Fun Trivia : 60s Cartoons

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60s Cartoons

Even though the ratings were good, why did NBC cancel 'Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'?

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Pressured to tone down Saturday morning violence. Other networks were also pressured to drop cartoons deemed 'too violent'.



Who was not a member of 'The Galaxy Trio'?

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Star Lad. The trio flew around in their spaceship 'Condor Seven', looking for planets to save.



How tall was Frankenstein Jr.?

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30 feet. Another show forced off the air due to protesting parents in 1968.



The show was officially titled 'Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles'. Who were the Impossibles?

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3 secret agents masquerading as a rock band. Coil Man, Fluid Man and Multi Man made up 'The Impossibles'.



On 'The Herculoids' what was the name of the boy?

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Dorno. Jan, Jayce and Blip were all characters on 'Space Ghost'.



Which Herculoid could shoot power rays out of its eyes and tail?

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Zok. Mike Road did the voices of Zok, Zandor, Igoo and Tundro.



On 'Jonny Quest' how many different actors did the voice of Jonny's father, Dr. Benton Quest?

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2. John Stephenson and Don Messick both did Dr. Quest.



'Moby Dick' was about the adventures of Moby Dick, his 2 friends Tom and Tub and their pet seal. What was the name of the pet seal?

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Scooby. Even though the Scooby characters weren't related, 'Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor' ended one week before the premiere of 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?' in 1969.



When he wasn't 'The Mighty Mightor' he was a caveboy named Tor. How did Tor become 'The Mighty Mightor'?

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By raising a magical club in the air and shouting 'Mightor!'. Tor originally received the club from an old hermit he saved from a dinosaur.



'Samson and Goliath' was the story of a boy (who could gain superhuman strength when needed) and Goliath, his pet dog. When Samson would gain his super powers, what would happen to Goliath?

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Turn into a lion. Tim Matheson, who did the voice of Jonny Quest, also did the voice of Samson.



Eventually, 'Samson and Goliath' was changed to 'Young Samson'. Why was this?

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Producers thought it was being confused with claymation show 'Davey and Goliath'. These shows weren't alike at all.



'Shazzan' premiered in 1967 on CBS. Who or what was Shazzan?

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60 foot tall genie. 'Shazzan' was the adventures of two kids, their pet camel and a genie in ancient Egypt.



On 'Space Ghost and Dino Boy' who did the voice of Space Ghost?

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Gary Owens. Gary Owens was the announcer on 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In' from 1968 to 1973.



How many seasons did 'Space Ghost and Dino Boy' last?

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2. One of the most popular of the super hero characters from the 60s, Space Ghost was brought back in 1976, joined with new episodes of 'Frankenstein Jr.'.



'Dino Boy' was about a boy name Tod who accidentally wound up in an unknown part of the world inhabited by cave people and dinosaurs. What was the name of his guide?

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Ugh. Ugh, who could speak broken English, joined Dino Boy and his pet brontosaurus Bronty on adventures.