The Robonic Stooges

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show_name = The Robonic Stooges


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runtime = 30 minutes
director = Charles A. Nichols
Chris Cuddington
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producer = Terry Morse, Jr.
executive_producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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voices = Paul Winchell
Joe Baker
Frank Welker
David Joliffe
Bob Hastings
Patricia Stitch
Jim MacGeorge
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country = flagcountry|USA
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language = English
network = CBS
first_aired = January 28, 1978
last_aired = September 2, 1978
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num_episodes = 32 (8 minutes per episode)
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"The Robonic Stooges" was a 30-minuteFact|date=July 2008 Saturday morning animated series featuring The Three Stooges in new roles as clumsy crime-fighting bionic superheroes. It was developed by Norman Maurer and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from January 28, 1978 to September 2, 1978 on CBS and contained two segments, "The Robonic Stooges" and "Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives".

"The Robonic Stooges" originally aired as a segment on "The Skatebirds" from September 10, 1977 to January 28, 1978 on CBS. When CBS canceled "The Skatebirds" in early 1978, the trio was given their own half-hour timeslot which ran for 16 episodes.

The Robonic Stooges

The Robonic Stooges - Moe, Larry and Curly - are secret agents who fight crime with their special bionic powers and are given assignments via film projector from their frustrated boss, Agent 000.

Episodes

Aired as part of "The Skatebirds":

#Invasion of the Incredible Giant Chickens (September 10, 1977)
#Dimwits and Dinosaurs (September 17, 1977)
#Fish and Drips (September 24, 1977)
#Have Saucer Will Travel (October 1, 1977)
#I Want My Mummy (October 8, 1977)
#The Great Brain Drain (October 15, 1977)
#Flea, Fi, Fo, Fum (October 22, 1977)
#Frozen Feud (October 29, 1977)
#Mother Goose on the Loose (November 5, 1977)
#Curly of the Apes (November 12, 1977)
#Don't Fuel with a Fool (November 19, 1977)
#The Eenie Meanie Genie (November 26, 1977)
#On Your Knees, Hercules (December 3, 1977)
#Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Three Nuts In A Sub (December 10, 1977)
#There's No Joy In An Evil Toy (December 17, 1977)
#Three Little Pigheads (December 24, 1977)

Aired as part of "The Three Robonic Stooges" (2 shorts aired per 30-minute episode):
#Bye, Bye, Blackbeard (January 28, 1978)
#The Silliest Show on Earth (January 28, 1978)
#Mutiny on the Mountie (February 4, 1978)
#Woo Woo Wolfman (February 4, 1978)
#Burgle Gurgle (February 11, 1978)
#Schoolhouse Mouse (February 11, 1978)
#Rip Van Wrinkle (February 18, 1978)
#The Three Nutsketeers (February 18, 1978)
#Pest World Ain't the Best World (February 25, 1978)
#SuperKong (February 25, 1978)
#Dr. Jekyll and Hide Curly (March 4, 1978)
#Three Stooges and the Seven Dwarves (March 4, 1978)
#Blooperman (March 11, 1978)
#Jerk in the Beanstalk (March 11, 1978)
#Star Flaws (March 18, 1978)
#Stooges, You're Fired (March 18, 1978)

Voices

*Paul Winchell - Moe
*Joe Baker - Larry
*Frank Welker - Curly
*Ross Martin - Agent 000

Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives

A shortened and re-titled version of "Clue Club" featuring two bumbling dogs named Woofer and Wimper who help solve mysteries for the Clue Club, a group of four teenagers: Larry, Pepper, D.D. and Dotty.

Voices

*Paul Winchell - Woofer
*Jim MacGeorge - Wimper
*David Joliffe - Larry
*Bob Hastings - D.D.
*Patricia Stitch - Pepper
*Tara Talboy - Dotty
*John Stephenson - Sheriffy Bagley

Production credits

*Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
*Producer: Terry Morse, Jr.
*Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
*Associate Producer: Neil Balnaves
*Story: Kathy Colburn, Tom Dagenais, Dill Dailey, Dianne Dixon, Kari Oaurs, Andy Heyward, Chris Jenkyns, Mark Jones, Joan Maurer, Michael Maurer, Norman Maurer, Jack Mendelsohn, Howie Post, Cliff Roberts, Sandy Sandifer
*Story Editors: Norman Maurer, Sid Morse
*Story Directors: Alvaro Arce, Carl Fallberg, Cullen Houhtailing, Mike O'Connor, Don Sheppard, George Singer, Karren Wright
*Voices: Joe Baker, Bob Hastings, David Joliffe, Jim MacGeorge, John Stephenson, Patricia Stitch, Tara Talboy, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell
*Editors: Peter Berger, Warner Leighton, Peter Jennings
*Supervising Film Editor: Dick Elliott
*Assistant Film Editor: Barry Gold
*Music: Hoyt Curtin
*Musical Supervision: Paul DeKorte
*"Robonic Stooges" Created by: Norman Maurer
*Recording Director: Wally Burr
*Graphics: Iraj Paran
*Character Design: Bob Singer, Norman Maurer, Lew Ott, George Wheeler
*Layout Supervision: Steve Lumley
*Layout: Bob Fosbry, Terry Moesker, Joe Shearer, Mike Trebert
*Backgrounds: Richard Zaloudek, Milan Zahorsky, Jerry Liew, Michael King-Prince, Peter Connell, Ken Wright, Michael Chojecki, Lesley Nicholl
*Animation Checking: Narelle Nixon
*Xerography: Ellen Bayley
*Ink and Paint Supervision: Narelle Derrick
*Production Managers: R.J. Louis, James Cranston
*Production Coordinator: Tobi Singleton
*Production Supervision: Doug Patterson, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Adrienne Smith
*Art Director: Kirk Axtell
*Script Supervisors: Mary Jane Ferguson, Lester Hoyle
*Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
*Sound Mixers: Manuel Topoto, James Pilcher
*Animation Photography: Terry Smith, Carole Laird, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Kieren Mulgrew, Tom Epperson
*Dubbing Supervision: Pat Foley
*Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
*Post Production Supervision: Joed Eaton
*A Hanna-Barbera Production:© 1978 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.

External links

*imdb title|id=0189313|title=The Robonic Stooges
* [http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/page.cgi?g=Hanna-Barbera_Studios%2FT%2FThe_Three_Robonic_Stooges%2Findex.html "The Robonic Stooges" @ The Big Cartoon DataBase]