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Hallmark Cards acquired Filmation in 1995, and they converted the original master tapes from NTSC to PAL before discarding the NTSC tapes. This conversion pitched the videos up by a half-step. After a massive shuffling of rights, the Filmation library is now the property of NBC Universal under DreamWorks Classics.
Hallmark Cards acquired Filmation in 1995, and they converted the original master tapes from NTSC to PAL before discarding the NTSC tapes. This conversion pitched the videos up by a half-step. After a massive shuffling of rights, the Filmation library is now the property of NBC Universal under DreamWorks Classics.


''Fraidy Cat'', or at least some of its episodes, may have lapsed into the Public Domain, possibly because Filmation [http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm forgot to publish the cartoons with a copyright notice]. The musical cues were still under copyright in 2004, as is ''Uncle Croc'' ([http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9naJtTMnBgE which actually displayed] a copyright notice for Filmation). As such, the copyright for both will expire at the end of 2070.
''Fraidy Cat'', or at least some of its episodes, may have lapsed into the Public Domain, possibly because of Filmation [http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm forgot to publish the cartoons with a copyright notice]. The musical cues were still under copyright in 2004, as is ''Uncle Croc'' ([http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9naJtTMnBgE which actually displayed] a copyright notice for Filmation). As such, the copyright for both will expire at the end of 2070.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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*Magic Numbers
*Magic Numbers
*Meaner Than a Junkyard Cat
*Meaner Than a Junkyard Cat
*Over the Wall Haivng a Ball
*Over the Wall Having a Ball
*The Not-So-Nice Mice
*The Not-So-Nice Mice
*This Cat for Hire (an alternative name is "The Cat for Hire")
*This Cat for Hire (an alternative name is "The Cat for Hire")
*Lollipop Burglar
*Lollipop Burglar
*''A Small Star is Born''
*''A Small Star is Born.''
*''Fraidy Gone Fishing''
*''Fraidy Gone Fishing.''
*''Fraidy Come Home''
*''Fraidy Come Home.''
*''Double Trouble
*''Double Trouble
*''Unlucky Fraidy''
*''Unlucky Fraidy.''
*''Culture Schlock'' (unlike the other episodes, this one is from 1976)
*''Culture Schlock'' (unlike the other episodes, this one is from 1976)



Revision as of 18:37, 17 December 2016

FRAIDYCAT.jpeg

The show's title card

Status: Partially Found

Date found: Unknown

Found by: Unknown

Fraidy Cat was a 1975 Filmation cartoon. It originally premiered on ABC's Uncle Croc's Block (which had both live action and animation) along with two other cartoons, Wacky and Packy and M.U.S.H. It should not be confused with the Tom & Jerry short from 1942 or the cancelled Disney movie.

Hallmark Cards acquired Filmation in 1995, and they converted the original master tapes from NTSC to PAL before discarding the NTSC tapes. This conversion pitched the videos up by a half-step. After a massive shuffling of rights, the Filmation library is now the property of NBC Universal under DreamWorks Classics.

Fraidy Cat, or at least some of its episodes, may have lapsed into the Public Domain, possibly because of Filmation forgot to publish the cartoons with a copyright notice. The musical cues were still under copyright in 2004, as is Uncle Croc (which actually displayed a copyright notice for Filmation). As such, the copyright for both will expire at the end of 2070.

Episodes

Only 10 episodes have been found so far. Here is a list of the episodes that were created.

A Tumblr user found a few home video releases, which contain the ten found episodes (and possibly the missing ones).

NOTE: Episode names in italics mean the episode itself is lost.

  • Choo Choo Fraidy
  • Cupid the Cat
  • Feline Fortune
  • Love is a Many Feathered Thing
  • Magic Numbers
  • Meaner Than a Junkyard Cat
  • Over the Wall Having a Ball
  • The Not-So-Nice Mice
  • This Cat for Hire (an alternative name is "The Cat for Hire")
  • Lollipop Burglar
  • A Small Star is Born.
  • Fraidy Gone Fishing.
  • Fraidy Come Home.
  • Double Trouble
  • Unlucky Fraidy.
  • Culture Schlock (unlike the other episodes, this one is from 1976)

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