''Adventures of Pow Wow'' is an American animated cartoon that was broadcast on the '' Captain Kangaroo'' show during the 1950s. The series is in the public domain due to failure to renew copyright.

Plot

The cartoon features the pre-adolescent Native American boy Pow Wow, as well as the tribe's medicine man, and a Native American girl who is a friend of Pow Wow's. The cartoons often center on Pow Wow's discovery of an animal, hurt or otherwise, and his attempts to protect the forest and wildlife from various threats. When Pow Wow needs help in these missions, he seeks counsel from the wise medicine man.

Broadcast history

The cartoon first aired during the children's show ''Captain Kangaroo'' in 1956 and was syndicated by

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. It continued on ''Captain Kangaroo'' as a series of five-minute episodes until 1958. The cartoons were then once again syndicated and appeared locally in New York and Chicago.

Episodes

References

External links

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