Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

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A scene from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980) was a Saturday morning cartoon created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was originally broadcast on ABC as part of the programming block Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics, which also included Scooby-Doo, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Laff-A-Lympics.

Captain Caveman's powers include super-strength, a variety of useful objects hidden inside his fur, and a club that allows him to fly and from which pops out different tools he uses to fight crime. His trademark is his battle cry of "Captain CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!!" Captain Caveman's voice was provided by Mel Blanc.

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels centres on the mystery-solving adventures of the Teen Angels (cowardly brunette Brenda Chance, seductive blonde Taffy Dare and brainy African-American Dee Dee Sykes) and their friend Captain Caveman (or Cavey for short), a prehistoric caveman whom the girls discovered and thawed from a block of ice. The concept and general plot for the show was seen as a parody of Charlie's Angels. It also borrowed heavily from other Hanna-Barbera shows such as Scooby-Doo and Josie and the Pussycats, among others.

The show remained part of the Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics block through 1979. In March 1980, Cavey and the girls were given their own show. There were 40 total episodes of Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels that were produced (16 in 1977–1978, 8 in 1978–1979, and 16 in 1979–1980).

Starting in the fall of 1980, Captain Caveman began to star in segments of his own in The Flintstones Comedy Show, one of many spin-offs of Hanna-Barbera's popular prime-time show The Flintstones, often in a role similar to that of Superman. Captain Caveman worked at the same newspaper where Betty and Wilma worked. His "secret identity" was Chester, the office boy. To disguise himself as Chester, Captain Caveman wore a pair of glasses and a tie. Despite the simplicity of his disguise, he required a coat rack and an elaborate transformation sequence to become Captain Caveman.

In 1986, Captain Caveman appeared in a backup segment of The Flintstone Kids called Captain Caveman...and Son! with his son, Cavey Jr. In this case he appeared on a show-within-a-show that the younger versions of Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty enjoyed watching. The whole "secret identity" idea was also ignored or forgotten.

Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. later appeared on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, where Cavey Jr. was expelled from school because his existence proved the Theory of Evolution.

Like other cartoon shows produced in the 1970s, the Hanna-Barbera laugh track was added to the soundtrack of Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.

Milton Keynes rider Roger "otto" Clarke is hot tipped to play Caveman in the planned 2007 movie.

[edit] Credits

Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Director: Charles A. Nichols
Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
Created by: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Associate Producers: Art Scott, Alex Lovy, Lew Marshall
Story Editors: Andy Heyward, Norman Maurer, Ray Parker, Duane Poole, Dick Robbins, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Story: Neal Barbera, Dave Ketchum, Larz Bourne, Larry Markes, Bill Butler, Jack Mendelsohn, Tom Dagenais, Duane Poole, Earl Doud, Dalton Sandifer, Fred Freiberger, John Strong, David Glut, Paul West
Story Direction: Bill Ackerman, Ron Campbell, Carl Fallberg, David Hanan, M. Mike Kawaguchi, Michael O'Connor, George Singer, Paul Sommer, Howard Swift, Kay Wright
Recording Directors: Wally Burr, Alex Lovy, Art Scott
Title Design: Bill Perez
Graphics: Iraj Paran
Musical Direction: Hoyt Curtin, Ted Nichols
Musical Supervision: Paul DeKorte, La La Productions
Character Design: Bob Singer, Dick Ung, Alex Toth, Lew Ott, Steve Nakagawa, Donna Zeller
Layout Supervision: John Aherm
Layout: Pete Alvarado, Ray Jacobs, Alvaro Arce, Homer Jonas, Dick Bickenbach, Bill Lignante, Al Budnick, Warren Marshall, Charles Downs, Jim Mueller, Owen Fitzgerald, Dan Noonan, Jim Fletcher, Greg Reyna, Drew Gentle, Tom Roth, Rick Gonzales, Glen Schmitz, Paul Gruwell, Terry Slade, Kirk Henderson, Martin Taras, Jack Huber, Mario Uribe, Alex Ignatiev, Wendell Washer
Unit Direction: Ray Patterson
Animation Supervision: Bill Keil, Jay Sarbry, Peter Aries
Assistant Animation Supervision: Bob Goe
Animation Coordination: John Boersema
Animation: Ed Aardal, Carlos Alfonso, Ed Barge, Bob Bemiller, Janet Nunn, O.E. Callahan, George Cannata, Bob Carr, Steve Clark, Jesse Cosio, Maria Dail, Edward De Mattia, Izzy Ellis, Marcia Fertig, Eduardo Olivares, Kenneth Gaebler, Joan Orbison, John Garling, Rod Parkes, Mark Glamack, Anna Lois Ray, Fernando Gonzalez, Morey Reden, Alan Green, George Rowley, Bob Hathcock, Ed Soloman, Terry Harrison, Irv Spence, Volus Jones, Dave Tendlar, Ernesto Lopez, Rich Trueblood, Tony Love, Carlo Vinci, Ken Muse, Russ Von Neida, Margaret Nichols, James Wang
Background Supervision: Al Gmuer
Backgrounds: Cathleen Alfaro, Daniela Bielecka, Dennis Durrell, Bob Gentle, David High, Richard Khim, Gary Niblett, Walt Peregoy, Andy Phillipson, Gary Selvecchio, Marilyn Shimokochi, Peter Van Elk
Checking & Scene Planning: Evelyn Sherwood
Xerography: Star Wirth, Roger "Tiger" West
Ink & Paint Supervision: Billie Kearns, Roberta Greutert
Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Camera: George Epperson, Jerry Smith, John Aardal, Charles Flekal, Ron Jackson, Ralph Migliori, Cliff Shirpser, Roy Wade
Supervising Film Editors: Dick Elliott, Larry Cowan, Chip Yaras
Film Editors: Richard Allen, Earl Bennett, Milton Krear, Terry Moore, Joe Sandusky, Greg Watson
Dubbing Supervision: Pat Foley
Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
Post Production Supervision: Joed Eaton