Heathcliff (1980 TV series)
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| Heathcliff | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Heathcliff and Dingbat Heathcliff and Marmaduke |
| Genre | Animated series |
| Created by | George Gately (Heathcliff character) Brad Anderson (Marmaduke character) Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Voices of | Mel Blanc June Foray Paul Winchell Henry Corden Ted Zeigler |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Eisenberg |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ruby-Spears Productions McNaught Syndicate United Features Syndicate (season 2) |
| Distributor | Filmways (season 1) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original run | October 4, 1980 – September 18, 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Heathcliff (1984) |
Heathcliff is an animated TV series that debuted on October 4, 1980. It was the first series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran until September 18, 1982 with a total of 25 episodes, under two different names (see next paragraph).
The first season ("Heathcliff and Dingbat") ran for 13 episodes and included backup segments with Dingbat and the Creeps, who was created for the show. Dingbat and the Creeps was a Halloween-themed cartoon where Dingbat, a vampire dog, Spare Rib, a skeleton, and Nobody, a jack-o-lantern were deported from Transylvania for not being evil, and made their way trying to help others. The second season ("Heathcliff and Marmaduke") ran for 12 episodes and featured backup segments with fellow comic strip character Marmaduke (although the Marmaduke segments are actually the first to be seen in each half-hour show).
Reruns can be seen occasionally on Boomerang, however in recent months only the second season ("Heathcliff and Marmaduke") has been shown.
Two years after this show ended, another one based on Heathcliff was produced by DIC, which was called simply "Heathcliff", although for distinction this series is usually referred to by the expanded title of "Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats".
[edit] Cast
- Mel Blanc as Heathcliff and Spike
- June Foray as Iggy, Muggsy, Grandma, Sonja, and Marcy
- Paul Winchell as Marmaduke
- Henry Corden as Clem
- Ted Zeigler as Grandpa
- Hal Smith as Additional Voices
- Avery Schreiber as Additional Voices
- Alan Dinehart as Additional Voices
- Don Messick as Spare Rib, Nobody and Additional Voices
- Henry Corden as Additional Voices
- Marilyn Schreffler as Additional Voices
- Frank Welker as Dingbat
[edit] Credits
- Executive Producers: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
- Directors: Charles A. Nichols, John Kimball
- Story: Tony Benedict, Don Jurwich, Tom Dagenais, Gordon Kent, Jack Enyart, Kayte Kuch, Paul Haggis, Michael Maurer, Jack Hanrahan, Jim McNamara, Mark Jones, Sandy Sandifer, Mark Shiney
- Supervising Story Direction: Gordon Kent
- Story Direction: Emily Kong, Alex Lovy, Tom Minton
- Voice Direction: Alan Dinehart
- Title Song Sung by: Scatman Crothers
- Heathcliff Created by: George Gately
- Marmaduke Created by: Brad Anderson
- Layout Supervision: Larry Huber
- Layout: Peter Alvarado, Paul Gruwell, Wayne Becker, Mario Piluso, Kathleen Carr, Bill Reed, Jaime Diaz, Wallace Sides, Hak Ficq, Robert Zamboni, Ian McKenzie
- Background Layout Supervision: David High
- Background Layout: John F. Guerin, Bruce Zick
- Model Supervision: Ric Gonzalez
- Models: Alan B. Huck
- Animation Supervision: Al Gaviota, Bill Reed
- Background Styling: Eric Semones
- Color Key: Bunny Semones
- Titles: Bill Perez
- Lettering: Bob Schaefer
- Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Production Coordinator: Loretta High
- Animation Checking: Stephen Carr, Patty Burns, Patricia Blackburn, Norell Nixon
- Assistants to the Executive Producers: Erika Grossbart, Kayte Kuch
- Production Assistants: Joyce Benson, Bryna Melnick, Cathy Rose, Debby Ruby, Teri Taylor
- Studio Manager: Jeff Cooke
- Music: Dean Elliott
- Supervising Film Editor: Chip Yaras
- Effects Editors: Karla McGregor, Kevin Spears
- Music Editor: Mark Shiney
- Negative Cutter: Mary Nelson
- Laboratory: C.F.I.
- Re-Recording: T.V.R.
