"The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show" (1979) TV series 1979-1981

Directors:

Rudy Larriva
John Kimball
(more)

Writers:

Larry Alexander (story) (1979)
Tom Dagenais (story) (1980)
(more)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Family

Plot:

The adventures of the original stretchable superhero and various other characters.

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Punctuation In Title | DC Comics | Based On Comic | Slash In Title

Cast

Michael Bell	...	Plastic Man (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Baker	...	Sunstroke (voice) (as John Anthony Bailey)
Melendy Britt	...	Penny / The Chief (voice)
Johnny Brown	...	Splashdown (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Mighty Man (voice)
Bobby F. Ellerbee	...	Cosmo (voice)
Al Fann	...	Rickety Rocket (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dee Timberlake	...	Venus (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Fangface / Fangpuss (1979) (voice)

Directed by
Rudy Larriva
John Kimball		(1980)
Charles A. Nichols		(1979)
Manuel Perez		(1979) (as Manny Perez)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry Alexander		story (1979)
Creighton Barnes		story (1979)
Jack Cole		character: Plastic Man (uncredited)
Tom Dagenais		story (1980)
Buzz Dixon		story (1979)
Mark Evanier		story (1979-1981)
Steve Gerber		story (1979)
Gary Greenfield		story (1979)
Paul Haggis		story (1980)
Mark Jones		story (1979)
Gordon Kent		story (1979-1981)
Jon Kubichan		story (1979)
Elana Lesser		story (1979-1981)
Michael Maurer		story (1979-1981)
Norman Maurer		story (1979)
Sidney Morse		story (1979) (as Sid Morse)
Larry Parr		story (1979)
Ted Pedersen		story (1979)
Cliff Ruby		story (1979-1981)
Jeffrey Scott		story (1979)
Sheldon Stark		story (1979) (as Shelly Stark)
Roy Thomas		story (1979)
Christopher Vane		story (1979) (as Chris Vane)

Produced by
Jerry Eisenberg	....	producer (1979-1981)
Joe Ruby	....	executive producer
Ken Spears	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dean Elliott

Film Editing by
Chip Yaras		(show editor) (1979)

Production Design by
Lew Ott		(1979)

Production Management
John Ahern	....	production manager (1979)
Natalie Shirpser	....	production supervisor (1979-1981)

Art Department
Cullen Blaine	....	story director (1979) (as Cullen Houghtaling)
John Bruno	....	story director (1980)
Ron Campbell	....	story director (1979-1981)
Don Christensen	....	story director (1979) (as Don R. Christensen)
Kurt Conner	....	story director (1980)
John Dorman	....	supervising story director (1980)
Gary Goldstein	....	story director (1979)
Jan Green	....	story director (1979)
John Guerin	....	story director (1980)
Chris Jenkyns	....	story director (1979)
Gordon Kent	....	story director (1980)
Lewis Marshall	....	story director (1979)
Hal Mason	....	story director (1979)
Michael O'Connor	....	story director (1979) (as Mike O'Connor)
Mario Piluso	....	story director (1979) (as Mario Paluzo)
Dick Sebast	....	story director (1980)

Sound Department
Ted Chapman	....	sound effects editor (1979) (as Ted H. Chapman)
Jack Durney	....	sound effects editor (1980)
Richard Bruce Elliott	....	sound effects editor (1979) (as Bruce Elliott)
Ron Sawade	....	sound effects editor (1979)
Kevin Spears	....	sound effects editor (1979-1981)
David E. Stone	....	sound effects editor (1979) (as Dave Stone)

Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Hogan	....	camera operator (1979)
Lin-Z Rogers	....	camera operator (1979) (as Lindsay Roger)
Laurie Toledo	....	camera operator (1979) (as Laurie Crill)

Animation Department
Fred Abranz	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Peter Alvarado	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
Brenda Banks	....	animator (1980)
Tom Barnes	....	animator (1980)
Dale Barnhart	....	layout artist (1979)
Philo Barnhart	....	assistant animator (1979)
Wayne Becker	....	layout artist (1980)
Lyle Beddes	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979) (as Lyle W. Beddes)
Carole Beers	....	layout artist (1979) (as Carol Beers)
Carl Bell	....	animator (1980)
Sandy Benenati	....	animation stock (1979-1981) (as Sandra Benenati)
Brenda Brummet	....	animation checker (1980) (as Brenda Brummett)
John Bruno	....	layout artist (1980)
Myrna Bushman	....	animation checker (1980)
Myrna Bushman	....	checking (1979)
Marina Cappas	....	animation checker (1980) (as Rena Cappas)
Marina Cappas	....	checking (1979) (as Rena Cappas)
Kathy Carr	....	background layout artist (1980) (as Kathleen Vaslett)
Kathy Carr	....	layout artist (1979) (as Kathy Vaslett)
Steve Carr	....	checking (1979) (as Stephen A. Carr)
Steve Clark	....	location director (1979) (as Stephen Clark)
Gary Conklin	....	background painter (1979-1981)
Kurt Conner	....	layout artist (1980)
Tom Cook	....	assistant animator (1980)
Laura Craig	....	ink and paint supervisor (1979-1981)
Laura Craig	....	xerography supervisor (1979)
James Davis	....	animator
Zeon Davush	....	animator (1980)
Daniel de la Vega	....	animator
Vincent DeFrances	....	assistant animator (1980) (as Vince DeFrancis)
Jaime Diaz	....	layout artist (1979)
Jerry Eisenberg	....	character designer (1979-1981)
Tim Elston	....	layout artist (1979)
Lillian Evans	....	animator (1979)
Bill Exter	....	assistant animation supervisor (1979-1981)
Edward Faigin	....	assistant animator (1979) (as Ed Faigin)
Marcia Fertig	....	animator (1980)
Hak Ficq	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
John Filardo	....	assistant animator (1980)
Holly Forsyth	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Gail Frank	....	animator (1979-1981) (as Gail Finkeldei)
John Freeman	....	layout artist (1979)
Brad Frost	....	assistant animator (1980)
Greg Garcia	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Robert Givens	....	layout artist (1979-1981) (as Bob Givens)
Mark Glamack	....	animator (1980)
Frank Gonzales	....	animator
Ric Gonzalez	....	model supervisor (1980)
Rick Graham	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979) (as Richard Graham)
Milton Gray	....	animator (1980) (as Milt Gray)
Marion Green	....	assistant animator (1979)
John Guerin	....	background layout artist (1980) (as John F. Guerin)
John Guerin	....	layout artist (1979) (as John F. Guerin)
Jeff Hall	....	animator
Alice Hamm	....	models (1979)
Kit Harper	....	color key artist (1979)
Stuart Heimdal	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Sandy Henkin	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
David High	....	background layout supervisor (1980)
David High	....	layout unit supervisor (1979) (as Dave High)
Todd Hoff	....	layout artist (1980)
Mike Houghton	....	assistant animator (1980)
John Howley	....	animator (1979-1981)
Larry Huber	....	layout supervisor (1979-1981)
Alan B. Huck	....	models (1979-1981) (as Alan Huck)
Elaine Hultgren	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Bill Hutten	....	animator (1979)
Alex Ignatiev	....	layout artist (1979)
Fred Irvin	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
Leonard Johnson	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Sam Kai	....	assistant animator (1979) (as Sammy Kai)
Michael Kaweski	....	assistant animator (1979-1981) (as Mike Kaweski)
Ken Kessel	....	animator (1979)
John Kimball	....	animator (1979)
Boyd Kirkland	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Tom Knowles	....	layout artist (1979)
Walt Kubiak	....	animator (1979)
Brad Landreth	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
John C. Lange	....	assistant animator (1979)
Lin Larsen	....	layout unit supervisor (1979)
Hal LeFevre	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979) (as Harold R. Lefevre)
Phil Lewis	....	background painter (1979) (as P.S. Lewis)
Bill Lignante	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
Anneline Liu	....	assistant animator (1979)
William Lorencz	....	background painter (1979-1981) (as Bill Lorencz)
Tony Love	....	animator (1979)
Jack Manning	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
Warren Marshall	....	layout supervisor: AM Productions (1979)
Norm McCabe	....	animator
Darrell McNeil	....	layout artist (1979)
Michael Mitchell	....	models (1980)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background painter (1979-1981) (as Monte)
Jim Mueller	....	layout artist (1979)
Bunny Munns	....	color key artist (1979-1981)
Frank Nakielski	....	animator (1979)
Judith Niver	....	layout artist (1979) (as Judy Niver)
Ken O'Brien	....	animator (1980)
Don Orlando	....	animator (1979)
Don Parmele	....	animator
Ginny Parmele	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Philip Phillipson	....	background painter (1979) (as Phil Phillipson)
Lester Pourier	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Simon Praamsma	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Bill Pratt	....	animator (1979)
Ruben Procopio	....	models (1979)
Debra Pugh	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Virgil Raddatz	....	animator (1979-1981)
Anna Lois Ray	....	assistant animator (1979)
Bill Reed	....	animator
Bill Reed	....	location director (1980)
Craig Robertson	....	background painter (1979)
Mary Robertson	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Sue Rogers	....	assistant animator (1979-1981) (as Sue Wasem)
Joe Roman	....	animator
Joanna Romersa	....	animator
Don Ruch	....	animator (1980)
Keith Sargent	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Robert Schaefer	....	background painter (1979-1981) (as Bob Schaefer)
Bart Seitz	....	layout artist (1979)
Gary Selvaggio	....	background painter (1979-1981)
Eric Semones	....	background stylist (1979)
Eric Semones	....	background supervisor (1980)
Desmond Serratore	....	layout artist (1980)
John Shook	....	animator (1979-1981)
Wallace Sides	....	layout artist (1979-1981)
Karlis Smiltens	....	assistant animator (1980)
Roy Allen Smith	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979) (as Roy Smith)
Jim Solis	....	assistant animator (1979)
Edgar Soller	....	layout artist (1980) (as Edgar B. Soller)
Edgar Soller	....	models (1979-1981)
Ed Solomon	....	animation supervisor (1979-1981)
Aaron St. John	....	layout artist (1980) (as Aaron F. St. John)
Jim Steele	....	assistant animator (1979-1981)
Jerome Stocks	....	checking (1979) (as Jerome B. Stocks)
Jim Stocks	....	cel service (1979-1981)
Mike Stribling	....	animator (1979-1981)
Martin Taras	....	animator (1979) (as Marty Taras)
Tom Tholen	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979) (as Thomas Tholen)
Gisele Van Bark	....	assistant animator (1979)
Peter Van Elk	....	background painter (1979-1981)
Bonita Versh	....	animator (1979)
Allen Wade	....	assistant animator (1980)
Neal Warner	....	animator (1980)
Karen Warren	....	assistant animator (1979)
Robert 'Tiger' West	....	animator (1979)
Robert 'Tiger' West	....	xerography supervisor (1980)
Dick Williams	....	assistant animator (1980) (as Richard Williams)
Jim Willoughby	....	layout unit supervisor (1980)
Jim Willoughby	....	model supervisor (1979)
Grant Wilson	....	layout artist: AM Productions (1979)
Lisa Wilson	....	animation checker (1980) (as Lisa Lydon)
Lisa Wilson	....	checking (1979) (as Lisa Lydon)
Patricia Wong	....	layout artist (1979) (as Pat Wong)
Gloria Wood	....	background painter (1979-1981)
Thomas Woodington	....	background painter (1979-1981)
Bruce Zick	....	background layout artist (1980)
Bruce Zick	....	layout artist (1979)

Editorial Department
Richard C. Allen	....	editorial supervisor (1979)
Susanne Gervay	....	negative cutter (1979)
Lenore Nelson	....	post-production (1979-1981)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (1980) (as Mary Nelson)
Chip Yaras	....	editorial supervisor (1980)

Music Department
Dean Elliott	....	music supervisor (1980)
Virginia S. Ellsworth	....	music editor (1979)
Mark Shiney	....	music editor (1979-1981)
Kathy Stude	....	music editor (1979)

Other crew
Jodi Berman	....	assistant to executive producers (1979-1981)
Jeffrey M. Cooke	....	studio manager (1979-1981) (as Jeff Cooke)
Alan Dinehart	....	voice director (1979-1981)
Janie Fields	....	assistant to executive producers (1979-1981)
Madlyn Goldberg	....	production assistant (1979-1981)
Jerry Goldman	....	production controller (1979-1981)
Erika Grossbart	....	assistant to producer (1979-1981)
Loretta High	....	production assistant (1979-1981)
Mark Jones	....	story editor (1979)
Kayte Kuch	....	production assistant (1979-1981)
Elana Lesser	....	story editor (1979)
Henriette Pacile	....	unit auditor (1979-1981)
Bill Perez	....	titles (1979-1981)
Cliff Ruby	....	story editor (1979)
Robert Schaefer	....	lettering (1979-1981)

Production Companies

• Ruby-Spears Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979-1981) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Animation Camera Service  camera
• DC Comics  Plastic Man character
• Heider Scoring Service  recording
• T.V. Recorders  dubbing
• Take One  camera

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Company:

Ruby-Spears Productions

Trivia:

Plastic Man is actually a rubber man. He got his name because there was already a hero owned by MLJ (now Archie Comics) called 'Flexo the Rubber Man' at the time that Plastic Man made his debut in the 1940s.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red (2010/I)

THIS is Plastic Man? Not by a longshot!

Anybody fooled into thinking that this show is the adventures of Plastic Man-think again!!!

First, some vital info:

Plastic Man was created in 1941 by Jack Cole and first appeared in Police Comics #1 (August 1941), published by Quality Comics (itself later purchased by DC Comics). He was a crook named Eel O'Brien, who while trying to rob a chemical company, fell into a vat of experimental acid after being shot. Running away from the building, he fell unconscious, and was found and revived by a group of monks; while recuperating, he found out that he had these amazing stretchy powers, and decided to do good instead of doing bad. After getting Woozy Winks as a sidekick, he fights crime in a series of quirky, offbeat and surreal slapstick adventures-NOT the idiotic and dumb ones as seen in this TV show. He also did not ever meet or have adventures with Penny (although I must admit, now that I know that the current Plastic Man is the son of the original character seen in this show, having Penny as a girlfriend/wife doesn't seem like a bad idea!) or Hula-Hula (an insulting slur on Polynesian people), nor did he have a Plasticmobile or a Plastiplane. It would have been better if the writers had actually tried to read the original stories-they were reprinted up the yingyang since 1965, for frack's sakes-but they didn't, and we have this silly show that's not as funny as the original comic books, complete with a sidekick that makes Woozy Winks look like Dr. Watson.

Let's hope that Warner Bros. Animation can create a new show based on the original characters, situations, AND quirky, offbeat and surreal slapstick the character is known for, and not the nonsense seen in this show.