Casper and the Angels

Casper and the Angels
Genre	Animation
Directed by	George Gordon Ray Patterson Carl Urbano
Voices of	Julie McWhirter Diana McCannon Laurel Page John Stephenson
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Alex Lovy Art Scott
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 22, 1979 – May 3, 1980

Casper and the Angels is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and aired for one season (1979–80) on NBC. Casper the Friendly Ghost was a guardian angel for two female motorcycle space cops named Minnie (who was rather ditzy and had a Southern accent) and Maxie (who was a much more intelligent African-American woman) in the year 2179. They were joined by a rambunctious ghost named Hairy Scary, who would scare villains and troublemakers, but unlike most other ghosts, was accepting of the fact that Casper was a gentle ghost who did not like to scare people. The show was apparently Hanna-Barbera's second attempt to cash in on the popularity of Charlie's Angels, the first being Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (Laurel Page also voiced for that show).

Twenty-six 15-minute segments shown as thirteen 30-minute episodes were produced, as well as two 1979 television specials: Casper's Halloween Special and Casper's First Christmas.The show was shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang for a few years.

Cast

• Julie McWhirter - Casper
• Diana McCannon - Space Patrol Officer Maxie
• Laurel Page - Space Patrol Officer Minnie
• John Stephenson - Hairy Scary, Commander

Episode list

Two segments aired per 30-minute episode:

Nº	Title	Air date
1	"Casper's Golden Chance / Space Circus"	22 September 1979
Casper's Golden Chance: Minnie and Maxie try to track down space hijackers who are after a gold bullion, while Hairy Scary tries to teach Casper to scare. Space Circus: Casper and Hairy Scary go to the Space Circus, where a diamond smuggler gets a pickup. With Minnie and Maxie in pursuit, Casper and Hairy catch the smuggler.
2	"Casper Ghosts West / Casper's Camp Out"	29 September 1979
Casper Ghosts West: Minnie and Maxie have an assignment to protect Sandy Gulch from thugs disguised as ghosts. Hairy Scary takes the liberty of scaring the phony ghosts. Casper's Camp Out: Maxie and Minnie are assigned to be camp directors. A river dam receives damage, but Casper arranges help before it arrives.
3	"Strike Four / The Space Pirate"	6 October 1979
Strike Four: Minnie, Maxie and Casper go to baseball stadium to keep an eye on Don Button who is the Space City Dogers champion, but someone is impersonating him. The Space Pirate: Minnie and Maxie search for Captain Spacebeard, while Casper and Hairy Scary board his ship. Together they stop Spacebeard before he can execute his plan to rob a bank.
4	"Ship-Wrecked / The Cat Burglar"	13 October 1979
Ship-Wrecked: Minnie and Maxie drive a new Space Bus, but Hairy Scary accidentally gets them stranded on a remote planet. After an encounter with the savage inhabitants, they all escape. The Cat Burglar: Nerdley and Fundo investigate a cat burglary, but Minnie and Maxie take over where they fail. With Hairy Scary's help they set a trap to catch the cat burglar.
5	"Something Fishy / The Smiling Lisa"	20 October 1979
Something Fishy: The Angels, Casper and Hairy Scary go to the Space Aquarium, but the seal Snowy gets held for ransom. After rescuing Snowy, Hairy proceeds to pursue the culprits. The Smiling Lisa: Minnie and Maxie are sent to safeguard the Smiling Lisa, but when Casper and Hairy Scary come it is stolen. They find out it was stolen by an imposter who after the insurance money.
6	"A Pocket Full O'Schemes / A Tale of Two Trashmen"	27 October 1979
A Pocket Full O'Schemes: Minnie and Maxie search for a pickpocket called the Snatcher who steals things that he doesn't really want. When they do catch him there is a dispute on who gets the credit. A Tale of Two Trashmen: The Angels, Casper and Hairy Scary investigate a burglary. The refuse collectors salvage the stolen items in their scow. The Angels and ghosts track and catch them.
7	"Fatula / T.V. or Not T.V."	3 November 1979
Fatula: Fatula plots revenge on Minnie and Maxie who convicted him. Fatula lures the Angels into trap, but Casper and Hairy Scary come to the rescue. T.V. or Not T.V.: Minnie and Maxie have been awarded to star on television. At the same time Slippery Sam has escaped prison, but before he can make a fool of the Angels, Casper and Hairy Scary scare him away.
8	"Gone to the Dogs / Private Eyeball to Eyeball"	10 November 1979
Gone to the Dogs: Casper gets a dog called Sunspot. The dog however is not his to keep and a dog catcher is stealing owners' dogs. Hairy Scary goes as a dog catch the dog catcher. Private Eyeball to Eyeball: Hairy Scary volunteers to be a private eye. The crooked detective Snoopy is after the gold bullion Minnie and Maxie are guarding. Casper saves the Angels and gets Snoopy under arrest.
9	"Champ for a Day / The Ghost Robbers"	17 November 1979
10	"Aunt Mary Scarey / The Ice Heist"	24 November 1979
Aunt Mary Scarey: Hairy tries to impress his Aunt Mary by pretending to be Police Commander. The Ice Heist: he ghosts help the angels uncover jewel thieves at the space towers hotel.
11	"A Shoplifting Experience / The Impossible Scream"	1 December 1979
12	"Prehistoric Hi-Jinx / The Commander Is Missing"	8 December 1979
13	"Love at First Fright / Saving Grace in Outer Space"	15 December 1979

Home media

On September 5, 1996, Turner Home Entertainment released Casper: Stars & Frights on VHS. This release contains 5 episodes from the series. It has been discontinued and is now out of print.

External links

• Casper and the Angels at the Internet Movie Database
• Casper and the Angels at TV.com
• Casper and the Angels @ The Big Cartoon DataBase