Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles

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Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
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Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Producers
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Running time30 minutes
Production company Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1966 (1966-09-10) –
January 17, 1967 (1967-01-17)

Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. [1] It premiered on September 10, 1966 on CBS, and ran for two seasons on Saturday mornings. [2]

Contents

Characters and overview

The program contained two segments, which each served as a middle ground between Hanna-Barbera's traditional early output and its superhero-based late-1960s cartoons. Each episode would feature two segments with The Impossibles, and Frankenstein Jr. in between.

The show was one of several that were the target of complaints about violence in children's television in the late 1960s, and was pulled from reruns in 1968 (its initial run had already ended the previous year). The Frankenstein Jr. segments returned to television in the 1976 series Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr., which aired on NBC from November 27, 1976 to September 3, 1977, replacing the canceled Big John, Little John .

Voice cast

Episodes

Frankenstein Jr.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Shocking Electrical Monster"September 10, 1966 (1966-09-10)
Dr. Shock uses his Master Mix Monster Machine to turn his assistant Igor into an electricity-absorbing monster.
2"The Spyder Man"September 17, 1966 (1966-09-17)
Professor Conroy and Buzz unveil the blueprints for the Spy Detector XK-00-7 at a Maximum Security Building. Unfortunately, the blueprints are targeted by the Spyder Man.
3"The Menace from the Wax Museum"September 24, 1966 (1966-09-24)
Upon an encounter with Buzz at the wax museum, Mr. Menace uses his monsters Godzonka, Gorillis and Cyclaws in an attack upon San Francisco.
4"The Alien Brain from Outer Space, Part 1"October 1, 1966 (1966-10-01)
5"The Alien Brain from Outer Space, Part 2"October 8, 1966 (1966-10-08)
A giant alien brain arrives on Earth and captures Buzz and Frankenstein Jr.
6"UFO: Unidentified Fiendish Object"October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)
The alien Zargon unleashes his warrior Destructo in his plans to conquer Earth.
7"The Unearthly Plant Creatures"October 22, 1966 (1966-10-22)
Plant Man thaws the last three prehistoric plant creatures (consisting of the Carnivorous Chewer, the Creeping Crusher and the Fire-Breathing Snapdragon) from a glacier and then sprays them with his Obedience Ray in a plot to eliminate Buzz and Frankenstein Jr.
8"The Deadly Living Images"October 29, 1966 (1966-10-29)
The Mad Inventor has invented the Double Identity Duplicator Projector to make copies of whatever pictures he inserts in it.
9"The Colossal Junk Monster"November 5, 1966 (1966-11-05)
The Junk Man creates the Colossal Junk Monster in a plot to eliminate Frankenstein Jr.
10"The Incredible Aqua-Monsters"November 12, 1966 (1966-11-12)
Buzz and Frankenstein Jr. guard the Navy's new Hydrotomic Submarine to prevent Dr. Hook and his aquatic monsters from stealing it.
11"The Gigantic Ghastly Genie"November 19, 1966 (1966-11-19)
Zorbo the Great creates a genie and plans to use its three wishes in order to defeat Frankenstein Jr. and conquer the world.
12"The Birdman"November 26, 1966 (1966-11-26)
Birdman and his robotic birds Vulturo, Rodantus, and King Condor abduct two astronauts and hold them for a ransom of $1,000,000.
13"The Invasion of the Robot Creatures"December 3, 1966 (1966-12-03)
Sertano the Satellite King, an alien from Galaxy X, uses a gravity ray in order to get Earth to surrender. Buzz and Frankenstein Jr. must defeat Sertano's robots in order to defeat him.
14"The Manchurian Menace"December 10, 1966 (1966-12-10)
The Manchurian Menace steals a Space Camera Capsule that has just returned with photos from Mars.
15"The Mad Monster Maker"December 17, 1966 (1966-12-17)
To perform a crime wave in London, Baron Von Ghoul creates robotic versions of the horror movie monsters the Electroflying Firefly, the Menacing Mummy, and the Wicked Werewolf.
16"The Monstermobile"December 24, 1966 (1966-12-24)
The Mad Inventor has invented the Monstermobile and uses its many gadgets to commit crimes.
17"Pilfering Putty Monster"December 31, 1966 (1966-12-31)
Mr. Menace uses his putty monster to steal a $1,000,000 coin collection and even kidnaps Buzz. It is up to Frankenstein Jr. to rescue Buzz and defeat Mr. Menace.
18"The Spooktaculars"January 7, 1967 (1967-01-07)
Dr. Spectro creates three giant ghoulish ghosts in order to take over Penciltrainia.

The Impossibles

Home media

On April 26, 2011, Warner Home Video (via the Warner Archive Collection) released Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. [5]

Other appearances

Adaptations

Archie Comics' Hanna-Barbera Presents #8 spoofing Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #1 Frankjr.jpg
Archie Comics' Hanna-Barbera Presents #8 spoofing Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #1

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References

  1. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 218–219. ISBN   978-1538103739.
  2. ↑ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 110–112. ISBN   0-8108-1557-5 . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 347–348. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  4. ↑ "Frankenstein Jr. And the Impossibles: The Complete Series – Animated Views".
  5. ↑ "Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles - 'The Complete Series' Now For Sale: Cost, Box, Video Clip, EXTRAS!". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
  6. ↑ Markstein, Don. "Frankenstein Jr". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Future Quest (DC Comics)". DC Comics. June 27, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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