Funshine Friday: The New Adventures of Gilligan

Filmation’s animated series The New Adventures of Gilligan first aired on Saturday mornings on ABC in September of 1974. The series ran through 1975 and 24 episodes were produced. A batch of re-runs were shown during the ’76-’77 season and … Continue reading

Show Toppers: ‘Wait Till Your Father Gets Home’ (1972-74)

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home intro,1972 Hanna-Barbera’s Wait Till Your Father Gets Home made its debut on primetime TV in 1972 and ran until 1974. 48 episodes were produced. After The Flintstones and before The Simpsons came along, Wait … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Baggy Pants & The Nitwits’ (1977)

DePatie-Freleng’s Baggy Pants & The Nitwits is one of those animated shows not currently available for sale and still lost in the recesses of your childhood mind. This one only rang a bell with me when I saw the characters … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Emergency +4’ (1973)

Universal Television contracted Fred Calvert Productions to produce two seasons of Emergency +4 and they originally aired September, 1973 through 1975. This animated offshoot of the live-action Emergency! series featured the voices of Randolph Mantooth (John Gage) and Kevin Tighe … Continue reading