Total Television
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Total Television was an American animation studio responsible for many well known American Saturday Morning cartoon
television animated series.
who had the account for the General Mills
food corporation. Total was formed to create cartoon characters children would like to buy General Mills breakfast cereals and other products.
which also provided the animation for series produced by Jay Ward Productions
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Total Television is the animation studio responsible for
Much of Total Television's library for post-network sydnication is handled by The Program Exchange
.
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...
television animated series.
History
Total was created in 1959 by Buck Biggers and Chester "Chet" Stower They were employed in a New York advertising agency Dancer Fitzgerald SampleDancer Fitzgerald Sample
Dancer Fitzgerald Sample was a top tier Madison Avenue advertising agency during the 20th century originally founded in Chicago in 1923. It was acquired and merged into the Saatchi & Saatchi network in the 1980s.-History:...
who had the account for the General Mills
General Mills
General Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
food corporation. Total was formed to create cartoon characters children would like to buy General Mills breakfast cereals and other products.
Product
The studio produced animated series from 1960-1968 with the help of Mexico based Gamma ProductionsGamma Productions
Producciones Animadas Gamma S.A. was a Mexican animation studio that served as an animation house for cartoons produced by Jay Ward and Total Television. Founded in 1959 as Val-Mar Studios, it was set up to do animation production for Rocky and His Friends...
which also provided the animation for series produced by Jay Ward Productions
Jay Ward Productions
Jay Ward Productions was an Amercian animated television cartoon series production company, founded in 1949 by American animator Jay Ward. It made extensive use of limited animation techniques....
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Total Television is the animation studio responsible for
- King Leonardo and his Short SubjectsKing Leonardo and his Short SubjectsKing Leonardo and his Short Subjects was an animated cartoon series released in 1960 by Total Television , sponsored by General Mills.-Characters and story:...
, - Underdog,
- Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales,
- Coco Puffs,
- Klondike KatKlondike KatKlondike Kat was a cartoon produced by Total Television and originally aired as part of The Beagles on CBS-TV, and later found in the U.S. syndicated Underdog and Tennessee Tuxedo cartoon series, in between episodes as an animated short.-Plot:...
, - The Beagles.
Much of Total Television's library for post-network sydnication is handled by The Program Exchange
The Program Exchange
The Program Exchange is a syndicator of television programs. It was originally founded as Program Syndication Services Inc. in 1973 and later launched the DFS Program Exchange in 1979, which became the DFS-Dorland Program Exchange from 1986 to 1987...
.