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'''''The Gary Coleman Show''''' is an American animated comedy television series co-produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[NBC]]' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran during the fall of 1982, airing 13 episodes. 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 Gary Coleman Show''''' is an American animated comedy television series co-produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran during the fall of 1982, airing 13 episodes. 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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| The Gary Coleman Show | |
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| File:GCS title card.png On-screen title card. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 18-December 11, 1982 |
| Starring | Gary Coleman Jennifer Darling Sidney Miller |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna William Hanna |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | George Gordon Bob Hathcock Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora |
The Gary Coleman Show is an American animated comedy television series co-produced Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran during the fall of 1982, airing 13 episodes. 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
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
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, 1986 |
| "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
In popular culture
- In the Comic Book Men episode "Holy Zap Copter", Walt thought The Gary Coleman Show was the most outlandish cartoon.
