Childhood Memories
Titles I saw on TV, on tape or in a movie theater in my childhood, and made some kind of impact on my young self. Some of these I own and cherish even to this day, and some I only have vague images of. This list was partly created for the reason to hunt down half-forgotten memories, give them shape, and collect them in one place for future reference.
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- [American series; pack of dogs lost in the Australian wilderness after a plane crash, searching for the lead puppy's (spaniel? beagle?) young owner] - found: "The Puppy's Further Adventures" (1983-1984); I may have been wrong about Australia, though; somehow an episode with dingos got etched into my mind.
- [German series (?): a friendly company of insects living in the grass like it's woodland.] - found: "Ferdy, die Ameise" (1984).
- [Japanese anime series: spaceship capable of morphing into a giant robot fights a group of other robots, and when they get destroyed, they fall into a million small shards (at least this the scene I still carry around in my memories).] - probably found: I'm pretty sure it was some incarnation of the "Gundam" franchise; I put the 1979 series "Mobile Suit Gundam" onto the list to represent it.
- Australian children's movie: a young girl named Katy gets shrunk down to the size of an insect. The part where she is small is animated, the rest (the tail-ends of the movie) is live-action.
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- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloWilliam PennellBonnie PoePopeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach, and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks.Represents here all the Popeye cartoons (short or series), of which this was the first.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyOrestes CalpiniStarsJessica DragonetteLanny RossPinto ColvigA doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaHarry LangBob LaztnyTom (Jasper) gets told that if he breaks one more thing he is getting thrown out, so Jerry (Jinx) tries his best to make Jasper "Get the Boot".Represents here all the Tom & Jerry cartoons (short or series), of which this was the first.
- DirectorSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyHerman BingRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
- StarsBenny HillJeremy HawkPatricia HayesBritish comedy TV variety series starring Benny Hill containing episodes aired for the BBC (1955-1968).
- StarsGuy WilliamsGene SheldonHenry CalvinDon Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.
- CreatorZdenek MilerStarsAntonín JedlickaPetr KyselaViola ZinkováAdventures of silent mole who is his own master in this vast world.Chech: "Krtek"
Slovak: "Krtko"
Hungarian: "Kisvakond" - StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickDoug YoungThe adventures of a blue dog with a southern accent.Also featured:
Yogi Bear
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Hokey Wolf - StarsDaws ButlerDoug YoungDon MessickQuick Draw Mcgraw was a dimwitted and lanky mustang (horse) who caused much chaos in the Old West. If he could get his own six shooter out of his holster at all, he would usually shoot the wrong man. His partner, a Mexican burro name Baba Looie, was always trying to help Quick Draw as much as he could. Also on the show were cartoons featuring Snooper and Blabber, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy.Also featured:
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
Snooper and Blooper - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedMel BlancJean Vander PylThe misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.Flintstones #1
- DirectorClyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeWolfgang ReithermanStarsRod TaylorBetty Lou GersonJ. Pat O'MalleyWhen a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJimmy WeldonYogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers' picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.Also featured:
Snugglepuss
Yakky Doddle - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsArnold StangMaurice GosfieldMarvin KaplanTop Cat is the leader of a group of alley cats, always trying to cheat someone.
- StarsMel BlancAlan ReedBill ThompsonA clash of a variety of different characters.Featured:
Wally Gator
Touché Turtle
Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har-Har - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonJanet WaldoMel BlancThe misadventures of a futuristic family.Jetsons #1
- StarsAllan MelvinDon MessickHoward MorrisMagilla Gorilla is a gorilla who spends his time languishing in the front display window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop, eating bananas and being a drain on the businessman's finances.Also featured:
Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse
Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long [then: Brezzly and Sneezly] - CreatorDoug WildeyStarsMike RoadTim MathesonDon MessickThe Quest family and their bodyguard investigate strange phenomena and battle villains around the world.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickMel BlancThe sixth Hanna-Barbera syndicated cartoon after their departure from MGM starred Peter Potamus (a purple hippopotamus), and his traveling companion So-So (a monkey), who fly back and forth through time in a balloon participating in historic events. Whenever they get into serious enough trouble, as they do in every episode, Peter defeats his enemies with his trademark "Hippo Hurricane Hollar." Other cartoon shorts include, "Breezly and Sneely," and "Yippee, Yappee, and Yahooey."Also featured:
Breezly and Sneezly [then: Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long]
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsTed CassidyHoward MorrisHenry CordenThe Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show was an animated series which featured the pint sized hero Atom Ant and super-sleuth Secret Squirrel.[Hungarian: Atom Anti]
Also featured:
Precious Pupp [Hungarian: Cukorfalat]
The Hillbilly Bears [Hungarian: Mormogiék]
Secret Squirrel
Squiddly Diddly
Winsome Witch - DirectorNorman TokarStarsDean JonesSuzanne PleshetteCharles RugglesThe Garrisons live with a Great Dane who thinks he's a dainty dachshund. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles.
- StarsTed CassidyHal SmithPaul FreesThree cartoons packed into one half hour. Frankenstein Jr. was a robot constructed by a boy-genius to fight crime, The Impossibles were undercover agents disguised as a rock group.
- CreatorAlex TothStarsDon MessickGinny TylerGary OwensThe adventures of a space superhero who can become invisible and his sidekicks.Also featured:
Dino Boy - StarsChris AllenLucille BlissDon MessickAn evil space pirate schemes to steal a treasure map from a group of little kids in outer space.
- CreatorBruce GellerStarsPeter GravesBarbara BainGreg MorrisAn elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
- StarsKeith AndesDon MessickJohn StephensonA winged superhero who gets his powers from the sun battles various evildoers with the help of his eagle sidekick Avenger.Also featured:
The Galaxy Trio - CreatorAlex TothStarsVirginia GreggTed EcclesDon MessickKing Zandor and a group of bizarre creatures protect their futuristic kingdom from creatures from other galaxies.
- StarsBarney PhillipsJanet WaldoJerry DexterNancy and Chuck find a ring in the desert in two pieces. When they are joined, Shazzan the genie appears. He will help them every time they get in trouble.
- CreatorJack KirbyStan LeeStarsPaul FreesGerald MohrJack DeLeonFour costumed superheroes battle the world's most terrifying villains.
- StarsDon MessickRobert ResnickBarry BalkinA two-part Saturday morning cartoon from Hanna-Barbera. In the first part, Moby Dick is now a friendly whale, and a pet of young orphans Tom and Tub. Moby saves the two boys from the threats of sea-going villains. The second half follows the adventures of the titular Mighty Mightor. Tor is a teen-age caveman who, after helping an old hermit, received a magic club that transformed him into the super-powered Mightor. Along with his flying dinosaur pet Tog and his younger brother Li'l Rock, Mightor fought a never-ending battle against villainous stone-age baddies.
- StarsTim MathesonMel BlancJohn StephensonA boy and his dog are endowed with awesome powers to fight evil.
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsPeter UstinovDean JonesSuzanne PleshetteAn unassuming track coach accidentally invokes the spirit of a notorious pirate long believed dead, and who must now team up to lay the pirate to rest, and save a local hotel from a mobster.
- StarsThe Krofft PuppetsFrank AletterKim KahanaA pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.Also featured (beside the Banana Splits):
Arabian Knights
The Three Musketeers
Micro Ventures
Danger Island [live-action] - StarsAllan MelvinJohn StephensonHerb VigranThe adventures of Gary Gulliver and his search for his missing father.
- StarsPaul WinchellJohn StephensonDave WillockThe participants of an unusual car race compete around America.
- DirectorRoberto GavioliIn a valley, two groups of little ants - the organized and efficient Red ones and the lazy and defenseless Yellow ones - go into a war.Italian: "Putiferio va alla guerra"
Hungarian: "Szeleburdi, a hangyák királynője" - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsJanet WaldoMel BlancPaul WinchellThe Ant Hill Mob has to protect Penelope Pitstop from a murderous lawyer who is after her inheritance.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaAlex LovyStarsDon MessickPaul WinchellDick Dastardly leads a fighter plane group to try ineffectualy to stop a carrier pigeon.
- StarsMarty IngelsPaul LyndeAllan MelvinThe adventures of a band of southern beatnik cats.Also featured:
Around the World in 79 days
It's the Wolf
Motormouse and Autocat - CreatorJoe RubyKen SpearsJoseph BarberaStarsDon MessickCasey KasemNicole JaffeA group of teenage friends and their Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries, while returning from or going to a regular teenage function.Scooby Doo #1
- CreatorBob CampChuck TatelyStarsRich LittlePaul FreesDave BarryA classy, resourceful panther has plenty of hilarious misadventures, outwitting those who annoy him with his clever tricks.
- StarsEndre HarkányiIlona GyöriAttila NémethyThe Mézga family going a funny adventure around the world without money and ability to speaking other languages. They looking for an old friend who will pay everything.
- CreatorAleksandr KurlyandskiyArkadiy KhaytFeliks KamovStarsAnatoliy PapanovKlara RumyanovaIgor KhristenkoA long-years odyssey of Wolf to catch Hare. Comprehensive changes in the Soviet Union pass in the background.English: "Well, You Just Wait!"
Hungarian: "No, megállj csak!'" - DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisEva GaborSterling HollowayWith the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
- StarsEddie 'Rochester' AndersonRudy ClarkScatman CrothersThe adventures of a basketball comedy team.Harlem Globe Trotters #1
- StarsSherry AlberoniJerry DexterCathy DouglasAn up-and-coming pop-music group and its entourage get involved with strange mysteries while touring the world.Josie and the Pussycats #1
- StarsSally StruthersJay NorthAlan ReedThe misadventures of the children of the Flintstones and the Rubbles as teenagers.Flintstones #2
- StarsDaws ButlerPaul WinchellWilliam CallawayAnimated series centering on three bears who live in a zoo. Every now and then they try to sneak out of the zoo. So the zoo keeper and his assistant try to stop them or apprehend them when they do. They also have schemes which the zoo keeper has to take care of.
- StarsAllan MelvinHal SmithCasey KasemThree teenagers and the ghost of a patriot from the American Revolution set across the country to uphold justice and fight discrimination.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsChad WebberRobin KohnStephen SheaWhen Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her.
- StarsKeye LukeCynthia AdlerGene AndruscoCharlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his ten children and pet dog.
- StarsDave WillockStanley LivingstonDaws ButlerBy the same people that brought us "Flintstones, The" (1960), this similar cartoon was about people living in Rome in 63 A.D.
- StarsRoss MartinJohn StephensonJosh AlbeeCartoon adventure series that focused on a group of Oceanauts in their experimental complex on the ocean floor.
- StarsNicole JaffeCasey KasemDon MessickThe Mystery Inc. gang investigate more supernatural sightings with various guest stars and characters.Scooby Doo #2
- StarsJackie JosephCasey KasemJanet WaldoThe Pussycats and a pet-sized fluffy alien called Bleep, encounter strange new worlds, where they are often kidnapped by various alien races before escaping and attempting to return home.Josie and the Pussycats #2
- StarsGyula SzabóÉva SchubertHédi VáradiThe daily life of mellow guard dog Frakk the "terror of cats", his hapless elderly owners and their mischievous cats Lukrécia and Szerénke.
- StarsJudit Halász
- CreatorTalus TaylorAnnette TisonStarsRicet BarrierUlises OteroAllen SwiftThe Barbapapas are creatures that can change their form, and those are the adventures is this unusual family in his struggle to find his place in the planet while helping other people and animals
- StarsMel BlancArlene GolonkaChris AllenAnimated 'Saturday-morning' television cartoon about a race car.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJosh AlbeeSpinning off of the smash hit ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, Yogi's Ark Lark, Yogi's Gang took Yogi Bear and crew to the airwaves weekly to continue their environmentally minded missions.
- StarsPaul WinchellJo Ann HarrisRonnie SchellA dog, able to become temporarily invisible, and his human companions investigate mysteries involving the paranormal.
- StarsJudy StrangisMicky DolenzJohn StephensonThe globe-trotting adventures of a group of teenage spies masquerading as a rock-and-roll band.AKA: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids"
- StarsJamie FarrKathy GoriTed KnightAnimated childrens show about a private detective who's only a few inches tall. Aided by some normal sized teenagers, he solves a variety of mysteries.
- StarsJulie McWhirterMark HamillJoe BesserCalifornia teen Corey Anders finds a bottle containing a genie and her bumbling sidekick.
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsJosh AlbeeHoward CaineJohn CarverThe spooky family finds adventures while on a cross-country road trip in a camper shaped like their mansion.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsScatman CrothersJoe E. RossKathy GoriA kung-fu-fighting pup and his snickering cat sidekick battle crime.
- StarsStanley LivingstonMicky DolenzNorman AldenThree teenage circus performers travel the country solving mysteries.
- StarsShannon FarnonMike RoadKathy GoriAmerican science teacher John Butler along with his wife Kim and their two children Katie and Greg, as well as their dog Digger, are on a rafting trip on the Amazon river. As they are going down the river, their boat gets caught in a dangerous current and capsizes. They are pulled into a whirlpool. When they surface they find themselves in a prehistoric valley where they meet caveman Gorak, his wife Gara and their two children Lok and Tana. The two families soon become friends and Gorak and his family help the Butlers in their many attempts to find a way to return home while trying to survive in the valley.
- StarsGyula SzabóZsuzsa CsalaGyula BodrogiStories about the many incidents of Doctor Bubó and his patients.
- StarsDoris JensenKurt ZipsArthur HoldenThe story of a young bee named Maya and her adventures.
- CreatorSherm CohenTim HillTodd WhiteStarsKeenon DouglasBob DeloesHenry CordenA modern continuation of the original Tom and Jerry cartoon, where the cat-and-mouse duo are now close friends through a series of adventures and chaos.Also featured:
The Great Grape Ape Show
The Mumbly Cartoon Show - DirectorBill FeigenbaumStarsBurl IvesRobert MorleyPaul LyndeThe Sultan of Zanzibar has a problem--his harbor is infested with sharks. To solve the problem, he brings in twelve hippos to keep the sharks away, and it works. But once the hippos are no longer needed, they become a nuisance and are massacred by Aban Khan--all but one little hippo named Hugo. What will become of the last of the Zanzibar hippos?
- StarsPatricia StevensFrank WelkerCasey KasemScooby Doo and the gang solve mysteries; then Blue Falcon and Dynomutt fight crime in each two-part episode of this animated series.Features:
The Scooby Doo Show [Scooby Doo #3]
Dyno-Mutt, Dog Wonder - StarsPaul WinchellBob HastingsDavid JolliffeFour teenage siblings, whose late parents were friends of the county sheriff, run a private investigations agency out of their suburban residence.
- CreatorJoe RubyKen SpearsStarsTommy CookRegis CordicRon FeinbergThe futuristic undersea adventures of a goofy talking shark and his human musical band companions.
- StarsMarilyn SchrefflerCasey KasemDon MessickThe various Hanna Barbera characters compete in their own version of the Olympic Games.Features:
(Scooby Doo reruns)
Laff-a-Lympics
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
The Blue Falcon and Dyno-Mutt - StarsDaws ButlerHenry CordenChuck McCannSaturday morning cartoon series featuring the following segments: "The CB Bears", "Blast-Off Buzzard", "Heyyy, It's the King!", "Posse Impossible", "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Undercover Elephant".Also features:
Posse Impossible
Blast-Off Buzzard
Undercover Elephant
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Heyy, It's the King! - DirectorJohn LounsberyWolfgang ReithermanBen SharpsteenStarsSebastian CabotJunius MatthewsBarbara LuddyIn this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
- CreatorKogo HotomiStarsKei TomiyamaMami KoyamaMasako NozawaTakaya Todoroki's dreams of becoming an F1 driver are halted when he crashes his self-built car, but a masked man offers him a second chance, and so Takaya takes on the challenge of establishing his talent with the new Katori Motors team.
- DirectorAttila DargayStarsAndrás KernPéter GesztiLászló CsákányiA young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
- CreatorAlbert BarilléStarsPatrick PréjeanRoger CarelAlbert BarilléA comprehensive animated survey of the evolution of humanity and the history of predominately Western Civilization.
- The few-minute long episodes consisted of simple stories in which the rabbit with checkered ears helped one or more of the series' other main characters, four children called Kriszta (dark-haired girl), Menyus (red-haired boy), Kistöfi (blond toddler boy) and Mozdony (big bully) in various situations.
- StarsGyula SzabóPiroska MolnárGyörgy BánffyAnimated Hungarian folk tales.
- CreatorDavid JacobsStarsLarry HagmanKen KerchevalPatrick DuffyJ.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.
- StarsMarilyn SchrefflerJack MercerHal SmithThe new adventures of Popeye the Sailor Man and his friends.Also features:
Dinky Dog - StarsRoger BehrJoe BesserMel BlancYogi Bear and his friends enter a race to different galaxies in space, but must battle a variety of space creatures out to see that they don't finish the race.Also features:
Galaxy Goof-Ups
The Buford Files
The Galloping Ghost - CreatorDuane PooleDick RobbinsStarsTed CassidyJeff DavidDon MessickThe crew of the research vessel, The Calico, investigate strange phenomena and often meet menaces that force them to summon Godzilla to help.Also features:
Jana of the Jungle - CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsHirotaka SuzuokiTôru FuruyaToshio FurukawaIn the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.
- StarsHenry CordenMel BlancBarney PhillipsJust when you thought TV was finally "civilized," it's back to the Stone Ages for a brand new series featuring the entire Flintstone gang! Join the fun in the town of Bedrock with this fabulously famous modern Stone-Age family. Mowing the lawn with a saw-toothed dinosaur, showering with water sprayed from a woolly mammoth's trunk and eating brontosaurus burgers are everyday events for the lovable Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their friends Barney and Betty Rubble. Living in prehistoric times has its drawbacks, but the Flintstones and their neighbors survive in style. So have a yabba-dabba-doo time with the The Flintstones.Flintstones #4
- StarsJulie McWhirterHal SmithPaul WinchellFriendly spook Casper & two bumbling women fight crime in outer space.
- StarsFrank WelkerHal SmithChuck McCannA bizarre but lovable shapeshifting creature and his young comic book creator friends investigate reports of the paranormal.
- StarsFrank WelkerScatman CrothersJohnny WilliamsThe adventures of the basketball team as superheroes.Harlem Globe Trotters #2
- StarsCasey KasemDon MessickHeather NorthThe adventures of the mystery solving dog and his nephew.Scooby Doo #4
- StarsJózsef PetrikKlára KovácsJános KörmendiRan from 1979.
- StarsHelga AndersIrina WankaEva Ingeborg ScholzThis is an animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.
- CreatorSteve GerberStarsHenry CordenRobert RidgelyNellie BellflowerThundarr the Barbarian and his companions Ookla the Mok and Princess Ariel wander a devastated future Earth and fight evil wherever they find it.