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C.B. Bears
''CB Bears'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which aired on NBC from September 10 to December 3, 1977. As with many Hanna-Barbera shows of the time, ''CB Bears'' was an anthology series with six regular segments: ''The CB Bears''; ''Blast-Off Buzzard''; ''Heyyy, It's the King!''; ''Posse Impossible''; ''Shake, Rattle & Roll''; and ''Undercover Elephant''. Each segment riffed on a popular television show or film. The ''CB Bears'' segment was a spoof on the 1976 hit show ''Charlie's Angels'', with a trio of ursine investigators given assignments by an unseen dispatcher. Similarly, ''Heyyy, It's the King!'' was a takeoff on the 1974 hit ''Happy Days'', with a royal lion based on Henry Winkler's famous Fonzie. ''Blast-Off Buzzard'' imitated Looney Tunes' Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner; ''Posse Impossible'' was a cowboy show caricaturing John Wayne; ''Shake, Rattle & Roll'' featured a trio of ghosts imitating comics Hugh Herbert, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Care Bears
Care Bears are multi-colored bears, painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. They were turned into plush teddy bears and featured in ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings'' (1983) and ''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' (1984) before headlining their own television series called ''Care Bears (TV series), Care Bears'' from 1985 to 1988. They also had multiple feature films including: ''The Care Bears Movie'' (1985), ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986), and ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' (1987). Each Care Bear is a different colour or shade and has a unique image on their stomach (referred to in various media as "tummy symbols" or "belly badges") that represents their personality or specialty. The Care Bears family also include the "Care Bear Cousins", which feature different animals, such as a lion, rabbit, penguin, raccoon and other animals created in the same style as the Care Bears. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginny McSwain
Ginny McSwain is an American voice director, voice actress, casting director, and television producer. Life and career McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles. She has worked as casting director on numerous projects for Hanna-Barbera, including '' The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'', ''The Kwicky Koala Show'' and ''The Smurfs''. McSwain's first job as voice director was for the English-language version of ''Lucky Luke''. She won a 2006 Daytime Emmy for '' The Batman'' and subsequently a 2010 and 2011 Emmy for ''Fanboy & Chum Chum''. Among her most well-known animation productions are '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', ''My Little Pony'', ''CatDog'', the '' Pajama Sam'' computer games, '' Bump in the Night'', and ''Goof Troop''. In 2013, McSwain voice directed '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'', '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' and ''Gravity Falls''. Since 2016, she is the voice director for the Netflix animated series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. His many accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler studied theater at both Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama and spent a year and a half with the Yale Repertory Theater. After getting cast in a small role in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', he became a star playing the role of "Fonzie" on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984). He then helped develop the original ''MacGyver'' television series and directed '' Memories of Me'' (1988) and '' Cop and a Half'' (1993). Winkler acted in films such as '' Heroes'' (1977), ''Night Shift'' (1982), '' Scream'' (1996), '' The Waterboy'' (1998), '' Holes'' (2003), '' The French Dispatch'' (2021), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Days
''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most successful series of the 1970s. The series presented life in the 1950s and early 1960s Midwestern United States, and it starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham, Henry Winkler as his friend Fonzie, and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie's parents, Howard Cunningham (Happy Days), Howard and Marion Cunningham (Happy Days), Marion Cunningham. Although it opened to mixed reviews from critics, ''Happy Days'' became successful and popular over time. The series began as an unsold pilot starring Howard, Ross and Anson Williams, which aired in 1972 as a segment titled "Love and the Television Set" (later retitled "Love and the Happy Days" for syndication) on ABC's anthology show ''Love, American Style''. Based on the pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie's Angels
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions. The show follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working at a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the crime-fighting operations of the "Angels" over a speakerphone. There were a few casting changes: after the departure of Fawcett at the end of season 1, Cheryl Ladd joined in season 2 and remained in the show till the ending. When Jackson departed at the end of season 3, Shelley Hack joined for season 4, and she was subsequently replaced by Tanya Roberts in season 5. Despite mixed revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as '' Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as '' Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek (, "flower-gathering"), from (, "I gather flowers"), from (, "flower") + (, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60BCE, originally as ( (, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday-morning Cartoon
"Saturday-morning cartoon" is a colloquial term for the original animated series and live-action programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks. The genre was a tradition from broadly the mid-1960s to mid-2010s; over time its popularity declined, in the face of changing cultural norms, increased competition from formats available at all times, and heavier media regulations. In the last years of the genre's existence, Saturday-morning and Sunday-morning cartoons were primarily created and aired on major networks to meet "educational and informational" (E/I) requirements. Minor television networks, in addition to the non-commercial PBS in some markets, continued to air animated programming on Saturday and Sunday while partially meeting those mandates. In the United States, the generally accepted times for these and other children's programs to air on Saturday mornings were from 8:00 a.m. to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was active from 1957 until its absorption into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001. Founded on July 7, 1957 by ''Tom and Jerry'' creators and former MGM Cartoons employees William Hanna and Joseph Barbera along with George Sidney, it was headquartered in Los Angeles at the Jim Henson Company Lot, Kling Studios from 1957 to 1960, then on Cahuenga Boulevard from 1960 to 1998, and subsequently at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks from 1998 to 2001. Notable among the cartoons that the company produced include ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'', the incarnations, feature films and other media of ''The Flintstones'', ''The Yogi Bear Show, Yogi Bear'' and ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs''. With the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Woodson
William T. Woodson (July 16, 1917 – February 22, 2017) was an American film, stage, radio and voice actor, best known for his narration of the radio series '' This is Your FBI'', '' The Invaders'', the animated series '' Super Friends'' and all its spin-offs, and the opening of '' The Odd Couple'' television series. Biography Stage career Before becoming a professional actor, he acted in stock theatre for nearly a decade with his first appearance in a 1928 play. In 1943, Bill Woodson made his Broadway debut as Lowell Denton in ''Harriet'', starring Helen Hayes. He showed versatility as a performer, proving himself equally capable in classical roles such as that of Montano in the Shubert Theatre's adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Othello'' with Paul Robeson in the lead role. From 1946–47, the actor played, what is probably his best-known stage role, Le Bret opposite Jose Ferrer as the title character in '' Cyrano de Bergerac''. He also appeared as Tom Mackenzie in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell (''Birth name, né'' Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted ''The Paul Winchell Show'', which also used two other titles during its prime time run on National Broadcasting Company, NBC: ''The Speidel Show'', and ''What's My Name? (radio program), What's My Name?'' From 1965 to 1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series ''Winchell-Mahoney Time''. He made guest appearances on television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''McMillan & Wife'', ''The Brady Bunch'', ''The Donna Reed Show'', and appearances as Homer Winch on ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. In animation, Winchell was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, Scrubbing Bubbles, and other characters. He also had medical training and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie Weinrib
Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show '' H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in '' Inch High, Private Eye'', the original voice of Scrappy-Doo on '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', Hunk and Prince Lotor on '' Voltron'', and Bigmouth on ''The Smurfs''. He also was the voice for Timer in the " Time for Timer" ABC public service announcements in the early 1970s. Life and career A native of the Bronx, Weinrib got his start in show business working with Spike Jones, then later in ''The Billy Barnes Revue''. He made guest appearances on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' Burke's Law'', ''The Munsters'', ''Happy Days'' and ''Adam-12''. He charted nationally (Music Vendor, #132) with the comedy single "Prez Conference" in 1962. He also guest starred in an ''Emergency!'' episode called "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Silo
Susan Silo (born July 27, 1942) is an American actress who is known for her work in voice-over roles. Early life Susan Silo was born in New York City. Both her parents were actors Jon Silo and Ruth Silo. Career Her acting career started in television on the episode "The Dick Clark Show" of '' The Jack Benny Show''. Silo co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom ''Harry's Girls'', about a vaudeville troupe touring Europe. Her first TV appearance was when she entered and won a contest over 350 people who auditioned across the US, at age 15, to sing (Mr. Wonderful) on '' The Jerry Lewis Show'' on November 5, 1957. She also made guest appearances in episodes of numerous TV series from the 1960s to the 1990s, including ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' Hawaiian Eye'', ''McHale's Navy'', '' Route 66'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Wagon Train'', '' Have Gun Will Travel'', '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' Sea Hunt'', '' Ripcord'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
