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{{Infobox TV | {{Infobox TV | ||
|title_card= [[File:TGCS title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:TGCS title card.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= [[ | |caption= [[Gary Coleman]] could be somewhere on Earth right now helping kids. | ||
|network= [[NBC]] | |network= [[NBC]] | ||
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | |prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|released= September 18 | |released= [[September 18]]—[[December 11]], [[1982]] | ||
|run_time= | |run_time= | ||
|starring= [[Gary Coleman]]<br />[[Jennifer Darling]]<br />[[Sidney Miller]] | |starring= [[Gary Coleman]]<br />[[Jennifer Darling]]<br />[[Sidney Miller]]<br />[[Calvin Mason]]<br />[[LaShana Dendy]]<br />[[Jerry Houser]]<br />[[Julie McWhirter Dees]]<br />[[Lauren Anders]]<br />[[Geoffrey Gordon]]<br />[[Steve Schatzberg]] | ||
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]] | |execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]] | ||
|producers= [[Art Scott]]<br />[[Iwao Takamoto]] | |producers= [[Art Scott]]<br />[[Iwao Takamoto]] | ||
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|director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Bob Hathcock]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]] | |director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Bob Hathcock]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Gary Coleman Show''''' is an American animated comedy | '''''The Gary Coleman Show''''' is an American animated comedy television series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1982]], airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. The TV series is a spin-off, although only loosely inspired, by the NBC movie, ''The Kid with the Broken Halo'', which starred [[Gary Coleman]] as the lead. | ||
The series is essentially the same with Coleman reprising his role as [[Andy LeBeau]], who is training to become a full-fledged guardian angel by doing good deeds, but this time for a group of kids in the town of [[Oakville]]. To communicate with the kids and other humans of [[Earth]], he must remove his halo, which allows him to become visible. In his angel form, he has all kinds of magical powers. He also serves under a supervisor called [[Angelica]] (opposed to Blake, played by [[Robert Guillaume]] in the film). While he slips up on his own mistakes, he is also tormented by the challenges presented to him by an opposing demon called [[Hornswoggle]], who is always determined to make sure Andy fails. Hornswoggle only makes himself visible to Andy, so he can never get help from Angelica to permanently rid himself of Hornswoggle. | The series is essentially the same with Coleman reprising his role as [[Andy LeBeau]], who is training to become a full-fledged guardian angel by doing good deeds, but this time for a group of kids in the town of [[Oakville]]. To communicate with the kids and other humans of [[Earth]], he must remove his halo, which allows him to become visible. In his angel form, he has all kinds of magical powers. He also serves under a supervisor called [[Angelica]] (opposed to Blake, played by [[Robert Guillaume]] in the film). While he slips up on his own mistakes, he is also tormented by the challenges presented to him by an opposing demon called [[Hornswoggle]], who is always determined to make sure Andy fails. Hornswoggle only makes himself visible to Andy, so he can never get help from Angelica to permanently rid himself of Hornswoggle. | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
Coleman was signed onto NBC to star in a cartoon series for them, which Hanna-Barbera took the job of producing, but not before [[Joseph Barbera]] had to pitch and receive ideas from a 14-year-old Coleman himself, which Barbera found extremely unpleasant, as the first hour of the meeting involved Coleman telling Barbera how ''[[Space Ghost ( | Coleman was signed onto NBC to star in a cartoon series for them, which Hanna-Barbera took the job of producing, but not before [[Joseph Barbera]] had to pitch and receive ideas from a 14-year-old Coleman himself, which Barbera found extremely unpleasant, as the first hour of the meeting involved Coleman telling Barbera how ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]'' should be rerun more, and being critical of how he didn't like ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]'' and that ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' had gotten stale.<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]] (May 28, 2010). [https://www.newsfromme.com/2010/05/28/gary-coleman-r-i-p/ "Gary Coleman, R.I.P."]. ''News From ME''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref> | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]] | The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]]. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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| "[[Fouled Up Fossils]]" / "[[Going, Going, Gone]]" | | "[[Fouled Up Fossils]]" / "[[Going, Going, Gone]]" | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| September 18, 1982 | | [[September 18]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[You Oughtta' Be in Pictures]]" / "[[Derby Daze]]" | | "[[You Oughtta' Be in Pictures]]" / "[[Derby Daze]]" | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
| September 25, 1982 | | [[September 25]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Hornswoggle's Hoax]]" / "[[Calamity Canine]]" | | "[[Hornswoggle's Hoax]]" / "[[Calamity Canine]]" | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
| October 2, 1982 | | [[October 2]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Cupid Andy]]" / "[[Space Odd-Essey]]" | | "[[Cupid Andy]]" / "[[Space Odd-Essey]]" | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
| October 9, 1982 | | [[October 9]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Hornswoggle's New Leaf]]" / "[[Keep On Movin' On]]" | | "[[Hornswoggle's New Leaf]]" / "[[Keep On Movin' On]]" | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
| October 16, 1982 | | [[October 16]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Mansion Madness]]" / "[[Wuthering Kites]]" | | "[[Mansion Madness]]" / "[[Wuthering Kites]]" | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
| October 23, 1982 | | [[October 23]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[In the Swim]]" / "[[Put Up or Fix Up]]" | | "[[In the Swim]]" / "[[Put Up or Fix Up]]" | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
| October 30, 1982 | | [[October 30]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Haggle and Double Haggle]]" / "[[The Royal Visitor (The Gary Coleman Show)|The Royal Visitor]]" | | "[[Haggle and Double Haggle]]" / "[[The Royal Visitor (The Gary Coleman Show)|The Royal Visitor]]" | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
| November 6, 1982 | | [[November 6]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Future Tense]]" / "[[Dr. Livingston, I Presume]]" | | "[[The Future Tense]]" / "[[Dr. Livingston, I Presume]]" | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
| November 13, 1982 | | [[November 13]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Haggle's Luck]]" / "[[Head in the Clouds]]" | | "[[Haggle's Luck]]" / "[[Head in the Clouds]]" | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
| November 20, 1982 | | [[November 20]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Teacher's Pest]]" / "[[Andy Sings the Blues]]" | | "[[Teacher's Pest]]" / "[[Andy Sings the Blues]]" | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
| November 27, 1982 | | [[November 27]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Easy Money]]" / "[[Take My Tonsils -Please-]]" | | "[[Easy Money]]" / "[[Take My Tonsils -Please-]]" | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
| December 4, 1982 | | [[December 4]], 1982 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Prettiest Girl in Oakville]]" / "[[Mack's Snow Job]]" | | "[[The Prettiest Girl in Oakville]]" / "[[Mack's Snow Job]]" | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
| December 11, 1982 | | [[December 11]], 1982 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[ | * [[Gary Coleman]] as [[Andy LaBeau]] | ||
* [[Jennifer Darling]] as [[Angelica]] | * [[Jennifer Darling]] as [[Angelica]] | ||
* [[Sidney Miller]] as [[Hornswoggle]] | * [[Sidney Miller]] as [[Hornswoggle]] | ||
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* [[Lauren Anders]] as [[Chris (Gary Coleman Show)|Chris]] | * [[Lauren Anders]] as [[Chris (Gary Coleman Show)|Chris]] | ||
* [[Geoffrey Gordon]] as [[Haggle]] | * [[Geoffrey Gordon]] as [[Haggle]] | ||
* [[Steve Schatzberg]] as [[Mack]] | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
* In the ''Comic Book Men'' episode "Holy Zap Copter" | * In the ''Comic Book Men'' episode "Holy Zap Copter," Walt thought ''The Gary Coleman Show'' was the most outlandish cartoon. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 23 February 2023
| The Gary Coleman Show | |
|---|---|
 Gary Coleman could be somewhere on Earth right now helping kids. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 18—December 11, 1982 |
| Starring | Gary Coleman Jennifer Darling Sidney Miller Calvin Mason LaShana Dendy Jerry Houser Julie McWhirter Dees Lauren Anders Geoffrey Gordon Steve Schatzberg |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott Iwao Takamoto |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Cliff Roberts |
| Director(s) | George Gordon Bob Hathcock Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora |
The Gary Coleman Show is an American animated comedy television series produced Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1982, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. The TV series is a spin-off, although only loosely inspired, by the NBC movie, The Kid with the Broken Halo, which starred Gary Coleman as the lead.
The series is essentially the same with Coleman reprising his role as Andy LeBeau, who is training to become a full-fledged guardian angel by doing good deeds, but this time for a group of kids in the town of Oakville. To communicate with the kids and other humans of Earth, he must remove his halo, which allows him to become visible. In his angel form, he has all kinds of magical powers. He also serves under a supervisor called Angelica (opposed to Blake, played by Robert Guillaume in the film). While he slips up on his own mistakes, he is also tormented by the challenges presented to him by an opposing demon called Hornswoggle, who is always determined to make sure Andy fails. Hornswoggle only makes himself visible to Andy, so he can never get help from Angelica to permanently rid himself of Hornswoggle.
Casey Kasem went uncredited for narrating the premise of the show in the opening theme song, as well as continuity for commercial breaks for the original NBC run. In reruns on Cartoon Network, the narration was removed.
Despite Coleman not playing himself as the name of the series suggests, he did eventually play himself in animated form as an adult in 2001 for the Night of the Living Doo TV special.
Production
Development
Coleman was signed onto NBC to star in a cartoon series for them, which Hanna-Barbera took the job of producing, but not before Joseph Barbera had to pitch and receive ideas from a 14-year-old Coleman himself, which Barbera found extremely unpleasant, as the first hour of the meeting involved Coleman telling Barbera how Space Ghost should be rerun more, and being critical of how he didn't like Godzilla and that Scooby-Doo had gotten stale.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Title | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Fouled Up Fossils" / "Going, Going, Gone" | 1x01 | September 18, 1982 |
| "You Oughtta' Be in Pictures" / "Derby Daze" | 1x02 | September 25, 1982 |
| "Hornswoggle's Hoax" / "Calamity Canine" | 1x03 | October 2, 1982 |
| "Cupid Andy" / "Space Odd-Essey" | 1x04 | October 9, 1982 |
| "Hornswoggle's New Leaf" / "Keep On Movin' On" | 1x05 | October 16, 1982 |
| "Mansion Madness" / "Wuthering Kites" | 1x06 | October 23, 1982 |
| "In the Swim" / "Put Up or Fix Up" | 1x07 | October 30, 1982 |
| "Haggle and Double Haggle" / "The Royal Visitor" | 1x08 | November 6, 1982 |
| "The Future Tense" / "Dr. Livingston, I Presume" | 1x09 | November 13, 1982 |
| "Haggle's Luck" / "Head in the Clouds" | 1x10 | November 20, 1982 |
| "Teacher's Pest" / "Andy Sings the Blues" | 1x11 | November 27, 1982 |
| "Easy Money" / "Take My Tonsils -Please-" | 1x12 | December 4, 1982 |
| "The Prettiest Girl in Oakville" / "Mack's Snow Job" | 1x13 | December 11, 1982 |
Cast
- Gary Coleman as Andy LaBeau
- Jennifer Darling as Angelica
- Sidney Miller as Hornswoggle
- Calvin Mason as Spence
- LaShana Dendy as Tina
- Jerry Houser as Bartholomew
- Julie McWhirter Dees as Lydia
- Lauren Anders as Chris
- Geoffrey Gordon as Haggle
- Steve Schatzberg as Mack
In popular culture
- In the Comic Book Men episode "Holy Zap Copter," Walt thought The Gary Coleman Show was the most outlandish cartoon.
References
- ^ Evanier, Mark (May 28, 2010). "Gary Coleman, R.I.P.". News From ME. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
