The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Infobox Television
show_name = The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


caption = "The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" main title card.
show_name_2 = "The Adventures of Huck Finn"
genre = Children's
creator = Mark Twain (novels "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
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starring = Michael Shea as Huck Finn
Lu Ann Haslam as Becky Thatcher
Kevin Schulz as Tom Sawyer
Ted Cassidy as Injun Joe
Dorothy Tennant as Mrs. Thatcher
Anne Bellamy as Aunt Polly
voices = Julie Bennett
Ted Cassidy
Tommy Cook
Paul Frees
Don Messick
Herb Vigran
Mike Road
narrated =
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composer = Ted Nichols
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 20
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
producer = Edward Rosen
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editor = Edward Warschilka, Donald A. Douglas
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camera = Kenneth Peach
runtime = 30 Minutes
network = NBC
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audio_format = mono
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first_aired = September 15, 1968
last_aired = September 7, 1969
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related = The Fugitive
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imdb_id = 0062543
tv_com_id = 35526

"The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was a half-hour live-action/animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions on NBC primetime in 1968, based on the famous Mark Twain characters. In it, Huck Finn (Michael Shea), Becky Thatcher (Lu Ann Haslam) and Tom Sawyer (Kevin Schulz) were constantly on the run from Injun Joe (Ted Cassidy), who sought revenge on them for testifying against him in court, Tom and Huck having witnessed Joe's murder of Dr. Robinson. The episodes which ensued thrust them into various make-believe fantasy worlds; their surroundings were animated, while Huck, Becky and Tom themselves remained live-action.

The series itself aired from September 15, 1968 to September 7, 1969 for 20 episodes, airing Sunday evenings on NBC-TV at 7:00pm/6:00pm Central. It was later syndicated as part of "The Banana Splits and Friends" series.

On cable, repeats of this show (without the original opening sequences) aired on Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang.

In December 1968, Gold Key Comics published a one-issue "New Adventures Of Huck Finn" comic book, based on the episode "The Curse Of Thut" (which aired around the same time).

Episode Guide

:"The Magic Shillelah" :Episode #1 (prod. #30-14):Original airdate: September 15, 1968:Repeat dates: March 16, 1969; August 3, 1969:Written by Frank Crow and Leo Rifkin:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Huck Of La Mancha" :Episode #2 (30-9):Original airdate: September 22, 1968:Repeat dates: January 26, 1969:Written by George Eckstein:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"The Terrible Tempered Kaheef" :Episode #3 (30-7):Original airdate: September 29, 1968:Repeat dates: March 23, 1969; August 24, 1969:Written by Joanna Lee:Directed by Bruce Bilson

:"The Little People" :Episode #4 (30-3):Original airdate: October 6, 1968:Repeat dates: March 30, 1969; August 31, 1969:Directed by Walter S. Burr

:"Pirate Island" :Episode #5 (30-4):Original airdate: October 13, 1968:Repeat dates: April 13, 1969; August 17, 1969:Written by Kenneth L. Kolb:Directed by Byron Hanson

:"The Last Labor of Hercules" :Episode #6 (30-6):Original airdate: October 20, 1968:Repeat dates: April 6, 1969; August 10, 1969:Written by David Duncan:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"The Gorgon's Head" :Episode #7 (30-16):Original airdate: October 27, 1968:Repeat dates: Never repeated:Written by Herman Miller:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"The Castle Of Evil" :Episode #8 (30-5):Original airdate: November 3, 1968:Repeat dates: April 20, 1969:Written by Kenneth L. Kolb:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Hunting The Hunter" :Episode #9 (30-11):Original airdate: November 24, 1968:Repeat dates: April 27, 1969:Written by Kenneth L. Kolb:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"The Curse Of Thut" :Episode #10 (30-2):Original airdate: December 1, 1968:Repeat dates: June 22, 1969:Written by David Duncan:Directed by Bruce Bilson:Trivia Note: This story was adapted in issue #1 (10232-812, December 1968) of the Gold Key comic HANNA-BARBERA THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN.

:"The Ancient Valley" :Episode #11 (30-13):Original airdate: December 15, 1968:Repeat dates: June 29, 1969:Written by David Duncan:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Menace In The Ice" :Episode #12 (30-10):Original airdate: December 22, 1968:Repeat dates: June 15, 1969:Written by Peter Allan Fields:Directed by Walter S. Burr

:"The Eye Of Doorgah" :Episode #13 (30-1):Original airdate: December 29, 1968:Repeat dates: July 13, 1969:Directed by Robert Gist

:"The Mission Of Captain Mordecai" :Episode #14 (30-8):Original airdate: January 5, 1969:Repeat dates: May 11, 1969:Written by Joanna Lee:Directed by Exra Stone

:"The Jungle Adventure" :Episode #15 (30-15):Original airdate: January 19, 1969:Repeat dates: May 18, 1969:Written by Bill Lutz:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Son Of The Sun" :Episode #16 (30-19):Original airdate: January 26, 1969 (originally scheduled to air Sept. 22, 1968):Repeat dates: July 6, 1969:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Prophecy Of Peril" :Episode #17 (30-17):Original airdate: February 2, 1969:Repeat dates: July 27, 1969:Written by David Duncan:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"Strange Experiment" :Episode #18 (30-12):Original airdate: February 9, 1969:Repeat dates: July 6, 1969:Written by Kenneth L. Kolb:Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

:"The Curse Of The Conquistador" (a.k.a. "The Conquistador Curse") :Episode #19 (30-18):Original airdate: February 16, 1969:Repeat dates: June 1, 1969:Directed by Bruce Bilson

:"All Whirlpools Lead To Atlantis" (last first-run episode) :Episode #20 (30-20):Original airdate: February 23, 1969:Repeat dates: July 20, 1969; September 7, 1969:Directed by Robert Gist

Preemptions on NBC

Preempted Nov. 10, 1968 by The Hawaiian Open

Preempted Nov. 17, 1968 by "Heidi"

Preempted Jan. 12, 1969 by "Wild Kingdom"

Preempted Mar. 2, 1969 by President Nixon's Trip

Preempted Mar. 9, 1969 by "The Wizard of Oz"

Preempted May. 14, 1969 by Cardinal Cooke

Preempted May. 25, 1969 by "NBC Children's Theatre" ("Little Women")

"The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was replaced on NBC September 14, 1969 by "Wild Kingdom".

eries Production Credits

* Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
* Producer: Edward Rosen
** Michael Shea as Huck Finn
** Lu Ann Haslam as Becky Thatcher
** Kevin Schulz as Tom Sawyer
** Ted Cassidy as Injun Joe
** Dorothy Tennant as Mrs. Thatcher
** Anne Bellamy as Aunt Polly
* Voices: Julie Bennett, Ted Cassidy, Tommy Cook, Paul Frees, Don Messick, Herb Vigran, Mike Road
* Director of Photography: Kenneth Peach, A.S.C.
* Art Director: Jack Poplin
* Film Editors: Edward Warschilka, Donald A. Douglas
* Music Editor: Tony Milch, Larry Cowan
* Effects Editor: Pat Foley
* Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
* Production Coordinator: Victor O. Schipek
* Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
* Titles: Robert Schaefer
* Character Design: Alex Toth, Iwao Takamoto
* Layouts: Bill Perez, Iwao Takamoto, Robert Singer, Willie Ito, Lance Nolley, Lew Ott
* Backgrounds: F(ernando). Montealegre, Dick Kelsey, Ron Dias, Paul Julian, Janet Brown, Rene Garcia, Don Watson
* Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
* Animation: Jerry Hathcock, George Rowley, Irv Spence, Ed Aardal, Ed Barge, George Kreisl, George Nicholas, Don Patterson, Ray Abrams
* Musical Director: Ted Nichols
* Production Supervisor: Elaine Michea
* Assistant Director: Russell Llewellyn
* Sound Supervisor: Richard Olson
* Sound Recording: Al Overton, Jr.
* A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION - A Division Of Taft Broadcasting Company:© 1968 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.

External links

* [http://www.toontracker.com/huckfinn/huckfinn.htm Toon Tracker's New Adventures of Huck Finn Page]
* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/K-O/The_New_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn/ The New Adventures of Huck Finn Episode Guide: @ Big Cartoon DataBase]
* [http://bananasplits.4t.com/huckleberryfinn.html "The New Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn" Episode Guide]
* [http://www.kiddiematinee.com/luann_haslam.html "Interview with HUCK FINN actress Lu Ann Haslam"]