CB Bears
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CB Bears was a 60-minute Saturday morning cartoon
program block produced by Hanna-Barbera
which aired on NBC
from September 10 to December 3, 1977. It contained the following short segments:
In syndication, CB Bears was shown in a shortened half-hour format with Blast-Off Buzzard and Posse Impossible. Heyyy, It's the King was also shown in a shortened half-hour format with Shake, Rattle & Roll, and Undercover Elephant. The show has also been rebroadcast on Cartoon Network
from 1995-1997. The CB Bears theme is also heard in the ending credits of The Skatebirds
and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
.
impersonating Phil Silvers
), Boogie (voiced by Chuck McCann
) and Bump (voiced by Henry Corden
) are a trio of bear
detectives disguised as trash collectors. They travel the country solving mysteries in a tacky rubbish truck, using a citizens' band radio
. A sultry-voiced female named Charlie (voiced by Susan Davis) contacts the bears on the truck's CB radio
to give them their assignments. This show was "inspired" by the hit TV series Charlie's Angels
(Bump wore a blonde hairstyle similar to Farrah Fawcett
). Each of the bears' names are based on a 1970s disco
dance. Physically and personality-wise, Hustle, Boogie, and Bump resemble Hair Bear, Bubi Bear, and Square Bear, respectively, from Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!; Daws Butler
provided the same Phil Silvers-esque voice for both Hustle and Hair.
chases Crazylegs, a wacky snake
who outruns the buzzard. Crazylegs knows the big bird is a loser and delights in beating him in situations very similar to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
. This is a non-speaking segment.
-patterned lion
named King (voiced by Lennie Weinrib
) alongside his high school classmates Big H the Hippopotamus
(voiced by Sheldon Allman
), Clyde the Ape
(voiced by Don Messick
), Sheena the Lion
ess (voiced by Ginny McSwain
), Skids the Alligator
(voiced by Marvin Kaplan
), Yukayuka the Hyena
(voiced by Lennie Weinrib
), and Zelda the Ostrich
(voiced by Susan Silo
) attempt schemes to get into the spotlight.
) and his hopeless posse of cowboys: Stick (voiced by Daws Butler
in a hillbilly voice), Big Duke (voiced by Daws Butler
impersonating John Wayne
) and Blubber (voiced by Chuck McCann
) jail notorious outlaws by outbungling the rascals. In every segment, the Sheriff goes after some no-good polecat, which ends with the bad guys behind bars. A prototype version of the posse was featured in an episode of Hong Kong Phooey
.
), Rattle (voiced by Lennie Weinrib
), and Roll (voiced by Joe E. Ross
) are three ghost
s who run a hotel for ghosts and other supernatural creatures. Their workplace hijinks are sometimes disrupted by self-proclaimed "ghost exterminator" Sidney Merciless (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer
) who wants to rid the world of ghosts.
(voiced by Daws Butler
) and his sidekick Loudmouse the Mouse
(voiced by Bob Hastings
) work for a detective agency and solve mysteries. Recurring gags of this segment included disguises worn by Undercover Elephant would tend to give him away (since some of his disguises were ordered from the back of a comic book), Loudmouse would tend to blow his cover when staking out the villain, and Undercover Elephant being unable to avoid the exploding messages (a-la Mission Impossible) being sent to him by his Chief (voiced by Michael Bell).
Saturday morning cartoon
A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming that has typically been scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the present; the genre's peak in popularity mostly ended in the 1990s while the popularity of...
program block produced by Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
which aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from September 10 to December 3, 1977. It contained the following short segments:
- CB Bears
- Blast-Off Buzzard
- Heyyy, It's the King
- Posse Impossible
- Shake, Rattle & Roll
- Undercover Elephant
In syndication, CB Bears was shown in a shortened half-hour format with Blast-Off Buzzard and Posse Impossible. Heyyy, It's the King was also shown in a shortened half-hour format with Shake, Rattle & Roll, and Undercover Elephant. The show has also been rebroadcast on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (United States)
Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...
from 1995-1997. The CB Bears theme is also heard in the ending credits of The Skatebirds
The Skatebirds
The Skatebirds was a 60-minute show on CBS Saturday mornings from 1977-78, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show featured four short segments hosted by live-action wraparounds featuring "The Skatebirds", three large birds played by actors in costumes.The Skatebirds, so-called because they...
and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is an animated series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 10, 1977 to June 21, 1980 on ABC....
.
The CB Bears
Hustle (voiced by Daws ButlerDaws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
impersonating Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah." He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S...
), Boogie (voiced by Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
) and Bump (voiced by Henry Corden
Henry Corden
Henry Corden was a Canadian-born American actor and voice artist best-known for taking over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reed died in 1977. His official debut as Fred's new voice was on the 1977 syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on...
) are a trio of bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
detectives disguised as trash collectors. They travel the country solving mysteries in a tacky rubbish truck, using a citizens' band radio
Citizens' band radio
Citizens' Band radio is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the 27-MHz band. Citizens' Band is distinct from the FRS, GMRS, MURS and amateur radio...
. A sultry-voiced female named Charlie (voiced by Susan Davis) contacts the bears on the truck's CB radio
Citizens' band radio
Citizens' Band radio is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the 27-MHz band. Citizens' Band is distinct from the FRS, GMRS, MURS and amateur radio...
to give them their assignments. This show was "inspired" by the hit TV series Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
(Bump wore a blonde hairstyle similar to Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976...
). Each of the bears' names are based on a 1970s disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
dance. Physically and personality-wise, Hustle, Boogie, and Bump resemble Hair Bear, Bubi Bear, and Square Bear, respectively, from Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!; Daws Butler
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
provided the same Phil Silvers-esque voice for both Hustle and Hair.
Episodes
- The Missing Mansion Mystery (September 10, 1977) - The CB Bears uncover a missing mansion in the midst of an alligator-infested lagoon.
- The Doomsday Mine (September 17, 1977) - The CB Bears drive out to End of the Trail, Arizona, where people are turning green and strange lights and sounds are emanating from the deserted Doomsday Mine.
- Follow that Mountain (September 24, 1977) - While investigating the strange case of the disappearing mountains, the CB Bears fall into a cavern and are chased by giant gophers.
- Valley of No Return (October 1, 1977) - The CB Bears go deep into the jungle to discover why the animals are fleeing in terror from the Valley of No Return.
- The Fright Farm (October 8, 1977) - The CB Bears follow a mysterious man, who has been stealing animals from the zoo, to his hideout at the Fright Farm, where he is loading them onto a huge ark.
- Drackenstein's Revenge (October 15, 1977) - While looking for clues to why all the peasants of Drackenstein are asleep, the CB Bears discover the town's valuables are missing.
- Water, Water...Nowhere (October 22, 1977) - The CB Bears try to save the world from embittered old ex-sea Captain Sly, who turns water to sand with a machine.
- The Wild, Wild Wilderness (October 29, 1977) - While Charlie warns the CB Bears to watch for strange creatures near their campground, Boogie is snatched up by a giant vine.
- Island of Terror (November 5, 1977) - The CB Bears battle a giant octopus to reach the sinking island of Mikimos.
- Go North, Young Bears (November 12, 1977) - The CB Bears go to the North Pole to search for the source of mysterious floods in the Northwest.
- The Invasion of the Blobs (November 19, 1977) - The CB Bears discover that hissing monsters, which are swallowing buildings in the town of Fool's Gold, ooze out of a giant drainpipe.
- The Disaster from the Skies (November 26, 1977) - The CB Bears rise high over New City in a balloon to discover that the source of mysterious destructive rays permeating the city is a huge probe in the middle of the Top Secret Space Center.
- The Disappearing Satellites (December 3, 1977) - The CB Bears see a spacecraft dive below the surface of a crater lake, follow it, and discover a giant space station in a huge cavern.
Blast-Off Buzzard
Blast-Off BuzzardBuzzard
A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.-Old World:In the Old World Buzzard can mean:* One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings....
chases Crazylegs, a wacky snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
who outruns the buzzard. Crazylegs knows the big bird is a loser and delights in beating him in situations very similar to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese...
. This is a non-speaking segment.
Episodes
- Buzzard, You're a Turkey (September 10, 1977)
- Hard Headed Hard Hat (September 17, 1977)
- Hearts and Flowers, Buzzards and Snakes (September 24, 1977)
- The Egg and Aye, Aye, Aye (October 1, 1977)
- Testing One, Two, Three (October 8, 1977)
- Ho, Ho, Ho, It's the Birthday Buzzard (October 15, 1977)
- Wheelin' and Reelin' (October 22, 1977)
- Buzzard, Clean Up Your Act (October 29, 1977)
- Backyard Buzzard (November 5, 1977)
- Spy in the Sky (November 12, 1977)
- First Class Buzzard (November 19, 1977)
- Freezin' and Sneezin' (November 26, 1977)
- Cousin Snaky is a Groove (December 3, 1977)
Heyyy, It's The King
A cool, FonzieFonzie
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli is a fictional character played by Henry Winkler in the American sitcom Happy Days . He was originally a secondary character, but eventually became the lead...
-patterned lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
named King (voiced by Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
) alongside his high school classmates Big H the Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
(voiced by Sheldon Allman
Sheldon Allman
Sheldon Allman was a Jewish American-born Canadian raised actor, singer, and songwriter.He began his singing career with the Royal National Guard during his World War II service with the RCAF...
), Clyde the Ape
Ape
Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...
(voiced by Don Messick
Don Messick
Donald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
), Sheena the Lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
ess (voiced by Ginny McSwain
Ginny McSwain
Ginny McSwain is a voice actor, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA.McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles...
), Skids the Alligator
Alligator
An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two extant alligator species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator ....
(voiced by Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan is an American character actor and voice artist. Kaplan is probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where he portrayed a phone company employee named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented Mel's diner. He was a part of the cast from 1977 to the series end in 1985...
), Yukayuka the Hyena
Hyena
Hyenas or Hyaenas are the animals of the family Hyaenidae of suborder feliforms of the Carnivora. It is the fourth smallest biological family in the Carnivora , and one of the smallest in the mammalia...
(voiced by Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
), and Zelda the Ostrich
Ostrich
The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
(voiced by Susan Silo
Susan Silo
Susan Silo is an American actress and voice actress.-Early life and career:She was born in New York City, New York. Her acting career started in television on an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Silo also co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom Harry's...
) attempt schemes to get into the spotlight.
Episodes
- The Blue Kangaroo (September 10, 1977)
- The First King on Mars (September 17, 1977)
- The Riverbed 5000 (September 24, 1977)
- Surf's Up (October 1, 1977)
- The King and his Jokers (October 8, 1977)
- Hot Gold Fever (October 15, 1977)
- The Carnival Caper (October 22, 1977)
- The Unhappy Heavy Hippo (October 29, 1977)
- The King for Prez (November 5, 1977)
- Snowbound Safari (November 12, 1977)
- The Great Billionaire Chase Case (November 19, 1977)
- Boat Fever (November 26, 1977)
- Go For it King (December 3, 1977)
Posse Impossible
The Sheriff of Saddlesore (voiced by William WoodsonBill Woodson
William "Bill" T. Woodson is a retired American voice artist. He has a small onscreen appearance in the 1950s sci-fi film "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" as a newscaster. He can be heard in the opening narrative of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple, explaining how it is that Felix and...
) and his hopeless posse of cowboys: Stick (voiced by Daws Butler
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
in a hillbilly voice), Big Duke (voiced by Daws Butler
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
impersonating John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
) and Blubber (voiced by Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
) jail notorious outlaws by outbungling the rascals. In every segment, the Sheriff goes after some no-good polecat, which ends with the bad guys behind bars. A prototype version of the posse was featured in an episode of Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey is a 16-episode Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired on ABC Saturday morning from to . The main character, Hong Kong Phooey, is a superhero who uses Chinese martial arts to fight crime. Hong Kong Phooey is the secret alter ego of Penrod "Penry" Pooch, a "mild-mannered"...
.
Episodes
- Big Duke and Li'l Lil (September 10, 1977) - It takes fancy footwork from Duke to rescue a dancehall girl named Li'l Lil.
- Trouble at Ghostarado (September 17, 1977) - The Sheriff and the Posse go silver-mining.
- The Not So Great Train Robbery (September 24, 1977) - The Posse tags some payroll thieves.
- The Alabama Brahma Bull (October 1, 1977) - A bull rounds up some cattle rustlers!
- The Crunch Bunch Crashout (October 8, 1977) - Outlaws outwit the Sheriff and the Posse!
- One of Our Rivers is Missing (October 15, 1977) - The town of Saddlesore is going dry.
- The Sneakiest Rustler in the West (October 22, 1977) - The Posse disguise themselves as cattle to bully a rustler.
- Bad Medicine (October 29, 1977) - A snake oil salesman gets a taste of his own medicine.
- Busting Boomerino (November 5, 1977) - The circus puts on a sideshow at the bank.
- Roger the Dodger (November 12, 1977) - The Posse tricks a clever crook.
- Riverboat Sam, the Gambling Man (November 19, 1977) - The Posse puts a casino swindler in drydock.
- The Invisible Kid (November 26, 1977) - The Sheriff and the Posse try to catch a criminal sight unseen!
- Calamity John (December 3, 1977) - A bad-luck bank robber brings accidents to the town of Saddlesore.
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Shake (voiced by Paul WinchellPaul Winchell
Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
), Rattle (voiced by Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
), and Roll (voiced by Joe E. Ross
Joe E. Ross
Joe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You?.-Career:...
) are three ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
s who run a hotel for ghosts and other supernatural creatures. Their workplace hijinks are sometimes disrupted by self-proclaimed "ghost exterminator" Sidney Merciless (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
) who wants to rid the world of ghosts.
Episodes
- Guess What's Coming to Dinner (September 10, 1977)
- The Ghostly Ghoul is a Ghastling Ghost (September 17, 1977)
- There's No Pest like a Singing Guest (September 24, 1977)
- Shake the Lion-Hearted (October 1, 1977)
- The Real Cool Ghoul (October 8, 1977)
- Spooking is Hazardous to your Health (October 15, 1977)
- Spooking the Spook (October 22, 1977)
- From Scream to Screen (October 29, 1977)
- Gloom and Doo DeDoom (November 5, 1977)
- Polt R Geist (November 12, 1977)
- Too Many Kooks (November 19, 1977)
- A Scary Face from Outer Space (November 26, 1977)
- Health Spa Spooks (December 3, 1977)
Undercover Elephant
Undercover ElephantElephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
(voiced by Daws Butler
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
) and his sidekick Loudmouse the Mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
(voiced by Bob Hastings
Bob Hastings
Robert "Bob" Hastings is an American film, radio, and television character actor. He has also provided voices for animated cartoons....
) work for a detective agency and solve mysteries. Recurring gags of this segment included disguises worn by Undercover Elephant would tend to give him away (since some of his disguises were ordered from the back of a comic book), Loudmouse would tend to blow his cover when staking out the villain, and Undercover Elephant being unable to avoid the exploding messages (a-la Mission Impossible) being sent to him by his Chief (voiced by Michael Bell).
Episodes
- The Sneaky Sheik (September 10, 1977)
- Barron Von Rip 'em Off (September 17, 1977)
- The Moanin' Lisa (September 24, 1977)
- Pain in the Brain (October 1, 1977)
- The Great Hospital Hassle (October 8, 1977)
- Latin Losers (October 15, 1977)
- Dr. Doom's Gloom (October 22, 1977)
- Chicken Flickin' Capon Caper (October 29, 1977)
- Undercover Around the World (November 5, 1977)
- Irate Pirates (November 12, 1977)
- Perilous Pigskin (November 19, 1977)
- Swami Whammy (November 26, 1977)
- The Disappearing Duchess (December 3, 1977)
Voices
- Sheldon AllmanSheldon AllmanSheldon Allman was a Jewish American-born Canadian raised actor, singer, and songwriter.He began his singing career with the Royal National Guard during his World War II service with the RCAF...
- Big H - Michael Bell - Chief
- Daws ButlerDaws ButlerCharles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
- Duke, Hustle, Stick, Undercover Elephant - Tommy Cook -
- Henry CordenHenry CordenHenry Corden was a Canadian-born American actor and voice artist best-known for taking over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reed died in 1977. His official debut as Fred's new voice was on the 1977 syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on...
- Bump - Regis CordicRegis CordicRegis John "Rege" Cordic was an American radio personality and actor.His career in entertainment divides roughly in half: from 1948 to 1965, he was the dominant morning drive-time radio host in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, he was a successful voice, television,...
- - Scatman CrothersScatman CrothersBenjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980...
- Segment Title Narrator - Susan Davis - Charlie
- Cindy Erickson -
- Joan GerberJoan GerberJoan Gerber is an American voice actress for a variety of cartoons.- Filmography :* 1959: Matty's Funday Funnies : Additional Voices...
- - Gay HartwigGay Hartwig (Autterson)Gay Hartwig is an American actress who has done voice-overs for the following programs by Hanna-Barbera:* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy* The Flintstone Comedy Hour - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy...
- - Bob HastingsBob HastingsRobert "Bob" Hastings is an American film, radio, and television character actor. He has also provided voices for animated cartoons....
- Loudmouse - Marvin KaplanMarvin KaplanMarvin Kaplan is an American character actor and voice artist. Kaplan is probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where he portrayed a phone company employee named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented Mel's diner. He was a part of the cast from 1977 to the series end in 1985...
- Skids - Joyce Mancini -
- Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
- Boogie, Blubber - Ginny McSwainGinny McSwainGinny McSwain is a voice actor, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA.McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles...
- Sheena - Julie McWhirterJulie McWhirterJulie McWhirter is an Indiana-born voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore". Her voice acting also includes numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Jeannie, Jabberjaw, Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack and The Smurfs...
- - Allan MelvinAllan MelvinAllan Melvin was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows, including the roles of Corporal Henshaw on The Phil Silvers Show; Alice's boyfriend Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch; and Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's...
- - Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
- Clyde - Alan OppenheimerAlan OppenheimerAlan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
- Sidney Merciless - Patricia ParrisPatricia ParrisPatricia Parris is an American voice actress, who provided the voice of Daisy Duck in Mickey's Christmas Carol and Shelly on Jabberjaw ....
- - Joe E. RossJoe E. RossJoe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You?.-Career:...
- Roll - Ken SansomKen SansomKenneth Sansom is an American actor and voice actor who first began acting in the early seventies. His first role was in an episode of Mayberry R.F.D., a continuation of the The Andy Griffith Show. He is best known for his role as Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He also voiced...
- - Susan SiloSusan SiloSusan Silo is an American actress and voice actress.-Early life and career:She was born in New York City, New York. Her acting career started in television on an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Silo also co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom Harry's...
- Zelda - Hal SmithHal Smith (actor)Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
- - John StephensonJohn Stephenson (actor)John Stephenson is an American actor and voice actor. He has also been credited as John Stevenson...
- - Alex Tramunti -
- Janet WaldoJanet WaldoJanet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. She is best known in animation for voicing Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats...
- Lennie WeinribLennie WeinribLennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
- King, Rattle, Yukayuka - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- - Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
- Shake - Bill WoodsonBill WoodsonWilliam "Bill" T. Woodson is a retired American voice artist. He has a small onscreen appearance in the 1950s sci-fi film "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" as a newscaster. He can be heard in the opening narrative of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple, explaining how it is that Felix and...
- Sheriff of Saddlesore
Production credits
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: William HannaWilliam HannaWilliam Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...
and Joseph BarberaJoseph BarberaJoseph Roland Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century.... - DIRECTOR: Charles A. Nichols
- CREATIVE PRODUCER: Iwao Takamoto
- ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Alex Lovy
- STORY EDITOR: Ray Parker
- ASSOCIATE STORY EDITOR: Larz Bourne
- STORY: Richard Albrecht, Tony Benedict, Dick Conway, Lee Davenport, Ralph Goodman, Chris Jenkyns, Casey Keller, Glenn Leopold, Marty Murphy, Duane Poole, Paul Pumpian, Harvey Weitzman
- STORY DIRECTION: Karl Geurs, Cullen Houghtaling, Paul Sommer, Kay Wright
- RECORDING DIRECTOR: Alex LovyAlex LovyAlex Lovy was an American animator, who spent the majority of his career as an animator and director at Walter Lantz Productions, later being a producer at Hanna-Barbera, and also supervising the cartoon unit at Warner Bros...
- VOICES: Sheldon AllmanSheldon AllmanSheldon Allman was a Jewish American-born Canadian raised actor, singer, and songwriter.He began his singing career with the Royal National Guard during his World War II service with the RCAF...
, Michael Bell, Daws ButlerDaws ButlerCharles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
, Tommy Cook, Regis CordicRegis CordicRegis John "Rege" Cordic was an American radio personality and actor.His career in entertainment divides roughly in half: from 1948 to 1965, he was the dominant morning drive-time radio host in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, he was a successful voice, television,...
, Susan Davis, Cindy Erikson, Joan GerberJoan GerberJoan Gerber is an American voice actress for a variety of cartoons.- Filmography :* 1959: Matty's Funday Funnies : Additional Voices...
, Gay HartwigGay Hartwig (Autterson)Gay Hartwig is an American actress who has done voice-overs for the following programs by Hanna-Barbera:* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy* The Flintstone Comedy Hour - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy...
, Bob HastingsBob HastingsRobert "Bob" Hastings is an American film, radio, and television character actor. He has also provided voices for animated cartoons....
, Joyce Mancini, Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
, Ginny McSwainGinny McSwainGinny McSwain is a voice actor, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA.McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles...
, Julie McWhirterJulie McWhirterJulie McWhirter is an Indiana-born voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore". Her voice acting also includes numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Jeannie, Jabberjaw, Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack and The Smurfs...
, Allan MelvinAllan MelvinAllan Melvin was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows, including the roles of Corporal Henshaw on The Phil Silvers Show; Alice's boyfriend Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch; and Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's...
, Alan OppenheimerAlan OppenheimerAlan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
, Joe E. RossJoe E. RossJoe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You?.-Career:...
, Ken SansomKen SansomKenneth Sansom is an American actor and voice actor who first began acting in the early seventies. His first role was in an episode of Mayberry R.F.D., a continuation of the The Andy Griffith Show. He is best known for his role as Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He also voiced...
, Susan SiloSusan SiloSusan Silo is an American actress and voice actress.-Early life and career:She was born in New York City, New York. Her acting career started in television on an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Silo also co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom Harry's...
, Hal SmithHal Smith (actor)Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
, John StephensonJohn Stephenson (actor)John Stephenson is an American actor and voice actor. He has also been credited as John Stevenson...
, Alex Tramunti, Janet WaldoJanet WaldoJanet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. She is best known in animation for voicing Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats...
, Lennie WeinribLennie WeinribLennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
, Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
, Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
, William WoodsonBill WoodsonWilliam "Bill" T. Woodson is a retired American voice artist. He has a small onscreen appearance in the 1950s sci-fi film "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" as a newscaster. He can be heard in the opening narrative of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple, explaining how it is that Felix and... - TITLE DESIGN: Bill Perez
- GRAPHICS: Iraj Paran
- MUSICAL DIRECTION: Hoyt Curtin
- MUSIC SUPERVISION: Paul DeKorte
- CHARACTER DESIGN: Bob Singer, Phil Mendez, Dick Ung
- LAYOUT SUPERVISION: John Ahern
- LAYOUT: Andrea Alvin, Alvaro Arce, John Bruno, Owen Fitzgerald, Bob Foster, Gary Hoffman, Willie Ito, M. Mike Kawaguchi, Warren Marshall, Dan Noonan, Tom Roth, Glenn Schmitz, Mike Trebert
- UNIT DIRECTION: Carl Urbano
- ANIMATION SUPERVISION: Chris Cuddington, Bill Keil, Peter Aries
- ASSISTANT ANIMATION SUPERVISION: Bob Goe, Paul Maron
- ANIMATION COORDINATION: John Boersema
- ANIMATION: Ed Barge, Sue Beak, O.E. Callahan, Rudy Cataldi, Geoff Collins, Ed De Mattia, Rodney D'Silva, Peter Eastment, Marcia Fertig, Mark Glamack, Gerald Grabner, Fred Hellmich, Bill Hutten, Richard Jones, Ed Love, Ernesto Lopez, Ken Muse, Margaret Nichols, Frank Onaitis, Juan Pina, Tom Roth, Jay Sarbry, Ed Soloman, Leo Sullivan, Rich Trueblood, John Walker, Al Wilzbach
- BACKGROUND SUPERVISION: Al Gmuer
- BACKGROUNDS: Lorraine Andrina, Michael Chojecki, Paro Hozumi, Richard Khim, Phil Lewis, Fernando Montealegre, Andy Phillipson, Marilyn Shimokochi, Gloria Wood, Milan Zahorsky
- CHECKING AND SCENE PLANNING: Evelyn Sherwood, Narelle Nixon
- XEROGRAPHY: Star Wirth, Ellen Bayley
- INK AND PAINT SUPERVISION: Billie Kerns, Narelle Derrick
- SOUND DIRECTION: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- CAMERA: George Epperson, Jerry Smith, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Chuck Flekal, Ron Jackson, Kieren Mulgrew, Jerry Whittington
- SUPERVISING FILM EDITOR: Sam Horta
- FILM EDITORS: Earl Bennett, Peter Jennings, Ben Hendricks, Jr., Denise Horta, Eileen Horta
- DUBBING SUPERVISION: Pat Foley
- PRODUCTION SUPERVISION: Doug Paterson, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Adrienne Smith
- NEGATIVE CONSULTANT: William E. DeBoer
- PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jayne Barbera
- POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Joed Eaton
- A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION:
- This Picture Made Under the Juridiction of IATSE-IA Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
- RCA Sound Recording
- (c) 1977 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.:
Other appearances
- Undercover Elephant appeared in some episodes of Yogi's Treasure HuntYogi's Treasure HuntYogi's Treasure Hunt is a segment that kicked-off in 1985 as the first of the programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. It also ran as a regular series in syndication from 1985 to 1988.-Plot:...
. - Reruns of CB Bears and Undercover Elephant aired in the 1980s run of Captain KangarooCaptain KangarooCaptain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
. - Reruns of Undercover Elephant were shown as one of the fillers for the Disney Channel's adaption of Wake, Rattle, and RollWake, Rattle, and RollWake, Rattle, and Roll is a live-action/animated television show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Four Point Entertainment that premiered in the fall of 1990. The show's title was inspired by the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll"...
. - Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs', appeared in an episode of Tom & Jerry Kids in which they actually talk.
- Undercover Elephant made a cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of Super Secret Secret Squirrel segment of 2 Stupid Dogs2 Stupid Dogs2 Stupid Dogs was an American animated television series created by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services that originally ran from September 5, 1993 to February 13, 1995 on TBS. The main segments of the show featured two dogs, "Big Dog" and "Little Dog". The Big Dog...
. - Big Duke made a non-speaking cameo in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawHarvey Birdman, Attorney at LawHarvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated television series comedy created by Williams Street and produced by Cartoon Network Studios that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. The series' pilot first aired in 2000, and later became a series in...
episode "SPF." He appeared as one of the many characters who were victims of cybersquattingCybersquattingCybersquatting , according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else...
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