The New Shmoo
| The New Shmoo | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Al Capp (the Shmoo character) |
| Written by | Gene Ayres Art Browne Jr. Buzz Dixon Donald F. Glut Len Janson Dale Kirby Glenn Leopold Chuck Menville J. Michael Reaves Jim Ryan |
| Directed by |
Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon |
| Voices of |
Frank Welker Dolores Cantu-Primo Bill Idelson Chuck McCann |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott Alex Lovy |
| Running time | 11–21 minutes. |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 22, 1979 – November 15, 1980 |
The New Shmoo is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the character from the Li'l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1979 to November 15, 1980.
The New Shmoo was broadcast in its own half-hour timeslot from September 22, 1979 to December 1, 1979. Following its cancellation and beginning December 8, 1979, episodes of The New Shmoo were incorporated into the 90-minute package show Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo which also featured combined reruns of The New Fred and Barney Show and The Thing (originally broadcast as Fred and Barney Meet The Thing). Despite the show's title, Fred, Barney, The Thing and Shmoo only met each other in brief bumpers between their individual segments.
Similar to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! on CBS and later ABC, the show follows a group of teenagers—Mickey, Nita and Billy Joe—who solve mysteries and crimes with their friend, Shmoo. The teens worked for Mighty Mysteries Comics.
During the original NBC run, the program included a short segment called "Sing Along With The Shmoo". In a manner reminiscent of Screen Songs, Shmoo became a bouncing ball, providing visual guidance to song lyrics so that viewers could sing along with the cartoon.
The New Shmoo originally aired in these following formats on NBC:
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