CB Bears

CB Bears
Genre	Animation
Directed by	Charles A. Nichols
Voices of	Daws Butler Henry Corden Chuck McCann
Narrated by	William Woodson (Opening Narration)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 10, 1977 – January 28, 1978

CB Bears was a 60-minute Saturday morning cartoon program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from September 10, 1977 to January 28, 1978. It contained the following short segments:

• CB Bears
• Blast-Off Buzzard
• Heyyy, It's the King
• Posse Impossible
• Shake, Rattle & Roll
• Undercover Elephant

In syndication, CB Bears was shown in a shortened half-hour format with Blast-Off Buzzard and Posse Impossible.

Heyyy, It's the King was also shown in a shortened half-hour format with Shake, Rattle & Roll, and Undercover Elephant.

The show has also been rebroadcast on Cartoon Network from 1995-1997.

The CB Bears

Boogie (Chuck McCann), Hustle (Daws Butler impersonating Phil Silvers), and Bump (Henry Corden) are a trio of bears disguised as trash collectors. They travel the country solving mysteries in a tacky rubbish truck. A sultry-voiced female named Charlie (Susan Davis) contacts the bears on the truck's CB radio to give them their assignments. This show was "inspired" by the hit TV series Charlie's Angels.

Episodes

1. The Missing Mansion Mystery (September 10, 1977) - The CB Bears uncover a missing mansion in the midst of an alligator-infested lagoon.
2. The Doomsday Mine (September 17, 1977) - The CB Bears drive out to End of the Trail, Arizona, where people are turning green and strange lights and sounds are emanating from the deserted Doomsday Mine.
3. Follow that Mountain (September 24, 1977) - While investigating the strange case of the disappearing mountains, the CB Bears fall into a cavern and are chased by giant gophers.
4. Valley of No Return (October 1, 1977) - The CB Bears go deep into the jungle to discover why the animals are fleeing in terror from the Valley of No Return.
5. The Fright Farm (October 8, 1977) - The CB Bears follow a mysterious man, who has been stealing animals from the zoo, to his hideout at the Fright Farm, where he is loading them onto a huge ark.
6. Drackenstein's Revenge (October 15, 1977) - While looking for clues to why all the peasants of Drackenstein are asleep, the CB Bears discover the town's valuables are missing.
7. Water, Water...Nowhere (October 22, 1977) - The CB Bears try to save the world from embittered old ex-sea Captain Sly, who turns water to sand with a machine.
8. The Wild, Wild Wilderness (October 29, 1977) - While Charlie warns the CB Bears to watch for strange creatures near their campground, Boogie is snatched up by a giant vine.
9. Island of Terror (November 5, 1977) - The CB Bears battle a giant octopus to reach the sinking island of Mikimos.
10. Go North, Young Bears (November 12, 1977) - The CB Bears go to the North Pole to search for the source of mysterious floods in the Northwest.
11. The Invasion of the Blobs (November 19, 1977) - The CB Bears discover that hissing monsters, which are swallowing buildings in the town of Fool's Gold, ooze out of a giant drainpipe.
12. The Disaster from the Skies (November 26, 1977) - The CB Bears rise high over New City in a balloon to discover that the source of mysterious destructive rays permeating the city is a huge probe in the middle of the Top Secret Space Center.
13. The Disappearing Satellites (December 3, 1977) - The CB Bears see a spacecraft dive below the surface of a crater lake, follow it, and discover a giant space station in a huge cavern.

Blast-Off Buzzard

Blast-Off Buzzard chases Crazylegs, a wacky snake who outruns the buzzard. Crazylegs knows the big bird is a loser and delights in beating him in situations very similar to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. This is a non-speaking segment.

Episodes

1. Buzzard, You're a Turkey (September 10, 1977)
2. Hard Headed Hard Hat (September 17, 1977)
3. Hearts and Flowers, Buzzards and Snakes (September 24, 1977)
4. The Egg and Aye, Aye, Aye (October 1, 1977)
5. Testing One, Two, Three (October 8, 1977)
6. Ho, Ho, Ho, It's the Birthday Buzzard (October 15, 1977)
7. Wheelin' and Reelin' (October 22, 1977)
8. Buzzard, Clean Up Your Act (October 29, 1977)
9. Backyard Buzzard (November 5, 1977)
10. Spy in the Sky (November 12, 1977)
11. First Class Buzzard (November 19, 1977)
12. Freezin' and Sneezin' (November 26, 1977)
13. Cousin Snaky is a Groove (December 3, 1977)

Heyyy, It's The King

A cool, Fonzie-patterned lion named King (Lennie Weinrib) alongside his high school classmates Big H the Hippopotamus (Sheldon Allman), Clyde the Ape (Don Messick), Sheena the Lioness (Ginny McSwain), Skids the Alligator (Marvin Kaplan), Yukayuka the Hyena (Lennie Weinrib), and Zelda the Ostrich (Susan Silo) attempt schemes to get into the spotlight.

Episodes

1. The Blue Kangaroo (September 10, 1977)
2. The First King on Mars (September 17, 1977)
3. The Riverbed 5000 (September 24, 1977)
4. Surf's Up (October 1, 1977)
5. The King and his Jokers (October 8, 1977)
6. Hot Gold Fever (October 15, 1977)
7. The Carnival Caper (October 22, 1977)
8. The Unhappy Heavy Hippo (October 29, 1977)
9. The King for Prez (November 5, 1977)
10. Snowbound Safari (November 12, 1977)
11. The Great Billionaire Chase Case (November 19, 1977)
12. Boat Fever (November 26, 1977)
13. Go For it King (December 3, 1977)

Posse Impossible

The Sheriff of Saddlesore (William Woodson) and his hopeless posse of cowboys: Stick (Daws Butler in a hillbilly voice), Big Duke (Daws Butler impersonating John Wayne) and Blubber (Chuck McCann) jail notorious outlaws by outbungling the rascals. In every segment, the Sheriff goes after some no-good polecat, which ends with the bad guys behind bars. A prototype version of the posse was featured in an episode of Hong Kong Phooey.

Episodes

1. Big Duke and Li'l Lil (September 10, 1977) - It takes fancy footwork from Duke to rescue a dancehall girl named Li'l Lil.
2. Trouble at Ghostarado (September 17, 1977) - The Sheriff and the Posse go silver-mining.
3. The Not So Great Train Robbery (September 24, 1977) - The Posse tags some payroll thieves.
4. The Alabama Brahma Bull (October 1, 1977) - A bull rounds up some cattle rustlers!
5. The Crunch Bunch Crashout (October 8, 1977) - Outlaws outwit the Sheriff and the Posse!
6. One of Our Rivers is Missing (October 15, 1977) - The town of Saddlesore is going dry.
7. The Sneakiest Rustler in the West (October 22, 1977) - The Posse disguise themselves as cattle to bully a rustler.
8. Bad Medicine (October 29, 1977) - A snake oil salesman gets a taste of his own medicine.
9. Busting Boomerino (November 5, 1977) - The circus puts on a sideshow at the bank.
10. Roger the Dodger (November 12, 1977) - The Posse tricks a clever crook.
11. Riverboat Sam, the Gambling Man (November 19, 1977) - The Posse puts a casino swindler in drydock.
12. The Invisible Kid (November 26, 1977) - The Sheriff and the Posse try to catch a criminal sight unseen!
13. Calamity John (December 3, 1977) - A bad-luck bank robber brings accidents to the town of Saddlesore.

Shake, Rattle, & Roll

Shake (Paul Winchell), Rattle (Lennie Weinrib), and Roll (Joe E. Ross) are three ghosts who reside in an inn and often scare away humans so they wouldn't be bothered by them. At the same time, they try to avoid being caught by the innkeeper Sidney Merciless (Alan Oppenheimer).

Episodes

1. Guess What's Coming to Dinner (September 10, 1977)
2. The Ghostly Ghoul is a Ghastling Ghost (September 17, 1977)
3. There's No Pest like a Singing Guest (September 24, 1977)
4. Shake the Lion-Hearted (October 1, 1977)
5. The Real Cool Ghoul (October 8, 1977)
6. Spooking is Hazardous to your Health (October 15, 1977)
7. Spooking the Spook (October 22, 1977)
8. From Scream to Screen (October 29, 1977)
9. Gloom and Doo DeDoom (November 5, 1977)
10. Polt R Geist (November 12, 1977)
11. Too Many Kooks (November 19, 1977)
12. A Scary Face from Outer Space (November 26, 1977)
13. Health Spa Spooks (December 3, 1977)

Undercover Elephant

Undercover Elephant (Daws Butler) and his sidekick Loudmouse (Bob Hastings) work for a detective agency and solve mysteries. Recurring gags of this segment included disguises worn by Undercover Elephant would tend to give him away (since some of his disguises were ordered from the back of a comic book) and Loudmouse would tend to blow his cover when staking out the villain.

Episodes

1. The Sneaky Sheik (September 10, 1977)
2. Barron Von Rip 'em Off (September 17, 1977)
3. The Moanin' Lisa (September 24, 1977)
4. Pain in the Brain (October 1, 1977)
5. The Great Hospital Hassle (October 8, 1977)
6. Latin Losers (October 15, 1977)
7. Dr. Doom's Gloom (October 22, 1977)
8. Chicken Flickin' Capon Caper (October 29, 1977)
9. Undercover Around the World (November 5, 1977)
10. Irate Pirates (November 12, 1977)
11. Perilous Pigskin (November 19, 1977)
12. Swami Whammy (November 26, 1977)
13. The Disappearing Duchess (December 3, 1977)

Voices

• Sheldon Allman - Big H
• Michael Bell - Chief
• Daws Butler - Duke, Hustle, Stick, Undercover Elephant
• Henry Corden - Bump
• Scatman Crothers - Segment Title Narrator
• Susan Davis - Charlie
• Bob Hastings - Loudmouse
• Marvin Kaplan - Skids
• Chuck McCann - Boogie, Blubber
• Ginny McSwain - Sheena
• Don Messick - Clyde
• Alan Oppenheimer - Sidney Merciless
• Joe E. Ross - Roll
• Susan Silo - Zelda
• Lennie Weinrib - King, Rattle, Yukayuka
• Paul Winchell - Shake
• Bill Woodson - Sheriff of Saddlesore

Production Credits

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: WILLIAM HANNA and JOSEPH BARBERA
• DIRECTOR: Charles A. Nichols
• CREATIVE PRODUCER: Iwao Takamoto
• ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Alex Lovy
• STORY EDITOR: Ray Parker
• ASSOCIATE STORY EDITOR: Larz Bourne
• STORY: Richard Albrecht, Tony Benedict, Dick Conway, Lee Davenport, Ralph Goodman, Chris Jenkyns, Casey Keller, Glenn Leopold, Marty Murphy, Duane Poole, Paul Pumpian, Harvey Weitzman
• STORY DIRECTION: Karl Geurs, Cullen Houghtaling, Paul Sommer, Kay Wright
• RECORDING DIRECTOR: Alex Lovy
• VOICES: Michael Bell, Tommy Cook, Regis Cordic, Susan Davis, Joan Gerber, Bob Hastings, Joyce Mancini, Chuck McCann, Allan Melvin, Alan Oppenheimer, Joe E. Ross, Susan Silo, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Lennie Weinrib, William Woodson
• TITLE DESIGN: Bill Perez
• GRAPHICS: Iraj Paran
• MUSICAL DIRECTION: Hoyt Curtin
• MUSIC SUPERVISION: Paul DeKorte
• CHARACTER DESIGN: Bob Singer, Phil Mendez, Dick Ung
• LAYOUT SUPERVISION: John Ahern
• LAYOUT: Andrea Alvin, Alvaro Arce, John Bruno, Owen Fitzgerald, Bob Foster, Gary Hoffman, Willie Ito, M. Mike Kawaguchi, Warren Marshall, Dan Noonan, Tom Roth, Glenn Schmitz, Mike Trebert
• UNIT DIRECTION: Carl Urbano
• ANIMATION SUPERVISION: Chris Cuddington, Bill Keil, Peter Aries
• ASSISTANT ANIMATION SUPERVISION: Bob Goe, Paul Maron
• ANIMATION COORDINATION: John Boersema
• ANIMATION: Ed Barge, Sue Beak, O.E. Callahan, Rudy Cataldi, Geoff Collins, Ed De Mattia, Rodney D'Silva, Peter Eastment, Marcia Fertig, Mark Glamack, Gerald Grabner, Fred Hellmich, Bill Hutten, Richard Jones, Ed Love, Ernesto Lopez, Ken Muse, Margaret Nichols, Frank Onaitis, Juan Pina, Tom Roth, Jay Sarbry, Ed Soloman, Leo Sullivan, Rich Trueblood, John Walker, Al Wilzbach
• BACKGROUND SUPERVISION: Al Gmuer
• BACKGROUNDS: Lorraine Andrina, Michael Chojecki, Paro Hozumi, Richard Khim, Phil Lewis, Fernando Montealegre, Andy Phillipson, Marilyn Shimokochi, Gloria Wood, Milan Zahorsky
• CHECKING AND SCENE PLANNING: Evelyn Sherwood, Narelle Nixon
• XEROGRAPHY: Star Wirth, Ellen Bayley
• INK AND PAINT SUPERVISION: Billie Kerns, Narelle Derrick
• SOUND DIRECTION: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
• CAMERA: George Epperson, Jerry Smith, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Chuck Flekal, Ron Jackson, Kieren Mulgrew, Jerry Whittington
• SUPERVISING FILM EDITOR: Sam Horta
• FILM EDITORS: Earl Bennett, Peter Jennings, Ben Hendricks, Jr., Denise Horta, Eileen Horta
• DUBBING SUPERVISION: Pat Foley
• PRODUCTION SUPERVISION: Doug Paterson, Mark D'Arcy-Irvine, Adrienne Smith
• NEGATIVE CONSULTANT: William E. DeBoer
• PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jayne Barbera
• POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Joed Eaton
• A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
• © 1977 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.

Other appearances

• Undercover Elephant appeared in some episodes of Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
• Re-Runs of CB Bears and Undercover Elephant aired in the '80s run of Captain Kangaroo.
• Re-Runs of Undercover Elephant were shown as one of the fillers for the Disney Channel's adaption of Wake, Rattle, and Roll.
• Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs appeared in an episode of Tom and Jerry Kids in which they actually talk.
• Undercover Elephant made a cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of Super Secret Secret Squirrel segment of 2 Stupid Dogs.
• Big Duke made a non-speaking cameo in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "SPF." He appeared as one of the many characters who were victims of cybersquatting.

External links

• The CB Bears at IMDb
• The CB Bears @ The Big Cartoon DataBase