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Kissyfur
''Kissyfur'' is an American animated children's television series which aired on NBC. Created by Phil Mendez, the series was produced by NBC Productions in cooperation with DIC Animation City. The series was based on a half-hour NBC special called ''Kissyfur: Bear Roots'' and was followed by three more specials until its Saturday morning debut. The show ran for two seasons between 1986 and 1988. Plot The show follows the adventures of Gus and Kissyfur, a father and son bear who have joined the circus. One day, the circus train derails and the bears escape to a new life in the swamps of Paddlecab County, somewhere in the Southeastern United States. There, they protect the local swamp's inhabitants from the hungry, bumbling alligators Floyd and Jolene. Kissyfur and his father use the skills they have acquired from the human world to create a boat tour business, transporting other animals and their products down the river. Characters Adults * Gus (voiced by Ed Gilbert) — Kissyf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Gilbert
Ed Gilbert (born Edmund Francis Giesbert, June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live-action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name, with research in entomology and the discovery of new beetle species. He was known for voicing Baloo in '' TaleSpin''. Early life and education Gilbert was born in Chicago to Edmund Wilhelm Giesbert (1893-1971) and Frances Amelia Proudfoot (1895-1986). Gilbert graduated from the University of Chicago and fought in the Korean War. Career During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on television series such as '' The Gallant Men'', '' Combat!'', '' The Rogues'', and '' Mannix''. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of '' Ben Casey''. He is known for his role as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries''. Gilbert provided the voices of Superion, Thrust and Blitzwing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Rosen
Stuart M. Rosen (June 26, 1939 – August 4, 2019) was an American voice director and voice actor. History Shortly after graduating from California State College, Long Beach, Rosen got work as a production assistant at KCET. He wrote and starred in the TV series '' Dusty's Treehouse'' from 1968 to 1980. Rosen voice directed many cartoons and commercials for television, including ''MASK'', '' Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'', ''Fraggle Rock'', the first episodes of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)'', '' The Legend of Prince Valiant'', '' Super Secret Secret Squirrel'' segments of ''2 Stupid Dogs'', ''Biker Mice from Mars'' and many more. Other such shows soon followed: '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''The Pirates of Dark Water'', ''X-Men'', '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series '' and '' Superman: The Animated Series'' directed by Andrea Romano, Gordon Hunt, Dan Hennessey and Tony Pastor, and '' Phantom 2040'' also directed by Rosen. Rosen had also had liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie Weinrib
Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show '' H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in '' Inch High, Private Eye'', the original voice of Scrappy-Doo on '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', Hunk and Prince Lotor on '' Voltron'', and Bigmouth on ''The Smurfs''. He also was the voice for Timer in the " Time for Timer" ABC public service announcements in the early 1970s. Life and career A native of the Bronx, Weinrib got his start in show business working with Spike Jones, then later in ''The Billy Barnes Revue''. He made guest appearances on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' Burke's Law'', ''The Munsters'', ''Happy Days'' and ''Adam-12''. He charted nationally (Music Vendor, #132) with the comedy single "Prez Conference" in 1962. He also guest starred in an ''Emergency!'' episode called "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russi Taylor
Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She was best remembered for voicing the character of Minnie Mouse in English from 1986 to 2019, and was married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until his death on May 18, 2009. She was the longest-tenured voice actress to voice the character, having held the role for 33 years. She also provided the voices of several characters in ''The Simpsons''. Early life Taylor was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1944. Career Taylor began her voice-over career in the mid-1970s. Her first voice-over role was the voice of Ted and Georgette's baby on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Taylor became the voice of Minnie Mouse in 1986, and continued to voice the character for 33 years until her death in 2019. Russi Taylor was 75 years old. She also voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series ''DuckTales'' and in other appearances. Taylor provided the voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuki Levy
Shuki Levy (; born June 3, 1947) is an Israeli-American music composer and television producer. Levy created soundtrack compositions for children's television programs of the 1980s, such as ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Inspector Gadget'', ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', '' M.A.S.K.'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'', and ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors''. In the 1990s, he worked on the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'', '' Masked Rider'', '' VR Troopers'', and '' Big Bad Beetleborgs''. He has also written and directed episodes for some these television shows, and directed a few films, such as ''Perfect Victims'' (1988) and ''Blind Vision'' (1991). He was also part of the musical duo Shuky & Aviva (alternatively Shuki & Aviva), with his partner Aviva Paz. Life and career Beginnings Levy was born in Jaffa, British Mandate of Palestine. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew originally from Russia, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry McGovern (actor)
Terence McGovern (born May 11, 1942) is an American actor, television broadcaster, radio personality and acting instructor. He is best known as the original voice of Disney character Launchpad McQuack from ''DuckTales'' and spin-off '' Darkwing Duck''. He was also elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008. Career McGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English, and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas. McGovern worked at KDKA radio and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh from 1965 to 1969, leaving for KSFO in San Francisco during the summer of 1969. At age 30, McGovern traveled to Los Angeles, California, to further pursue his entry into acting. He started his career in films with George Lucas, in Lucas' inaugural film, ''THX 1138''. It was on this film that Terry created the word Wookiee. According to Lucas in a 1977 ''Rolling Stone'' interview, he stated: " We were riding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Ross
Neil David Ross is a British–born actor. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably ''G.I. Joe'', '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', '' Voltron'', and ''Transformers'', as well as video games. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including ''Back to the Future Part II'', '' Babe'', and '' Quiz Show''. He currently serves as the announcer for the primetime version of ''Press Your Luck'' on ABC. Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the Emmy Awards Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's ''Biography'', and many editions of ''NOVA'' on PBS (including ''Mars – Dead or Alive'', which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004). Career He started working in radio when he finished school. His first station was KMUR in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following this, he moved on to KORL, KGMB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Chalopin
Jean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French businessman, banker and former television producer. In 1971, he founded the production company DIC Entertainment, which specialized in children-oriented television and film productions. Through the company, he co-created successful television series including ''Inspector Gadget'' (which grew into a namesake media franchise), '' The Real Ghostbusters'', '' Sonic Underground'', and '' Dennis the Menace''; he also served as the co-writer and producer of ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold''. He created a successor company, C&D in 1987. DIC was dissolved into Cookie Jar Group in 2008, and he has since shifted focus onto a career in banking. Career In 1968, Chalopin formed an advertising company named the Office de Gestion et d'Action Publicitaire (OGAP, Office of Management and Advertising Action). In 1971, with the backing of the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, Chalopin renamed the company to Diffusion Information Commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alligators
An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus ''Alligator'' of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (''A. mississippiensis'') and the Chinese alligator (''A. sinensis''). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Alligators first appeared during the late Eocene epoch about 37 million years ago. The term "alligator" is likely an anglicized form of ', Spanish for "the lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. Early English spellings of the name included ''allagarta'' and ''alagarto''. Evolution Alligators and caimans split in North America during the early Tertiary or late Cretaceous (about 53 million to 65 million years ago). The Chinese alligator split from the American alligator about 33 million years ago and probably descended from a lineage that crossed the Bering land bridge during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibetan Blue Bear
The Tibetan brown bear (''Ursus arctos pruinosus''), also known as Tibetan blue bear, is a subspecies of the brown bear (''Ursus arctos'') in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. One of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world, the blue bear is rarely sighted in the wild. First classified in 1851, it was once known in the Western world only through a small number of fur and bone samples. However, the 2021 French documentary ''The Velvet Queen'' (''La Panthère des Neiges'') did manage to capture extensive footage of the reclusive animal. Common names Tibetan blue bear is also known as the Himalayan blue bear, Himalayan snow bear, Tibetan brown bear, and the horse bear. In Tibetan, it is known as . Taxonomy The Gobi bear is sometimes classified as being of the same subspecies as the Tibetan blue bear; this is based on morphological similarities, and the belief that the desert-dwelling Gobi bear represents a relict population of the blue bear. However, the Gobi bear is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognised as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are either traditional animations or computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, has continued to exist alongside these other forms. Animation is contrasted with live action, although the two do not exist in isolation. Many moviemakers have produced films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can easily composite 3D animations into their film rather than using practical effects for showy visual effects (VFX). General overview Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
