animated
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby image, still images are manipulated to create Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on cel, transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and e ...
TV special
A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of en ...
written by Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton. It was originally aired on the
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
network November 23, 1981. It was executive produced by Lee Mendelson and Phil Howort, produced and directed by
Bill Melendez
José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...
California condor
The California condor (''Gymnogyps californianus'') is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild individuals were captured, but has since been reintroduced to n ...
, must find a hideaway for
endangered
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animals before humans drive them over the brink into
extinction
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
.
Voice cast
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Henry Corden
Henry Corden ( Cohen; January 6, 1920 – May 19, 2005) was a Canadian-born American actor, best known for assuming the voice of Fred Flintstone after the death of Alan Reed in 1977. His official debut as Fred's new voice was in a 1965 Hanna ...
as Chief
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Frank Buxton
Frank Buxton (February 13, 1930 – January 2, 2018) was an American actor, television writer, author, and television director. Buxton grew up in Larchmont, New York. He was a graduate of Northwestern University (B.S.) and Syracuse University ( ...
as Elliot
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Art Metrano
Arthur Metrano (September 22, 1936 – September 8, 2021) was an American actor. He was noted for his role as Lt./Capt./Cmdt. Mauser in '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'' and '' Police Academy 3: Back in Training''.
Career
Metrano's f ...
Arnold Stang
Arnold Sidney Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) ''
Barney Phillips
Bernard Philip Ofner (October 20, 1913 – August 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Barney Phillips, was an American film, television, and radio actor. His roles include that of Sgt. Ed Jacobs on the 1950s '' Dragnet'' television ser ...
Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette-Bogas (''née'' Goyette) is an American singer, composer, lyricist and voice-over artist. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has voiced such characters as Betty Boop, Barbie, Nermal, Petunia Pig, Honey Bunny a ...
* Executive Producers: Lee Mendelson, Phil Howort
* Written by: Christopher Brough and
Frank Buxton
Frank Buxton (February 13, 1930 – January 2, 2018) was an American actor, television writer, author, and television director. Buxton grew up in Larchmont, New York. He was a graduate of Northwestern University (B.S.) and Syracuse University ( ...
* Creative Consultant: David Hooper
* Original Music by:
Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette-Bogas (''née'' Goyette) is an American singer, composer, lyricist and voice-over artist. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has voiced such characters as Betty Boop, Barbie, Nermal, Petunia Pig, Honey Bunny a ...
* Music Arranged and Conducted by:
Ed Bogas
Edgar Noel "Ed" Bogas (born February 2, 1942), sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American musician and composer whose work has been featured in films, animations, and video games.
Career
Bogas' contributions span four decades and several ...
* A Lee Mendelson-Phil Howort Production
** In association with Bill Melendez Productions and Frank Fehmers Productions
* Produced and Directed by:
Bill Melendez
José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...
* Based on an original idea by: Harrie Geelen and Imme Dross
* And original art concepts by: Michael Jupp and Elsa Godfrey
* Co-Directed by: Phil Roman
* "Welcome to No Man's Valley" sung by:
Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette-Bogas (''née'' Goyette) is an American singer, composer, lyricist and voice-over artist. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has voiced such characters as Betty Boop, Barbie, Nermal, Petunia Pig, Honey Bunny a ...
* Production Designed by: Bernie Gruver, Evert Brown
* Color by: Dean Spille
* Animation by: Sam Jaimes, Bob Carlson, Al Pabian, Bill Littlejohn, Hank Smith, Fernando Gonzalez, Joe Roman, Larry Leichliter, Dale Baer, Utit Choomuang
* Checking: Eve Fletcher, Joanne Lansing, Jane Gonzales
* Ink and Paint: Adele Lenart, Micky Kreymann, Karin Holmquist, Roubina Janian, Valerie Green, Joan Pabian, Karen Webb, Lee Hoffman, Emalene Seutter, Chandra Poweris
* Editing:
Chuck McCann
Charles John Thomas McCann (September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. His career spanned over 70 years. He was best known for his work in presenting children's televi ...
, Roger Donley
* Dialogue Editing: Les Wolf
* Production Manager: Carole Barnes
* Production Assistants: Sandy Claxton Arnold, Carol Neal, Jane Mason
* Camera: Nick Vasu
* Mix: Producers' Sound Service
* Color: Technicolor