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'''''The Dipsy Doodle Show''''' was a | '''''The Dipsy Doodle Show''''' was a live-action/animated television special intended to serve as a pilot for a children's series released in 1974. | ||
The | ==Premise== | ||
The special is about Dipsy Doodle, an "all-around good guy" who draws characters and stories in his "Mageramic Doodlearium", which would come to life.<ref name="SBDD">[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19740526.1.84&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Bernardino Sun Archive from May 26th, 1974, featuring an article about the special.] Retrieved 02 Apr '21</ref> He is also the ancestor to Yankee Doodle. ''The Dipsy Doodle Show'' would include shorter stories as well, such as "Windwagon Smith" which is about old men in a prairie discussing a story about a flying windwagon, and "A Salute to the Turtle", about a militant turtle who selfishly demands "equal time". Sometimes Dipsy gets involved with the stories himself, such as with "The Wise Fools of Gotham", and "The Little Red Hen".<ref name="SBDD"/> | |||
==Production== | |||
''The Dipsy Doodle Show'' was jointly created by Metromedia Television, Capital Cities, and Storer Broadcasting, and partnered with General Foods. They were aided by a child development advisory board and were created specifically for the 7-10 year old demographic, an area that was largely neglected by TV at the time.<ref name="SBDD"/> The special was a mix of live-action and animation, a "first" for television, and was broadcasted on May 30th, 1974. | |||
The special's live-action segments were recorded at the WUAB TV station in Ohio, as the production crew lacked studio time at WJKW-TV.<ref name="DDWBH">[https://neohiotvmemories.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/tv-memories-album/dipsy-doodle/ North East Ohio TV Memories page on ''The Dipsy Doodle Show'', containing a comment from the executive producer of the special, Bob Huber.] Retrieved 02 Apr '21</ref> The animation was done by Rick Reinert Studios. Jerry Leonard was the writer of the script, while Frank Gari and Lee Bush wrote the music that played during the special.<ref name="DDWBH"/> The cast for the live-action actors include Jonathan Freeman (who would later go on to voice Jafar in Disney's ''Aladdin'' (1992)), Karen League, Harry Gold, Emil Herrera, Sara Louis, Michael McGee, and Helene Leonard.<ref name="SBDD"/> | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights= | ==Availability== | ||
The Dipsy Doodle Show still.jpg| | ''The Dispy Doodle Show'' has not reappeared in any home media release since its broadcast in 1974. The only evidence of it online is a couple of ads and a still of Dispy Doodle with the rest of the cast. | ||
==Cast/Crew== | |||
*Jonathan Freeman - Jon | |||
*Karen League - Karen | |||
*Harry Gold - Harry | |||
*Emil Herrera - Emil | |||
*Sara Louis - Sara | |||
*Michael McGee - Mike | |||
*Helene Leonard - Helene<ref name="SBDD"/> | |||
*Bob Huber - Executive Producer | |||
*Tony Lolli - Studio Director | |||
*Jerry Leonard - Writer/Cast Director | |||
*Frank Gari - Composer | |||
*Lee Bush - Composer<ref name="DDWBH"/> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=275px> | |||
The Dipsy Doodle Show still.jpg|A still of the special. | |||
DDS1.jpg|Another ad for the special. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Link== | |||
*[https://rickreinert.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dipsy_Doodle_Show Rick Reinert Wiki page on ''The Dipsey Doodle Show''.] Retrieved 02 Apr '21 | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 2 April 2021
The Dipsy Doodle Show was a live-action/animated television special intended to serve as a pilot for a children's series released in 1974.
Premise
The special is about Dipsy Doodle, an "all-around good guy" who draws characters and stories in his "Mageramic Doodlearium", which would come to life.[1] He is also the ancestor to Yankee Doodle. The Dipsy Doodle Show would include shorter stories as well, such as "Windwagon Smith" which is about old men in a prairie discussing a story about a flying windwagon, and "A Salute to the Turtle", about a militant turtle who selfishly demands "equal time". Sometimes Dipsy gets involved with the stories himself, such as with "The Wise Fools of Gotham", and "The Little Red Hen".[1]
Production
The Dipsy Doodle Show was jointly created by Metromedia Television, Capital Cities, and Storer Broadcasting, and partnered with General Foods. They were aided by a child development advisory board and were created specifically for the 7-10 year old demographic, an area that was largely neglected by TV at the time.[1] The special was a mix of live-action and animation, a "first" for television, and was broadcasted on May 30th, 1974.
The special's live-action segments were recorded at the WUAB TV station in Ohio, as the production crew lacked studio time at WJKW-TV.[2] The animation was done by Rick Reinert Studios. Jerry Leonard was the writer of the script, while Frank Gari and Lee Bush wrote the music that played during the special.[2] The cast for the live-action actors include Jonathan Freeman (who would later go on to voice Jafar in Disney's Aladdin (1992)), Karen League, Harry Gold, Emil Herrera, Sara Louis, Michael McGee, and Helene Leonard.[1]
Availability
The Dispy Doodle Show has not reappeared in any home media release since its broadcast in 1974. The only evidence of it online is a couple of ads and a still of Dispy Doodle with the rest of the cast.
Cast/Crew
- Jonathan Freeman - Jon
- Karen League - Karen
- Harry Gold - Harry
- Emil Herrera - Emil
- Sara Louis - Sara
- Michael McGee - Mike
- Helene Leonard - Helene[1]
- Bob Huber - Executive Producer
- Tony Lolli - Studio Director
- Jerry Leonard - Writer/Cast Director
- Frank Gari - Composer
- Lee Bush - Composer[2]
Gallery
External Link
- Rick Reinert Wiki page on The Dipsey Doodle Show. Retrieved 02 Apr '21
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 San Bernardino Sun Archive from May 26th, 1974, featuring an article about the special. Retrieved 02 Apr '21
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 North East Ohio TV Memories page on The Dipsy Doodle Show, containing a comment from the executive producer of the special, Bob Huber. Retrieved 02 Apr '21