era ghosts: an American patriot named Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on September 13, 1969, and aired for two seasons until October 31, 1970. In 1978, a selection of episodes from the later series ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'' and ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' were aired on ABC under the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' name, and they were released in a DVD set marketed as its third season. It also aired on BBC One in the UK from 1970 to 1973. The complete series is also available on the Boomerang, HBO Max, and Tubi streaming services. ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' is the first incarnation of a long-running media franchise primarily consisting of animated series, several films, and related merchandise. Overview The show focuses on four teenagers Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy, and their talking dog named Scooby-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Casper Cartoon Show
''The New Casper Cartoon Show'' is a 1963-1970 animated television series that appeared on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Casper's co-stars included his friends from the Harvey Comics stories: Wendy the Good Little Witch, the Ghostly Trio, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, and the ghost horse Nightmare. The show premiered on October 5, 1963 and is one of the earliest Saturday morning cartoons. The show included a mix of 26 new Casper cartoons created for this show by Paramount Cartoon Studios, as well as a selection of 1959—62 cartoons from the aforementioned Paramount, which were mostly the later ''Modern Madcaps'' and ''Noveltoons'' which were repackaged as "''Modern Madcaps''". All voices in the Casper episodes were performed by Norma MacMillan and Bradley Bolke. All of the new material was created for the first season in 1963-1964, but the show continued airing in reruns on ABC for six seasons, ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matty's Funday Funnies
''Matty's Funday Funnies'' is a 1959—1961 American animated anthology television series. Broadcast history The original ''Matty's Funday Funnies'' was broadcast from 1959 to 1961 by American Broadcasting Company, scheduled during Sunday afternoons (with a 1960—1961 prime time edition during Friday evenings, rescheduled for early Saturday nights for the autumn of 1961). The series premiered on October 11, 1959, was later renamed ''Matty's Funnies'', and was broadcast by the network until December 30, 1961; the "Matty" of the title referred to Matty Mattel, the animated boy mascot character for Mattel Toymakers, the show's original sponsor. The show originally compiled the 1950—1959 set of theatrical animated short film series produced by Famous Studios, the animation studio run by Paramount Pictures, featuring characters including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Herman and Katnip, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, Buzzy the Crow and various Noveltoon, Screen Song, Kartune and Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ren And Stimpy Show
''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The series follows the adventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and sociopathic chihuahua dog; and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted manx cat. ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' is the third of Nickelodeon's original animated seriesknown as " Nicktoons"alongside ''Rugrats'' and ''Doug''. In contrast with other shows on the network, it has generated controversy for its dark humor, sexual innuendos, adult humor, violence, and shock value. This controversy contributed to the production staff's altercations with Nickelodeon's Standards and Practices department, in addition to Spümcø's failure to deliver episodes on time, all of which led to Kricfalusi's termination from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
