"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" (1977) TV series

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Creators:

Joe Ruby
Ken Spears

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Mystery

Plot:

The adventures of a superhero caveman and a trio of female amateur detectives.

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Caveman | Amateur Detective | Character Name In Title

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Captain Caveman (1 episode, 1977)
Gary Owens	...	Narrator (1 episode, 1977)
Laurel Page	...	Taffy Dare (1 episode, 1977)
Marilyn Schreffler	...	Brenda Chance (1 episode, 1977)
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Dee Dee Sykes (1 episode, 1977)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-G | UK:U

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The show was a parody of "Charlie's Angels" (1976). The Teen Angels, Brenda, Taffy and Dee Dee were clearly inspired by Josie, Melody and Valerie from an earlier Hanna Barbera series, "Josie and the Pussycats" (1970). The character design of Captain Caveman himself had already been used for the Slag Brothers in yet another Hanna Barbera cartoon, "Wacky Races" (1968).

Quotes:

Opening Narrator: [Opening Narration] Set free by the Teen Angels from his prehistoric block of glacier ice comes the world's first superhero, Captain Caveman! Now the constant companion to the Teen Angels Brenda, Dee Dee, and Taffy in their hilarious, and sometimes scary mystery missions. Get ready for Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

Great show!!

Of course this Hanna-Barbera show was modeled off Charlie's Angels and their own two properties: Scooby-Doo (which Cavey and the Angels appeared with the cowardly Great Dane on Laff-O-Lympics) and The Flintstones (hich Cavey would appear with later in the 80's after the Teen Angels went off the air). But as a kid, I used to have a crush on all three of the Angels and the slapstick comedy of Cavey was humorous as well. In fact, the show is still good and entertaining, even though it's slightly modeled off the "Scooby-Doo meets Charlie's Angels" example. I'd still watch it today, as it airs periodically on Cartoon Network's offspring channel Boomerang.