The Cartoon Show NO ONE Remembers- The Harlem Globetrotters TV Series

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[@MrStereo10]

I certainly remember. 1972 and we just had cable installed. Living in Canada, Saturday morning cartoons wasn’t really a thing. The first cartoon I saw on cable was The Harlem Globetrotters(on black & white-we didn’t get a colour tv until December 1974) A couple of things about the show: Scatman Cruthers was the voice of Meadowlark. Cruthers, best known for his roles in The Shining and TV’s Chico and The Man, was no stranger to animation. He would both voice and sing the theme to Hong Kong Phooey. He’d also voice Jazz in Transformers and provide the theme to the Heathcliff & Marmaduke show. Music played an important role in each episode. Just when things look hopeless, the Globetrotters use their basketball tricks to save the day. At that point in each episode, there would be a great upbeat soul/motown flavoured tune played. Important is that people like legendary Songwriter/producer Jeff Barry was involved with the project (he penned the theme song. Archies vocalist Ron Dante wrote songs for the show. Over half of the songs were written by powerhouse songwriters Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. The guy in charge of the music end of the show was Producer Don Kirshner. As lot of people from the 1960’s & 70’s owe their success to him. He was also the guy behind the music for the Monkees and Archies. The music was collected and released as an album on Kirshner’s own label via RCA. It also saw the release of a single “Rainy Day Bells”(one of those Sedaka/Greenfield songs I mentioned earlier. ) The song has become a staple of the Carolina beach music scene. I have the album and it’s really worth checking out. Now the music and the fact that the show aired on CBS are likely why the show has never been released on DVD. Acquiring music rights is extremely expensive and unlike most Hanna Barbera shows, The Harlem Globetrotters is owned by Paramount. They, unlike Warner Brothers, are not known for being very cartoon friendly when it comes to rereleasing animation. They also own the rights to the Jeanie animated series(Which features a young Mark Hamill BTW) and the Partridge Family 2200AD. ( yes that’s a real thing). The Harlem Globetrotters series is one of my top wants on DVD/Blu Ray.

[@susanfit47]

The show lasted almost three seasons, ending its run in May of 1973. The Globetrotters then appeared in The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine, a live action variety show, which aired on CBS from 1974-76. In February 4 of 1978, NBC came calling and packaged reruns of The Harlem Globetrotters with repeats ofThe Herculoids, Space Ghost, Cattanooga Cats, and C.B. Bears under the title Go Go Globetrotters, which ran for less than a season. 1979 saw the debut of The Super Globetrotters on NBC, a show that only lasted three months in its original run before joining up with Godzilla and Godzooky for the Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour. In 1980, similar character models and their bus were used in the movie Harlem Globetrotters Meet Show White; although it featured a slighty altered cast to better represent the then-current lineup.

[@chanteldesousa3104]

I remember this show and I loved it! I'm 47

[@deboralee1623]

i must be a nobody, because i remember it.

[@timelessmoron]

wait, so are the Futurama Globetrotters based on the Harlem Globetrotters? Their Uniforms are very, similar.

[@CAPNOMINOUS]

I would imagine that is what they’re based on, but I’ve never seen futurama lol so I’m not too sure.

[@MagpieSoren]

Got you the website cap

[@MagpieSoren]

Prepare for the rabbit hole I would.

[@MagpieSoren]

Did you remember to check the credits of the episode you watched?

[@MagpieSoren]

You might wanna look for the episode, editor(s) for that episode. Maybe the assistant editor is still alive.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

But they also got their start cause Blacl folks werent allowed on basket ball teams. The original Globe Trotters were a sign that not only coulf Black folks play, but they could literally Clown white folks at their own game. They were a big part of the rules changing, and how basketball culture is what it is today. There would be no Lebron, Kobe, or Jordan without the original Globe trotters.

[@deboralee1623]

?basketball players traveling? ?isn't that a penalty? i'll see myself out. (2:26-2:32)