Skatebirds (TV series)
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Network | CBS |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
Original release | September 10, 1977 –January 21, 1978 |
Starring | Scatman Crothers Maurice Cooke Lennie Weinrib Bruce Hoyt Bob Holt Ken Means Don Messick Joe Giamalva Joe Baker Ross Martin Frank Welker Paul Winchell Jim MacGeorge David Jolliffe Patricia Stich Bob Hastings Tara Talboy John Stephenson Stephen Parr Lynn Marie Johnston Larry Volk Michael Kermoyan Micky Dolenz Susan Davis |
Producer(s) | Terry Morse, Jr. |
Writer(s) | Sid Morse Norman Camaron |
Director(s) | Sidney Miller Hollingsworth Morse Charles A. Nichols Chris Cuddington |
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Skatebirds is a live-action American anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series originally aired on CBS. It ran from 1977 to 1978, airing 16 episodes.
The show debuted with segments, The Robonic Stooges, Wonder Wheels, Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives and Mystery Island.
Since Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue came out around the same time Skatebirds premiered, the special actually advertised it's premiere, even showing some clips from the show.
Much like The Banana Splits, the series featured musical numbers, although the Skatebird numbers were less closer to bubblegum music, and more about the "Skate-word for today."
During airtime on Cartoon Network in the 1990s, it aired for a block called 70's Super Explosion.
Production
Development
Segments
- Live-action skits featuring The Skatebirds
- The Robonic Stooges
- Wonder Wheels
- Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives
- Mystery Island
Music
Opening Theme Lyrics
Hour version:
It's Skatebird time!
And here come the Skatebirds!
Knock-Knock
Scooter
Satch
And Scat Cat!
Then the Robonic Stooges!
Plus the spine-tingling suspense-filled excitement of Mystery Island
And the doggone it daffy doings of those dog detectives, Woofer and Wimper!
And more!
The unbelievable adventures of an unbelievable motorcycle, Wonder Wheels!
For all-out fun.
It's Satch!
Knock-Knock
Scooter
And Scat Cat
And for suspense, mystery and adventure,
it's the Skatebird show!
Half hour version:
It's Skatebird time!
Starring Knock-Knock,
Satchel and Scooter, those fettered clowns of fantasy!
Along with Willie the Wheeler
And the superhero cycle known as Wonder Wheels.
As well as those three mechanical marvels, the Robonic Stooges!
One big collection of wild, wacky and wonderful characters, the Skatebirds!
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"Episode 1" | 1x01 | September 10, 1977 |
"Episode 2" | 1x02 | September 17, 1977 |
"Episode 3" | 1x03 | September 24, 1977 |
"Episode 4" | 1x04 | October 1, 1977 |
"Episode 5" | 1x05 | October 8, 1977 |
"Episode 6" | 1x06 | October 15, 1977 |
"Episode 7" | 1x07 | October 22, 1977 |
"Episode 8" | 1x08 | October 29, 1977 |
"Episode 9" | 1x09 | November 5, 1977 |
"Episode 10" | 1x10 | November 12, 1977 |
"Episode 11" | 1x11 | November 19, 1977 |
"Episode 12" | 1x12 | November 26, 1977 |
"Episode 13" | 1x13 | December 3, 1977 |
"Episode 14" | 1x14 | December 10, 1977 |
"Episode 15" | 1x15 | December 17, 1977 |
"Episode 16" | 1x16 | December 24, 1977 |
Cast
- Scatman Crothers as Scat Cat (voice)
- Maurice Cooke as Scat Cat (cosplayer)
- Lennie Weinrib as Knock-Knock (voice)
- Bruce Hoyt as Knock-Knock (cosplayer)
- Bob Holt as Satchel (voice) and Tree (voice)
- Ken Means as Satchel (cosplayer)
- Don Messick as Scooter (voice)
- Joe Giamalva as Scooter (cosplayer)
- Joe Baker as Larry
- Ross Martin as Agent 000, Count von Crankenstein and Blackbeard
- Frank Welker as Curly, Narrator, Ludwig Lillyput and P.O.P.S. (voice)
- Paul Winchell as Woofer, Moe, Mummy/Amazing Bordoni and Professor Octane
- Jim MacGeorge as Wimper
- David Jolliffe as Larry
- Patricia Stich as Pepper
- Bob Hastings as D.D.
- Tara Talboy as Dottie
- John Stephenson as Sheriff Bagley
- Stephen Parr as Chuck Kelly
- Lynn Marie Johnston as Sue Corwin
- Larry Volk as Sandy Corwin
- Michael Kermoyan as Doctor Strange
- Micky Dolenz as Willie Wheeler and Wonder Wheels
- Susan Davis as Dooley Lawrence