Korg: 70,000 B.C.
| Korg: 70,000 B.C. | |
|---|---|
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| 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 in 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 | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Blind Hunter" | 1x01 | September 7, 1974 |
| "The Exile" | 1x02 | September 14, 1974 |
| "The Big Water" | 1x03 | September 21, 1974 |
| "The Eclipse of the Sun" | 1x04 | September 28, 1974 |
| "Trapped" | 1x05 | October 5, 1974 |
| "The Story of Lumi" | 1x06 | October 12, 1974 |
| "The Running Fight" | 1x07 | October 19, 1974 |
| "The Beach People" | 1x08 | October 26, 1974 |
| "The Ancient One" | 1x09 | November 2, 1974 |
| "Tor's First Hunt" | 1x10 | November 9, 1974 |
| "Magic Claws" | 1x11 | November 16, 1974 |
| "The Hill People" | 1x12 | November 23, 1974 |
| "The River" | 1x13 | November 30, 1974 |
| "The Web" | 1x14 | December 7, 1974 |
| "The Picture Maker" | 1x15 | December 14, 1974 |
| "Ree and the Wolf" | 1x16 | December 21, 1974 |
| "Bok Loses Courage" | 1x17 | December 28, 1974 |
| "Moving Rock" | 1x18 | January 4, 1975 |
| "The Guide" | 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
References
- ^ (September 7, 1974). The Des Moines Register, page 22. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
