"Heathcliff" (1980) TV series 1980-1982

Directors:

John Kimball
Charles A. Nichols

Writers:

Tony Benedict (story) (1980-1981)
Tom Dagenais (story) (1980-1981)
(more)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

4 October 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Scruffy Alley cat rules his neighborhood. Rejected monsters drive about doing odd jobs. Clumsy, lovable great dane gets into mischief without meaning to.

Plot Keywords:

Cat | One Word Title | Based On Comic Strip | Cartoon Cat | Surrealism

Cast

Henry Corden

...

Clem (unknown episodes, 1980-1982)

Series Directed by
Charles A. Nichols		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
John Kimball		(unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Writing credits
Tony Benedict		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Tom Dagenais		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Paul Haggis		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Gordon Kent		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Michael Maurer		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Dalton Sandifer		(unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Buzz Dixon		(unknown episodes, 1980)
Elana Lesser		(unknown episodes, 1980)
Cliff Ruby		(unknown episodes, 1980)
Jack Enyart		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Jack Hanrahan		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Mark Jones		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Don Jurwich		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Kayte Kuch		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Jim McNamara		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Mark Shiney		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Brad Anderson		(unknown episodes)
George Gately		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jerry Eisenberg	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1980)
Joe Ruby	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Spears	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dean Elliott		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Natalie Shirpser	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)

Series Art Department
Gordon Kent	....	story director / supervising story director (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
John Bruno	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1980)
Ron Campbell	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1980)
Kurt Conner	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1980)
John Dorman	....	supervising story director (unknown episodes, 1980)
Lewis Marshall	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1980)
Emilie Kong	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Alex Lovy	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Tom Minton	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1981)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics (unknown episodes, 1981)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Sound Department
Robert S. Birchard	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1980)
David E. Stone	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Karla Caldwell	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Kevin Spears	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Nicholas James	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Peter Alvarado	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Wayne Becker	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Kathy Carr	....	background layout artist / layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Hak Ficq	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Ric Gonzalez	....	models supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
John Guerin	....	background layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
David High	....	background layout supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Larry Huber	....	layout supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Alan B. Huck	....	models (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Bunny Munns	....	color key artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Bill Reed	....	animation supervisor / animator / ... (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Eric Semones	....	background stylist / background supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Wallace Sides	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Bruce Zick	....	background layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Fred Abranz	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Brenda Banks	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Tom Barnes	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Carl Bell	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Sandy Benenati	....	animation stock (unknown episodes, 1980)
Brenda Brummet	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1980)
John Bruno	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Myrna Bushman	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1980)
Marina Cappas	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1980)
Gary Conklin	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Kurt Conner	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Tom Cook	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Laura Craig	....	ink and paint supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
James Davis	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Zeon Davush	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Daniel de la Vega	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Vincent DeFrances	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jerry Eisenberg	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1980)
Bill Exter	....	assistant animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Marcia Fertig	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
John Filardo	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Holly Forsyth	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Gail Frank	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Brad Frost	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Robert Givens	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Mark Glamack	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Milton Gray	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Sandy Henkin	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Todd Hoff	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Mike Houghton	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
John Howley	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Leonard Johnson	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Lin Larsen	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Bill Lignante	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
William Lorencz	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jack Manning	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Norm McCabe	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Michael Mitchell	....	models (unknown episodes, 1980)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Ken O'Brien	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Don Parmele	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Ginny Parmele	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Lester Pourier	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Simon Praamsma	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Virgil Raddatz	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Mary Robertson	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Sue Rogers	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Joe Roman	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Joanna Romersa	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Don Ruch	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Robert Schaefer	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Gary Selvaggio	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Desmond Serratore	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
John Shook	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Karlis Smiltens	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Edgar Soller	....	layout artist / models (unknown episodes, 1980)
Ed Solomon	....	animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Aaron St. John	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jim Steele	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jim Stocks	....	cel service (unknown episodes, 1980)
Mike Stribling	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Peter Van Elk	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Allen Wade	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Neal Warner	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Robert 'Tiger' West	....	xerography supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Dick Williams	....	assistant animator (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jim Willoughby	....	layout unit supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Lisa Wilson	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1980)
Gloria Wood	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Thomas Woodington	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1980)
Patricia Blackburn	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1981)
Patty Burns	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1981)
Steve Carr	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jaime Diaz	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Al Gaivoto	....	animation supervisor (unknown episodes, 1981)
Paul Gruwell	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Ian MacKenzie	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Narelle Nixon	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1981)
Mario Piluso	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bob Zamboni	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Walt Kubiak	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Douglas Vandegrift	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Lenore Nelson	....	post-production (unknown episodes, 1980)
Chip Yaras	....	supervising film editor (unknown episodes, 1981)

Series Music Department
Mark Shiney	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Dean Elliott	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Mark Green	....	music editor (unknown episodes, 1980)

Series Other crew
Jeffrey M. Cooke	....	studio manager (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Alan Dinehart	....	voice director (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Erika Grossbart	....	assistant to executive producers / assistant to producer (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Loretta High	....	production assistant / production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Kayte Kuch	....	assistant to executive producers / production assistant (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Bill Perez	....	titles (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Robert Schaefer	....	lettering (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Jodi Berman	....	assistant to executive producers (unknown episodes, 1980)
Janie Fields	....	assistant to executive producers (unknown episodes, 1980)
Madlyn Goldberg	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1980)
Jerry Goldman	....	production controller (unknown episodes, 1980)
Henriette Pacile	....	unit auditor (unknown episodes, 1980)
Joyce Benson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1981)
Bryna Melnick	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1981)
Cathy Rose	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1981)
Debby Ruby-Winsberg	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1981)
Teri Taylor	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1981)

Production Companies

• Ruby-Spears Productions
• McNaught Syndicate

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1980-1982) (USA) (TV)
• Club Super 3 (1999) (Spain) (TV)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (season one, volume one)
• Telepictures Distribution
• Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1988-1989) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• Heider Scoring Service  sound recording
• T.V. Recorders  dubbing
• Take One  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

"The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show" - USA (first season title)
"The Heathcliff and Marmaduke Show" - USA (second season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Ruby-Spears Productions

Quotes:

Riff Raff:Even in the house of the future, I can't escape my past.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space (2009)

Classic cartoon, one of my faves.

'Heathcliff, Heathcliff no one should, terrify the neighbourhood' that was the theme song to Heathcliff, the classic 80's cartoon which starred the troublesome feline who lived in the Nutmeg family and just like the title song said 'terrified the neighbourhood'. This is one of my favourites from my childhood, I remember it was on in the morning on Channel 4 and I would watch it then. It is a classic cartoon which has always been great fun to watch even now though it has been off for something like 17 years. I don't know if it is still available on VHS but if it is I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good cartoon show. A great cartoon for people of all ages.