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The King Kong Show
| The King Kong Show | |
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| Premiere | September 10, 1966 |
| Finale | March 4, 1967 |
| Creator | Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass (based on the original Merian C. Cooper character) |
| Network/Provider | ABC |
| Style | 30-minute animated action / adventure anime series |
| Company | Videocraft International, Toei Animation |
| Distributor | ABC Films (1969-73)
Worldvision Enterprises (1973-95) Golden Books Family Entertainment (1995-2001) Classic Media (2001-12) DreamWorks Classics (2012-) |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Origin | USA / Japan |
The King Kong Show (titled on-air simply as King Kong) is an animated action/adventure anime series that aired on ABC. It was the first network Saturday morning show whose animation was farmed out to Japan.
The legendary Kong befriends a little boy, Bobby Bond, whose family consists of his scientist father, Professor Bond, and his teenage older sister Susan. Together, Bobby and Kong fend off ne'er-do-wells, most notably evil scientist Dr. Who (a character not related to the British sci-fi series).
The show's middle feature was Tom of T.H.U.M.B., a secret agent reduced to thumb-size after being hit by a ray. His assistant is Swingin' Jack. The character design for the segment was by MAD magazine artist Paul Coker Jr.
The King Kong Show was later adapted by Japanese movie studio Toho Company for a 1967 feature film, King Kong Escapes (known in Japan as King Kong's Counterattack), which was distributed in North America by Universal Studios in 1968.
Videocraft International and Toei Animation co-produced the series. DreamWorks Classics, which owns the pre-1974 Rankin/Bass Productions catalogue (including that of predecessor Videocraft), distributes the show.
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Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Billed Cast | |
| Billie Mae Richards | Bobby Bond |
| Susan Conway | Susan Bond |
| Carl Banas | Professor Bond |
| John Drainie | Various characters |
| Alf Scopp | Various characters |
| Paul Soles | Tom of T.H.U.M.B. |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ||||||
| Season One | September 10, 1966 | March 4, 1967 | 25 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | ||||||
| Volume One | November 29, 2005 | purchase | 1 | |||
| Volume Two | November 29, 2005 | purchase | 1 | |||
External Sites
| The King Kong Franchise |
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| TV Shows |
| The King Kong Show • Kong: The Animated Series • Kong: King of the Apes |
| Motion Pictures |
| King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong • King Kong vs. Godzilla • King Kong Escapes • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives • The Mighty Kong • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Skull Island • Godzilla vs. Kong |
