Wonder Wheels

Wonder Wheels
The style used for each episode's title card.
Network	CBS
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Original release	September 10—December 24, 1977
Starring	Micky Dolenz Susan Davis Don Messick
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols Chris Cuddington

Wonder Wheels is a series of animated segments as part of the Skatebirds, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS's Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in 1977, airing 16 episodes that spanned one season.

High school journalist, Willie Wheeler and his girlfriend Dooley solve crimes with the help of his shape-shifting motorcycle, Wonder Wheels. At any time Willie goes into action, his beat-up motorcycle transforms itself into a robust and heroic vehicle with a mind of its own.

Episodes

Episode	Original air date
1x01 "The County Fair"	September 10, 1977
1x02 "The Rustlers"	September 17, 1977
1x03 "The Skyscraper"	September 24, 1977
1x04 "The Gold Train Robbery"	October 1, 1977
1x05 "The Snowmen"	October 8, 1977
1x06 "The Vanishing Prince"	October 15, 1977
1x07 "The Ghost Town"	October 22, 1977
1x08 "Double Trouble"	October 29, 1977
1x09 "The U.F.O."	November 5, 1977
1x10 "The Hermits' Horde"	November 12, 1977
1x11 "The Air Race"	November 19, 1977
1x12 "The Animals"	November 26, 1977
1x13 "The Idol's Eye"	December 3, 1977
1x14 "The Race Horse"	December 10, 1977
1x15 "The Studio Steal"	December 17, 1977
1x16 "The Golden Globe"	December 24, 1977

Cast

• Micky Dolenz as Willie Wheeler
• Susan Davis as Dooley Lawrence
• Don Messick as Wonder Wheels