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Biskitts
''The Biskitts'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1983 to 1984 and aired on CBS. The series lasted for only one season; only 13 episodes were produced. '' Shirt Tales'' replaced the show in its time slot the following year. ''The Biskitts'' returned to that same time slot in March 1985 but only aired reruns in the remainder of that season. Following the series' retirement from CBS, like many other cartoons, it was acquired by the Armed Forces Network and shown throughout much of the 1980s, mainly as entertainment for children of deployed American servicemen in Asia and Europe. Plot The Biskitts are a group of tiny anthropomorphic dogs who live on Biskitt Island and are committed to guarding the crown jewels of Biskitt Castle. Modeled after Robin Hood, the Biskitts still serve their recently deceased king while performing good deeds for the underprivileged inhabitants of their tiny island. It is explained in the opening narration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in '' The Producers'' (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in '' Young Frankenstein'' (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972) as well as Woody Allen's '' Radio Days'' (1987) and '' Shadows and Fog'' (1991). Mars appeared in two seasons of ''Malcolm in the Middle'' as Otto Mannkusser, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss, a German immigrant who owns a dude ranch. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film '' The Little Mermaid'' and its sequel, as well as its companion television series, and the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series. He also did several other animated voice-over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandfather in the ''Land Before Time'' series (1994–2008) and that of Professor Screweyes in '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cullen
Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s ''The Transformers (TV series), Transformers'' animated series, later returning to the role in ''Transformers'' media in 2007, starting with the first Transformers (film), live-action film. He has also voiced many other characters across a wide variety of popular media, including Eeyore in the ''Winnie the Pooh (franchise), Winnie the Pooh'' franchise, Monterey Jack in ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', the first voice of KARR (Knight Rider), KARR in ''Knight Rider (1982 TV series), Knight Rider'' and the vocalizations of the title character in Predator (film), ''Predator''. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023 as part of the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Early life Cullen was born on July 28, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec, to American parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirt Tales
''Shirt Tales'' are characters that were created in 1980 by greeting card designer Janet Elizabeth Manco and were featured on Hallmark Cards greeting cards. The characters were adapted into a 1982–1983 animated series for television, by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which aired on NBC. ''Shirt Tales'' are also featured on T-shirts, stuffed toys, and other merchandise in Japan since 1980. Cards Hallmark Cards released the homonymous line of greeting cards with animal characters wearing T-shirts upon which was a message. Those cards were among Hallmark's best sellers at that time, which led the company to team with Hanna-Barbera Productions to adapt the ''Shirt Tales'' into a Saturday morning cartoon, which premiered on NBC on September 18, 1982. The card line remained, but it faded shortly after the show left broadcast television in 1985. TV series The animated ''Shirt Tales'' cartoon featured Tyg Tiger (in orange), Pammy Panda (in pink), Digger Mole (in light blue), Rick Raccoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kip King
Kip King (born Jerome Charles Kattan; August 11, 1937 – July 15, 2010) was an American film, television and voice actor. He is the father of American television sketch comedian Chris Kattan. Life and career King was born Jerome Charles Kattan in Chicago, Illinois, the son of an Iraqi-Jewish father and a Polish-Jewish mother. His father, who was from Baghdad, was a letter carrier for T. E. Lawrence. King was probably best known for voicing Tailor Smurf in the 1980s television cartoon series The Smurfs. Long associated with Hanna-Barbera, King provided the voice of Shecky in '' The Biskitts'' (1983). He was also in the voice casts of ''The Little Rascals'' (1982), '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' (1979-1980), ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (1990), '' Droopy, Master Detective'' and the Flintstones TV special ''I Yabba-Dabba Do!'' (both 1993). He also made many guest appearances in films and on television shows such as ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Corky Romano'', '' Bachelor Father'', ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gibson
James Bateman (September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009), known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the protagonist Wilbur in the animated feature '' Charlotte's Web'' (1973), portrayed country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'' (1975), the Illinois Nazi leader in '' The Blues Brothers'' (1980), and appeared in '' The 'Burbs'' (1989). His later film roles included starring in '' The Luck of the Irish'' (2001) and smaller parts in '' Magnolia'' (1999) and as Father O'Neil in '' Wedding Crashers'' (2005). His final major acting role was as Judge Clark Brown on the television show '' Boston Legal'', from 2004 to 2008. Early life Gibson was born September 21, 1935, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., he served as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Houser
Jerry Houser (born July 14, 1952) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer in '' Summer of '42'' and its sequel, ''Class of '44'', as Dave "Killer" Carlson in ''Slap Shot,'' and as Wally Logan, the husband of Marcia Brady, in various ''Brady Bunch'' spinoffs throughout the 1980s and '90s. Early years Houser was born in Los Angeles, and attended North Hollywood High School. Career From 1971 to 2006, he appeared in many films, TV series, animated series, and commercials. Some of his most notable appearances are '' Summer of '42'', ''Slap Shot'' with Paul Newman, and in the ''Brady Bunch'' spin-offs as Marcia's husband, Wally Logan. On television, Houser portrayed Muff on '' We'll Get By'', orderly Haskell on '' The New Temperatures Rising Show'' Steve Frazier, Maude Findlay's nephew, on season 4 episode 21 of ''Maude'' (TV series), and Jeremy Fenton on '' It Takes Two''. He also provided the voices of Grizzle on '' Zazoo U'', Sully on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Holt (actor)
Robert John Holthaus (December 28, 1928 – August 2, 1985), better known as Bob Holt, was an American actor, best known for his voice work. Career Holt's first film role came in 1950, acting as Octavius Caesar in ''Julius Caesar (1950 film), Julius Caesar''. His career as a voice artist began with the 1968 short film ''Johnny Learns His Manners'', for which he provided all of the voices. He later appeared in such works as ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'', several animated television specials with Dr. Seuss, for example, ''The Lorax (TV special), The Lorax'' (1972), ''Dr. Seuss on the Loose'' (1973), ''The Hoober-Bloob Highway'' (1975) and ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'' (1982) and the animated film version of ''Charlotte's Web (1973 film), Charlotte's Web'' as Homer Zuckerman. Holt appeared in a variety of different works, including animated films for both adults (the 1974 sequel ''The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'') and for children, as well as voice and acting work in liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was active from 1957 until its absorption into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001. Founded on July 7, 1957 by ''Tom and Jerry'' creators and former MGM Cartoons employees William Hanna and Joseph Barbera along with George Sidney, it was headquartered in Los Angeles at the Jim Henson Company Lot, Kling Studios from 1957 to 1960, then on Cahuenga Boulevard from 1960 to 1998, and subsequently at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks from 1998 to 2001. Notable among the cartoons that the company produced include ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'', the incarnations, feature films and other media of ''The Flintstones'', ''The Yogi Bear Show, Yogi Bear'' and ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs''. With the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Efron
Marshall Efron (February 3, 1938 – September 30, 2019) was an American actor and humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show '' The Great American Dream Machine'' (the original showcase of Chevy Chase). Career At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass's shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner. One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve Post, and identifying themselves as Columbia University students who had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests of 1968. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. NYPD officers responded three different times during the broadcast in response to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event. Efron also produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling (born Joan Darling; June 19, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American voice, film and television actress. Her best-known role on screen was as Peggy Callahan in ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and its spin-off ''The Bionic Woman''. In anime, she is the voice of Ayeka in the English dub of ''Tenchi Muyo!'' for most of the English adaptions. She provided additional voices in ''A Bug's Life'', ''Tarzan'', ''The Iron Giant'', ''The Emperor's New Groove'', ''Spirited Away'', ''Monsters, Inc.'', and ''Treasure Planet''. Early life Born on June 19, 1946, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Darling began taking dancing classes when she was 3 years old. She sang and danced on ''The Original Amateur Hour'' when she was 14. While she attended Carnegie Tech, she met Paul Itkin, and they married before they graduated. They have a daughter. She was born Joan Darling, but she had to change her name for professional purposes because another actress named Joan D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Beals
Richard Beals (March 16, 1927 – May 29, 2012) was an American actor and radio performer, who performed many voices in his career, which spanned the period from the early 1950s into the 21st century. Beals voiced "dozens of children, both male and female", according to Mark Evanier's obituary of him. Perhaps his most recognizable characterization was the voice of the stop-motion animation figure called " Speedy Alka-Seltzer", featured in television commercials for more than 50 years. Early life Beals was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 16, 1927, and graduated in 1949 from Michigan State University (MSU), where he majored in radio broadcasting and puppetry. He covered intramural sports and performed in weekly radio dramas for the campus radio station WKAR. Beals was also a member of the Michigan State cheerleading squad. Career In 1935, an old schoolmate of Beals' mom who was working for the Jam Handy studios, which was producing advertising motion pictures and other film sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Zamora
Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora (March 26, 1910 – July 29, 1989) was a Mexican-American animator and animation director. His credits include, among others, '' The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'', '' The Jetsons'', '' The Smurfs'', '' The Biskitts'', '' Peanuts''. Career Zamora was born in Mexico City, Mexico, but raised in the United States. As a young adult, he read a help wanted ad in the local newspaper seeking a male animator at Pat Sullivan's studio. Despite Zamora having no prior experience in the field, he was intrigued and applied. His test entailed tracing a photo of '' Felix the Cat'', and Zamora was hired after placing second among three men. Zamora was still employed at Pat Sullivan's in 1928. He was hired as an inbetweener at Fleischer Studios in 1930, and eventually became an animator there. Shamus Culhane described Zamora as "the star" among the new batch of animators at Fleischer. Following his stint at Fleischer, Zamora worked at Walt Disney Productions during the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
