Heathcliff (1980 TV series)

Heathcliff
Also known asHeathcliff and Dingbat
Heathcliff and Marmaduke
GenreAnimated series
Created byGeorge Gately (Heathcliff character)
Brad Anderson (Marmaduke character)
Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Story byTony Benedict
Tom Dagenais
Paul Haggis
Gordon Kent
Michael Maurer
Dalton Sandifer
Buzz Dixon
Elana Lesser
Cliff Ruby
Jack Enyart
Jack Hanrahan
Mark Jones
Don Jurwich
Kayte Kuch
Jim McNamara
Mark Shiney
John Dunn (uncredited)
Directed byCharles A. Nichols
John Kimball
Voices ofMel Blanc
Henry Corden
June Foray
Don Messick
Russi Taylor
Frank Welker
Paul Winchell
Opening theme"Heathcliff and Marmaduke Theme" by Scatman Crothers (season two)
Ending theme"Heathcliff and Marmaduke Theme" (instrumental, season two)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (90 segments)
Production
Executive producersJoe Ruby
Ken Spears
ProducerJerry Eisenberg
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesRuby-Spears Productions
McNaught Syndicate
United Features Syndicate (Season 2)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) –
December 5, 1981 (1981-12-05)
Related
Heathcliff (1984)
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Heathcliff is a half-hour Saturday morning animated series based on the Heathcliff comic strip created by George Gately and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It premiered on ABC on October 4, 1980,[1] with a total of 26 episodes produced under the titles Heathcliff and Dingbat and Heathcliff and Marmaduke.[2]

  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140249163. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 271–273. ISBN 978-1538103739.