''The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine'' was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the
Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of ...
singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.
Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for
Viacom Productions
Viacom Productions (formerly Viacom Enterprises) was a television production arm of Viacom International. The division was active from 1974 until 2004, when the company was folded into Paramount Network Television 10 years following Viacom's a ...
.
Cast
''The Harlem Globetrotters'':
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Marques Haynes
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Charles "Tex" Harrison
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Hubert "Geese" Ausbie
Hubert Eugene "Geese" Ausbie (born April 25, 1938) is a retired professional basketball player.
Early life and education
Ausbie was born in Crescent, Oklahoma. He attended Douglas High School where he played on the basketball and baseball teams ...
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Nate Branch
Nate Branch is an American basketball player. After a high school career at Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto, California, he played for Nebraska University
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It ...
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Curly Neal
Frederick "Curly" Neal (May 19, 1942 – March 26, 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved bald head. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the ...
*Theodis "Wolfman" Lee
*John Smith
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Bobby Joe Mason
Bobby Joe Mason (April 23, 1936 – July 4, 2006) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Bradley University and gained worldwide fame as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Career
Mason was a three-sport ...
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Avery Schreiber
Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, 1935 – January 7, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. He was a veteran of stage, television, and movies who came to prominence in the 1960s in a comedy duo with Jack Burns. He acted in an array of roles ...
as Mr. Evil
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Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
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John Aylesworth - announcer
References
External links
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Cultural depictions of the Harlem Globetrotters
Television series by CBS Studios
1974 American television series debuts
1975 American television series endings
1970s American children's comedy television series
1970s American variety television series
CBS original programming
English-language television shows
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