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* "[[Episode 1 (Skatebirds)|Episode 1]]" | * "[[Episode 1 (Skatebirds)|Episode 1]]" | ||
** ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'': "[[Invasion of the Incredible Giant Chicken]]" | ** ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'': "[[Invasion of the Incredible Giant Chicken]]" | ||
** ''[[Mystery Island (segments)|Mystery Island]]'': | ** ''[[Mystery Island (segments)|Mystery Island]]'': "[[A Matter of Gravity]]" | ||
** ''[[Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives]]'': | ** ''[[Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives]]'': | ||
** ''[[Wonder Wheels (segments)|Wonder Wheels]]'': "[[The County Fair]]" | ** ''[[Wonder Wheels (segments)|Wonder Wheels]]'': "[[The County Fair]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 2 (Skatebirds)|Episode 2]]" | * "[[Episode 2 (Skatebirds)|Episode 2]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Dimwits and Dinosaurs]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Dimwits and Dinosaurs]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[The Mind Blower]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Rustlers]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Rustlers]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 3 (Skatebirds)|Episode 3]]" | * "[[Episode 3 (Skatebirds)|Episode 3]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Fish and Drips]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Fish and Drips]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Just Whistle for an Answer]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Skyscraper]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Skyscraper]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 4 (Skatebirds)|Episode 4]]" | * "[[Episode 4 (Skatebirds)|Episode 4]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Have Saucer Will Travel]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Have Saucer Will Travel]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Sue's Courage]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Gold Train Robbery]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Gold Train Robbery]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 5 (Skatebirds)|Episode 5]]" | * "[[Episode 5 (Skatebirds)|Episode 5]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[I Want My Mummy (Robonic Stooges)|I Want My Mummy]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[I Want My Mummy (Robonic Stooges)|I Want My Mummy]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Valley of Fire]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Snowmen]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Snowmen]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 6 (Skatebirds)|Episode 6]]" | * "[[Episode 6 (Skatebirds)|Episode 6]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[The Great Brain Drain]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[The Great Brain Drain]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Sentinels of Time]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Vanishing Prince]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Vanishing Prince]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 7 (Skatebirds)|Episode 7]]" | * "[[Episode 7 (Skatebirds)|Episode 7]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Flea Fi Fo Fum]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Flea Fi Fo Fum]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Who's Whom Here?]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Ghost Town]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Ghost Town]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 8 (Skatebirds)|Episode 8]]" | * "[[Episode 8 (Skatebirds)|Episode 8]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Frozen Feud]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Frozen Feud]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Fate's Just a Dirty Trick]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[Double Trouble (Wonder Wheels)|Double Trouble]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[Double Trouble (Wonder Wheels)|Double Trouble]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 9 (Skatebirds)|Episode 9]]" | * "[[Episode 9 (Skatebirds)|Episode 9]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Mother Goose on the Loose]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Mother Goose on the Loose]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Golden Birds of Prey]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The U.F.O.]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The U.F.O.]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 10 (Skatebirds)|Episode 10]]" | * "[[Episode 10 (Skatebirds)|Episode 10]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Curly of the Apes]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Curly of the Apes]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Visitors from Falconia]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Hermits' Horde]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Hermits' Horde]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 11 (Skatebirds)|Episode 11]]" | * "[[Episode 11 (Skatebirds)|Episode 11]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Don't Fuel with a Fool]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Don't Fuel with a Fool]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[The Duel]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Air Race]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Air Race]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 12 (Skatebirds)|Episode 12]]" | * "[[Episode 12 (Skatebirds)|Episode 12]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[The Eenie Meanie Genie]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[The Eenie Meanie Genie]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Kingdom of the Beasts]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Animals]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Animals]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 13 (Skatebirds)|Episode 13]]" | * "[[Episode 13 (Skatebirds)|Episode 13]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[On Your Knees, Hercules]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[On Your Knees, Hercules]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[P.O.P.S. in a Box]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Idol's Eye]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Idol's Eye]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 14 (Skatebirds)|Episode 14]]" | * "[[Episode 14 (Skatebirds)|Episode 14]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Rub a Dub Dub, Three Nuts in a Sub]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Rub a Dub Dub, Three Nuts in a Sub]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Island of the Apes]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Race Horse]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Race Horse]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 15 (Skatebirds)|Episode 15]]" | * "[[Episode 15 (Skatebirds)|Episode 15]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[There's No Joy in an Evil Toy]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[There's No Joy in an Evil Toy]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[The Skull's the Clue]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Studio Steal]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Studio Steal]]" | ||
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* "[[Episode 16 (Skatebirds)|Episode 16]]" | * "[[Episode 16 (Skatebirds)|Episode 16]]" | ||
** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Three Little Pigheads]]" | ** ''The Robonic Stooges'': "[[Three Little Pigheads]]" | ||
** ''Mystery Island'': | ** ''Mystery Island'': "[[Home Run (Mystery Island)|Home Run]]" | ||
** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ** ''Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives'': | ||
** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Golden Globe]]" | ** ''Wonder Wheels'': "[[The Golden Globe]]" | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 28 November 2023
| Skatebirds | |
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| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | September 10, 1977–January 21, 1978 |
| Starring | Scatman Crothers Maurice Cooke Lennie Weinrib Bruce Hoyt Bob Holt Ken Means Don Messick Joe Giamalva Joe Baker Ross Martin Frank Welker Paul Winchell Jim MacGeorge David Jolliffe Patricia Stich Bob Hastings Tara Talboy John Stephenson Stephen Parr Lynn Marie Johnston Larry Volk Michael Kermoyan Micky Dolenz Susan Davis |
| Producer(s) | Terry Morse, Jr. |
| Writer(s) | Sid Morse Norman Camaron |
| Director(s) | Sidney Miller Hollingsworth Morse Charles A. Nichols Chris Cuddington |
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Skatebirds is a live-action/animated American anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series originally aired on CBS. It ran from 1977 to 1978, airing 16 episodes that spanned one season.
The show debuted with segments, The Robonic Stooges, Wonder Wheels, Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives and Mystery Island.
Since Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue came out around the same time Skatebirds premiered, the special actually advertised it's premiere, even showing some clips from the show.
Much like The Banana Splits, the series featured musical numbers, although the Skatebird numbers were less closer to bubblegum music, and more about the "Skate-word for today."
During airtime on Cartoon Network in the 1990s, it aired for a block called 70's Super Explosion.
Production
Development
Segments
- Live-action skits featuring The Skatebirds
- The Robonic Stooges
- Wonder Wheels
- Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives
- Mystery Island
Music
Opening Theme Lyrics
Hour version:
It's Skatebird time!
And here come the Skatebirds!
Knock-Knock
Scooter
Satch
And Scat Cat!
Then the Robonic Stooges!
Plus the spine-tingling suspense-filled excitement of Mystery Island
And the doggone it daffy doings of those dog detectives, Woofer and Wimper!
And more!
The unbelievable adventures of an unbelievable motorcycle, Wonder Wheels!
For all-out fun.
It's Satch!
Knock-Knock
Scooter
And Scat Cat
And for suspense, mystery and adventure,
it's the Skatebird show!
Half hour version:
It's Skatebird time!
Starring Knock-Knock,
Satchel and Scooter, those fettered clowns of fantasy!
Along with Willie the Wheeler
And the superhero cycle known as Wonder Wheels.
As well as those three mechanical marvels, the Robonic Stooges!
One big collection of wild, wacky and wonderful characters, the Skatebirds!
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Original air date |
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| 1x01 | September 10, 1977 | |
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1x02 | September 17, 1977 |
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1x03 | September 24, 1977 |
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1x04 | October 1, 1977 |
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1x05 | October 8, 1977 |
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1x06 | October 15, 1977 |
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1x07 | October 22, 1977 |
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1x08 | October 29, 1977 |
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1x09 | November 5, 1977 |
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1x10 | November 12, 1977 |
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1x11 | November 19, 1977 |
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1x12 | November 26, 1977 |
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1x13 | December 3, 1977 |
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1x14 | December 10, 1977 |
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1x15 | December 17, 1977 |
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1x16 | December 24, 1977 |
Cast
- Scatman Crothers as Scat Cat (voice)
- Maurice Cooke as Scat Cat (cosplayer)
- Lennie Weinrib as Knock-Knock (voice)
- Bruce Hoyt as Knock-Knock (cosplayer)
- Bob Holt as Satchel (voice) and Tree (voice)
- Ken Means as Satchel (cosplayer)
- Don Messick as Scooter (voice)
- Joe Giamalva as Scooter (cosplayer)
- Joe Baker as Larry
- Ross Martin as Agent 000
- Frank Welker as Curly, Narrator and P.O.P.S. (voice)
- Paul Winchell as Woofer and Moe
- Jim MacGeorge as Wimper
- David Jolliffe as Larry
- Patricia Stich as Pepper
- Bob Hastings as D.D.
- Tara Talboy as Dottie
- John Stephenson as Sheriff Bagley
- Stephen Parr as Chuck Kelly
- Lynn Marie Johnston as Sue Corwin
- Larry Volk as Sandy Corwin
- Michael Kermoyan as Doctor Strange
- Micky Dolenz as Willie Wheeler and Wonder Wheels
- Susan Davis as Dooley Lawrence
Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.
- Skatebirds sequences directed by: Sidney Miller
- Skatebirds written by: Sidney Miller and Norman Camaron
- Produced by: Terry Morse, Jr.
- Skatebirds cast: Maurice Cooke (Scat Cat), Bruce Hoyt (Knock-Knock), Ken Means (Satchel) and Ken Means (Scooter)
- Director of photography: Dennis Dalzell
- Cameraman: Gabriel Torres
- Supervising film editor: Dick Elliott
- Editors: Peter Berger, Warner Leighton, Peter Jennings
- Assistant film editor: Barry Gold
- Music editors: Joe Sandusky, Ken Hall
- Effects editors: Gregory Watson, Terry Moore, Evelyn Rutledge, Rich Harrison and Cliff Kohlweck
- Costume Coordinator: Charles De Moth
- Make up artist: Robert Norin
- Set director: Leonard Mazzola
- Property masters: William Diets, William Hudson
- Robonic Stooges created by: Norman Maurer
- Story editors: Norman Maurer, Sid Morse
- Story: Kathy Colburn, Tom Dagenais, Bill Daley, Dianne Dixon, Kari Oaurs, Andy Heyward, Chris Jenkyns, Mark Jones, Joan Maurer, Michael Maurer, Norman Maurer, Jack Mendelsohn, Howie Post, Cliff Roberts, Sandy Sandifer
- Story direction: Alvaro Arce, Carl Fallberg, Cullen Houghtaling, Mike O'Connor, Don Sheppard, George Singer, Karran Wright
- Recording director: Wally Burr
- Voices: Joe E. Baker, Wally Burr, Henry Corden, Scatman Crothers, Susan Davis, Micky Dolenz, Ron Feinberg, Joan Gerber, Virginia Gregg, Bob Hastings, Bob Holt, Jane James, Ralph James, Casey Kasem, David Jolliffe, Jim MacGeorge, Ross Martin, Julie McWhirter, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Marvin Miller, Alan Oppenheimer, Vic Perrin, Robert Ridgely, Ken Sansom, Ronnie Schell, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Patricia Stitch, Tara Talboy, Janet Waldo, Lennie Weinrib, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell
- Graphics: Iraj Paran
- Musical direction: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical supervision: Paul DeKorte
- Character design: Bob Singer, Norman Maurer, Lew Ott, George Wheeler
- Special graphics design: Maria Dail, Dick Ung
- Layout supervision: Steve Lumley
- Layout: Bob Fosbry, Terry Moesker, Joe Shearer, Mike Trebert
- Backgrounds: Richard Zaloudek, Milan Zahorsky, Jerry Liew, Michael King-Prince, Peter Connell, Ken Wright, Michael Chojecki, Lesley Nicholl
- Animation: Sue Speak, Cecil Collins, Rodney D'Silva, Dick Dunn, Peter Eastment, John Ellis, Warwick Gilbert, Gerald Grabner, Sebastian Hurpia, Greg Ingram, Richard Jones, Cynthia Leech, Paul McAdam, Henry Neville, Ray Nowland, Di Rudder, Michael Stapleton, John Tych, Kaye Watts
- Assistant animation supervision: Paul Maron
- Animation checking: Narelle Nixon
- Xerography: Ellen Bayley
- Ink and paint supervision: Narelle Derrick
- Production managers: R.J. Louis, James Cranston
- Production coordinator: Tobi Singleton
- Production supervision: Doug Patterson, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Adrienne Smith
- Art director: Kirk Axtell
- Assistant directors: Marie Gisneros, Murray Schwartz
- Second assistant director: Hal Bell
- Script supervisors: Mary Jane Ferguson, Lester Hoyle
- Sound direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Sound mixers: Manuel Topoto, James Pilcher
- Animation photography: Terry Smith, Carole Laird, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Kieren Mulgrew, Tom Epperson
- Dubbing supervision: Pat Foley
- Negative consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Post production supervision: Joed Eaton
- Animation directors: Charles A. Nichols, Chris Cuddington
- Creative producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Associate producer: Neil Balnaves
- Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Merchandise
Board game
In 1978, a board game was released by Milton Bradley Company based on the series.
