Beethoven (TV series)

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Beethoven
Beethoven The Animated Series Title Card.jpg
Genre Comedy
Based on
Beethoven
by
Voices of
Theme music composerChristopher Neal Nelson
Keith Baxter
Opening theme"Beethoven", performed by Geno Henderson
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producers Paul Germain
Roy Smith
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Northern Lights Entertainment
Universal Cartoon Studios
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 10 (1994-09-10) –
December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)

Beethoven is a 1994 American Saturday morning cartoon television series loosely based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. [1] The series was produced by Northern Lights Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios, and aired for one season on CBS Saturday Mornings, with 13 episodes with two 10 minute segments produced. Dean Jones, who played Dr. Varnick in the film, voiced the role of George Newton. Nicholle Tom, who played teenage daughter Ryce in the film and Beethoven's 2nd , was the only cast member from the films to reprise her role in the series, partly due to her presence in CBS's own prime time series, The Nanny , in where she was contractually obliged to portray the Maggie Sheffield character. [2]

Contents

Premise

The Newton family love Beethoven, their St. Bernard dog, but the father, George, has his moments with Beethoven, who gets in different mishaps time after time. When not with the Newton family, Beethoven spends time with three other dogs, Sparky (the stray from the first film), Ginger, and Caesar.

Unlike the film (except Beethoven's Christmas Adventure and Beethoven's Treasure Tail), Beethoven has a speaking voice, at least among the other animals. [3] The same plot was used in another animated series, Free Willy , where the main character also could talk.

Cast

Additional voices

Crew

Production

In March 1994, it was announced Universal Animation Studios would be producing an animated series based on Beethoven for broadcast on CBS in Fall of that year. [4]

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byOriginal release date
1"Good Old George"
"The Pound"		 Joe Ansolabehere & Paul Germain September 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)
When Sparky accidentally messes up Beethoven's ball which helps him sleep, Beethoven tries to go in George's room to sleep with him, Much to his master's dismay. / When Sparky gets caught by the Dog Catcher, Beethoven and his Pals attempt to break him out.
2"Dog Dreams"
"The Good, the Bad, and the Poodle"		Joe Ansolabehere
Jonathan Greenberg		September 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)
When a group of bad dogs terrorize the dogs in the neighborhood, Beethoven, Mr. Huggs and his friends try to stand up for themselves and run them out of town. / The Newton Family has random dreams about Beethoven.
3"The Experiment"
"The Incredibly Pointless Journey"		Jonathan Greenberg
Michael Ferris		September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
4"The Guard Dog"
"Mr. Huggs' Wild Ride"		Buddy Chuck
Peter Gaffney 		October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
5"Cat Fight"
"The Kindergarten Caper"		Jonathan Greenberg
Peter Gaffney		October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
6"The Gopher Who Would Be King"
"Pet Psychiatrist"		Jim Bernstein & Michael Shipley
Buddy Chuck		October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
7"Cyrano de Beethoven"
"The Mailman Cometh"		Paul Germain
Joe Ansolabehere & Jonathan Greenberg		October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
8"A Cat Named Rover"
"The Dog Must Diet"		Buddy Chuck
Jonathan Greenberg		October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
9"Car Trouble"
"The Mighty Cone-Dog"		Buddy Chuck
Joe Ansolabehere		November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)
10"Puppy Time"
"The Morning Paper"		Joe Ansolabehere & Jonathan Greenberg
Michael Ferris		November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
11"The Big One"
"Fleas!"		Joe Ansolabehere
Jeff Lowell		November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
12"Scent of a Mutt"
"Down on the Farm"		Jonathan Greenberg
Michael Ferris		November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
13"Trash Island"
"Long Weekend"		Christian Fletcher
Joe Ansolabehere & Jonathan Greenberg		December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)

Home release

Universal and Goodtimes released episodes of the show on VHS. In July 2020, the series became available on the Peacock streaming service.

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  2. ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 55. ISBN   978-0823083152 . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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  4. ↑ "'Beethoven,' 'Willy' hit TV". Variety . Retrieved January 3, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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