![]() ![]() CBS Saturday Morning: September 10, 1977 – January 21, 1978.and use it in his quest for world domination. Strange (portrayed by Michael Kermoyan) after he used a tractor beam to bring their airplane down onto Mystery Island. (voiced by Frank Welker) who stranded on a remote island by the evil scientist Dr. The adventures of a plane crew consisting of pilot Chuck Kelly (portrayed by Stephen Parr), computer expert Sue Corwin (portrayed by Lynn Marie Johnston), her younger brother Sandy (portrayed by Larry Volk), and their robot named P.O.P.S. The music featured in the closing credits is the CB Bears theme which was also later used as the ending credits for Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. One big collection of wild, wacky and wonderful characters.The Skatebirds! Along with Willie the Wheeler and the superhero cycle known as Wonder Wheels, as well as those three mechanical marbles, The Robonic Stooges. It's Skatebird time starring Knock-Knock, Satchel and Scooter, those featheared clowns of fantasy. The opening credits for the syndicated half-hour version with voice-over narration by Ronnie Schell: For all-out fun, it's Satch, Knock-Knock, Scooter and Scat Cat.and for suspense, mystery and adventure, it's The Skatebirds Show! ![]() Then, The Robonic Stooges, plus the spine-tingling suspense-filled excitement of Mystery Island, and the doggone it daffy doings of those dog detectives, Woofer & Whimper, and more.the unbelievable adventures of an unbelievable motorcycle, Wonder Wheels. It's Skatebird time and here come The Skatebirds –SKATEBIRDS (C) 1977 HANNA BARBERA PRODUCTIONS INC.- Knock-Knock, Scooter, Satchel and Scat Cat. The opening credits for the original one-hour version with voice-over narration by the show's recording director Wally Burr: In the late 1980s, a different syndicated half-hour version of The Skatebirds with The Robonic Stooges and Wonder Wheels segments was shown on USA Cartoon Express and later resurfaced on Cartoon Network in the 1990s and Boomerang in the 2000s. In the fall of 1979, the show returned to CBS in a shortened half-hour version with Wonder Wheels and Mystery Island segments ( The Robonic Stooges and Woofer & Whimper, Dog Detectives segments had been spun off into a separate half-hour) and broadcast on Sunday mornings from September 9, 1979, until January 25, 1981. Unlike its similar predecessor and most Saturday morning children's shows produced in the 1970s, The Skatebirds did not contain a laugh track.Ī total of 16 episodes of The Skatebirds were produced in its original run from September 10, 1977, to January 21, 1978. The appearance of the characters and the show's format was similar to The Banana Splits Adventures Hour. The show was divided into four short segments introduced by live action wraparounds with The Skatebirds characters which included three animated segments ( The Robonic Stooges, Wonder Wheels and Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives) and a 10-minute live-action segment ( Mystery Island). Unlike the Banana Splits live-action segments, the Skatebirds were filmed in a variety of theme-park locations, rather than running around in a single studio. ![]() ![]() The live-action sequences featuring The Skatebirds mostly revolved around the nasty Scat Cat perpetually chasing the roller-skating trio and trying to get the best of them. Their nemesis was a cat named Scat Cat (voiced by Scatman Crothers). The Skatebirds consisted of three large costumed birds on roller skates: Knock-Knock, a woodpecker (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) Satchel, a pelican (voiced by Bob Holt) and Scooter, a penguin (voiced by Don Messick). ![]()
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