Ross Martin
Famous Classic Tales (1967)
Season 1
Famous Classic Tales is a series that airs cartoons from production companies such as Filmation, Rankin-Bass, Ruby-Spears, Air Programs International, Hanna-Barbera, Hanna Barbera Australia, and Southern Star Group. Famous Classic Tales was shown on CBS, and distributed by Kids Klassics Home Video and Storybook World. It had cartoons from API's Family Classic Tales. Featured cartoons included adaptions of classic literature such as Gulliver's Travels, Treasure Island, Black Beauty, Moby-Dick, and many others. The creation of a series of animated features based on classic children's stories was conceived by Jack Thinnes, Media Director at Sive Advertising in Cincinnati, Ohio. The series was created for a Sive client, Kenner Products, and each program was fully sponsored by Kenner on CBS Television Network on Sunday, late afternoon or early evening, during the prime toy selling season before Christmas. The idea to use classic children's books sprang from Thinnes' viewing of a two minute demo of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which was produced by Walter Hucker's studio, API, of Sydney, Australia. API was purchased later by Hanna-Barbera Studios after Thinnes introduced the owners of the studios to one another. After the series ran on CBS for nearly ten years, it was moved into local syndication by Sive's syndication department. However, their adaptation of A Christmas Carol was such a favorite that it continued to run on the network for fifteen years.
Released Feb. 26, 1967
Episode 42 min
2+
S1E1 - Tales Of Washington Irving
Based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
Nov. 1, 1970, midnight
S1E2 - A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
This animated version updates this classic story to a modern day Connecticut factory worker who is transported back in time to the year 528 and the days of the court of King Arthur.
Nov. 29, 1970, midnight
S1E3 - A Christmas Carol
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Dec. 13, 1970, midnight
S1E4 - The Legend Of Robin Hood
Nov. 14, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - Treasure Island
Nov. 28, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - Travels of Marco Polo
Jan. 2, 1972, midnight
S1E7 - Robinson Crusoe
Based on the original novel by Daniel Defoe.
Nov. 19, 1972, midnight
S1E8 - The Prince and the Pauper
Based on the original story by Mark Twain.
Nov. 26, 1972, midnight
S1E9 - The Count Of Monte Cristo
Sept. 23, 1973, midnight
S1E10 - Kidnapped
Oct. 21, 1973, midnight
S1E11 - The Swiss Family Robinson
Oct. 28, 1973, midnight
S1E12 - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
Based on the novel by Jules Verne and produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia.
Nov. 22, 1973, midnight
S1E13 - The Three Musketeers
Nov. 23, 1973, midnight
S1E14 - The Black Arrow
Dec. 2, 1973, midnight
S1E15 - The Gentlemen Of Titipu
Jan. 13, 1974, midnight
S1E16 - Moby Dick
Jan. 1, 1975, midnight
S1E17 - The Mysterious Island:
Nov. 15, 1975, midnight
S1E18 - The Last Of The Mohicians
Nov. 27, 1975, midnight
S1E19 - Ivanhoe
Nov. 27, 1975, midnight
S1E20 - From The Earth To The Moon
Jan. 1, 1976, midnight
S1E21 - Off On A Comet
Based on the original novel by Jules Verne.
Jan. 1, 1976, midnight
S1E22 - Master Of The World
Oct. 23, 1976, midnight
S1E23 - Davy Crockett On The Mississippi
Nov. 20, 1976, midnight
S1E24 - A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Nov. 13, 1977, midnight
S1E25 - Five Weeks In A Balloon
Nov. 24, 1977, midnight
S1E26 - Black Beauty
Oct. 28, 1978, midnight
S1E27 - Gulliver's Travels
Nov. 18, 1979, midnight
S1E28 - The Adventures Of Sinbad
Nov. 23, 1979, midnight
S1E29 - Daniel Boone
Nov. 27, 1981, midnight
S1E30 - The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Nov. 24, 1983, midnight
S1E31 - Beauty And The Beast
Nov. 25, 1983, midnight
S1E38 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See Aladdin (11/16/1992)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/357528-aladdin
April 27, 1992, midnight
S1E39 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See Pinocchio (1992)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/134434-pinocchio
May 11, 1992, midnight
S1E40 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See Sinbad (1992)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/72870-sinbad
May 18, 1992, midnight
S1E41 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See The Little Mermaid (1992)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/209792-the-little-mermaid
May 25, 1992, midnight
S1E42 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See The Three Musketeers (1992)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/337077-the-three-musketeers
June 1, 1992, midnight
S1E43 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See Timeless Tales: Thumbelina))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/585134-timeless-tales-thumbelina
June 8, 1992, midnight
S1E44 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See The Jungle King (1994)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/274003-the-jungle-king
June 15, 1992, midnight
S1E45 - _
Tabitha And Adam And The Clown Family (Not a part of Famous Classic Tales. See episode 12 of the ABC Saturday Superstar Movie)
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/10599-the-abc-saturday-superstar-movie/season/1/episode/12
S1E46 - _
Aesop's Fables (Not a part of Famous Classic Tales)
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/136169-aesop-s-fables
S1E47 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales (See Timeless Tales: Puss in Boots)
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/585164-timeless-tales-puss-in-boots
Sept. 26, 1991, midnight
S1E48 - _
(Not a part of Famous Classic Tales. (See Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)))
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/72762-jack-and-the-beanstalk
Feb. 26, 1967, midnight
S1E49 - _
The Amazing Bungee Venture (Not a Part of Famous Classic Tales. See ABC Weekend Special s07e06 to s07e08.)
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/6683-abc-weekend-special/season/7
Jan. 22, 1984, midnight
S1E50 - _
The Return Of The Bungee (Not a Part of Famous Classic Tales. See ABC Weekend Special s08e06 to s08e07.)
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/6683-abc-weekend-special/season/8
Jan. 29, 1984, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 42 min.
Released: Feb. 26, 1967
Last Air Date: June 15, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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