The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a half-hour live-action/animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions on NBC
primetime in 1968, based on the famous Mark Twain
characters.
(Michael Shea), Becky Thatcher (Lu Ann Haslam) and Tom Sawyer
(Kevin Schultz
) were constantly on the run from Injun Joe (Ted Cassidy
), who sought revenge on them for testifying against him in court, Tom and Huck having witnessed Joe's murder of Dr. Robinson. The episodes which ensued thrust them into various make-believe fantasy worlds; their surroundings were animated, while Huck, Becky and Tom themselves remained live-action.
The series itself aired from September 15, 1968 to September 7, 1969 for 20 episodes, airing Sunday evenings on NBC-TV at 7:00pm/6:00pm Central. It was later syndicated as part of The Banana Splits and Friends
series.
On cable, repeats of this show (without the original opening sequences) aired on Cartoon Network
and its sister channel Boomerang
.
In December 1968, Gold Key Comics
published a one-issue New Adventures Of Huck Finn comic book, based on the episode "The Curse Of Thut" (which aired around the same time).
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
primetime in 1968, based on the famous Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
characters.
Plot
Huck FinnHuckleberry Finn (character)
Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain, who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He is 12 or 13 years old during the former and a year older at the time of the latter...
(Michael Shea), Becky Thatcher (Lu Ann Haslam) and Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Tom Sawyer Abroad , and Tom Sawyer, Detective .Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom...
(Kevin Schultz
Kevin Schultz
Kevin Edward Schultz is an American photographer and actor, best known for his headshot photographs of famous actors such as Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen....
) were constantly on the run from Injun Joe (Ted Cassidy
Ted Cassidy
Theodore Crawford Cassidy , known as Ted Cassidy, was an American actor who performed in television and films. At 6 ft 9 in in height, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie...
), who sought revenge on them for testifying against him in court, Tom and Huck having witnessed Joe's murder of Dr. Robinson. The episodes which ensued thrust them into various make-believe fantasy worlds; their surroundings were animated, while Huck, Becky and Tom themselves remained live-action.
The series itself aired from September 15, 1968 to September 7, 1969 for 20 episodes, airing Sunday evenings on NBC-TV at 7:00pm/6:00pm Central. It was later syndicated as part of The Banana Splits and Friends
Banana Splits
The Banana Splits were four comedic animal characters who featured in a late 1960s children's variety show made for television. The costumed hosts of the show were Fleegle , Bingo , Drooper and Snork .The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hour-long, packaged television program that featured both...
series.
On cable, repeats of this show (without the original opening sequences) aired on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
and its sister channel Boomerang
Boomerang (TV channel)
Boomerang is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner. Boomerang specializes in reruns of animated programming from Time Warner's extensive archives, including pre-1986 MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
.
In December 1968, Gold Key Comics
Gold Key Comics
Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated from 1962 to 1984.-History:...
published a one-issue New Adventures Of Huck Finn comic book, based on the episode "The Curse Of Thut" (which aired around the same time).
Episode guide
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