Request Page Archive Three

This is the third page of the Toon Tracker Request Archives. On this page are answers to requests received from April 9, 1997 through April 28, 1997

An internationally famous good-guy, Roger received his assignments from the Pentagon's General G.I. Brassbottom. When he got in a jam, Roger relied on his secret weapon, the Proton Energy Pill, which gave him the power of twenty atom bombs for a period of twenty seconds. In situations where the pill's effects wore off, or when his supply was depleted, the Eagle Squadron came to his rescue. The Eagles were a group of bright, brave youngsters who included Yank, Doodle, Dan and Dee. The show, produced by Fred Crippen for Ken Snyder Productions, was syndicated in 1965.

April 28, 1997
From: rkrauss@net1fx.com
Hi I'm looking for a cartoon I used to see when I was a kid...It was called
Milton the Monster Man....Has anyone heard of it...???
Ron Krauss

Milton the Monster has a great web page from Dave Mackey. The Milton the Monster Show page has pictures and lots of information on the show and it's creator, Hal Seegar.

You can also hear both versions of The Milton the Monster theme song in RealAudio at The Toon Tracker RealAudio Page

April 28, 1997
From: lucky12@ix.netcom.com
Hi! I was wondering if you know the name of a cartoon I used to watch in
the mid or late 60's. It had a little boy and a flying horse. I think he
said some sort of magic words and the horse would change from a statue
he kept in his bedroom to a full grown flying horse. I know it's not
much info, but I would appreciate anything you could tell me.
Tina Marie

Luno, the flying horse, is briefly mentioned on my Terrytoons on TV page, along with a picture. Luno, along with his young master, Tim, relived history and fairy tales through the powers of the statue of the great white stallion. Bob McFadden provided the voices of this Terrytoons cartoon from directors Connie Rasinski and Art Bartsch.

Six cartoons were originally produced for 20th Century Fox theatrical distribution in 1963-64. Ten more were made for TV in 1965 when Luno became part of The Astronut Show, a syndicated package that also included reruns of Hashimoto San and Silly Sidney. In the 1970's, Viacom (Terrytoons parent corporation), distributed The Luno Show with component shorts featuring Sad Cat, James Hound and Possible Possum.

April 28, 1997
From: nsfa21s4.mcmurdo@McMurdo.GOV
I have been searching for a cartoon character called "Savoir Fare",
at least that's what he remembers it as. I personally have not heard of
it but he insists that it was real. I told him I would find out about it
but after racking by brain with the net for over a week I gave up.
Reading all of your information (much, much more than any other page!) I
hoped maybe you could help me. Your page is the best I have seen so far
and believe me, I have looked at them all! If you could please help me I
would really appreciate it.
Thank You!
Tom Swartz

Savoir Faire, the French mouse with a penchant for ill-begotten goodies, was continually persued by Klondike Kat, an inept Northwest Territory Mountie stationed at Fort Frazzle. Klondike, under orders from Major Minor, persued the elusive rodent, eventually stopping him in spite of his bumbling efforts.

The Total TV Production was first seen in 1966 on the Underdog show. The short, five minute cartoons were repeated on The Go-Go Gophers Show in 1968, and included in the syndicated Tennessee Tuxedo package from The Program Exchange.

Update - Toon Tracker now has a page devoted to Klondike Kat, Go-Go Gophers, Tennessee Tuxedo and all the other Total TV/Leonardo cartoons Check out Toon Tracker's TOTAL TV PAGE.

April 25, 1997
From: marc@avicom.net
Some dog had his own cartoon that was on at the same time as pink
panther I think his name was chumly or somthing. Do you know of this
dog and if so what is his name.

Hmmm, not much detail to go on, but I think you may be referring to Mumbly, the trench-coated, slouch-hatted, muttering detective mutt who appeared along with Tom and Jerry and the Great Grape Ape on ABC-TV in 1976.

April 24, 1997
From: TomM38099@aol.com
For the last couple of weeks I have been trying
to find information on an old cartoon I remember from
the early 80s. It was called the Monchiichiis (sp), and
it was about some odd little monkey people. I remember
that one of the characters was called Thumkey, and he was
a pathalogical liar child with a stutter.

A few months ago, I saw an old Monchiichii's children's
storybook at a collectibles show. All I remember is that the
name is spelled very oddly, Perhaps with a couple more H's.
This has really been bothering me for some time, so any help
would be greatly appreciated. If at all possible, could you try to
locate the theme song? I have a tiny little fragment stuck in my
head ("Way up in the trees live the Monchiichiis...").
Thank you
Trericel@elwha.evergreen.edu

The Monchhichis resided in the woodsy kingdom of Monchia, under the rule of a benign wizard, Wizzer. This tribe of highly-developed monkey-like creatures lived in the tops of very tall trees, high above the clouds. Their idyllic life was continually threatened by the gloomy Grumplins of nearby Grumplor, whose evil leader enjoyed being called "your loathsomeness" and "your nastiness". The wise Wizzer would often conjure up powerful spells to save the Monchhichis from the evil grasp of the Grumplins. Fortunately, the Monchhichis were smarter and more resourceful in their efforts to protect their treetop society.

The little pathological liar you mentioned was Thumkii (voiced by Hank Saroyan), who, in a state of endless excitement, never seemed able to finish a sentence. Other voices included Frank Nelson as Wizzer, Bobby Morse as Moncho, Laurel Page as Kyla, and Frank Welker as Patchitt. This Hanna-Barbera Production aired on ABC-TV from September 10, 1983 through September 1, 1984.

I was unable to locate a copy of the reggae-style theme, but when I do I will upload it to the RealAudio page.

April 24 1997
From: seaybldrs@www.schoollink.net
DEAR TOONTRACKER,
HELP! OUR NEW DOG NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO SPELL HIS NAME. WE LOVED
THE AUGGIE DOGGY CARTOON. WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING AND WOULD
LIKE OUR KIDS TO KNOW WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE!!
THANK YOU,
THE PETER'S FAMILY

Well, as seen in the title card above, the correct spelling is "A-u-g-i-e D-o-g-g-i-e". Augie and his Doggie Daddy first appeared on The Quick Draw McGraw Show, syndicated in 1959. The show moved to CBS-TV in 1963, where it ran through 1966. The Quick Draw McGraw theme is available in RealAudio at The Toon Tracker RealAudio Page

April 22, 1997
From: leee@unix.asb.com
I have been searching for any info on "It's a big world and little
adam" and "DODO-The kid from outer space"...

The Big World Of Little Adam, syndicated in 1965, viewed the future world of space exploration, through the eyes of Little Adam and his big brother Wilbur in this action-packed series.

Fred Ladd (who produced Astroboy, Gigantor and Speed Racer for American audiences) was the producer of this series for Little Adam Productions, Inc. The voice of Little Adam was supplied by John Megna, brother of actress Connie Stevens. Craig Seckler was the voice of Wilbur.

Beginning in syndication on August 23, 1965, Do Do - The Kid From Outer Space imitated the popular Japanese imports of the time. The British-made cartoon, from Halas and Batchelor productions, featured the adventures of Do Do and his pet company, aliens from the atomic planet Hydro. They came to Earth to assist Professor Fingers, a noted scientist, in his research on many scientific mysteries left unresolved.

The Halas and Batchelor Studios had been founded in 1940 by Hungarian-born John Halas and his wife Joy Batchelor. In 1954, the studio had produced the first full-length cartoon to be produced in the United Kingdom - Animal Farm, based on George Orwell's book. Throughout the history of the studio, it had concentrated its attention on sponsored films of all kinds. In addition to its original works, Government sponsored and industrial cartoons, the studio also animated The Jackson 5ive and The Osmonds cartoons for Rankin-Bass, and the 1973 version of The Addams Family and The Partridge Family:2200 A.D. cartoons for Hanna-Barbera.

April 21, 1997
From: Jeff_Heathman@ccm.jf.intel.com
hi,
have you heard of a toon that satires the superhero genre entitled, "the
mighty heroes"? i reasonably sure that this was the correct name. i
remember the cartoon from the late 1960's. the mighty heroes consisted
of a group of erstwhile do-gooders with names such as "tornado man" and
"diaper man" [or something like that]. the group's motto [this i'm sure
of] was, "with heroes like us, who needs enemies?"

i don't remember whether they were a stand alone cartoon, or part of a
package show including other toons. thanks for any help you can
provide.

The Mighty Heroes, seen on CBS-TV from October 29, 1966 through September 2, 1967, presented an astonishing quintet of strange crime-fighters, led by the bottle-wielding, swaddling-clothed infant, Diaper Man. The animated stories, directed by Ralph Bakshi, featured the talents of the diapered one and his caped companions, Cuckoo Man, Rope Man, Strong Man and Tornado Man.

The Mighty Heroes are mentioned on The Toon Tracker Terrytoons On TV Page and on Cartoon-O-Rama's The Mighty Heroes Page

The question most asked at Toon Trackers concerns the availability of Crusader Rabbit video tapes. Here are just a few samples:

May 1, 1997
From: Brett_Wilson@msn.com
Looking for Crusader Rabbit cartoons on VHS.
Brett Wilson

April 9, 1997
From: jmrawlinson@earthlink.net
I found your page and enjoyed it, but I was hoping you would have info
on how to but episodes of Crusader. The first two C R vs the State of
Texas and vs the Pirates have been available through Rhino Music and
video but they say there is a hang up with rights or some such. I would
really love to find all of the early episodes at a minimum. (I never
saw the color Crusaders) Do you know if they are available and if so
where? Thank you,
Milene Rawlinson

April 11, 1997
From: vgaposto@CPIS.NET
Thank you for showing me my childhood hero - Crusader Rabbit!
I just missed a sale on cheep children videos (2.00) at a new Wal-Mart
and heard that Crusader Rabbit was there! However all the unsold ones
were packed up and sent back. No one knew where to so I am coming to
you for your help,Thank you
John A. Boyance

The only Crusader Rabbit releases that I am aware of were the Rhino Video tapes, RNVD 1208 and RNVD 1209, which featured the first two Jay Ward Crusades, a release from Kid Pics, KP-1042, which featured the 'Western Adventure' crusade from the 1957 series, and a release from Video Rarities, no #, featuring the 1957 'Sahara today, Gone tomorrow' 20 part crusade. The Rhino tapes are no longer available due to legal threats from 20th Century Fox. Rhino was allowed to sell off it's existing inventory, so you may be able to find them at used video stores, etc. You can also check out Rhino's Home Page. The Kid Pix tape was released in 1987 in EP mode and may be available in the bargain bins at K-Mart, Wal-Mart, etc. The Video Rarities tape was released in 1989, and was available through Whole Toon Access. You may be able to still get it through them. Check out The Whole Toon Catalog for info or call them toll-free at 1-800-331-6197 for a free catalog.