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|title_card= [[File:Foofur title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:Foofur title card.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= On-screen title card. | |caption= On-screen title card. | ||
|creators= [[Phil Mendez]] | |||
|network= [[NBC]] | |network= [[NBC]] | ||
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | |prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|released= [[September 13]], [[1986]] | |released= [[September 13]], [[1986]]—[[February 18]], [[1988]] | ||
|run_time= | |run_time= | ||
|starring= [[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Pat Carroll]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[David Doyle]]<br />[[Dick Gautier]]<br />[[Christina Lange]]<br />[[Allan Melvin]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Jonathan Schmock]]<br />[[Susan Silo]]<br />[[Susan Tolsky]]<br />[[Chick Venerra | |starring= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Pat Carroll]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[David Doyle]]<br />[[Dick Gautier]]<br />[[Christina Lange]]<br />[[Allan Melvin]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Jonathan Schmock]]<br />[[Susan Silo]]<br />[[Susan Tolsky]]<br />[[Chick Venerra]]<br />[[Eugene Williams]] | ||
|execs= | |execs= | ||
|producers= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]<br />[[Freddy Monnickendam]] | |producers= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]<br />[[Freddy Monnickendam]] | ||
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | |music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | ||
|writer= [[Mark Young]]<br />[[Tony Marino]]<br />[[Mark Cassutt]]<br />[[Jim Ryan]]<br />[[Jack Enyart]]<br />[[Susan Misty Stewart]]<br />[[Joseph Taggart]]<br />[[Richard Merwin]]<br />[[Reed Robbins]]<br />[[Mark Edens | |writer= [[Mark Young]]<br />[[Tony Marino]]<br />[[Mark Cassutt]]<br />[[Jim Ryan]]<br />[[Jack Enyart]]<br />[[Susan Misty Stewart]]<br />[[Joseph Taggart]]<br />[[Richard Merwin]]<br />[[Reed Robbins]]<br />[[Mark Edens]]<br />[[Mark Cassutt]]<br />[[David Schwartz]]<br />[[Franelle Silver]]<br />[[Christina Adams]]<br />[[Don Glut]]<br />[[John Bonaccorsi]]<br />[[Kristina Mazzotti]]<br />[[Marion Wells]]<br />[[Kenneth Knox]]<br />[[Marie Quick]]<br />[[Barry Blitzer]]<br />[[Dennis Marks]]<br />[[Gary Greenfield]]<br />[[M.R. Wells]]<br />[[Anthony Adams]]<br />[[Samantha Clemens]]<br />[[Don Nelson]]<br />[[Arthur Alsberg]] | ||
|director= [[Art Davis]]<br />[[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Bob Goe]]<br />[[John Kimball]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Ray Patterson]] | |director= [[Art Davis]]<br />[[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Bob Goe]]<br />[[John Kimball]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Ray Patterson]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Foofur''''' is an American animated television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] | '''''Foofur''''' is an American animated television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[SEPP International]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1986]] to [[1988]], airing 26 episodes that spanned two seasons. | ||
A pack of dogs (and a [[Fencer|cat]]), led by [[Foofur]], who live in the fictional town of [[Willowby]], avoid homelessness by staying at [[Foofur's residence|a house]] that is put up for auction by [[Mrs. Escrow]], who is unaware of the dogs' stay. | |||
The entire series has been released through a series of VHSes released by [[Celebrity Just For Kids]]. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | ||
;Opening theme song lyrics: | |||
<poem> | |||
He's a dog who knows the right thing to do, he's Foofur. | |||
He's the finest dog that I ever knew, he's Foofur. | |||
He's as sturdy as a wall, he will catch you if you fall, he is Foofur. | |||
He's a dog who knows the right thing to say, he's Foofur. | |||
He's the one dog that you can't explain, he's Foofur. | |||
He's the greatest of them all, he makes other dogs look small, he is Foofur! | |||
Although lots of try, they can't get Foofur down... | |||
They never seem to go their way, cause he's the smartest dog in town! | |||
He is Foofur | |||
He is Foofur | |||
He is Foofur! | |||
</poem> | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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! Title | ! Title | ||
! Number | ! Number | ||
! | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[A Little Off the Top]]" / "[[A Clean Sweep]]" | | "[[A Little Off the Top]]" / "[[A Clean Sweep]]" | ||
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| "[[Pepe's Pet Peeve]]" / "[[Clothes Make the Dog]]" | | "[[Pepe's Pet Peeve]]" / "[[Clothes Make the Dog]]" | ||
| 2x01 | | 2x01 | ||
| [[September 3]]/[[September | | [[September 3]], [[1987]] (part 1)<br />[[September 10]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Boot Camp Blues]]" / "[[My Pharoah Lady]]" | | "[[Boot Camp Blues]]" / "[[My Pharoah Lady]]" | ||
| 2x02 | | 2x02 | ||
| [[September 17]]/[[September | | [[September 17]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[September 24]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[What Price Fleadom?]]" / "[[Winging It]]" | | "[[What Price Fleadom?]]" / "[[Winging It]]" | ||
| 2x03 | | 2x03 | ||
| [[October 1]]/[[October | | [[October 1]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[October 8]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Dog's Meow]]" / "[[Friend Foofur's Foul-Up]]" | | "[[The Dog's Meow]]" / "[[Friend Foofur's Foul-Up]]" | ||
| 2x04 | | 2x04 | ||
| [[October 15]]/[[October | | [[October 15]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[October 22]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Alone at Last, Dahling]]" / "[[Tooth or Consequences]]" | | "[[Alone at Last, Dahling]]" / "[[Tooth or Consequences (Foofur)|Tooth or Consequences]]" | ||
| 2x05 | | 2x05 | ||
| [[October 29]]/[[November 5]], 1987 | | [[October 29]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[November 5]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Fencer Finds a Family]]" / "[[The Nose Knows]]" | | "[[Fencer Finds a Family]]" / "[[The Nose Knows]]" | ||
| 2x06 | | 2x06 | ||
| [[November 12]]/[[November | | [[November 12]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[November 19]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Just Bumming Around]]" / "[[Annabell Goes Punk]]" | | "[[Just Bumming Around]]" / "[[Annabell Goes Punk]]" | ||
| 2x07 | | 2x07 | ||
| [[November 26]]/[[December 3]], 1987 | | [[November 26]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[December 3]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Just Like Magic]]" / "[[Puppy Love]]" | | "[[Just Like Magic]]" / "[[Puppy Love (Foofur)|Puppy Love]]" | ||
| 2x08 | | 2x08 | ||
| [[December 10]]/[[December | | [[December 10]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[December 17]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Weekend in the Condo]]" / "[[Bye, Bye, Birdie]]" | | "[[Weekend in the Condo]]" / "[[Bye, Bye, Birdie]]" | ||
| 2x09 | | 2x09 | ||
| [[December 24]]/[[December | | [[December 24]], 1987 (part 1)<br />[[December 31]], 1987 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Fencer Gets Soul]]" / "[[Rocki's Big Fib]]" | | "[[Fencer Gets Soul]]" / "[[Rocki's Big Fib]]" | ||
| 2x10 | | 2x10 | ||
| [[January 7]]/[[January | | [[January 7]], [[1988]] (part 1)<br />[[January 14]], 1988 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[You Bet Your Life]]" / "[[Louis Sees the Light]]" | | "[[You Bet Your Life]]" / "[[Louis Sees the Light]]" | ||
| 2x11 | | 2x11 | ||
| [[January 21]]/[[January | | [[January 21]], 1988 (part 1)<br />[[January 28]], 1988 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Annabell Gets Framed]]" / "[[Scary Harry]]" | | "[[Annabell Gets Framed]]" / "[[Scary Harry]]" | ||
| 2x12 | | 2x12 | ||
| [[February 4]]/[[February | | [[February 4]], 1988 (part 1)<br />[[February 11]], 1988 (part 2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Look Homeward, Foofur]]" | | "[[Look Homeward, Foofur]]" | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Foofur]] | * [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Foofur]] | ||
* [[Christina Lange]] as [[Rocki]] | * [[Christina Lange]] as [[Rocki]] | ||
* [[Dick Gautier]] as [[Louis]] | * [[Dick Gautier]] as [[Louis]] | ||
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* [[Jonathan Schmock]] as [[Fritz-Carlos]] | * [[Jonathan Schmock]] as [[Fritz-Carlos]] | ||
* [[Eugene Williams]] as [[Fencer]] | * [[Eugene Williams]] as [[Fencer]] | ||
* [[Susan Silo]] as [[Mrs. | * [[Susan Silo]] as [[Mrs. Escrow]] | ||
* [[Don Messick]] as [[Pepe]] | * [[Don Messick]] as [[Pepe]] | ||
* [[Chick Vennera]] as [[Sammy]] | * [[Chick Vennera]] as [[Sammy]] | ||
* [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Baby]] | * [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Baby]] | ||
* [[Allan Melvin]] and | * [[Allan Melvin]] and Frank Welker as [[Chucky]] | ||
* [[David Doyle]] as [[Mel and Harvey|Mel]] | * [[David Doyle]] as [[Mel and Harvey|Mel]] | ||
* [[Michael Bell]] as [[Mel and Harvey|Harvey]] | * [[Michael Bell]] as [[Mel and Harvey|Harvey]] | ||
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* [[William Callaway]] as [[Burt]] | * [[William Callaway]] as [[Burt]] | ||
* [[Susan Blu]] as [[Dolly]] | * [[Susan Blu]] as [[Dolly]] | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:1986]] | |||
[[Category:1987]] | |||
[[Category:1988]] | |||
[[Category:Foofur]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
[[Category:NBC]] | |||
[[Category:TV series]] |
Latest revision as of 18:31, 20 March 2024
- This article is about the TV series. For the main title character, see Foofur.
Foofur is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and SEPP International for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1986 to 1988, airing 26 episodes that spanned two seasons.
A pack of dogs (and a cat), led by Foofur, who live in the fictional town of Willowby, avoid homelessness by staying at a house that is put up for auction by Mrs. Escrow, who is unaware of the dogs' stay.
The entire series has been released through a series of VHSes released by Celebrity Just For Kids.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
- Opening theme song lyrics
He's a dog who knows the right thing to do, he's Foofur.
He's the finest dog that I ever knew, he's Foofur.
He's as sturdy as a wall, he will catch you if you fall, he is Foofur.
He's a dog who knows the right thing to say, he's Foofur.
He's the one dog that you can't explain, he's Foofur.
He's the greatest of them all, he makes other dogs look small, he is Foofur!
Although lots of try, they can't get Foofur down...
They never seem to go their way, cause he's the smartest dog in town!
He is Foofur
He is Foofur
He is Foofur!
Episodes
Cast
- Frank Welker as Foofur
- Christina Lange as Rocki
- Dick Gautier as Louis
- Susan Tolsky as Annabell
- Pat Carroll as Hazel
- Jonathan Schmock as Fritz-Carlos
- Eugene Williams as Fencer
- Susan Silo as Mrs. Escrow
- Don Messick as Pepe
- Chick Vennera as Sammy
- Peter Cullen as Baby
- Allan Melvin and Frank Welker as Chucky
- David Doyle as Mel
- Michael Bell as Harvey
- Peter Cullen as Vinnie
- William Callaway as Burt
- Susan Blu as Dolly