King Leonardo and His Short SubjectsKing Leonardo and His Short Subjects (also known as The King and Odie Show) is an American Saturday-morninganimated television series that aired on NBC from October 15, 1960 to March 30, 1963; the original Short Subjects package last aired on the network on September 28, 1963, when new segments of The King & Odie and The Hunter aired as part of Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales. The show was initially sponsored by General Mills.Klondike KatKlondike Kat is a cartoon produced by Total Television and originally aired as part of Underdog, Tooter Turtle, and The Beagles on CBS-TV in 1966.
Underdog (TV series)Animated television program UnderdogUnderdog in the opening creditsGenre Action Adventure Comedy Comic science fiction Superhero Satire Created byW. Watts BiggersChet StoverJoe HarrisStarring Wally Cox Norma MacMillan Allen Swift Narrated byGeorge S. IrvingTheme music composer W. Watts Biggers Chet Stover Joe Harris Treadwell Covington Countries of originUnited States MexicoNo. of episodes62 (124 segments)ProductionProducerW.Tennessee Tuxedo and His TalesTennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is an American animated television series that originally aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1963 to 1966 as one of the earliest Saturday morning cartoons.Tooter TurtleTooter Turtle is an American animated television series about a turtle which first appeared on TV in 1960, as a segment of the King Leonardo and His Short Subjects program. Tooter Turtle debuted on NBC, on Saturday, October 22, 1960, and ran for 39 original episodes through the conclusion of the original Short Subjects series in early 1963. These episodes were later rerun as backups on other cartoon shows, but no more original episodes were made.Commander McBraggCommander McBragg is a cartoon character who appeared in short segments (usually 90 seconds) produced by Total Television Productions and animated by Gamma Productions. These segments first appeared around 1964 on the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, and has since appeared in syndicated prints of The Bullwinkle Show, Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show, and The Underdog Show.
Gamma ProductionsGamma Productions, or officially Producciones Animadas Gamma SA, was a Mexican animation studio founded in 1957 as Val-Mar Productions by Gustavo Valdez and Jesus Martinez Gracia. It is notable as being one of the first animation studios in Mexico to accept work from American production companies.
Joe Harris (illustrator)Joseph Benjamin Harris III (January 5, 1928 – March 26, 2017) was an American illustrator, animator and storyboard artist. He is best known for creating the Trix Rabbit, the cartoon mascot for General Mills' Trixbreakfast cereal, who debuted in 1959. He also penned the Trix rabbit's memorable commercial tagline, "Silly rabbit! Trix are for kids", which is still utilized in General Mills' advertising campaign, as of 2017.
W. Watts BiggersWilliam Watts "Buck" Biggers (June 2, 1927 – February 10, 2013) was an American novelist and co-creator of the long-running animated television series Underdog. Early lifeBorn in Avondale Estates, Georgia, Biggers went to Avondale High where he was member of a debating team which won the state championship. Skipping his senior year of high school, he edited the school newspaper at North Georgia Military College and went on to Emory University Law School.
Go Go GophersGo Go Gophers is an American animated series set in the Old West that appears as a 4–5-minute-long segment within 48 episodes of the Underdog TV series and Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales. All of the cartoon's segments were produced sometime between 1962 and 1963 but aired as part of Tennessee Tuxedo and Underdog in October 1964.
General MillsAmerican multinational food corporationGeneral Mills, Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company originally gained fame for being a large flour miller. It is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.Dancer Fitzgerald SampleDancer Fitzgerald Sample (DFS and later DFS-Dorland) was a Madison Avenue advertising agency during the 20th century.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.