JOKEBOOK: THE NERD; TREEMAN; EVE & ADAM; WIND-UPS;
THE FLY (TV)
Summary
One in this series consisting of comical animated shorts. This program contains the following segments, among others: annoyed by a long line of obnoxious people waiting for a tour of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a tourist decides to cause some havoc; Academy Award winner "The Fly," which shows a fly's perspective as the insect makes his way through a forest and into a home occupied by a human out to get him; a cowboy shows his appreciation for his girlfriend on Valentine's Day; a man visits a theatrical agent claiming that he can do bird imitations; a nagging mother is devastated when her son is swept away by an ocean wave; Treeman, a man who swings from vines in the jungle, is flattened when he crashes into a tree; a man and woman sitting at separate tables at a restaurant are brought together by a strand of spaghetti; a group of dogs wait in line to use a fire hydrant; a Russian female prisoner uses her talents to save herself from execution; a cymbal player uses his free time on stage to live life to the fullest; an out-of-shape man uses his television remote control to change his life and his wife; the Nerd fights with a coffee machine; a student piece depicts a young boy who fears the spinach on his plate; a wealthy woman finds that her jewelry outweighs herself; and a wind-up doll makes his way over to a beautiful woman sitting at a cafŽ.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 30, 1981
- RUNNING TIME: 0:24:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T83:0142
- GENRE: Animation; Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Animation; Children's programs
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1982
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joseph Barbera … Producer, Director
- William Hanna … Producer, Director
- Harry Love … Co-Producer
- Les Kaluza Productions … Producer, "O-La-La"
- Ted Petok … Producer, "Crunch Bird"
- Margaret Loesch … Production (Misc.), Executive in Charge of Production
- Jayne Barbera … Production (Misc.), Executive in Charge of Production
- Frank Andrina … Animation
- Ed Barge … Animation
- Bob Bransford … Animation
- Lefty Callahan … Animation
- Rudy Cataldi … Animation
- Joan Drake … Animation
- Bob Goe … Animation
- Bob Hathcock … Animation
- Fred Helmich … Animation
- Bill Hutten … Animation
- Rich Leon … Animation
- Tony Love … Animation
- Ron Myrick … Animation
- Margaret Nichols … Animation
- John Walker … Animation
- Tex Avery … Writer
- Tom Waldeman … Writer
- Barry Blitzer … Writer
- Hoyt Curtin … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Director
- Scatman Crothers … Singer, Main Title Sung by
- Henry Corden … Cast, Voice
- Joan Gerber … Cast, Voice
- Bob Hastings … Cast, Voice
- Joyce Jameson … Cast, Voice
- Don Messick … Cast, Voice
- Sidney Miller … Cast, Voice
- Robert Allen Ogle … Cast, Voice
- Ronnie Schell … Cast, Voice
- Hal Smith … Cast, Voice
- John Stephenson … Cast, Voice
- Janet Waldo … Cast, Voice
- Lennie Weinrib … Cast, Voice
- Frank Welker … Cast, Voice
- Marilyn Schneffler … Cast, Voice