Television (1947 thru 1959)
As theatrical shorts began to be eliminated from cinemas, UPA struck a deal with CBS to do a series of half hour programs with several original shorts, plus one of the Columbia shorts at the end. But, the new shorts were a bit out of the realm of normal television programs, so it only lasted two seasons. But, UPA had had a bit of television work even before the CBS “Gerald McBoing Boing Show.”
Dusty of the Circus (pilot)
Dusty of the Circus (pilot)1947 Director: John Hubley
Designer/Animation: Gene Deitch, Harry Hess
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman1950 produced for Hill & Range Songs
Director: Bobe Cannon
Story: Bill Scott, Bill Hurtz
Design: Bill Hurtz
Animation: Ben Washam
Cleanup: Alan Zaslove
Howdy Doody and his Magic Hat
Howdy Doody and his Magic Hat1953 produced for Kagran Corporation
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Gene Deitch, Bill Bernal
Animation: Duane Crowther
Color: Cliff Roberts
Music: Serge Hovey
Production Manager: Don McCormick
Camera: Ken Drake
Director: Gene Deitch
Our Mr. Sun (animation only)
Our Mr. Sun (animation only)1956 produced for Kagran Corporation
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Gene Deitch, Bill Bernal
Animation: Duane Crowther
Color: Cliff Roberts
Music: Serge Hovey
Production Manager: Don McCormick
Camera: Ken Drake
Director: Gene Deitch
“The Gerald McBoing Boing Show” (first 13 episodes)
December 16, 1956 to March 10, 1957
(each half-hour episode included a theatrical short at the end, not included in this list):
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 01)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 01)A Horse of Course, The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy, Miserable Pack of Wolves Episode 1
A Horse of Course
(no info yet)
The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy
Director: Aurie Battaglia
Writer: Sidney Peterson
Narrator: Hans Conried
Miserable Pack of Wolves
Director/Design: Lew Keller
Animator: Frank Smith
Voice/Music/Lyrics: Mel Leven
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 02)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 02)The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Freezee Yum Story, Alouette Episode 2
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Conceived by: Sydney Peterson
The Freezee Yum Story
Director: Norm Gottfredson
Writer: Todd Dockstader
Voice: Marvin Miller
Alouette
Vocal: The Sportsman’s Quartet
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 03)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 03)Twirlinger Twins in Alphabet Song, The Merry Go Round in the Jungle Episode 3
Twirlinger Twins in Alphabet Song
Director/Animation: Rudy Larriva
The Merry Go Round in the Jungle
Director/Designer: Lew Keller
Writer: Sidney Peterson
Voice: Morey Amsterdam
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 04)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 04)Outlaws, The Day of the Fox, A Wounded Bird Episode 4
Outlaws
Director: Osmond Evans
Design: Roy Morita
Voice: Stan Freberg
The Day of the Fox
Director: Alan Zaslove
Story: Sidney Peterson, Aurie Battaglia, Lew Keller
Design: Norm Gottfredson
Color: David Weidman
Animation: Eddie Friedmn
Narrator: Hans Conried
A Wounded Bird
Director/Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Shorty Rogers
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 05)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 05)Twirlinger Twins in Average Giraffe, Colonel Puffington and Mr. Finch, Mr. Buzzard, Martians Come Back Episode 5
Twirlinger Twins in Average Giraffe
Director: Osmond Evans
Music/Lyrics: Mel Leven
Colonel Puffington and Mr. Finch
(no info yet)
Mr. Buzzard
Director: Gil Turner
Music/Voice: Lyn Murray
Martians Come Back
Director/Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Shorty Rogers
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 06)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 06)The Election, The Fifty-First Dragon, Twirlinger Twins in The Ballet Lesson Episode 6
The Election
Voices: Marvin Miller, Dorothy Scott, Bill Scott
The Fifty-First Dragon (produced for “Omnibus”)
Director: Art Heinemann
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Source Story: Heywood Broun
Twirlinger Twins in The Ballet Lesson
Director/Animation: Rudy Larriva
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 07)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 07)Twirlinger Twins in Follow Me, Mr. Tingley’s Tangle, The Little Boy Who Ran Away Episode 7
Twirlinger Twins in Follow Me
Director: Osmond Evans
Mr. Tingley’s Tangle
Director: T. Hee
Animation: Phil Duncan
Voices: Bill Scott, Dorothy Scott
The Little Boy Who Ran Away
Director/Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Shorty Rogers
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 08)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 08)One Wonderful Girl, Just Believe in Make Believe, Quiet Town, Old MacDonald Episode 8
One Wonderful Girl
Director/Animation: Rod Scribner
Voice: Thurl Ravenscroft
Just Believe in Make Believe
Director/Animation: Phil Duncan
Quiet Town
Director: George Dunning
Animation: Howard Beckerman
Music: Mel Leven
Voice: Stan Freberg
Old MacDonald
Director/Design: Bob Dranko
Backgrounds: David Weidman
Music/Vocal: Lyn Murray
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 09)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 09)The Lion Hunt, The Last Knight, Persistent Mr. Fulton Episode 9
The Lion Hunt
Director: John Whitney
Design: Ernest Pintoff
Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Lyn Murray
The Last Knight
Director: Lew Keller
Narrator: Hans Conried
Persistent Mr. Fulton
Director: Aurie Battaglia
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 10)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 10)I Had a Bird, Meet the Inventor: Samuel F. B. Morse, Mr. Charmley Greets a Lady Episode 10
I Had a Bird
Director: Gene Deitch
Design: Cliff Roberts
Music/Vocal: Lyn Murray
Meet the Inventor: Samuel F. B. Morse
Director: Aurie Battaglia
Mr. Charmley Greets a Lady
(no info yet)
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 11)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 11)Blues Pattern, Dusty of the Circus in Turned Around Clown, Prehistoric Eohippus Episode 11
Blues Pattern
Director: Ernest Pintoff, John Whitney
Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Shorty Rogers
Dusty of the Circus in Turned Around Clown
Director: Alan Zaslove
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
Prehistoric Eohippus
Voices: Bill Scott, Dorothy Scott
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 12)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 12)The Performing Painter, Dusty of the Circus in The Sad Lion, The Magic Fiddle Episode 12
The Performing Painter
Director: John Whitney
Design: Ernest Pintoff
Animation: Fred Crippen
Music: Bob Cooper
Dusty of the Circus in The Sad Lion
Director: Gerry Ray
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
The Magic Fiddle
(no info yet)
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 13)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 13)The Unenchanted Princess, Dusty of the Circus in The Five-Cent Nickel, Be Quiet, Kind and Gentle Episode 13
The Unenchanted Princess
Director/Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Narrator: Edward Everett Horton
Dusty of the Circus in The Five-Cent Nickel
Director: Gerry Ray
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
Be Quiet, Kind and Gentle
Director/Animation: Phil Duncan
Voice: Thurl Ravenscroft
Titles and Interstitials
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Producer: Robert Cannon
Associate Producer: Bill Scott
Writers: Bill Scott, Leo Salkin
Artwork: Aurie Battaglia, Dun Roman, Bob McIntosh
Music: Chico Hamilton (theme music), Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Voices: Bill Goodwin (host), Marvin Miller, Howard Morris
“The Gerald McBoing Boing Show” (second 13 episodes)
May 9, 1958 to October 3, 1958
(each half-hour episode included a theatrical short at the end, not included in this list):
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 14)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 14)Good Ole Country Music, Dusty of the Circus in The Bear Scare, Der Team from Zwischendorf Good Ole Country Music
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Voice: Stan Freberg
Dusty of the Circus in The Bear Scare
Director: Alan Zaslove
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
Der Team from Zwischendorf
Director: Osmond Evans
Design: Roy Morita
Voice: Stan Freberg
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 15)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 15)Winter Sports, Mr. Charmley in the Jungle, The Haunted Night Winter Sports
Music: Mel Leven
Mr. Charmley in the Jungle
(no info yet)
The Haunted Night
(no info yet)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 16)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 16)Romeo Wherefore Art Thou, The Armored Car, Twirlinger Twins in The Violin Recital Romeo Wherefore Art Thou
Director/Animation: Fred Crippen
The Armored Car
Director/Animation: Rod Scribner
Voices: Bill Scott, Mel Levin
Twirlinger Twins in The Violin Recital
Director/Animation: Rudy Larriva
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 17)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 17)Fight On for Old, Uncle Sneaky, Peewee the Kiwi Bird, The Quadrangle Fight On for Old
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Design/Animation: Fred Crippen
Music/Lyrics: Mel Leven
Uncle Sneaky
Voice: Marvin Kaplan
Peewee the Kiwi Bird
Design: Osmond Evans
Music/Vocal: Lyn Murray
The Quadrangle
Design: Ernest Pintoff
Narrator: Daws Butler
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 18)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 18)The Little White Duck, The Lost Duchess, The Last Doubloon The Little White Duck
Director: Alan Zaslove
The Lost Duchess
Director/Animation: Rod Scribner
Voices: Bill Scott, Mel Levin
The Last Doubloon
Direction: Lew Keller
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 19)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 19)Aquarium, The Beanstalk Trial Aquarium
Director: John Whitney
Design: Ernest Pintoff
Animation: Fred Crippen
The Beanstalk Trial
Director: Aurie Battaglia
Voice: Alan Reed
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 20)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 20)The Two Musicians, Nero Fiddles The Two Musicians
(no info yet)
Nero Fiddles
Director: T. Hee
Voices: Bill Scott, Herschel Bernardi, Julie Bennett
Song: “Volunteer Fire Brigade” by Mel Leven
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 21)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 21)Punch and Judy, v Punch and Judy
Director: Norm Gottfredson
Animation: Harry Hess
The Trojan Horse
Director: T. Hee
Animation: Phil Duncan, Rudy Larriva
Voices: Daws Butler, Herschel Bernardi
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 22)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 22)Two by Two, The Trial of Zelda Belle Two by Two
Director: George Dunning
Story/Animation: Howard Beckerman
Music: Phil Moore
The Trial of Zelda Belle
Director: T. Hee
Voice: Julie Bennett
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 23)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 23)A Little Journey, Meet the Inventor: Eli Whitney A Little Journey
Animation: Phil Duncan
Meet the Inventor: Eli Whitney
(no info yet)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 24)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 24)The 3-Horned Flink, Dusty of the Circus in The Elephant Mystery The 3-Horned Flink
Director/Animation: Fred Crippen
Design: Jim Murakami
Music/Vocal: Mel Leven
Dusty of the Circus in The Elephant Mystery
Director: Alan Zaslove
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 25)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 25)Marvo the Magician, The King and Joe Marvo the Magician
(no info yet)
The King and Joe
Backgrounds: Ervin Kaplan
Narrator: Stan Freberg
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 26)
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 26)The Matador and the Troubadour, We Saw Sea Serpents,Dusty of the Circus in Lion on the Loose The Matador and the Troubadour
Director/Animation: Fred Crippen
Design: Jim Murakami
Backgrounds: Ervin Kaplan
We Saw Sea Serpents
Director: T. Hee
Animation: Phil Duncan
Voices: ans Conried, Herschel Bernardi
Dusty of the Circus in Lion on the Loose (Not Aired)
Director: Alan Zaslove
Voices: Walter Tetley, Stan Freberg, Shep Menkin
26 Episode Mr. Magoo 1960
130 five-minute cartoons packaged as 26 half-hour episodes.
This and other television productions that followed are not
detailed here, as these are beyond the years being examined
by “The Boing Heard Round the World” documentary feature.