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This series featured six segments making it one of the longest (content-wise) HB series in the 70's. | This series featured six segments making it one of the longest (content-wise) HB series in the 70's. | ||
The show debuted with segments, ''[[CB Bears (segments)|CB Bears]]'', ''[[ | The show debuted with segments, ''[[CB Bears (segments)|CB Bears]]'', ''[[Blast-Off Buzzard]]'', ''[[Heyyy, It's the King!]]'', ''[[Posse Impossible (segments)|Posse Impossible]]'', ''[[Shake, Rattle and Roll]]'' and ''[[Undercover Elephant]]''. | ||
The series would later be split up into a half-hour format with ''CB Bears'', ''Blast-Off Buzzard'' and ''Posse Impossible'' on one half, and ''Heyyy, It's the King!'', ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'' and ''Undercover Elephant'' on the other half. | The series would later be split up into a half-hour format with ''CB Bears'', ''Blast-Off Buzzard'' and ''Posse Impossible'' on one half, and ''Heyyy, It's the King!'', ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'' and ''Undercover Elephant'' on the other half. | ||
The series only lasted 13 episodes, although the real reason for | The series only lasted 13 episodes, although the real reason for its cancellation is unclear, it's most likely due to low ratings. | ||
Only the ''Posse Impossible'' segments were released in their entirety, in the form of a [[Posse Impossible (VHS)|VHS release]]. | Only the ''Posse Impossible'' segments were released in their entirety, in the form of a [[Posse Impossible (VHS)|VHS release]]. | ||
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Boogie, Hustle and Bump, mobile mystery solvers! ...with Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs in a constant comedy chase of laughs and fun! | Boogie, Hustle and Bump, mobile mystery solvers! ...with Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs in a constant comedy chase of laughs and fun! | ||
Along with Slipshod | Along with Slipshod Sheriff and his Posse Impossible! | ||
All rolled into a surprise package of excitement! On the CB Bears show! | All rolled into a surprise package of excitement! On the CB Bears show! | ||
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| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
* '' | * ''CB Bears'': "[[The Missing Mansion Mystery]]" | ||
* '' | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Buzzard, You're a Turkey]]" | ||
* '' | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The Blue Kangaroo]]" | ||
* '' | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Big Duke and Li'l Lil]]" | ||
* '' | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll]]'': "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]" | ||
* '' | * ''Undercover Elephant]]'' "[[The Sneaky Sheik]]" | ||
| [[September 10]], 1977 | | [[September 10]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[The Doomsday Mine]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Hard Headed Hard Hat]] | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The First King on Mars]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible:'' "[[Trouble at Ghostarado]]" | * ''Posse Impossible:'': "[[Trouble at Ghostarado]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll:'' "[[The Ghostly Ghoul is a Ghastly Guest]]" | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll:'': "[[The Ghostly Ghoul is a Ghastly Guest]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Baron Von Rippemoff]]" | ||
| [[September 17]], 1977 | | [[September 17]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Follow That Mountain]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Hearts and Flowers, Buzzards and Snakes]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The Riverbed 5000]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[The Not So Great Train Robbery]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[There's No Pest Like a Singing Guest]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[The Moanin' Lisa]]" | ||
| [[September 24]], 1977 | | [[September 24]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Valley of No Return]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[The Egg & Aye Aye Aye]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Surf's Up (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Surf's Up]] | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[The Alabama Brahma Bull]] | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Shake, the Lion-Hearted]] | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Pain in the Brain]]" | ||
| [[October 1]], 1977 | | [[October 1]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[The Fright Farm]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Testing 1-2-3]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The King and His Jokers]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[The Crunch Bunch Crashout]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[The Real Cool Ghoul]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant:'' "[[The Great Hospital Hassle]]" | * ''Undercover Elephant:'' "[[The Great Hospital Hassle]]" | ||
| [[October 8]], 1977 | | [[October 8]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Drackenstein's Revenge]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Ho, Ho, Ho, It's the Buzzard's Birthday]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Hot Gold Fever]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[One of Our Rivers is Missing]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Spooking is Hazardous to Your Health]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Latin Losers]]" | ||
| [[October 15]], 1977 | | [[October 15]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Water, Water...Nowhere]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Wheelin' and Reelin']]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The Carnival Caper]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Sneakiest Rustler in the West]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Spooking the Spooks]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Dr. Doom's Gloom]]" | ||
| [[October 22]], 1977 | | [[October 22]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Wild, Wild Wilderness]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Buzzard, Clean Up Your Act]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The Unhappy Heavy Hippo]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Bad Medicine]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[From Scream to Screen]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Chicken Flickin' Capon Caper]]" | ||
| [[October 29]], 1977 | | [[October 29]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Island of Terror]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Backyard Buzzards]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[The King for Prez]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Busting Boomerino]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Gloom and Doom-De-Doom]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Undercover Around the World]]" | ||
| [[November 5]], 1977 | | [[November 5]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Go North, Young Bears]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Spy in the Sky (Blast-Off Buzzard)|Spy in the Sky]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Snowbound Safari]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Roger the Dodger]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Polt R Geist]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Irate Pirates]]" | ||
| [[November 12]], 1977 | | [[November 12]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[The Invasion of the Blobs]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[First Class Buzzard]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Great Billionaire Chase Case]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Riverboat Sam the Gambling Man]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Too Many Kooks (Shake, Rattle and Roll)|Too Many Kooks]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Perilous Pigskin]]" | ||
| [[November 19]], 1977 | | [[November 19]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Disaster from the Skies]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Freezin' and Sneezin']]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Boat Fever]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[The Invisible Kid]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[A Scary Face from Outer Space]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[Swami Whammy]]" | ||
| [[November 26]], 1977 | | [[November 26]], 1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* ''CB Bears | * ''CB Bears'': "[[Disappearing Satellites]]" | ||
* ''Blast-Off Buzzard | * ''Blast-Off Buzzard'': "[[Cousin Snakey is a Groove]]" | ||
* ''Heyyy, It's the King! | * ''Heyyy, It's the King!'': "[[Go for It, King]]" | ||
* ''Posse Impossible | * ''Posse Impossible'': "[[Calamity John]]" | ||
* ''Shake, Rattle and Roll | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'': "[[Health Spa Spooks]]" | ||
* ''Undercover Elephant | * ''Undercover Elephant'': "[[The Disappearing Duchess]]" | ||
| [[December 3]], 1977 | | [[December 3]], 1977 | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Daws Butler]] as [[Blast-Off Buzzard]], [[Big Duke]], [[Hustle]], [[Stick]] and [[Undercover Elephant (character)|Undercover Elephant]] | * [[Daws Butler]] as [[Blast-Off Buzzard (character)|Blast-Off Buzzard]], [[Big Duke]], [[Hustle]], [[Stick]] and [[Undercover Elephant (character)|Undercover Elephant]] | ||
* [[Don Messick]] as [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]] | * [[Don Messick]] as [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]] | ||
* [[Alan Oppenheimer]] as [[Sidney Merciless]] | * [[Alan Oppenheimer]] as [[Sidney Merciless]] | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Aspects of the show would later air part of ''Captain Kangaroo'' in the [[1980s]] and on the two-hour program, ''[[Go Go Globetrotters]]'' on [[February 4]], [[1978]]. Episodes of ''Undercover Elephant'' also aired as reruns part of [[Disney Channel|Disney]]'s ''[[Wake, Rattle & Roll|Jump, Rattle & Roll]]''. | Aspects of the show would later air part of ''Captain Kangaroo'' in the [[1980s]] and on the two-hour program, ''[[Go Go Globetrotters]]'' on [[February 4]], [[1978]]. Episodes of ''Undercover Elephant'' also aired as reruns as part of [[Disney Channel|Disney]]'s ''[[Wake, Rattle & Roll|Jump, Rattle & Roll]]''. | ||
Undercover Elephant appears for the ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]'' episodes, "[[The Moaning Liza]]" and "[[Yogi's Heroes]]." | Undercover Elephant appears for the ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]'' episodes, "[[The Moaning Liza]]" and "[[Yogi's Heroes]]." | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 24 April 2024
- This article is about the television packaged series. For other uses, see CB Bears.
| CB Bears | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | September 10—December 3, 1977 |
| Starring | Daws Butler Don Messick Alan Oppenheimer Bob Hastings Marvin Kaplan Chuck McCann Ginny McSwain Henry Corden Sheldon Allman Michael Bell Susan Davis Joe E. Ross Susan Silo Lennie Weinrib Paul Winchell Bill Woodson |
| 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) | Charles A. Nichols |
CB Bears is an animated American anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1977, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season.
This series featured six segments making it one of the longest (content-wise) HB series in the 70's.
The show debuted with segments, CB Bears, Blast-Off Buzzard, Heyyy, It's the King!, Posse Impossible, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Undercover Elephant.
The series would later be split up into a half-hour format with CB Bears, Blast-Off Buzzard and Posse Impossible on one half, and Heyyy, It's the King!, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Undercover Elephant on the other half.
The series only lasted 13 episodes, although the real reason for its cancellation is unclear, it's most likely due to low ratings.
Only the Posse Impossible segments were released in their entirety, in the form of a VHS release.
Production
Development
Segments
- CB Bears
- Blast-Off Buzzard
- Heyyy, It's the King!
- Posse Impossible
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Undercover Elephant
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
- Opening theme song lyrics
It's the CB Bears!
Boogie, Hustle and Bump, mobile mystery solvers! ...with Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs in a constant comedy chase of laughs and fun!
Along with Slipshod Sheriff and his Posse Impossible!
All rolled into a surprise package of excitement! On the CB Bears show!
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
1x01
|
September 10, 1977 |
1x02
|
September 17, 1977 |
1x03
|
September 24, 1977 |
1x04
|
October 1, 1977 |
1x05
|
October 8, 1977 |
1x06
|
October 15, 1977 |
1x07
|
October 22, 1977 |
1x08
|
October 29, 1977 |
1x09
|
November 5, 1977 |
1x10
|
November 12, 1977 |
1x11
|
November 19, 1977 |
1x12
|
November 26, 1977 |
1x13
|
December 3, 1977 |
Cast
- Daws Butler as Blast-Off Buzzard, Big Duke, Hustle, Stick and Undercover Elephant
- Don Messick as Clyde
- Alan Oppenheimer as Sidney Merciless
- Bob Hastings as Loudmouse
- Marvin Kaplan as Skids
- Chuck McCann as Boogie and Blubber
- Ginny McSwain as Sheena
- Henry Corden as Bump
- Sheldon Allman as Big H
- Michael Bell as Chief
- Susan Davis as Charlie
- Joe E. Ross as Roll
- Susan Silo as Zelda
- Lennie Weinrib as The King, Rattle and Yuka Yuka
- Paul Winchell as Shake
- Bill Woodson as Sheriff of Saddlesore
Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.
- Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Directed by: Charles A. Nichols
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
- Story Editor: Ray Parker
- Associate Story: Larz Bourne
- Written by: 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
- Story Directed by: Alvaro Arce, Dave Hanan, George Singer, Wendell Washer
- Recording Directed by: Alex Lovy
- Voices: Sheldon Allman, Daws Butler, Henry Corden, Scatman Crothers, Cindy Erickson, Gay Hartwig, Marvin Kaplan, Ginny McSwain, Julie McWhirter, Don Messick, Pat Parris, Ken Sansom, Hal Smith, Alexis Tramuntis, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell
- Title Designed by: Bill Perez
- Graphics: Iraj Paran
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervision: Paul DeKorte
- Character Design: Bob Singer, Willie Ito, Marty Murphy
- Layout Supervision: John Ahern
- Layout by: Steve Lumiey, Pete Alvarado, Dale Barnhart, Jaime Diaz, Bob Fosbry, Norm Gottfredson, Larry Huber, Chris Jenkyns, Jack Manning, Terry Moesker, Floyd Norman, Linda Rowley, Joe Shearer, Al Wilson
- Unit Direction: Carl Urbano
- Animation Supervision: Chris Cuddington, Bill Keil, Peter Aries
- Assistant Animation Supervision: Bob Goe, Paul Maron
- Animation Coordination: John Boersema
- Animation: Carlos Alfonso, Thomas Barnes, Bob Bransford, Bob Carr, Steve Clark, John Conning, Joan Drake, Dick Dunn, John Ellis, Warwick Gilbert, Bob Goe, Bob Hathcock, Sebastian Hurpia, Greg Ingram, Cynthia Leech, Tony Love, Paul McAdem, Henry Neville, Ray Nowland, Edwardo Olivares, Morey Reden, Di Rudder, Michael Stapleton, Ed Sullivan, Dave Tendlar, Jean Tych, Kaye Watts, Xenia
- Background Supervision: Al Gmuer
- Backgrounds: Richard Zaloudek, Peter Connell, Bob Gentle, Alison Julian, Micheal King-Prime, Jerry Liew, Lesley Nicholl, Dennis Venizelos, Kin Wright
- Checking and Scene Planning: Evelyn Sherwood, Narelle Nixon
- Xerography: Star Wirth, Ellen Bayley
- Ink and Paint Supervision: Billie Kerns, Narelle Derrick
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Camera: George Epperson, Jerry Smith, Mark D' Arcy-Irvine, Tom Epperson, Curt Hall, Terry Smith
- Supervision Film Editor: Sam Horta
- Film Editors: Earl Bennett, Peter Jennings, Ben Hendricks, Jr., Denise Horta, Elleen Horta
- Dubbing Supervision: Pat Foley
- Production Supervision: Doug Paterson, Mark D' Arcy-Irvine, Adrienne Smith
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
- Post Production Supervision: Joed Eaton
Legacy
Aspects of the show would later air part of Captain Kangaroo in the 1980s and on the two-hour program, Go Go Globetrotters on February 4, 1978. Episodes of Undercover Elephant also aired as reruns as part of Disney's Jump, Rattle & Roll.
Undercover Elephant appears for the Yogi's Treasure Hunt episodes, "The Moaning Liza" and "Yogi's Heroes."
Reruns of half-hour versions for the CB Bears and Heyyy, It's the King! would later air on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang during the 1990s and 2000s, but have since dropped out of airing.
In the 2021 reboot, Jellystone!, the CB Bears, King and his gang make several guest appearances, Big H and Skids are reimagined as girls for this continuity.
