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Davey and Goliath

  • TV Series
  • 1960–20041960–2004
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
406
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Dick Beals and Hal Smith in Davey and Goliath (1960)
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A young boy and his talking dog learn lessons about life.A young boy and his talking dog learn lessons about life.A young boy and his talking dog learn lessons about life.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
406
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  • Stars
    • Hal Smith
    • Dick Beals
    • Norma MacMillan
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    • Hal Smith
    • Dick Beals
    • Norma MacMillan
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    Davey and Goliath: Davey & Goliath Collection

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    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath (1960)
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    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • Goliathas Goliath…
    71 episodes71 eps • 1960–1975
    Dick Beals
    • David 'Davey' Hansenas David 'Davey' Hansen…
    40 episodes40 eps • 1960–1965
    Norma MacMillan
    • Davey Hansenas Davey Hansen…
    31 episodes31 eps • 1967–1975
    Nancy Wible
    • Sally Hansenas Sally Hansen…
    29 episodes29 eps • 1961–1967
    Ginny Tyler
    Ginny Tyler
    • Elaine Hansenas Elaine Hansen…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1960
    Argus Spear Juillard1 episode1 ep • 1975
    Joan Gerber
    • Girlas Girl…
    1 episode1 ep • 1972
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    Storyline

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    In this stop-action animated series, young Davey Hansen and his best friend (and dog) Goliath live ordinary suburban American lives. In each episode, Davey and Goliath experience some form of moral conflict either in themselves or in their friends. Drawing upon the guidance of his parents, his teachers, and his own religious beliefs, Davey doesn't always do the right thing, but he does always come away from the experience having learned valuable moral and life lessons. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
    animal character name in series titlegoliath the dog characterforename in series titlethree word series titlechristian tv series15 more
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      • Animation
      • Family
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      • TV-G
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    • Trivia
      The United Lutheran Church provided the show free of charge to any station willing to air it. The shows in the series were aired without commercial interruption.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Goliath: I don't know, Davey...

    • Connections
      Featured in Dead Man Walking (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott)
      Traditional hymn

      Music and Lyrics by Martin Luther

      Opening and closing theme

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    A happy childhood memory
    Some of my best memories as a boy were getting up early on Saturday mornings to watch "Davey and Goliath." they were enjoyable, moralistic without being heavy-handed about it, and the characters were very much like people you knew, not goody-goody types. Unfortunately, kids today are very different, and I doubt that they would respond to it the way our generation did (I'm 42 now). Still and all, a good show, despite what the authors of "Saturday Morning Fever" have to say, and I still get a nostalgic twinge when I see it on cable TV these days.

    Incidentally, I didn't realize until I saw IMDB's profile that upright father figure John Hanson was voiced by Hal "Otis-the-Mayberry-town-drunk" Smith. Talk about diametricaly opposed!
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    • BobLib
    • Feb 28, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Web site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Davey y Goliath
    • Production companies
      • Clokey Productions
      • The Lutheran Church in America
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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