Fangface (TV series)
- This article is for the TV series. For other uses, see Fangface.
| Fangface | |
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| Created by | Jerry Eisenberg |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Ruby-Spears |
| Distributor | Filmways |
| Original release | September 9, 1978—November 10, 1979 |
| Run time | 22 minutes |
| Starring | Frank Welker Jerry Dexter Bart Braverman Susan Blu |
| Executive producer(s) | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Music composed by | Dean Elliott |
| Writer(s) | Norman Maurer Mark Jones Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser |
| Director(s) | Rudy Larriva |
Fangface is an American animated mystery-horror comedy television series created by Jerry Eisenberg. It was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. Every episode was produced by Jerry Eisenberg and directed by Rudy Larriva. It ran from 1978 to 1979, airing 24 episodes that spanned two seasons. The series was created as a "clone" and competition to Hanna-Barbera's The Scooby-Doo Show, which was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for ABC, a couple of years before in 1976, and previously Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! for CBS in 1969.
Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth transforms into a werewolf whenever there is a full moon, but has no memory of it and his mystery-solving friends don't have the heart to tell him.
Production
Development
Jerry Eisenberg created and designed the character of Fangface.
Casting
Music
The music was composed by Dean Elliott.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 9, 1978 |
| 1x02 | September 20, 1978 |
| 1x03 | September 23, 1978 |
| 1x04 | September 30, 1978 |
| 1x05 | October 7, 1978 |
| 1x06 | October 14, 1978 |
| 1x07 | October 21, 1978 |
| 1x08 | October 28, 1978 |
| 1x09 | November 4, 1978 |
| 1x10 | November 11, 1978 |
| 1x11 | November 18, 1978 |
| 1x12 | November 25, 1978 |
| 1x13 | December 2, 1978 |
| 1x14 | December 9, 1978 |
| 1x15 | December 16, 1978 |
| 1x16 | December 23, 1978 |
| 2x01 | September 22, 1979 |
| 2x02 | September 19, 1979 |
| 2x03 | October 6, 1979 |
| 2x04 | October 13, 1979 |
| 2x05 | October 20, 1979 |
| 2x06 | October 27, 1979 |
| 2x07 | November 3, 1979 |
| 2x08 | November 10, 1979 |
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 9, 1978 on ABC
Cast
- Frank Welker as Fangface/Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth, Fangpuss/Baby Fangs
- Jerry Dexter as Biff
- Bart Braverman as Puggsy
- Susan Blu as Kim
Legacy
In 2008, it all went full circle, when Fangface was had a cameo in a magic book in the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King.
In 2025, Fangface will guest star in the episode of Jellystone! episode "Heavens to Murgatroyd," in which he is not the alter ego of Sherman, but instead the alter ego of El Kabong in Jabberjaw's book.
Merchandise
Home media
Worldvision Home Video released the first VHS in 1983, which was simply called Fangface, containing "A Heap of Trouble" and "A Creep from the Deep." The second VHS was released by Worldvision Home Video in 1986, called Spooky Spoofs, and contained "Great Ape Escape" and "Dinosaur Daze." Both VHSes contain season one episodes, but refer to Fangpuss from the second season, first with a picture on the back of the first VHS, and credited Frank Welker as Fangpuss on the back of the second VHS, but neither VHS feature episodes with Fangpuss.
Reading material
In 1978, Grosset & Dunlap published a coloring activity book called The Fangface Activity Book.
Grosset & Dunlap adapted two episodes into children's books called A Heap of Trouble and A Time Machine Trip to a Pirate's Trip, in 1979 and 1980, respectively.
Audio stories
In 1979, Peter Pan Records released 12 inch LP record called Fangface with four stories (two on each side) recorded by the show's cast.
Toys and games
In 1979, Parker Brothers released a board game called Fangface. In the same year, Parisi International released a stuffed doll of Fangface.
