TV Show Mash-Up

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Gigantor, Astro Boy, and no idea of the 3rd

I had a hunch that the first was Gigantor, though my memory of the theme song doesn't include anything about Martians or the FBI. Maybe I only remember the chorus.

I do remember seeing Astro Boy. Whether that's the second show or not, I don't know.

Also no idea about the third.

George

[WordWolf]

Gigantor, Astro Boy, and no idea of the 3rd

You were correct about Astro Boy, so you have the next turn.

I had a hunch that the first was Gigantor, though my memory of the theme song doesn't include anything about Martians or the FBI. Maybe I only remember the chorus.

I do remember seeing Astro Boy. Whether that's the second show or not, I don't know.

Also no idea about the third.

George

Your hunch was incorrect, and the Gigantor song definitely does not mention

the FBI nor Martians. I'll leave a few more clues in case someone wants to try

to guess the others in the next few hours, but hiway's got the round.

Edited April 2, 2015 by WordWolf

[WordWolf]

hiway took it, but I'm adding a few clues in case someone wants to guess

on 1 and 3.

1) "There's a prehistoric monster

That came from outer space

Created by the Martians

To destroy the human race.

The FBI is helpless,

It's twenty stories tall.

What can we do? Who can we call?"

"Faster than a rocket.

Quicker than a jet.

He's the mighty robot.

He's the one to get."

Depending on who you ask, he was a CYBORG, not a robot, or he was a robot.

His US name suggested he was a robot.

He supposedly was the inspiration for Robocop.

Depending on the version, part of his name was based on his district having

7 official police precincts, or 7 previous attempts to use the process

that made him having failed.

There's since been at least 1 live-action version and one arcade game

based on the character that have made it to the US.

(I played the arcade game in an arcade, once.)

2) The main character, named Mighty Atom in the Japanese version

but not the US version, was

"a robot created and modeled upon Dr. Boynton's late son, Astor Boynton."

(hiway correctly identified this as Astro Boy.)

3) The main character was not a robot.

This youngster wore a special suit for undersea operations,

and chewed a special gum that allowed him to breathe underwater.

He also wielded a special boomerang.

He worked for the Ocean Patrol.

This cartoon was one of the first anime to arrive in the US in color.

Its voice cast was much the same as the team that dubbed "Speed Racer."

[WordWolf]

Ok, the others were:

1) Tobor the 8Th Man (aka 8-Man)

and

3) Marine Boy.

Marine Boy's remained somewhat obscure.

I know I used to watch that and Speed Racer when I was

too young to really remember any of either.

I know my brother used to watch Tobor.

hiway's turn, so let's all give him a cheer when he posts!

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Ok, the others were:

1) Tobor the 8Th Man (aka 8-Man)

"Tobor" is of course "robot" spelled backwards. I seem to remember a movie with a robot called Tobor, but I don't recall the cartoon. WGN in Chicago used to have a show on Sundays called "Family Classics," showing old movies. I think that's where I remember Tobor from.

George

[WordWolf]

Gigantor, Astro Boy, and no idea of the 3rd

hiway29 is, no doubt, trying to think of some clever show clues to stump us with,

since he knows it's his turn....

[hiway29]

I forgot that it was my turn, I also don't have a show. If anyone has something before I can think of one feel free to jump in.

[hiway29]

In it's original format, this cartoon was more about the beleaguered songwriter, than the star of the show. It also featured the world's worst inventor.

[hiway29]

The show has been redone, and altered so much that it's difficult to recall that this was a very witty,original cartoon in it's first go around. Kids today only know them in their cgi persona.

[Raf]

Bullwinkle

?

Pardon me: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

?

[hiway29]

good guess , but not Bullwinkle, though that has been ruined plenty over the years. This starred a trio of characters who are usually more annoying than entertaining. The original cartoon was way better than anything that came after, and as I said, featured a songwriter, and an incompetent inventor as well.

[WordWolf]

*lightbulb*

The original was more about David Saville than Alvin?

I finally thought of a beleaguered songwriter.

This would be "ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS."

When I was little, we had a record with some Alvin and the Chipmunks.

We kids also had a record player with lots of different speeds.

So, sometimes we sped up other records and laughed,

and sometimes we slowed down the Chipmunks albums and listened to

the normal voices for the voice-actors.

[hiway29]

It is Alvin. I've been watching some of the episodes lately, and it seems like the majority of the story episodes feature Dave Seville as he tries to keep the chipmunks in line. Even the song segments usually center around Dave setting it up. Probably overstating it, as Alvin was clearly the star of the show, but that was just my impression. The inventor is Clyde Crashcup, who's segments were funnier than the chipmunks.

[WordWolf]

Ok, we have a round of awful adaptations to cartoons-

or adapted good cartoons into awful, different cartoons.

I will ask for the ORIGINAL SHOW that was adapted to a cartoon,

NOT the cartoon adaptation.

(But I will describe the cartoon.)

1. The 3 characters were turned into ROBOTS, "robonic" versions

of themselves.

2. 5 members of the team were transformed into superheroes,

with 3 of them having the same powers as "the Impossibles"

(Fluid-Man, Coil-Man, Multi-Man.)

The 4th, "Gizmo," was able to pull all sorts of things out of his hair.

3. These adult men were transformed into a cat and a dog,

named "Spiffy" and "Fleabag."

4. Where did the parents go? The "kids" got their own cartoon,

complete with musical numbers and a magickal, talking mynah bird.

5. These 2 women's cartoon had them join the army, and we have

no freaking idea why.

6. We now had a bunch of anthropomorphic dogs at a military base

in the frozen north. Despite a name that paralleled a live character

from the show that inspired it, one character was obviously voiced similar

to John Wayne.

[Raf]

4 and 5 are pretty easy

[WordWolf]

4 and 5 are pretty easy

"It's only easy if you know the answer."-Regis Philbin.

Actually, I could name them all from memory, but the others might have been easier

to remember. I actually watched 2,3,4 and 6. (6 was hard to find.)

4 was the only thing airing that early Saturday morning, so I was pretty much a

captive audience. I've read plenty of comic books with ads for the cartoons that

reminded me 1 existed, although I was never a fan. I suspect everyone's pretending

5 was never made.

(None of that was meant to hide any sort of clue.)

[WordWolf]

Ok, we have a round of awful adaptations to cartoons-

or adapted good cartoons into awful, different cartoons.

I will ask for the ORIGINAL SHOW that was adapted to a cartoon,

NOT the cartoon adaptation.

(But I will describe the cartoon.)

Answer any to take the round.

1. The 3 characters were turned into ROBOTS, "robonic" versions

of themselves. The original 3 characters, BTW, DID have a television

show, but were very famous for their work in a different format.

2. 5 members of this team were transformed into superheroes,

with 3 of them having the same powers as "the Impossibles"

(Fluid-Man, Coil-Man, Multi-Man.) Although technically one was not

Coil-Man, he was Spagetti-Man, which allowed the animators an excuse to

draw him as much taller than the short Coil-Man.

The 4th, "Gizmo," was able to pull all sorts of things out of his hair.

The original team actually had their own cartoon before this-

which was based on the actual, live team.

3. These adult men were transformed into a cat and a dog,

named "Spiffy" and "Fleabag."

And were the only ANIMATED other version of the original show,

although a live other version was made later.

4. Where did the parents go? All the "kids" got their own cartoon,

complete with musical numbers and a magickal, talking mynah bird.

5. These 2 women's cartoon had them join the army, and we have

no freaking idea why. Was their own show seen as that big a

success that it could support a kid-specific version?

6. We now had a bunch of anthropomorphic dogs at a military base

in the frozen north. Despite a name that paralleled a live character

from the show that inspired it, one character was obviously voiced similar

to John Wayne. Offhand, I don't get why it was a military base per se, nor in

the frozen north.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Like Raf, I got 4 and 5 (Brady Bunch and Laverne and Shirley) Was #1 based on the Three Stooges?

George

[WordWolf]

Like Raf, I got 4 and 5 (Brady Bunch and Laverne and Shirley) Was #1 based on the Three Stooges?

George

CORRECT.

The Brady Bunch's cartoon spinoff was "the Brady Kids."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brady_Kids

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068051/

Laverne and Shirley begat "Laverne and Shirley in the Army."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley#Animated_spin-off

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083450/?ref_=fn_al_tt_6

The Three Stooges begat "the Robonic Stooges." (I kid you not.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robonic_Stooges

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189313/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Anyone who doubts these cartoons existed can check YouTube and at least see

their opening theme-songs.

[WordWolf]

George took the round.

But, let's see what the other answers were.

Ok, we have a round of awful adaptations to cartoons-

or adapted good cartoons into awful, different cartoons.

I will ask for the ORIGINAL SHOW that was adapted to a cartoon,

NOT the cartoon adaptation.

(But I will describe the cartoon.)

Answer any to take the round.

1. The 3 characters were turned into ROBOTS, "robonic" versions

of themselves. The original 3 characters, BTW, DID have a television

show, but were very famous for their work in a different format.

George got this.

The Three Stooges begat "the Robonic Stooges."

2. 5 members of this team were transformed into superheroes,

with 3 of them having the same powers as "the Impossibles"

(Fluid-Man, Coil-Man, Multi-Man.) Although technically one was not

Coil-Man, he was Spagetti-Man, which allowed the animators an excuse to

draw him as much taller than the short Coil-Man.

The 4th, "Gizmo," was able to pull all sorts of things out of his hair.

The original team actually had their own cartoon before this-

which was based on the actual, live team.

The Super-Globetrotters were based on the Harlem Globetrotters cartoon,

which was based on the live team of basketball players.

Me, I preferred the non-super cartoon better.

I didn't think Curly Neal having the power to turn into a basketball

made the cartoons any better.

3. These adult men were transformed into a cat and a dog,

named "Spiffy" and "Fleabag."

And were the only ANIMATED other version of the original show,

although a live other version was made later.

The ODD COUPLE begat "the Oddball Couple."

(There was also a different Odd Couple live show.

I think Ron Glass joined Demond Wilson as the guys.)

4. Where did the parents go? All the "kids" got their own cartoon,

complete with musical numbers and a magickal, talking mynah bird.

George got this. The Brady Bunch begat "the Brady Kids."

If you liked the Archies, you liked "the Brady Kids" because the musical

numbers borrowed heavily from the Archies' cartoon.

5. These 2 women's cartoon had them join the army, and we have

no freaking idea why. Was their own show seen as that big a

success that it could support a kid-specific version?

George got this-

Laverne & Shirley begat Laverne and Shirley in the Army.

6. We now had a bunch of anthropomorphic dogs at a military base

in the frozen north. Despite a name that paralleled a live character

from the show that inspired it, one character was obviously voiced similar

to John Wayne. Offhand, I don't get why it was a military base per se, nor in

the frozen north.

M*A*S*H* begat "M-U-S-H"-

Mangy Unwanted Shabby Heroes.

That was hard to find and showed up hosted inside other shows, but it was

actually quite watchable.

[Raf]

There's a current Odd Couple, in case you didn't know

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Recurring characters on this show (not the main stars) included a pre-"That Girl" Ted Bessell, a pre-"Hogan's Heroes" Larry Hovis, and a pre-"MASH" William Christopher.

The series stayed in the top ten of the ratings for all five seasons. It was in the top three for four of the five seasons. The lone drop was in season three when they finished tenth.

George

Edited April 12, 2015 by GeorgeStGeorge

[Raf]

Golly, that's a tough one

[WordWolf]

"Love American Style"???

[GeorgeStGeorge]

No. Raf was being helpful. Maybe he should have said,

"Golllleeee, that's a tough one." ;)

George