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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?''}}
:''For the soundtrack, see [[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (soundtrack)]]. For the audio adaptation, see [[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (LP)]].''
{{Infobox movie
{{Infobox movie
|image= [[File:.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:.jpg|300px]]
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|run_time= 44:55
|run_time= 44:55
|starring= [[Sammy Davis Jr.|Sammy Davis]]<br />[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]<br />[[Bill Dana]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Hedda Hopper]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]
|starring= [[Sammy Davis Jr.|Sammy Davis]]<br />[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]<br />[[Bill Dana]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Hedda Hopper]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]
|execs= [[Joseph Barbera]]<br />[[William Hanna]]
|producers= [[Alex Lovy]]
|producers=
|music= [[Charles Strouse]]<br />[[Lee Adams]]
|music= [[Charles Strouse]]<br />[[Lee Adams]]
|screenplay= Bill Dana
|screenplay= Bill Dana
|director= [[Alex Lovy]]
|director= Alex Lovy
|title_card= [[File:Alice in Wonderland title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:Alice in Wonderland title card.png|300px]]
|title_card2= [[File:Alice in Wonderland title card 2.png|300px]]
|caption2= Closing credits.
}}
}}
'''''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place like This?''''' is an American animated fantasy TV special based on the book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' by Lewis Carroll. It aired on [[March 30]], [[1966]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Bill Dana]], and directed by [[Alex Lovy]].
'''''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place like This?''''' is an American animated musical fantasy television special based on the book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' by Lewis Carroll. It aired on [[March 30]], [[1966]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Bill Dana]], produced by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], and directed by [[Alex Lovy]].


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
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{{CastTop}}
{{CastTop}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Alice]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Alice (Alice in Wonderland)|Alice]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Janet Waldo]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Doris Drew Allen]] (singing)
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fluff]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fluff]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Alice's mother]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Elizabeth (Alice in Wonderland)|Elizabeth]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|  
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Alice's father]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[John (Alice in Wonderland)|John]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Allan Melvin]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Allan Melvin]]
|-
|-
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Cheshire Cat]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Cheshire Cat]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Sammy Davis Jr.|Sammy Davis]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Sammy Davis Jr.|Sammy Davis]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mad Hatter]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Harvey Korman]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[March Hare]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Daws Butler]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Cousin Freddie]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mrs. Thompson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mr. Crane]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The Dormouse]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hedda]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Hedda Hopper]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Flintstone]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Alan Reed]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Barney Rubble]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[White Knight]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bill Dana]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[King of Hearts]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Sports commentator]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Queen of Hearts]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Queen of Hearts]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The White Knight]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Bailiff]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bill Dana
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Defence attorney]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hedda]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|King of Hearts' son]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Hedda Hopper]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Prison guard]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Humphrey Dumpty]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Allan Melvin
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fred Flintstone]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Tower guard]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Alan Reed]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Barney Rubble]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Alice in Wonderland characters|Knight]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Mel Blanc]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|-
{{CastBottom}}
{{CastBottom}}
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** [[United States]]
** [[United States]]
*** Alice's residence
*** Alice's residence
** [[Wonderland]]
*** King of Hearts' residence
** [[Oz]] (indirectly mentioned)
*** [[Yellow Brick Road]] (mentioned)


==Objects==
==Objects==
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==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
*  
* King of Hearts' train


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
===Filming===
It was copyrighted in 1966.
==Music==
==Music==
{{Main|Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (soundtrack)}}
The music and lyrics were composed and written by [[Charles Strouse]] and [[Lee Adams]], with arrangement by [[Marty Paitch]] and [[Hoyt Curtin]].
The music and lyrics were composed and written by [[Charles Strouse]] and [[Lee Adams]], with arrangement by [[Marty Paitch]] and [[Hoyt Curtin]].
===Songs===
# "[[Life's a Game]]" - Howard Morris and Doris Drew Allen
# "[[What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?]]" - Sammy Davis
# "[[They'll Never Split Us Apart]]" sung by Henry Corden and Mel Blanc
# "[[Today's a Wonderful Day]]" - Doris Drew Allen and Bill Dana
# "[[I'm Home]]" - Doris Drew Allen
==Crew credits==
* Associate producer: Alex Lovy
* Assistant to the producer: [[Art Scott]]
* Production manager: [[Howard Hanson]]
* Art directors: [[Bill Perez]], [[Iwao Takamoto]], [[Tony Sgroi]], [[Bob Singer]]
* Animators: [[Irv Spence]], [[Ed Aardal]], [[Don Lusk]], [[George Geopper]], [[George Nicholas]], [[Grant Ray]], [[Don Patterson]], [[George Kreisl]]
* Assistant animators: [[Sam Jaimes]], [[Richard Gonzales]], [[Joan Orbison]], [[Tom Ferriter]], [[Patricia Combs]], [[Ben Shenkman]], [[Frank Carr]]
* Scene coordinator: [[Midge Sterges]]
* Background designer: [[Paul Julian]]
* Title designer: [[Bob Schaefer]]
* Inkers and painters: [[Roberta Greutert]], [[Florence Heintz]], [[Margaret Scheidenberger]]
* Continuity: [[Janet Gusdavison]], [[Marceil Ferguson]], [[Evelyn Sherwood]], [[Anne Lee Holm]], [[Maggi Raymond]], [[Natalie Yates]], [[Betty McGowan]], [[Joyce Gard]], [[Grace McCurdy]], [[Jeanne Thorpe]], [[Woody Chatwood]], [[Jean Blanchard]]
* Technical supervisor: [[Frank Paiker]]
* Photographer: [[Gene Borghi]], [[Charles Flekal]], [[Norm Stainback]], [[Roy Wade]], [[Frank Parrish]], [[Hal Shiffman]], [[Dick Blundell]], [[Bill Kotler]], [[John Pratt]]
* Editorial supervisor: [[Warner Leighton]]
* Editors: [[Greg Watson]], [[Tony Milch]], [[Don Douglas]], [[Larry Cowan]], [[Milton Krear]]
* Sound recorders: [[Richard Olson]], [[Bill Getty]]
* Eastman color: [[Pathé]]


==Release==
==Release==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*  
* The story is based on British author Lewis Carroll's 1865 book ''Alice in Wonderland''.
* In the opening credits, Alan Reed and Mel Blanc are credited as the Caterpillar(s), but within the movie, they are still called Fred and Barney. They don't seem to be their ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|Flintstones]]'' selves, but sure act like it, nonetheless.
* The [[White Rabbit]] refers to the [[L. Frank Baum]]'s 1900 book (and later [[MGM]]'s 1939 movie) ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
* The Dormouse said "S'alright" in an allusion to what Spanish ventriloquist Senor Winces would say.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
* An unrelated girl called Alice also falls into Wonderland. What are the chances of that?


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Musicals]]
[[Category:TV specials]]
[[Category:TV specials]]

Revision as of 08:36, 23 August 2022

For the soundtrack, see Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (soundtrack). For the audio adaptation, see Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (LP).
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?
File:.jpg
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Release date March 30, 1966
Run time 44:55
Starring Sammy Davis
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Bill Dana
Howard Morris
Hedda Hopper
Janet Waldo
Producer(s) Alex Lovy
Music composed by Charles Strouse
Lee Adams
Screenplay by Bill Dana
Director(s) Alex Lovy
Title card
Alice in Wonderland title card.png
Second title card
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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place like This? is an American animated musical fantasy television special based on the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It aired on March 30, 1966 on ABC. It was written by Bill Dana, produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and directed by Alex Lovy.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Alice Janet Waldo
Doris Drew Allen (singing)
Fluff Don Messick
Elizabeth Janet Waldo
John Allan Melvin
White Rabbit Howard Morris
Cheshire Cat Sammy Davis
Mad Hatter Harvey Korman
March Hare Daws Butler
Cousin Freddie
Mrs. Thompson
Mr. Crane
The Dormouse Don Messick
Hedda Hedda Hopper
Fred Flintstone Alan Reed
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
White Knight Bill Dana
King of Hearts Daws Butler
Sports commentator Daws Butler
Queen of Hearts Zsa Zsa Gabor
Bailiff Mel Blanc
Defence attorney Daws Butler
King of Hearts' son Mel Blanc
Prison guard Unavailable
Humphrey Dumpty Allan Melvin
Tower guard Unavailable
Knight Unavailable


Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • King of Hearts' train

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1966.

Music

Main article: Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (soundtrack)

The music and lyrics were composed and written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, with arrangement by Marty Paitch and Hoyt Curtin.

Songs

  1. "Life's a Game" - Howard Morris and Doris Drew Allen
  2. "What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?" - Sammy Davis
  3. "They'll Never Split Us Apart" sung by Henry Corden and Mel Blanc
  4. "Today's a Wonderful Day" - Doris Drew Allen and Bill Dana
  5. "I'm Home" - Doris Drew Allen

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: March 30, 1966 on ABC

Behind the scenes

  • The story is based on British author Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice in Wonderland.
  • In the opening credits, Alan Reed and Mel Blanc are credited as the Caterpillar(s), but within the movie, they are still called Fred and Barney. They don't seem to be their Flintstones selves, but sure act like it, nonetheless.
  • The White Rabbit refers to the L. Frank Baum's 1900 book (and later MGM's 1939 movie) The Wizard of Oz.
  • The Dormouse said "S'alright" in an allusion to what Spanish ventriloquist Senor Winces would say.

Errors

  • An unrelated girl called Alice also falls into Wonderland. What are the chances of that?

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

  • Not available. 😢

References

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