To Catch a Pitcher (16 Sep. 1972)

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writers:

Eddie Carroll (story), Jamie Farr (story),

Stars:

Keye Luke, Cynthia Adler, Gene Andrusco

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Keye Luke	...	Charlie Chan (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Adler	...	(voice)
Gene Andrusco	...	Flip (voice)
Jodie Foster	...	Anne Chan (voice)
Lisa Gerritsen	...	Various Characters (voice)
John Gunn	...	Tom (voice) (as Johnny Gunn)
Robert Ito	...	Henry Chan (voice) (as Bob Ito)
Beverly Kushida	...	Nancy Chan (voice)
Cherylene Lee	...	Suzie Chan / Mimi Chan (voice)
Don Messick	...	Chu-Chu (voice)
Michael Morgan	...	Scooter (voice)
Hazel Shermet	...	Various Characters (voice)
Brian Tochi	...	Alan Chan (voice)
Janet Waldo	...	Various Characters (voice)
Lennie Weinrib	...	Stanley (voice) (as Len Weinrib)

Storyline

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Mystery

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Details

Release Date:

16 September 1972 (USA)

Company Credits

User Reviews

This story would appear in the second Gold Key comic book issue in 1973.

As feminist tomboy Anne Chan, ten-year-old Jodie gets some zingers off in this one, calling for women's rights when all the boys go to the baseball game and later she and her investigative group with Nancy, Alan and Jay have fun in the warehouse hiding under a box, or failing in their attempts to hide under that box. Difficult to do when there is no floor beneath you.

Often the kids would all have the same idea and end up meeting at the desination by coincidence. They would do that here as they sought to learn the mystery of the disappearing baseball player.

This episode also contains the "Shaft" sound-alike tune referring to Henry Chan as a 'Super Sleuth'. Interesting to hear.