Clue Club
- This article is about the TV series. For the mystery-solving group, see Clue Club (team).
| Clue Club | |
|---|---|
 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
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
- Paul Winchell as Woofer
- 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
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.
