- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
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The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat 
Series Title CardGenre Animation
Series
Comedy
FantasyCreated by Pat Sullivan
Otto Messmer
Joe Oriolo (characters)Directed by Lynne Naylor
Milton KnightVoices of Thomas Adcox (Felix)
John Astin
Nancy Cartwright
Elizabeth DailyTheme music composer Don Oriolo
Nathan WangComposer(s) Club Foot Orchestra Country of origin 
United StatesLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 36 Production Executive producer(s) Don Oriolo
Phil RomanProducer(s) Timothy Björklund Running time 25 min. Production company(s) Felix the Cat Productions
Film RomanBroadcast Original channel CBS
YTV
CITV and TCC
Clan TVE, Cartoon NetworkPicture format 4:3 Audio format CBS Stereosound Original run September 16, 1995 – August 30, 1997 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat is an animated series starring the classic 1919 feline character, Felix the Cat produced for television by Film Roman. It aired from September 9, 1995 to November 25, 1997 on CBS.[1]
Contents
History
The show was a modern take on the original 1958 series produced by Otto Messmer's former assistant, Joe Oriolo. His son, Don Oriolo, was involved in the creation of this series as well. In many ways, the show reverts back to the silent era of shorts with surreal settings and offbeat character depictions. Felix is also more like his original mischievous adult form, rather than the young and innocent depiction from the 1930s, 1950s and the 1988 film Felix the Cat: The Movie. It does, however, contain some elements from the 50's series such as Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks and the character Poindexter. The series used Fleischer Studios style.
The series starred Thomas Adcox as the voice of Felix the Cat. Later on in the series though, he was replaced by Charlie Adler for unknown reasons. It was produced by Phil Roman and Timothy Berglund and is reputed to have been one of the most expensive cartoons ever made by Film Roman.[2] Martin Olson and Jeremy Kramer, two comedy writers known for pushing the envelope into the bizarre, wrote both outlines and scripts for the series. The main theme was composed by Don Oriolo, while the musical score and closing theme were composed and performed by the Club Foot Orchestra.
A number of episodes have been released on VHS by BMG Video and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and several DVD releases of episodes were available in Hong Kong under the title The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat II.
List of episodes
Airdate Cartoon Credits 16 Sep. 1995 Space Time Twister Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano, Timothy Bjorklund; Directed by Lynne Naylor Guardian Idiot Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Dominic Polcino, Christopher Moeller, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Dominic Polcino Don't String Me Along Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Robin Steele, Christian Roman, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Robin Steele 23 Sep. 1995 The Sludge King Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Timothy Berglund Mars Needs Felix Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight Step Right Up Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Dominic Polcino, Chris Moeller; Directed by Dominic Polcino 30 Sep. 1995 Now Playing - Felix Story by Jeremy Kramer, Timothy Berglund; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano; Directed by Lynne Naylor Jailhouse Shock Story by Jeremy Kramer, Timothy Bjorklund; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Phil Robinson, Bob Koch, Timothy Bjorklund; Directed by Phil "Wild Brain" Robinson The Manhattan Triangle Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson; Directed by Blair Peters 7 Oct. 1995 The Petrified Cheese Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson; Directed by Chris Bartleman Middle Aged Felix Bob Koch Felix in Psychedelicland Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund, Robin Steele, Christian Roman; Directed by Robin Steele 14 Oct. 1995 Forever Rafter Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight Now Boarding Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, John Stevenson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by John Stevenson Felix Breaks the Bank Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano; Directed by Lynne Naylor 21 Oct. 1995 Order of the Black Cats Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Dominic Polcino, Chris Moeller; Directed by Dominic Polcino Noah's Nightclub Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Robin Steele, Christian Roman, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Robin Steele Felix's Gold Score Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight 28 Oct. 1995 The Earth Heist Martin Olson Attack of the Tacky Bob Koch Felix in Nitedrop Land Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson, Larry Swerdlove, Jim Schumann, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Jim Schumann 4 Nov. 1995 Shocking Story Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Doug Lawrence, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Doug Lawrence Space Case Martin Olson Love at First Slice Martin Olson 11 Nov. 1995 Peg Leg Felix Martin Olson Gross Ghost Martin Olson Felix's Big Splash Bob Koch 18 Nov. 1995 Swedish Meatballs Martin Olson Shell Shock Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Blair Peters, Timothy Bjorkloon; Directed by Blair Peters The Big Hunt Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Blair Peters, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Blair Peters 25 Nov. 1995 News Blues Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Martin Olson, Blair Peters; Directed by Blair Peters Wet Paint Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Timothy Berglund Copycat Story by Michael Ouweleen; Written by Michael Ouweleen, Paul Vester; Directed by Paul Vester 2 Dec. 1995 Phony Phelix Written by Mark Evanier; Directed by Chris Moeller Star Trash Written by Mark Evanier, Christian Roman, Craig Kellman; Director: Christian Roman Surreal Estate Written by Mark Evanier & Doug Lawrence; Director: Doug Lawrence Voice Cast
- Thom Adcox Felix the Cat (Season 1)
- Charlie Adler Felix the Cat (Season 2) / Additional Voices
- Phil Hayes - Rosco
- Cree Summer - Sheba
- Tony Jay - Peking Duck
- Jim Cummings - One-Ton / Additional Voices
- Kevin Schon - Moo Shoo
Notes
- ^ "For fall, a classically restyled puddy tat and Felix the Cat". The Los Angeles Times. August 27, 1995. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-27/news/tv-39253_1_original-felix. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Film Roman, Inc. - A Starz Media Company
External links
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat at the Internet Movie Database
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat at TV.com
- Episode index at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Twisted-Adventures-Felix-Cat/4409
Key people Films and TV Theatrical cartoons (1919-1936) · Felix the Cat (TV series) (1958-1961) · Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988) · The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995-1997) · Baby Felix & Friends (2000-2001) Felix the Cat Saves Christmas (2004)Software Felix the Cat (1992 video game) · Big Top's Cartoon Toolbox Starring Felix the Cat (1994)First-run animated series Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989–1991) • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) • The California Raisin Show (1989–1990) • Garfield and Friends (September 17, 1988-October 1995) • Rude Dog & the Dweebs • The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988–1990) • CBS Storybreak (1985–1990) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990–1996) • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) • Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992) • Back to the Future (1991–1993) • Where's Waldo? (1991–1992) • Fievel's American Tails (1992–1993) • The Little Mermaid (1992–1995) • Raw Toonage (1992–1993) • Marsupilami (1993–1994) • All-New Dennis the Menace • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993–1994) • Conan and the Young Warriors • Beethoven (1994–1995) • Aladdin (1994–1996) • Skeleton Warriors • Wild C.A.T.s • The Adventures of Hyperman • Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1997) • The Mask • Santo Bugito (1995–1996) • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997) • Project G.e.e.K.e.R. • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995–1997) • Anatole • Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999) • Flying Rhino Junior High (1998–2000) • Birdz (1998) • Mythic Warriors (1998–2000) • New Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1999–2000)First-run live-action series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991) • The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys • Beakman's World (1992–1998) • Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996–1997) • Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House • The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997) • Wheel 2000 (1999–2000) • The Weird Al Show (1997) • The Sports Illustrated for Kids ShowRebroadcasts Schedules 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000Related programming and topics Categories:- Animated sitcoms
- Felix the Cat
- CBS network shows
- 1990s American animated television series
- YTV shows
- 1995 American television series debuts
- 1997 American television series endings
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- Children's comedy series
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