"Birdman" (1967) TV series 1967-1969

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Writers:

Neal Barbera
Phil Hahn
(more)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

9 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A winged superhero who gets his powers from the sun battles various evildoers with the help of his eagle sidekick Avenger.

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Character Name In Title

Cast

Keith Andes	...	Birdman (9 episodes, 1967)
Don Messick	...	Various / ... (8 episodes, 1967)
John Stephenson	...	Various / ... (7 episodes, 1967)
Vic Perrin	...	The Ruthless Ringmaster / ... (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(unknown episodes)
William Hanna		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Neal Barbera		(unknown episodes)
Phil Hahn		(unknown episodes)
Jack Hanrahan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Lewis Marshall	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1967)
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (unknown episodes)
William Hanna	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Ted Nichols		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Gerald A. Bailey		(unknown episodes)
Pat Foley		(unknown episodes)
David M. Horton		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Howard Hanson	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Victor O. Schipek	....	assistant production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Arthur Davis	....	story director (11 episodes, 1967)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (11 episodes, 1967)

Series Sound Department
Bill Getty	....	sound director (unknown episodes)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Blundell	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Frank Parrish	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Hal Shiffman	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Roy Wade	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Alvaro Arce	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Janet Brown	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Bruce Bushman	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Emil Carle	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Brad Case	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Gary Hoffman	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Bill Hutten	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Richard Khim	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Ed Love	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Lance Nolley	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Jack Parr	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Hank Smith	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Alex Toth	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Lloyd Vaughan	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Don Watson	....	background artist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Warner E. Leighton	....	supervising editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Frank Paiker	....	technical supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• Warner Bros. Television (worldwide) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Birdman & The Galaxy Trio" - USA (promotional title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (21 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-G (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y7 (some episodes)

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Birdman:Must replenish my strength, my powers, with rays of the sun.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" (2000)

How can people so insane be allowed to make cartoons?!

Ever notice that the least-fit people to do a job, are many times the ones in charge? I would sooner trust Charles Manson to produce a cartoon for kids, than the people responsible for this train wreck. Retro-fanatics delude themselves. There are no excuses for something like this. Budget or technology limitations never stopped many endeavors which had thought behind these. Birdman and The Galaxy Trio is a tragedy. It's as if the most mentally void people in the world came together to make an action cartoon, or a bunch of criminal-geniuses went to great lengthes to make the WORST CARTOONS EVER. I pray for the latter. I have learned through experience that it takes a lot of work and thought to make something intentionally HORRIBLE. One has to think of every mistake, and every flaw that would annoy viewers. Birdman and the Galaxy Trio is so chock full of 'plot' holes (the plots of each episode could be summarized in about 4 words) and oversights. The animation was terrible, even compared to Space Ghost or The Herculoids. There were too many cheap liberties taken because of poor planning and writing. Unlike Super Globetrotters, The Gary Coleman Show, or Mr. T, this stupid animated series has no redeeming value. While the above are funny to watch because of it's campiness, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio should be avoided like the plague. Never have I seen an animated series that could make so many people LITERALLY ANGRY at how poor it is.