Directed by
| Robert Stevenson | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Alfred Lewis Levitt | ... | (written by) (originally as Tom August) & |
| Helen Levitt | ... | (written by) (originally as Helen August) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Tommy Kirk | ... | Merlin Jones | |
| Annette Funicello | ... | Jennifer (as Annette) | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Judge Holmsby | |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Darius Green III | |
| Frank Faylen | ... | Mr. Dearborne | |
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Leon Tyler | ... | Leon |
| Norman Grabowski | ... | Norman | |
| Cheryl Miller | ... | Lisa | |
| Connie Gilchrist | ... | Mrs. Gossett | |
| Alan Hewitt | ... | Professor Shattuck | |
| Gage Clarke | ... | College President | |
| Mark Goddard | ... | Haywood | |
| Harry Holcombe | ... | Regent | |
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Alexander Lockwood | ... | Regent |
| Harry Antrim | ... | Regent | |
| The Beach Boys | ... | Themselves | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Al Jardine | ... | Self (as The Beach Boys) | |
| Mike Love | ... | Self (as The Beach Boys) | |
| Brian Wilson | ... | Self (as The Beach Boys) | |
| Carl Wilson | ... | Self (as The Beach Boys) | |
| Dennis Wilson | ... | Self (as The Beach Boys) | |
| Judy the Chimpanzee | ... | Stanley (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Ron Miller | ... | producer |
Music by
| Buddy Baker | ||
Cinematography by
| Edward Colman | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Cotton Warburton | ||
Art Direction by
| Carroll Clark | ||
| William H. Tuntke | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hal Gausman | ||
| Emile Kuri | ||
Costume Design by
| Gertrude Casey | ||
| Chuck Keehne | ||
Makeup Department
| La Rue Matheron | ... | hair stylist |
| Pat McNalley | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph L. McEveety | ... | assistant director |
Special Effects by
| Eustace Lycett | ... | special effects |
| Robert A. Mattey | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| The Beach Boys | ... | sung by |
| Evelyn Kennedy | ... | music editor |
| Walter Sheets | ... | orchestrator |
| Richard M. Sherman | ... | song |
| Robert B. Sherman | ... | song |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Jack Wadsworth | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
| Ralph Helfer | ... | animal supervisor: Africa U.S.A. [us] |
| Frank Lamping | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
