"Fantastic 4" (1967) TV series

Creators:

Jack Kirby
Stan Lee
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Four costumed superheroes battle the world's most terrifying villains.

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic Four | Rocket | Beautiful Woman | Invisible Woman | Based On Comic

Cast

Gerald Mohr	...	Mr. Fantastic / ... (18 episodes, 1967-1968)
Paul Frees	...	The Thing / ... (18 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jack Flounders	...	The Human Torch / ... (18 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jo Ann Pflug	...	Susan Storm Richards / ... (18 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(13 episodes, 1967)
William Hanna		(10 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
Jack Kirby		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Stan Lee		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Phil Hahn		(3 episodes, 1967)
Jack Hanrahan		(3 episodes, 1967)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (8 episodes, 1967)
William Hanna	....	producer (8 episodes, 1967)
Lewis Marshall	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1967)

Series Original Music by
Ted Nichols		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Earl Bennett		(1 episode, 1967)
Milton Krear		(1 episode, 1967)
Skip Lusk		(1 episode, 1967)

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

Series Art Department
Howard Swift	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

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

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Borghi	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1967)
Charles Flekal	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1967)
Bill Kotler	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1967)
Clarence Wogatzke	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1967)

Series Animation Department
Alex Toth	....	character designer (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Editorial Department
Warner E. Leighton	....	supervising editor (1 episode, 1967)

Series Music Department
Ted Nichols	....	musical director (1 episode, 1967)

Series Other crew
Jack Kirby	....	based on an idea by (1 episode, 1967)
Stan Lee	....	based on an idea by (1 episode, 1967)
Frank Paiker	....	technical director (1 episode, 1967)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Marvel Enterprises

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967-1970) (USA) (TV)
• Rhodes Productions (1973-1976)
• Taft H-B Program Sales (1976-1979)
• Turner Program Services (TPS) (1992-1996)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1979-1992)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min (20 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

This was one of several TV series abruptly cancelled due to parental concerns about TV violence in the late 1960s.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Slime People (#2.7)" (1990)

The greatest cartoon ever????

There can be no doubt that this cartoon ranks as one of the best if not THE best cartoon ever produced period!!! True to the comic with the outstanding talents of Hanna-Barbera!! There can be no doubt that the entire Hanna-Barbera's world of super adventure cartoon series was the #1 series including Birdman, Space Ghost and others. Fantastic Four was and still is a fun watch even for today standards. My only problem was that the company couldn't use the Sub-Mariner because he was with another animation company and so Triton was made instead. But if you look closely this character looked much like his true self. Thanks to the genius of Alex Toth. But don't let this little matter fool you, this cartoon rocks! Stan Lee and the late great Jack Kirby knew this.