The Gary Coleman Show
| The Gary Coleman Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Based on | The Kid with the Broken Halo by George Kirgo |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | Gary Coleman |
| Voices of |
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| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Art Scott |
| Editor | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 18 – December 11, 1982 |
The Gary Coleman Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season.[1] The series featured Gary Coleman as the voice of Andy LeBeau, an apprentice angel, who was dispatched back to Earth to earn his wings by helping others.[2]
The show featured the voices of Gary Coleman, Lauren Anders, Jennifer Darling, Julie McWhirter Dees, Geoffrey Gordon, LaShana Dendy, Jerry Houser, Calvin Mason, Sidney Miller and Steve Schatzberg.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]The character of Andy LeBeau was a spin-off character from Coleman's television film The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982).[4]
In each episode, Andy was dispatched to help a child in need and resolve his problem by his supervisor and fellow angel, Angelica. The antagonist in each episode was Hornswoggle, a demon that only Andy could see, who tried to make Andy's mission more difficult, usually by getting him to make the wrong choice or by otherwise complicating the mission. It was up to Andy to correct whatever mistakes he made and foil Hornswoggle's plans.
Cast
[edit]- Gary Coleman – Andy LeBeau
- Lauren Anders – Chris
- Jennifer Darling – Angelica
- Julie McWhirter Dees – Lydia
- Geoffrey Gordon – Haggle
- LaShana Dendy – Tina
- Jerry Houser – Bartholomew
- Calvin Mason – Spence
- Sidney Miller – Hornswoggle
- Steve Schatzberg – Mack
Additional voices
[edit]- Rick Dees
- Patrick Fraley
- Billie Hayes
- Casey Kasem – Announcer (uncredited)
- Danny Mann
- Zelda Rubinstein
- Eric Suter
- Janet Waldo
- Frank Welker
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fouled Up Fossils" | Cliff Roberts | September 18, 1982 |
| "Going, Going, Gone" | |||
| 2 | "You Oughtta' Be In Pictures" | Dianne Dixon | September 25, 1982 |
| "Derby Daze" | Martin Werner | ||
| 3 | "Hornswoggle's Hoax" | Robert Jayson & Paul Dini | October 2, 1982 |
| "Calamity Canine" | Peter L. Dixon | ||
| 4 | "Cupid Andy" | John Bates | October 9, 1982 |
| "Space Odd-Essey" | Janis Diamond | ||
| 5 | "Hornswoggle's New Leaf" | Paul Dini | October 16, 1982 |
| "Keep On Movin' On" | Mark Shiney | ||
| 6 | "Mansion Madness" | Dianne Dixon | October 23, 1982 |
| "Wuthering Kites" | David Villaire | ||
| 7 | "In the Swim" | Bob Langhans | October 30, 1982 |
| "Put Up or Fix Up" | David Villaire | ||
| 8 | "Haggle and Double Haggle" | Larry Parr | November 6, 1982 |
| "The Royal Visitor" | Sandy Fries | ||
| 9 | "The Future Tense" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | November 13, 1982 |
| "Dr. Livingston, I Presume" | Dianne Dixon | ||
| 10 | "Haggle's Luck" | John T. Graham | November 20, 1982 |
| "Head in the Clouds" | Tom Ruegger | ||
| 11 | "Teacher's Pest" | John T. Graham | November 27, 1982 |
| "Andy Sings the Blues" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | ||
| 12 | "Easy Money" | Bob Langhans | December 4, 1982 |
| "Take My Tonsils -Please-" | Tom Ruegger | ||
| 13 | "The Prettiest Girl in Oakville" | Mark Shiney | December 11, 1982 |
| "Mack's Snow Job" | Sandy Fries | ||
Later years
[edit]The Gary Coleman Show went into syndication when it aired on Cartoon Network in the 1990s and briefly on Boomerang in 2000.[citation needed] Due to Coleman's troubled problems since late 1998,[5] it moved to Adult Swim in 2006.[1] Its broadcast became much less frequent until it was never seen in reruns again. This program has yet to be released on the Boomerang app after regarding his negative reputation.[5] As of 2023, no DVD release of this show is announced by Warner Bros. Discovery.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hayward, Anthony (2010-06-01). "Gary Coleman: Child star of the television sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes' who faced legal and personal problems in later life - Obituaries - News". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 176. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 365–366. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ a b "Coleman pleads no contest to disturbing the peace and receives 90-day suspended sentence". Court TV Online. February 4, 1999. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
External links
[edit]- 1982 American television series debuts
- 1982 animated television series debuts
- 1982 American television series endings
- 1980s American animated television series
- 1980s American animated comedy television series
- 1980s American black cartoons
- Television series about angels
- Demons in television
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- American animated television spin-offs
- Animation based on real people
- Animated television series about children
- Animated television shows based on films
- American English-language television shows
- Television series by Hanna-Barbera
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- NBC animated television series