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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Clue Club'' (TV series)}}
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:''This article is about the TV series. For the main mystery-solving group, see [[Clue Club]].''
:''This article is about the TV series. For the mystery-solving group, see [[Clue Club (team)]].''
{{Infobox TV
{{Infobox TV
|name= Clue Club
|title_card= [[File:CC title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:Clue title card.png|300px]]
|caption= On-screen title card.
|caption= On-screen title card.
|network= [[ABC]]
|network= [[ABC]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor=
|distributor=
|released= September 4-December 11, 1976
|released= [[September 4]]―[[December 11]], [[1976]]
|run_time=
|run_time=
|starring= [[David Jolliffe]]<br />[[Bob Hastings]]<br />[[Patricia Stich]]<br />[[Tara Talboy]]<br />[[Jim MacGeorge]]<br />[[Paul Winchell]]
|starring= [[David Jolliffe]]<br />[[Bob Hastings]]<br />[[Patricia Stich]]<br />[[Tara Talboy]]<br />[[Jim MacGeorge]]<br />[[Paul Winchell]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]
|execs=
|execs=
|producers= [[Alex Lovy]]
|producers= [[Alex Lovy]]
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|writer= [[Herb Armstrong]]<br />[[Haskell Barkin]]<br />[[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Jack Fox]]<br />[[Gordon Glasco]]<br />[[Orville H. Hampton]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Dick Robbins]]<br />[[James Schmerer]]<br />[[Jeffrey Scott]]<br />[[Lee Sheldon]]
|writer= [[Herb Armstrong]]<br />[[Haskell Barkin]]<br />[[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Jack Fox]]<br />[[Gordon Glasco]]<br />[[Orville H. Hampton]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Dick Robbins]]<br />[[James Schmerer]]<br />[[Jeffrey Scott]]<br />[[Lee Sheldon]]
|director= [[Charles A. Nichols]]
|director= [[Charles A. Nichols]]
|previous= Clue Club
|next= Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives
}}
}}
'''''Clue Club''''' is an American animated mystery comedy TV series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1976, airing 16 episodes.
'''''Clue Club''''' is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1976]], airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. It was the eighth ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' "clone" series.
 
The series' main purpose was to recreate the success of the [[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|''Scooby-Doo'' franchise]], like most other Scooby "clones", the series followed a group of teens solving mysteries followed by a few jokes from the mascot(s) of the group.
 
The series follows a group of teens under the name of [[Clue Club (team)|Clue Club]] who solve mysteries with their two dog companions, [[Woofer]] and [[Wimper]].
 
The entire series has been released on [[Clue Club: The Complete Animated Series|DVD]].


==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Clue Club early concept art.png|150px|thumb|right|Early concept art, drawn by [[Iwao Takamoto]].]]
===Development===
===Development===
[[Iwao Takamoto]] drew a piece of concept art featuring earlier designs of the [[Clue Club]].
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
;Opening theme song lyrics:
<poem>
There they go and on the double!
To the spot where there is trouble!
Clue Club!
Clue Club is on the scene!
You better believe boy!
Dottie does her thing computin'.
Checking clues and troubleshootin.
Clue Club!
Clue Club, it's routine!
You go in first Wimper!
One trap door, and they go spilling face-to-face another villain.
Clue Club!
Clue Club, just in time!
We'll be safe in here Wimp!
No fun runnin' from a mummy, even though he is a dummy!
Clue Club!
Clue Club solves the crime!
I knew it all the time!
Clue Club!
</poem>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Title
! Number
! Original air date
! Air date
|-
|-
| "[[The Paper Shaper Caper]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| September 4, 1976
* "[[The Paper Shaper Caper]]"
| [[September 4]], [[1976]]
|-
|-
| "[[The Case of the Lighthouse Mouse]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| September 11, 1976
* "[[The Case of the Lighthouse Mouse]]"
| [[September 11]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Real Gone Gondola]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
| September 18, 1976
* "[[The Real Gone Gondola]]"
| [[September 18]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[Who's to Blame for the Empty Frame?]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
| September 25, 1976
* "[[Who's to Blame for the Empty Frame?]]"
| [[September 25]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Weird Seaweed Caper]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
| October 2, 1976
* "[[The Weird Seaweed Caper]]"
| [[October 2]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Green Thumb Caper]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
| October 9, 1976
* "[[The Green Thumb Caper]]"
| [[October 9]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Disappearing Airport Caper]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
| October 16, 1976
* "[[The Disappearing Airport Caper]]"
| [[October 16]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Walking House Caper]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
| October 23, 1976
* "[[The Walking House Caper]]"
| [[October 23]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Solar Energy Caper]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
| October 30, 1976
* "[[The Solar Energy Caper]]"
| [[October 30]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Vanishing Train Caper]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
| November 6, 1976
* "[[The Vanishing Train Caper]]"
| [[November 6]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Dissolving Statue Caper]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
| November 13, 1976
* "[[The Dissolving Statue Caper]]"
| [[November 13]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Missing Pig Caper]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| November 20, 1976
* "[[The Missing Pig Caper]]"
| [[November 20]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[One of Our Elephants is Missing]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| November 25, 1976
* "[[One of Our Elephants is Missing]]"
| [[November 25]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Amazing Heist]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
| November 27, 1976
* "[[The Amazing Heist]]"
| [[November 27]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Circus Caper]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
| December 4, 1976
* "[[The Circus Caper]]"
| [[December 4]], 1976
|-
|-
| "[[The Prehistoric Monster Caper]]"
| 1x16
| 1x16
| December 11, 1976
* "[[The Prehistoric Monster Caper]]"
| [[December 11]], 1976
|}
|}


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* [[Paul Winchell]] as [[Woofer]]
* [[Paul Winchell]] as [[Woofer]]
* [[Jim MacGeorge]] as [[Wimper]]
* [[Jim MacGeorge]] as [[Wimper]]
* [[David Jolliffe]] as [[Larry]]
* [[David Jolliffe]] as [[Larry (Clue Club)|Larry]]
* [[Patricia Stich]] as [[Pepper]]
* [[Patricia Stich]] as [[Pepper (Clue Club)|Pepper]]
* [[Bob Hastings]] as [[D.D.]]
* [[Bob Hastings]] as [[D.D.]]
* [[Tara Talboy]] as [[Dottie]]
* [[Tara Talboy]] as [[Dottie]]
* [[John Stephenson]] as [[Sheriff Bagley]]
* [[John Stephenson]] as [[Sheriff Bagley]]
==Legacy==
From [[1977]] to [[1978]], the ''[[Skatebirds (TV series)|Skatebirds]]'' featured a series of shorter, cut down versions of regular ''Clue Club'' episodes, entitled ''[[Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives]]'', in which, Woofer and Wimper are presented as the main characters.
The Clue Club would later appear in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' episodes, "[[A Coconut to Remember]]" and "[[Frankenhooky]]." In the former episode, Woofer is voiced by [[C.H. Greenblatt]].
==Merchandise==
===Home media===
On [[August 11]], [[2015]], [[Warner Archive Collection]] released ''[[Clue Club: The Complete Animated Series]]'' on DVD.
===Reading material===
In [[1977]], [[Rand McNally]] published a children's reading book called ''[[The Case of the Missing Rasehorse]]'', and coloring book called ''[[Clue Club Saves the Day]]''. In [[1979]], [[Marvel Comics]] featured Clue Club in [[TV Stars/Issue 4|''TV Stars'' #4]].
The UK company [[World Distributors]] published ''[[Clue Club Annual 1979]]'' in [[1978]].
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:1976]]
[[Category:ABC]]
[[Category:Clue Club]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]

Latest revision as of 19:29, 21 April 2024

This article is about the TV series. For the mystery-solving group, see Clue Club (team).
Clue Club
CC title card.png
On-screen title card.
Network ABC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release September 4―December 11, 1976
Starring David Jolliffe
Bob Hastings
Patricia Stich
Tara Talboy
Jim MacGeorge
Paul Winchell
John Stephenson
Producer(s) Alex Lovy
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Herb Armstrong
Haskell Barkin
Dick Conway
Jack Fox
Gordon Glasco
Orville H. Hampton
Duane Poole
Dick Robbins
James Schmerer
Jeffrey Scott
Lee Sheldon
Director(s) Charles A. Nichols
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Clue Club is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1976, airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. It was the eighth Scooby-Doo "clone" series.

The series' main purpose was to recreate the success of the Scooby-Doo franchise, like most other Scooby "clones", the series followed a group of teens solving mysteries followed by a few jokes from the mascot(s) of the group.

The series follows a group of teens under the name of Clue Club who solve mysteries with their two dog companions, Woofer and Wimper.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Production

Early concept art, drawn by Iwao Takamoto.

Development

Iwao Takamoto drew a piece of concept art featuring earlier designs of the Clue Club.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Opening theme song lyrics

There they go and on the double!
To the spot where there is trouble!
Clue Club!

Clue Club is on the scene!
You better believe boy!

Dottie does her thing computin'.
Checking clues and troubleshootin.

Clue Club!

Clue Club, it's routine!

You go in first Wimper!



One trap door, and they go spilling face-to-face another villain.

Clue Club!

Clue Club, just in time!
We'll be safe in here Wimp!

No fun runnin' from a mummy, even though he is a dummy!

Clue Club!

Clue Club solves the crime!
I knew it all the time!


Clue Club!

Episodes

Title Original air date
1x01 September 4, 1976
1x02 September 11, 1976
1x03 September 18, 1976
1x04 September 25, 1976
1x05 October 2, 1976
1x06 October 9, 1976
1x07 October 16, 1976
1x08 October 23, 1976
1x09 October 30, 1976
1x10 November 6, 1976
1x11 November 13, 1976
1x12 November 20, 1976
1x13 November 25, 1976
1x14 November 27, 1976
1x15 December 4, 1976
1x16 December 11, 1976

Cast

Legacy

From 1977 to 1978, the Skatebirds featured a series of shorter, cut down versions of regular Clue Club episodes, entitled Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives, in which, Woofer and Wimper are presented as the main characters.

The Clue Club would later appear in the Jellystone! episodes, "A Coconut to Remember" and "Frankenhooky." In the former episode, Woofer is voiced by C.H. Greenblatt.

Merchandise

Home media

On August 11, 2015, Warner Archive Collection released Clue Club: The Complete Animated Series on DVD.

Reading material

In 1977, Rand McNally published a children's reading book called The Case of the Missing Rasehorse, and coloring book called Clue Club Saves the Day. In 1979, Marvel Comics featured Clue Club in TV Stars #4.

The UK company World Distributors published Clue Club Annual 1979 in 1978.

References

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