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Many fans call the segments "Hanna-Barbera's versions of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner", and there's no telling why they do: The segments follow a Buzzard called "[[Blast-Off Buzzard]]", who tries numerous attempts to catch a snake named "[[Crazylegs]]", most likely for food purposes. | Many fans call the segments "Hanna-Barbera's versions of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner", and there's no telling why they do: The segments follow a Buzzard called "[[Blast-Off Buzzard]]", who tries numerous attempts to catch a snake named "[[Crazylegs]]", most likely for food purposes. | ||
Also just like Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, they don't speak and usually just make sounds instead, up until their ''[[Tom and Jerry Kids]]'' appearances, where they actually can talk. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== |
Revision as of 23:45, 19 July 2021
Blast-Off Buzzard | |
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Title card of the first episode. | |
Network | NBC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 10-December 3, 1977 |
Starring | Daws Butler |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Bill Ackerman Haskell Barkin Barry Blitzer Tom Dagenais Karl Geurs Orville Hampton Don Jurwich Jon Kubichan Joan Maurer Ray Parker Howard Post Dick Robbins Jerry Winnick |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Blast-Off Buzzard is a series of animated segments as part of the CB Bears, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in 1977, airing 13 episodes.
Many fans call the segments "Hanna-Barbera's versions of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner", and there's no telling why they do: The segments follow a Buzzard called "Blast-Off Buzzard", who tries numerous attempts to catch a snake named "Crazylegs", most likely for food purposes.
Also just like Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, they don't speak and usually just make sounds instead, up until their Tom and Jerry Kids appearances, where they actually can talk.
Production
Development
Music
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"Buzzard, You're a Turkey" | 1x01 | September 10, 1977 |
"Hard Headed Hard Hat" | 1x02 | September 17, 1977 |
"Hearts and Flowers, Buzzards and Snakes" | 1x03 | September 24, 1977 |
"The Egg & Aye Aye Aye" | 1x04 | October 1, 1977 |
"Testing 1-2-3" | 1x05 | October 8, 1977 |
"Ho, Ho, Ho, It's the Buzzard's Birthday" | 1x06 | October 15, 1977 |
"Wheelin' and Reelin'" | 1x07 | October 22, 1977 |
"Buzzard, Clean Up Your Act" | 1x08 | October 29, 1977 |
"Backyard Buzzards" | 1x09 | November 5, 1977 |
"Spy in the Sky" | 1x10 | November 12, 1977 |
"First Class Buzzard" | 1x11 | November 19, 1977 |
"Freezin' and Sneezin'" | 1x12 | November 26, 1977 |
"Cousin Snakey is a Groove" | 1x13 | December 3, 1977 |