"Milton the Monster" (1965) TV series 1965-1967

Creator:

Beverly Arnold
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 October 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Milton the Monster, Fearless Fly, Flukey Luke, Muggy-Do Boy Fox, Penny Penguin and Stuffy Durma, the Millionaire Hobo, are the stars of their own cartoon shorts.

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Frankenstein | Character Name In Title

Cast

Bob McFadden

(26 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Directed by
Hal Seeger		(26 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Writing credits
Beverly Arnold		(5 episodes)
Kin Platt		(4 episodes, 1965)
Heywood Kling		(2 episodes)

Series Produced by
Hal Seeger	....	producer (25 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Original Music by
Winston Sharples		(3 episodes, 1965)

Series Art Department
Frank Dorso	....	scenic artist (21 episodes, 1965-1966)
Robert Owen	....	scenic artist (20 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Zago	....	scenic artist (2 episodes)

Series Animation Department
Myron Waldman	....	animator (20 episodes, 1965-1966)
Shamus Culhane	....	animator (12 episodes, 1965)
Irving Dressler	....	animator (7 episodes)
John Gentilella	....	animator (6 episodes, 1965)
James Tyer	....	animator (5 episodes)
Tom Golden	....	animator (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Otto Feuer	....	animator (4 episodes)
Isadore Klein	....	animator (4 episodes)
Graham Place	....	animator (4 episodes)
Arnie Levy	....	animator (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ken Walker	....	animator (3 episodes)
Bill Ackerman	....	animator (2 episodes)
Morey Reden	....	animator (2 episodes)

Production Companies

• Hal Seeger Productions

Distributors

• ABC Films (1968-1973)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965-1968)
• Paramount Television (1999-)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1973-1999)

Also Known As:

"The Milton the Monster Show" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

Hal Seeger Productions

Quotes:

["Milton the Monster" title sequence]
Narrator:On top of old Horror Hill, in a secret laboratory, Professor Weirdo and Count Kook were in their monstrous glory.
Professor Weirdo:# Six drops of The Essence of Terror, / Five drops of Sinister Sauce. #
Count Kook:# When the stirring's done, may I lick the spoon? #
Professor Weirdo:# Of course! A-ha! Of course! / Now for the tincture of tenderness, / But I must use only a touch. / For without a touch of tenderness, / It might destroy me! #
[Kook accidentally knocks Weirdo's arm]
Professor Weirdo:# Oops! Too much! / Better hold your breath; / It's starting to tick! #
Count Kook:# Better hold my hand; / I'm feeling sick! #
[the monster arises]
Milton The Monster:Hello, Daddy!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #6: Milton the Monster (#1.6)" (2009)

This "Milton the Monster" cartoon entry was enough for my curiosity...

Being a frequent seeker on the Saturday Morning Blog, I discovered this '60s television cartoon series there in their Halloween sites. The episode shown was called "The Hearse Thief" which concerns Prof. Weirdo and Count Kook's searching for the one who stole their funeral car. Milton is the chief suspect since they found him driving it without permission. With the standard limited animation of this era, the movements were very stilted so that's one minus here. Then there's the lame jokes so another minus. And finally, the characterizations were beyond dull for me so that's one more strike for me. They're out concerning whatever interest I initially had in seeing this rare showing of this forgotten cartoon series. So with that, I'm giving "Milton the Monster" 1 star...