Request Page Archive Four

This is the fourth page of the Toon Tracker Request Archives. On this page are answers to requests received from April 28, 1997 through May 7, 1997.

May 7, 1997
From: Khardy@gwi.net
awesome site!!!! WOW Thanks for the memories!!

I am looking for info on a cartoon that
featured a white lion named Simba...
It was on just after speed racer ...
too many years ago......
Thanks for any info u may have!!
Kathy Hardy

I believe you're referring to Kimba, the White Lion. Kimba was a Japanese import created by Osamu Tezuka (the "father" of Astroboy), brought to American TV in 1966 by producer Fred Ladd, the same man who brought us Speed Racer among others. Kimba has a page on the internet called Kimba, the Lion Kings Predecessor. Another Kimba page is Kimba the White Lion (aka Jungle Emperor) There is also a site that sells Kimba,the White Lion videos.

May 6, 1997
From: ld@cserv.iupui.edu
Hello. You have QUITE a site.Would you
happen to remember a cartoon from the 60's
called "HERCULES"?He had a centaur friend
named "NEWTON",and was always fighting
this guy named "DEVILIS".His strength came
from a ring on his finger.
THX for any help

The Mighty Hercules has a page on the web from Paul Carey's Cartoon-O-Rama.
The theme is also available at the Toon Tracker RealAudio Page.

May 4, 1997
From: gwr@easynet.co.uk
Hey guys,
*Great* pages! You've brought back a lot of
memories of shows I hadn't thought about in
twenty years - and given me a couple of
questions of my own!

The first show I have a *very* vague memory of
featured the exploits of a motorcycle stunt rider
and his entourage, who travelled around solving
mysteries (most of which involved doing motorcyle
stunts). I would hazard a guess as to it being a
Hanna-Barbera production, probably from the mid-70s.

The other was a show that mixed live-action with
animation, and featured cats. The stories would start
with the live-action cats wandering around in the
garden (or wherever) talking to each other, and would
then switch to Hanna-Barbera-style animation for the
bulk of the episode before returning to live-action at the
very end. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Gareth Randall

The first cartoon you mentioned was Devlin, which ran on ABC-TV from September 7, 1974 through February 15, 1976. It featured the Devlin family daredevil motorcycle stunt team, consisting of three orphaned youngsters, aged eleven to twenty. Ernie Devlin, the eldest (voiced by Mike Bell), was the star attraction of a small traveling circus. His teenage brother Tod, voiced by Mickey Dolenz (of the Monkees), was a behind-the-scenes skilled mechanic and helped with the complicated routines of the act. The trio was rounded out by their younger sister, Sandy (voiced by Michelle Robinson), who was also an accomplished stunt rider. The circus owner, and surrogate father figure, was Hank, voiced by Norman Alden. They used their skills to solve problems and overcome adversarial types in sixteen adventures. The show was a Hanna-Barbera Production and was syndicated beginning in 1979 by D-F-S Program Exchange.

Eduardo Axelrud wrote in response to the second question. On May 31 Eduardo wrote:

I think I can help you with this stuff... I don't really know the name of this
series, but it aired here in Brazil as well. There was this live-action
cat who was in love with a live-action kitty, and there was a big bad
live-action cat that was his enemy. When tha bad cat put him in
troubles, the little cat started to dream and his dream was a cartoon
where he was each time a different hero. For example, sometimes he was
Tarzan, other times he was Robin Hood, or some western cowboy. In his
dream, he always defeated the bad cat. In the end of the show, the dream
was over and he found a way to defeat the real life bad cat as well. It
was produced by Filmation, probably in the beginning of the 70's. I just
can't recall the real name. Hope I've been of some help.

Thanks, Eduardo, based upon the additional information you provided, I was able to ascertain that the cartoon in question was The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty. It was based upon James Thurber's Walter Mitty stories, and featured the cowardly Waldo, a day-dreaming cat who imagined himself as any number of daring, swashbuckling hero-types. Howard Morris provided the voice of Waldo, with Jane Webb and Allan Melvin providing other voices. 13 episodes were produced by Filmation and the series originally ran on NBC-TV from September 6, 1975 through September 4, 1976.

May 3, 1997
From: jvillefx@cybermax.net
I am deperate to find the music to the MR.MAGOO
cartoon. Please help me, I ran out of ideas.
Vilma

Check out the Toon Tracker RealAudio Page. I've encoded the theme in RealAudio and it's available there. To play RealAudio, download the RealPlayer from the The RealAudio Home Page. RealAudio sounds great, and the RealPlayer is free.

May 2, 1997
From:jjt@appsig.com
Help help! Need to know some info about dudley nightshade.
Was he on the crusader rabbit series?
James Thompson

Dudley Nightshade, voiced by Russ Coughlan, was the villain of the Crusader Rabbit series. See the Toon Tracker Crusader Rabbit page for more info on the series.

May 2. 1997
From: chiatree@mindless.com
toontracker,
A co-worker and I were talking about
carttons we watched when we were kids and
he produced a tape of "Thundaar the Barbarian".
Turns out he's a bit of a collector. He asked me if I
could use my 'net access to look for a place where
he could order a tape(s) of the "Herculoids". I,
of course, said, "Not a problem." Wrong! I can't
seem to find anything like that at all. You wouldn't
happen to know where a person could order
something like that would you?
It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance,
Bob Cowell

The Herculoids had been released by Worldvision in the 1980's. Some of the tapes were re-released by Goodtimes/Kids Klassics in the early 90's, but currently there are no episodes in release. Your best bet would be to contact Warner Brothers, current owners of Hanna-Barbera, and request that they release these on tape.

April 30, 1997
From: kaity@ibm.net
Fanatastic sight. It really took me back but heres a challenge for you.
A cartoon thats been really really forgotten about that starred Tom Bosley
as Harry Boyle and Don Knotts as one of his neighbors. Its from the 70s and
had the catchiest theme song. It was called Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.
I haven't seen it in over 18 years I'd say and theres absolutely nothing on the
net about it. the song went something like: I love my mom and my dad and my
brothers too and the groovy way we get along. Every time the slightest little
thing goes wrong mom starts to sing a familiar song "Wait til your father gets,
untill your father gets, Wait till your father gets home. Good luck with this one
and keep them coming.
Rick Pereira

Wait Til Your Father Gets Home has a very interesting genesis. It began as a one-shot animated segment on Paramount's Love American Style series on ABC-TV in 1972. Entitled "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father", it served as the pilot for this 1972-74 series. The pilot was purchased by the NBC owned stations to help fill up the then new FCC prime-time access rule time slots.

The series was loosely based on the All in the Family sitcom and showcased the generation gap clashes between dad Harry Boyle (voiced by Tom Bosley) and his three modern day kids, Chet, Alice and Jamie. In it's second year, the show featured many celebrity guest voices, including Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller, Don Adams, Rich Little, Jonathon Winters and Monty Hall. This was around the same time that many of these stars also lent their voices to another Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The New Scooby Doo Movies. Other voices included Joan Gerber as Irma Boyle, Kristina Holland as daughter Alice, Lennie Weinrib as son Chet, Jackie Haley as youngest son Jamie, and comedian Jack Burns as the vigilante neighbor Ralph.

Originally syndicated by Rhoades Productions, this Hanna-Barbera cartoon has recently shown up on the Cartoon Network.

April 30, 1997
From: MARTZGAR@aol.com
Dear toontrackers, I am hoping beyond hope that you guys
can help me with this request. I have been searching and searching
for any information regarding the short lived, very well animated,
1980's Saturday morning cartoon called ( The Mighty Orbots ) !
Please help! All my searches have so far been in vain.

There was also a cartoon from years ago that I've given up
all hope of ever finding called ( The Eighth Man )
a super fast running robot.

The Mighty Orbots was the story of five unique robots who come together in the 23rd century to form a single, incredible crime fighting force. The series was produced by TMS Entertainment and MGM/UA Entertainment/Intermedia for ABC-TV. It ran only one season, from September 8, 1984 until August 31, 1985. It was narrated by Gary Owens (Roger Ramjet, Space Ghost, Laugh-In) and featured the voices of Shari Alberoni, Julie Bennett, Jennifer Darling, Jim MacGeorge, Barry Gordon, Don Messick, Noelle North and Bob Ridgely. It was released on video in the late 80's, but has long since been discontinued.

Don't ever give up hope! Tobor the Eighth Man, a 1965 syndicated import from Japan, is featured on the Toon Tracker 8th Man Page. The opening theme from the series is available in RealAudio at the Toon Tracker RealAudio Page.

April 28 1997
From: HyJynx969@aol.com
I am looking for any information on a cartoon called
the Drac(k?) Pack. I used to watch it when I was little in
the early or mid 80's. I have only come across one person
who even remotely remembered it, and am looking for info.
Is it available on tape? Thanks.
megan

The Drak Pack was the first series entirely produced by Hanna-Barbera at their Australian studio (now Southern Star). It premeired on CBS-TV on Setember 6, 1980 and ran through September 12, 1982.

Drak (Jerry Dexter), Frankie (Bill Callaway). and Howler (Bill Callaway) were the teen-aged descendants of the famous Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman monsters. They atoned for the sins of their evil ancestors by using their special powers for the good of mankind. Their main adversary was Dr. Dred (Hans Conreid), the world's worst villain, and his group O.G.R.E. (the Organization of Generally Rotten Endeavors). Other voices included Alan Oppenheimer as Dracula (Big D), Julie McWhirter (now Mrs. Rick Dees) as Vampira, Chuck McCann as Mummy Man, and Don Messick as the Toad and the Fly. The series may have been released on video in the 1980's by Worldvision, but is now currently unavailable.