"Calvin and the Colonel" (1961) TV series 1961-1962

Creators:

Freeman F. Gosden
Charles J. Correll

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 October 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

This show is about a mis-adventures with Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon (a cool fox), and Calvin Burnside (a dim witted bear)...

Plot Keywords:

Fox | Bear | Surrealism | Cartoon Bear | Cartoon Fox

Cast

Freeman F. Gosden	...	Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon / ... (26 episodes, 1961-1962)
Charles J. Correll	...	Calvin Burnside / ... (26 episodes, 1961-1962)
Virginia Gregg	...	Maggie Belle Klaxon / ... (26 episodes, 1961-1962)
Beatrice Kay	...	Susan Culpepper / ... (26 episodes, 1961-1962)
Paul Frees	...	Judge Oliver Wendell Clutch / ... (26 episodes, 1961-1962)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Kayro Productions

Trivia:

Produced in color, but originally broadcast in black and white.

Last gasp for Amos and Andy.

This was a black and white made for TV cartoon that was created and voiced by Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden of "Amos and Andy" fame. Huge stars on radio for decades, the decline of radio and the political incorrectness of their blackface characters finally ended the "Amos and Andy" run in 1960. Inspired by the success of many radio stars in Hanna-Barbera cartoons, "Calvin and the Colonel" was their attempt to resurrect their popular characters in the disguise of a fox and a bear. The attempt didn't work. The animation was second rate and as a kid, the show always seemed kind of slow and boring. The two retired for good after the failure of this cartoon.