TOP CAT part two: episodes #1 - 6

Hanna Barbera's 1961 series,TOP CAT ,episodes 1-6.

EPISODE ONE: HAWAII HERE WE COME

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EPISODE TWO: THE MAHARAJAH OF POOKAJEE

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EPISODE THREE: ALL THAT JAZZ

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EPISODE FOUR: THE $1,000,000 DERBY

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EPISODE FIVE: THE VIOLIN PLAYER

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EPISODE SIX: THE MISSING HEIR

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SPIDER-MAN SUNDAY! week #3, episodes 9-12

It's Sunday, and that means it's time once again for our weekly dose of SPIDER-MAN!This week, we continue our look at the 1967 animated series with episodes 9-12.

Episode #9: THE ONE EYED IDOL and FIFTH AVENUE PHANTOM


Episode #10: THE REVENGE OF DR MAGNETO and THE SINISTER PRIME MINISTER


Episode #11: THE NIGHT OF THE VILLAINS and HERE COMES TRUBBLE


Episode #12: SPIDER-MAN MEETS DOCTOR NOAH BODY and THE FANTASTIC FAKIR

TOP CAT -- 1961

TOP CAT was a prime time animated series from Hanna Barbera which ran from Sept 1961 to April 1962.The show was based around alley cat Top Cat, or "T.C." to his friends, and his gang of hucksters,hustlers, and con-men (or con-cats,rather)in their attempts to score and their tribulations in trying to avoid their nemesis, Officer Dibble.
Much like THE FLINTSTONES had it's roots in The Honeymooners, TOP CAT was loosely based on The Phil Silvers show.Indeed,T.C.'s voice actor,Arnold Stang,utilized his best Phil Silvers impression on the show.
The series ran for 30 episodes on the ABC Network from September 1961 to April 1962 in the 8:30-9:00 pm timeslot.

EPISODE #1: HAWAII HERE WE COME

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***I will be posting the entire 30 episodes in a follow-up post--please check back soon!***

TOP CAT'S sponsor was Kellogs, and here's a great TC commercial hawking Corn Flakes!

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GIVE-A-SHOW slide projector story, 1969


TOP CAT has been published by several different comic book publishers, beginning with DELL, who released three issues between December 1961 and June 1962.

GOLD KEY took over publishing with issue #4 (a rarity in the comic world--when licenses change hands, numbering generally reverts back to the beginning again)and published 28 issues, ending with #31 in 1970.

In 1970, Charlton Comics acquired the rights and published 20 issues, ending in November 1973.

+++ A GALLERY OF ALL 51 ISSUES, PLUS T.C. APPEARANCES IN OTHER COMICS WILL BE FEATURED IN A SEPERATE POST +++

8MM FILMS

TOP CAT ON VINYL

LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK,1962

MISC TIE-INS

The full series was released on dvd in 2004

SPIDER-MAN SUNDAY! week #2, episodes 5-8

Continuing our look at the original 1967 SPIDER-MAN cartoon series in chronological order.This week: episodes #5-#8.


Episode #5: NEVER STEP ON A SCORPION


Episode #6: DIET OF DESTRUCTION and WITCHING HOUR (Green Goblin)


Episode #7: KILOWATT KAPER and THE PERIL OF PARAFINO


Episode #8: HORN OF THE RHINO

UNDERDOG -- 1964

UNDERDOG began in October 1964 and ran an impressive 124 episodes, and stayed on the air in first run episodes and saturday morning syndication until 1973, after which it was sold to syndication for various time slots for every day of the week.

The show revolves around Shoeshine Boy who, in his alter ego of UNDERDOG fights crime and saves his city from various menaces, usually fending off attacks by his two main arch foes, Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff and coming to the rescue of his lady-love, Sweet Polly Purebred.

The show has one of the most recognized theme songs in the history of cartoons.
OPENING THEME:


The shows stories are generally broken into 4 part chapters, enticing the viewer to tune in for the next episode, although there are a few exceptions to that rule, especially early in the series run.Later, after the original run and early syndication with filler segments such as TENNESSEE TUXEDO, the show would air all 4 chapters in the same episode.

story arc THE FLYING SORCERERS parts 1-4:









UNDERDOG has been a staple of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1965!

+++++ UNDERDOG IN THE COMICS PART ONE: CHARLTON +++++
UNDERDOG,of course, was a perfect fit for the comics.Charlton Comics ran 10 issues from July 1970 to January 1972.

Issue #10 included a 6 page ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE story, which i will post at a later date within the proper context.

Fan Club Card

jigsaw puzzle

coin bank

Halloween costume

another Halloween costume

lunchbox

+++++ UNDERDOG IN THE COMICS PART TWO: GOLD KEY +++++
In 1975 Western Publishing obtained the rights to UNDEROG where they ran 23 comic issues under their GOLD KEY imprint, coverdated March 1975 to January 1979.Several issues were also released on Westerns "Whitman" line.The Whitman issues differ only by the "smiling W" logo in the upper left hand corner of the cover, and therefore I have elected not post the Whitmans.

original art for issue#20

PEPSI glasses,1976

Mid 1960's CHEERIOS commercial



BUTTHOLE SURFERS version of the theme song from the album "Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits"



+++++ UNDERDOG IN THE COMICS PART THREE: HARVEY and More! +++++

SPOTLIGHT Comics, 1987

In addition to a 68 page one-shot issue in 1993, HARVEY Comics had a 5 issue run from November 1992 to July 1994.

MARCH OF COMICS (Western/K.K. Publishing) promotional/give-away comic, 1977

BLACKTHORNE 3D comic,1998

in the mid 90's there was an attempt to bring UNDERDOG to the newspaper comic strips, but it never left the drawing board.Here's an example of one of the unpublished daily strips(along with it's counterpart, TENNESSEE TUXEDO).

iron on/sew on patch

pocket calculator

t-shirt

ring

money clip

a collection of various books and games

Magic Slates 1965,1974,1975

Although the complete series is as yet still unavailable, many episodes can be found on several dvd box sets from Classic Media.

In 2007 UNDERDOG was given the live- action movie treatment, in which everything that made this show sow great was thrown out the window,and as such I only post this single image from the film.

THERE'S NO NEED TO FEAR---UNDERDOG IS HERE!