Cap'n O. G. Readmore

O. G. Readmore, in animated form.

Cap’n O. G. Readmore (created by Puppet Studio) was the fictional-character host of the ABC Weekend Specials on U.S. television during the 1980s. He was an anthropomorphic cat puppet, dressed in a nautical outfit, that encouraged children to read for pleasure. He hosted the show from 1984 through 1989, performing with guest stars including Vincent Price, Harry Blackstone Jr., Pat Morita, Joan Lunden and others. Also, he appeared in animated form in a few Weekend Specials, including Cap’n O. G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little and Cap’n O. G. Readmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; in these features, he was the president of an all-feline book club, the Friday Night Book Club, who often found himself physically pulled into the story he’s reading.

The voice of the character was provided by the American voice actor Frank Welker in the original Public Service Announcements and while hosting the ABC Weekend Special. However, in several of the animated specials, such as Cap’n O. G. Readmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, his voice was provided by Neil Ross. Many of the regular characters had fanciful names, such as Lickety Page and Kitty Literature. Production was by Rick Reinert Pictures originally of Burbank, California.

The feline character Cap'n Readmore was drawn on as a source of inspiration when choosing a middle name for Dewey Readmore Books.^[1]

External links

• Cap’n O. G. Readmore cartoon list @ Big Cartoon Database
• TV Commercial at RetroJunk

References

1. ^ Myron, Vicki; Bret Witter (2008). "Dewey Readmore Books". Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Grand Central Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-446-40741-0. 

This article about a children's television series is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Fictional cats Puppets ABC Weekend Special Children's television series stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Umaga (wrestler) Olive Griffith Stull Look at other dictionaries: O. G. Readmore — Cap’n O. G. Readmore (created by Puppet Studio) was the fictional character host of the ABC Weekend Specials on U.S. television during the 1980s. He was an anthropomorphic cat puppet, dressed in a nautical outfit, that encouraged children to read …   Wikipedia ABC Weekend Special — Infobox Television show name = The ABC Weekend Special caption = genre = Saturday morning anthology theme music composer = composer = country = USA language = num seasons = 15 num episodes = list episodes = runtime = 30 min. network = ABC picture …   Wikipedia Neil Ross — est un acteur britannique né le 31 décembre 1944 à Londres (Royaume Uni). Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 3 Anecdotes 4 …   Wikipédia en Français Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV partof = the Eelam War IV caption = Old Tamil woman, displaced by the Eastern Province floods, being carried to a safe place by four Sri Lanka Army personals. date = July 21… …   Wikipedia Syrian Armed Forces — Armed Forces of Ba ath Party Coat of Arms of the Syrian Arab Republic Founded 1946 Service branches …   Wikipedia Tallink — AS Tallink Grupp Rechtsform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN EE3100004466 Gründung …   Deutsch Wikipedia Edwin Snelgrove — Edwin Ned Snelgrove (born Edwin Fales Snelgrove, Jr. on August 9, 1960) is an American double murderer who is currently serving a 60 year sentence for the murder of a Hartford, Connecticut woman, Carmen Rodriguez. He was also previously convicted …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”