Calvin and the Colonel

Oct 03, 1961 (en) Animation, Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 03, 1961
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    Calvin and the Colonel
  • Release
    Oct 03, 1961
  • en
    -

Overview

Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts : 6 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1961-10-03)

The Television Job

Episode: 1

The Polka Dot Bandit

Episode: 2

Thanksgiving Dinner

Episode: 3

The Costume Ball

Episode: 4

Sycamore Lodge

Episode: 5

Cloakroom

Episode: 6

Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed

Episode: 7

Wheeling and Dealing

Episode: 8

The Wrecking Crew

Episode: 9

The Colonel's Old Flame

Episode: 10

Sister Sue and the Police Captain

Episode: 11

Jim Dandy Cleaners

Episode: 12

Jealosy

Episode: 13

Money Reward

Episode: 14

Sister Sue's Sweetheart

Episode: 15

The Winning Number

Episode: 16

Calvin's Glamour Girl

Episode: 17

The Colonel Out-foxes Himself

Episode: 18

Nephew Newton's Fortune

Episode: 19

The Winning Number

Episode: 20

Woman's Picnic

Episode: 21

Magazine Romance

Episode: 22

Ring Reward

Episode: 23
Oct 03, 1961 (en)
Animation, Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 03, 1961
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 55%
Original Title Calvin and the Colonel
en

Overview

Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer