This Month In Children's Media : September 2017 Part I

I've let too many months go by so let's start fresh with September. There will be more in a couple of weeks.

50 Years Ago - September 8, 1967
"Off To See The Wizard" was a semi-animated/live action anthology series produced by MGM that used their beloved "Wizard of Oz" film characters to showcase family movie classics. It only lasted on season. The late June Foray was the voice of Dorothy.

Now For Saturday Mornings. 

All of these series premiered on Saturday, September 9th, 1967 - 50 Years Ago!

1967 was a special season and a slight controversial one with the addition of action/adventure shows that led to a controversy about violence on Saturday Morning television.

Many of these series featured voice work by Golden Age of Radio Veterans like Janet Waldo, June Foray, Paul Frees and Joan Alexander, and would also feature some of the very last voice work by Bud Collyer and Gerald Mohr.

ABC
"The Fantastic Four" - On this series, radio veteran Gerald Mohr can be heard as Mr. Fantastic. He was also the very first Green Lantern on the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure.

"Spider-Man" - The one with the catchy theme song. What else can I say?

"Journey to the Center of the Earth"

"George of the Jungle" - I always watched this (on ABC reruns in 1995) just for Super Chicken, and the theme song.

CBS

"The Herculoids"
"Shazzan"
"Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor"

"The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure"

NBC
Super President and Spy Shadow - actually premiered September 16, 1967
Samson & Goliath
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio