Korg: 70,000 B.C.
| Korg: 70,000 B.C. | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | DFS Program Exchange |
| Original release | September 7, 1974―January 18, 1975 |
| Run time | 21 minutes |
| Starring | Jim Malinda Bill Ewing Naomi Pollack Christopher Man Charles Morteo Janelle Pransky Burgess Meredith |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Fred Frieberger Dick O'Connor Carolyn Boch |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Fred Frieberger |
| Director(s) | Irving J. Moore |
Korg: 70,000 B.C. is an American live-action educational drama television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1974 to 1975, airing 19 episodes that spanned one season.
The Korg family, neanderthals only limited by their environment in the Ice Age, overcome the trials and tribulations of everyday life, while they continue to discover new things.
The series is similar to the then-concurrent prehistoric-themed animated TV series Valley of the Dinosaurs.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
It was originally announced as Krog,[1] and some newspapers in the week of its premiere still listed it as such.
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul De Korte.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 7, 1974 |
| 1x02 | September 14, 1974 |
| 1x03 | September 21, 1974 |
| 1x04 | September 28, 1974 |
1x05
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October 5, 1974 |
| 1x06 | October 12, 1974 |
| 1x07 | October 19, 1974 |
| 1x08 | October 26, 1974 |
| 1x09 | November 2, 1974 |
| 1x10 | November 9, 1974 |
| 1x11 | November 16, 1974 |
| 1x12 | November 23, 1974 |
| 1x13 | November 30, 1974 |
1x14
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December 7, 1974 |
| 1x17 | December 14, 1974 |
| 1x16 | December 21, 1974 |
| 1x17 | December 28, 1974 |
| 1x18 | January 4, 1975 |
| 1x19 | January 18, 1975 |
Cast
- Jim Malinda as Korg
- Bill Ewing as Bok
- Naomi Pollack as Mara
- Christopher Man as Tor
- Janelle Pransky as Ree
- Burgess Meredith as the Narrator
Merchandise
Home media
On December 11, 2012, the Warner Archive Collection released the series on DVD as Korg: 70,000 B.C.: The Complete Series.
Reading material
Between 1975 and 1976, Charlton Comics published an ongoing comic book series of the same name, which lasted nine issues.
Board game
In 1974, Milton Bradley created a board game based on the series called The Korg: 70,000 B.C. Game.
References
- ^ (September 7, 1974). The Des Moines Register, page 22. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
