The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole is an animated television series produced by Beverly Hills Productions and syndicated beginning on September 6, 1958. The show's characters were a boy and a bear who hunted down bad guys. The show was made in three and a half-minute episodes, with ten parts comprising each story. It was most frequently shown one episode a day as part of a local station's afternoon children's programming.[3] The show remained in production until 1961.[4][5]
September 6, 1958 (1958-09-06) – September 9, 1961 (1961-09-09)[2]
According to Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003:
"Ultra-chintzy both in concept and execution... Spunky and Tadpole was given a big-bucks promotional sendoff in 1958 by its first syndicator, Guild Films. A major TV distributor of the period thanks to such valuable properties as the Liberace Show and the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoons, Guild secured bookings for Spunky and Tadpole in several top markets, promising a series that would appeal equally to grownups and children. Competition from stronger syndies like Huckleberry Hound and the Three Stooges shorts caused Spunky and Tadpole to fall by the wayside, and when Guild disappeared in a merger at the end of the 1950s, the cartoons were shunted around to several minor distributors. Offered at bargain rates to less affluent stations in smaller markets, Spunky and Tadpole continued to play unobtrusively into the mid-1960s."[6]
Actress Corinne Calvet and her husband were originally vice-presidents of Beverly Hills Productions, but withdrew from the company after shady fund-raising practices on the part of president and producer Ed Janis attracted the attention of the Better Business Bureau and were reported on by Variety.
^Terrace, Vincent (July 1979). The complete encyclopedia of television programs, 1947-1979 (2nd ed.). United States: A.S. Barnes. p. 919. ISBN0498021777.
^"NewspaperArchive® | spunky tadpole 1961 historic newspaper articles including obituaries, births, marriages, divorces and arrests". newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 269–270. ISBN0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^"The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
^Erickson, Hal. Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003. McFarland & Company; 2nd edition (June 30, 2005), ISBN978-0786420995
^Markstein, Don. "Spunky and Tadpole". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Episode Guide -Beverly Hills Prods". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole is an animated television series produced by Beverly Hills Productions and syndicated beginning on September 6 1958 The show s characters were a boy and a bear who hunted down bad guys The show was made in three and a half minute episodes with ten parts comprising each story It was most frequently shown one episode a day as part of a local station s afternoon children s programming 3 The show remained in production until 1961 4 5 The Adventures of Spunky and TadpoleGenreComedyWritten byArt MooreDirected byArt MooreVoices ofJoan GardnerDon MessickEd JanisOpening theme The Toy Shop Window by Roger RogerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes150 1 ProductionProducerEd JanisProduction companyBeverly Hills ProductionsReleaseOriginal networkSyndicationOriginal releaseSeptember 6 1958 1958 09 06 September 9 1961 1961 09 09 2 According to Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 Ultra chintzy both in concept and execution Spunky and Tadpole was given a big bucks promotional sendoff in 1958 by its first syndicator Guild Films A major TV distributor of the period thanks to such valuable properties as the Liberace Show and the Warner Bros Looney Tunes theatrical cartoons Guild secured bookings for Spunky and Tadpole in several top markets promising a series that would appeal equally to grownups and children Competition from stronger syndies like Huckleberry Hound and the Three Stooges shorts caused Spunky and Tadpole to fall by the wayside and when Guild disappeared in a merger at the end of the 1950s the cartoons were shunted around to several minor distributors Offered at bargain rates to less affluent stations in smaller markets Spunky and Tadpole continued to play unobtrusively into the mid 1960s 6 Actress Corinne Calvet and her husband were originally vice presidents of Beverly Hills Productions but withdrew from the company after shady fund raising practices on the part of president and producer Ed Janis attracted the attention of the Better Business Bureau and were reported on by Variety Contents 1 Voices 2 Episodes 3 References 4 External linksVoices EditThe voice cast included 7 Joan Gardner Spunky Don Messick Tadpole Ed Janis TadpoleEpisodes EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2019 Title Original air date1 Abdul the Boo Boo September 6 1958 1958 09 06 2 Another Race in Outer Space September 13 1958 1958 09 13 3 Doin s in the Ruins September 20 1958 1958 09 20 4 Prisoner of Zinda September 27 1958 1958 09 27 5 The Bugle Will Blow October 4 1958 1958 10 04 6 The Count of San Francisco October 11 1958 1958 10 11 7 Counterspies in Secret Guise October 18 1958 1958 10 18 8 A Message to Marcia October 25 1958 1958 10 25 9 The Mixed Up Monster November 1 1958 1958 11 01 10 North Pole Caper November 8 1958 1958 11 08 11 Buried Treasure November 15 1958 1958 11 15 12 Circus Craze November 22 1958 1958 11 22 13 The Smugglers November 29 1958 1958 11 29 14 Secret of Cactus Corners December 6 1958 1958 12 06 15 The Frozen Planet December 13 1958 1958 12 13 16 The Private Eyes December 20 1958 1958 12 20 17 Moon Trip December 27 1958 1958 12 27 18 London Mystery January 3 1959 1959 01 03 19 Casaba Capers January 10 1959 1959 01 10 20 Out of Place in Outer Space January 17 1959 1959 01 17 21 The Oozie Wangle Story January 24 1959 1959 01 24 8 References Edit Terrace Vincent July 1979 The complete encyclopedia of television programs 1947 1979 2nd ed United States A S Barnes p 919 ISBN 0498021777 NewspaperArchive spunky tadpole 1961 historic newspaper articles including obituaries births marriages divorces and arrests newspaperarchive com Retrieved 6 October 2019 Woolery George W 1983 Children s Television The First Thirty Five Years 1946 1981 Part 1 Animated Cartoon Series Scarecrow Press pp 269 270 ISBN 0 8108 1557 5 Retrieved 22 March 2020 The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole IMDb com Retrieved 2015 04 04 Toontracker Toontracker com Retrieved 2015 04 04 Erickson Hal Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 McFarland amp Company 2nd edition June 30 2005 ISBN 978 0786420995 Markstein Don Spunky and Tadpole Don Markstein s Toonopedia Retrieved 2 April 2020 DataBase The Big Cartoon The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Episode Guide Beverly Hills Prods Big Cartoon DataBase BCDB Retrieved 5 October 2019 External links EditSpunky and Tadpole at Don Markstein s Toonopedia Archived from the original on August 8 2017 The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole at IMDb The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole at The Big Cartoon DataBase https tralfaz blogspot com 2015 06 psst wanna buy cartoon html This animated television series related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole amp oldid 1093647337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
