Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
| Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown | |
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| Genre | Slapstick comedy and Animation |
| Created by | Alan Livingston |
| Written by | Alan Livingston Charles Shows Homer Brightman Paul Fennell Larry Harmon Carl Kohler |
| Directed by | Paul Fennell Larry Harmon Jerry Hathcock Ed Solomon Anatole Kirsanoff Brad Case Volus Jones Tom Baron |
| Voices of | Larry Harmon Paul Frees |
| Theme music composer | Gordon Zahler Alec Compinsky |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 157 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Larry Harmon |
| Producers | Paul Fennell Theodore Ticktin |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company | Larry Harmon Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1958 – 1962 |
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown is a 1958–1962 American animated comedy television series based on the children's record book series, Bozo the Clown by Capitol Records.[1] This series was produced by Larry Harmon Pictures, which began syndication in 1958.[2] Lou Scheimer, of Filmation fame, was the art director for the series. The voice cast includes Larry Harmon starring as Bozo, with Paul Frees as the narrator.
A total of 157 five-minute shorts were produced: 20 in 1958, 85 in 1959 and 52 in 1962.[3]
Summary
The animated adventures of Bozo and his young sidekick Butch as they journey to crazy, wild and exciting places.
Episode list
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Broadcasting history
Japan
In Japan, the show was dubbed into Japanese, and titled "ゆかいなボゾ" (lit. The Merry Bozo). It was broadcast on Fuji TV from August 22, 1960 to July 11, 1961. The show was sponsored exclusively by Nihon Kotsu[4] Bozo was voiced by Takuya Fujioka in this dub.[5]
References
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 153–155. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ↑ Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- ↑ A 40-Year History of Fuji Television as Seen Through Timetables," Fuji Television Programming Department Research Division, 1999, pp. 5-9.
- ↑ https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/359189
External links
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- 1950s American animated television series
- 1960s American animated comedy television series
- 1958 American animated television series debuts
- 1962 American television series endings
- American children's animated comedy television series
- Television shows set in circuses
- American television shows based on children's books
- Animation based on real people
- Cultural depictions of American people
- Cultural depictions of comedians
- First-run syndicated animated television series
- Animated television shows about clowns
- 1958 in animation
- Bozo the Clown
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