Sam Singer
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Sam Singer was an American animation
producer. He is best known as executive producer of The Adventures of Pow Wow
, which appeared as a segment of Captain Kangaroo
. He also produced Bucky and Pepito
, cited as the "worst cartoon ever made"
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
producer. He is best known as executive producer of The Adventures of Pow Wow
The Adventures of Pow Wow
The Adventures of Pow Wow the Indian Boy is an animated cartoon that played on the Captain Kangaroo show during the 1950's. The cartoon featured a pre-adolescent Pow Wow, the tribe's medicine man, and an Indian girl who was a friend of Pow Wow's...
, which appeared as a segment of Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
. He also produced Bucky and Pepito
Bucky and Pepito
Bucky and Pepito was a 1958 animated television series produced by Sam Singer. Two episodes appeared on a compilation DVD of the worst cartoons ever made, and it was described by Harry McCracken as setting "a standard for awfulness that no contemporary TV cartoon has managed to...
, cited as the "worst cartoon ever made"
TV series
- Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965)
- Courageous Cat and Minute MouseCourageous Cat and Minute MouseCourageous Cat and Minute Mouse is a children's cartoon television show that was produced by Trans-Artists Productions and syndicated by Tele Features Inc. in 1960. The characters were created by Bob Kane as a parody of his earlier works Batman and Robin and in many ways predict the more campy...
(1960) - Bucky and PepitoBucky and PepitoBucky and Pepito was a 1958 animated television series produced by Sam Singer. Two episodes appeared on a compilation DVD of the worst cartoons ever made, and it was described by Harry McCracken as setting "a standard for awfulness that no contemporary TV cartoon has managed to...
(1959) - The Adventures of Paddy the PelicanThe Adventures of Paddy the PelicanThe Adventures of Paddy the Pelican is an animated television series that debuted in children's local stations in Chicago in 1950s. It consist of six episodes airing in 1954 It is exceedingly rare, but has gained some fame for appearing on Jerry Beck's "Worst Cartoons Ever." On the DVD, he states...
(1954) - The Adventures of Pow WowThe Adventures of Pow WowThe Adventures of Pow Wow the Indian Boy is an animated cartoon that played on the Captain Kangaroo show during the 1950's. The cartoon featured a pre-adolescent Pow Wow, the tribe's medicine man, and an Indian girl who was a friend of Pow Wow's...
(1949)