Heathcliff (1980 TV series)

Heathcliff
Also known as	Heathcliff and Dingbat Heathcliff and Marmaduke
Genre	Animated series
Created by	George Gately (Heathcliff character) Brad Anderson (Marmaduke character) Joe Ruby Ken Spears
Story by	Tony Benedict Tom Dagenais Paul Haggis Gordon Kent Michael Maurer Dalton Sandifer Buzz Dixon Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby Jack Enyart Jack Hanrahan Mark Jones Don Jurwich Kayte Kuch Jim McNamara Mark Shiney
Directed by	Charles A. Nichols John Kimball
Voices of	Mel Blanc June Foray Paul Winchell Henry Corden
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joe Ruby Ken Spears
Producer(s)	Jerry Eisenberg
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Ruby-Spears Productions McNaught Syndicate United Features Syndicate (season 2)
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Mono
Original release	October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04)
Chronology
Related shows	Heathcliff (1984)
External links
Website

Heathcliff is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the Heathcliff comic strip created by George Gately and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It premiered on ABC on October 4, 1980, with a total of 26 episodes produced under the titles Heathcliff and Dingbat and Heathcliff and Marmaduke.

History

The first season, called Heathcliff and Dingbat, ran for 13 episodes and included backup segments with Dingbat and the Creeps, who were created for the show. Dingbat and the Creeps revolved around the adventures of three monstrous characters who were self-employed as "Odd Jobs, Inc." which consisted of Dingbat, a vampire dog who used a bat-shaped novelty straw to eat most foods, Sparerib, a strangely rotund skeleton with the ability to change himself into useful items (such as a floor lamp, which he did in the opening credits), and Nobody, a gravelly-voiced jack-o-lantern who led the team and often found them various work.

The second season, called Heathcliff and Marmaduke, ran for 13 episodes and featured backup segments with fellow comic strip character Marmaduke (although the Marmaduke segments are actually the first to be seen in each half-hour show).

Reruns of the second season (Heathcliff and Marmaduke) were seen occasionally on Boomerang.

Two years after this show ended, another one based on Heathcliff was produced by DIC, which was called simply "Heathcliff", although for distinction this series is usually referred to by the expanded title of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.

Cast

Mel Blanc – Heathcliff, Spike, Milkman
Henry Corden – Clem, Digby, Dogcatcher
June Foray – Iggy, Muggsy, Grandma, Sonja, Marcy
Don Messick – Sparerib, Nobody, Mr. Post, Mr. Snyder
Russi Taylor – Barbie Winslow
Frank Welker – Dingbat
Paul Winchell – Marmaduke, Phil Winslow

Episodes

Heathcliff and Dingbat (1980)

Each episode consists of two 5-minute Heatcliff cartoons and two 5-minute "Dingbat and the Creeps" cartoons.

Nº	Heathcliff	Dingbat and the Creeps	Air date
1	Feline Fugitive / Doggone Dogcatcher	Football Flunkies / Lumbering Loonies	1980-10-04
2	The Watchcat / Pumping Irony	It's a Snow Job for a Creep / Knutty Knights	1980-10-11
3	Great Cop 'n Cat Chase / Milk Run Mayhem	Heir Today Gone Tomorrow / U.F. Oafs	1980-10-18
4	Mascot Rumble / Heathcliff of Sherwood Forest	Safari Saps / Prized Pooch	1980-10-25
5	Angling Anglers / Cake Flakes	Health Nutz / Retail Ruckus	1980-11-01
6	The Mouse Trapper / Lion Around the House	Window Washouts / Door to Door Sales Creeps	1980-11-08
7	Robinson Cruise Ho / Heathcliff & the Sleeping Beauty	Creep Crop Crack-ups / Nautical Noodnicks	1980-11-15
8	Gold-Digger Daze / Hives	Batty Boo-ticians / Carnival Cut-ups	1980-11-22
9	Rodeo Dough / Pinocchio Rides Again	Bungling Baby Sitters / Treasure Haunts	1980-11-29
10	Cat In The Beanstalk / The Great Chase	LeMans-ter Rally / Beach Blanket Bozos	1980-12-06
11	Kitty a la Carte / Mystery Loves Company	French Fried Fracas / Showbiz Shenanigans	1980-12-13
12	Red Hot Riding Hooded Heathcliff / The Great Milk Factory Fracas	Service Station Screwballs / No News Is Ghoul News	1980-12-20
13	Star Trick / The Big Fish Story	Detective Ding-a-Lings / High Flying Fools	1980-12-27

Heathcliff and Marmaduke (1981)

Each episode consists of a 6-minute Heathcliff cartoon sandwiched between two 6-minute Marmaduke cartoons. Scatman Crothers sang its theme song.

Nº	Marmaduke	Heathcliff	Marmaduke	Air date
1	Home Run Rover	Gator Go Round	Play Grounded	1981-09-12
2	Missy Miseque	Crazy Daze	Shuttle Off to Buffalo	1981-09-19
3	Wish Bones	Caught Cat Napping	Wondermutt	1981-09-26
4	Gone with the Whim	Dud Boat	Seagoing Watchdog	1981-10-03
5	Beach Brawl	Of Mice and Menace	Tricky Treat	1981-10-10
6	Ghostly Goof Up	A Briefcase of Cloak and Dagger	Fret Vet	1981-10-17
7	Bearly Camping	Tabby and the Pirate	Gold Fever Fracas	1981-10-24
8	Police Pooch	Mush Heathcliff Mush	Bone to Pick with Marmaduke	1981-10-31
9	Surburden Cowboy	A Close Encounter	Marmaduke of the Movies	1981-11-07
10	Baby Sitting Shenanigans	A New Kit on the Block	Kitty Sitter	1981-11-14
11	Leapin' Leprechaun	Clonin' Around	School Daze	1981-11-21
12	Caper Cracker	Cat Kit	Barking for Dollars	1981-11-28
13	The Lemonade Kid	The Great Milk Factory Fracas	Double Trouble Maker	1981-12-05

DVD release

On August 14, 2012, Warner Bros. released The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively in the US and only through Warner's online store or Amazon.com.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Heathcliff-DVDs-Announced/17360

External links

Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s

First-run animated series	The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–81) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–83) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–85) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Star Wars: Ewoks (1985–87) Star Wars: Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) The Care Bears (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) Pound Puppies (1986–87) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–2002) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–93) Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1989–90) Beetlejuice (1989–92)

First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)

Rebroadcasts	The Best of Scooby-Doo (1983–84) The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)

Schedules	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

Related programming and topics	Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

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