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Space Stars (1981)
Space Stars ran four cartoon segments each week: Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Teen Force, and Astro and the Space Mutts. The cartoons would occasionally cross-over into one another. Space Ghost and the Herculoids both had their own respective series in the mid-1960s. Teen Force and Astro and the Space Mutts are both new segments, although the Astro character was originally the family dog from The Jetsons.
Grease: You're the One that I Want
Some of the most powerful music producers in Hollywood are conducting a search for the male and female leads in an upcoming live stage production of Grease: The Musical.
Father Murphy
A frontiersman poses as a priest to care for a group of orphans whose parents were killed when their mining town was destroyed.
The Gumby Show
Gumby first appeared in the 1953 film short Gumbasia, (believed to be one of the first music videos). In 1956 Gumby and his horse friend Pokey hit the airways on The Howdy Doody Show in their first shorts in 1956. It was so popular that it became its own show in 1957 called The Gumby Show. The show contained the 1956 shorts along with new ones. Each episode contained 3 cartoons. In the 1960's Goo the blue mermaid, Prickle the yellow dinosaur, and Nopey the dog were introduced. The Blockheads sometimes chased after Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, and Goo with some scheme. Gumbo and Gumba were Gumby's Dad and Mother.
Nurses (US)
The hectic lives of five Miami nurses. Loosely spun off from "Empty Nest", itself a spin-off of "The Golden Girls".
Kissyfur (1986)
Kissyfur was a cartoon about a circus bear (Kissyfur) and his dad (Gus) who escaped to live in a swamp. The cartoon series centered around the cubs of the swamp and their misadventures which mostly included the gators that were trying to eat them; however, Gus always came to the rescue just in time.
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre was filmed in Hollywood and once a month was preempted to allow a special appearance by Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. The plots revolved around murder, intrigue, terror, and danger. There was also Kraft Mystery Theatre which ran from June 14, 1961 until September 25, 1963 and this is sometimes confused with the Kraft Suspense Theatre. The shows are totally distinct, however. KST gave birth to two more shows (or spin-offs): The initial two-parter, "The Case Against Paul Ryker", served as the pilot for the short-lived show, 'Court-Martial', in 1965. And "Rapture at Two Forty" presented in April 1965 was the pilot for the later series 'Run For Your Life' that ran for three seasons.
World War III (1982)
Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by Col. Jake Caffey and a National Guard reckon unit. A stalemate ensues while the possibility of World War III hangs in the balance.
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Jimmy Stewart stars as James K. Howard, an anthropology professor at a small town university called Josiah Kessel College, which was founded by his grandfather. Living an easy life, his world becomes complicated after his son's house burns down and he offers to let his entire family move in with him temporarily.
Super President (1967)
This series featured the exploits of James Norcross, Chief Justice of the United States. Norcross possessed unique powers as the result of a cosmic storm (the ability to change his molecular structure) and he utilized those powers to battle the sinister forces of evil. Super President show also featured Spy Shadow, the exploits of private detective Richard Vance and, able to operate independently of himself, his shadow. time ago, young Vence studies in the Himalayas temples, were he learn how to release there inner power when his cast his shadow. This feature was reminiscent of the earlier syndicated cartoon, Q.T. Hush. Voices were supplied by Paul Frees (Super President), Ted Cassidy
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