Casper and the Angels
- For the 1985 UK VHS, see Casper and the Angels.
| Casper and the Angels | |
|---|---|
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| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Original release | September 22—December 15, 1979 |
| Starring | Julie McWhirter John Stephenson Laurel Page Diana McCannon |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott Alex Lovy |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Bob Ogle Jack Bonestell Patsy Cameron Gary Greenfield Dick Robbins Art Scott (voices) |
| Director(s) | Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon |
Casper and the Angels is an American animated space police comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming, based on Harvey Comics' Casper the Friendly Ghost. It ran in 1979, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season.
A little ghost boy named Casper, with help from his older ghost friend, Hairy Scary, acts as a "guardian ghost" to Mini and Max, two female police officers living in the futuristic 22nd century.
Around the same time the series aired, Casper and Hairy Scary also starred in the unrelated present-day specials, Casper's Halloween Special and Casper's First Christmas, which also aired on NBC.
Production
Development
Casting
Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Casper's Golden Chance" / "Space Circus" | 1x01 | September 22, 1979 |
| "Casper Ghosts Wests" / "Casper's Camp-Out" | 1x02 | September 29, 1979 |
| "Strike Four" / "The Space Pirate" | 1x03 | October 6, 1979 |
| "Ship-Wrecked" / "The Cat Burglar" | 1x04 | October 13, 1979 |
| "Something Fishy" / "The Smiling Lisa" | 1x05 | October 20, 1979 |
| "A Pocket Full O'Schemes" / "A Tale of Two Trashmen" | 1x06 | October 27, 1979 |
| "Fatula" / "T.V. or Not T.V." | 1x07 | November 3, 1979 |
| "Gone to the Dogs" / "Private Eyeball to Eyeball" | 1x08 | November 10, 1979 |
| "Champ for a Day" / "The Ghost Robbers" | 1x09 | November 17, 1979 |
| "Aunt Mary Scarey" / "The Ice Heist" | 1x10 | November 24, 1979 |
| "A Shoplifting Experience" / "The Impossible Scream" | 1x11 | December 1, 1979 |
| "Prehistoric Hi-Jinx" / "The Commander is Missing" | 1x12 | December 8, 1979 |
| "Love at First Fright" / "Savinf Grace in Outer Space" | 1x13 | December 15, 1979 |
