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(32 votes, average: 2.94 out of 5) Loading ...Hector Heathcote
The Hector Heathcote Show. “The Original Sound Track of TV’s Colorful Cartoon Program with the complete Cast in 6 Entertaining Stories Starring Hector Heathcote ‘The Minute-and-a-Half Man”, Hashimoto-San and Sidney the Elephant” From Terrytoons. RCA Camden Records. 1964.
Hector Heathcote first appeared in The Minute and a Half Man in July 1959. Hector started out as a scientist who invented a time machine to take him back to America’s War for Independence. He built the boat that enabled Washington to cross the Delaware, prepared the horse to enable Paul Revere to make his famous ride, and was similarly instrumental in setting the stage for any number of other notable events. Somehow, tho, posterity neglected to note his many pivotal roles, and he remained unknown to students of history — except, of course, those who saw his cartoons.
He got his own TV show, which debuted October 5, 1963, on NBC. The show’s back segments were occupied by a couple of other minor Terrytoons characters, Hashimoto-San (a martial arts mouse) and Silly Sidney (a neurotic elephant). The show ran two seasons, but hasn’t had much of an afterlife in reruns.
While the show was running, Hector was merchandised on lunch boxes, toys and elsewhere. Gold Key published him in comic book form, but only one issue (dated March, 1964) came out
Hector’s creation is attributed to writer Eli Bauer. The director was Dave Tendlar, a veteran animator whose work went back to the Max Fleisher days. His voice was done by John Myhers, who had many live-action credits as an actor, writer, producer and director, but did very little other voice work. – Toonpedia
(41 votes, average: 2.54 out of 5) Loading ...Knockin’ round the zoo
“Popeye’s Zoo” Animal Songs and Stories By Popeye and Friends. Noble Records. King Features.
(28 votes, average: 2.21 out of 5) Loading ...He’s our man!
Roger Ramjet and The American Eagles “Amazing Exploits of a Space-Age Hero” RCA Camden (1966) This TV cartoon series ran from 1965 -1968. Famous California radio personality Gary Owens (the original voice of Space Ghost and the announcer on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In) provided the voice of Roger Ramjet. The series was written by Gene Moss and Jim Thurman. These liner notes above are great and tell the tale! (Check out the show intro here).
Roger Ramjet and his Eagles
Fighting for our freedom
Fly through and in outer space
Not to join him but to beat him.
Roger Ramjet he’s our man
Hero of our nation
For his adventure just be sure
And stay tuned to this station.
Come and join us all you kids
For lots of fun and laughter
As Roger Ramjet and his men
Get all the crooks they’re after.
Roger Ramjet he’s our man
Hero of our nation
For his adventure just be sure
And stay tuned to this station.
(32 votes, average: 3.03 out of 5) Loading ...Hercules, Hercules
“The Mighty Hercules” Golden Records. A Trans-Lux Television Presentation, Produced by Adventure Cartoons for Television Inc., The Mighty Hercules followed the adventures of mythology’s son of Zeus. Hercules traveled with his companions Helena, Newton a centaur, Prince Dorian and Tewt a satyr. The main recurring villain was Daedalius, the evil wizard. Other villains included Wilhemine the Sea Witch as well as the Mask of Vulcan. The theme song was by Johnny Nash. It was on the air from 1963-1966.
(49 votes, average: 3.12 out of 5) Loading ...Hillbilly fever
“Li’l Abner Fo Chillun” Created and illustrated by Al Capp for United Features Syndicate, Inc. 20th Century Fox Records.
Li’l Abner was the title character in the long-running (1934-1977) syndicated newspaper strip by cartoonist Al Capp. Hardly “li’l,” Abner was a hulking, naive man-child, and the frequent foil for Capp’s satiric stories about American life and politics. This simple-minded citizen of humble Dogpatch was a paragon of virtue in a dark and cynical world. Abner often found himself far from home, whether in the company of unscrupulous industrialist General Bullmoose, in hapless snowbound Lower Slobbovia, or wherever Capp’s whimsical and often complex plots led our heroic hillbilly.
Li’l Abner was the unlikely son of tiny Mammy (Pansy) and Pappy (Lucifer) Yokum. Mammy was the industrious “sassiety leader” of backward Dogpatch who instilled honesty and All-American ideals in Li’l Abner. Pappy, in contrast, was an illiterate and hopeless parasite. From the inception of the strip, Abner was vigorously pursued by Daisy Mae, a beautiful Dogpatch damsel hopelessly in love with the bumbling, unappreciative and seldom amorous bachelor. Abner spent nearly two decades outracing Daisy in the annual Sadie Hawkins Day race but the couple finally married in 1952, a fictional event that captured national attention and was a cover story for Life magazine. Their only child, Honest Abe was born in 1953.
Li’l Abner generally had no visible means of support but he sometimes earned his living as a mattress tester. When not involved in worldwide escapades, he was engrossed by his favorite “comical strip,” Fearless Fosdick He interacted with many marvelous and fantastic characters creating language and situations which have become permanent parts of the American lexicon. – Li’l Abner.com
(24 votes, average: 2.71 out of 5) Loading ...Pup star
Walt Disney Presents “Goofy’s TV Spectacular” Disneyland REcords
(27 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5) Loading ...Felix Le Chat
Felix the Cat “Roc Castel” Barclay Records
(21 votes, average: 2.81 out of 5) Loading ...Disque o’ duck
A French Barclay 45 of Donald Duck and the Three Little Pigs. Looks like early sixties.
(20 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5) Loading ...Look up in the sky!
The two-sided cover of an Underdog picture-sleeve from 1965. I really liked Underdog as a kid and remember Sweet Polly Purebred fondly. “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” Wally Cox, TV’s mild-mannered Mr. Peepers, provided the voice of NBC-TV’s Underdog, a super-canine who talked in rhyme. Underdog was the alter-identity of Shoeshine Boy. He was usually called into action by his girlfriend, ace TV reporter Sweet Polly Purebred (voiced by Norma McMillan). When he heard Polly’s singing plea of “Oh where, oh where has my Underdog gone?”, “humble, lovable” Shoeshine Boy would slip into a phone booth and emerge as the champion of justice. “When Polly’s in trouble I am not slow, it’s Hip, Hip, Hip and away I go !”
The Underdog Show began with a parody of Superman’s famous opening: “Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a frog…a frog?” At that point, the canine would correct the observers with: “Not bird, nor plane, nor even frog, it’s just little ‘ole me, Underdog !” Like his human counterpart, Underdog was not infallible. While he didn’t have to contend with Kryptonite, occasionally his power would fade, causing him all kinds of trouble. For cases like that, the pooch would carry a revitalizing energy pill in a secret compartment in his ring.
Underdog’s main foes included underworld boss Riff Raff, and Simon Bar Sinister, an evil scientist who once created a Big Dipper Machine to steal the world’s water supply. He then enslaved the citizens and made them do as “Simon Says” just to get a drink.
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