CB Bears (TV series)
- For other uses, see CB Bears (disambiguation)
| CB Bears | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| 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 |
The CB Bears is an animated American television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1977, airing 13 episodes.
This series featured six segments making it one of the longest (content-wise) HB series in the 70's.
The show was an anthology series, which debuted with segments, CB Bears, Blast-Off Buzzard, Heyyy, It's the King!, Posse Impossible, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Undercover Elephant.
The show was 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, though it isn't actually clear as to why it was canceled so quick, it's most likely due to low ratings.
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's Jump, Rattle & Roll.
The entire series was possibly going to be planned for a DVD release at some point.[1] With WB's promotional art being the only evidence supporting this claim.
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
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
References
- ^ CB Bears concept art 2 on Hanna-Barbera Wiki. Retrieved May 15, 2022
