Channel Umptee-3

Channel Umptee-3
GenreComedy
Created byJim George
Developed byJim George
Norman Lear
John Baskin
Directed byChris Headrick
Don Jurwich
Mike Peraza
David Schwartz
Bob Seeley
Voices ofGregg Berger
Greg Burson
Alice Ghostley
Jonathan Harris
Rob Paulsen
David Paymer
Neil Ross
Susan Silo
Theme music composerJim George
Opening theme"Channel Umptee-3 Theme" performed by Rob Paulsen, David Paymer, and Jonathan Harris
Ending theme"Channel Umptee-3 Theme" (instrumental)
ComposerWalter Murphy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersJim George
Norman Lear
John Baskin
Richard Raynis
Everett Peck
ProducersJeff Kline
Peggy George
Bob Seeley
Running time21 minutes
Production companiesAdelaide Productions
Act III Productions
Enchanté George
Columbia TriStar Television
Original release
NetworkThe WB (Kids' WB)
ReleaseOctober 25, 1997 (1997-10-25) –
February 20, 1998 (1998-02-20)
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Channel Umptee-3 (also known simply as Umptee-3) is a Saturday morning animated television series created by Jim George and produced by Norman Lear.[1] It aired on The WB as part of the Kids' WB programming block from 1997 to 1998.[2][3] The one-season cartoon was designed to teach children to appreciate the wonders of everyday things, such as sleep and water. The title is derived from the fictitonal number "umpteen". It was also the last television series that Lear was involved in as an executive producer (and the last to feature an original story) until the 2017 revival of One Day at a Time.

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ "WB's 'Umptee-3' has Norman Lear's signature". Variety. September 15, 1997. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ Collins, James; McDowell, Jeanne; Tynan, William (November 24, 2007). "Television: Tube for Tots". Time. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 28 May 2011.